Eugene R. Dunagan

Eugene R. (Red) Dunagan, 91, of Roanoke, Va., passed away Wednesday, June 23, 2010. He was a United States Army veteran of the 820th Aviation Engineers serving throughout Europe. He was a member and elder of the Belmont Presbyterian Church. He was a member of the N.R.A. and lifetime member of the V.F.W. He was a former employee of the American Viscose and the City of Roanoke. He is preceded in death by his parents, Joseph A. and Jennie Dunagan; six sisters and two brothers. He is survived by his wife of 61½ years, Eloise Fringer Dunagan; son, Roger L. Dunagan, of Vinton; two grandsons, Ryan E. Dunagan and fiancée, Kristen M. Gillespie, and Shaun P. Dunagan, all of Vinton; mother of the grandsons, Lori Adams, of Roanoke; nieces, Wanda Myers and Betty Foster; nephews, James Carver, Donnie Carver and Ronnie Carver; a special relative, Phyllis Owen. Funeral services will be held noon Saturday, June 26, 2010, at Oakey's North Chapel with CLP. Emily Hoyer officiating. The interment will follow in Mill Creek Cemetery with military honors. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the D-Day Memorial, the Vinton War Memorial, or to Belmont Presbyterian Church. The family will be receiving friends from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, June 25, 2010, at Oakey's North Chapel, 540-362-1237.