Obituary Listing
Local Obituaries for Kendall Funeral Home
Roger Lee Martin
Dec 20, 2007
Roger Lee Martin, 61, of Doe Creek Road in Pembroke, departed this life Thursday afternoon, December 20, 2007 at U V A Hospital in Charlottesville, VA. Born in Pearisburg on October 15, 1946 he was a son of the late Dick Slater and Mabel Kellison Martin. He was a graduate of Giles High School, a veteran of the U...
Graham Hamilton Farrier
Dec 9, 2007
Graham Hamilton Farrier, 89, of Summit Lane in Newport departed this life Sunday evening December 9, 2007 at Montgomery Regional Hospital in Blacksburg. Born in Newport on July 31, 1918 he was a son of the late Kenneth Howe and Josephine Hamilton Farrier. He was retired from the Celanese Celco Plant at Narrows with forty-one years service and was...
Roy Herman Dunford
Dec 6, 2007
Roy Herman Dunford, 94, of 118 Dunford Lane in Newport departed this life Thursday evening December 6, 2007 at Riverview Nursing Home in Rich Creek. Born in Giles County on January 22, 1913 he was a son of the late Charles and Nancy Vance Dunford. He was retired from Poly-Scientific in Blacksburg. His real life's work was farming his...
Beulah Mae "Gay" Martin
Dec 3, 2007
Beulah Mae "Gay" Martin, 83, of Celestial Heights Road, Pembroke departed this life Monday evening December 3, 2007 at Heritage Hall Health Care in Blacksburg after a long illness. Born in Giles Co on February 17, 1924 she was a daughter of the late Lacy Snow and Ocie Woods Meredith. Gay was a beloved mother and grandmother who delighted...
Lorene Reese Lucas
Nov 25, 2007
Lorene Reese Lucas, 87, of Castle Rock Road in Pembroke departed this life Sunday evening November 25, 2007 at Giles Memorial Hospital in Pearisburg after a long illness. Born in Ironto on August 16, 1920 she was a daughter of the late "FH" Ferris Houston and Daisy Sessler Reese. Lorene was a graduate of Shawsville High School, a charter...
Barry Wayne Albert
Nov 20, 2007
Barry Wayne Albert, 64, of Guinea Mountain Road at Pearisburg departed this life Tuesday morning November 20, 2007 at his own home in the care of his loving family and hospice. Born in Pearisburg on September 24, 1943 he was a son of George Ralph Albert of Pearisburg and the late Winifred Blanche Johnston Albert. Barry was a veteran...
Edna Louise Williams
Nov 17, 2007
On Saturday November 17, 2007 the cadence softly ended and Edna Louise Atkins Williams at the age of 86 gracefully went home to the Lord. "My harp also is turned to mourning and my organ into the voice of them that weep" Job 30:31
She is survived by her husband of sixty-one years, John Claude Williams, Jr.,...
Charles Samuel Sanders
Nov 15, 2007
Charles Samuel Sanders, 75, of Kow Camp Road at Pembroke departed this life Thursday morning November 15, 2007 in the loving care of his family at home. Born in Giles County on July 6, 1932 he was a son of the late Walter Dexter and Zena Collins Sanders. Sam was a diesel mechanic at National Gypsum Co. at Goldbond...
Claude Early Galliher
Nov 15, 2007
Claude Early Galliher, 84, of Ripplemead and recently of Riverview Nursing Home in Rich Creek passed away Thursday November 15, 2007 at Giles Memorial Hospital in Pearisburg. Born in Saltville on August 29, 1923 he was a son of the late Jesse A. and Dessie Helton Galliher. Mr. Galliher was a veteran of WW II, U S Army, and...
Catherine Alma Alexander
Nov 13, 2007
Catherine Alma (Carter) Alexander, 77, of Hillcrest Drive in Pearisburg departed this life to be with the Lord on Thursday, November 13, 2007 in the comfort of her own home. She was born to the late Russell Carter, Sr. and Mamie Goodwyn Carter in Franklin, WV. She attended school at the Christiansburg Institute in Christiansburg, VA and later graduated...
