Kathy Jane Dunford

Kathy Dunford, age 64, passed away, Thursday May1, 2025 in Russell County Hospital. She was born on July 17, 1960, in Ash County, North Carolina.

Kathy was a 1978 graduate of Richlands High School and had worked for 22 years as an LPN at Maple Grove Nursing and Rehab of Lebanon. She loved playing with her puppies and her grandchildren.

Kathy was preceded in death by her husband of forty-three years, Gary Wayne Dunford; brother, Kevin Patrick, and grandparents, Fred and Victoria Brown.

Kathy survives by her children, Ashley Elizabeth Michelle Dunford Boyd and husband, Joshua; son, William Dunford and wife, Stephanie; mother, Geraldine Johnson and husband, Terry; brother, Keith Patrick and wife, Diane; grandchildren, Willow Katherine Dunford and Draven Michael Dunford; special nieces, Christa Skewes, Rhianna Skewes, and Angelina Dunford; nephews, Jason Patrick, Zachary Patrick and Jamie Patrick.

Visitation with the family will be held Sunday, May 4, 2025, in the Combs-Hess Funeral & Cremation Service chapel from 2-4 pm.

The family would like to thank Beth Bowmen and all the staff at Russell County Hospital for all their loving care and support.

Expressions of sympathy may be made on the Combs-Hess Funeral and Cremation Service Facebook page and on our website at www.chfunerals.com. Combs-Hess Funeral & Cremation Service, 291 Hwy 71 Fincastle Road, Lebanon, VA 24266, (276) 889-4444, is serving the Dunford family.