Local Obituaries for  Montgomery County Community

James Matz, Jr.

James Matz, Jr.

Apr 22, 2013

James Edgar Matz, Jr. (June), 72, of Shawsville, VA went to be with the Lord on Monday, April 22, 2013, at his home surrounded by his family. He was preceded in death by his father, James Edgar Matz; his mother, Lunsey Basham Matz Carter; an infant son, Timothy Edgar Matz; and a sister, Peggy Booth. James was well known in...

Allen Arnold

Allen Arnold

Apr 20, 2013

Allen Curtis Arnold, 59, of Christiansburg, originally of Wythe County, VA went Home to be with his heavenly Father on April 20, 2013. He was preceded in death by his father and mother, Jesse David & Lottie Mae Akers Arnold. He is survived by his loving wife of 17 years, Geraldine Beasley Arnold; four stepsons & their spouses, Mike &...

Theresa Wallace

Theresa Wallace

Apr 19, 2013

Theresa Marie Wallace, born February 10, 1969 in Ithaca, NY to Clifford and Janette Wallace of Christiansburg, VA and went home to her God in Heaven on Friday, April 19, 2013. She graduated from Dryden High School (NY) in 1987; attended Tompkins Cortland Community College; and worked for many years as a coast-to-coast truck driver, a job she loved. Theresa...

Robert Dewese

Robert Dewese

Apr 18, 2013

Robert Lee Dewese of Pulaski passed away on April 18, 2013, at the age of 72. He was born in Covington, VA, on August 24, 1940. He is preceded in death by his father, Nenever B. Dewese; mother, Daisy Moss Dewese; brothers, William Dewese and George Dewese; and one sister, Margaret Scott. He is survived by his wife, Peggy Dewese;...

Barry Huffman

Barry Huffman

Apr 17, 2013

Barry Norman Huffman, 67, of Christiansburg, went to be with the Lord on April 17, 2013 at Montgomery Regional Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Roanoke County on October 30, 1945. Barry was predeceased by his father, Ernest Huffman; stepmother, Ethel Huffman; mother, Victoria Clark; stepfather, Elbert Clark; brother, Jimmy Huffman; sister, Judy Huffman; brother, Steve...

Martha Covey

Martha Covey

Apr 17, 2013

On April 17, 2013, Martha Bishop Covey, 60, of Christiansburg, departed this earthly life for her coronation day as she was escorted into the presence of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ by His appointed angels and to see her mansion in the glories of Heaven where she was joined by family and friends who had gone before her. At...

Etta Reed

Etta Reed

Apr 16, 2013

Etta Mae Flinchum Reed, of Dublin, went home to be with her loving husband Everett Reed Sr. on Tuesday, April 16, 2013. She was also preceded in death by her brother and sister Charles and Edna; and her special boy Bud. She leaves behind her 2 daughters Wanda and Roxie Reed; many stepchildren; grandchildren; step grandchildren; great-grandchildren; step great-grandchildren; and...

Arvin Gardner

Arvin Gardner

Apr 15, 2013

Arvin Wayne Gardner, 71, of Christiansburg, passed away Monday, April 15, 2013, surrounded by his mother and family. He was the son of Irvin and Wenona Gardner. He was preceded in death by his father. In addition to his mother, Wenona S. Gardner, he is survived by two sisters, Linda Gayle Gardner of Radford, and Judy Loveday & husband, Wayne...

Evelyn Harris

Evelyn Harris

Apr 14, 2013

Evelyn Moore Harris, 85, of Riner, passed away on Sunday, April 14, 2013. Evelyn was preceded in death by her husband of 57 years, Marvin T. Harris; her parents, Nelson and Maitha Moore; sisters, Cleo Reece, Sylvia Phillips, Mildred Simpkins, Annie Mac Simpkins; brother, Davis Moore; niece, Shelby Roberts; and nephew, Harold Smith. She is survived by her son, Kevin...

George Thomas

George Thomas

Apr 13, 2013

Thomas, George Kelley, 75, of Christiansburg, VA, passed away on Saturday, April 13, 2013 at his home surrounded by his family and went to be with the Heavenly Father above. He is survived by his wife, Susan S. Thomas; Daughters, Mary Roop, Dianne Ridgell, Brenda Nicewander, and Wanda Duncan; brothers, Virgil (Link) Thomas and Harvey (Ance) Thomas; sister, Betty Brewer;...

