Jennings "Carty" Cales

            Jennings “Carty” Cales, 79, of Christiansburg, VA went home to be with the Lord Thursday June 22, 2023 at his home following a long illness.

            Born March 2, 1944 at Sandstone he was the son of the late Houston and Reva Gill Cales.  Carty was of the Baptist Faith who loved to hunt, fish, gardening, growing flowers and bird watching.  He was a lifetime member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, certified welder and a retired employee of the Radford Ammunition Plant.

            Besides his parents he was preceded in death by three sisters, Sandy Cales, Gerena Steel and Drema Blankenship and one brother, Kermit Cales.

            Those left to cherish his memory include his wife of 50 years, Nelsie Bennett Cales of Christiansburg, VA; three sons, Craig Cales of Princeton, Mike Atwell and wife LeAnn of Lafayette, IN and Brian Cales; two grandchildren, Caitlyn Johnson and Daniel Atwell; four great grandchildren, one sister, Judy Biggs of Charlotte, NC; three brothers, Roger Cales and wife Peggy of Waynesboro, PA, Tinker Cales and wife Janice of Nimitz and Gene Cales and wife Ronnie of FL and his beloved canine, Homer.

            Funeral services will be held 12:00 pm Tuesday June 27, 2023 at the Ronald Meadows Funeral Parlors Chapel with Tinker Cales officiating.  Burial will follow in the Gill Family Cemetery at Tug Creek.  Friends may call from 11:00 am until service time on Tuesday at the funeral parlors.

            Family and friends will serve as pallbearers.