Obituary Listing

Dec 14, 2016

GARY PRESTON ALBERT, SR., 54, of Maple Ave, Pearisburg, departed this life Wednesday afternoon, December 14, 2016 at Lewis Gale Medical Center in Salem. Born on January 8, 1962, in Radford he was a son of George Preston Albert and Ruby Iris Pennington Albert. He had earned his living as a laborer on construction jobs. He is survived by...

Dec 12, 2016

JOYCE LUCAS DiRICO, 75, of Circle Drive, Pembroke, departed this life Monday evening, December 12, 2016 at her home. Born in Pembroke on April 6, 1941, she was a daughter of the late W Coburn and Lorene Reese Lucas. Joyce was proud to be a charter member of Calvary Christian Church in Pembroke where she used her talents for...

Dec 10, 2016

LILLIE YVONNE SMITH "Bonnie", 66 of Riner passed away Saturday, December 10, 2016 at Lewis-Gale Hospital Salem. Born in Brunswick, Georgia to the late Troy and Nellie Grace Britt on April 13, 1950 she was the loving sister to Warren, May, Nell, Alonzo, Howard "Peanut", Pete, Terri, Laura, and Wayne. She married the love of her life, Jimmy "Shadetree"...

Dec 8, 2016

JAMES HARVEY LAFON "Jimmy" "Rubberneck", 79, of Croft Road, Pembroke, departed this life Thursday evening, December 8, 2016 at Carilion Giles Community Hospital in Pearisburg. Born in Montgomery County on April 13, 1937, he was a son of the late Claude Simmerman and Elsie Price Lafon. He was a member of the Evangelistic Holiness Chapel in Pembroke, was a...

Nov 30, 2016

BRENDA LOU YOUNCE, 70, of New Zion Road, Pembroke, departed this life Wednesday morning, November 30, 2016 at Lewis-Gale Montgomery Hospital in Blacksburg. Born in Pembroke on November 20, 1946, she was a daughter of the late Mark W. and Mary Virginia Sarver Martin. She was a 1965 graduate of Giles High School, was retired from Moog Components in...

Nov 27, 2016

MICHAEL EDWARD CROCKETT, 60, of Curve Road, Pearisburg, departed this life Sunday evening, November 27, 2016 at his home in the care of his family and caregiver. Born at Ft. Belvoir, VA on November 10, 1956 he was a son of Cora Deweese Crockett of Christiansburg and the late Walter G. Crockett, Jr. He was a member of The...

Nov 25, 2016

ARNOLD LEE SHREWSBERRY, age 73, of Peterstown, WV, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, on November 25, 2016. He was born November 27, 1942 in Summers County, WV. He was the son of the late Charles Lawrence Shrewsberry and Gladys Elizabeth Harless Shrewsberry.

Arnold was a member of the Kathleen Memorial Methodist...

Nov 22, 2016

NEIDA JOYCE WOODYARD,84, of Pearisburg, departed this life Tuesday evening, November 22, 2016 at her home in the loving care of her family. Born in Giles County on August 20, 1932 she was a daughter of the late Earl David and Mildred Jamison Pack. She was retired from working at Virginia Tech and was a member of First Baptist...

Nov 18, 2016

DELLA ROSE ECHOLS MONTAGUE, 88, of Hoges Chapel and Springfield, VA departed this life Friday, November 18, 2016 at her home in the loving care of her family. Born on September 10, 1928, she was a daughter of the late Carl Lamar Echols, Sr. and Lillian Porterfield Echols. She was a member of Mt Lebanon United Methodist Church at...

Nov 13, 2016

ROBERT FORD BURTON, 91, of Sunny Ridge Community, Pearisburg, went to be with the Lord, Sunday, November 13, 2016 at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke, VA. He was born June 16, 1925 in Giles County. Mr. Burton was a longtime employee serving 36 years as a maintenance worker for Giles County Public Schools. He was a son of...

Nov 12, 2016

ORETHA VIRGINIA ANDERSON, 94, of Lane St. in Pearisburg departed this life Saturday morning, November 12, 2016 in the quietness of her own home. Born in Bluff City on February 27, 1922 she was a daughter of the late Thomas and Lillian Baker Casey. A beloved homemaker, mother, and Christian neighbor she was a member of First Baptist Church,...

Nov 8, 2016

FRANCES LUCILLE ST.CLAIR EVANS, 80, of Esther Street in Narrows departed this life Tuesday morning, November 8, 2016 in the care of Heritage Hall in Blacksburg. Born in Giles County on July 3, 1936 she was a daughter of the late Rufus Guy and Mary Virginia Long St Clair. Frances was a devoted Christian homemaker and a member of...

Nov 6, 2016

RONNIE WAYNE McCORMICK, 69 OF Northside Road, Newport departed this life Sunday afternoon, November 6, 2016 at Lewis-Gale Montgomery Hospital in Blacksburg. Born in Waiteville, WV on January 23, 1947 he was a son of the late Edward and Mattie Surface McCormick. He was a 1967 graduate of Giles High School and was retired from the boiler house at...

Nov 3, 2016

VIRGINIA MAE MARTIN, 70, of Riverside Avenue in Narrows, departed this life Thursday, November 3, 2016 at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke. Born in Princeton, WV on July 18, 1946 she was a daughter of the late Lewie Garfield and Addis Bowman Kirk. Mrs Martin was a homemaker and a former employee of Macy's Herald Square Department Store...

Nov 3, 2016

CHARLES HOBART AKERS, JR., 74, of Dublin, Virginia departed this life Thursday morning, November 3, 2016 at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke, Virginia. Born in Glen Lyn September 6, 1942, he was a son of the late Charles Hobart Akers, Sr. and Nellie Susan Stowers Akers. He had been employed with Piper Aircraft as an avionics and electrical...

Nov 3, 2016

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Caroline Mills Seal, 57, of Rocky Mount and formerly of Giles and Monroe Counties, departed this life Thursday afternoon, November 3, 2016 in...

Oct 30, 2016

CARROLL WAYNE CROY, 59, of Tabor Hollow Road, Pearisburg, departed this life Sunday morning, October 30, 2016 at his home in the loving care of his family. Born in Pearisburg on August 1, 1957 he was a son of the late Alden Carroll and Alice Hilton Croy. Wayne was a Viet Nam Era veteran of the U S Army...

Oct 27, 2016

RAYMOND O'DELL BAILEY, 72, of Clio, Michigan and formerly of Pembroke departed this life at his home Thursday morning, October 27, 2016. Born at Pembroke on September 8, 1944 he was a son of the late Dan Bailey. Sr. and Sarah Bailey. He had been employed as a bridge painter and handyman. He was preceded in death by his...

Oct 26, 2016

HARVEY RAY JOURNELL, 76, of Christiansburg and formerly of Giles County departed this life Wednesday, October 26, 2016 in the loving care of his family at his home. Born on September 27, 1940, he was a son of the late Buford Ray and Minnie Mae Pruitt Journell of Narrows. He was a member of Riverview Baptist Church in Ripplemead,...

Oct 23, 2016

CECIL FRANCIS "Candyman" STAFFORD, JR., 87, of Grand Avenue, Pearisburg, departed this life Sunday evening, October 23, 2016 at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke, Virginia. Cecil was born in Skippers, Virginia on January 17, 1929 and grew up in the Pembroke area of Giles County. He was a dedicated Christian, a member of The First Church of God...