Mary Ann Ogg Simpkins
Aug 11, 2018
Mary Ann Ogg Simpkins, 74, passed away Saturday, August 11, 2018 at her home in Radford after a brief illness. Her final days were spent surrounded by family and friends. Mary Ann was active in her church and numerous social groups and was cherished for the love and compassion that she extended to everyone and everything she encountered. As a...
Earnest "Buddy" Lee Owens, Sr.
Aug 11, 2018
Earnest "Buddy" Lee Owens, Sr., 75, passed away Saturday, August 11, 2018 at his home in Radford. Buddy worked for Whitt & Akers Garage for over 40 years and attended Cornersview Pentecostal Holiness Church. He was preceded in death by his parents; David and Dorothy Owens; brothers, Eldon and Richard Owens; and a sister, Margaret Viers. Survivors include his wife...
Reginald "Reggie" Harman Nofsinger
Aug 7, 2018
Reginald "Reggie" Harman Nofsinger, 78, of Fairlawn, passed away Tuesday, August 7, 2018. He retired from the Radford Army Ammunitions Plant where he had over 40 years of service. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ferdinand Harman and Emma Hodges Nofsinger; his wife, Lola Yvonne Bane Nofsinger; and sister, Evelyn Nicholson. Survivors include his daughter and son-in-law, Gwynne...
Franklyn Eugene Murphy
Aug 5, 2018
Franklyn Eugene Murphy, 85, of Blacksburg, passed away Sunday, August 5, 2018. He was a member of First Baptist Church on Rock Road. He was retired as a Master Gunnery Sergeant after serving 30 years in the U. S. Marines and retired from Radford Army Ammunitions Plant. He was preceded in death by his parents, Louis and Cora Murphy; brothers,...
James Richard Trail, Jr.
Aug 4, 2018
James Richard Trail, Jr., 80, of Radford passed away Saturday, August 4, 2018 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. He was born on February 1, 1938, a son of the late James R. and Jeannie Nance Trail. He retired from Lynchburg Foundry with 33 years of service and also served in the Virginia National Guard and the Army Reserve. James was also...
Joe Greyor Keen
Jul 29, 2018
Joe Greyor Keen, 72, of Dublin, passed away Sunday, July 29, 2018 at Lewis Gale Pulaski Hospital. He was a retired coal miner and a U.S. Army veteran of both the Vietnam War and the Korean Conflict. He was a member of the Thomas DeVenny Masonic Lodge #928 in Freeburn, Kentucky. He was preceded in death by his parents, Curtis...
Patricia Sharon Hickman Yanhko
Jul 29, 2018
Patricia Sharon Hickman Yanhko, 72, passed away Sunday, July 29, 2018 at her home in Radford. She was a member of Central United Methodist Church and retired from the New Jersey Public School System. She was preceded in death by her parents, Jesse and Ruth Hickman. Survivors include her husband of 51 years, Michael Walter Yanhko; daughters and son-in-law, Melissa...
Pattsy Kitty Sue Matzie
Jul 28, 2018
Pattsy Kitty Sue Matzie, 75, passed away Saturday, July 28, 2018 at her home in Pulaski. She was an industrial engineer employed by Honeywell prior to her retirement. She was preceded in death by her parents, William and Beulah Lessley. Survivors include her husband of 49 years, Sheldon Raymond Matzie; sons and daughters-in-law, Tony and Patti Matzie, and Robert and...
Mary Ellen Hollins Hatchell
Jul 28, 2018
Mary Ellen Hollins Hatchell, 79, passed away Saturday, July 28, 2018 at her home in Christiansburg. She was born on May 9, 1939 to the late Della Sue and Harley Joe Hollins. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Lloyd Baxter Hatchell, Sr.; a son; Randall ODell Hatchell; a sister, Lottie Smith; and brothers and sister-in-law, Tommy Hollins,...
Nenzerine Manns Lewis
Jul 27, 2018
Nenzerine Manns Lewis, 88, passed away Friday, July 27, 2018 at her home in New River. She was retired from the Radford Army Ammunitions Plant and a member of First Missionary Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, James and Hattie Manns; her husband, Ray Whitfield Lewis, Jr.; brothers, Andrew and James; and sisters, Betty, Elizabeth, Christine...
