Rodney Hubbard, 61, of Natural Bridge, Virginia, passed away on January 29, 2014.

Left to honor and cherish his memory is his life-long love and wife of 36 years, Debbie; five adult sons, Scott, Korey, Rob, Aaron, and Ryan (Sherrie); five granddaughters; and four grandsons; his mother, Nadine C. Hubbard; and siblings Robert D. (Juanita), Reginald (Cindy) and Rita (Michael, deceased); 12 nephews; 7 nieces; and a host of special cousins, relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by his father, Robert E. Hubbard.

A native of Natural Bridge, Rodney was a graduate of Natural Bridge High School and a graduate of Washington & Lee University, where he earned a B.A. degree.

He began his career as an Institutional Rehabilitation Counselor with the Virginia Department of Welfare and Institutions (now the Department of Juvenile Justice) in September 1974 at the Natural Bridge Learning Center.

Over the following 39 and one-half years he held a number of different positions with the Department including Intake Officer/Mediator, Probation Counselor and Probation Supervisor with the 25th District Court Service Unit (Lexington, Covington, Botetourt).

For the past 15 years he served as the Director of Juvenile Court Services in the City of Roanoke (23A Court Service Unit).

A visitation will be held on Friday, February 7, 2014 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Harrison Funeral Home, 714 S Main Street, Lexington, VA 24450.