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Ruth Elizabeth Jones, 83, of Second St. in Pembroke departed this life to be with her Lord and Savior Saturday evening May 6, 2006 from Giles Memorial Hospital in Pearisburg. […]

Ronnie L. Gilmore, 63, of Christiansburg, born June 27, 1942, died Sunday, May 7, 2006 at his home. He was the son of the late James E. and Ora M. […]

Donna Proco Roberts, 59, passed away Sunday, May 7, 2006 at her home in Christiansburg. She was a long time employee at Virginia Tech. She leaves to cherish her memory her […]

Edward Frank (Ed) Zunic, 49, left his suffering behind and joined Jesus in Paradise on Friday, May 5, 2006. A loving and devoted husband and father, Ed was also a loyal […]

Joseph Lawrence Ward, 69, of 630 5th Street, N.E., Pulaski died Friday, May 5, 2006 in the Pulaski Community Hospital. He was born in Pulaski on July 3, 1936 and […]

Marion Maxine Walker, 85, of Radford, Va., formerly of Knoxville, Tenn., died Saturday, May 6, 2006 at New River Medical Center, Radford. Born July 25, 1920, she was preceded in […]

Annie Mae Ayers McGee Ogle, age 92, of Pulaski passed away Friday, May 4, 2006 at Highland Ridge Nursing Home, Dublin. Born April 14, 1914 in Max Meadows, she was […]

Shirley Darlene (Punkin) Cox Crockett, 59, passed away Friday, May 5, 2006 at her home in Pulaski. She was born February 4, 1947, the daughter of the late Robert Glenn […]

Jeannie Mann Shelton, 47, of Dublin, Va., was called home by the Lord, along with her grandson, Brendan Hall Shelton, on Tuesday, May 2, 2006. She was born in Radford, […]

Melvin Gerald Mabry, 79, of Radford, left this earthly life for his heavenly home on Thursday, May 4, 2006 after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. He was predeceased by […]

Jacob Edwin Keith, 89, of Riner, prominent retired Montgomery County dairy farmer, passed away Friday, May 5, 2006, at Carilion New River Valley Medical Center after a brief illness. Mr. […]

Isabelle Preston Jackson, 87, of Dublin, widow of Burnham Phillip Jackson, died Tuesday, May 2, 2006 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. She is survived by one daughter, Linda Nemia of Venice, Florida; […]

Tommy Jay Cockram, 61, of Floyd passed away Friday, May 5, 2006. He was preceded in death by his parents, Pearl and Lissie Cockram and brothers, Raymond and Eugene Cockram. Survivors […]

Edward A. Bender, Jr., 77, died Thursday evening, May 4, 2006 at his home in Blacksburg, Va. He was born May 3, 1929 in Bluefield, W.Va. to Emma Herrmann and […]

Celeste June Harris, 77, of Bassett, passed away Thursday May 4, 2006. She was preceded in death by her parents, Eugene Alfred and Clara E. Galbreth Brown; husband, J.W. Harris; and […]

J. Lewis Vaughn, 82, of Roanoke, formerly of Floyd, died Tuesday, May 2, 2006. His parents Alfonso and Zula Bolt Vaughn preceded him in death. He is survived by his wife, […]

Brendan Hall Shelton, 2, of Pulaski, Va., was carried by the Angels to Heaven along with his grandmother, Jeannie Mann Shelton, May 2, 2006. He was born in Pulaski on […]