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Sadie Ellen Dennis, 88, of Pearisburg, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, October 25, 2006 from Giles Memorial Hospital. She was born September 30, 1918 at Wilburn Valley, […]

Jeane Osborne Davis, 79 died on Thursday at Pulaski Health Care. She was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Charles R. Davis, Jr. and by a son […]

Wendell Holmes (Wendy) Weisend, 82, of Blacksburg, died October 25, 2006. A native of Youngstown, Ohio, he served in World War II in the US Eighth Air Force and was […]

Marion Jacobus Talmadge Sanzenbach, 93, of Blacksburg, passed away October 24, 2006. She was preceded in death by her parents, Nelson and Edith Jacobus; her husband, Arthur Sanzenbach; sons, Keith […]

“To learn and never be filled is wisdom. To teach and never be weary is love.” Gladys Jewell Peters Boitnott died October 25, 2006, after a brief illness. She was […]

Shirley Wheeling Reves, 67, formerly of Dublin, passed away Tuesday, October 24, 2006 at her home in Clifton Forge after a brief battle with cancer. She was a member of […]

Edwin Perry Martin, 83, of Blacksburg, died Tuesday, October 24, 2006, at Montgomery Regional Hospital. He was born in Joliet, Illinois on December 15, 1922 to the late Bert G. […]

William Posey Mitchell, 65, of Christiansburg, passed away Tuesday, October 24, 2006. He was the son of the late Tokie Quesenberry and K.T. Mitchell. He was a former employee of […]

Alma Mae Jackson, 49, of Radford, died Monday morning, October 23, 2006 in a house fire at her home on West Street. Born in Radford on July 27, 1957 she […]

Zona Gale Grissom, 68, of Christiansburg, passed away Monday, October 23, 2006 at the University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville. She was preceded in death by a sister, Betty Jolene […]

Dorothy Elizabeth West Vest, of Check, passed from this world peacefully on Monday, October 23, 2006 at the age of 92. She was born October 19, 1914 in Carroll County, […]

Clayford (Clay) Scott Taylor, 4 months 19 days, of Pulaski, passed away Friday, October 20, 2006. Funeral 11 a.m. Wednesday, October 25, 2006, Stevens Funeral Home, Pulaski.

Mary J. Hill Stiger, 89, of 5917 Mines Road, Pulaski, Va., departed this life on Saturday, October 21, 2006. She was born October 13, 1917 in Riner, Va., the daughter […]

Hazel Cooper Richardson, age 80, of Radford, formerly of Christiansburg, went to be with the Lord on Monday, October 23, 2006, at New River Valley Medical Center. She was preceded […]

Gladis Evelyn Carner Pyles, of Pearisburg, died Monday, October 23, 2006. Arrangements by A. Vest & Sons Funeral Home, White Gate.

Carolyn Hairston Fontaine, 47, of Floyd, passed away Saturday, October 21, 2006. Preceded in death by her mother, Stella Mae Parker, she is survived by daughters, Samantha Carroll, Sarah Carroll, […]