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Agnes Jean King, 68 of Pulaski, passed away Monday, October 27, 2008. Survivors include two daughters Ruth Ann Smith and Christina Lee Smith, both of New Jersey; a brother Edward […]

Vernon T. Harris, 96, of Floyd, Va., died on Monday, October 27, 2008. He was born to Clarence and Lura Alderman Harris on September 27, 1912, near Buffalo Mountain in […]

Franklin “Snooty” Cecil Duncan, 67, of Pulaski, VA died Sunday, October 26, 2008 in the Highland Ridge Rehab Center, Dublin. He was born in Baltimore, MD on September 18, 1941 […]

Milton Cornell Clark, 81, of Pulaski, Va., departed this life on Monday, October 27, 2008. Cornell, as he was known to many, was born on March 4, 1927, to Harry […]

Lenora Naomi Holley, 88, of 1222 Old Orchard Place, in Pearisburg, Va., passed away Saturday, October 26, 2008, at Riverview Nursing Home, in Rich Creek. Born in Kanawha Co., W.Va., […]

Dr. Shah Wali Abdi, 54, of Memphis, Tenn., formerly of Blacksburg, passed October 23, 2008 away after a long battle with leukemia. He was a science teacher, researcher, consultant, speaker […]

Mae V. Dobbins, 91, of the Bethel Community, Christiansburg, Va., died on Thursday, October 23, 2008. She was preceded in death by her parents, Edgar and Arminda Sutphin Vaughn; husband, […]

James Vinton (Jim) Covey Jr., 64, of Radford, Va., passed away on Friday, October 24, 2008. He was a United States Air Force Veteran and retired from Lynchburg Foundry. He […]

John Claude (Cloyd) Williams Jr., 87, of Pembroke, Va., went to be with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Wednesday, October 22, 2008. He enjoyed the happy reflections consequent […]

John Francis Vith Sr., 69, of Pulaski County, Va., and Corapolis, Pa., died on Wednesday, October 22, 2008. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Arrangements by Thomas […]

John Thomas Surniak, 86, Blacksburg, Va., died on Thursday, October 23, 2008, at Montgomery Regional Hospital. He was born in Buffington, Pa., on December 7, 1921, to the late Joseph […]

Ina M. Stump, 86, of Floyd, Va., passed away on Thursday, October 23, 2008, at Skyline Manor Nursing Home where she had made her home for the past 12 years. […]

Cheryl C. Smith, 63, of Jekyll Island, Ga., and formerly of Narrows, Va., passed away on September 2, 2008. Memorial service will be held noon on Saturday, October 25, 2008, […]

Catherine Lavelle Smith, 81, left her earthly home to be with her Heavenly Father on Tuesday, October 21, 2008, at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. A lifelong resident of Pulaski, Va., she […]

Joseph Beverly Shumate Jr., 79, of Pulaski, Va., died Wednesday, October 22, 2008. He was born June 6, 1929 in Martinsville, VA, and was the son of the late Margaret […]

Blanche Semones, 91, of Floyd, Va., passed away on Wednesday, October 22, 2008, at Carilion New River Valley Hospital. She was born on May 14, 1917, in Indian Valley, Va. […]

Glada Wade Lawrence, 78, of Radford, Va., passed away on Wednesday, October 22, 2008. She was a member of West Radford Church of God and was retired from Radford Community […]