Local Obituaries for  Montgomery County Community

Barbara Keith

Barbara Keith

Jun 3, 2007

Keith, Barbara Mary Verrall 69, of Shawsville was called from us to be with the Lord At 11:09 a.m. on Sunday, June 3, 2007. Mom, Nana, Barbara. Three names but one person who without a doubt was an angel on earth. “Let’s go to Nana’s!” or “Nana’s coming!” always put a smile on our faces and assured us there was...

Edward Price

Edward Price

May 26, 2007

Price, Edward Franklin, 70, of Blacksburg, passed away May 26, 2007 in Montgomery Regional Hospital. He was the son of the late Harvey E. and Verna Mae Price. He is survived by a brother, Lynwood Price; sister-in-law, Darlene Price, of Riner, VA; sister, Joyce King, of Blacksburg, VA; nephews, Tommy Wheeler, of Blacksburg, VA, William Price, of Pearisburg, VA, and...

Louise Thornton

Louise Thornton

May 26, 2007

Thornton, Louise Graham, 75, of Shawsville passed away Saturday, May 26, 2007. A member of Gospel Baptist Church of Big Hill in Roanoke County, she was born on October 11, 1931 in Roanoke County on top of Big Hill to the late Charles Graham and still living mother Lillian Graham, of Elliston, VA. She was preceded in death by her...

Almena Criner

Almena Criner

May 24, 2007

CRINER, ALMENA NIXON, age 88, of Christiansburg, died Thursday, May 24, 2007 in Pulaski Health and Rehab Center. She was born March 5, 1919 in Montgomery County, VA the daughter of the late Wellington Lee and Clara Nixon. She was preceded in death by her parents, a twin sister, Verbena Ayers of Roanoke; a younger sister, Jeanette Wohlford of NC;...

Linda Bostwick

Linda Bostwick

May 21, 2007

BOSTWICK, LINDA SUE, age 59, of Collinsville and formerly of Christiansburg, passed away Monday, May 21, 2007. She was preceded in death by her parents, Roy Jackson Bostwick, Sr. and Mittie Leona Dickerson Bostwick. She leaves her son and daughter-in-law, Derek & Jamie Page of Atlanta, GA; baby granddaughter soon to be born, London Murphy Page; her precious dog, “Daisy”,...

June Chrisman

June Chrisman

May 19, 2007

CHRISMAN, JUNE GALLIMORE, age 64, of Christiansburg, went to be with her Heavenly Father on Saturday, May 19, 2007 at University Hospital, Charlottesville, VA. June was a member of Edgemont Christian Church, and loved walking, gardening and helping her husband on the farm. She was preceded in death by her parents, Payton and Maudie Gallimore, two brothers, Edsel Gallimore and...

Gwendolyn Samuels

Gwendolyn Samuels

May 17, 2007

No obituary found for this tribute.

Henry Sink

Henry Sink

May 15, 2007

Steve Henry Sink, 54, died May 13, 2007 of accidental causes. From his childhood days on the family farm, Henry developed a love of farming and the rhythms of the seasons that led him, after receiving a degree from Virginia Tech, into a career in agriculture where he, with his wife Susan, eventually established Sinkland Farms in Riner, Va. Always...

Betty Davis

Betty Davis

May 10, 2007

DAVIS, Betty Jean, of Christiansburg died Thursday, May 10, 2007 at Pulaski Community Hospital. Betty was a registered nurse for over 40 years working at the Memorial Hospital of Salem in N.J., and also Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital, Roanoke, VA. She was preceded in death by her parents, William and Peggy Fesmier. She is survived by her daughter and fianc?;...

Earl King

Earl King

May 7, 2007

KING, EARL BANE of Check, VA, the beloved husband of Cathern Musselman King, passed away on May 7, 2007 at the New River Valley Medical Center after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. Earl was born on December 25, 1929 in Floyd County to the late Michael C. and Lilly King. He was a veteran who served his country during...

