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Mary Ethel Wade Weeks, 94, of Willis, passed away Tuesday, September 16, 2014. Graveside Service will be 3:30 p.m. Sunday, September 21, 2014, at Willis Cemetery. Arrangements by Maberry Funeral […]

Edward (Eddie) Vance, a long-time resident of Christiansburg, passed away on September 11, 2014. Eddie was the second of four sons born to Ruley C. and Hannah Arwood Vance (Hale) […]

Diane Chumbley Doss, 68, of Lebanon, formerly of Pulaski, passed away Tuesday, September 16, 2014. Arrangements by Stevens Funeral Home, Pulaski, Va., are pending. 540-980-2600.

Billie Sue Turner, 85, of Rich Creek, Va., passed away peacefully after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease on Thursday, September 18, 2014, at Heritage Hall Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center […]

Betty Jo Hixon, 82, of Radford, passed away on Tuesday September 16, 2014. She was born on March 25, 1932 to the late Harry A. and Mary McGuire Burk. She […]

Thomas Gregory “Greg” Maybush, 46, of Elliston, passed away Wednesday, September 17, 2014. He was a mechanic with New River Electric. Survivors include his fiancé, Angie Quesenberry of Pulaski, and […]

Steven Vincent Saunders, 56, of Radford, passed away on September 11, 2014. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ernest Brown Saunders and Evelyn Small Saunders Claytor. Survivors include […]

Corbin Anthony Lee Fowlkes, of Pulaski, infant son of Brandon Randall Fowlkes and Ruby Katie Turpin, went to be with the Lord on September 15, 2014. He was preceded in […]

McAlster “Mac” Hugo Charlton, Jr., 66, of Radford, passed away Friday, September 12, 2014. He was a United States Army Veteran of 19 years and worked as a clerk for […]

John George Kinney, Sr., 87, of Narrows, passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday morning, September 14th, 2014. He was born on October 12th, 1926 at Whitman, West Virginia […]

Gerald L. (Jerry) Schrader, 71, a native of Rochester, N.Y., passed away peacefully in his home in Floyd, Va., on Saturday, September 13, 2014. Jerry was an accomplished professional photographer. […]

Ellen Yvonne Cook Smith, age 62, of Christiansburg died Monday, September 15, 2014 at the New River Valley Medical Center. She was born in Christiansburg, VA on September 19, 1951 […]

Douglas Medley, age 70, of Newport died Monday, September 15, 2014 at Avante at Roanoke. He was born in Giles County, VA on June 2, 1944 to the late Roy […]

Mayme Minnick Meredith, age 87, of Christiansburg died Monday, September 15, 2014 at the New River Valley Medical Center. She was born in McCoy, Va. on April 16, 1927 to […]

Robert “Bobby” Howard Dunnigan, Sr. of Dublin passed away peacefully on September 15, 2014 at LewisGale Hospital in Salem surrounded by his family. Bobby was born November 17, 1945 in […]

William Biggs Hatcher, 100, passed away Saturday, September 13th, at his home in Radford. He was born June 23rd, 1914, in Chilhowie, Virginia, the youngest of four sons of Emma […]