Local Obituaries for Montgomery County Community

Edwin Burke Miller Jr.

Dec 14, 2021

Edwin Burke Miller, Jr., 72 of Barren Springs, VA, passed away on Tuesday, December 14, 2021. Ed was a Vietnam Veteran with the 1st Calvary and was awarded the Purple Heart medal. He loved the outdoors. Ed retired from Coors Brewery and had worked at the Pulaski Transit. He was preceded in death by his parents, Edwin B. Miller, Sr....

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Nalin A. Patel

Dec 13, 2021

Nalin A. Patel, 66 of Christiansburg passed away on December 13, 2021. He is survived by his wife, Daxa N. Patel; daughters, Dhruvi B. Patel, Grishma N. Ajmera; son, Kavit N. Patel; sons-in-law and daughters-in-law, Bhavin B. Patel, Nihar M. Ajmera, Hinal K. Patel, Reshma A. Patel; granddaughters, Divya B. Patel, Riya B. Patel; grandson, Arjun N. Ajmera. Also left...

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Luella Faye Childers

Dec 13, 2021

Luella Faye Childers, of Huntington, passed away on December 13, 2021, at the age of 86. Luella lived for the Lord. She started and ended her day the same way, with the Bible. When she wasn't volunteering at church, you could find her at the bowling alley or at the hair salon. She loved keeping up with current events and...

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Marsha Ann Dove

Dec 12, 2021

Marsha Ann Dove, 78 of Blacksburg, passed away on December 12, 2021. She was preceded in death by her parents, John and Carrie Trump; siblings, Robert, Jimmy, Earl, Edith, and Pauline. Marsha is survived by her children, Patricia, Wayne, and Malinda; grandchildren, Daniel Poff, Steven Dove, Blake and Matthew Reed; and great-granddaughter, Danielle Elizabeth Poff. Marsha was a kind person...

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Diana June Gibson Donathan

Dec 12, 2021

Diana June Gibson Donathan, 73, of Christiansburg, VA, formerly of Lynco, WV, passed away on Sunday, December 12, 2021, at her home. She was born on January 22, 1948 in Kopperston, WV. She was the daughter of the late Clarence ‘Buck’ Gibson and Erna Bishop Gibson. She retired from Hubbell Lighting and was a member of the Local Union IUE...

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Robert Van Dowdy

Dec 9, 2021

Robert Van Dowdy (Butch) passed away at his home in Christiansburg, VA on December 9, 2021. He was preceded in death by his mother, Mary Connor; father, Ellis Dowdy; step father, Loys Connor; sister, Linda Gail Duncan; and brother, Leonard (Shorty) Dowdy. He is survived by his wife, Carolyn Dowdy; son, Dwayne Dowdy (Tammy); daughters, Cara L. Dowdy, Heather M....

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Dewey Otis Long Jr.

Dec 8, 2021

Dewey Otis Long Jr., known by everyone as Sonny, of Radford, VA, entered into heaven on December 8, 2021. He was born June 19, 1950 and grew up in Greenville, WV. He met his wife Trixie when they were teenagers, and devoted his life to his family, his church and serving others in Christiansburg, VA. A genuine self-made man, Sonny...

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Alice Faye Martin

Dec 3, 2021

Alice Faye Martin, 76, of Shawsville born on November 30, 1945 in Pineville, WV went home to be with the Lord on Friday December 3, 2021. Alice was a very loving Christian wife and mom. She loved God, reading her Bible daily, and attending church regularly as well as teaching Sunday school. Her children, and grandchildren were the most important...

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Eula B. (Linkous) Shelor

Dec 2, 2021

Eula B. (Linkous) Shelor was led by angels to her new heavenly home on December 2, 2021. She was born on March 14, 1930 in Merrimac, Virginia. Eula leaves behind a loving family, including great grandchildren, and dear friends who will cherish their memories and miss her kindness and love. She was a very sweet and gentle woman of great...

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Ronnie L. Brown

Nov 30, 2021

Ronnie L. Brown, 67, of Radford, passed away on Tuesday, November 30, 2021. Ronnie was a proud Navy veteran. He loved fishing, photography woodworking, and watching the old westerns. He was a creative and imaginative man who especially enjoyed art projects and tinkering with computers and electronics of all kinds. He enjoyed his work as a truck driver for Anderson...

