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Asa L. Moore, age 73, of Blacksburg, Va., died, Thursday, January 29, 2015, at Lewis Gale Hospital- Montgomery. He was born in Columbus, Ohio on December 8, 1941 to the […]

Martha Sim Cassell, 69, of Blacksburg, died Saturday, January 31, 2015, at Lewis Gale Hospital Montgomery. She was born October 19, 1945, in Lockport, N.Y., to the late Alan and […]

Minnie Young Sweeney, 93, of Christiansburg and formerly of Floyd, passed away on Friday, January 30, 2015. Born in February 1921 in Floyd County, Minnie was the sixth child of […]

Ruth Eleanor Dobyns Ogle, age 89, of Blacksburg died Friday, January 30, 2015 at Lewis Gale Hospital-Montgomery. She was born in Montgomery County on April 25, 1925 to the late […]

Jimmie Lee Quesenberry, age 75, of Christiansburg died, Sunday, February 1, 2015, at Lewis Gale Hospital-Montgomery. He was born in Floyd County, Va. on October 6, 1939 to the late […]

Lisa Carol Watterson, 52, of Blacksburg, passed away January 29, 2015, after a lengthly illness.She was devoted to God and her faith. Her passions were her children’s Sunday school group […]

Frances Lugar Carper, 97, of Narrows, died Friday, January 30, 2015. She was born in Craig County, on January 20, 1918, to the late Henry Leona and Effie Craig Hypes […]

Deborah V. Ganoe Dillon, 59 of Narrows, VA passed away, Friday, January 30, 2015 at her home. Born February 24, 1955, she was the daughter of the late Junior Lindberg […]

Carolene Eller Perkins, 80, of Blacksburg and formerly of Floyd, passed away on Friday, January 30, 2015. She is survived by one son, Larry Perkins; four daughters and sons-in-law, Lois […]

Nell Thomas Harrison of Blacksburg, passed away on Monday, January 26, at Tampa General Hospital following triple-bypass heart surgery. She would have been 83 years of age this coming March. […]

Lewis Junior Williams, 66, of Riner, passed away on Thursday, January 29, 2015. He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert Williams and Willie Mae Meredith; as well as […]

Lenora Link Carr, 96 of Pearisburg, VA went to be with the Lord on Thursday January 29, 2015 at her home. Mrs. Carr was born on September 26, 1918 and […]

Hazel Kanode Hodge, age 84, of Christiansburg went to be with the Lord, Friday, January 30, 2015. She was born in Blacksburg, Va. on November 2, 1930 to the late […]

Michael Shawn Thurston, of Floyd, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, January 28, 2015. He was born on April 9, 1999. He enjoyed running track and playing football […]

Nellie Mae Boone Argabright, 88, of Radford, formerly of Floyd, went home to be with Jesus Wednesday January 28, 2015. She will forever be remembered in our hearts. She was […]