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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 30,000 obituaries.

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 […]

January 1, 2014

Thompson, Ronol Gene

Thompson, Ronol Gene

Ronol Gene Thompson, 80 of Elliston, passed away on Sunday, December 29, 2013. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ora W. and Nena Scaggs Thompson; a daughter, Carolyn […]

December 31, 2013

Pool, Ruby Smoot

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Ruby Smoot Pool, age 91 of Dublin passed away Monday, December 30, 2013 in the Commonwealth Assisted Living, Radford, VA. She was born in Ruby, South Carolina to the late […]

December 31, 2013

Williams, Douglas F.

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Douglas F. Williams, 78, of Pulaski, passed away Sunday, December 29, 2013. Funeral is 11 a.m. Thursday, January 2, 2014, from Steven Funeral Hapel, Pulaski, 540-980-2600.

December 30, 2013

Saunders, Ida Lawson

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Ida Elizabeth Lawson Saunders, 94, passed away Monday, December 30, 2013 at her home in Radford after a long illness. She was a member of Fairlawn Baptist Church. She was […]

December 30, 2013

Talbert Jr., Paris William

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Paris William Talbert Jr., 71, of White Gate Community, Pearisburg, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 29, 2013 at his home. He was born November 16, 1942 […]

December 30, 2013

Bostic, Robert Eugene

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Robert Eugene (Bobby) Bostic, 82 of Ripplemead, VA went to be with the Lord, Saturday, December 28, 2013 at Carilion Giles Community Hospital in Pearisburg, VAsurrounded with his family. Mr. […]

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