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Catherine S. Johnson

Nov 29, 2021

Catherine S. Johnson of Christiansburg, VA passed away Monday, November 29, 2021. Born to parents Michael and Anna Telehany on November 5, 1933, Catherine grew up in Corning, NY where she met and married her husband of 61 years, Robert (Bob) Johnson. Catherine worked for Corning Glass in Corning, NY and then Virginia Tech Animal Science Department in Blacksburg, VA,...

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Gary Edward Tickle Sr.

Nov 28, 2021

Gary Edward Tickle Sr., 66 of Kegley, West Virginia, succumbed to COPD on November 28, 2021 with his sons by his side. A talented trim carpenter for most of his life, illness forced him into retirement several years ago. Known to friends simply as "Tick", Gary was a down-to-earth man who enjoyed the simple pleasures in life. Gary was predeceased...

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José Lugo Arroyo

Nov 28, 2021

José Lugo Arroyo, who lived in Christiansburg, Virginia, since August 2010, but was a native of Quebradillas, Puerto Rico, is now in God’s arms and reunited in glory with his wife, Delia, as of Sunday, November 28, 2021. He would have been 97 in January 2022. The oldest of 8 siblings, he joins two younger brothers (Carmelo & Santos). José...

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Freddie Lee Richardson

Nov 27, 2021

Freddie Lee Richardson passed away peacefully at his home in Christiansburg on Saturday, November 27, 2021, at the age of 71. Freddie worked as a truck driver for C&S Door for many years. At one of the work Christmas parties, he met the love of his life whom he later married, his wife Sandy. Freddie became a father to her...

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Frank Nile Greenlee

Nov 25, 2021

Frank Nile Greenlee of Newport, Virginia, passed away on November 25, 2021, at the age of 68. He carried music in his soul and a natural cheerfulness in his heart, and had a presence easily felt by all with the good fortune to have known him throughout his prolific life. The son of Col. Halford and Jacqueline Greenlee, Frank was...

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Christine Revin

Nov 24, 2021

Christine Revin, 52 of Christiansburg, passed away on Wednesday, November 24, 2021. For most of her life, Christine lived with Multiple Sclerosis but she never let that define her quality of life. She loved traveling, motorcycle rides, convertible rides, the beach, off-roading, as well as numerous other activities. She never complained and always said, “It could be worse.” Christine loved...

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Joan H. Parker-Janney

Nov 22, 2021

Joan H Parker-Janney passed away November 22nd, 2021 at the age of 78. She was retired from Virginia Tech but continued to work at a local Shell convenience store which she really enjoyed until August 2021.She was preceded in death by her husband Curtis E. Janney; parents, Richard and Lorena Harmon and elder sister Jeanette Wade. She is survived by...

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David Ross Goff

Nov 22, 2021

David Ross Goff, 71, of Christiansburg passed away on November 22, 2021. Born in Morgantown, WV, he obtained his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from West Virginia University and thereafter obtained a MSEE in Electrical Engineering from Caltech. David started his career at Bell Labs in New Jersey. He was employed as Director of Engineering at Force Inc. and Olson Technologies...

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Priscilla Melody Barner Martin

Nov 21, 2021

Priscilla Melody Barner Martin (Aug. 26, 1983-Nov. 21,2021) Priscilla Melody Barner Martin, of Ironto, died tragically on Nov. 21. She was 38. Raised in Loudoun County, Virginia, where she was homeschooled, she called the New River Valley home for most of her adult life. For the past several years, she had been the owner/operator of New Life Cleaning Services. A...

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Clyde Morris Light

Nov 17, 2021

Clyde Morris Light passed away Wednesday, November 17, 2021 at the age of 61. He is survived by his wife, Theda Marie Light; children, David Kirby, Michelle Kast (Eric), Jacob Light (Angela), Rebekah Rinehart (Daniel), Jeremiah Light (Maggie); mother, Edith Virginia Light; brothers, Ronnie Light and Carl Light; sisters, Donna Eicher (Bruce), Becky Ollis (T.J.); and 11 grandchildren. Visitation will...

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