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Thelma Surface Smith, 87, of Blacksburg, died Wednesday, December 6, 2006 at Heritage Hall Health Care Center. She was born in Montgomery County, Va. on July 13, 1919 to the late […]

Marion Sanzenbach, 93, of Blacksburg, passed away on October 24, 2006. A memorial service will be held at 1:30 p.m. on December 9, 2006 at Blacksburg Presbyterian Church, 701 Church […]

Oshiar Clyte Howlett passed away at his home in Radford, Va., on Wednesday, December 6, 2006, having been in declining health for a few years. He was born in Hillsville, […]

Jo Ann Simpkins Farmer, 75, of Pulaski, passed away Wednesday, December 6, 2006 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Born March 16, 1931 in Radford, she was the daughter of the late […]

Ella Delena Spangler, 89, of the Kire Community in Giles County, died Tuesday December 5, 2006 in Catawba Hospital. Born on Big Stony Creek in Giles County on April 5, […]

Shirley Ann Scott, 69, of Stock Pen Mt. Road in Narrows, died Monday, December 4, 2006 at her home after a long illness. Born in Rodell, W.Va. on July 26, […]

Catherine McGrady Harris, 84, of Old Route 11, Dublin, passed away Tuesday, December 5, 2006 at the New River Medical Center. Born August 16, 1922 in Carroll County, Virginia, she […]

Ted Randolph Fitzgerald, Sr., age 66 of Case Knife Road, Pulaski passed away Tuesday, December 05, 2006 at his home. Born August 20, 1940 in Pulaski, Virginia he was the […]

Mary E. Nelson Byers, 103, of Blacksburg, Va., passed away December 4, 2006 at Kroontje Health Care Center. She was born to the late John Black Packer Nelson and Mary […]

Sharon Kay Basham, 61, of Willis, passed away Tuesday, December 5, 2006. She was a member of Willis United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Horace Kenneth […]

Rita Clarice Hale Neal, 75, of Blacksburg, died Monday, December 4, 2006 at her home. She was born in Comers Rock Community of Grayson County on August 7, 1931 to […]

Mary Irene Sheppard Edwards, age 84 of Colonial Beach, Virginia and formerly of Stafford, Virginia passed away Sunday, December 3, 2006. Born October 9, 1922 in Pulaski, she was the […]

Elsie Lucas Strawn passed away at her home in Radford on Monday, December 4, 2006. She was born on October 19, 1916 at Childress, VA., to the late Edward and […]

Hallie Graham Wilkinson, 92, of Radford, died Friday, December 1, 2006 after a brief illness in Blacksburg, Virginia. She was predeceased by her beloved husband of 56 years, Walter Hopkins Wilkinson. […]