Local Obituaries for  Montgomery County Community

Belle White

Belle White

May 5, 2007

WHITE, BELLE HUMPHREY, age 102, of Christiansburg passed away Saturday, May 5, 2007 at Kroontje Health Care Center. A lifetime member of the 4 H Club, and a 4 H Leader for more than fifty-two years, she loved gardening, flowers and reading. She loved traveling by train and was a charter member of the Railroad Historical Society, Roanoke Chapter she...

James Williams

James Williams

May 1, 2007

James Thomas (Tommy) Williams, Jr., 89, of Christiansburg, VA died May 1, 2007 at Kroontje Health Care Center. He was born in Charlotte County near Keysville, VA, December 16, 1917, the son of the late James Thomas and Bessie Chappell Williams. Mr. Williams moved to Christiansburg in 1966 and served as President of the Bank of Christiansburg (now Wachovia) for...

Lewis Rose

Lewis Rose

May 1, 2007

ROSE, LEWIS EDWARD, age 72, of Christiansburg, passed away Tuesday, May 1, 2007 at his home. He was preceded in death by his parents, George Albert and Mary L. Rose and his son, Robert D. Rose. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Rose; children, Regina Kesling, of Snowville; Amanda Rose, Dolly Rose, and Lewis Rose, Jr. all of Christiansburg;...

Anna Tribble

Anna Tribble

Apr 28, 2007

Tribble, Anna Laura Henderson, 90, of the Roanoke Valley went home to be with Jesus. She has been a lifetime member of the Roanoke Valley Presbyterian Church and was the first woman to graduate in Agricultural Education from Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1938. Anna Laura and her sister Ruby were raised by their mother, “Miss Maude”, on the Henderson farm...

Roger Bolen

Roger Bolen

Apr 24, 2007

BOLEN, ROGER DALE, age 53 of Radford, passed away Tuesday, April 24, 2007. He was preceded in death Horace (Slim) Bolen & Frances Harter Wade Bolen; sister, Linda Dalene Bolen Collins; maternal grandparents, Oliver Dalton & Hattie Marget Alderman Wade. He was a veteran having proudly served in the U. S. Army. He was a loving father, husband and friend...

Lula Atkinson

Lula Atkinson

Apr 22, 2007

Her children rise up and call her Blessed. . “ Many women have done Excellently, but you surpass them all.” Proverbs 31:28-29 ATKINSON, LULA KEITH, age 99, of Shawsville, passed away at her daughter’s home on Sunday, April 22, 2007. She was a member of the Texas Chapel Church, Shawsville known now as the Maranatha Baptist Church. She was preceded...

Brandon Church

Brandon Church

Apr 20, 2007

Church, Brandon Zachary, 12, of Blacksburg, passed away Friday, April 20, 2007 at his home. He was preceded in death by his grandmother, Louise Church. Brandon is survived by his sister, Melaina Church; brother, Andrew Church; brother, Jonathan Church; and sister, Morgana Baker. Also surviving are his parents, John Church and Michelle Baker and husband, Melvin; and his grandmother, Janet...

Mabel Beverley

Mabel Beverley

Apr 19, 2007

BEVERLEY, MABEL HUTCHISON, age 90, of Baltimore, Maryland, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 19, 2007 at Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, MD, after a courageous battle with osteoporosis, spinal stenosis and strokes. She devoted herself to building a business with her late husband, Ashby V. Beverley, until his passing in 1962. Following that she was a landlord...

Rosa Richardson

Rosa Richardson

Apr 17, 2007

RICHARDSON, ROSA CARTY, of Shawsville, passed away peacefully on April 16, at Richfield Care and Recovery in Salem. She was preceded in death by her husband, Samuel Davis Richardson; a grandson, Brian Scott Hall; two brothers, Hess Carty of Wytheville and John Carty of Bristol; one half brother, Walter Carty of Pulaski; one sister, Ozelle Huddle of Wytheville; her parents,...

George Harris

George Harris

Apr 13, 2007

Harris, George Edward, 74, born February 28, 1933. Our loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, and friend. Departed this life on Friday, April 13th, 2007 at Montgomery Regional Hospital. He was preceded in death by 11 brothers and sisters and a son Ricky Dewayne Harris from Christiansburg, VA. He was the last survving child of George and Girtie Harris from...