Robie Phillips

Robie Phillips

Apr 10, 2013

Robie Lee Phillips, 87, of Christiansburg, formerly of Indian Valley, went peacefully home to be with the Lord on April 10, 2013. He is survived by his loving wife of 62 ½ years, Hazel S. Phillips; son, Ricky L. Phillips & daughter-in-law, Bridgett M. Phillips; as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Robie was a decorated veteran of WWII, serving...

Margaret Elliott

Margaret Elliott

Apr 10, 2013

Margaret Tuck Jennelle Elliott, 87, of Blacksburg passed away on Wednesday, April 10, 2013. She was born on September 10, 1925, to the late William Thomas and Hava Knowles Tuck. She was also preceded in death by her husbands, Robert McClure Jennelle and Howard Elliott; 2 daughters, Brenda Kay Lawson and Barbara A. Jennelle; a sister, Gladys Duncan, as well...

Betty Sturgill

Betty Sturgill

Apr 8, 2013

On Monday April 8, 2013, Betty Creason Sturgill, 78, of Christiansburg, went peacefully to our Savior Jesus Christ, and was reunited with her husband, Jerry. She is survived by Barbara Hise, Sharon and Bobby Hensley, Neal and Donnna Sturgill; eight grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; three sisters; and a brother. Betty touched many lives by owning and operating a child care facility,...

Glenna Earles

Glenna Earles

Apr 4, 2013

Glenna Mae Earles of Christiansburg, was born on June 29, 1930, and died on Thursday, April 4, 2013. She was the daughter of the late James Victor Earles and Katherine Wright Earles. She was also preceded in death by her brother, James Lewis Earles, Sr.; and her niece, Carol Lewis Earles. Glenna is survived by her nephew, James Lewis Earles,...

Robert Johnson

Robert Johnson

Apr 3, 2013

Robert (Bob) Sheridan Johnson, 80, of Christiansburg, passed away on Wednesday, April 3, 2013. Bob was born on August 22, 1932, in Huntington, WV, to parents Arthur and Mabel Johnson. Bob grew up in Corning, NY where he met and married his wife of 61 years, Catherine Telehany. At the age of 16, Bob went to work for Corning Glass...

Keith Altizer

Keith Altizer

Apr 3, 2013

Keith Allen Altizer, 48, of Christiansburg, passed away on Wednesday, April 3, 2013. He was preceded in death by his mother, Mary Jane Altizer. He is survived by his father, Kenneth Altizer; his aunt, Helen Roop of Riner; his uncles, Fred & wife Sandy Altizer of Roanoke and Fred Saunders of Christiansburg; as well as his close personal friend, Dan...

Clifford Wallace, Jr.

Clifford Wallace, Jr.

Apr 3, 2013

Clifford H. Wallace, of Christiansburg, VA, passed away on Wednesday, April 3, 2013. Born on March 23, 1945, in Washington, DC, Cliff is survived by his loving wife, Janette C. Wallace; his son, Michael A. Wallace & wife, Jennifer and their children, Zachary, Marcus and Baylee; his daughter, Theresa Wallace (Ron); special brother-in-law & sister-in-law; nieces and nephews; and special...

William Jackson

William Jackson

Apr 2, 2013

William Carl ‘Bill’ Jackson, 79, of Christiansburg, passed away on Tuesday, April 2, 2013. Bill was preceded in death by his parents, William Andrew Jackson and Ethel Meador Jackson. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Mary Ann Jackson; son, William ‘Billy’ Jackson of Columbus, OH; daughters, Barbara Novell & husband Al of Salem, VA, and Mary Williams...

Alverta Staples

Alverta Staples

Apr 2, 2013

Alverta Cannaday Staples was born January 17, 1921, in Floyd County, Virginia and was a resident of Christiansburg and Riner in Montgomery County, Virginia. She passed away on April 2, 2013, in Hampton, VA. Alverta was a member of the Christiansburg Church of the Brethren where she had been a member of the choir, the Annie Wickham Circle and the...

Opal McDaniel

Opal McDaniel

Mar 25, 2013

Opal Miller McDaniel, 98, of Pilot, passed away on Monday, March 25, 2013. She was preceded in death by her husband, Sherfie McDaniel; her parents, George & Linda Miller; four brothers, Walter Miller, Joseph Miller, Howard Miller, and Junior Miller; and four sisters, Ruby Sowers, Gladys Hale, Billie Smith, and Hazel Casar. She is survived by her son, Edward McDaniel...

