Obituaries
Earnestine Cecil
Nov 17, 2013
In loving memory of our beloved daughter, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Earnestine Lane Cecil, 71 of Christiansburg, born October 30, 1942 and passed away November 17, 2013. She was preceded in death by her father, Earnest L. Lane; brother, Jerry D. Lane; husband, Paul Cecil; daughter, Belinda McBride; grandson, Joshua Boley; and ex-husband, Robert McBride. She is survived by her...
Mary Miller
Nov 14, 2013
Mary H. Miller, 85 of Christiansburg, went to be with her Lord on November 14, 2013. Born in Panther, WV, she was preceded in death by her parents, Charlie and Bertha Lester Hagy; husband, James Miller; three brothers; and three sisters. She is survived by two daughters, Pat Stallard and husband Glen, and Sandy Lovern and husband Tony; son, Tim...
Walter Kingrea
Nov 10, 2013
Walter Howard Kingrea, age 79, formerly of Pilot, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on November 10, 2013. Born in Christiansburg, Virginia on July 21, 1934, he lived most of his life near and around the Roanoke area and later moved to Tennessee to be closer to his children. He was the son of the late Hosea and Alma Kingrea....
James Roberts
Nov 8, 2013
James E. “Jimmy” Roberts, 69 of Christiansburg, passed away on Friday, November 8, 2013, due to injuries sustained from a motor vehicle accident. Jimmy was preceded in death by his parents, Howard and Annie Jennelle Roberts; his wife, Donna Proco Roberts; grandson, William Edward Roberts, Jr.; and brothers, Richard Roberts and Junior Roberts. He is survived by his children, William...
Gertrude Harkrader
Nov 8, 2013
Gertrude D. Harkrader, 86, of Christiansburg, passed away on Friday, November 8, 2013. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Radford Hammit O'Neil; second husband, Fred Harkrader; parents, Glen Dixon and Dolly Woods Dixon; brothers and sisters, Mammie Rice, Deal Kimbler, Garnet Dixon, Jerry Dixon, and Essie Walters; grandson, Gerald (Chris) O'Neil; and step-son, Don Harkrader. She is...
Ronnie Hodges
Nov 6, 2013
Ronnie Alfred Hodges, SGM United States Army Ret., 71, of Christiansburg, and formerly of Woodbridge, VA, passed away on Wednesday, November 6th, 2013 at Duke Raleigh Hospital in North Carolina. He was born October 22, 1942 in Mississippi to the late Euna Hazel Fuller and Reuben Elbon Hodges. He was also predeceased by his siblings, Elaine Hodges Dunn, Roland Hodges,...
Pamela Mohr
Nov 5, 2013
Pamela Pridham Mohr, 63 of Christiansburg, passed away on Tuesday, October 29, 2013. She was preceded in death by her parentes and a sister. Surviving are a sister, Jan Mohr, of Mobjack, VA. Services will be private.
Robert Long
Nov 3, 2013
Robert William Long, 79 of Radford, joined our heavenly Father on Sunday, November 3, 2013. Robert was a hard worker, loving husband and great father. He was preceded in death by his parents, Margaret Laura Hodge and Winston Long; brothers, Everett Lee and Earl Long. He is survived by his wife of 23 years, Beverley Long; daughters, Debra Parks and...
Mary Smith
Nov 2, 2013
Mary Ann (Slemp) Smith, of Melrose, MA, passed away peacefully with her husband at her side, on Saturday morning, November 2, 2013 at Genesis Westford House in Westford, MA. She was 82 years old. A resident of Melrose, MA of 47 years, Mary Ann was born in Jacksonville, Florida on December 10, 1930, daughter of the late Howard and Thelma...
Eloise Kitts
Nov 2, 2013
Eloise Kincaid Kitts, 79, of Christiansburg passed away on Saturday, November 02, 2013. She was preceded in death by her parents, Buster & Gay Kincaid; sister, Christine Wirt and father of her children, Huston W. Kitts, Sr. She is survived by her son, Huston W. Kitts, Jr. of Midlothian; daughter & son-in-law, Dianna Kitts Mathers and husband, John of Christiansburg;...
