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Mrs. Emma J. Trueheart, 98 of Pulaski passed away October 6, 2023. She was born November 30, 1925 to Rachel Spears. She was loved by all who knew her. Mrs. […]

Willis Don Gilbert, 95, of Titusville, PA, passed away peacefully early Sunday morning September 17, 2023, at Southwoods Assisted Living. He was born December 22, 1927, in Huntington, WV, a […]

Robert (Bob) Mann Brisco passed away Sunday, October 8, 2023. Mr. Brisco was predeceased by his parents, James Mann Brisco and Elizabeth Anne Smith Brisco, and his brother, Donald Gordon […]

Teretha Mae “Wessie” Manning, 71 formerly of Blacksburg departed this life October 10, 2023 in the care of Highland Ridge Nursing Home in Dublin, VA. Born on January 6, 1952 […]

Monroe Walker McMillian, age 88 of Pulaski passed away Monday, October 9, 2023 at the Galax Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born November 1, 1934 in Pulaski County, he was the […]

Boyd Allen Riggs, 58, of Staffordsville, VA, passed away Monday, October 9, 2023 at his home. He was born in Pearisburg, VA, on January 7, 1965, the son of the […]

Donald “Donnie” Joseph Yates, age 58 of Pulaski, died Sunday, October 8, 2023 at Carilion New River Valley Medical Center.  Donnie was born on February 9, 1965 in Roanoke, and […]

Ryan Keith Haynes, age 37, departed this life on Tuesday, October 3, 2023, in a work-related accident in Orange County, Florida. Ryan was born August 17, 1986, in Radford, Virginia […]

Judith “Judy” Arlene Tickle Blankenship McPeak, 84, of Radford, passed away Monday, October 9, 2023. She was retired from AT&T. Judy was preceded in death by her parents, Roy and […]

Margaret Skinner “Peggy” Morgan, age 84, of Blacksburg died Monday, October 9, 2023. She was born in Alberta, Va., on, September 22, 1939, to the late Glen Reese and Elizabeth […]

Sylvia Akers Jones passed away on October 7, 2023, at the age of 92. She was preceded in death by her parents, Roley and Eugenia Akers; her beloved husband of […]

Edith Jane Stafford, passed away peacefully at Lewis Gale Medical Center in Salem, Virginia, on October 7, 2023. Born in Virginia on September 26, 1940, she was a daughter of […]

James Thomas “Tommy” Lafon, 83, of Christiansburg VA, passed away peacefully at his home on October 4, 2023. He was a postal carrier in Blacksburg for many years. He was […]

Dorothy V. Akers, 95, of Blacksburg, Virginia passed away on Saturday, October 7, 2023. She was born on July 22, 1928, in Pembroke, Virginia. Dorothy was preceded in death by […]

Clarence Edward Nolen, age 83, of Riner, died, Sunday, October 8, 2023. He was born in Montgomery County on August 12, 1940, to the late Caley Elgin and Gracie Lee […]

Betty Ann (Sayers) Ratcliffe, 89 of Elliston, passed away October 6, 2023. She was a native of Roanoke, VA. She will be sadly missed by her daughter, Charlotte Jordan and […]

Jean Frances Davis Cox, age 83 of Pulaski County passed away Sunday, October 8, 2023 at the Lewis-Gale Hospital, Pulaski with her family by her side. Born January 5, 1940 […]