Obituary Listing
Local Obituaries for Kendall Funeral Home
Anna Louise Robinson
Feb 8, 2014
Anna Louise Miller Robinson, 93, of Pembroke, departed this life Saturday morning, February 8, 2014 in the care of Heritage Hall Rich Creek. She was born in Roanoke on May 31, 1920 a daughter of the late Dr. James W. and Anna Sibold Miller. She was also preceded in death by her husband Sam A. Robinson; her brothers Jefferson...
Marvin Donald Kirk
Feb 1, 2014
Marvin Donald Kirk, 67, of Clendennin Road, Narrows, departed this life Saturday morning, February 1, 2014 at Giles Community Hospital in Pearisburg. Born in Pearisburg on January 24, 1947 he was a son of the late Hogie Austin and Eula Jane Sadler Kirk. He was retired as a trucker for PBG (Pepsi) and had worked for several years at...
Mabel Elizabeth Lucas
Feb 1, 2014
Mabel Elizabeth Lucas, 104, of Newport, departed this life Saturday evening, February 1, 2014 at Lewis-Gale Montgomery Hospital in Blacksburg. Born in Arrington, Nelson Co., VA on November 12, 1909 she was a daughter of the late Mundy R. and Sallie Page Viar. She was a member of Sherry Memorial Christian Church and beloved wife of the late Alva...
Evelyn Mae Bowles
Jan 31, 2014
Evelyn Mae Bowles, 83, of Narrows, departed this life for her heavenly home, Friday morning, January 31, 2014 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke, VA. Born in Narrows on May 1, 1930, she was a daughter of the late William Henry and Sarah Nancy Wimmer Smith. She was a devout Christian, member of the fellowship of worshipers at Bethel...
Bobby Luther Cumbee
Jan 31, 2014
Bobby Luther Cumbee, 66, of the Maybrook Community, Pembroke, departed this life Friday morning, January 31, 2014 at his home. Born in Maybrook on August 23, 1947, he was a son of the late William Homer and Elsie Mae Dowdy Cumbee. He was a stone mason by trade, proud of all the work he had done on the Virginia...
Donald Lee Waldron, Sr.
Jan 30, 2014
Donald Lee Waldron, Sr., of Peterstown, WV and formerly of Narrows, departed this life Thursday evening, January 30, 2014 at Carilion Giles Community Hospital in Pearisburg. Born in Pearisburg on February 23, 1948, he was a son of the late Donald Eugene and Virginia Frances Busic Waldron. Donald was retired from the U S Army with the rank of...
William Thomas Santolla, Sr.
Jan 30, 2014
William Thomas Santolla, Sr. "Billy", 89, of the Hoges Chapel Community at Pembroke departed this life Thursday morning, January 30, 2014 at Carilion Giles Community Hospital in Pearisburg after a long illness. Born in Pocahontas on August 8, 1924, he was a son of the late Angelo and Martha Lewis Santolla. He had been employed as a sheet metal...
Connie Jean Neice
Jan 19, 2014
Connie Jean Neice, 54, of Fairlawn, and formerly of Pembroke, departed this life Sunday morning, January 19, 2014 at her home. Born in Pearisburg on August 19, 1959, she was a daughter of the late William Lee and Mabel Frances Lang Neice. She had been employed as a cook at Hardee's, and enjoyed fishing and the out doors.
...Elston Ronald Vaught, Jr.
Jan 15, 2014
Elston Ronald Vaught, Jr. "Ronnie", 73, of Pearis Road, Pearisburg, departed this life Wednesday morning, January 15, 2014 at his home in the loving care of his family and hospice after a short illness. Born on Spruce Run at Newport, on September 17, 1940, he was a son of the late Rev. Elston R. Sr. and Irene Smith Vaught....
William Bryant Meredith
Jan 13, 2014
William Bryant "Billy" Meredith, 82, of Doe Creek Road, Pembroke, departed this life Monday evening, January 13, 2014 at his home. Born on April 28, 1931 at Spruce Run, Newport, he was a son of the late Phillip M. and Ellie Mae Caldwell Meredith and step-son of the late Frances Merrix Meredith. He was retired from the RAAP at...
