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Norman Elwood Hungate Sr., 67, of McCoy, Va., died on Tuesday, January 25, 2011, at Lewis Gale/Montgomery Hospital. He was born in Montgomery County, Va., on August 18, 1943, to […]

Rudy Craine Bagwell, 86, passed away Wednesday, January 26, 2011 at her home in Christiansburg. She was preceded in death by her husband Lewis H. Bagwell, Jr. Survivors include three […]

Blanche Virginia Crabtree Tickle, 88, of Pembroke and Pearisburg, Va., departed this life on Monday evening, January 24, 2011. Born in Tazewell County, Va., on April 15, 1922, she was […]

Pearline Mabry Radford, 77, of Christiansburg, Va., went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, January 25, 2011. Mrs. Radford retired after 30 years as manager at Imperial Reading. She […]

Edward Morris Layfield, 71, of Christiansburg, Va., died on Tuesday, January 25, 2011, at his home. He was born in Clearwater, Fla., on November 23, 1939, to the later Elmer […]

Helen Keister Bailey, 95, passed away Monday, January 24, 2011 at her home in Radford. She was born in Pulaski County on March 19, 1915, the daughter of the late […]

Ilse Lotte (Bertolds) Atkinson, 68, of Shawsville, Va., left her home in Suntofin, Germany, in 1967 to come to Virginia to be with her love, Mack, and on Monday, January […]

Debora (Deb) Jo Williams, 53, of Ripplemead, Va., left us to be with the Lord on Monday, January 24, 2011. She was preceded in death by her mother, Florence Williams […]

John “Johnny” Daniel Shelton, age 60 of Pulaski passed away Monday, January 24, 2011 at his home. Born June 3, 1950 in Pulaski County, he was the son of the […]

Garland Rosi Gale McDaniel, 53, passed away on Sunday, January 23, 2011, at his home in Radford, Va. He was a member of Gethsemane Baptist Church and employed at the […]

Helen Rowena Whittaker Cawley, 78, of Norfolk, Va., formerly of Pearisburg, Va., passed away Saturday, January 22, 2011, at home. Mrs. Cawley was born on September 18, 1932, in Pearisburg […]

Virginia Kathleen Yopp, 80, of Radford, Va., passed away Saturday, January 22, 2011. Those left to cherish her memory are her husband, Woodrow Henry Yopp Sr.; children, Woodrow Henry Yopp […]

Linda Faye Pollard, 61, of Check, passed away on Saturday, January 22, 2011. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ernest and Gladys Huffman and one sister, Edith Carter.

Bertie Elizabeth Graham, 88, of Blacksburg, died Sunday, January 23, 2011 at Kroontje Health Care Center. She was born in Montgomery County, Va. on March 2, 1922 to the late […]

Pauline Hale Alls, 87, of Blacksburg, died Sunday, January 23, 2011 at Lewis Gale/Montgomery Hospital. She was born in Montgomery County, Va. on December 28, 1923. Pauline was the last […]

Cottie Frances Smith Albert, 83, passed away on Sunday, January 23, 2011, at Showalter Center in Blacksburg, Va., where she had made her home for the past three years with […]

Betty Eberhart Spillman, 79, of Radford, Va., died peacefully in her home Saturday, January 22, 2011. She was born in Norfolk, Va., November 23, 1931. She was preceded in death […]