Donald Laffoon

Laffoon, Donald Curtis, 62, of Christiansburg, VA, passed away on Saturday, September 4, 2010. He was born May 14, 1948 in Roanoke, VA to the late Curtis Paul and Virginia Hodnett Laffoon.

Donald attended Virginia Tech for 3 years, and later graduated from Virginia Western and New River Community Colleges with a degree in drafting. He retired from Danaher on May 14, 2010 as a machinist. He was also a member of Faith Missionary Baptist Church.

He is survived by his wife of 37 years, Yvonne Snider Laffoon; daughter, Allyson Renee’ Laffoon Stanley and husband Trevor; sister, Carolyn Laffoon Hunt and husband Donald Curtis; mother-in-law, Lois Snider; nieces, Adrienne Boyd and husband Andrew, and their children Mary, Ryan, and William, and, Alisha Consroe and husband Jeff; sister-in-laws, Melissa Simmers and husband Steve, and their daughter Amanda Simmers, and Shelia Bond and her son Ben Ballard; and numerous other family and friends.

The family requests that in lieu of flowers, memorial donations be made to Faith Missionary Baptist Church Food Pantry.

The family will receive friends on Tuesday, September 7, 2010 from 6:00 until 8:00 pm at Horne Funeral Home. A funeral service will be conducted on Wednesday, September 8, 2010 at 2:00 pm from the chapel of Horne Funeral Home with Pastor Mike Vest officiating. Interment will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens.