Shorter Funeral Home

Francis S. Bond, age 95, died Saturday, March 23, 2024, in Parham Doctors Hospital in Richmond. Funeral services will be at 2:00 P.M. in the Chapel of Shorter Funeral Home, Farmville, VA. The burial will be in Trinity Memorial Gardens. Mr. Bond, born in Floyd County, VA., lived most of his life in Richmond. He was the son of the late Isaac and Ada Bond. He served during the Korean War and was a Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Virginia. Mr. Bond loved spending time with his family and was an avid HAM Radio Operator and a journalist. Survivors are his wife, Dell Bond, married 68 years; son, Marshall (Patricia) Bond of Richmond Hill, GA. ; his grandchildren, Alexander (Paige)...