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William Randolph Cockram, 74, of Floyd went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, December 2, 2009. Born in Patrick County on December 25, 1934, he was a lifelong resident […]

Lillian Hassen Whisman, 84, of Narrows, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at her home. She was born in Ronceverte, West Virginia […]

George Escar Prescott, 87, of Christiansburg, Va., died Tuesday, December 1, 2009, at Montgomery Regional Hospital. He was born in Bland, Va. on April 6, 1922 to the late Leslie […]

On Tuesday, December 1, 2009, James Robert (Jim) Neal, 76, of Christiansburg, Va., was at home and peacefully passed away to be with the Lord. Jim was born in Giles […]

Violet W. Jones, age 88 of Rich Creek, VA passed away at the home of her daughter in Shallotte, NC, Sunday, November 29, 2009. Born February 14, 1921 at Mercer, […]

Karen Melissa (Missy) Hale, 33, of Pembroke, Va., departed this life on Tuesday morning, December 1, 2009, at Montgomery Regional Hospital in Blacksburg. Missy had fought a long and hard […]

Virginia Price (Sis) Absher, 91, of Blacksburg, Va., died on Tuesday, December 1, 2009, at Montgomery Regional Hospital. She was born in Montgomery County, Va., on October 26, 1918, to […]

Robert Edward Montgomery Jr., 82, of Pulaski, Va., died on Sunday, November 29, 2009, at a Winston-Salem, N.C., Hospital. Born on June 16, 1927, in Memphis, Tenn., he was the […]

Monte Franklin Hale, 60, of Blacksburg, Va., died Sunday, November 29, 2009, at Montgomery Regional Hospital. He was born in Montgomery County, Va., on November 10, 1949, and was preceded […]

Ruby Pannell Gilmore, 81, of Christiansburg, Va., went to be with the Lord on Monday, November 30, 2009. She was daughter to the late Walter Clay and Leora Richardson Pannell. […]

Blanche E. Correll, 92, of Woolwine, Va., passed away on Sunday, November 29, 2009. Mrs. Correll was born on October 8, 1917. She was preceded in death by her father, […]

Geraldine Naomi Lucas, 61, of Christiansburg, Va., passed away on Saturday, November 28, 2009, at home with her loving family. Geraldine worked at Country Kitchen for 30 years. She is […]

Nina Frances Sisson Bower, 95, of Floyd, departed this life on Sunday, November 29, 2009. Preceding her in death was her husband, Irvin Bower; her parents, James and Lula Lawrence […]

Audrey Elizabeth Bentley Worrell, age 77 of Charlotte, N.C. and formerly Pulaski passed away Thursday, November 26, 2009 in the Carolina Medical Center, Charlotte, NC. Born May 10, 1932 in […]

Willie Burns Weeks, 74, of Christiansburg, was carried home by the angels of God Thursday, November 26, 2009 from Montgomery Regional Hospital in Blacksburg after battling cancer for the last […]

Pietro Reck, 84, of Blacksburg, passed away Friday, November 27, 2009, and joined his beloved wife of 50 years, Dorothy “Dot” Carter Reck, in heaven. Knowing no strangers, only potential […]

Helen Otey Kytchen, 77, of Blacksburg, loving wife and mother, died Friday, November 27, 2009 at Montgomery Regional Hospital. She was born in Sophia, W.Va., on January 30, 1932 to […]