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Linda Sue Barnett, 49, of Blacksburg, died unexpectedly Sunday, December 17, 2006, at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. She was born in Christiansburg, Va. on November 27, 1957. She was preceded in […]

D. Alex Wind, of Shawsville, Va., died early Sunday morning after a three year struggle with eye melanoma. Alex was born Deirdre Alexandra Szego on March 24, 1948 in Seattle, Washington […]

Lewis C. Nester, 62, of Ruther Glen, died Friday, December 15, 2006 in Mary Washington Hospital. Formerly of Parrot, Virginia, he had retired from Krispy Kreme in Richmond. Survivors include […]

David S. Kronfeld, of Pembroke, died Sunday, December 17, 2006. He was the Paul Mellon Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Agriculture and former professor of veterinary medicine at the Virginia Polytechnic […]

Edrie Mae Barton Bishop, 88, of Pulaski, died Saturday December 16, 2006 at her residence. She was born March 31, 1918 in Radford and was the daughter of the late Desi […]

Charles Alvin Warden, age 85 of 4673 Clarks Ferry Road, Draper passed away Friday, December 15, 2006 at Pulaski Community Hospital. Born November 28, 1921 in Delton, he was the […]

Blanche Louise Lytton Keister, 95, of Radford, died on December 15, 2006. Graveside services will be held on Monday, December 18, 2006 at 2 p.m. at Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Arrangements […]

Hattie Vernon Anderson Helton, 73, passed away Friday, December 15, 2006, at her home in Christiansburg. She was a member of White Memorial United Methodist Church. She was born September […]

Margaret Marie Craft, 78, of Christiansburg, passed away Friday, December, 15, 2006 at her home. The daughter of the late James B. and Ethel H. Sumler, she was also preceded […]

Helen Goldie Turner Warden, age 81 of Block Plant Road, Pulaski passed away Friday morning December 15, 2006 at the New River Valley Medical Center. Born February 12, 1925 in […]

Delva Ile Shrewsbury, 87, of 2865 Wild Turkey Run in Christiansburg, Va., formerly of Princeton, died Tuesday, December 12, 2006 at his residence. Born September 30, 1919 in Beeson, W.Va., […]

Okie Phillips McGuire, 88, of Radford, Virginia, born May 16, 1918, the daughter of the late Mary Elizabeth and Orbie Phillips, died on Thursday, December 14, 2006 at the Radford […]

Opal Sykes Taylor, 83 of Auburndale, Fla., formerly of Pearisburg, Va., passed away Wednesday, December 13, 2006 at Life Care Center in Winter Haven, Fla. Mrs. Taylor was born in […]

Johnny G. Jones, President of Johnny Jones Plumbing, passed away, Monday December 11, 2006 at the age of 76. Born in Radford, Va., he moved to Florida in 1957. Mr. […]

Lisa Dawn Eaves, 35, of Wake Forest, Va., went to be with the lord Wednesday, December 13, 2006, at Montgomery Regional Hospital. Lisa was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. on April […]

John Taylor Critchfield, 74, died suddenly at his home on December 12, 2006. He was born in Akron, Ohio on November 12, 1932. He is the son of Emil Critchfield and […]