Christopher Eskew

Christopher Eskew

Apr 7, 2007

ESKEW, CHRISTOPHER SEALE, age 36, of Pilot passed away Saturday, April 7, 2007. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Eva Lamb Woodward and Joe C. Eskew. He leaves to cherish his memory his parents, Joe C. & Peggy Woodward Eskew, Jr.; grandparents, James William Woodward and Mrs. Joe C. Eskew; brother and sister-in-law, B. J. & Mandy Eskew;...

Alma Albert

Alma Albert

Apr 6, 2007

ALBERT, Alma Morris. Alma Morris Albert, 70, of Christiansburg passed away peacefully on Good Friday, April 6, in Dublin, Virginia, of complications arising from Alzheimer’s disease. She was born on August 13, 1936, near the Long Shop community of Montgomery County, the daughter of John Crist and Clara Elizabeth Keister Morris, the first child in a family that ultimately would...

Arold Kingrea

Arold Kingrea

Apr 5, 2007

KINGREA, AROLD SHERWOOD (Johnny), age 70, of Pilot, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 5, 2007 at his home surrounded by his loved ones. He was born November 28, 1936 in Montgomery County the son of the late Dewey S. and Emma Winfrey Kingrea. He was a member of the Union Valley Lighthouse Family Ministries. He leaves...

Virgie Martin

Virgie Martin

Apr 4, 2007

MARTIN, VIRGIE MARIE, age 79 of Shawsville, passed away Saturday, March 31, 2007 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. She leaves to cherish her memory her husband, Hugh Edward Martin. Graveside funeral services will be conducted at 10:00 a.m. Friday, April 6, 2007 at Sunset Cemetery with Pastor Virgil McHone officiating. The Martin Family is being served by Horne Funeral Service, Christiansburg,...

Grace Frost

Grace Frost

Apr 4, 2007

FROST, GRACE RUTHERFORD, 96, of Christiansburg, VA passed away Wednesday, April 4, 2007 at Montgomery Regional Hospital. She was the last surviving child of William Floyd Rutherford and Lillie Bell Chisenhall Rutherford. She was married to the late Kenneth M. Frost for 57 years and was a retired teacher. She was a long-time member of Main Street Baptist Church where...

Warren Mays

Warren Mays

Apr 3, 2007

MAYS, WARREN THOMAS, age 59, of Christiansburg, passed away suddenly at home on April 3, 2007. He was born February 18, 1948 in Appomattox, VA, the son of Clarine Kestner Mays and the late Clarence J. Mays. He was the grandson of the late Theodore R. and Mary M. Kestner and William A. and Margaret R. Mays. He was a...

Stella Light

Stella Light

Mar 26, 2007

LIGHT, STELLA BLACKWELL, of Christiansburg, left to be with the Lord and her family who she dearly loved on Monday, March 26, 2007. She was a member of Belview United Methodist Church and enjoyed singing in the church choir. She worked at the Radford Arsenal, Country Cookin and as a seamstress. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ida...

Bessie Harris

Bessie Harris

Mar 26, 2007

HARRIS, Bessie Humphries, passed away March 26, 2007, at her home in Riner at the age of 81. She was a member of the First Radford Pentecostal Holiness Church for 63 years and an active member of the Tower of Refuge Pentecostal Holiness Church in Dublin for the last five years. The daughter to the late Rev. Roy Humphries and...

Anthony Vaughan

Anthony Vaughan

Mar 26, 2007

VAUGHAN, ANTHONY WALTER (TONY), age 34, of Elliston passed away Suddenly Monday, March 26, 2007. Tony was an employee of WalMart working as a customer service manager and a department manager. He leaves to cherish his memory his mother and step-father, Lawrence & Leathie Hall of Salem; father and step-mother, Walter & Sylvia Vaughan of Christiansburg; sister and brother-in-law, Erica...

Mary Crawford

Mary Crawford

Mar 25, 2007

CRAWFORD, MARY WELLS, age 67, of Pilot, passed away Sunday March 25, 2007 at New River Valley Medical Center. She was born March 21, 1940 the daughter of the late Ed and Virgie Wells. She leaves to cherish her memory her husband, Arthur L. Crawford; son and daughter-in-law, Jeff & Deanna Chandler of Floyd; daughter and son-in-law, Tanya & George...

