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Msgt. Robert L. Akers, United States Army, Retired, 77, of Pulaski, Va., died on Saturday, October 17, 2009, at his home after a long and courageous battle with COPD and […]

Sylvia Carr Nipper, 87, of Dublin, Va., passed away Friday, October 16, 2009. Funeral services 1 p.m. Tuesday, October 20, 2009, at Newbern Church of Jesus. Arrangements by Stevens Funeral […]

David Whorley Jr., 75, of Bent Mountain, Va., entered into eternal rest on Friday, October 16, 2009. He was preceded in death by one son, Larry (Smitty) Whorley Jr.; parents, […]

Ruth Hopkins Hare St. John, 90, of 4270 Miller Ln., Pulaski, Va., died Friday, October 16, 2009, at the Radford Nursing and Rehab. Center. She was born in Wythe Co. […]

Emma Mae Poindexter, 86, of Pulaski, Va., passed away peacefully in her sleep at Catonsville Commons Nursing Home, Catonsville, Md., on Thursday, October 16, 2009. Her mother, Lucy McClanahan; along […]

Julia Webb Light, 66, of Pilot, Va., passed away Saturday, October 17, 2009, at Radford Nursing and Rehab. She was a retired employee of Virginia Tech. She was preceded in […]

Vernie Richard “Rick” Hobbs,Sr., 73, of Pearisburg departed this life Saturday, October 17, 2009, at Riverview Nursing Home in Rich Creek Born in Giles County on November 5, 1935 he […]

Elsie Dobbins Sutphin, 83, of Pilot, Va., passed away at her home on Wednesday, October 14, 2009. She was born on May 4, 1926, to Latha and Annie Roop Dobbins […]

Steven William Myers, 59, of Doe Creek Road, Pembroke, Va., departed this life on Wednesday, October 14, 2009, at his home after a long illness. Born in Montgomery County on […]

Mary Jane Reynolds Davis, of Radford, Va., devoted mother and favorite Lil’ Granny, passed away Wednesday, October 14, 2009, after a short but valiant fight with cancer. Mary Jane was […]

Calvin Winn Bryant, 85, of Christiansburg, Va., died on Wednesday, October 14, 2009, at Kroontje Health Care Center in Blacksburg, after several years of declining health. He was born on […]

Edith Robertson Reynolds, 77, of Narrows, Va., went home to be with her Heavenly Father surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, October 14, 2009. She was born in Narrows […]

Germaine Derovet Baldwin, of Blacksburg, Va., died on Wednesday, October 14, 2009, at Montgomery Regional Hospital. Born in 1923 in Mayenne, France to the late Alfred Derovet and Germaine Bertrand […]

William Emmett (Sonny) Viers III, 62, passed away at his home in Christiansburg, Va., on Tuesday, October 13, 2009. He was a United States Army veteran having served in Vietnam […]

Glenn Erich Samuelson, 47, of Christiansburg, Va., our good and gentle friend went home to God on Sunday, October 11, 2009. He was born in Spokane, Wash., on November 1, […]

Charles Robert Hartwell, 77, of Pearisburg, Va., went to be with the Lord on Monday evening, October 12, 2009, at Carilion Giles Memorial Hospital in Pearisburg. Mr. Hartwell, also known […]

Ms. Elsie Surber Edwards, of Pearisburg, Va., and Charlotte, N.C., was born on March 23, 1916, and died on Saturday, October 10, 2009. She retired as Purchasing Agent for Giles […]