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Ballinda Diane Eads, 59, of 70 Cottage Road, Apt. 201, Martinsburg, W Va. and formerly of Dublin, Va. died Sunday, May 6, 2007, in the City Hospital, Martinsburg, W Va. She […]

Virginia Anne Otey Dickenson, 79, died Tuesday, May 8, 2007. She was born in Crumpler, West Virginia, to the late Clyde Bedford and Gladys Rees Otey. She was also a […]

Shelba Fay Cox, 87, of Willis, passed away Tuesday, May 8, 2007. He was preceded in death by his parents, Cicero and Bessie Gay Cox; brother, Brady Cox; and sisters, Hazel […]

Paul Matthew Snider, 41, of Rich Creek, departed this life Sunday, May 6, 2007 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke after a long illness. Born in Pearisburg on March 10, […]

Dr. Anatol Ryplansky, 86, of Newbern, passed away Sunday May 6, 2007 at his residence. He was born in Boratyn, Ukraine on August 15, 1920. He studied at boarding school […]

Earl Bane King of Check, Va., the beloved husband of Cathern Musselman King, passed away on May 7, 2007 at the New River Valley Medical Center after a long battle […]

Adele Anders Olinger Ballard, 98, of Christiansburg, passed away Monday, May 7, 2007. She was the daughter of the late John W. Anders and Bessie Long Anders. Husbands Randall B. […]

Ashton Tyler Van Sise, 9, of Dublin, died Friday morning May 4, 2007 as a result of an automobile accident. He was born March 30, 1998 in Knoxville, Tenn., and […]

James Edward (Eddie) Songer, 55, of Roanoke, passed away Sunday, May 6, 2007. He was a former employee of Graham-White Foundry in Salem and proudly served his country in the U. […]

Fay Snider Hoy, 96, of Blacksburg, died Sunday, May 6, 2007. She was born and grew up in Montgomery County, Va., the daughter of Cecil and Florence Shaver Snider. Her […]

William C. (Bill) Haney, 88 of Pulaski, died Saturday May 5, 2007. Bill was born October 8, 1918 in Marion, NC and was the son of the late Ralph Lee Haney […]

Mary Lee Williams, 80, of Sam Robinson Apartments, Pembroke, departed this life Saturday morning May 5, 2007 at Riverview Nursing Home in Rich Creek. Born at Mt. Lake in Giles […]

Belle Humphrey White, 102, of Christiansburg, passed away Saturday, May 5, 2007 at Kroontje Health Care Center. A lifetime member of the 4 H Club, and a 4 H Leader […]

Myrtle Thomas Weeks, 92, of Floyd, went home to be with her Lord Saturday morning, May 5, 2007. She was a member of the Floyd Baptist Church, was predeceased by […]

Alseberry Evins Smith, of Christiansburg, passed from this life on Saturday May 5, 2007 at Carilion New River Valley Medical Center at the age of 90. He was preceded in […]

The Rev. George Rowland Peters, Sr. of Pearisburg, passed away Saturday morning May 5, 2007, at his home in Pearisburg, Va. following a brief illness. Mr. Peters was born on […]