Obituaries

Samuel S. Coakley, 73, of Pulaski, passed away Sunday, January 29, 2012. Funeral 7 p.m. Thursday, February 2, 2012, from Stevens Funeral Chapel, Pulaski.

Paulita Sutphin Updegrove, 83, formerly of Fairlawn, died on January 29, 2012 at the University of VA Medical Center. She was born July 2, 1928 in Carroll County to James […]

Tracy Dawn Tate, age 28, of Sophia, North Carolina and formerly of Pulaski County died Saturday, January 28, 2012. Born January 24, 1984 in Thomasville, North Carolina, she is the […]

Our Loving Mother, Sarah Helen Alls Long, 95, of Blacksburg, went to be with her heavenly Father on Monday, January 30, 2012. He chose her as his special angel. She […]

Mary Frances Koster, 89, of Blacksburg, formerly of Virginia Beach, died Saturday, January 28, 2012. Memorial Service will be held at a future date.

Virginia Albert (Gin) Hamblin, 93, of Fairlawn, died Sunday, January 29, 2012, at Carrington Place, Matthews, N.C. She was born in Stuart on February 18, 1918, to the late Rufus […]

Barbara S. Clouse, 87, of Blacksburg, died January 30, 2012, as the result of Alzheimer’s disease. Barbara was born September 23, 1924, in Indiana. She was a registered nurse, and […]

Lena Frances Hodge Brooks, 94, of Blacksburg, died Sunday, January 29, 2012, at Heritage Hall Health Care. She was born in Giles County, February 24, 1917, to the late William […]

Marilyn Kay Baldwin, 68, of Narrows, formerly of Pulaski, passed away Sunday, January 29, 2012. She was preceded in death by her father, James Stanley Stuart Sr.; brother, James Stanley […]

William Joseph (Joe) Worrell, 71, of Draper, passed away Friday, January 27, 2012. Visitation will be Monday from 5 to 7 p.m., January 30, 2012 at Bower Funeral Home, Pulaski, […]

Marlene Joy Vest, 63, of Floyd, passed away on Friday, January 27, 2012. Survivors include her husband, Robert L. Vest Sr.; sons, Arva L. Brewer Jr., Shawn A. Brewer, Scott […]

Carla Yvonne Nunley, 55, of Riner, passed away on Saturday, January 28, 2012. She is survived by her husband, Richard Nunley; son and wife, Michael Rakes and Rose; son and […]

After a long and courageous battle with bronchiectasis, former Christiansburg resident, Lois Francisco Lester, 79, of Bandera, Texas, left this earth December 30, 2011, at her home with her children […]

Roger Merle Cole, 61, of Narrows, passed away Friday, January 27, 2012. The son to the late Cloris and Mae Cole, he was also preceded in death by his sister, […]

Anna Katherine Yousten, 73, of Blacksburg, died Thursday, January 26, 2012, at Lewis Gale Hospital-Montgomery. She was born in Wise County on February 22, 1938. She was preceded in death […]

Iesha Kimerlee Tang, 21, of McKeesport, Pa., formerly of Christiansburg, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, January 25, 2012. She was preceded in death by her grandmother, Arbadella […]