Mary Jane Cromer Akers
Dec 6, 2019
Mary Jane Cromer Akers, 82, passed away Friday, December 6, 2019. She was a member of Mountain View United Methodist Church and one of the founding members of the Hearts and Hands Craft and Prayer Shawl ministry, which she dearly loved. She was preceded in death by her husband, George C. Akers and grandson, Cody W. Frye. Survivors include her...
William "Wild Bill" Gustave Heineman
Dec 4, 2019
William Gustave "Wild Bill" Heineman, 86, of Fairlawn, passed away Wednesday, December 4, 2019 at the Radford Health & Rehab. He was born on May 17, 1933 in Webster, N.Y. He retired from the U. S. Air Force with the rank of Master Sergeant after 22 years of service. He worked as a meat cutter all his adult life. He...
Mary Alice Kidd Edmonds
Dec 4, 2019
Mary Alice Kidd Edmonds, 71, of Dublin, passed away Wednesday, December 4, 2019. She was a member of Glenwood United Methodist Church in Barren Springs and a bookkeeper with New River Community Action. She was preceded in death by her parents, Albert and Martha Kidd. Survivors include her husband of 45 years, Nelson Edmonds; son and daughter-in-law, Barry and Teresa...
Juanita Ruth Giles
Nov 30, 2019
Juanita Ruth Giles, 76, of Parrott, passed away Saturday, November 30, 2019. She was a member of the Parrott Church of God. She was preceded in death by her parents, Sterling and Naomi Giles; brothers, Bobby and Allen; sister, Janet; and grandson, Dustin Sarver. Survivors include her daughters and sons-in-law, Daryel Giles and Christopher McCray, Diana and Randy Adkins, Pamela...
Robert "Cam" Cameron Alderman
Nov 25, 2019
Robert Cameron Alderman was born April 17, 1967 in Radford and died on November 25, 2019. He worked many years at Federal Mogul in Blacksburg. He was preceded in death by his father, Robert Ray Alderman; sister, Cynthia Dawn Alderman; and brother, Craig Alan Alderman. He is survived by his mother, Barbara Alderman; sister, Christina Catron and husband Tim Catron;...
Lloyd Gene Loftus
Nov 25, 2019
Lloyd Gene Loftus, 83, of Fairlawn, passed away Monday, November 25, 2019. He was a U. S. Army veteran and retired from Volvo Trucks. He was preceded in death by his parents, Earl and Vallie Loftus; his wife, Glenna Loftus; and sister, Delores. Survivors include his sons, Kevin Loftus of Denver, Col., and Craig Loftus and Myra Jones of Johnson...
John Kirkwood Sutton
Nov 23, 2019
John Kirkwood Sutton, 78, passed away Saturday, November 23, 2019 at his home in Radford. He was retired from the former Central Lumber Company where he was a building supplies salesman. He was preceded in death by his parents, Lawrence and Katherine Sutton. Survivors include his wife, Beverly Sutton of Radford; son, John "Kirk" Sutton, Jr. of Yorktown; brother, Lawrence...
Richard Allen Creps Iii
Nov 22, 2019
With deepest sorrow, we announce that our most beloved son, Richard Allen Creps III, at 33 died peacefully at home on November 22. Ricky was born on January 14, 1986 in Henrico County. He graduated from Auburn high school in Riner in 2004. Ricky is survived by his parents, Janet Crespo and Jonathan Harris; also left to cherish his memories...
Hearl "Trey" Hoyt Parris Iii
Nov 22, 2019
Hearl Hoyt Parris III, "Trey", 31, passed away Friday, November 22, 2019 at his home in Boones Mill. He was employed with Haley Toyota. Trey was preceded in death by his paternal grandmother, Patricia S. Parris; and maternal grandmother, Jewell White Rupe. Treys happiest days in life were with his many teammates playing football, from sandlot thru high school and...
Alice Catherine Black Bond
Nov 19, 2019
Alice Catherine Black Bond, 88, of New River, passed away Tuesday, November 19, 2019. She was a member of New Mount Olive United Methodist Church and the Order of the Eastern Star. She was retired from Radford University where she was a supervisor in housekeeping. She was preceded in death by her parents, Garland and Sallie Black; husband, Odell Bond;...
