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Julia Kyle Campbell Vaden, age 81, of Blacksburg died Monday, December 22, 2014 at Berkshire Health and Rehab Center. She was born in Albermarle County, VA on July 15, 1933 […]

On Tuesday, December 23, 2014, in the midst of this joyous season of our dear Savior’s birth, we lost our beloved, beautiful mother, Mary Julia Kelley Moore, 92, of Blacksburg, […]

Michelle Lynn Bell, age 44 formerly of Pulaski passed away Thursday, December 18, 2014. Born October 2, 1970 in Radford, she was the daughter of the late Raymond Slicer Bell. […]

Raymond Myles Bittinger Sr., 63, of Christiansburg, passed away on December 21, 2014. He was preceded in death by his parents, Myles Willard and Louise Koontz Bittinger; sister, Patricia Wykle; […]

Geraldine Carrie Hutchison, 69, of Blacksburg, passed away December 21, 2014. She is survived by her husband of 49 years, William Hutchison; children, Pamela H. Altizer and husband, Jay Altizer, […]

Hunter Nathanael Smith was born to Carol Crawford Smith and Mark Hunter Smith on September 1, 1993 in Blacksburg, Virginia, and was the older of two children. On Wednesday, December […]

Brian Christopher Bell, 48, of Floyd passed away on Friday, December 19, 2014 after a long battle with diabetes and end stage renal failure. He passed peacefully in his sleep. […]

Jack Buford Crawford, age 77 of Pulaski passed away on Friday Dec. 19, 2014 at Lewis Gale Hospital – Pulaski. He was born in Honaker Va. on April 7, 1937 […]

Randy Brian Casar, 55, of Christiansburg, passed away on December 20, 2014. He was preceded in death by his parents, Armand and Hazel Casar. He is survived by his brother, […]

Thomas Gilbert Grady, 87, of Blacksburg died Tuesday, December 16, 2014. He is survived by Marie, his wife of 66 years, his children Susan, Charlotte, Carl and Pauline, and nine […]

Dr. William David Bishop, 71, of Radford, passed away Saturday, December 20, 2014. Services will be private. The family requests that in lieu of food and flowers please consider making […]

Michael Lee Dingus, 38, of Blacksburg, went home to be with the Lord on December 16, 2014. He was preceded in death by his dad, Dennis Dingus. Michael is survived […]

Lenard Ray Howell, 69, of Floyd, passed away Thursday December 18, 2014. Lenard served in the United States Army and was a Vietnam Veteran. He was in the Law Enforcement […]

Linda Faye Dickerson, 67, of Floyd, passed away Friday, December 19, 2014. She was preceded in death by her parents, Pearl Nason and Lissie Jane Smith Cockram; brothers, Raymond, Eugene, […]

Lawrence Milton Cooper, 67, of Elliston, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, December 17, 2014. He was a great father, son and PaPa. He was preceded in death […]

Vernon Odell Shanholtz, 79, of Christiansburg, Va., went to be with his Heavenly Father on Wednesday, December 17, 2014. Vernon was born in 1935 to Hobart and Leona Francis (McCauley) […]