Ella Gertrude Terry
Jan 11, 2014
Ella Gertrude Terry, 89, of Hilltop Road, Pearisburg, departed this life Saturday evening, January 11, 2014 at her home in the loving care of her family and hospice. Born in the Clover Hollow section of Newport on March 3, 1924, she was a daughter of the late Luther and Maggie Sue Riggs Martin. She was retired from the Coning...
Janice Darlene Hayes
Jan 10, 2014
Janice Darlene Hayes, 64, of Narrows, departed this life Friday morning, January 10, 2014 at Giles Community Hospital in Pearisburg after a long illness. Born in Narrows on October 17, 1949, she was a daughter of Ethel Parcell Hare of Staffordsville and the late Robert Hare. She was preceded in death by her father, her sister Reba Hare and...
Charles Edward Fields
Jan 8, 2014
Charles Edward Fields, 71, of Pembroke, departed this life Wednesday morning, January 8, 2014 at Lewis-Gale Pulaski Hospital in Pulaski. Born at North Holston in Smyth Co. on June 10, 1942, he was a son of Pearl Vanhoozier Fields of Pembroke and the late Waverly "Dooley" Fields. He had been baptized and attended Riverview Baptist Church in Ripplemead, was...
James Edward Bailey
Jan 8, 2014
James Edward "Jimmy" Bailey, 65, of Doe Creek Road, Pembroke, departed this life Wednesday, January 8, 2014 while cutting wood, a job and place enjoyed. Born in Giles County on August 27, 1948, he was a son of the late James and Ella Sarver Bailey. Jimmy was a carpenter by trade and enjoyed the outdoors, wood gathering, hunting and...
Ruth Virginia Ratcliffe
Dec 27, 2013
Ruth Virginia Ratcliffe, 93, of Rich Creek and formerly of Pembroke, departed this life Friday evening, December 27, 2013 at Carilion Giles Community Hospital in Pearisburg. Born in Glen Lyn on May 2, 1920 she was a daughter of the late James Henry and Nettie Ann Mullins Reed. Ruth was a 1941 graduate of Glen Lyn High School; was...
Mary Williams Dowdy
Dec 22, 2013
Mary Williams Dowdy, 89, of Pembroke, departed this life Sunday evening December 22, 2013 in the care of Riverview Nursing Home in Rich Creek. Born in Giles County on July 10, 1924 she was a daughter of the late Chapman L. and Maude Sarver Williams. She was a member of Mt. Lebanon United Methodist Church at Hoges Chapel, was...
Joseph Chapman Huffman
Dec 20, 2013
Joseph Chapman Huffman, 93, of Westview St., Narrows, departed this life Friday morning, December 20, 2013. Born on June 3, 1920 in Craig County, he was a son of the late Ana and Gillie Hypes Huffman. He was retired from Instrumentation at the Celanese Plant at Narrows with 42 yrs. service and was a veteran of the U S...
Donald Ray Cumbee
Dec 17, 2013
Donald Ray Cumbee, 53, of Knob Mt. Rd., Pembroke departed this life Tuesday morning, December 17, 2013 at his home. Born in Christiansburg on January 21, 1960, he was a son of the late Richard Lee and Frances Mae Conley Cumbee. He was a mechanic with Affordable Tractors in Dublin. Donald was preceded in death by his parents and...
William Charles Stowers
Dec 17, 2013
William Charles Stowers, 82, of Pembroke, departed this life Tuesday morning, December 17, 2013 at Lewis-Gale Medical Center in Salem. Born in Bland County on September 2, 1931, he was a son of the late Ross Stowers, Sr. and Anna Kate Ramsey Stowers. He was a veteran of the U S Army, Korean War and a member of American...
James Edward French
Dec 16, 2013
James Edward French, 74, of Christiansburg, departed this life Monday morning, December 16, 2013 at Lewis-Gale Montgomery Hospital in Blacksburg. Born in Giles County on August 30, 1939, he was a son of the late Homer Clayton French and Mamie French Bowles, and grew up in the Wolf Creek-Narrows area of the county. He had been employed with Poly-Scientific...
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