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Beatrice Vaughn Crockett, 97, of Christiansburg passed away peacefully at Lewis Gale Hospital, Montgomery on November 17, 2013. She is preceded in death by her husband, Rupert Crockett; her parents, […]

In loving memory of our beloved daughter, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Earnestine Lane Cecil, 71, of Christiansburg, born October 30, 1942 and passed away November 17, 2013. She was preceded […]

Jean (Jeannie) Arnold, 44, passed away on November 10, 2013 in Tallahassee, Fla. She was born on March 25, 1969 in Pulaski, Virginia to the late Sangster Allen Arnold, Jr. […]

Dorothy “Ma” Owens Warden, age 77 of Pulaski passed away Monday, November 18, 2013 at her home. Born July 6, 1936 in Pulaski County, she was the daughter of the […]

Mary Bowman Akers, 75, of Dublin, died Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013 at her home. She was born in Hiwassee Feb. 28, 1938 and was the daughter of the late Grand […]

Charles Alan Weiss, 58, passed away Saturday, November 16, 2013 at his home in Dublin. He was preceded in death by his brother, Arnie Weiss. Survivors include his wife, Alice […]

Claire Ross Brown Jr., 86, of Blacksburg, died on Saturday, November 16, 2013. Ross was born in Belspring, Va. on May 4, 1927. He was the eldest child of the […]

Earl McClentic Beckett, 95, of Peterstown, W.Va., formerly of Rich Creek, died Saturday, November 16, 2013, at Country View Assisted Living in Peterstown. Born February 3, 1918, in Athens, he […]

William Sinclair Canty Jr., 88, of Pulaski, formerly of Sterling, passed away Wednesday, November 13, 2013, at Carilion New River Valley Medical Center after a short illness. Bill was born […]

Ruth Etta Hedge Keister Fowler, age 88, of West End, N.C., passed away Friday, November 15, 2013 after a long and progressive illness. She was born in Bluefield, Va. on […]

Kate “Kitty” Ellen Sisson McCoy, 91, of Radford, passed away Friday, November 15, 2013. She was a member of Grove United Methodist Church. She was born in Bluefield, WVa the […]

Mary H. Miller, 85, of Christiansburg, went to be with her Lord on November 14, 2013. Born in Panther, W.Va., she was preceded in death by her parents, Charlie and […]

Rahma Smith Kirkwood, of Christiansburg, formerly of Salem, born June 21, 1924, expired peacefully in the kind services of Richfield and Good Samaritan Hospice in Salem, VA on Thursday, November […]

Kevin Keith ( KJ ) Kendall Jr., 18, of Blacksburg, died Wednesday, November 13, 2013. He was born in Bluefield, W.Va. on December 11, 1994. He is preceded in death […]

Stephanie Dawn Hudson, 44 of Narrows, went home to be with the Lord Thursday, November 14th, 2013 at LewisGale Hospital Montgomery in Blacksburg. A lifelong resident of Giles County, she […]