Obituaries

Edward Noel “Cowboy” Padgett, 73, of Blue Ridge Rehab Center, died Monday, December 19, 2011 at the Rehab Center. He was born in Woodlawn on August 27, 1938 to the […]

Blanche Marie Yates, 93, of Shawsville, Va., has gone home to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 18, 2011. She was preceded in death by her parents, Leonard Underwood […]

Rachel May Newcomb, 91, of Radford, went peacefully to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, December 18, 2011. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Radford […]

Daniel B. Fleming Jr., 80, of Blacksburg, Va., died on Saturday, December 17, 2011, at home. He was born in St. Marys, W.Va., the son of former State Senator Dan […]

Richard Morell Barker, 79, crossed the bridge to eternal life on December 19, 2011. He was born June 3, 1932, in Cambridge, Minn., to the late Blaine Byers Barker Sr. […]

Charles Herman Vandenberg, 65 of Charlotte, N.C., formerly of Blacksburg, Va., passed away on December 17, 2011. Funeral Service at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, December 20, 2011, at J.B. Tallent […]

Marianne Stern, of Blacksburg, passed away on Saturday, December 17. Maria Stefanie Stamm was born on December 19, 1918 in Furth, Germany. She sailed to the US by herself at […]

Cleavie Parnell Bowman, 90, of Dublin, Va., passed away on Sunday, December 18, 2011. Funeral Services at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, December 20, 2011, at Bobwhite Blvd. Church of God. […]

William Banks, 90, of Guinea Mt., Pearisburg, departed this life Saturday, December 17, 2011, in the care of Riverview Nursing Home at Rich Creek. Born in Eggleston on April 2, […]

Joyce Ann Turpin Aliff, 70, of Narrows, formerly of Roanoke passed away Friday, December 16, 2011. She was born in Giles County on March 11, 1941 and was the daughter […]

Rev. Homer D. Sawyer, 84, of Christiansburg, died Thursday, December 15, 2011, at Lewis Gale Hospital, Montgomery. He was born in Independence, Va., March 1, 1927, to the late Henry […]

Tracey G. Patterson, 45, formerly of Pulaski, died Friday, December 16, 2011. Arrangements by Penn’s Funeral Home, Pulaski, 540-230-0730.

Nancy Frost Case Hurst, 75, died Friday, December 9, 2011, of complications that developed from surgeries she had undergone over the past several years. Nancy was born in Flushing, N.Y. […]

William Donald Franklin Sr., 82, passed away Friday, December 16, 2011, at his home in Radford. He was preceded in death by his wife, Lakey June Franklin; and his mother, […]

Billy Gene Crowe, 62, departed this life and immediately entered into the arms of his Savior, Jesus, on Friday, December 16, 2011. He was born on December 14, 1949, in […]

Herbert (Pat) Patton Berry, 64, of Radford, passed away Thursday, December 15, 2011. He is preceded in death by his mother, Jaunita Daisy Berry; sister, Ludie Berry. Left to cherish […]

Bonnie Jane Patterson Phillips, 69, passed away Wednesday, December 14, 2011. She was preceded in death by her husband, Garnett Lee Phillips, and her parents, George Buck and Pearl Sarver […]