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Nannie Smith Hinkley, 86, passed away Wednesday, October30, 2013 at her home in Christiansburg. She was a member of the Walton Pentecostal Holiness Church and a retired cook from Radford […]

Kevin Bradley May, age 48 of Draper passed away Monday, October 28, 2013. Born May 8, 1965 in Yager, West Virginia, he is the son of Vesta Pruitt May and […]

Elwood Charlton Smart, 79, of Radford, passed away Tuesday, October 29, 2013. He was retired from C & S Door. Elwood was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph and […]

Mary Eloise Perdue Vest, 90, of Copper Hill, passed away Tuesday, October 29, 2013. She was a longtime member of the Copper Hill United Methodist Church since March 5, 1972, […]

Dana Richard Spencer, 72, of Blacksburg, passed away October 28, 2013. He was born in Rochester, N.Y., December 22, 1940, son of the late R. Milford and Frances Vivian (Bateman) […]

The eternal spirit of the Reverend Raymond S. Kelley, 88, Retired Pastor of the Virginia United Methodist Conference, left the earthly body on Tuesday, October 29, 2013 at his home […]

Jonathan Virgil Robertson, 32 of Narrows left for his Heavenly home on Saturday, October 26th, 2013. He is the son of Ralph Robertson and Debbie Robertson-Morrison. He was preceded in […]

Pamela Pridham Mohr, 63, of Christiansburg, passed away on Tuesday, October 29, 2013. Arrangements by Horne Funeral Home and Crematory, Christiansburg, Va., 540-382-2612.

Pauline Graham Basham, 97, of Shawsville, died on Tuesday, October 29, 2013. Arrangements with Horne Funeral Home & Crematory, Christiansburg, Va., 540-382-2612.

Alice Mayola McCoy Duncan, age 81 of Willis, VA passed away Monday, October 28, 2013 at her home. Born August 30, 1932 Montgomery County she was the daughter of the […]

Jimmy Dale Martin, 61, of Pulaski, passed away Saturday, October 26, 2013. Funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday, October 30, 2013, at Stevens Funeral Home Chapel, Pulaski. 540-980-2600.

Robert Willard Schwenk, 66, passed away Sunday, October 27, 2013 at his home in Fairlawn, VA. He was retired from Volvo Trucks with 43 years of service and was a […]

Barbara Rose Owens Wiseman, age 74 formerly of Dublin passed away Monday, October 28, 2013. Born November 22, 1938 in West Virginia she was the daughter of the late Arthur […]

Thornton Garland Wampler, affectionately known as Corky, retired vice president and secretary of Pulaski Furniture Corp., and former co-owner of Wampler Pharmacy Inc. in Martinsville, died peacefully Oct. 27, 2013, […]

Samuel Wayne Hayes, age 71 of Dublin, died Saturday October 26, 2013 at his Dublin home. He was born on April 4, 1942 in Horsepen, VA. He was the son […]

Ballard Odell Grubb, 65, of Pilot, passed away on Saturday, October 26, 2013. He was born to the late Jackson Odell and Esther Price Grubb. He is survived by children, […]