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Rachel Durmon Smith, 83, of Pulaski, Va., died on Monday, December 28, 2009, in the Pulaski Community Hospital. She was the daughter of the late David W. Durmon and Carrie […]

Olga Wirt Owens, 91, of 905 Oakhurst Avenue, Pulaski, Va., died early Monday morning, December 28, 2009, in the Pulaski Community Hospital. She was born in Virginia on March 3, […]

Donald Haas died unexpectedly in Blacksburg, Va., on Saturday, December 26, 2009, of a heart complication that came on suddenly. Born in Cambridge, Mass., on May 14, 1955, he lived […]

Blanche Duncan DeHart, 87, of Radford, Va., went home to the Lord on Monday, December 28, 2009. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 61 years, Harry […]

To know Ruth was to love her. Ruth Marie Aust Harrell, 75, of Pulaski, Va., passed away on Sunday, December 27, 2009. She was born in Pulaski, Va., on May […]

Elizabeth Gilbert Kinnaird Fraley, 89, of Christiansburg, Va., passed away at home on December 27, 2009. She was born on June 4, 1920, to Harriett Cooper and William Elbert Gilbert. […]

Willard Lawrence Christian, age 84, of Christiansburg, Va., passed away Saturday, December 26, 2009 at the Highland Ridge Rehab Center, Dublin, Va. Born December 13, 1925 at Leonard, W.Va., he […]

Dorrence C. Quesenberry, of Blacksburg, Va., went home on Friday, December 25, 2009, after a year’s illness to be with her Heavenly Father and to be reunited with her beloved […]

Thomas Harry McGuire, 61, of Radford, Va., died Thursday, December 24, 2009. Arrangements by Horne Funeral Home and Crematory, Christiansburg, Va.

Maurice Jerome Hovatter, 90, of Roanoke, formerly of Dublin, passed away December 26, 2009. Preceded in death by his parents, Nina and Dallas Hovatter; twin brother, Merwin D. Hovatter; sister, […]

Mary Sue Martin Tebault, 65 of Pearisburg, VA passed away at her home Thursday evening, December 24, 2009.  Mrs. Tebault was born on November 21, 1944 in Louisa, Kentucky and was […]

Glen Jackson Sutphin, 59, of Floyd, passed away Thursday, December 24, 2009.  Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Sunday, December 27, 2009 at Vesta Pentecostal Holiness Church, Vesta, Va., […]

Helen Marie Dishon Quesenberry, age 82 of Snowville passed away Thursday, December 24, 2009. Born April 5, 1927 in Pulaski County, she was the daughter of the late Roy Freeman […]

Raymond Cecil Mitchell, 80, of Radford formerly of Giles county and Floyd county, passed away on December 25, 2009 at the New River Valley Medical Center due to complications from […]

Roy Howard Hubbard, 86, of Dublin, Va., passed away at his home in Dublin on Saturday, December 19, 2009, with his loving wife beside him holding his hand. He was […]

Joseph Cecil Buckner Sr. died on Tuesday, December 22, 2009 at Warm Hearth Village in Blacksburg, Va. He was 87. Born in Carroll County on September 7, 1922, he was […]