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Mary Helen Myers Lafon, 80, of Pearisburg, Va., passed away Saturday night at Carilion Giles Memorial Hospital in Pearisburg. Mrs. Lafon was born on December 17, 1925 in Giles County […]

Lillian Anderson Gills of Pulaski, died April 17, 2006 when God sent his angels to lovingly carry his precious child to her heavenly home. “Lillie”, as she was known by […]

Elizabeth Reese Cook of Pulaski, Va., went to be with her Lord Easter Sunday, April 16, 2006. She was born March 11, 1928 in Pulaski. She was preceded in death […]

Shirley Ann Yates Bain, 70, of Christiansburg, passed away at Montgomery Regional Hospital. She is survived by her husband, Roma Bain of Christiansburg; four daughters and sons-in-law, Sherry and William […]

Annie Marie “Beatsie” Windle passed away April 14, 2006 at her part-time residence in Aberdeen, Md. She was born in Hiwassee, Va., the daughter of the late Toney A. Goad and […]

Evelyn Louise Shockey of Washington, D.C., formerly of Narrows, passed away Friday, April 14, 2006 at Sunrise Assisted Living at Thomas Circle in Washington. She was the daughter of the […]

Hayden Costigan Moore, age 9, received his angel wings on Saturday morning, April 15, 2006 at his home in Pulaski, Virginia after a two year battle with Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor […]

Ora Cox Lester Higgs, 98, of Christiansburg, went to be with the Lord on Friday, April 14, 2006. She was born in Montgomery County on September 11, 1907 to the […]

Reba Lorine Sheppard, 75, of Blacksburg, went to be with her Lord on April 14, 2006. She was the daughter of the late Harvey Lee and Mattie Rucker Sheppard and […]

Martha Pauline Linkous Nester, 77, passed away Thursday, April 13, 2006 at Montgomery Regional Hospital. A native of Montgomery County, she was born and lived in Merrimac most of her life. […]

William P. Jones, 71, of Christiansburg, passed away at the New River Valley Medical Center on April 14, 2006. He is survived by his daughter, Lori Lea Parry of Alabama; […]

Helen Marie Duncan Dickerson, 76, of Radford, passed away Wednesday, April 12, 2006 at Radford Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was preceded in death by her parents, William Columbus and […]

Pauline Vaughn Childress, 86, of Willis, passed away Thursday, April 13, 2006 at Laurel Meadows Nursing Home. She was a member of Buffalo Mountain Presbyterian Church. She was preceded in […]

Dr. Jane Andrews Aiken, of Blacksburg, Va. and Truro, Mass., 68, died Thursday, April 13, 2006 at her home in Blacksburg. Jane was born in Hartford, Conn. on January 7, […]

Ivan Herlin Waldron, 65, of Narrows, departed this life Tuesday evening April 11, 2006 at Giles Memorial Hospital in Pearisburg. Born at Bent Mountain in Roanoke County on April 21, […]

William Bolling Segar, 69, of Blacksburg, died, Wednesday, April 12, 2006, at his home. He was born in Middlesex County, Va. on September 28, 1936 to the late John Randolph […]

Charles Edward Gentle, 54, of Mutter Lane in Pearisburg departed this life Wednesday morning April 12, 2006 at Giles Memorial Hospital in Pearisburg. Born in Bluefield, WV on November 11, […]