Franklyn Bruce Rock
Feb 4, 2017
Franklyn Bruce Rock, 86, of Mt Lake Road, Newport, VA departed this life Saturday afternoon, February 4, 2017 at home in the loving care of his family. Born in Warsaw, Virginia on December 5, 1930 he was a son of the late Irving Bruce Rock and Ruth Esther Luttrell Rock. He was retired from VPI Entomology Dept. as a...
Cedric Miller Meredith
Feb 4, 2017
Cedric Miller, Meredith "Shag", 79, of Christiansburg, departed this life Saturday evening, February 4, 2017, at English Meadows in Christiansburg. Born at Hoges Chapel in Giles County on June 30, 1937 he was a son of the late Lacy Snow and Ocie Ola Woods Meredith. He was a retired skilled tile setter and was a member of Harbor of...
Mark Anthony Estep
Feb 1, 2017
MARK ANTHONY ESTEP, 57, of Ripplemead, passed away peacefully in his sleep at home Wednesday, February 1, 2017. Born in Saltville, VA on September 27, 1959, he was a son of the late Elsie Imogene Garrett and grew up in the care of the "Home" in Wytheville. He was a life-long over the road trucker known by his handle...
Betsy Jane Porterfield
Jan 28, 2017
BETSY JANE PORTERFIELD, 91, of Mt. Lake Rd., Newport, departed this life Saturday morning, January 28, 2017 at Carilion Giles Community Hospital in Pearisburg. Born at Hoges Chapel, Pembroke, on June 13, 1925, she was a daughter of the late Oakey and Roxie Williams Dowdy. She was a member of Sherry Memorial Christian Church near her home and was...
Douglas Sherman Neice
Jan 24, 2017
DOUGLAS SHERMAN NEICE, 78, of Pembroke departed this life Tuesday morning, January 24, 2017, at Carilion Giles Community Hospital in Pearisburg, VA. Born in Bluff City, Giles County, VA on August 4, 1936 he was a son of the late Roscoe and Roxie McCroskey Neice. He had been employed with New River Valley Mall in Christiansburg. He was preceded...
Earnest "Earnie" Stuart Lang
Jan 22, 2017
EARNEST STUART LANG "Earnie", 67, of Sinking Creek Road, Pembroke, departed this life Sunday evening, January 22, 2017 at his home in the loving care of his family. Born in Christiansburg on February 24, 1949, he was a son of the late Earnest Homer and Trula Elaine Wilson Lang of Hoges Chapel. He was retired from employment with the...
Mary Sue Turner
Jan 21, 2017
MARY SUE TURNER, 88, of Rich Creek, born Mary Sue Caldwell on April 10, 1928 in Narrows, went to be with the Lord on January 21, 2017 in Rich Creek. She carried her faith proudly, never taking a backward step from her beliefs, loyal to her God and the scriptures through to the end. She is survived by her...
Robert Dale Sypolt
Jan 18, 2017
ROBERT DALE SYPOLT, 89, of Blacksburg, departed this life Wednesday evening, January 18, 2017 in the care of Heritage Hall in Blacksburg. Born in Cranesville, WV on July 26, 1927, he was a son of the late Ray and Lottie Smith Sypolt. He was a veteran of the U S Army with over twenty years service. He had always...
Rodney Strother Morris
Jan 18, 2017
RODNEY STROTHER MORRIS "Runt", 89, of Pearisburg, a lifelong farmer and lover of the land in Giles County, departed this life Wednesday morning, January 18, 2017. Born in Troutville, VA on November 30, 1927, he was a son of the late Jesse Levi and Lucy Strother Morris. He was raised in the nurture of Christ Episcopal Church in Pearisburg...
Matthew Jack Dalton
Jan 14, 2017
MATTHEW JACK DALTON, 86, of Snidertown Road, Gold Bond (Ripplemead) departed this life Saturday morning, January 14, 2017 at his home in the care of his wife and loved ones. He was born in Snowville, VA on April 5, 1930 a son of the late Jack and Minnie Lester Dalton. Matthew worked with his skilled hands as a carpenter,...