Obituaries

Local Obituaries for the Montgomery County Community

James Matz, Jr.

James Matz, Jr.

Apr 22, 2013

James Edgar Matz, Jr. (June), 72, of Shawsville, VA went to be with the Lord on Monday, April 22, 2013, at his home surrounded by his family. He was preceded in death by his father, James Edgar Matz; his mother, Lunsey Basham Matz Carter; an infant son, Timothy Edgar Matz; and a sister, Peggy Booth. James was well known in...

Allen Arnold

Allen Arnold

Apr 20, 2013

Allen Curtis Arnold, 59, of Christiansburg, originally of Wythe County, VA went Home to be with his heavenly Father on April 20, 2013. He was preceded in death by his father and mother, Jesse David & Lottie Mae Akers Arnold. He is survived by his loving wife of 17 years, Geraldine Beasley Arnold; four stepsons & their spouses, Mike &...

Theresa Wallace

Theresa Wallace

Apr 19, 2013

Theresa Marie Wallace, born February 10, 1969 in Ithaca, NY to Clifford and Janette Wallace of Christiansburg, VA and went home to her God in Heaven on Friday, April 19, 2013. She graduated from Dryden High School (NY) in 1987; attended Tompkins Cortland Community College; and worked for many years as a coast-to-coast truck driver, a job she loved. Theresa...

Robert Dewese

Robert Dewese

Apr 18, 2013

Robert Lee Dewese of Pulaski passed away on April 18, 2013, at the age of 72. He was born in Covington, VA, on August 24, 1940. He is preceded in death by his father, Nenever B. Dewese; mother, Daisy Moss Dewese; brothers, William Dewese and George Dewese; and one sister, Margaret Scott. He is survived by his wife, Peggy Dewese;...

Barry Huffman

Barry Huffman

Apr 17, 2013

Barry Norman Huffman, 67, of Christiansburg, went to be with the Lord on April 17, 2013 at Montgomery Regional Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Roanoke County on October 30, 1945. Barry was predeceased by his father, Ernest Huffman; stepmother, Ethel Huffman; mother, Victoria Clark; stepfather, Elbert Clark; brother, Jimmy Huffman; sister, Judy Huffman; brother, Steve...

Martha Covey

Martha Covey

Apr 17, 2013

On April 17, 2013, Martha Bishop Covey, 60, of Christiansburg, departed this earthly life for her coronation day as she was escorted into the presence of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ by His appointed angels and to see her mansion in the glories of Heaven where she was joined by family and friends who had gone before her. At...

Etta Reed

Etta Reed

Apr 16, 2013

Etta Mae Flinchum Reed, of Dublin, went home to be with her loving husband Everett Reed Sr. on Tuesday, April 16, 2013. She was also preceded in death by her brother and sister Charles and Edna; and her special boy Bud. She leaves behind her 2 daughters Wanda and Roxie Reed; many stepchildren; grandchildren; step grandchildren; great-grandchildren; step great-grandchildren; and...

Arvin Gardner

Arvin Gardner

Apr 15, 2013

Arvin Wayne Gardner, 71, of Christiansburg, passed away Monday, April 15, 2013, surrounded by his mother and family. He was the son of Irvin and Wenona Gardner. He was preceded in death by his father. In addition to his mother, Wenona S. Gardner, he is survived by two sisters, Linda Gayle Gardner of Radford, and Judy Loveday & husband, Wayne...

Evelyn Harris

Evelyn Harris

Apr 14, 2013

Evelyn Moore Harris, 85, of Riner, passed away on Sunday, April 14, 2013. Evelyn was preceded in death by her husband of 57 years, Marvin T. Harris; her parents, Nelson and Maitha Moore; sisters, Cleo Reece, Sylvia Phillips, Mildred Simpkins, Annie Mac Simpkins; brother, Davis Moore; niece, Shelby Roberts; and nephew, Harold Smith. She is survived by her son, Kevin...

George Thomas

George Thomas

Apr 13, 2013

Thomas, George Kelley, 75, of Christiansburg, VA, passed away on Saturday, April 13, 2013 at his home surrounded by his family and went to be with the Heavenly Father above. He is survived by his wife, Susan S. Thomas; Daughters, Mary Roop, Dianne Ridgell, Brenda Nicewander, and Wanda Duncan; brothers, Virgil (Link) Thomas and Harvey (Ance) Thomas; sister, Betty Brewer;...

