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Maggie Ellen Wade Ramsey, 82 of Hobart, Ind. and formerly of Bland and Pulaski County, passed away on Saturday, July 7, 2007. She was born on February 6, 1925 in […]

Essie Bell Parker, 91, of Christiansburg, passed away Tuesday, July 10, 2007. She was born on August 22, 1915 in Floyd County, Va. She was preceded in death by daughter, […]

Susan Josephine Downs Lyall, 66, of Craigs Creek, Montgomery County, passed away peacefully in her sleep, Wednesday, July 4, 2007, at her home. Susan was born in Brewer, Maine on […]

Mary Lou Hall, 78, of Christiansburg, died on Tuesday, July 10, 2007. She was born December 10, 1928 in Carroll County, Va., the daughter of Charlie Lafayette Tolbert and Sarah […]

Wlliam M. Bell, 83, of Christiansburg, passed away on Sunday, July 8, 2007, at Heritage Hall Nursing Home, Blacksburg, Va. He was born in Youngstown, Ohio. Upon his completion of […]

Leland Graves Spencer, 98, of Blacksburg, died on Monday, July 9, 2007 at Montgomery Regional Hospital. He was born June 7, 1909 in North Scituate, R.I., the son of William E. […]

Lois Juanita ( Nita ) Sheppard, 76, of Dublin, passed away Monday, July 9, 2007. She was preceded in death by her parents , Hubert and Roxie McCoy; her husband, […]

Alvin Ervin Propst, 78, of Blacksburg, VA went home to be with the Lord on July 9, 2007 at age 78. He was born July 26, 1928 to Elizabeth J. […]

Lyda Huff Moody, born July 23, 1910 in Huffville Va., near Christiansburg, died July 7, 2007 in Westminster, Colo. She lived an unconventional life, raising three children, Bob, Linda and […]

Howard Elwood Martin, 85, of Pulaski, Va., passed away Sunday, July 8, 2007. Funeral services, 2 p.m. on Friday, July 13, 2007 at Randolph Ave. United Methodist Church. Arrangements by […]

George William Lyle III, 83 of Radford, died Monday, July 9, 2007. He was born August 7, 1923 in Radford, the son of the late George William Lyle, Jr. and Mary […]

Ernest Raymond (Jack) Lafon, 87, of Bowens Road in Pembroke, departed this life Sunday evening, July 8, 2007 at the VA Medical Center in Salem. Born at Kire in Giles […]

Etha Smith Davis Janey, 87, died Sunday, July 8, 2007, at Radford Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born April 30, 1920 in Oakvale, W.Va., the sixth child of Roden […]

Charles Emory Harris, 74, of Macon, Ga., passed away on Sunday, July 8, 2007. Mr. Harris was born in Floyd County, Va. on August 18, 1932 to the late Harry […]

John Johnson Bird, III, 62, of the Wolf Creek community near Narrows, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, July 7, 2007 at his home. Funeral services will […]

Jetta Keesee Albert, 97, of Pulaski, Va., passed away Sunday, July 8, 2007. Funeral services, 11 a.m., Wednesday, July 11, 2007 at Highland Memory Gardens Mausoleum, Dublin, Va. Arrangements by […]

Terry Ray Luckado, 47, of Shawsville, passed away Saturday, July 7, 2007. The son to Floyd and Sue A. Luckado of Shawsville; he is also survived by his sister and […]

Ella Ruth Hartley of Christiansburg, Va. was born in Pennington Gap, Va. on Wednesday, December 13, 1939 and passed away on Friday, July 6, 2007 in Radford, Va. at the […]