Charles Saunders
Nov 2, 2013
SAUNDERS, Charles (Phil), 78 of Christiansburg, passed away November 1, 2013. He was Anna’s good-looking husband for 56 years, a longtime member of the Christiansburg Church of the Brethren and R.S.V.P., and retired from the Roanoke Times after 33 years. He was preceded in death by his mother and father, Mable and Henry Saunders, Ashland, VA; mother-in-law and father-in-law, Mary...
Michael Barker
Oct 30, 2013
Michael Wayne Barker Sr, 55, of Riner, died unexpectedly at his home on Wednesday, October 30, 2013. He was preceded in death by his parents, Cline & Zelva Barker. He is survived by his wife, Betty Barker; daughter & son-in-law, Michelle & David Kingrea; son, Michael Wayne Barker, Jr; sisters & brothers-in-law, Jo Ann & Don Huffman, Linda & Donnie...
Ballard Grubb
Oct 26, 2013
Ballard Odell Grubb, 65 of Pilot, passed away on Saturday, October 26, 2013. He was born to the late Jackson Odell and Esther Price Grubb. He is survived by children, James Grubb, Melissa Webb and husband Keith, and Joseph Grubb; grandtwins, Andrew and Nathan; and granddaughter, Nicole Webb; sisters, Carolyn Price and husband Gene, Lorraine Plunkett Baker and husband Kyle;...
Cecil Farrow
Oct 25, 2013
Cecil “Buster” Farrow, age 55, of Blacksburg, passed away at his home on Friday, October 25, 2013. He was born in Pulaski County on August 12, 1958. He was preceded in death by his parents, Latiney Carlisle and Mollie Lorraine Farrow; and brother, James Farrow, all of Montgomery County. He is survived by his two sons, Cecil “Tony” and Ralph...
John Michael
Oct 24, 2013
John H. (Skip) Michael, Jr., November 30, 1943 – October 24, 2013, longtime resident of the Virginia Veterans Care Center in Roanoke died peacefully, and he was gone, in the words of the familiar biblical phrase, “in the twinkling of an eye.” Skip served in the Navy and after receiving training as a medical corpsman, was assigned to a Marine...
Ruby Gibson
Oct 22, 2013
Our precious sister, loving aunt, other mother, grandma Ruby, grandma Gibson, Ruby D. Gibson 89, of Christiansburg went home to be with the Lord and be with her husband on Tuesday, October 22, 2013. Born in Indian Valley, Virginia in 1924 to the late Joshua and Hattie Duncan, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Warden Gibson; brother,...
Buster Altizer
Oct 21, 2013
Buster Denton Altizer, 77 of Riner, passed away on Monday, October 21, 2013. He was preceded in death by his father and mother, Oakley and Edna Teel Altizer; wife, Hazel (Sue) Barnett Altizer; sister and brother-in-law, Ruby A. and Lester Shelor; five brothers and two sisters-in-law, Willie and Loretta, Foster and Geraldine, Kenneth, Alvis, and Edgar Altizer; and one brother-in-law,...
Kenneth Boone
Oct 21, 2013
Kenneth Ray Boone, 53 of Shawsville, passed away on Sunday, October 20, 2013. He was preceded in death by his parents, Quentin and Shirley Boone; and brother, Chuck Boone. He is survived by his son, Jacob Boone and companion, Lena; granddaughter, Evelynn; brothers, Daniel, Bob and Sam; and sister, Judy. The funeral service will be held on Thursday, October 24,...
Phyllis Keith
Oct 17, 2013
Phyllis A. Keith (Light), 77 of Shawsville, went home to be with the Lord after a battle with cancer on Thursday, October 17, 2013. She was preceded in death by her parents, Clarence Keith and Lula Keith Atkinson; and brother, Kenneth Keith. She is survived by her son, Michael Light and wife Lisa; their two children, Morgan and Ethan; brother,...
Bettye Martin
Oct 17, 2013
Bettye Jo Shephard Martin, 80, of Christiansburg, passed away on Thursday, October 17, 2013. She was preceded in death by her husband, Marvin L. Martin; son, Garry Neece; and sister, Melba Bullard. She is survived by her daughter, Risë Sargent and husband, James, of Pilot; son, Eric Duane Martin and Kim, of Christiansburg; brothers and sisters-in-law, Jerold Shephard and wife,...
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