Local Obituaries for Montgomery County Community

Shirley Zielke

Sep 22, 2012

Shirley Ann Zielke, 79, of Christiansburg, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, September 22, 2012. She was born on December 29, 1933, in Highland Park, Michigan to the late Layton and Alice Averill. Shirley leaves behind to cherish her memory her loving husband of 52 years, Matthew Zielke; her son, Mark & wife Kelly Zielke; and her precious...

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Shirley Zielke

Sep 22, 2012

Zielke, Shirley Ann, 79, of Christiansburg went to be with the Lord on Saturday, September 22, 2012. She was born on December 23, 1933 in Highland Park, Michigan to the late Layton and Alice Averill. Shirley leaves behind to cherish her memory is her loving husband of 52 years Matthew Zielke. Her son Mark and wife Kelly Zielke and her...

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Patricia Murphy

Sep 20, 2012

Pat Murphy, originally from New York City, NY, passed in peace and surrounded by love on Thursday September 20th. Waiting to hold her hand was her loving son Ron. She left on this Earth many people who loved her. Her daughters Donna & Lonnie; grandchildren Joshua, Benjamen, Randy, Seth, and Sommerlea; Her loving sister Linda and her beautiful nieces Nambya...

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Thelma Lovern

Sep 19, 2012

Thelma “Ann” Bland Lovern, 71, of Christiansburg, passed away on Wednesday, September 19, 2012. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dewey Willard Lovern; her parents, James & Dolly Bland; and her siblings, Samuel Bland, Nelson Bland and Nellie Lucas. She is survived by her children, Patricia Phillips & husband Andrew, David Lovern & wife Lisa, and Terry Lovern;...

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Lurene Farella

Sep 18, 2012

Lurene C. Farella, 87, of Christiansburg, passed away on Tuesday, September 18, 2012. She is survived by her sisters, Opal Davis of Shawsville and Mildred Timmes of Columbus, OH; nephews, John Ashworth and Charlie & wife Pat Davis, all of Shawsville; plus many other nieces and nephews.

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Mary Elgin

Sep 18, 2012

Mary Ellen Reynolds (Bush) Elgin, 82, of Elliston, passed away on Tuesday, September 18, 2012, at Lewis Gale Montgomery Regional Hospital. She was born on May 1, 1930, in Craig County, VA to the late James O. & Elizabeth Reynolds. She was also preceded in death by her brother, Warren E. Reynolds; and sisters, Virginia Simmons and Jean Williams. She...

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Charles Stone

Sep 17, 2012

Dr. Charles Edward Stone, 87, of Christiansburg, Associate Professor Emeritus of the Economics Department at Radford University, passed away on September 17, 2012, at Lewis Gale Montgomery Regional Hospital in Blacksburg, VA. The son of Franklin and Georgia Stone, Charles was born in the Community of Sugar Grove in Smyth County, Va. He proudly served in the US Navy in...

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Grace Karnes

Sep 15, 2012

Grace Reynolds Karnes, 60, of Christiansburg, passed away on Saturday, September 15, 2012. She was preceded in death by her mother, Grace Reynolds; father, William Washington Reynolds; and a special aunt, Mildred Merritt. She is survived by her husband, Don Karnes; son, Jeremy Karnes & wife, Crissy of Baltimore, MD; daughter, Kimberly Karnes of Norfolk, VA; brother, Bill Reynolds &...

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Louise Stump

Sep 15, 2012

Louise H. Stump, 84, of Christiansburg, passed away on Saturday, September 15, 2012. She was born on February 16, 1928. Louise was preceded in death by her husband, Wilmer Fred Stump; and son, Wilmer Fred Stump, Jr. She is survived by her daughter, Diana Hatcher & husband James; son, Russell Stump & wife Sharon; daughter-in-law, Carole Sue Stump; sister-in-law, Asline...