Adele Ballard

Adele Ballard

May 7, 2007

BALLARD, ADELE ANDERS OLINGER, age 98, of Christiansburg passed away Monday, May 7, 2007. She was the daughter of the late John W. Anders and Bessie Long Anders. Husbands Randall B. Ballard (Peterstown, WV) and Howard C. Olinger (Prices Fork) predeceased her. Her brothers, Willard W. Anders, Curtis Anders and sister Ernestine Anders also preceded her in death. Survivors are...

James Songer

James Songer

May 6, 2007

SONGER, JAMES EDWARD ?Eddie?, age 55, of Roanoke, passed away Sunday, May 6, 2007. He was a former employee of Graham-White Foundry in Salem and proudly served his country in the U. S. Army with a tour of duty in Korea. He was preceded in death by his father, Harry Marshall Songer and mother, Clarice Holdren Songer. He leaves to...

Belle White

Belle White

May 5, 2007

WHITE, BELLE HUMPHREY, age 102, of Christiansburg passed away Saturday, May 5, 2007 at Kroontje Health Care Center. A lifetime member of the 4 H Club, and a 4 H Leader for more than fifty-two years, she loved gardening, flowers and reading. She loved traveling by train and was a charter member of the Railroad Historical Society, Roanoke Chapter she...

James Williams

James Williams

May 1, 2007

James Thomas (Tommy) Williams, Jr., 89, of Christiansburg, VA died May 1, 2007 at Kroontje Health Care Center. He was born in Charlotte County near Keysville, VA, December 16, 1917, the son of the late James Thomas and Bessie Chappell Williams. Mr. Williams moved to Christiansburg in 1966 and served as President of the Bank of Christiansburg (now Wachovia) for...

Lewis Rose

Lewis Rose

May 1, 2007

ROSE, LEWIS EDWARD, age 72, of Christiansburg, passed away Tuesday, May 1, 2007 at his home. He was preceded in death by his parents, George Albert and Mary L. Rose and his son, Robert D. Rose. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Rose; children, Regina Kesling, of Snowville; Amanda Rose, Dolly Rose, and Lewis Rose, Jr. all of Christiansburg;...

Anna Tribble

Anna Tribble

Apr 28, 2007

Tribble, Anna Laura Henderson, 90, of the Roanoke Valley went home to be with Jesus. She has been a lifetime member of the Roanoke Valley Presbyterian Church and was the first woman to graduate in Agricultural Education from Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1938. Anna Laura and her sister Ruby were raised by their mother, “Miss Maude”, on the Henderson farm...

Roger Bolen

Roger Bolen

Apr 24, 2007

BOLEN, ROGER DALE, age 53 of Radford, passed away Tuesday, April 24, 2007. He was preceded in death Horace (Slim) Bolen & Frances Harter Wade Bolen; sister, Linda Dalene Bolen Collins; maternal grandparents, Oliver Dalton & Hattie Marget Alderman Wade. He was a veteran having proudly served in the U. S. Army. He was a loving father, husband and friend...

Lula Atkinson

Lula Atkinson

Apr 22, 2007

Her children rise up and call her Blessed. . “ Many women have done Excellently, but you surpass them all.” Proverbs 31:28-29 ATKINSON, LULA KEITH, age 99, of Shawsville, passed away at her daughter’s home on Sunday, April 22, 2007. She was a member of the Texas Chapel Church, Shawsville known now as the Maranatha Baptist Church. She was preceded...

Brandon Church

Brandon Church

Apr 20, 2007

Church, Brandon Zachary, 12, of Blacksburg, passed away Friday, April 20, 2007 at his home. He was preceded in death by his grandmother, Louise Church. Brandon is survived by his sister, Melaina Church; brother, Andrew Church; brother, Jonathan Church; and sister, Morgana Baker. Also surviving are his parents, John Church and Michelle Baker and husband, Melvin; and his grandmother, Janet...

Mabel Beverley

Mabel Beverley

Apr 19, 2007

BEVERLEY, MABEL HUTCHISON, age 90, of Baltimore, Maryland, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 19, 2007 at Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, MD, after a courageous battle with osteoporosis, spinal stenosis and strokes. She devoted herself to building a business with her late husband, Ashby V. Beverley, until his passing in 1962. Following that she was a landlord...

