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Maynard Thomas (Bunk) Whitlock, 80, passed away on Sunday, October 19, 2008, in the loving arms of his family at his home in Hiwassee, Va. He went to join his […]

Jerry Allen Thornton, 61, of Christiansburg, Va., passed away on Sunday, October 19, 2008. He was born January 11, 1947, in Montgomery County to the late Alvin Perry and Mary […]

Oscar William Sifford, 67, of Dublin, passed away Saturday, October 18, 2008. Arrangements by Mullins Funeral Home & Crematory, Radford.

Michael W. Edwards passed away October 18, 2008. He was born October 8, 1950 in Martinsville, VA, and was the son of the late Mildred Alley Edwards and Andrew Harding […]

Romey Ralph (Preacher) Solomon, 88, of Parrott, died Saturday, October 18, 2008, in Carilion New River Medical Center. He was a retired employee of Radford Army Ammunition Plant. He was […]

Robert Dewayne Bowen, 73, of Pearisburg, Va. passed away at his home Saturday morning, October 18, 2008. Mr. Bowen was born on July 29, 1935 in Cherokee, Okla. He was […]

Thomas Ray Long, 68, of Goodwins Ferry Road, Pembroke, Va., in Giles County passed away on Thursday, October 16, 2008, at Giles Memorial Hospital. He was born in Nuttalburg, W.Va., […]

Helen E. Kennard, age 80, of 308 S. 2nd St. Walnut, Illinois, and formerly of Radford, Virginia, died Sunday October 12, 2008 at the Walnut Manor Nursing Home. Helen was […]

James C. Coker, 71, of Poplar Hill, Va., and formerly of Pulaski, died on Thursday evening, October 16, 2008, at his residence. He was born October 29, 1936, in Macon […]

Edna Irene Sutphin, age 90 of Christiansburg, passed away Thursday, October 16, 2008 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. She is survived by her husband, Rev. M.C. “Jim” Sutphin; a son, Kenneth Sutphin; […]

Ervin Thomas Reed, 86, of Copper Hill, Va., passed away on Wednesday, October 15, 2008, at his home. He is survived by one son, E. Douglas Reed, of Atlanta, Ga.; […]

William H. (Bill) Aldridge, 77, of Christiansburg, Va., passed away on Thursday, October 16, 2008, at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. A 1953 graduate of Lynchburg College, he was also a United […]

7/18/1924 ~ 10/14/2008 Don’t grieve for me, for, now I’m free. I’m following, the path God laid for me. I took His hand when I, heard Him call. I turned, […]

Betty Withers Gray, 65, of Blacksburg, Va., died on Friday, October 10, 2008, at Montgomery Regional Hospital. She was born in Radford, Va., on September 7, 1943, to the late […]

Donna Joyce Bowman Bates, 83, of Christiansburg, Va., died in the early morning hours of Wednesday, October 15, 2008. She was preceded in death by her dear husband, Robert V. […]

Gladys Edna Baker, 88, of Narrows, Va., passed away Tuesday night, October 14, 2008 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, W.Va. Mrs. Baker was born on May 30, 1920 in […]

Robert Lee Turpin Jr., 34, of Radford, Va., died on Sunday, October 12, 2008. Surviving are his wife, Laura L. Turpin, of Allisonia; one son, Robert Russell Turpin, of Allisonia; […]