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Billy Taylor, 78 of Fairview Home, Dublin, died Sunday July 23, 2006. Born in Pulaski, Va. he was the son of the late Ward Taylor and his mother Alice. He […]

Minor Chapman Tawney, 73, of Pembroke, died Monday, July 24, 2006 at his home in the Hoges Chapel Community. Born in Giles County on July 14, 1933, he was a […]

Charles Raymond Davis, Jr., 79, of Pulaski, Va., died Monday morning, July 24, 2006 at his home. He was born in Cripple Creek, Va. on July 20, 1927 and was the […]

Schuler P. Blackburn, 87, of Pearisburg, Va., passed away Monday, July 24, 2006 at Riverview Nursing Home in Rich Creek, Va. Mr. Blackburn was born on August 17, 1918 in Narrows, […]

Ralph Emmett Wilburn, 58, of Blacksburg, died July 22, 2006, following a heart attack while visiting in Maryland. He is survived by his wife, Celia of Blacksburg; and a son, […]

Lawrence (Larry) William Lee, 48, of Pearisburg, Va., entered into rest on Wednesday, July 19, 2006. He was born on July 15, 1958 the beloved son of Robert and Catherine Lee. […]

Doris Jane Covey Bakaitis Turner, 78 of Dublin, passed away Saturday, July 22, 2006. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ernest Fred and Annie Lee Elkins Covey; two […]

Barbara Jane Williams Tawney, 72, of Pembroke, died Saturday, July 22, 2006 at her home in the Hoges Chapel Community. Born in Giles County on October 12, 1933 she was […]

Eugene R. Bradley, 92, of Rich Creek, passed away Saturday July 22, 2006 at the Riverview Nursing Home at Rich Creek. Born April 30, 1914 at Lindside, W. Va., he was […]

Helen Elliott Rogers, 90, of Pulaski, died Friday night, July 21,2006 in the Pulaski Community Hospital. She was born in Sardis, West Virginia on April 22, 1916 and was the daughter […]

Mamie Kyle Goins Johnson, 103, departed this mortal life and entered Paradise to await the pleasure of her Lord and Master on July 22, 2006. She is survived by two […]

Dorothy Josephine Adams, 92, of Blacksburg, Va., died Saturday, July 22, 2006 at Montgomery Regional Hospital. She was born in New York City, N.Y. on October 21, 1913 to the […]

Paul Leroy Wood, 57, of Floyd, passed away Friday July 21, 2006. He is survived by his wife, Janina Ann Wood; daughter, Leslie Long; son, Joshua Wood; stepsons, Jerry Allen […]

David R. White, 56, of Pulaski, died Friday, July 21, 2006 in the Pulaski Community Hospital. He was born to the late Clarence Wesley White, Sr. and Opal Dalton White. He […]

Robin Elaine Dillow Webb, 49, of Dublin, passed away Thursday, July 20, 2006 at University of Virginia Medical Center. She was a member of the Dublin Christian Church and a […]

John Vane (Jack) Ridinger, 58, of Blacksburg, died Thursday, July 20, 2006, at Hilton Head Island, S.C. He was born in Roanoke, Va. on October 7, 1947. He was preceded […]

Minnie (Mickey) Harris Adams Fitting, 93 of Radford, passed away Friday, July 21, 2006. She was a member of Grace Episcopal Church in Radford and a member of Friends Forever […]

Maxine Virginia Pullin Dunford, 83, of Riner, passed away Thursday, July 20, 2006. Her parents, Wilbur and Leona Delphrey Pullin, and four loving brothers preceded her in death. Maxine was […]