Obituaries

Local Obituaries for the Montgomery County Community

Belle White

Belle White

May 5, 2007

WHITE, BELLE HUMPHREY, age 102, of Christiansburg passed away Saturday, May 5, 2007 at Kroontje Health Care Center. A lifetime member of the 4 H Club, and a 4 H Leader for more than fifty-two years, she loved gardening, flowers and reading. She loved traveling by train and was a charter member of the Railroad Historical Society, Roanoke Chapter she...

James Williams

James Williams

May 1, 2007

James Thomas (Tommy) Williams, Jr., 89, of Christiansburg, VA died May 1, 2007 at Kroontje Health Care Center. He was born in Charlotte County near Keysville, VA, December 16, 1917, the son of the late James Thomas and Bessie Chappell Williams. Mr. Williams moved to Christiansburg in 1966 and served as President of the Bank of Christiansburg (now Wachovia) for...

Lewis Rose

Lewis Rose

May 1, 2007

ROSE, LEWIS EDWARD, age 72, of Christiansburg, passed away Tuesday, May 1, 2007 at his home. He was preceded in death by his parents, George Albert and Mary L. Rose and his son, Robert D. Rose. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Rose; children, Regina Kesling, of Snowville; Amanda Rose, Dolly Rose, and Lewis Rose, Jr. all of Christiansburg;...

Anna Tribble

Anna Tribble

Apr 28, 2007

Tribble, Anna Laura Henderson, 90, of the Roanoke Valley went home to be with Jesus. She has been a lifetime member of the Roanoke Valley Presbyterian Church and was the first woman to graduate in Agricultural Education from Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1938. Anna Laura and her sister Ruby were raised by their mother, “Miss Maude”, on the Henderson farm...

Roger Bolen

Roger Bolen

Apr 24, 2007

BOLEN, ROGER DALE, age 53 of Radford, passed away Tuesday, April 24, 2007. He was preceded in death Horace (Slim) Bolen & Frances Harter Wade Bolen; sister, Linda Dalene Bolen Collins; maternal grandparents, Oliver Dalton & Hattie Marget Alderman Wade. He was a veteran having proudly served in the U. S. Army. He was a loving father, husband and friend...

Lula Atkinson

Lula Atkinson

Apr 22, 2007

Her children rise up and call her Blessed. . “ Many women have done Excellently, but you surpass them all.” Proverbs 31:28-29 ATKINSON, LULA KEITH, age 99, of Shawsville, passed away at her daughter’s home on Sunday, April 22, 2007. She was a member of the Texas Chapel Church, Shawsville known now as the Maranatha Baptist Church. She was preceded...

Brandon Church

Brandon Church

Apr 20, 2007

Church, Brandon Zachary, 12, of Blacksburg, passed away Friday, April 20, 2007 at his home. He was preceded in death by his grandmother, Louise Church. Brandon is survived by his sister, Melaina Church; brother, Andrew Church; brother, Jonathan Church; and sister, Morgana Baker. Also surviving are his parents, John Church and Michelle Baker and husband, Melvin; and his grandmother, Janet...

Mabel Beverley

Mabel Beverley

Apr 19, 2007

BEVERLEY, MABEL HUTCHISON, age 90, of Baltimore, Maryland, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 19, 2007 at Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, MD, after a courageous battle with osteoporosis, spinal stenosis and strokes. She devoted herself to building a business with her late husband, Ashby V. Beverley, until his passing in 1962. Following that she was a landlord...

Rosa Richardson

Rosa Richardson

Apr 17, 2007

RICHARDSON, ROSA CARTY, of Shawsville, passed away peacefully on April 16, at Richfield Care and Recovery in Salem. She was preceded in death by her husband, Samuel Davis Richardson; a grandson, Brian Scott Hall; two brothers, Hess Carty of Wytheville and John Carty of Bristol; one half brother, Walter Carty of Pulaski; one sister, Ozelle Huddle of Wytheville; her parents,...

George Harris

George Harris

Apr 13, 2007

Harris, George Edward, 74, born February 28, 1933. Our loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, and friend. Departed this life on Friday, April 13th, 2007 at Montgomery Regional Hospital. He was preceded in death by 11 brothers and sisters and a son Ricky Dewayne Harris from Christiansburg, VA. He was the last survving child of George and Girtie Harris from...

