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Billy R. Bailey, Jr., born in Christiansburg on April 16, 1968, he went to be with the Lord on March 17, 2007. He was 38 years old. He was preceded […]

Ella Mae Austin, 71, of Riner, died suddenly Sunday, March 18, 2007. She was born September 13, 1935 in Pulaski County. She was the daughter of the late Cornelia Elizabeth […]

Kimberly Elle Martin, age 35 of Lynbrook Lane, Barren Springs passed away Friday, March 16, 2007 at her home. Born June 28, 1971 in Radford, VA she was the daughter […]

Mary Emma Howard Tatum, 72, of Blacksburg died, Friday, March 16, 2007 at Montgomery Regional Hospital. She was born in Statesville, N.C. on November 20, 1934 to the late Ellis […]

Exava Lorene Sutphin, 80, of Christiansburg, passed away Thursday, March 15, 2007 at her home. She was a graduate of Auburn High School and a member of the Edgemont Christian […]

John White Slate, 78, of Radford, passed away Friday, March 16, 2007 at the Beulah House in Dublin. He was the son of the late Thomas Washington and Mattie Helton […]

Basil Backman Price, 90, of Conway, S.C., died February 24, 2007. Mr. Price was born in Montgomery County, Virginia, a son of the late Dewey Backman and Lottie Long Price. […]

Ellen Pugh Lefler, formerly of Delton and Draper’s Valley passed away March 13, 2007 in Anchorage, Alaska. She was born December 1, 1924 to Glenn and Ruth Pugh in Wytheville, […]

Frances Marie Zampella Dwyer, 87, of Roanoke, passed away Thursday, March 15, 2007. She is survived by her daughter, Dr. Mary Souder and husband, Dennis, of Roanoke. A memorial service […]

Sue Carothers Beavers of Blacksburg, formerly of Roanoke, died on Friday, March 16, 2007 at age 79. The only child of the late James Dennis and Nell Field Carothers, she was […]

Hazel Meadows Underwood, 86, of Narrows, passed away Thursday, March 15, 2007 at her home. She was born in Princeton, West Virginia on March 29, 1920 and was the daughter […]

Nellie Jane Stanley, 76, of the Hoges Chapel Community near Pembroke, departed this life Wednesday evening March 14, 2007. Born in Bland County on August 22, 1930, she was a […]

Marvin Bishop, 66, of Roanoke and formerly of Christiansburg, went to be with the Lord Wednesday, March 14, 2007. He was born December 7, 1940 in Kimball, W.Va., the son of […]

Willie Tallent Walls, 90, of Radford, went to be with the Lord Tuesday, March 13, 2007 in Carilion New River Valley Medical Center. She was a member of Gethsemane Baptist […]