Obituary Listing
Local Obituaries for Kendall Funeral Home
Sharon Elaine Dean
Dec 2, 2008
Sharon Elaine Dean, 54, of Price Lane, Newport, departed this life Tuesday morning, December 2, 2008 after a hard fought battle with cancer at Montgomery Regional Hospital in Blacksburg. Born in Giles County on January 2, 1954 she is a daughter of Eva Huffman Price of Newport and the late Daniel Fisher Price. She was a member of Mt....
Laura Alice Williams
Dec 1, 2008
Laura Alice "Nookie" Williams, 71, of Cascade Drive in Pembroke departed this life Monday, December 1, 2008 at New River Valley Medical Center in Radford. Born in Giles County on May 17, 1937, she was a daughter of the late Albert B. and Della Lee Hilton Radford. She was preceded in death by her husband Richard Williams, a son...
James Arthur Tate
Nov 29, 2008
James Arthur Tate, 87, of Curve Road, Pearisburg, departed this life Saturday afternoon, November 29, 2008 at Giles Memorial Hospital in Pearisburg. Born in Nemours, West Virginia on September 22, 1921 he was a son of the late Arthur and Alma Slaughter Tate. "Jim" was a skilled mechanic serving in several local auto repair services including Virginia Garage Ford...
Elizabeth Hull Cox
Nov 25, 2008
Elizabeth Hull Cox "Sis", 84, of Morning View Drive in Pearisburg, departed this life Tuesday morning, November 25, 2008 at Giles Memorial Hospital in Pearisburg. Born in Bland County on October 11, 1924 she was a daughter of the late Dice Harvey and Lula Bertha Neece Hull. She was a devoted Christian and member of the First Church of...
Robert Edward Litchford
Nov 24, 2008
Robert Edward Litchford, 84, of Newport, departed this life in the quietness of his own home Monday morning, November 24, 2008. Born in Giles County on July 3, 1924, he was a son of the late Thomas and Ida Meredith Litchford. He was a veteran of the U S Army in WW II, and was retired from Virginia Lime...
Nellie Ruth Long
Nov 22, 2008
Nellie Newton Long, 86, of Belspring, Pulaski Co., departed this life Saturday morning, November 22, 2008 at Salem Health and Rehab. Center in Salem, VA. Born in Wise County, Virginia on April 5, 1922 she was a daughter of the late Lorne Newton and Ida Mae Quesenberry Newton. She was preceded in death by her husband Paul Edward Long,...
Everette Shelton Dean
Nov 19, 2008
Everette Shelton Dean, 74 of Givens Lane in Blacksburg, departed this life Wednesday morning, November 19, 2008 at his home after a battle with a stroke and prostate cancer. Born September 24, 1934 in Max Meadows, VA, he was a son of the late Walter S. and Beulah Lilly Dean. He was preceded in death also by two sisters...
Marvin Eugene Collins (Pee Wee)
Nov 18, 2008
Marvin Eugene Collins (Pee Wee), 59, of Tucker Lane in Newport, departed this life Tuesday morning, November18, 2008 at Montgomery Regional Hospital in Blacksburg after a long illness. Born in Giles County on July 24, 1949 he was a son of the late Helen M. Collins. PeeWee had been employed in custodial services at Montgomery Regional Hospital and at...
Michelle Suzzeanne Rinaldi
Nov 15, 2008
Michelle Suzzeanne Rinaldi, 55, of Virginia Avenue in Pembroke and formerly of Stuart, departed this life Saturday afternoon, November 15, 2008 at her home following a short illness. Born in West Springfield, MA on October 9, 1953 she was a daughter of the late Charles Peter and Sarah Jane (Sally) Noyes Rinaldi. She was owner and operator of M&M's...
Genevieve Mae Steger
Nov 12, 2008
Genevieve Frazier Steger, 85, of Narrows, passed away Wednesday, November 12, 2008 at Montgomery Regional Hospital in Blacksburg. Born on June 22, 1923 she was a daughter of the late Josiah David and Gertrude Blankenship Frazier. She was retired from the Celanese Celco Plant at Narrows. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband James Carl Steger,...
