Ruby Pannell Gilmore

Ruby Pannell, 81, of Christiansburg, Va., went to be with the Lord on Monday, November 30, 2009. She was the daughter to the late Walter Clay and Leora Richardson Pannell. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Charles P. Gilmore; sister, Elizabeth Duncan; and two brothers, Walter Pannell Jr. and Melvin Eugene Pannell. She is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Bonnie G. and her husband, Terry L. Dulaney, and Terri L. and her husband, Tim Gearheart. She is also survived by her grandchildren, Chad Dulaney and his wife, Amanda, Brianne Peters and her husband, Brian, and Whitney Gearheart; two great-grandchildren; MaKayla Dulaney and Blake Dulaney; and nephews, Larry Duncan and Donald Ray Duncan, both of Shawsville, and Jack Viers, of Radford. The family will receive friends at The Horne Funeral Home from 10 to 11 a.m. on Wednesday, December 2, 2009. A funeral service will follow at 11 a.m. in the funeral home chapel with Pastor Aaron Smith officiating. Interment will follow in Sunset Cemetery, Christiansburg.
The family requests in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions be made to The Christiansburg Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 176, Christiansburg, Va. 24168 or to the Christiansburg Fire Department, 110 Depot Street, Christiansburg, Va. 24073.
The family would like to thank the staff of the Radford Nursing and Rehabilitation Center and Dr. Charles Judy for their dedication and loving care for our mother during her stay. Also a special thanks to her friend and roommate, Kathleen Jennings.
Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.HorneFuneralService.com. The Gilmore family is being served by Horne Funeral Service, Christiansburg, Va., 540-382-2612.