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George Martin
Jul 11, 2014
George Michael Martin of Shawsville, passed away on Friday, July 11, 2014, at his home. He was preceded in death by his parents, Silas and Ethel Martin; and his sister, Linda Martin. He is survived by his special friend, Pamela Prather; and numerous cousins. Also surviving is his faithful dog, Mariah. The family will receive friends at Horne Funeral Home...
Barbara Carpenter
Jul 11, 2014
Barbara Lee Carpenter, 55, of Christiansburg, passed away July 11, 2014, at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. She was preceded in death by her parents, Theodore & Viola Pomeroy; first husband, Samuel Burton, Jr.; second husband, Dewey Carpenter; brother, George Pomeroy; and sister, Linda Dean. Barbara is survived by her son, Richard Burton; daughter, Teresa Burton Blevins; grandchildren, Lucas Westmoreland, Phillip Blevins...
David Gemmell
Jul 9, 2014
David E. Gemmell of Pilot, went to be with the Lord with his family by his side on Wednesday, July 9, 2014, after a four year long battle with cancer. David was a graduate of Emory and Henry College perusing several careers from Baylor, TX to 24 ½ years of service at Virginia Tech where he retired. David was an...
Wilbert Gearheart
Jul 8, 2014
Wilbert Junior Gearheart, 75, of Christiansburg, passed away on Tuesday, July 8, 2014. He was preceded in death by his wife, Sarah Hall Gearheart; father and mother, Trigg Mosby and Lucille Spradlin Gearheart; and daughter, Lisa Ann Gearheart. He is survived by his son, Jerry W. Gearheart; as well as special companion, Nell Doss. The family will receive friends on...
Stephen Myers
Jul 6, 2014
Dr. Stephen Lynn Myers, 58, of Christiansburg passed away July 6, 2014. He was a graduate of Iowa Wesleyan College and the Oral Roberts School of Dentistry. Dr. Myers a loving husband, father and grandfather, practiced dentistry in Christiansburg for the last 27 years. A couple of his hobbies were piloting his airplane and camping in the outdoors. Stephen could...
Mary Lester
Jul 5, 2014
Mary Frances (Thompson) Lester 80, was born on August 31, 1933. She was the daughter of Cecil Thompson who died in a restaurant fire when she was four years old. She cherished the few pictures she had of him. As a young girl she attended the one room school house in Alum Ridge, then attended the old Floyd High School....
Martha Warr
Jul 4, 2014
Martha Alice Warr, 79, of Christiansburg, VA passed away Friday July 4, 2014 at Heritage Hall Rehab Center. A native of Anna IL, she loved to go fishing, play bingo and venture out to the weekend yard sales. She retired from Giant Food after 32 years of service. Martha is preceeded in death by her parents, Opal & Amos Hankla...
Selma Smith
Jul 4, 2014
Selma L. “Sally” Smith, 78, of Christiansburg, died peacefully on Friday, July 4, 2014. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bruce Smith; son, Sam Smith; granddaughter, Jeanna; sister, Pearl Radford; and brother, Buddy Mabry. Sally worked hard all of her life as a housekeeper and was known and loved to all as “Maw Maw”. She is survived by...
Katie Kingrea
Jul 2, 2014
Katie Dickerson Kingrea, 84, of Floyd, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, July 23, 2014. She was preceded in death by her parents, James and Ethel Underwood; and her husband, Arold Kingrea. She is survived by her children, James Kingrea and wife Susan of Floyd, and Connie Kingrea and Jeff Davis of McCoy; grandchildren, A.J. Akers, Willie Akers,...
Jerry Breeding
Jul 2, 2014
Jerry Edward Breeding, 43, of Christiansburg, formerly of Cleveland, VA passed away July 2, 2014. He was a 1993 graduate of Virginia Tech, and worked as an engineer at MOOG. Jerry and his family were members of Belmont Christian Church. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Edd & Dorothy Osborne and George & Russell Breeding. Jerry is survived...
Estil Graham
Jun 28, 2014
Estil Henry Graham, 77, of Riner, went home to be with the Lord on June 28, 2014. He was at home, surrounded by family and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, George R. and Garnette D. Graham; daughter, Sheila D. Graham; and niece, Dee Dee Davidson. He is survived by his loving wife of 45 years, Betty...
