Huntsenpiller, James Franklin

James Franklin Huntsenpiller, 67, of Ripplemead, Va., passed away Thursday, April 24, 2008, at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke, Va.

Mr. Hutsenpiller was born on September 1, 1940, in Pearisburg and was the son of the late William Franklin and Roberta Maye Knapp Hutsenpiller. Mr. Hutsenpiller was a retired aircraft parts inspector for Pratt and Whitney. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Pearisburg, a member and teacher of the Pop Finley Sunday School Class, a member and past president of the Pearisburg Lions Club and was the liaison to Boy Scout Troop #34 for the Lions Club. He was an assistant Scout Master for Boy Scouts of America, Troop #34 in Pearisburg.

He is survived one daughter and son-in-law, Roberta and David Coleson, of Anderson, Ind.; one son, William T. Hutsenpiller, of Ripplemead; and one granddaughter, Tiffanie Coleson.

Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 27, 2008, at the First United Methodist Church in Pearisburg with the Rev. Ronnie Mutter and Dr. Fred L. Austin officiating. Burial to follow in the Birchlawn Burial Park in Pearisburg.

The family will receive friends at the Givens Funeral Home in Pearisburg on Saturday, April 26, 2008, from 6 to 8 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the First United Methodist Church in Pearisburg or to the Boy Scout Troop #43 in Pearisburg. Online condolences can be sent to www.givensfuneralhome.com.