Fred Lee Williams, 79, beloved husband, father, grandfather and brother, passed away Saturday, November 24, 2007 at Pulaski Community Hospital. He was born May 16, 1928 in Christiansburg, Va., and was the son of the late Joseph William Williams and Mattie Virginia Stump. Fred graduated from Christiansburg High School in 1945 and Virginia Polytechnic Institute […]
Arthur Tilden (Ott) Shouse, 78, of Christiansburg, Va., passed away on Sunday, November 25, 2007 at Montgomery Regional Hospital. Mr. Shouse served his country in the United States Army, taking part in the Korea Conflict, and was employed for 40+ years as a delivery driver for C.J. & S. Fuel Supply known to many as […]
Frank Alexander Scott, 90, of Blacksburg, died Sunday, November 25, 2007 at Heritage Hall Health Care Center. He was born in Childress, Va. on June 5, 1917 to the late Samuel Alexander and Lucy Lucas Scott. He was a member of the Blacksburg United Methodist Church, former member of Grove Methodist Church, Radford and Floyd […]
Melvin M. Dudley, 87, of Christiansburg, Va., passed away on Sunday, November 25, 2007 at Montgomery Regional Hospital after a long illness. He was retired from Virginia Tech Electric Service with 28 years of service. He was devoted to his family and friends and never met a stranger. Melvin served his country during World War […]
Robert Jackson (Jackie) Bruce, II, 34, of Roanoke and formerly of Pulaski, Va., died on Sunday, November 25, 2007. He was born December 28, 1972 in Charlottesville, Va. He was a graduate of Pulaski High School and attended the College of William and Mary and Radford University. He served as an Area Supervisor for Macado’s […]
Robert Hensel “Junior” Ratcliffe, 85, of Pulaski, died Friday, Nov. 23, 2007 in a Wytheville nursing home. Born in Pulaski County June 23, 1922 he was the son of the late Robert F. and Elizabeth Rogers Ratcliffe. Junior was preceded in death by his wife Louisa Farlow Ratcliffe and two brothers Charles and William Ratcliffe […]
Michelle Leigh Radford, age 35, of Christiansburg, passed away Wednesday November 21, 2007. She was preceded in death by her father, Ralph Radford, Jr. & mother, Barbara Radford. SURVIVORS SISTERS & BROTHER-IN-LAW: Rebecca Eanes, Copper Hill; Rhonda Radford & Bill Huff, Check NIECES: Mykayla Eanes; Megan Radford; Both of Copper Hill AUNTS & UNCLES: Sylvia […]
Linda T. Martin, 54, of Route 3, Box 419, Bluefield W.Va. and formerly of Shawsville, passed away on Wednesday, November 21, 2007 at Princeton Community Hospital, after a short battle with lung cancer. Among her last words were “My pilot, Jesus, is flying me home to heaven.” She was born September 20, 1953 in Christiansburg, […]
Lila Gaye Harrell Lindsey, 79, of Rich Creek, died Friday, November 23, 2007. Funeral services will be Monday at 2 p.m. at the A. Vest & Sons Funeral Home, White Gate. She was born March 11, 1928 at Pulaski County, Va. the daughter of the late Lola Ratcliffe. She was a member of the Voice […]
Mary Elizabeth Croy Lilly, 93, of Christiansburg, died Saturday, November 24, 2007 at her home. She was born August 10, 1914 in Pulaski County, Va. to the late Brady Clifton and Lonnie Jordan Stafford Croy. She was preceded in death by her husband, Oakley A. Lilly; her son, Larry Deaton Lilly; her daughter, Janet L. […]
Catharine Elizabeth Gannaway, 96, of Draper, Va., died on Friday night, November 23, 2007 in the Pulaski Community Hospital. She was born in Draper, Va. on September 3, 1911 and was the daughter of the late John L. Gannaway and Eva Allison Gannaway. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Thomas A. Gannaway; […]
Herbert Sadler Covey, 85, of Somerset, Ky., and formerly of Pulaski, died Friday November 23, 2007 at his Kentucky residence. He was born November 15, 1922 in Pulaski County, Va. and was the son of the late Elizabeth Sadler Covey and Jesse R. Covey. He was a retired area supervisor for Western Electric, was a […]
Lewis Edward (Paw Paw) Roop, 78, of Belspring, Va., died on Thursday, November 22, 2007 in Winston-Salem, N.C. He was a retired employee of Clover Creamery Company and was one of the early founders of Gethsamane Baptist Church. Surviving are a son and daughter-in-law, Ed and Teresa Roop of Winston-Salem, N.C.; a daughter and son-in-law, […]
Roger Lee Milam, 65, a lifelong member of The Church of Christ, he was now serving as the minister at The East Side Church of Christ, Christiansburg, died November 22, 2007. He was preceded in death by his father, Horace Lee Milam and four step-children, Helen Duncan, Sharon Duncan, Wayne Duncan and Vickie Farmer. He […]
Erline Kegley Lester, of Pulaski, Va., passed away on Thursday, November 22, 2007 at Pulaski Community Hospital. She was preceded in death by her father, French Worley Kegley; mother, Ellen Kirkner Kegley Thompson; brothers, Neal, Douglas, Roger, and French W. (Butch) Kegley, all of Pulaski; and a great-granddaughter, Caroline Shade Arnold Jolley, of Durham, N.C. […]
William Pierce Lambert, 76, of Riner, Va., passed away November 23, 2007 in the New River Valley Medical Center. Born July 7, 1931 to the late John and Lottie Lambert, he was preceded in death by his brothers, Tommy, Dudley and Billy Lambert. Mr. Lambert is survived by his niece and her husband, Jonette and […]
Robert (Bob) Allen Hipps, 76, of Radford, Va., passed away on Thursday, November 22, 2007 in Lansing. Robert was born July 13, 1931 in Morganton, N.C. Preceded in death by four brothers and one sister, he is survived by two daughters, Teresa (Timothy) Miller of Potterville and Angela (Carl Towne) Hipps of New Hudson; two […]
Ethel Bell Dobbins, formerly of Bedford, Va. and Blacksburg, Va., departed this life the morning of November 20, 2007. She was born October 27, 1913, the oldest daughter to Robert and Alice Bell of Bedford, Va. After moving to Blacksburg, Va., she met and married the late Rice Dobbins, Sr. and to this union four sons […]