Robert Herland Mccall
Nov 10, 2008
Robert Herland "Bobby" McCall, 81 of Riverview St. in Pembroke departed this life Monday afternoon, November 10, 2008 at Montgomery Regional Hospital in Blacksburg. Born in Pembroke on March 3, 1927, he was a son of the late Walter French and Edith Clyo Hilton McCall. Bobby was a life-long member of Pembroke Christian Church serving as elder and trustee,...
Fred Gregory Rogers
Nov 7, 2008
Fred Gregory Rogers, 56, of the Goodwin's Ferry Community at Newport departed this life Friday morning November 7, 2008 at his home. Born in Pearisburg on October 6, 1952 he was a son of the late Fred J. and Kathleen Vaught Rogers. He was employed as a mechanic with Simpson Construction Co. in Dublin. Greg was preceded in death...
Beatrice Gilmer Mills
Nov 4, 2008
Beatrice Gilmer Mills, 88, of Christiansburg departed this life Tuesday morning, November 4, 2008 at Highland Ridge Health and Rehab. Center in Dublin after a long illness. She was born in Giles County on December 4, 1919. "Bea" was a beloved wife, mother, and grandmother and was a talented gospel vocalist and pianist bringing joy and the movement of...
Hazel Stevers Neice
Nov 4, 2008
Hazel Virginia Neice, 89, of Pembroke and formerly of Goldbond, departed this life Tuesday November 4, 2008 at Riverview Nursing Home in Rich Creek after a long illness. Born in Kimballton on July 16, 1919 she was a daughter of the late Michael and Effie Jennings Stevers. She was a devout Christian and had been a member of the...
Earnest Homer Lang
Nov 1, 2008
Earnest Homer Lang, 88, of the Hoges Chapel Community at Pembroke, departed this life Saturday November 1, 2008 at Pulaski Health and Rehabilitation Center in Pulaski after a long illness. Born in Giles County on May 13, 1920, he was a son of the late Fred Thomas and Anna Mae Farley Lang. He was a member of Mt Lebanon...
James Herbert Shannnon
Oct 30, 2008
James Herbert Shannon "Jimmie", 48, of Narrows died Thursday, October 30, 2008 at his home after battling with cancer. Born in Hampton, Virginia on April 13, 1960 he was a son of the late Carl and Betty Clemons Shannon and grandson of the late France Bruce and Lelia Ester Burton Shannon. He was preceded in death by his parents...
Lillie Edna Smith
Oct 27, 2008
Lillie Edna Smith, 88, of College St. in Narrows departed this life Monday October 27, 2008 at Evergreen Manor in Standardsville, VA after a long illness. Born in Giles County on November 21, 1919 she was a daughter of the late James Edward and Glenna Blankenship Perdue. She was a beloved mother to her whole family, a member of...
Lenora Naomi Holley
Oct 26, 2008
Lenora Naomi Holley, 88, of Old Orchard Place in Pearisburg, passed away Saturday October 26, 2008 at Riverview Nursing Home in Rich Creek. Born in Kanawha Co., WV on December 19, 1919 she was a daughter of the late Jesse and Edna Brogan DeWees. She was preceded in death by sisters Blanche and Harry Sutton and Gladys and Easley...
Herbert Cecil Vencill
Oct 22, 2008
. Herbert Cecil "Jack" Vencill, 89, formerly of Ripplemead died Wednesday October 22, 2008 in Abingdon, VA where he resided at Grace Health Care. He was born January 10, 1919 in Russell County, the first child of the late Arleigh and Bess Marshall Vencill. He was a veteran of the U S Navy and the owner of H.C. Vencill...
Thomas Ray Long
Oct 16, 2008
Thomas Ray Long, 68, of Goodwins Ferry Road, Pembroke, Virginia in Giles County passed away on Thursday, October 16, 2008 at Giles Memorial Hospital. He was born in Nuttalburg, WV on December 28, 1939, a son of the late Lee Russell and Margie Simmons Long. Tommy was a life long resident of Giles County and was retired from Volvo...
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