Photo courtesy of A. Vest & Sons Funeral Home - White Gate/Pearisburg
Sep 13, 1942 - Dec 30, 2025
Gerald will be missed by all his friends and family! He and Jean have always been a great friend. Gerald was always such a happy person and had a kind word for everyone!
Ella Jean Blankenship
January 04, 2026 | Bland, VA | Friend
I worked at Bland Correctional Center for 16 years and during that time I never met a kinder more respectful person than Gerald. My sincere sympathy to his precious wife and family.
Carolyn Jennings
January 02, 2026 | Bastian, VA | Friend
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Carolyn Jennings
January 02, 2026 | Bastian, VA | Friend
Love and prayers to your family
Katherine Carter
December 31, 2025 | Bastian
Gerald was a leader. His leadership was present in our classroom, FFA and the community. He will be missed from our class of 1959..Prayers for his family
Helen Munsey Andrews
December 31, 2025 | Lynchburg, VA | Classmate
Sorry for your family loss. Gerald was a fine man. He will be missed.
Harry Morehead, Jr
December 31, 2025 | Bland, VA | Friend
GERALD B. FANNING, 83, of Bland, VA, passed away Tuesday, December 30, 2025. He was born September 13, 1942 at his homeplace in Bland, VA, and that is where he spent almost his entire life.Gerald was a veteran of the Army Reserves. He worked at Klopman Mills for 27 years and retired from...
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