Robie Phillips

Robie Phillips

Apr 10, 2013

Robie Lee Phillips, 87, of Christiansburg, formerly of Indian Valley, went peacefully home to be with the Lord on April 10, 2013. He is survived by his loving wife of 62 ½ years, Hazel S. Phillips; son, Ricky L. Phillips & daughter-in-law, Bridgett M. Phillips; as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Robie was a decorated veteran of WWII, serving...

Margaret Elliott

Margaret Elliott

Apr 10, 2013

Margaret Tuck Jennelle Elliott, 87, of Blacksburg passed away on Wednesday, April 10, 2013. She was born on September 10, 1925, to the late William Thomas and Hava Knowles Tuck. She was also preceded in death by her husbands, Robert McClure Jennelle and Howard Elliott; 2 daughters, Brenda Kay Lawson and Barbara A. Jennelle; a sister, Gladys Duncan, as well...

Betty Sturgill

Betty Sturgill

Apr 8, 2013

On Monday April 8, 2013, Betty Creason Sturgill, 78, of Christiansburg, went peacefully to our Savior Jesus Christ, and was reunited with her husband, Jerry. She is survived by Barbara Hise, Sharon and Bobby Hensley, Neal and Donnna Sturgill; eight grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; three sisters; and a brother. Betty touched many lives by owning and operating a child care facility,...

Glenna Earles

Glenna Earles

Apr 4, 2013

Glenna Mae Earles of Christiansburg, was born on June 29, 1930, and died on Thursday, April 4, 2013. She was the daughter of the late James Victor Earles and Katherine Wright Earles. She was also preceded in death by her brother, James Lewis Earles, Sr.; and her niece, Carol Lewis Earles. Glenna is survived by her nephew, James Lewis Earles,...

Robert Johnson

Robert Johnson

Apr 3, 2013

Robert (Bob) Sheridan Johnson, 80, of Christiansburg, passed away on Wednesday, April 3, 2013. Bob was born on August 22, 1932, in Huntington, WV, to parents Arthur and Mabel Johnson. Bob grew up in Corning, NY where he met and married his wife of 61 years, Catherine Telehany. At the age of 16, Bob went to work for Corning Glass...

Keith Altizer

Keith Altizer

Apr 3, 2013

Keith Allen Altizer, 48, of Christiansburg, passed away on Wednesday, April 3, 2013. He was preceded in death by his mother, Mary Jane Altizer. He is survived by his father, Kenneth Altizer; his aunt, Helen Roop of Riner; his uncles, Fred & wife Sandy Altizer of Roanoke and Fred Saunders of Christiansburg; as well as his close personal friend, Dan...

Clifford Wallace, Jr.

Clifford Wallace, Jr.

Apr 3, 2013

Clifford H. Wallace, of Christiansburg, VA, passed away on Wednesday, April 3, 2013. Born on March 23, 1945, in Washington, DC, Cliff is survived by his loving wife, Janette C. Wallace; his son, Michael A. Wallace & wife, Jennifer and their children, Zachary, Marcus and Baylee; his daughter, Theresa Wallace (Ron); special brother-in-law & sister-in-law; nieces and nephews; and special...

William Jackson

William Jackson

Apr 2, 2013

William Carl ‘Bill’ Jackson, 79, of Christiansburg, passed away on Tuesday, April 2, 2013. Bill was preceded in death by his parents, William Andrew Jackson and Ethel Meador Jackson. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Mary Ann Jackson; son, William ‘Billy’ Jackson of Columbus, OH; daughters, Barbara Novell & husband Al of Salem, VA, and Mary Williams...

Alverta Staples

Alverta Staples

Apr 2, 2013

Alverta Cannaday Staples was born January 17, 1921, in Floyd County, Virginia and was a resident of Christiansburg and Riner in Montgomery County, Virginia. She passed away on April 2, 2013, in Hampton, VA. Alverta was a member of the Christiansburg Church of the Brethren where she had been a member of the choir, the Annie Wickham Circle and the...

Opal McDaniel

Opal McDaniel

Mar 25, 2013

Opal Miller McDaniel, 98, of Pilot, passed away on Monday, March 25, 2013. She was preceded in death by her husband, Sherfie McDaniel; her parents, George & Linda Miller; four brothers, Walter Miller, Joseph Miller, Howard Miller, and Junior Miller; and four sisters, Ruby Sowers, Gladys Hale, Billie Smith, and Hazel Casar. She is survived by her son, Edward McDaniel...

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