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This site contains obituaries and memorial tributes for people in and around the New River Valley of southwestern Virginia. Originally posted on NRVNews.com or submitted by area funeral homes, our database has more than 20,000 obituaries.

January 5, 2014

Walker, Beatrice Virginia

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Beatrice Virginia (Bea) Walker, formerly Beatrice Freeman, of Blacksburg, passed away Tuesday, December 31, 2013, at Lewis Gale Pulaski Hospital at the age of 87. Bea was born May 8, […]

January 5, 2014

Linkous, Edna

Linkous, Edna

Edna Linkous, 93, of Merrimac, died Saturday, January 4, 2014 at Heritage Hall Health Care. She was born in Montgomery County, on May 26, 1920 to the late Guy and […]

January 5, 2014

Grant, Robert M.

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Robert M. Grant, 42, of Blacksburg, passed away unexpectedly to his eternal home on Monday, December 30, 2013. Rob was a son, brother, buddy, helper, and friend. He proudly served […]

January 5, 2014

Anders, James Emmet

James Emmet Anders, 84, of Independence, died January 3, 2014. Emmet was born at Independnece, Virginia, to the late Osie Anders and Mary Luella Murray Anders. Surviving, wife, Logene Russell […]

January 5, 2014

Simpkins, Thelma Albert

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Thelma Mae Albert Simpkins, 75, of Christiansburg, passed away Friday, January 3, 2014. She was a member of Mt. Tabor UMC. She was preceded in death by her parents, Vester […]

January 5, 2014

Mills, Michael Calvin Darden

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Michael Calvin Darden Mills, 61, passed away Saturday, January 4, 2014 at his home in Parrott. He was preceded in death by his father, Roy Darden Mills, his wife, Lorie […]

January 3, 2014

Smith, Ruth McPeak

Smith, Ruth McPeak

Ruth Ellen McPeak Smith, 81, of Draper, passed away on Thursday, January, 2, 2014, in the Highland Ridge Rehab Center. Born in Pulaski County on July 1, 1932, she was […]

January 3, 2014

Abel, Edward Ronald

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Edward Ronald Abel, 74, of Pearisburg, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, January 1, 2014 at his home. Ed was born on June 27, 1939 in Pittsburgh, Pa. […]

January 3, 2014

Ray, Thomas Earl

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Thomas Earl Ray, age 80, of Blacksburg died, Wednesday, January 1, 2014, at Lewis Gale Hospital-Montgomery. Mr. Ray was born on May 20, 1933 at San Antonio, Texas. He is […]

January 3, 2014

Griffin, William Nelson

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William Nelson Griffin, 71, passed away Wednesday, January 1, 2014 in Snowville in the home that he and his wife were very proud of. He was a veteran of the […]

January 2, 2014

Brown, Ruth Slate

Ruth Slate Brown, age 69, of Galax, Virginia passed away Saturday, December 28, 2013 at her home. Ruth was born in Galax, Virginia on March 8, 1944 to Preston J. […]

January 2, 2014

Priest, Sharon Miller

Priest, Sharon Miller

Sharon Miller Priest, age 58, of Christiansburg died, Wednesday, January 1, 2014, at her home. She was born in Christiansburg, Va. on August 18, 1955 to the late Pete and […]

January 2, 2014

McMahan, Alice Keister,

McMahan, Alice Keister,

Alice Keister McMahan, 92, of Blacksburg, died Tuesday morning, December 31, 2013. Alice was born May 4, 1921. She is preceded in death by her loving husband of 52 years, […]

January 2, 2014

Norris, Ruby Lively

Norris, Ruby Lively

Ruby “Honey” Lively Norris, 84, of Christiansburg, passed away peacefully on January 1, 2014 of complications from a stroke. She was born on November 14, 1929, in Pocahontas, Virginia, to […]

January 1, 2014

Cox, Mark Stephen

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Mark Stephen Cox (aka Steve and “the Bull”) of Hiwassee, VA died on January 1, 2014 due to the complications from a stroke at the age of 75. He was […]

January 1, 2014

Bruce, Mary Evelyn

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Mary Evelyn Bruce, 79, of New York, N.Y., originally of Radford, Va., died on December 29, 2013 in New York City after a brief illness. Born during a snowstorm on […]

January 1, 2014

MacInnis, Eleanor Hall

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Eleanor Hall MacInnis, of Blacksburg, died December 31, 2013 at the age of 87. Born Orma Grace Leavitt on March 13, 1926 in Twin Falls, Idaho, to Walter and Edna […]

January 1, 2014

Greenlief, Christopher Lee

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Christopher Lee Greenlief, 31 of Narrows passed away Sunday, December 29th, 2013. He was born in Princeton, West Virginia on July 31st, 1982, and was the son of Sherry Lynn […]

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