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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 […]

Ralph Langston Morris, 53, of Pulaski, Va., died Thursday, March 16, 2005. Funeral service 1 p.m. Monday, March 20, 2005 at the Pulaski Presbyterian Church (POA) across from Wal-Mart. Arrangements […]

Marvin (Ray) Marshall, 90, of Dublin, Va., went to meet our Lord on Thursday, March 16, 2006 at 3:30 p.m. He was born on January 29, 1916 in a one […]

Nancy Marlene Lee Magee, 71, of Blacksburg, passed away Thursday, March 16, 2006 in Blacksburg, Va., following complications from multiple sclerosis. Marlene, formerly of Newport News, Va., was born in […]

Esther Price Grubb, age 88, of Blacksburg, passed away Thursday, March 16, 2006 at Montgomery Regional Hospital. She was a true southern lady, gracious and kind to all; she taught […]

Clyde Elbert Grubb, 86, passed away Tuesday, March 14, 2006 at Highland Ridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Dublin Va. Clyde was born in Pulaski, Va., on March 17, 1919, and […]

Lilburn Dunlap, Jr., 84, of Christiansburg, Va., died Wednesday, March 15, in Roanoke Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. A native of Christiansburg, he was the son of Lilburn Dunlap, Sr., […]

Jackie Lynn Cummings, age 49, of Christiansburg passed away Thursday, March 16, 2006 at her home. A 1974 graduate of Clay High School, Clay, WV, she received a Bachelor of […]

William David Palmer, 74, of Christiansburg, passed away Wednesday, March 15, 2006. He was preceded in death by his mother, Florence P. Whitlock. He was a veteran having served in the […]

Phillip Gerald Lester, 62, of Riner, passed away Thursday, March 16, 2006 at the Montgomery Regional Hospital. He was preceded in death by his father, Frank Lester. Survivors include his mother, […]

Naomi Frances Lester, 75, of Riner, passed away Monday, March 13, 2006. She was preceded in death by her parents, C.E. Lester, Sr. and Cora Taylor Lester; her brothers, William G. […]

Rosa Mae (Maisie) Langley, 87, a former longtime resident of Abilene, Texas, died Saturday, March 11, 2006 in Montgomery Regional Hospital in Blacksburg, Va. The daughter of Rosa (Le Blanc) […]

Jon Polifrone, composer, retired Professor of Music and former Music Department Head at Virginia Tech, died at Loyola University Medical Center near Chicago on Saturday, March 11, 2006. He received […]