Barbara Ware Bassler Dotson
Jan 13, 2017
BARBARA WARE BASSLER DOTSON, 88, of Pearisburg, departed this life Sunday afternoon, January 13, 2017 in the care of Heritage Hall in Rich Creek. Born in Gill Massachusetts on April 13, 1928, she was a daughter of the late Robert Arthur Ware and Inez Eugenia Streeter Ware. She was employed as a Housing Manager at a school. She was...
Edna Jean Williams
Jan 13, 2017
EDNA JEAN WILLIAMS, 78, of Riner, VA departed this life Friday, January 13, 2017 in Pawleys Island, SC in the care of her daughter and hospice. Born in Glen Morrison, WV on April 23, 1938 she was a daughter of the late Edward Vaughn West and Ella Louise Elswick West of Riner. She had been employed as an elementary...
Franklin Douglas Bartley
Jan 7, 2017
FRANKLIN DOUGLAS BARTLEY "Doug", 81, of Daleville and formerly of Pearisburg departed this life Saturday morning, January 7, 2017 at Memorial Regional Medical Center in Mechanicsville, VA. Born in Pearisburg on July 5, 1935 he was a son of the late Frank and Gertrude Hull Bartley. He was retired from the Newport News Shipyard, and was a veteran of...
David Thomas Epperly
Jan 5, 2017
DAVID THOMAS EPPERLY "TOMMY", 68, of Cascade Drive in Pembroke, departed this life Thursday evening, January 5, 2017 at his home in the loving care of his family after a short but hard-fought battle with cancer. Born on March 30, 1948 in Pearisburg, he was a son of the late Lois Stevers Eppling and Bernard Edward Epperly "Peel". He...
Irvin Daniel Hines
Dec 29, 2016
IRVIN DANIEL HINES, (Mr Dan, PaPa Dan, The Bus Man Dan) 66, of Westview Street in Narrows, departed this life Thursday evening, December 29, 2016 at Lewis-Gale Montgomery Hospital in Balcksburg, VA after a short illness. Born in Lindside, WV on February 27, 1950 he was a son of Ruble Irvin and Etha Dean Thompson Hines of Lindside, WV....
Norma Jean Imel
Dec 29, 2016
NORMA JEAN IMEL, 88, of W. Main St. in Dublin, VA departed this life at her home in the loving care of her companion and hospice on Thursday, December 29, 2016. Born in Greencastle, Indiana on July 19, 1928, she was a daughter of the late Robert Ziegelnan, Sr. and Gertrude France Ziegelnan. With her sharp personality and good...
Beatrice Morris Riddle
Dec 19, 2016
BEATRICE MORRIS RIDDLE, 93, of Narrows departed this life Monday evening, December 19, 2016 at Princeton Community Hospital in Princeton, WV. Born in Pearisburg on April 26, 1923, she was a daughter of the late John and Sheller Whittaker Morris. She was proud to be a graduate of Pearisburg High School, "The Red Devils". Preceding her in death were...
Wilbert Lee "Bill" Snider
Dec 19, 2016
WILBERT LEE "BILL" SNIDER, 70, passed away Monday, December 19, 2016 at his home in Happy Hollow, Newport, VA. He was a son of the late Elmer Lee Snider and Vergie Josephine Fisher, and step-son of the late Clyde Fisher, born on October 11, 1946. Bill was also preceded in death by his wife Patsy Mason (Echols) Snider, his...
Elizabeth Elsie "Betty" Szabo
Dec 19, 2016
ELIZABETH ELSIE SZABO "BETTY", 95, of Pembroke and formerly of New Jersey departed this life Monday evening, December 19, 2016 in the care of Heritage Hall in Rich Creek, VA. Born in New Jersey on February 16, 1921 she was a daughter of the late George and Mary Drazda Burdiga. She was born and raised in the communion of...
Anna Lucille Shue
Dec 17, 2016
ANNA LUCILLE SHUE, 60, of Givens Lane, Blacksburg, and formerly of Pembroke departed this life Saturday , December 17, 2016 at her home. She was born in Pearisburg on March 4, 1956, and was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Blacksburg Ward. Her step-father Emmitt Rucker preceded her in death and her daughter...
