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Margaret Elizabeth Hilton Calhoun, 93, formerly of Blacksburg, died peacefully, Wednesday, December 26, 2007, in Manning, S.C., with her daughters at her side. Elizabeth was born September 12, 1914, in […]

James Edward Bland Sr., 82, of Christiansburg died, Wednesday, January 9, 2008, at the Virginia Veterans Care Center. He was born in Ronceverte, W.Va. on July 28, 1925, to the […]

Aletha M. Pearson died Friday, January 4, 2008 at home after an extended illness . She was born on July 21, 1936 in San Diego, California and spent most of […]

John Henry Kytchen, 79, of Blacksburg, died Tuesday, January 8, 2008, at his home. He was born in Montgomery County, Va., on June 22, 1928, to the late Charles H. […]

Arnold Lee (Calger) Hale, 79, of Narrows, passed away Tuesday, January 8, 2008 at Carilion Giles Memorial Hospital in Pearisburg, Va. A lifelong resident of Giles County, Va., he was born […]

Ruby Hill Shaver, 87, of Copper Hill, went to be with the Lord on Monday, January 7, 2008. She is preceded in death by her husband, Cleophas Shaver; two grandsons, […]

Mary Elizabeth Cruff Poole, age 85 of Charlotte, NC and formerly of Pulaski, died early Saturday morning January 5, 2008 in Hospice Palliative Care in Kannapolis, NC. She was born […]

Ruth Shannon Shanklin, 92 of Radford, passed away Monday, January 7, 2008. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church of Radford and preceded in death by her husband, Edward […]

Hallie Virginia Mills Jennings, 83, of 1124 Stewart St., Welch, died Saturday, Jan. 5, 2008 at her home. Born Sept. 24, 1924 in Pembroke, Va., she was the daughter of […]

Francis A. Watson, 97, of Pulaski, passed away Sunday, January 6, 2008. Burial at Pinehurst Cemetery, Pulaski. Arrangements by Penn’s Funeral Home, Pulaski, Va.

Daisy Mae Sumpter Minton, 92, of Vinton, died Saturday, January 5, 2008. She was born May 22, 1915, in Floyd County, a daughter of the late Frank C. Sumpter and […]

Sadie Hall Hagee, 97, of Roanoke, formerly of Pulaski, passed away Saturday, January 5, 2008 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital.

Annie Holbrook Cox, 84, of Christiansburg , passed away, Sunday, January 6, 2008. She was born on September 14, 1923, in Bluefield, Va. She was preceded in death by her […]

Frances Hopkinson Patterson Rawnsley, 84, of Narrows, passed away Saturday, January 5, 2008. She was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on May 12, 1923 and was the daughter of the late Judge […]

Ruth Myrtle Hamblin Taylor Pearman, 86, of Radford, passed away Saturday, January 5, 2008. She was preceded in death by her parents, Isaac and Agnes Shepard Hamblin, first husband, Roy […]

Blaine McKinley Edwards, 54, of 2865 Mt. Olivet Road, Pulaski, died Saturday, Jan. 5, 2008, in the New River Valley Medical Center, Radford. He was born in Carroll Co, VA […]

September 25, 1919 ~ December 29, 2007 Jean Ratliff Davis, 88, of Blacksburg, died, Saturday, December 29, 2007, after a short stay at Heritage Hall. She was born on September […]

Catherine Ball Wood Shelburne, 92, of Charlottesville, VA, died on Thursday, December 27, 2007. Born August 6, 1915 in Pulaski, VA, she was the daughter of the late D. Robertson Wood […]