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Ronnie Ambrose Albert, 55, of Christiansburg, passed away Monday, March 27, 2006 after a long battle with cancer. He was preceded in death by his parents, Wallace and Lydia Albert; […]

Billy Gene Williams, 59, of Pulaski, Va., passed away Saturday, March 25, 2006. Preceded by:  3 brothers – Edgar Lee (Ted), James (June) and Charles Williams Survived by: 2 daughters – […]

Virginia Lee Graham Thomas, 78, of Blacksburg, died Sunday, March 26, 2006 at Montgomery Regional Hospital. She was born in Kyle, W.Va. on September 15, 1927 to the late Henry […]

Rubie Tolbert Marshall, 90, of Pulaski County, died Sunday, March 26, 2006. Born December 29, 1915 in Dublin, Va., she was the daughter of the late Iowa Mabry Tolbert and […]

Ella Josephine (Jo) Roark Leach, of Blacksburg, died Saturday, March 25, 2006, at Montgomery Regional Hospital. She was born in Gullett, Kentucky on October 6, 1928, to the late Eva […]

Pearl Austin Gregory, 85, of Pulaski, died Sunday March 26, 2006. Born July 7, 1920 in Pulaski, Va., she was the daughter of the late Alice Saul Austin and Walter […]

Harvey Allen Brooks, 78, of Dublin, died Sunday, March 26, 2006 at Pulaski Health and Rehab Center. A cool, crisp fall day in the Virginia Highlands, the distinctive call of […]

Rebecca Ann Phillips, 60, of Dublin, passed away Friday, March 24, 2006. She was a member of the Radford Church of Christ. She retired as the Director of Exceptional Student […]

Elsie Bishop Linkous, 75, of Christiansburg, went to join her loved ones in heaven on Friday, March 24, 2006. Among those waiting her arrival was her husband of 57 years, […]

Hazel Estelle Lytton (Puddin), age 77, of Christiansburg, departed this earthly home on Friday, March 24, 2006 to meet her Lord and Savior in her Heavenly home. She was born […]

William Wayne Garnand, 57, of Christiansburg, passed away Saturday, March 25, 2006. He was a thirty year employee of Volvo. He was the son of the late James Roy and Willie […]

Lillian (Lib) Hicks Dwyer, 87, of Blacksburg, Va., died Friday, March 24, 2006, at Kroontje Health Care Center. She was born in Kings Mountain, N.C., on November 9, 1918 to […]

Margaret Gray Sadler, 76, of Pearisburg, departed this life Thursday evening, March 23, 2006 at Riverview Nursing Home at Rich Creek. Born in Giles County on April 2, 1929, she […]

Michael Paul Weeks, 47, of Richmond, formerly of Radford, died March 23, 2006. He was born August 11, 1958, the son of Paul J. and Patsy Weeks of Fairlawn, Va. He […]

George Bernard Rogers, Jr., of Blacksburg, Va., went home to “His Father’s House to be with Jesus” on March 24, 2006. He was preceded in death by his father, George […]

Margaret Naomi Chandlee Richardson, 94, of Pulaski, died Thursday, March 23, 2006. Born August 22, 1911 in Darlington, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Margaret Knight Chandlee and […]

Mary Helen Reed, 78, of Shawsville, Va., passed away Friday, March 24, 2006 at Montgomery Regional Hospital. The widow of the late Thurman Reed, she is survived by children, Kathy Slate […]