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Mary E. Nelson Byers, 103, of Blacksburg, Va., passed away December 4, 2006 at Kroontje Health Care Center. She was born to the late John Black Packer Nelson and Mary […]

Sharon Kay Basham, 61, of Willis, passed away Tuesday, December 5, 2006. She was a member of Willis United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Horace Kenneth […]

Rita Clarice Hale Neal, 75, of Blacksburg, died Monday, December 4, 2006 at her home. She was born in Comers Rock Community of Grayson County on August 7, 1931 to […]

Mary Irene Sheppard Edwards, age 84 of Colonial Beach, Virginia and formerly of Stafford, Virginia passed away Sunday, December 3, 2006. Born October 9, 1922 in Pulaski, she was the […]

Elsie Lucas Strawn passed away at her home in Radford on Monday, December 4, 2006. She was born on October 19, 1916 at Childress, VA., to the late Edward and […]

Hallie Graham Wilkinson, 92, of Radford, died Friday, December 1, 2006 after a brief illness in Blacksburg, Virginia. She was predeceased by her beloved husband of 56 years, Walter Hopkins Wilkinson. […]

Helen “Big Momma” Louise Abell Taylor, age 81 formerly of Prince Avenue, Pulaski went to be with her heavenly father Sunday, December 3, 2006. She died peacefully at the Pulaski […]

John David Sharpe, 82, of Doe Creek Road in Pembroke, died Saturday morning, December 2, 2006 at Giles Memorial Hospital in Pearisburg. Born in Price, N.C. on April 24, 1924, […]

Luther Martin Painter, 98, of Pearisburg, formerly of Monroe County, W.Va., passed away at his home in Pearisburg, Friday evening December 1, 2006. Mr. Painter was born on October 1, […]

Ernest L. Hudson, Jr., 86, of 165 Prince Avenue, Pulaski, died Friday, December 1, 2006 in the Pulaski Community Hospital. He was born in Pulaski County on September 23, 1920 […]

Calvin Curtis Chapman, Sr., 55, of Radford and formerly of Pembroke died Saturday morning December 2, 2006 in Roanoke Memorial Rehabilitation Center. He was born in Giles County on July […]

Teresa Lynn Burton Trinkle, age 40 of Blacksburg, died Friday December 1, 2006 in Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem. She was born November 9, 1966 in Bartow, Florida, and was the […]

Fannie Absher Spence, age 82, of Blacksburg died Friday, December 1, 2006 at her home. She was born in Montgomery County, Va on September 25, 1924 to the late William and […]

Ford H. Davis, Jr., age 45 of Empire Street, Pulaski passed away Thursday, November 30, 2006 at the Giles Memorial Hospital, Pearisburg, Va. Born July 18, 1961 in Pulaski, Virginia he […]

Rosena Neal Coffey, age 68 of Pulaski, Va. passes away Friday, December 1, 2006. She was born in Bluefield, Va., on July 4, 1938, the daughter of the late Ralph Neal […]