Juanita Cochran Likens
Dec 29, 2018
Juanita Cochran Likens, 81, passed away Saturday, December 29, 2018 at her home in Belspring. She was preceded in death by her parents, Henry and Alma Cochran; husband, William McKinley Likens, Jr.; son, William McKinley "Kenny" Likens III; son-in-law, James Marvin Handy; and brothers, Robert and Bill Cochran. Survivors include her daughters, Diane L. Handy and Cheryl Likens; 6 grandchildren...
Christina Collins Gregory
Dec 28, 2018
Christina Collins Gregory, 32, of Draper, passed away Friday, December 28, 2018. She was an employee at Arbys in Dublin. Survivors include her husband, James R. Gregory of Draper; son, Devon Tyler Edwards of Pulaski; daughter, Ashlyn Nicole Brooks of Hiwassee; stepson, Layton Bradley Armbrister of Ft. Chiswell; mother, Lucinda R. Collins of Pulaski; father, Michael Wayne Collins of Pulaski;...
Stephen Wayne Nester
Dec 28, 2018
Stephen Wayne Nester "Horsefly", 64, of Pulaski, passed away Friday, December 28, 2018. He was a U. S. Army Veteran and a line mechanic with Volvo. He was preceded in death by his mother, Sylvia Lee Nester. Survivors include his wife of 34 years, Loretta C. Nester of Pulaski; daughters and son-in-law, Stephenie Nester and Victoria and Michael McCoy, all...
Clarence Rick Clendenin
Dec 27, 2018
Clarence Rick Clendenin, 65, of Christiansburg, passed away Thursday, December 27, 2018. He was a member of Gethsemane Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his mother, Dolly Gritten. Survivors include his father and stepmother, Clarence and Phyllis Clendenin of Melbourne, Fla.; sisters and brothers-in-law, Patty and Arthur Hopkins of Copper Hill, Angie and Bobby Overstreet of Christiansburg, Karen...
Ruth Virginia Doody
Dec 26, 2018
Ruth Virginia Doody, 80, of Hiwassee, passed away Wednesday, December 26, 2018. She attended Cornersview Pentecostal Holiness Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Garland and Luna Ridpath; first husband, Abraham L. Bonds; and grandson, Travis L. Smith. Survivors include her husband, Fred George Doody Sr. of Hiwassee; daughters and sons-in-law, Terry and Russell Simpkins of Hiwassee, Teresa...
Donald Leigh Howell
Dec 25, 2018
Donald Leigh Howell, 76, of Lynchburg, passed away suddenly at home of natural causes on Tuesday, December 25, 2018. He was the beloved husband and best friend of Martha Kirby Howell for 52 years. Born in Christiansburg, he was the son of the late Clarence Edgar Howell and Dorothy P. Howell. Don graduated from Radford High School in 1961 and...
Maggie Taylor Minter
Dec 21, 2018
Maggie Taylor Minter, 89, of New River, passed away Friday, December 21, 2018. She was retired from Radford University and a member of the Radford Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses. She was preceded in death by her parents, William and Julia Taylor; and her husband, Elmore L. Minter. Survivors include her children, Carlotta (Michael) Lewis of Dublin, Kathleen Goode of...
Sarah Mae Duncan Troxel
Dec 19, 2018
Sarah Mae Duncan Troxel, 54, of Christiansburg, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, December 19, 2018. She was preceded in death by her parents, Early Bryant, Sr. and Ardella Duncan. Survivors include her sons, Peyton and Bryton Sayers; her daughter, Cynthia Troxel; 3 grandsons; brother and sister-in-law, Early and Barbara Duncan; sister and brother-in-law, Brenda D. and Michael Correll; and many...
Dolphus Eugene Henry, Jr.
Dec 19, 2018
Dolph Henry, Jr. passed away quietly in his sleep on Wednesday, December 19, 2018 at his Commonwealth Senior Living residence. He had been a resident at Commonwealth since 2014 when he and his wife, Betty Martin Henry, moved from their home of 50 years on Hickory Road in Radford. He was born Mary 13, 1928 in Suffolk, Virginia to his...
Lula Mae Spence Boyd
Dec 17, 2018
Lula Mae Spence Boyd, 81, passed away Monday, December 17, 2018 at her home in Radford surrounded by her family. Lula was a member of the West Radford Church of God. She was preceded in death by her parents, Fred and Wetah Spence; and her husband, James Dudley Boyd, Sr.; and brother, Charles Spence, Sr. Survivors include her daughters and...
