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Treva Harrington, 82, of Blacksburg, died Sunday, March 19, 2006 at Heritage Hall. She was born in Montana on August 9, 1923. She was a china painter and a lapidist. […]

Amy Elizabeth Kemp, 30, of Floyd, passed away Sunday, March 19, 2006. She is survived by her Parents Marvin and Flora Kemp, Floyd, Va.; brother and sister-in-law, Jeffrey and Tamiko […]

William Griswold Bodenstein, 86, of Radford, died March 18, 2006. He was born in Herkimer, New York on July 16, 1919, a son of the late Vera and Arthur Bodenstein. In […]

Cennie Elizabeth “Liz” McFall Welch, age 71 of Pulaski, died Friday evening March 17, 2006 in Montgomery Regional Hospital. Born December 15, 1934 in Pulaski, she was the daughter of […]

Joyce Ferrell Wall, 68, of Narrows, passed away Saturday, March 18, 2006 at Carilion Giles Memorial Hospital in Pearisburg. She was born at Amigo, West Virginia on August 11, 1937 […]

James George Raymond Smith, 47, of Princeton, W. Va., formerly of Blacksburg, Va., died Friday, March 17, 2006. Funeral 2 p.m. Monday in the McCoy Funeral Home Chapel, Blacksburg.

Arthur Raynard Morgan, 61, of Blacksburg, beloved husband, father and grandfather, passed away Friday, March 17, 2006 at his home surrounded by his family and friends. He was born in […]

Edward Ralph McNitt, 87, of Floyd, passed away Saturday, March 18, 2006. He is survived by a special friend, Mary Schilling, Floyd; two brothers, David McNitt of New York, Victor […]

Virginia Elizabeth “Liz” Hungate, 80, of Blacksburg, died Saturday, March 18, 2006, at Montgomery Regional Hospital. She was born in Giles Co., Va. on February 22, 1926 to the late […]

Howe Farmer Jr., 88, of Dublin, passed away, March 18, 2006, at the Blue Ridge Nursing Center at Stuart, Va. He was born on August 24, 1917 at Bland County Va., […]

Joyce Ann Lovelace, age 69 of Radford died Friday, March 17, 2006 at New River Valley Medical Center. She is survived by her daughter; Teresa Ridgway, granddaughter; Angela Morgan, great […]

Dr. Thomas Lynn Bibb, loving husband, father and friend, 69, of Riner, died suddenly Friday, March 17, 2006 in Wytheville. He was the son of the late James B. and […]

James Hugh Wildgrube, 66, of Pulaski, died Thursday, March 16, 2006 at his home. He was a retired Master Sergeant with the U.S. Air Force. Surviving are his wife, Marie […]

Tyrus Raymond Ramos, 70, of Scenic Drive in Narrows, departed this life Thursday evening March 16, 2006 at Giles Memorial Hospital in the loving care of his family. Born in […]

Pauline Martin Hurt, 83, formerly of Radford, passed away Friday, March 17, 2006 at the Jacksonville Passavant Memorial Hospital in Illinois. She was a member of Carter Street United Methodist Church. […]

Byron L. (Barney, B.L.) Dennison, 75, a resident of Westford, Mass. and Blacksburg, Va., died Monday, March 13, 2006. Barney was born December 8, 1930 in Clarksburg, W.Va. He was the […]

Mark Edison Phillips, 88, passed away Thursday, March 16, 2006 at his home in Radford. He was a member of Grove United Methodist Church, a U.S. Navy veteran and co-owner of […]

Lucille Lester Penn, born June 14, 1914 in Christiansburg, Va. The fourth child born to the late John W. and Rosa Stewart Lester, she spent her early years on the campus […]