Walter Miller Cumbee
Nov 11, 2007
Walter Miller "Bucky" Cumbee, 63, of Eggleston Road in Pembroke departed this life Sunday morning November 11, 2007 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke, Va. Born in Pembroke on April 21, 1944 he was a son of the late Charles Chapman and Edith Irene Carter Cumbee. He had been employed on construction work for most of his life. He...
Ronnie Lee Cumbee
Nov 9, 2007
Ronnie Lee Cumbee, 62, of Ellen St. in Pembroke departed this life Friday afternoon November 9, 2007 at Montgomery Regional Hospital in Blacksburg. Born in Pembroke on July 5, 1945 he was a son of the late Charles Chapman and Edith Irene Carter Cumbee. He had been employed at Terrace View Apartments in Blacksburg. He was preceded in death...
Gavin Shawn Santolla
Nov 9, 2007
Gavin Shawn Santolla, infant son of Christina Miller and Shawn Santolla and brother of Tyler Santolla all of Pembroke died Friday November 9, 2007. Graveside services will be conducted Monday at 10:00 AM in Birchlawn Burial Park in Pearisburg. The Kendall Funeral Home in Pembroke is serving the Santolla Family. Online condolences may be sent by visiting kendallfuneralhome.com.
Frances Rita Gautier
Nov 9, 2007
Frances Rita Gautier, 84, of Cabot Drive in Pearisburg departed this life Friday morning November 9, 2007 at her home. Born in California and raised in New Jersey she was a daughter if the late Fannie Wilkerson Haines and step-daughter of the late Richard Haines. Frances was a devoted member of Holy Family Catholic Church in Pearisburg and very...
Dorothy Gray Cole
Nov 2, 2007
Dorothy Gray Cole, 89 of Fairway St. in Pearisburg, departed this life Friday evening, November 2, 2007 at Highland Ridge Health Care in Dublin. Born in Giles County on July 14, 1918 she was a daughter of the late John Henry and Sheilor Whittaker Morris. She attended Riverview Baptist Church and was retired from the Twisting Department at Celanese...
Marion Rita Conlon
Oct 31, 2007
Marion Rita Conlon, 90, of Pearisburg, departed this life Wednesday afternoon, October 31, 2007 at Montgomery Regional Hospital after a protracted illness. Born in New Britain, Connecticut on September 22, 1917 she was a daughter of the late Frank and Mary Clerkin Durham. Rita served her community as a nurse, with special work in hospice services, and served her...
Dallas Mitchell Dillon
Oct 31, 2007
Dallas Mitchell Dillon, 69, of Peterstown, WV departed this life Wednesday October 31, 2007 at Princeton Community Hospital in Princeton, WV. Born in Monroe County on May 13, 1938 he was a son of the late Mark Matthew and Lora Blanche Sarver Dillon. Dallas was a retired boiler operator with over forty years service at Celanese Celco Plant at...
William Ellis Tickle
Oct 30, 2007
William Ellis Tickle, 56, of Newport, VA claimed his healing and began his walk on the golden streets of heaven Tuesday October 30, 2007 at his home. Bill fought a hard battle against cancer but is now healthy and pain free once again. He was born in Radford, VA on September 16, 1951, a son of Frances H. Tickle...
Mary Frances Snidow Dunford
Oct 29, 2007
Mary Frances Snidow Dunford, 61, of Bland and formerly of Pearisburg died Monday, October 29, 2007. Graveside services will be conducted Thursday at 3:00 PM in The Schrader Cemetery on Wolf Creek near Narrows. Online condolences may be sent by visiting kendallfuneralhome.com.
Gladys Virginia Hilton
Oct 29, 2007
Gladys Virginia Hilton, 61, of Pembroke departed this life Monday morning October 29, 2007 at Giles Memorial Hospital in Pearisburg. Born in Pembroke on April 14, 1946 she was a daughter of the late Cammie Togo Young and Violet Marie Niece Young. She was preceded in death by her husband David Hilton, her parents, a sisters Corena Griggs, Margaret...
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