Kathy Blatt
Jun 24, 2014
Kathy Caldwell Blatt, 55, of Christiansburg, went to be with the Lord on June 24, 2014. She was preceded in death by her parents, Lawrence and Coleen Roop Caldwell. She is survived by her loving husband, Don Blatt, Jr.; daughter, Jessica Plummer; special Angel, Nicolynn Jones; special sons, Cole Christian and Chandler Jones; brother and sister, Douglas Caldwell, Lynn and...
Woody Quesenberry
Jun 21, 2014
Woody Fulton Quesenberry, age 74, of Christiansburg, passed away on June 21, 2014, to be with the Lord and to be reunited with his loving wife of 46 years, Karen June Quesenberry. In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by his parents, Edward Fulton and Ruth Thomas Quesenberry. He is survived by his daughter, Miki Quesenberry; daughter-in-law,...
Susan Wilkerson
Jun 19, 2014
Susan E. Wilkerson (Burleson), 60, formerly of Northern Virginia, passed away in her home in Christiansburg on June 19, 2014, after having battled lung cancer for 11 years. She was preceded in death by her father, Clarence Burleson and her mother, Vera Nyder Burleson. She is survived by her daughter, Dawn Marie Shelton; son-in-law, Bill Shelton; grandchildren, Katherine, Emily, Joseph,...
Howard Walters
Jun 14, 2014
Howard Russell Walters, beloved father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, and uncle, went to be with the Lord on June 14, 2014, at the age of 88. He is survived by two children, William Howard Walters and daughter-in-law Pamela Holley Walters of Winston-Salem, NC; and Jo Ella Walters Holman of Louisville, KY; four grandchildren, Joshua Shawn Walters of Los Angeles, CA, Natasha...
Steven Smith
Jun 4, 2014
Steven Lee Smith, 56, of Shawsville, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, June 4, 2014. He was preceded in death by his parents, Oliver Lee and Suzanna Smith. He is survived by his wife of almost 35 years, Lisa Smith; son, Steven Oliver Smith and wife Pearl Sue; daughter, Melinda Suzanna Smith and fiancé Dallas Anderson; grandchildren, Brandon...
Mary Meredith
Jun 4, 2014
Mary Katherine Epperly Meredith, 93, of Shawsville, passed away on June 4, 2014. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, John and Linda Meredith; granddaughter, Carol Garcia and husband Frank; and best friends, Jerry and Bob Justice. A Memorial Service will be held on Thursday, June 12, 2014, at 1 p.m. at Sunset Cemetery, with Rev. Charles DeHart officiating.
Mark Whitescarver
May 31, 2014
Mark Stephen Whitescarver, 44 of Parrott, formerly of Christiansburg, passed away on May 31, 2014, in Boone, NC. He is survived by his wife, Dawn Allen Whitescarver; parents, Lewis and Marijane Whitescarver; sisters, Terry Griffith and husband Mike of Staunton, Sandy Perkinson and husband Jim; brother, Phillip Whitescarver and his partner Sterling Rider of Roanoke; step-children, Jeff and Katlyn Dove;...
Richard Aldridge
May 23, 2014
Aldridge, Richard Wayne, 55, of Christiansburg, VA, passed away on Friday, May 23, 2014. Richard was born in Roanoke, VA to the late Harry Oliver and Barbara Howell Aldridge. He is survived by his brother, Lloyd Aldridge, Woodbridge, VA, Sister, Deborah (Phillip) Akers, Riner, VA, brother, Doug (Candace) Aldridge, Tobaccoville, NC, brother, Scott (Tonya) Aldridge, Elliston, VA, and Sister, Jennifer...
Rita Simpkins
May 23, 2014
Simpkins, Rita Ann Goad (Dissy), 59, of Radford, VA passed away on Friday, May 23, 2014. She was preceded in death by a sister, Verona Yates. She is survived by her husband, Joe Simpkins, Son, Eugene Stigger, parents, Nomia and Wiley Goad, sisters, Selena and Raymond East, Cindy and Larry Fender, and Monica and Earl Lawrence, brother-in-law Larry Yates, and...
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