Margaret Gosnell Weaver
Dec 17, 2018
Peacefully surrounded by her family, Mrs. Margaret Gosnell Weaver, of Dublin, went home to be with the Lord on December 17, 2018. She worked alongside her husband for 40 years supporting his CPA business by providing bookkeeping and administrative services. In service to the Lord, she volunteered for 15 years as the treasurer of her beloved church, Dublin United Methodist,...
Darlene Dobbins Havens
Dec 16, 2018
Darlene Dobbins Havens, 75, of Radford, passed away Sunday, December 16, 2018. She was retired from Carilion Hospital with 35 years of service and was a member of the Radford Worship Center. She was preceded in death by her father, Burman Alfred Dobbins. Survivors include her husband of 54 years, Frank G. Havens; mother, Pearl Hight Dobbins of Radford; son...
Linda Keister Young
Dec 14, 2018
Linda Keister Young, 74, of Radford, went home to be with the Lord after a courageous battle with cancer on Friday, December 14, 2018. She was a member of Belview United Methodist Church in Radford and retired from Kolmorgen. She was preceded in death by her parents, Owen and Bessie Keister. Survivors include her husband of 53 years, Samuel Lewis...
Gary Austin Young
Dec 13, 2018
Gary Austin Young, 85, of Radford, passed away Thursday, December 13, 2018. He was a member of Central United Methodist Church in Radford and a U. S. Air Force veteran having served during the Korean Conflict. Gary retired from Inland Motors after 29 years of service as a design and applications engineer during which time he was a key partner...
Marylou Ann Richard Foster
Dec 11, 2018
Marylou Ann Richard Foster, 74, born January 28, 1944 in Los Angeles, California, passed away gently into Heaven to join Her father, Henry B. Richard, her mother, Margaret Wurth Richard and her brother, Henry "Butch" Richard, Jr. on December 11, 2018. Ann worked as a labor and delivery nurse at Radford Hospital. Her greatest passion was caring for her children...
Gloria Jean Moore
Dec 7, 2018
Gloria Jean Moore, 69, of Christiansburg, passed away Friday, December 7, 2018. She was retired from Nokia. She was preceded in death by her mother, Gaylord Cox Walker. Survivors include her daughter, Sheila Floyd; sons, Randy Moore, Jr. and James "Matt" Moore; father, Rev. James Walker; grandchildren, Brittany, Brooke, Cody, Matthew, Jr. and Madison; great grandchildren, Jade, Dominic, Hendrix, and...
Richard Bruce Cauthen
Dec 6, 2018
Richard Bruce Cauthen, 67, of Radford, passed away Thursday, December 6, 2018. He was a true renaissance man, an artist, carpenter and perfectionist. He was a member of the First Christian Church in Pulaski. Bruce was preceded in death by his parents, Grover C. and Emma M. Gunn Cauthen; and his aunt, Mable McLeod. Survivors include his wife of 31...
Mary Jo Belcher
Nov 23, 2018
Mary Jo Belcher, 83, of Blacksburg, passed away Friday, November 23, 2018. She was a retired chef. She was preceded in death by the love of her life, her husband Leslie "Lake" Taylor; Survivors include her sons and daughters-in-law, Jerry and Bonnie Cardwell, and Roger and Julie Cardwell; daughters and son-in-law, Irene and Bruce Reynolds, and Brenda Lancaster; 5 grandchildren...
Thomas "Tommy" Glenn Wilson
Nov 23, 2018
Thomas "Tommy" Glenn Wilson, 79, passed away Friday, November 23, 2018 at his home in Radford. He was a U.S. Army Veteran and received his Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Virginia Tech. He worked for many years with his family at Wilson-Pontiac-Buick. Later in his life, he became a realtor in Radford. In his retirement, he served on the...
Brenda Albert Whittaker
Nov 20, 2018
Brenda Albert Whittaker, 66, of Elon, N.C., formerly of Radford, passed away Tuesday, November 20, 2018 at Alamance Regional Medical Center in Burlington, N.C. She was retired from Legacy Furniture Company. Brenda was preceded in death by her parents Garland and Thelma Albert; and daughter, Gerri W. Timmons. Survivors include her husband, Dennis Gerald Whittaker; son, Raymond Whittaker and his...
