Obituary Listing

Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God.

On Sunday evening, August 8, 2010, The Lord called one of His servants home.

Frances Virginia Freeman, 86, was born on May 7, 1924 to the late Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Nicholas and Lilly Merriman Jones. She was preceded in death by her parents,...

Shirley Price Sarver, 68, of Newport departed this life Friday in the peace of her own home. Born in Pearisburg on February 8, 1944 she was a daughter of the late Ira and Mary Woodyard Price. For over forty years she was an employee of Poly-scientific in Blacksburg. She was preceded in death by her parents, her brother Ira...

Hazel Marie Montgomery, 56, of Roanoke and formerly of Pembroke died Monday morning at her home in the loving care of her family. Born in Pearisburg on August 28, 1948, she was a daughter of "Jack" William G. Ratcliffe of Pembroke and the late Orpha Lee Stoner Ratcliffe and step-daughter of Ruth Reed Ratcliffe of Pembroke. She had been...

John Randolph Sadler "Randy", 77, of Pleasant Hill Drive in Pembroke departed this life Monday at Montgomery Regional Hospital after a long illness. Born in Giles County on February 22, 1932, he was a son of the late Bittle King, Sr, and Lula Mae Harris Sadler. He was retired from the Celanese Plant at Narrows, was a veteran of...

Charlotte Ann Lovell, 74, of Richmond and formerly of Narrows, departed this life Friday afternoon at Chippenham Medical Center in Richmond. Born in Cashmere, WV on February 1, 1944 she was a daughter of the lagte Herbert Lyle and Willia Pauline Hale. She had been employed as a hairdresser. Her parents and her husband, John Lovell, preceded her in...

Mary Catherine Linkous, 84, of Pembroke and formerly of Christiansburg, departed this life Friday evening at her home in the loving care of her family and hospice. Born in Montgomery County on April 24, 1929, she was a daughter of the late Oakley Cornelius and Mary Jane Saul Murdock. "Nannie" was a beloved homemaker, mother, grandmother and attended Bethel...

William Clyde "Butch" Dunigan, 54, of Pearisburg, departed this life Thursday evening at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Born in Pearisburg on June 15, 1956 he was a son of the late Clifford and Bertha Stowers Dunigan. Butch was a Christian of the Baptist Faith a graduate of New River Community College, and had been employed at Hardee's and Pizza Hut...

DANIEL JEFFERSON STANLEY (Jeff), 66, of Bluefield, WV and formerly of Guinea Mt. near Pearisburg, departed this life Wednesday morning at his home in the loving care of his family and hospice. Born in Christiansburg, VA on February 12, 1950 he was a son of the late Daniel Dowdy and Banie Stanley Dowdy. He had earned his living as...

Frank Dean Moser, 54, of Pembroke, departed the life Sunday, April 3, 2011 at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke, VA. Born in Pearisburg on February 21, 1957 he was a son of the late Alton Edgar and Ruby Rye Moser.He was preceded in death by his brothers Roy Moser,Lee Moser and his sister Jean Lively.

He...

Robert Lee Bailey, Jr., 45, of Pearisburg departed this life Saturday afternoon at his home after a long illness. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on January 24, 1964 and had been employed as a printer in the book printing industry. He is survived by his father and step-mother Robert L. Bailey, Sr. and Linda M. Bailey of Pembroke;...

Barbara Ellen Helton, 53, of Christiansburg, departed this life Thursday afternoon at Lewis Gale Montgomery Hospital in Blacksburg. Born in Maryland on October 07, 1963 she was a daughter of Ellen Morris Dalton and the late Leonard Dalton. She was preceded in death by her father and a sister Joy Dean. Barbara was a member of the fellowship at...

Linda Lee Williams Journell, beloved Mother and Na Na, went to be with our Lord and Savior, Tuesday morning August 16, 2011 at the age of 74. She was born in Clifton Forge, VA on March 19, 1937, daughter of the late James Harold and Ruth McMahan Williams of Pembroke. Her pain has now passed after ten years with...

Buford Mason Bradley, 84, of Happy Hollow Road, Newport, departed this life at his home during the past week-end. Born in Craig County, on December 22, 1926, he was a son of the late Johnny Paris and Glenna Mae Woods Bradley. He was retired from VPI in Blacksburg and was preceded in death by his wife, Inez Hudson Bradley....

George William "Buddy" Keffer, 87, of River Road, Pembroke, departed this life Saturday afternoon at his home in his easy chair. Born in Pembroke on February 7, 1927 he was a son of the late Roy and Mabel Myers Keffer. He had been employed at Virginia Lime Co. in Kimballton as a Maintenance Foreman. Buddy was a Number One...

Nana Laverne Keffer, 67, of Keffer Lane, Goldbond departed this life Friday afternoon at Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke after a short illness. Born in Roanoke on August 24, 1943, she was a daughter of the late Robert Carlton and Nellie Jernell Saunders. She had been employed at Carilion Giles Community Hospital in Pearisburg and was preceded in death...

Edith Irene Cumbee, 86, of River Road in Pembroke departed this earthly life from Montgomery Regional Hospital Wednesday September 28, 2005. Born in Giles County on July 28, 1919 she was a daughter of the late Howard and Eliza Lucas Carter. She was preceded in death by her husband Charles Chapman Cumbee and two sons Lee Cumbee and Winfred...

Eleanor Mosburg Newby, age 69, of Pearisburg, made her heavenly journey home on Friday, May 29, 2015 from Giles Community Hospital in Pearisburg. She was born in Pearisburg on May 22, 1946. Eleanor fought the good fight, and is now present with her Lord and her loved ones that have preceded her which include her beloved husband, Roy Newby,...

Ronald Gene Perdue, 75 of Pearisburg, VA departed this life February 11, 2021 at his home in the loving care of his family and Intrepid Hospice. Born April 26, 1945, he was a son of the late George and Lucille Stafford Perdue.

A 1963 graduate of Giles High School, Ronald served his country proud in the US...

Kenneth Joseph Stump, 57, of Pembroke and formerly of Newport, departed this life Saturday evening at Pulaski Community Hospital in Pulaski after a long illness. Born in Giles County on January 11, 1953 he was a son of the late Stanford and Lillian Hypes Stump. He had been employed on construction as a carpenter.

He leaves to...

Betty Jean Hutchison, 85 of Pembroke, VA departed this life February 1, 2021 in the care of Carilion New River Valley Medical Center. Born in Giles County, VA on March 20, 1935 she was a daughter of the late Albert and Della Hilton Radford.

She spent her life as a coning machine operator at Celanese. She also...