Dr. Randall L. Sherbs, 68, of Richmond, Virginia, and formerly of Charleston, Morgantown and Fairmont, West Virginia, died Aug. 18 following a brief illness. He is survived by his wife of 39 years, Vicki Dotson Sherbs; his stepdaughter, Amy (Jay) Slusher, of Flat Rock, North Carolina; his son, Daniel (Elasa Tiernan) Sherbs, of Clearwater, Florida; two grandsons, Wil and Ben Slusher; a granddaughter, Aliyah Sherbs Tiernan; and a brother-in-law, JJ (Karen) Dotson, of Morgantown. Dr. Sherbs was a graduate of Fairmont State University in West Virginia, and he earned his masters and doctoral degrees in English from West Virginia University. While in graduate school, he was a fellow at the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C., and a member of the Phi Kappa Phi honor society. Born in Fairmont on Sept. 26, 1949, he was the son of the late R. Nyal and Betty Negie Sherbs and is also survived by his brother, Terrill Sherbs, of Fairmont, and three sisters: Cindy (Frank) Curry of Bruceton Mills, West Virginia; Victoria Varsak of Newark, Ohio; Melinda Sherbs (Michael Cleemput) of Pataskala, Ohio; and numerous nephews and nieces. A memorial celebration was held at Bliley Funeral Home at 8510 Staples Mill Road, Henrico, Virginia, 23228, on Aug. 23. Add memories, anecdotes and photos to share to his Facebook memorial page at www.facebook.com/Randall-L-Sherbs-Family-and-Friends-285270398941655/. In lieu of flowers, his family requests that family and friends who wish to make a memorial donation in his name do so to West Virginia Public Broadcasting at https://secure.wvpublic.org/donate/. You may note that yours is a memorial gift in honor of Dr. Randall L. Sherbs in the Do you have any comments? section of the online donation form.