Thomas Boyd Lang

Thomas Boyd Lang, 65, of Christiansburg, departed this life on Tuesday afternoon, August 19, 2008, at the home of his brother in Christiansburg and in the loving care of his family. Born in Giles County on January 17, 1943, he was a son of the late Harvey Lang and India Williams Lang. For many years he lived in Florida before coming home to this area and worked as a cable installation tech for Verizon. He was a 1961 graduate of Newport High School. He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Willie Lang, Lacy Lang and Buck Lang; and his sisters, Mable Niece, Norma Niece, Judy Lang and Libby Evans. He is survived by his daughters, Donna Marie Lang Pugh and Tina Ann Lang, both of Bedford; his brothers and sister-in-law, James Lang, of Ohio, and Sammy and Rita Lang, of Christiansburg; and his sisters and brothers-in-law, Thelma and Doug Collins, of Pembroke, Bertha and Bill Ratcliffe, of New Castle, and Sue Cumbee, of Hoges Chapel. Graveside services will be conducted 11 a.m. Friday, August 22, 2008, in Birchlawn Burial Park in Pearisburg. The family will receive friends at the Kendall Funeral Home at 605 Snidow St. in Pembroke on Thursday evening, August 21, 2008, from 6 to 8 p.m. "Tommy's" family would like to thank Good Samaritan Hospice and the special care of his nurse, Heather; the special care of his niece, Ann Ratcliffe; his caregiver and sister-in-law, Rita Lang; and the care to the family through the years from Kendall Funeral Home. Online condolences may be sent to kendallfuneralhome.com.