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Adelaide Ruth Holsten Varney, 95, of Blacksburg, Virginia, formerly of East Rockaway, N.Y. and Naples, Fla., passed away on Monday, May 15, 2006. She was an avid golfer and won […]

Clinton Henson Buckland, 86, of Radford, died Friday May 26, 2006, at the Carilion New River Valley Medical Center after a brief illness. He was a resident of Eggleston from […]

Timothy Wayne (Timmy) Meredith, 48, of Narrows, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, May 25, 2006 at Montgomery Regional Hospital in Blacksburg. A lifelong resident of Giles County, […]

Melvin Swanson McGee, 75, of Pulaski, Va., passed away Thursday, May 25, 2006. Funeral service, 2 p.m. Sunday, May 28, 2006 from Steven’s Funeral Chapel, Pulaski.

Harlen C. Dalton, age 79 of Pulaski passed away Thursday, May 25, 2006 at Highland Ridge Rehabilitation Center, Dublin. Born May 10, 1927 in Carroll County, he was the son […]

On May 23, 2006, Verna Lou Chandler Parcell, 93, of North Street in Rich Creek, went to walk with our Lord in a better land. Funeral services will be conducted […]

Eric (Sambo) Venth, 45, of Riner, died Tuesday, May 23, 2006, at Grand Strand Hospital, in Myrtle Beach, S.C. He was born in New York on November 2, 1960 to the […]

Bobbie Todd, Sr., 64, of Blacksburg, died Monday, May 22, 2006. He is survived by his daughter, Rodonna T. Anderson; his sons, Bobbie Todd, Jr., Melvin Todd, Gary Todd, Brad […]

Thelma Harrell Hudson, 90, of Pulaski, passed away on Tuesday, May 23, 2006 in the Heritage Hall Nursing Home, Blacksburg. She was born on March 27, 1916 in Pulaski and […]

Ernest Carl Houck, professor in the Department of Business Information Technology at Virginia Tech’s Pamplin College of Business, died on May 22. He was 61. Houck, who earned a master’s […]

Charlie Dalton Epperly, 73, of Christiansburg, passed away Tuesday, May 23, 2006 at Montgomery Regional Hospital. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and a member of Bethel United […]

Howard Alden (Jiggs) Bruce, 91, of Radford, died Monday, May 21, 2006 in a Radford Rehabilitation Center. He was a retired employee of Lynchburg Foundry Company. Among his many civic […]

Robert Clifton (Bob) Meredith, 61, of Narrows ,went home to be with the Lord Monday, May 22, 2006 at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. A lifelong resident of Giles County, he […]

Marshall William Fishwick, teacher, author, world traveler, died Monday, May 22, 2006 at his home in Blacksburg, Virginia. He was 82. Born in Roanoke, Virginia and a graduate of Jefferson […]

Genice Victor Phillips, 80, of Shawsville died, Sunday, May 21, 2006, at his home. He was born in Floyd, Va. on March 19, 1926 to the late Cornelius and Lomie […]

Sylvia Brenda Swisher Mann, 90, of Pearisburg, died Sunday, May 21, 2006 in the Pulaski Health and Rehab Center. Mrs. Mann was born in McDowell County West Virginia on October 3, […]