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SPC Tyrell Dallas Younger, 21, of Christiansburg passed away June 3, 2019. The family will receive friends on Sunday, June 15, 2019 from 12 to 2 p.m. at Horne Funeral Home in Christiansburg, VA. Funeral services and military honors will follow in the funeral home chapel.

Ronda Gail Ayers Dalton age 49 Oct 21, 1969 – June 8, 2019. Preceded in death by grandparents Bus and Stella Ayers, and Manly Moore Sandy. Survived by daughter, Chris Dalton, and son Justin Dalton and wife A’me. Parents, Frank and Gail Ayers, Sister, Lynett Cruise and husband Tommy, Niece, Lauren and Nephew Andrew, and […]

Anna Belle Wilson Alkire, 92 of Pulaski, passed away Monday June 10, 2019 in the LewisGale Pulaski Hospital. Born in Charleston, WVA on August 21st 1926 she was the daughter of the late Russell Edward and Lucy May Hawley Wilson. Surviving are her Husband; Thomas William Alkire Daughters and Son in Law; Eileen and Ken […]

Jordyn Olivia Grimes was born into her heavenly home on May 29, 2019 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke, VA. Jordyn is survived by her parents, Justin and Tameka Grimes, as well as paternal grandparents Albert and Linda Grimes of Little Rock, AR and maternal grandparents Roy and Edelina Oliphant of Winston-Salem, NC. She is […]

Mae Catherine Bradley, 72, of Lindside, WV, passed away on Wednesday, June 5, 2019, at the Carilion Giles Community Hospital in Pearisburg, VA. Born April 20, 1947, at Lindside, WV, she was the daughter of the late Woodrow W. and Virginia Terry McGhee. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her […]

June Kegley Foley, 88 of Richmond, Virginia formerly of Pulaski passed away May 5, 2019 with her daughters at her side. She was born in Pulaski, VA on July 12, 1930 and was the daughter of Charles P. Kegley, Sr. and Lillian Powers Kegley. She was preceded in death by her husband Carl C. Foley, […]

Stephen Richmond “Johnny” Shelton, passed away on Thursday, May 23, 2019, in Pulaski, Virginia. Better known as “Johnny” or “Steve” (based on when and where you met him in life), he was born on March 29, 1946 in Wytheville, Va., to Stephen Clayton Shelton and Margaret (Jessee) Shelton. Johnny is survived by his wife, Cyndi […]

Bonnie Sue Harrison Anderson, 65, passed away June 8, 2019 at her home in Radford. She was preceded in death by her parents, James William Jr. and Alma Harrison, and her brother Doug. Bonnie is survived by her husband of 46 years, Daniel Leigh Anderson; sons and daughters-in-law, Christopher and Joanne Anderson, and Michael and […]

Charles William Way, 85 of Riner, passed away on Sunday, June 9, 2019. He is preceded in death by his parents, Charles Hayes and Bessie Jones Way; brother, Bobby T. Way; and sister, Betty Jean Bailey. He is survived by his brother, Daniel Way; sisters, Mary Gunter, Dolly Barlow and Phyllis Baker. Funeral service will […]

Mary Louise Miles, 81, of Riner, passed away on Sunday, June 9, 2019. She is survived by her brother, Bob Miles. Graveside Services will be held on Wednesday, June 12, 2019, at 2 p.m. at Sunset Cemetery, Christiansburg.

James G. Bolt, 86 of Roanoke, went to be with our Lord and Savior on Saturday, June 08, 2019. James proudly served his country in the United States Army. He retired from the Floyd County School System with 37 years of service and loved his Check Community. He was a loving and devoted husband, father, […]

Dr. Judith Carol Beale, former resident of Blacksburg, Va., passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home of Trellis Supportive Care, Winston-Salem. She was born June 27, 1940 in Elkin, N.C. to the late Dr. Seth McPherson Beale and the late Lois Carrell Beale. She is survived by […]

Deborah Pearson, 56, of Christiansburg, VA, went to be with her Heavenly Father on Thursday, June 6th, 2019. She was born to the late Fred and Bessie Ford Bryson in Christiansburg, VA on March 16th, 1963. Deborah graduated from Christiansburg High School in 1982 and attended New River Community College in Dublin, Va. After a […]

Donald Fredrick Burnette, age 81 of Pulaski, Virginia, went to be with his Lord on June 8, 2019, after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. He was born April 24, 1938, to the late Charles and Molly Burnette. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sons, Samuel Tony Burnette and […]

Lois Carter Teele, 92, of Christiansburg and formerly of New York, N.Y., a retired nurse and active community advocate was called to her eternal home to receive her crown on Wednesday. She was a graduate of Christiansburg Institute, a member of Schaeffer Baptist Church, and a lifetime member of the NAACP and served on the […]

Wilma Okes Sheppard, age 74, of Dublin, Va. died, Thursday, June 6, 2019, at Lewis Gale Hospital-Pulaski. She was born in Ellison, WVa. on October 19, 1944 to the late Carl Owen and Ruby Pearl Basham Okes. She is also preceded in death by her husband, Rudolph Jackson Sheppard, brothers, William H. Okes, Luther R. […]

Charlene “Sally” Clark, 90, of Mountainside Drive in Narrows, VA, departed this life Friday morning, June 7, 2019 in the care of Heritage Hall in Rich Creek, VA. Born in Ohio on April 12, 1929 she was a daughter of the late William Riley and Ada Anna Robertson Clark. She was the beloved matriarch of […]