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Ilene Reed Sowers, 85, of Christiansburg, passed away Wednesday, March 30, 2011. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clinton V. Sowers; and a brother, Marvin Reed. She is […]

John William McCluer, passed away on November 30, 2010, at his home in Blacksburg. He was born on August 14, 1921, in Roanoke, Va., to the late Julia Goens and […]

Mary Jane Cooper Dawson, 75, of Pulaski, and Hinton, W.Va., entered into eternal rest with the Lord on Tuesday, March 29, 2011, in the LewisGale Montgomery Hospital after a long […]

Gladys Reed Altizer, 90, of Riner, died peacefully on Wednesday, March 30, 2011. A long time member of Bible Baptist Church and one of the best southern cooks anywhere, as […]

Ingrid S. Lowman, 83, of Radford and Falls Church, died on Monday, March 28, 2011, in INOVA Fairfax Hospital. Ingrid was born in Bremerhaven, Germany on November 23, 1927, and […]

Muriel Stephens Swiger, 87, of Radford, passed away on Sunday, March 27, 2011. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Arrangements by Mullins Funeral Home & Crematory in […]

Iris Agee Childers, 87, of Pulaski, died late on Monday evening, March 28, 2011. She was the daughter of the late C.E. and Lula Agee. She was also preceded in […]

Dianne Lynn Blankenship, 53, of Pembroke, departed this life on Sunday, March 27, 2011, at the University of Virginia Hospital in Charlottesville. She was born in Annapolis, Md., on December […]

Jennifer Vaden Woodyard, 38, of Blacksburg, died on Sunday, March 27, 2011, at her home. She was born in Radford, Va., on March 9, 1973. She was preceded in death […]

William Clayton Vaughn, 66, of Radford, passed away on Sunday, March 27, 2011. He was preceded in death by his father, Andrew Clayton Vaughn; mother, Virginia Hodge Keller; and brother, […]

Arthur William Shelton, age 73, of Christiansburg, VA, passed away on Sunday, March 27, 2011. He was preceded in death by Parents, Kyle and Jocie Shelton; Brothers, Charlie and Erbie […]

Thomas Lee Hawley, 80, of Pulaski, died on Sunday morning, March 27, 2011, at his home. The Savior came and gently took Tom’s hand and led him Home. He was […]

Ethel (Ms. Ethel) (Grams) (Nan-Nan) Flinchum, 94, of Radford, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, March 28, 2011. Born on February 1, 1917, in Floyd, Va., she […]

Fairy Frances Akers, 79, of Christiansburg, went to be with the Lord on Monday, March 28, 2011. She was a retiree from Virginia Tech. She was preceded in death by […]

Danny Ray Thornton, 62, of Christiansburg, passed away on Sunday, March 27, 2011. He was preceded in death by his wife, Penny Thornton; and brother, Jerry Allen Thornton. He is […]

Two years to the date of her husband’s passing, Nancy Boens Lloyd, 70, of Narrows, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, March 27, 2011, at her home […]