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Walter Martin (T.J.) Maloney, 69, of Blacksburg, died Thursday, August 7, 2008, at his home. He was born in Massachusetts on October 23, 1938, to the late Joseph Patrick and […]

Darrell Wayne Hopkins, 38, of Pearisburg departed this life Wednesday in Roanoke, VA. He was born in Princeton, WV on January 26, 1970 to the late Donald Hopkins and Ruth […]

Dan R. Pressley, 53, of Blacksburg, died Tuesday, August 5, 2008. Services will be private. Arrangements by McCoy Funeral Home, Blacksburg, Va., 540-552-3211.

Carl Thomas Perry, 63, of Shawsville, passed away Tuesday, August 5, 2008. He was preceded in death by his parents, Alonzo and Irma G. Perry; brothers, Allen and Elwood Perry; […]

James Robert Hunter, known to many as “J.R.” went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 5, 2008, at the LewisGale Medical Center with his loving, caring family […]

John Joseph Dorsa, 80, of the White Gate Community, Pearisburg, died on Wednesday, August 6, 2008, at Highland Ridge Rehab Center. He was born on November 27, 1927, at New […]

Mary Helen Kessinger, 99, of the Spruce Run Community at Newport, departed this life Tuesday morning, August 5, 2008 at her home. Born at Pembroke on July 4, 1909, she […]

Joseph Davis (J.D.) Harman, 80, of Radford, passed away Tuesday, August 5, 2008. He was retired Clerk of Circuit Court for the City of Radford, a realtor with Bondurant Realty […]

Loraine Martin Goad, 77, of Valdese, N.C., and formerly of Floyd, Va., passed away on Tuesday, August 5, 2008. She was preceded in death by her parents, Walter and Maude […]

Marshall Shannon Brugh, 42, of Pembroke, departed this life Monday evening, August 4, 2008, at Friendship Health and Rehabilitation in Roanoke. Born in Martinsville on August 25, 1965, he is […]

Kate Bradley West, of Blacksburg, died on Monday, August 4, 2008, at Heritage Hall. Born in Moneta, Va., she was the daughter of the late Thomas Harry and Emma Nance […]

Cobern Dale Phillips, 85, of Willis, passed away Monday, August 4, 2008. Mr. Phillips was a member of Laurel Hill Church of Christ. He was preceded in death by his […]

William (Bill) Preston Craighead, 56, of Christiansburg, passed away Monday, August 4, 2008, as a result of cancer. He was preceded in death by his mother, Eva Craighead, and a […]

Edgar Rufus Worrell Sr., 67, of Christiansburg, passed away August 3, 2008. He was born September 10, 1940, in Pulaski County, Va., to the late Glenn John and Myrtle Virginia […]

Nottie Kavilla Phillips, 101, of Galax, passed away Saturday, August 2, 2008. He was preceded in death by his parents, Braxton and Mary Elizabeth Phillips; wife, Dovie Quesenberry Phillips; and […]

Samuel Laird Harman, 84, of Dublin, died Saturday, August 2, 2008. He was a WWII veteran, having served in the U. S. Army Air Corps, 9th Squadron, 7th Bombardment group, […]

James Edward Thompson, 74, of Dublin, passed away Friday, August 1, 2008. He was a retired Fighter Pilot for the United States Air Force. He was preceded in death by […]

Benjamin Pierce Perkins, 20, of Christiansburg, Va., died Saturday, August 2, 2008. He was born in Roanoke, Va. on November 25, 1987. He was preceded in death by a brother, […]