Nell Ann Keck
Jul 26, 2018
Nell Ann Keck, 86, formerly of Radford, Va., died on July 26, 2018 at Cary Family Care, Cary, N.C. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Radford. Mrs. Keck was preceded in death by her parents, Walter and Maggie Yokely; husband, Dr. William Dean Keck, Sr.; and two brothers and three sisters. Survivors include her sons and daughters-in-law,...
Gail Diane Howell
Jul 25, 2018
Gail Diane Howell, 63, died Wednesday, July 25, 2018 at Pulaski Health and Rehab Center. She was born to Ralph and Gloeda Howell in Christiansburg. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ralph and Gloeda Howell; baby brother, Thomas Edward Howell; uncles, Robert Howell, Harold Howell and Jim Fisk; cousin, Timmy Howell and infant child; aunts, Eva Basham, Shirley...
Elizabeth Adkins Hill
Jul 22, 2018
Elizabeth Adkins Hill, 92, of Radford, passed away Sunday, July 22, 2018. She was a member of Fairlawn Church of God. She was preceded in death by her parents, Harry and Iva Adkins; her husband, Claude E. Hill; grandson, Eric Altizer; son-in-law, Sherman Clark; 2 sisters and 2 brothers. Survivors include her sons and daughters-in-law, Thomas and Judy Lytton of...
Herbert Eugene Kirtner
Jul 21, 2018
Herbert Eugene Kirtner, 81, passed away Saturday, July 21, 2018 at his home in Floyd. He was a member of Beaver Creek Baptist Church in Floyd and retired from Lynchburg Foundry after 32 years of service. He was a veteran of both the U.S. Air Force and the U. S. Army. He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles...
Emily Semones Hamilton
Jul 15, 2018
Emily Semones Hamilton, 82, of Dublin, passed away Sunday, July 15, 2018. She was preceded in death by her husband, Carroll Edward Hamilton; her parents, Calvin and Ella Semones; son, Russell Hamilton; brothers, Houston and Otha Semones; and sisters Marybell White, Vivian Kimbleton, Lotus Moore and Savannah Minnick. Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, Jeffery (Deborah) Hamilton; daughter-in-law, Lisa Hamilton;...
Katherine Powell Spaulding
Jul 15, 2018
Katherine Powell Spaulding, 75, passed away Sunday, July 15, 2018 at her home in Radford. She was retired from Carilion Hospital where she was a pharmacy tech. She was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Edna Powell; husband, Norman Vincle Spaulding; and sister, Sheron Powell. Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, Michael and Maureen Spaulding; daughter, Kay Custer;...
Douglas Ford Horstman, Jr.
Jul 11, 2018
Douglas Ford Horstman, Jr., 73, of Christiansburg, Va., died peacefully on July 11, 2018 following a brief hospitalization. A Baltimore native, son of the late Douglas Ford Horstman and Ruth Slade Horstman, Doug leaves behind his devoted friend and caregiver, Carletta Kemp of Christiansburg, Va., and four-legged buddy Taz; sisters, Trudi Klug of Baltimore, Md., Becki Proctor (Ed) of Havre...
Edna Marcus Beall
Jul 11, 2018
Edna Marcus Beall, 89, of Radford, Va., formerly of Great Falls, passed away Wednesday, July 11, 2018. Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 28, 2018 at the Vienna Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witness, 1580 Beulah Rd., Vienna, VA 22182. The Beall family is in the care of Mullins Funeral Home & Crematory in Radford, Va....
Greta Ann Williams
Jul 11, 2018
Greta Ann Williams died on July 11, 2018 at the Kroontje Medical Care Center, Blacksburg, Va. After growing up in Nashville, Tenn., she earned BA and MLS degrees from Peabody College for Teachers, Nashville, Tenn. She served as a U.S. Naval Officer 1957-1964 in Texas and England, followed by many years as Periodicals Librarian at Radford University. Greta enjoyed annual...
Rafael Antonio Queral
Jul 10, 2018
Rafael Antonio Queral, 74, of Radford, passed away on Tuesday, July 10, 2018. He was preceded in death by his parents, Rafael and Dora Queral. Survivors include his wife, Teresa Queral; son and his partner, Alejandro Queral and Rebecca Russelle of Portland, Ore.; daughter and son-in-law, Laila and Andrew Kirkpatrick of Radford, Va.; 3 grandchildren, Octavio, Alyssa, and Owen; and...
