Obituaries

Walter Alphonso Thornhill, Jr., 61, of Pearisburg, departed this life peacefully Friday morning, September 17, 2010. Born in Giles County on November 8, 1948, he was a son of the […]

Louise Jacqueline Frost, 82, of Pulaski, died Saturday September 18, 2010 in Pulaski Community Hospital. She was born February 26, 1928 in Roanoke and was the daughter of the late […]

Eskel Oren Essary, 93, of Blacksburg, died Friday, September 17, 2010, at Marian Manor, Stafford, Va. He was born in Fentress County, Tenn. on June 2, 1917 to the late. […]

Irene Florence Donohue, 65, of Blacksburg, passed away on Friday, September 17, 2010. She was born in Larksville, Pa. on May 10, 1945 to the late Michael and Florence Mitura. […]

Robert (Larry) Phillips, 68, of Radford, Va., went to be with the Lord on Thursday, September 16, 2010. He was a semi-retired minister at The Radford Church of Christ with […]

Marion Dempsey Smith, 91, of Blacksburg, Va., died Thursday, September 16, 2010, at Pulaski Community Hospital. He was born in Montgomery County on September 5, 1919, to the late Henry […]

Richard S. (Rick) Yearwood, 55, of Blacksburg, Va., passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday morning, September 14, 2010, from complications due to diabetes. He was born on May 26, 1955, in […]

John Wylie Patton Jr., 83, of Radford, Va., went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, September 15, 2010. He was born on March 27, 1927, the son of […]

Helen Louise Lancaster Manard, 89, of Floyd, Va., passed away on Tuesday, September 14, 2010. Graveside Funeral Service will be held 11 a.m. on Thursday, September 16, 2010, at Harvestwood […]

Jeanne Price Keister, 62, of Prices Fork, Va., died Wednesday, September 15, 2010, at Montgomery Regional Hospital. She was born on April 30, 1948, in Radford, Va. and was preceded […]

Benjamin Jack Bird, 77, of Christiansburg, Va., went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, September 15, 2010, at Heritage Hall. He was born in McCommas, W.Va., on September 6, […]

Druscilla A. Whitlock, 92, of Copper Hill, Va., passed away on Monday, September 13, 2010. She was a woman who overcame much adversity to show love to all, more especially her family.

Rhonda Gail Todd, 48, of Bedford, Va., and formerly of Independence, Va., died Monday, September 13, 2010, at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. She was born in Galax, Va., on February 3, […]

Leroy Wayne Sartin, 65, of Radford, Va., died on Tuesday, September 14, 2010, at New River Valley Medical Center. He was born in Christiansburg, Va., on May 24, 1945, to […]

Tom Jefferson Martin, 91, of Ripplemead, Va., passed away Tuesday morning, September 14, 2010, at Carilion Giles Community Hospital in Pearisburg. Mr. Martin was born on May 13, 1919, in […]

Alice Faye Nunley King, 71, of Blacksburg, Va., passed away Tuesday, September 14, 2010. She was preceded in death by her parents, Isaac Hobert and Mary Ellen Costigan Nunley; three […]

Dr. Clifton Dow Bryant, 77, Emeritus Professor of Sociology at Virginia Tech, died quietly on Monday, September 13, 2010, at Heritage Hall Nursing Home in Blacksburg, Va. He was born […]