Obituaries

Local Obituaries for the Montgomery County Community

Barbara Keith

Barbara Keith

Jun 3, 2007

Keith, Barbara Mary Verrall 69, of Shawsville was called from us to be with the Lord At 11:09 a.m. on Sunday, June 3, 2007. Mom, Nana, Barbara. Three names but one person who without a doubt was an angel on earth. “Let’s go to Nana’s!” or “Nana’s coming!” always put a smile on our faces and assured us there was...

Edward Price

Edward Price

May 26, 2007

Price, Edward Franklin, 70, of Blacksburg, passed away May 26, 2007 in Montgomery Regional Hospital. He was the son of the late Harvey E. and Verna Mae Price. He is survived by a brother, Lynwood Price; sister-in-law, Darlene Price, of Riner, VA; sister, Joyce King, of Blacksburg, VA; nephews, Tommy Wheeler, of Blacksburg, VA, William Price, of Pearisburg, VA, and...

Louise Thornton

Louise Thornton

May 26, 2007

Thornton, Louise Graham, 75, of Shawsville passed away Saturday, May 26, 2007. A member of Gospel Baptist Church of Big Hill in Roanoke County, she was born on October 11, 1931 in Roanoke County on top of Big Hill to the late Charles Graham and still living mother Lillian Graham, of Elliston, VA. She was preceded in death by her...

Almena Criner

Almena Criner

May 24, 2007

CRINER, ALMENA NIXON, age 88, of Christiansburg, died Thursday, May 24, 2007 in Pulaski Health and Rehab Center. She was born March 5, 1919 in Montgomery County, VA the daughter of the late Wellington Lee and Clara Nixon. She was preceded in death by her parents, a twin sister, Verbena Ayers of Roanoke; a younger sister, Jeanette Wohlford of NC;...

Linda Bostwick

Linda Bostwick

May 21, 2007

BOSTWICK, LINDA SUE, age 59, of Collinsville and formerly of Christiansburg, passed away Monday, May 21, 2007. She was preceded in death by her parents, Roy Jackson Bostwick, Sr. and Mittie Leona Dickerson Bostwick. She leaves her son and daughter-in-law, Derek & Jamie Page of Atlanta, GA; baby granddaughter soon to be born, London Murphy Page; her precious dog, “Daisy”,...

June Chrisman

June Chrisman

May 19, 2007

CHRISMAN, JUNE GALLIMORE, age 64, of Christiansburg, went to be with her Heavenly Father on Saturday, May 19, 2007 at University Hospital, Charlottesville, VA. June was a member of Edgemont Christian Church, and loved walking, gardening and helping her husband on the farm. She was preceded in death by her parents, Payton and Maudie Gallimore, two brothers, Edsel Gallimore and...

Gwendolyn Samuels

Gwendolyn Samuels

May 17, 2007

No obituary found for this tribute.

Henry Sink

Henry Sink

May 15, 2007

Steve Henry Sink, 54, died May 13, 2007 of accidental causes. From his childhood days on the family farm, Henry developed a love of farming and the rhythms of the seasons that led him, after receiving a degree from Virginia Tech, into a career in agriculture where he, with his wife Susan, eventually established Sinkland Farms in Riner, Va. Always...

Betty Davis

Betty Davis

May 10, 2007

DAVIS, Betty Jean, of Christiansburg died Thursday, May 10, 2007 at Pulaski Community Hospital. Betty was a registered nurse for over 40 years working at the Memorial Hospital of Salem in N.J., and also Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital, Roanoke, VA. She was preceded in death by her parents, William and Peggy Fesmier. She is survived by her daughter and fianc?;...

Earl King

Earl King

May 7, 2007

KING, EARL BANE of Check, VA, the beloved husband of Cathern Musselman King, passed away on May 7, 2007 at the New River Valley Medical Center after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. Earl was born on December 25, 1929 in Floyd County to the late Michael C. and Lilly King. He was a veteran who served his country during...

