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Margaret Marie Journell, 99, of the Wilburn Valley Community at Pearisburg, departed this life on Friday morning, August 26, 2011, at her home in the loving care of her family. […]

Leola Westmoreland Graham, 72, of Blacksburg, went to meet Jesus on Thursday, August 25, 2011, at her home. She was born in Hinton, W.Va., on March 9, 1939. She was […]

Shirley B. Spence, 74, formerly of Radford, passed away on Saturday, August 20, 2011, in Glen Burnie, Md. Shirley and her husband, Charles, had just celebrated their 58th wedding anniversary […]

Cora Sue Vaughan Shepherd, 73, of Willis, passed away Thursday, August 25, 2011. She is predeceased by son, Carl E. Shepherd Jr.; and sisters, Gwendlyn A.Vaughan, Jama L. Schaffer, Peggy […]

Carolyn Bixby, 79, of Blacksburg, died on Thursday, August 25, 2011, at Lewis Gale Hospital Montgomery, surrounded by her family. She was born in Endicott, N.Y., on April 29, 1932, […]

John Walter Bolick Jr., 74, of Floyd, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 23, 2011, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Crossnore, N.C., […]

Michael Allen Duncan, 39, of Radford, passed away Monday, August 22, 2011. He was preceded in death by his father, Percy Gold Duncan. Survivors include his mother, Goldie S. Duncan […]

Mary Sue Lemons, of Floyd, passed away on Monday August 22, 2011 at her home surrounded by family and friends. She was born May 29th to Elizabeth Turner Clark and […]

Eulala Moles Harman, 82 of Willis, passed away Tuesday, August 23, 2011. She was preceded in death by her husband Julian “Toop” Harman, sons Julian “Jake” Harman and Bobby Dale […]

Elder Watha Caudill Rice, 91, of Peterstown, WV, departed this life for his heavenly home Friday afternoon August 19, 2011 at Riverview Nursing Home in Rich Creek, VA. Born in […]

Staff Sgt. E6-U.S. Army, Elden W. Walker of Dublin, a retiree of Volvo, passed away Saturday August 20, 2011 at his residence. Survivors include his wife; daughters and their husbands; […]

Stephen (Steve) Lee Stinson, Sr., 65, of Dublin, passed away Monday, August 22, 2011. He was born January 3, 1946, in Glen Morgan, W.Va., son of the late Clarence Virgil […]

Fleda Olabelle Sartin (Sis) Hutchison, 82, of Narrows, departed this life on Saturday, August 20, 2011, at Carilion Giles Community Hospital in Pearisburg. She was born in Eggleston, Va., on […]

Charles William Dean, 80, of Pearisburg, and formerly of Hendrickson Farm in Pembroke, departed this life on Friday, August 19, 2011, at his home on Curve Road. Born in Pembroke […]

Dorothy Wilburn Ridpath, 92, of Christiansburg, formerly of Roanoke, passed away on Sunday, August 21, 2011. She attended Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church on Stafford Drive in Christiansburg, VA. She […]