Obituary Listing

Aug 15, 2006

Woneda "Midge" Ruth Kessinger, 94, of Pearisburg passed from this life Tuesday evening August 15, 2006 in a Radford hospital. Born in Mercer County, West Virginia on February 24, 1912, she was a daughter of the late El and Myrtle Goodwin Meredith. She was retired from the Celanese Celco Plant at Narrows and was preceded in death by her...

Aug 14, 2006

Cleveland Carter, 94, of Goldbond on Big Stony Creek in Giles Co. passed away Monday August 14, 2006 at Highland Ridge Rehab Center in Dublin, VA. Born on November 2, 1911, at Kerns on Big Stony Creek, he was a son of the late Charlie Floyd and Anna Farley Carter. He was a retired miner with the National Gypsum...

Aug 11, 2006

Robert Lee Meredith, 75, of Sinking Creek Road in Pembroke died Friday morning August 11, 2006 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital after a fall at his home in July. Born in Giles County on August 7, 1931 he was a son of the late Snow and Ocie Woods Meredith. He was a skilled stone mason and was handy in all...

Aug 2, 2006

Lillian Luella Ratcliff, 81, of Ford Lane in Pembroke departed this life Wednesday morning August 2, 2006 at her home. Born in Premier, WV on January 11, 1925 she was a daughter of the late Charlie Francis and Edith Lee Lucas Mahaffey. She was a Certified Nursing Assistant devoted to her patients in the home health care field and...

Jul 30, 2006

Melvin Ernest Leslie, 95, of Pearisburg departed this life Sunday evening July 30, 2006 at Highland Ridge Health Center in Dublin. Born in Roanoke City on December 15, 1910 he was a son of the late Joseph Oscar and Nettie Mae Gibson Leslie. Melvin was employed at the Celanese Celco Plant in Narrows from 1941 until his retirement, and...

Jul 26, 2006

Jessie Willard "Peanut" Wilson, Jr., 51, of Pearisburg died Wednesday July 26, 2006 at Medcenter One Hospital in Bismarck , North Dakota. He was born in Giles County on December 10, 1954 and earned his living as a painter. He was preceded in death by his father Jessie W. Wilson, Sr. and a brother Douglas "Porkey" Wilson. He leaves...

Jul 25, 2006

Donald Wayne Myers, 55, of Fairview St. in Christiansburg died Tuesday July 25, 2006 at his home. He was born in Giles County on April 15, 1951, was retired from Federal Mogul and was a graduate of Giles High School. He was preceded in death by his father William Haven Myers, Sr. and step-father Marion Bryant.

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Jul 25, 2006

Lutishia "Tish" Evelene Hartwell of Wildwood Drive in Pearisburg departed this life Tuesday evening July 25, 2006 at Giles Memorial Hospital in Pearisburg. Born in Johnston City, TN on March 13, 1934 she was a daughter of the late Newton Price and Besse LaRue Gibson. A beloved wife, mother, and grandmother she was a devoted member of the VFW...

Jul 24, 2006

Minor Chapman Tawney, 73, of Pembroke died Monday July 24, 2006 at his home in the Hoges Chapel Community. Born in Giles County on July 14, 1933 he was a son of the late Daugherty Tawney and Evelyn Meredith Tawney Martin and step-son of the late Rob Martin. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of...

Jul 24, 2006

Joseph Luther Gilmer, 20, of Fleeman St. in Pearisburg died Monday July 24, 2006 in a fishing accident on Wolf Creek in Giles County. He was born in Henrico County, Virginia on April 22, 1986. "Joey" was employed as a banquet server at Mt. Lake Hotel and was a 2004 graduate of Giles High School. He was preceded in...

Jul 22, 2006

Barbara Jane Williams Tawney, 72, of Pembroke died Saturday July 22, 2006 at her home in the Hoges Chapel Community. Born in Giles County on October 12, 1933 she was a daughter of the late Donald Williams and Evelyn Lucas Williams Rumburg. A beloved mother and grandmother she was a devoted member of the Church of Jesus Christ of...

Jul 14, 2006

Greta Louise Fitzgerald Griffith, 74, of Clendennin Road at Narrows, died Friday morning July 14, 2006 at Pulaski Community Hospital in Pulaski after a long illness. Born in Narrows on April 2, 1932, she was a daughter of the late Patrick Parnell and Sadie Blackburn Fitzgerald. A beloved mother and neighbor she was preceded in death by her husband...

Jul 12, 2006

Harry Dwayne Gautier, 42 of Stock Pen Mountain Road, Narrows departed this life Wednesday July 12, 2006 at Giles Memorial Hospital in Pearisburg. Born in Cleveland, Ohio on June 24, 1962 he was the son of Harry Green and Madeline Blankenship Gautier. He was employed by the Celanese Corporation in Narrows with 17 years of faithful service.

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Jul 7, 2006

Thelma Louise Dowdy, 63, of Mt. Lake and Heritage Acres in Blacksburg, departed this life Friday morning July 7, 2006 at Montgomery Regional Hospital in Blacksburg. Born in Giles Co. on August 15, 1942, she was a daughter of the late Burtle Thaw and Mary Agnes Williams Songer. She had been employed as a cook in several restaurants and...

Jul 4, 2006

Eloise Little Rader, 78, of Newport, passed away peacefully Tuesday morning July 4, 2006 in Blacksburg, VA. Born on September 11, 1927 at Goodwins Ferry in Giles County she was a daughter of the late Earl O. and Osa Duncan Little. She is survived by her loving, devoted husband of 60 years, Dolan Rader. Eloise dedicated her entire life...

Jul 4, 2006

Levi Hypes, 82, of Pembroke went to be with his Lord Tuesday morning July 4, 2006 at his home. Born in Montgomery County on August 11, 1923 he was a son of the late Craig and Irene Hughes Hypes. He was raised in the fellowship of Level Green Christian Church; was a member of Frenche's Chapel Pentecostal Holiness Church,...

Jul 2, 2006

Patrick Henry "Pat" McGuire, 87, of 100 Sam Robinson Drive in Pembroke departed this life Sunday morning July 2, 2006 at Highland Ridge Health Care in Dublin in the loving care of his family. Born in Giles County on March 15, 1919 he was a son of the late Van Buren and Laura Victoria Martin McGuire. Pat was retired...

Jul 2, 2006

Annie Belle Williams, 93, of Pembroke, departed this life Sunday morning July 2, 2006 at Riverview Health Care in Rich Creek in the loving presence of her family. Born at Kimballton on February 16, 1913 she was a daughter of the late Taylor and Elizabeth Norris Neice. A devoted mother to her whole family she was preceded in death...

Jun 30, 2006

James Everett Hale, Jr., 84, of Knoxville, TN passed away Friday June 30, 2006 at Park West Hospital in Knoxville. He was born in Comers Rock, VA on August 3, 1921 and grew up in the Marion and Wytheville, VA area. He worked at the Hercules Powder Co. in Radford, VA before entering the US Army during WW II....

Jun 24, 2006

Sue Long Scott, 51, of Fortress Drive in Blacksburg departed this life Saturday June 24, 2006 at her home in the loving care of her family after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Newport on February 18, 1955 she was a daughter of the late Lee Russell and Margie Ellen Simmons Long. Sue was a faithful member of...