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Gene Bradley Gillespie, 66 of Floyd, passed away on Wednesday, July 31, 2013. He is preceded in death by his parents, Earnest & Ernestine Gillespie; and his brother, Russell Wavell […]

Myriam Virginia Newman Spence passed away on Wednesday, July 31, 2013, at her home in Willis. She was born in Fries to Celissie Bolen Newman and William Heath Newman on […]

Richard Ambrose (Bucky) Murdock, 68, passed away Thursday, July 25, 2013, at his home in Christiansburg. He was retired at the time of his death. He served in the United […]

Herbert McCarthey Linkous, 82, of Elliston, passed away on Tuesday, July 30, 2013. He was preceded in death by his first wife of over 50 years, Sylvia Rakes Linkous; brothers, […]

Michael Robert Touscany, 63, of Floyd, passed away on Tuesday, July 30, 2013. “Mike” was born 63 years ago in Detroit, Mich. He grew up in a loving home, and […]

Mary Joseph Kenney, 61, of Williamsburg, Va., and formerly of Radford, Va., passed away on Friday, July 26, 2013. She was born on December 9, 1951, to the late Frank […]

Nancy Alderman Orange, 80, of Blacksburg, died Sunday, July 28, 2013, at Lewis Gale Hospital- Montgomery. She was born in Radford on October 16, 1932, to the late Harry Bruce […]

Lena Mae White Norris, 90, of Hiwassee, Va., died on Sunday, July 28, 2013, in the Highland Ridge Nursing Home, Dublin, Va. Mae was born in Snowville, Va., on September […]

Raymond Earl Page, 56, of Radford, died Monday, July 29, 2013 at Lewis Gale Hospital-Montgomery. A beloved son of the late John Marvin and Mildred Havens Page. He was also […]

Walter Harmon Poe, age 96 of Dublin passed away Sunday, July 28, 2013 at Highland Ridge Nursing Center, Dublin. Born November 2, 1916 in Abingdon, Virginia, he was the son […]

James Melvin White, 82, of Radford, passed away Sunday, July 28, 2013. He was retired from Lynchburg Foundry. He was preceded in death by a wife, Ethelyn Carroll White, and […]

Norvel Eugene Martin went to be with the Lord on July 26, 2013, at the age of 86. Eugene was born on January 19, 1927, in Shawsville, Va., the son […]

Fred Douglas Lewis, 66, of Blacksburg, formerly of Christiansburg, passed way July 27, 2013. Funeral service will begin at 1 p.m. on Thursday, August 1, 2013, at Schaeffer Memorial Baptist […]