Adele Ballard

Adele Ballard

May 7, 2007

BALLARD, ADELE ANDERS OLINGER, age 98, of Christiansburg passed away Monday, May 7, 2007. She was the daughter of the late John W. Anders and Bessie Long Anders. Husbands Randall B. Ballard (Peterstown, WV) and Howard C. Olinger (Prices Fork) predeceased her. Her brothers, Willard W. Anders, Curtis Anders and sister Ernestine Anders also preceded her in death. Survivors are...

James Songer

James Songer

May 6, 2007

SONGER, JAMES EDWARD ?Eddie?, age 55, of Roanoke, passed away Sunday, May 6, 2007. He was a former employee of Graham-White Foundry in Salem and proudly served his country in the U. S. Army with a tour of duty in Korea. He was preceded in death by his father, Harry Marshall Songer and mother, Clarice Holdren Songer. He leaves to...

Belle White

Belle White

May 5, 2007

WHITE, BELLE HUMPHREY, age 102, of Christiansburg passed away Saturday, May 5, 2007 at Kroontje Health Care Center. A lifetime member of the 4 H Club, and a 4 H Leader for more than fifty-two years, she loved gardening, flowers and reading. She loved traveling by train and was a charter member of the Railroad Historical Society, Roanoke Chapter she...

James Williams

James Williams

May 1, 2007

James Thomas (Tommy) Williams, Jr., 89, of Christiansburg, VA died May 1, 2007 at Kroontje Health Care Center. He was born in Charlotte County near Keysville, VA, December 16, 1917, the son of the late James Thomas and Bessie Chappell Williams. Mr. Williams moved to Christiansburg in 1966 and served as President of the Bank of Christiansburg (now Wachovia) for...

Lewis Rose

Lewis Rose

May 1, 2007

ROSE, LEWIS EDWARD, age 72, of Christiansburg, passed away Tuesday, May 1, 2007 at his home. He was preceded in death by his parents, George Albert and Mary L. Rose and his son, Robert D. Rose. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Rose; children, Regina Kesling, of Snowville; Amanda Rose, Dolly Rose, and Lewis Rose, Jr. all of Christiansburg;...

Anna Tribble

Anna Tribble

Apr 28, 2007

Tribble, Anna Laura Henderson, 90, of the Roanoke Valley went home to be with Jesus. She has been a lifetime member of the Roanoke Valley Presbyterian Church and was the first woman to graduate in Agricultural Education from Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1938. Anna Laura and her sister Ruby were raised by their mother, “Miss Maude”, on the Henderson farm...

Roger Bolen

Roger Bolen

Apr 24, 2007

BOLEN, ROGER DALE, age 53 of Radford, passed away Tuesday, April 24, 2007. He was preceded in death Horace (Slim) Bolen & Frances Harter Wade Bolen; sister, Linda Dalene Bolen Collins; maternal grandparents, Oliver Dalton & Hattie Marget Alderman Wade. He was a veteran having proudly served in the U. S. Army. He was a loving father, husband and friend...

Lula Atkinson

Lula Atkinson

Apr 22, 2007

Her children rise up and call her Blessed. . “ Many women have done Excellently, but you surpass them all.” Proverbs 31:28-29 ATKINSON, LULA KEITH, age 99, of Shawsville, passed away at her daughter’s home on Sunday, April 22, 2007. She was a member of the Texas Chapel Church, Shawsville known now as the Maranatha Baptist Church. She was preceded...

Brandon Church

Brandon Church

Apr 20, 2007

Church, Brandon Zachary, 12, of Blacksburg, passed away Friday, April 20, 2007 at his home. He was preceded in death by his grandmother, Louise Church. Brandon is survived by his sister, Melaina Church; brother, Andrew Church; brother, Jonathan Church; and sister, Morgana Baker. Also surviving are his parents, John Church and Michelle Baker and husband, Melvin; and his grandmother, Janet...

Mabel Beverley

Mabel Beverley

Apr 19, 2007

BEVERLEY, MABEL HUTCHISON, age 90, of Baltimore, Maryland, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 19, 2007 at Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, MD, after a courageous battle with osteoporosis, spinal stenosis and strokes. She devoted herself to building a business with her late husband, Ashby V. Beverley, until his passing in 1962. Following that she was a landlord...