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May 7, 1924 ~ April 7, 2009 Edna Link Beckelhimer, 84, beloved mother, grandmother, sister, and aunt, of Salem, Va., was born May 7, 1924, and went to be with […]

Carolyn Louise Yates, 69, of Blacksburg, Va., passed away on Monday, April 6, 2009. Parents: Edward Leon Yates and Mildred Whitaker Yates (both deceased) Funeral services for Carolyn Louise Yates, […]

Gloria Jean Spangler, 67, of Roanoke, Va., and formerly of Pembroke, Va., departed this life on Monday morning, April 6, 2009, at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Born in Giles County on […]

Elizabeth Faye Conley Sarver, age 74 of Pulaski went to be with her Lord & Savior Sunday, April 5, 2009 at her home. Born December 13, 1934 in Giles County, […]

Almetta Robertson Lucas, 94, of Pembroke, Va., departed this life on Monday morning, April 6, 2009, at home in the care of her loved ones. Born in Narrows on June […]

Jerry Hatcher Sr., 55, of Christiansburg, Va., born on August 1, 1953, went to heaven to rest on Sunday, April 5, 2009. Jerry was a loving man and faithful friend. […]

Irving John (Jack) Good, Virginia Tech University Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Statistics, a founder of modern Bayesian inference, and a member of the World War II code-breaking team at Bletchley […]

Edna Walker Allen, 88, of Dublin, Va., passed away on Sunday, April 5, 2009. She was a member of New Hope United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by […]

Ernest Milburn Ridpath, 81, of Hiwassee, passed away Saturday, April 4, 2009. The family will receive friends from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 7, 2009, at Devilbiss Funeral Home […]

Emma Elizabeth Conley Lester, 88 of Narrows went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, April 5th, 2009 at her home.A lifelong resident of Giles County, she was born […]

Chad Everett Epperly, 37, of Floyd, passed away Saturday April 4, 2009. He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Harley Epperly. He is survived by his mother, Sue Epperly; […]

Ervin Robbie Harris, 89, of Dublin, passed away Friday, April 3, 2009. He was a U. S. Army veteran, having served during World War II, and was retired from Klopman […]

Anthony Lee White, 25, of Pulaski, Va., passed away on Monday, March 30, 2009. Services 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 4, 2009 at Pulaski Presbyterian Church. Arrangements by Penn’s Funeral […]

Rebecca Lee Talbert, 41, of Roanoke, Va., and formerly of Blacksburg and Newport, departed this life on Thursday morning, April 2, 2009, at Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke. She was […]

Holly Louise Kirk Richards, 40, of Christiansburg, Va., passed away at Montgomery Regional Hospital on Wednesday, April 1, 2009. She was born on December 9, 1968, in Circleville, Ohio. She […]

Archie Bascum Cox, 73, of Radford, passed away Thursday April 2, 2009. Preceded in death by Wife Sylvia Mae Duncan Cox and Son Johnny Ray Cox. Survived by Son & […]