Keller, Charles Gilbert

Charles Gilbert (Chuck) Keller, 72, of Radford, Virginia, passed away Wednesday, February 20, after an extended illness. Chuck was born in Wernersville, Pennsylvania on August 25, 1940 to the late Charles Hiram Keller and Ila Merle Hylton Keller. He was a member of the Church of the Brethren. After graduating from Wilson High School, he worked at Spring Grove Hospital in Maryland, where he met a nursing student who would become his wife of 53 years, Joan Patterson Keller. After a short time in Baltimore, he and Joan moved to the New River Valley where Chuck first worked for his aunt, Bess Hylton Pullen, at Hylton’s Fruit Stand. He worked for many years as a route salesman for Holyfield Food Company selling Wise Potato Chips and later for Southwest Virginia Tobacco Company. He retired from Hunter Snack Foods in Radford in 2006. He is survived by his wife Joan Keller, son Michael Keller, daughter-in-law Leslie Shiel, beloved granddaughter Jordan Elizabeth Shiel Keller, sister and brother-in-law Gloria and Allan Knappenberger, brother-in-law and sister-in-law John and Shirley Harrah, as well as nieces, nephews, and cousins, all of whom will remember his kindness and mischievous sense of humor. Funeral Services will be held on Monday, February 25, 2013 at 2 pm. at Gardner Funeral Home Chapel with the Reverend Jerry Hylton officiating. Interment will follow at Laurel Branch Cemetery. Friends may call at Gardner Funeral Home between 1 and 2 pm prior to the funeral services on Monday, February 25, 2013. Flowers will be appreciated or donations may be made to Laurel Branch Cemetery C/O Robert Weeks 3948 Floyd Hwy S. Floyd, VA. 24091. Arrangements by Gardner Funeral Home, Floyd, (540) 745-2007.Online condolences may be made to the family by visiting www.gardnerfuneralhomefloyd.com.