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Joanne Richardson Webb, 83, of Pulaski, died Tuesday morning, August 8, 2006 in Highland Ridge Rehabilitation Center. She was born October 13, 1922 in Marion, Va., and was the daughter […]

Thelma Louise Combs Pearman, 81, of Prices Fork, died Sunday, August 6, 2006 at Heritage Hall Health Care Center. She was born in Fries, Va., on August 29, 1924 to the […]

Lucy Reynolds Olinger, 87, of Christiansburg, died Monday, August 7, 2006 at her home. She was born in Fire Creek, W.Va. on May 7, 1919 to the late James and Chery […]

Geneva Smith Knowles, of Christiansburg, passed away Monday, August 7, 2006. She was preceded in death by her beloved parents, Albert and Ethel Smith, of Floyd. She is survived by two […]

Donald E. (Don) Hall, 61 of Maylene, Ala., formerly of Narrows, went to be with the Lord and other loved ones on August 7, 2006. He was the son of […]

Sophie Mary Zawko Phelps, age 75, of Christiansburg, passed away Monday, August 7, 2006, at Montgomery Regional Hospital. The daughter of the late John and Katherine (Cucik) Zawko, she was […]

Ronald Davis Buckner, age 43, of Christiansburg, passed away Sunday, August 6, 2006 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Mont and Ada Thompson and […]

Iris Rupe McGrady, 62, of Pulaski, beloved wife, mother and grandmother died Saturday, August 5, 2006 in the Lewis-Gale Medical Center, Salem, Va. She was born on June 26, 1944 […]

Hattie Cochran Smith, 58,of Radford, died Saturday, August 5, 2006. Funeral service 11 a.m. Thursday, August 10, 2006 at Zion Hill Baptist Church. Visitation from 10 a.m. until service time […]

Connor Douglas Walker, infant son of John C. and Dawn Myers Walker, received his angel wings on Friday, August 4, 2006. He was born May 23, 2006 and quickly became a […]

Mary Lou Morgan Glossbrenner, 77, of Blacksburg died Sunday, August 6, 2006. She was born in St. Petersburg, Fla. on March 4, 1929 to the late Charles Emerson and Esther Steen […]

Katherine Morris French, 73, of Pulaski, Va., passed away Sunday, August 6, 2006. Funeral services, 11 a.m. Wednesday, August 9, 2006, First Church of the Bretheren, Pulaski. Arrangements by Bower […]

E. Edsel Simms, 90, of Radford, passed away on Friday August 4, 2006 in Chester, Va. Edsel was a long time resident of Radford, Va. He was born on Christmas Eve […]

Aileen Barton Howell, 80, of Radford, passed away Saturday, August 5, 2006. She was a member of the Radford Christian Church. She was born July 19, 1926, the daughter of […]

James Arthur Feeny, Jr., 71, of Radford, passed away Saturday, August 5, 2006 after a long battle with Parkinson Disease and Alzheimer’s. He was a U.S. Marine Sgt., having served […]

Patricia Logan Rutherford, 72, of Radford, Va., arrived at her final reward August 3, 2006. She was the beloved wife and survived by her husband, Dr. John A. Rutherford. An […]

Norman Lee McNabb, 71, of Christiansburg, passed away August 4, 2006. Mr. McNabb was the son of the late Luther and Florance McNabb. A member of Belmont Christian Church, he […]

Mary Lee Nance Epling, 86, of Blacksburg, formerly of Wayside Mountain in Giles County, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, August 3, 2006 at the home of […]