Christopher Eskew

Christopher Eskew

Apr 7, 2007

ESKEW, CHRISTOPHER SEALE, age 36, of Pilot passed away Saturday, April 7, 2007. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Eva Lamb Woodward and Joe C. Eskew. He leaves to cherish his memory his parents, Joe C. & Peggy Woodward Eskew, Jr.; grandparents, James William Woodward and Mrs. Joe C. Eskew; brother and sister-in-law, B. J. & Mandy Eskew;...

Alma Albert

Alma Albert

Apr 6, 2007

ALBERT, Alma Morris. Alma Morris Albert, 70, of Christiansburg passed away peacefully on Good Friday, April 6, in Dublin, Virginia, of complications arising from Alzheimer’s disease. She was born on August 13, 1936, near the Long Shop community of Montgomery County, the daughter of John Crist and Clara Elizabeth Keister Morris, the first child in a family that ultimately would...

Arold Kingrea

Arold Kingrea

Apr 5, 2007

KINGREA, AROLD SHERWOOD (Johnny), age 70, of Pilot, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 5, 2007 at his home surrounded by his loved ones. He was born November 28, 1936 in Montgomery County the son of the late Dewey S. and Emma Winfrey Kingrea. He was a member of the Union Valley Lighthouse Family Ministries. He leaves...

Virgie Martin

Virgie Martin

Apr 4, 2007

MARTIN, VIRGIE MARIE, age 79 of Shawsville, passed away Saturday, March 31, 2007 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. She leaves to cherish her memory her husband, Hugh Edward Martin. Graveside funeral services will be conducted at 10:00 a.m. Friday, April 6, 2007 at Sunset Cemetery with Pastor Virgil McHone officiating. The Martin Family is being served by Horne Funeral Service, Christiansburg,...

Grace Frost

Grace Frost

Apr 4, 2007

FROST, GRACE RUTHERFORD, 96, of Christiansburg, VA passed away Wednesday, April 4, 2007 at Montgomery Regional Hospital. She was the last surviving child of William Floyd Rutherford and Lillie Bell Chisenhall Rutherford. She was married to the late Kenneth M. Frost for 57 years and was a retired teacher. She was a long-time member of Main Street Baptist Church where...

Warren Mays

Warren Mays

Apr 3, 2007

MAYS, WARREN THOMAS, age 59, of Christiansburg, passed away suddenly at home on April 3, 2007. He was born February 18, 1948 in Appomattox, VA, the son of Clarine Kestner Mays and the late Clarence J. Mays. He was the grandson of the late Theodore R. and Mary M. Kestner and William A. and Margaret R. Mays. He was a...

Stella Light

Stella Light

Mar 26, 2007

LIGHT, STELLA BLACKWELL, of Christiansburg, left to be with the Lord and her family who she dearly loved on Monday, March 26, 2007. She was a member of Belview United Methodist Church and enjoyed singing in the church choir. She worked at the Radford Arsenal, Country Cookin and as a seamstress. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ida...

Bessie Harris

Bessie Harris

Mar 26, 2007

HARRIS, Bessie Humphries, passed away March 26, 2007, at her home in Riner at the age of 81. She was a member of the First Radford Pentecostal Holiness Church for 63 years and an active member of the Tower of Refuge Pentecostal Holiness Church in Dublin for the last five years. The daughter to the late Rev. Roy Humphries and...

Anthony Vaughan

Anthony Vaughan

Mar 26, 2007

VAUGHAN, ANTHONY WALTER (TONY), age 34, of Elliston passed away Suddenly Monday, March 26, 2007. Tony was an employee of WalMart working as a customer service manager and a department manager. He leaves to cherish his memory his mother and step-father, Lawrence & Leathie Hall of Salem; father and step-mother, Walter & Sylvia Vaughan of Christiansburg; sister and brother-in-law, Erica...

Mary Crawford

Mary Crawford

Mar 25, 2007

CRAWFORD, MARY WELLS, age 67, of Pilot, passed away Sunday March 25, 2007 at New River Valley Medical Center. She was born March 21, 1940 the daughter of the late Ed and Virgie Wells. She leaves to cherish her memory her husband, Arthur L. Crawford; son and daughter-in-law, Jeff & Deanna Chandler of Floyd; daughter and son-in-law, Tanya & George...