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Claudine Turpin

Sep 13, 2012

Claudine K. Turpin, 90, of Shawsville, left this ole world to live with Jesus on Thursday, September 13, 2012. She was preceded in death by her husband, Everet Turpin. She was the last surviving child of the late Bruce and Lucy Graham. She is survived by several nieces and nephews, as well as many friends. She was a wonderful wife...

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Douglas Minnick

Sep 7, 2012

Douglas “Doug” Minnick, 67, a lifelong resident of Montgomery County, died September 7, 2012, at Montgomery County Hospital after battling with complications from diabetes and kidney disease. He was born October 28, 1944, to Estel H. and Emma Minnick; he was the 7th of eight children. Doug was one of those people that made friends all along the way of...

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Ophelia Miller

Sep 3, 2012

The Miller family and friends are mourning the loss of Ophelia “Hoppie” Miller, of Pilot. Ophelia was born on August 24, 1929, in Ashe Co, NC, and went to be with the Lord at the age of 83 on Monday, September 3, 2012, at the NRV Medical Center in Radford. She was a caring, loving woman of faith, a sister...

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Ophelia Miller

Sep 3, 2012

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Joe Stanger

Sep 1, 2012

Joe C. Stanger, age 76, of Roanoke, passed away Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012 in the Richfield Nursing Center, Salem. He attended Virginia Tech and Virginia Western and was a retired employee of Hubbell Lighting, Christiansburg, VA. He is survived by his loving wife of 48 years, Betty F. Stanger; daughter, Kathy Burroughs and husband, Tim; New Castle; a brother, Harry...

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Ernest Adams

Aug 31, 2012

Ernest Robert “Bob” Adams, of Christiansburg, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, August 31, 2012. He was born on April 25, 1930, to the late Ernest Wilburn Adams and Margaret Stone Adams. He was also preceded in death by his son, Richard Alan Adams; daughter-in-law, Lisa Adams; and brother, Donnie Adams. He is survived by his devoted...

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Nathaniel Pierce

Aug 28, 2012

Nathaniel Whitman Pierce, 85, of Warm Hearth Village in Blacksburg, VA, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 28, 2012, at the Virginia Veterans’ Care Center in Salem, VA. He was predeceased by his beloved wife of 57 years, Bernice Evelyn; his brothers, Robert and George; his sister, Priscilla Pascoe; his grandson, Nathaniel Whitman, III; and his parents, Nathaniel Whitman &...

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Norma Jablonski

Aug 28, 2012

Norma Nicholson Jablonski, 75, of Christiansburg, passed away Tuesday, August 28, 2012 after a prolonged illness. A graduate of the Wilmington General Hospital class of 1958, Norma had a long career as a Registered Nurse, providing care for hundreds of patients and training many classes of Certified Nursing Assistants. She worked in a range of health care facilities in several...

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Mabel Conner

Aug 28, 2012

Mabel Ruth Conner, 93, from Shawsville, passed away on August 28, 2012, at Richfield Recovery Care. She was preceded in death by her husband, Arvel Conner. She is survived by her daughters, Mary Sue Farris and Mildred (Millie) Hall (Wes) from Salem; son, Joseph Conner of Roanoke; grandson Anthony Farris (Maggie) of Salem; three step-great-granddaughters; sister, Thalia Linkous of Shawsville;...

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Jack Graham

Aug 20, 2012

Jack E. Graham, age 86, of Christiansburg, went to be with the Lord on Monday, August 20, 2012, at Lewis-Gale Montgomery Hospital. Born in 1926 in Springton, WV, Jack proudly served as a Combat Engineer in the 6th Armored Division in Europe during WWII. In 1950, he graduated from WV Tech University and became a high school teacher of Industrial...

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Harless Duncan

Aug 20, 2012

Harless Benson Duncan, 83, of Christiansburg, passed away on Monday, August 20, 2012, at Skyline Manor in Floyd, VA. He was preceded in death by his father, James Clayton Duncan; and mother, Lola P. Duncan; his wife of 50 years, Christine Smith Duncan; brothers, Oden L. Duncan, Cereal C. Duncan, and Samuel E. Duncan. He is survived by his daughter,...

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