Jacob Clifford Mize
Nov 18, 2019
Jacob Clifford Mize, 79, of Blacksburg, passed away Monday, November 18, 2019. He was retired from Harveys Chevrolet where he worked in the body shop. He was preceded in death by his parents, Jacob and Ada Virginia Mize; and two brothers, Rex and Don. Survivors include the love of his life for 41 years, Margaret "Bunny" Walker of Blacksburg; sons,...
Elizabeth Ann Dawson Campbell
Nov 16, 2019
Elizabeth Ann Dawson Campbell, 76, of Floyd, went to Heaven to be with Jesus and her beloved sweetheart, Carson, on Saturday, November 16, 2019. She was retired from Radford University and was a member of Auburn Baptist Church where she served many faithful years as pianist. Anne loved golf, playing and singing gospel music, her husband and sweetheart Carson and...
Randel Darell Lanham, Jr.
Nov 16, 2019
Randel Darell Lanham, Jr., 70, passed away Saturday, November 16, 2019 at his home in Dublin, Va. He was a U. S. Army veteran having served during the Vietnam War where he received a Purple Heart. He was preceded in death by his father, Randel Darell Lanham, Sr. Survivors include his son, Jason Mueller; his mother, Patricia Brooks; sister, Sheila...
Alice Weaver Akers
Nov 13, 2019
Alice W. Akers, 83, of Dublin, passed away on Wednesday, November 13, 2019. She retired from Carilion St. Albans after 40 years of service. Alice was preceded in death by her parents, Harold and Louise Weaver; her husband, Clinton Buford Akers; and her brothers, Bob, Bill and Joe Weaver. Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Debbie and Bo Jones of...
Peggy Hornsby Cirelli
Nov 13, 2019
Peggy Hornsby Cirelli, 90, passed away Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at her home in Radford. She was a member of First Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Jackson McKinley Hornsby and Gertrude Wright Hornsby; and her sister, Dorothy Martin. Survivors include her daughters, Pamela and Leslie Cirelli, both of Tybee Island, Ga.; grandson, Joshua (Rachel) Atkinson...
Juergen Gerlach
Nov 11, 2019
Juergen Gerlach, Mathematics Professor Emeritus from Radford University, passed away Monday night in his home in Radford. Born July 22, 1950 in Oranienburg, Germany, Juergen came to the U.S. in 1980 to get his Ph.D. at Oregon State University. In 1986, he married Karen Anderson Gerlach in Columbia, Missouri and then took a teaching position at Radford University where he...
William Gernon Wall, Ii
Nov 11, 2019
William Gernon Wall, II, 81, of Radford, passed away Monday, November 11, 2019. Bill graduated from Radford High School in 1956 and from Virginia Tech in 1959. He retired from the Department of Defense in 1995 after 33 years of service. Bill was the oldest active living member of the Radford Kiwanis Club and was also a member of the...
Hazel Fields Young
Nov 10, 2019
Hazel Fields Young of Radford, Va. passed away on Sunday, November 10, 2019. Hazel was retired from Radford Community Hospital where she used her gift, as a Registered Nurse, to serve the community she loved. She was preceded in death by her parents, David and Hallie Fields; her sisters, Lorene "Brownie" Davis and Lillian Fields; and her loving husband, Herman...
Marianne Elizabeth Ryplansky
Nov 10, 2019
Marianne Elizabeth Ryplansky passed away at her home on November 10, 2019 at the age of 94. She was born in Munich, Germany on September 18, 1925. During the terrible times of World War II, Marianne met her husband, Anatol, who studied to become a physician. He was not a native speaker of German, so Marianne translated his medical textbooks...
Vera Hall Lytton
Nov 10, 2019
Vera Hall Lytton, 94, of Radford, passed away Sunday, November 10, 2019. She was a devoted mother, grandmother and great grandmother and a member of St. Judes Catholic Church. She was a retired sales representative for Miracle Ear and also managed Plaza Cinema Theatre in Fairlawn until 1990. She was preceded in death by her parents, Vance and Nancy Hall;...
