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David Thorpe Bishop, 25, of Radford, Va., died Tuesday, December 12, 2006 at his home. Born in Radford, Va. October 19, 1981, he was the son of Tanya Bishop Cromer of […]

C.L. Hardy, 67, died December 13, 2006. He was born June 7, 1939 in Kinston, N.C., son of the late Harmon and Gladys Hardy. He was a graduate of Davidson […]

Dorothy Miller Grubbs, 80, of Radford, Virginia, departed this life December 12, 2006 at her residence. She was a daughter of the late Bill and Sarah Miller. In addition to her […]

Marie Amick Ball, formerly of Nitro, West Virginia, went home to be with the Lord on December 13 2006, after a long illness. For the past 12 years, Marie has […]

Rebecca Ratcliffe Smart, 77, of Dublin, passed away Tuesday, December 12, 2006. She is survived by her husband of 60 years, Nathaniel Thomas Smart of Dublin. Funeral services will be […]

Flora Elizabeth “Dit” Holden Rocovich died on December 12, 2006. Born on April 15, 1919, Dit was a lifelong resident of Blacksburg, Virginia. A 1939 graduate of Virginia Tech, she […]

Ada Lee Rhodes, 90, of Dew Berry Hill in Pembroke, and formerly of Beckley, W.Va., departed this life Monday evening, December 11, 2006 at Montgomery Regional Hospital in Blacksburg. Born […]

Ann Elizabeth Crosier Surratt Thompson passed away Saturday, December 9, 2006 at her home on Sharon Drive in Dublin, Va. She departed this life peacefully, surrounded by her loving family. She […]

Alice Hampton Dalton Knode, 88, of Pulaski, passed away Monday, December 11, 2006 at the Oak Haven Lodge, Floyd. Born March 30, 1918 in Pulaski, Virginia, she was the daughter of […]

Lois Banks Long, 94, passed away on Saturday, December 9, 2006 at her home in Radford. She was born December 13, 1911, the daughter of the late George Oscar and […]

Heartsease Milton (Teenie) Eaves, 79, of Wake Forest, Va., went to be with the Lord on December 10, 2006 at her home. She was born in Wake Forest, Va. on […]

Jackie Wayne Minnick, Sr., 69, of Christiansburg, passed away December 9, 2006 at his home. Mr. Minnick was preceded in death by his father and mother, Walter and Arlie Minnick; […]

Douglas Carroll King, 57, of Chapman St. in Pembroke, died Friday, December 8, 2006 in a heavy equipment accident at his work in Christiansburg. He was born in Giles County […]

Katherine Jones Edwards, 81, of Draper, died Saturday December 9, 2006 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born November 21, 1925 in Pulaski, and was the […]

Paul Darr Dennis, 90, of Pearisburg, Va., went to be with the Lord, Saturday morning, December 9, 2006 at Carilion Giles Memorial Hospital in Pearisburg. Mr. Dennis was born on […]

Betty B. Dalton, 73, of Pulaski, died on Friday afternoon, December 8, 2006 at her home. She was born March 31, 1934 in Delton, Virginia and was the daughter of […]

Thomas Quinton Jennings, 86, of Powell Mountain Rd., Rich Creek, Virginia, died Wednesday, December 6, 2006. Born January 28, 1920, at Allisonia, Virginia, he was the son of the late […]