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Wanda June Wray Nolley, 76, of Pilot, passed away with her daughter by her side on Friday November 26, 2021. Wanda grew up in Floyd, the 11th of 12 children. […]

Howard Leroy Robbins, age 68, of McCoy, passed away on Friday, November 26, 2021, at his home. He was born in New York on March 2, 1953 to the late […]

Harold Jackson Blankenship, 78, of Elliston, passed away on Friday, November 26, 2021 at his home surrounded by his family. Harold was born on September 2, 1943 in Giles County […]

Glenn Steven “Steve” Willard, age 67 of Pulaski passed away Wednesday, November 24, 2021 at his home. Born July 7, 1954 in Wytheville, Virginia he was the son of Clara […]

Jettie Eloise McCoy, 79, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, November 24, 2021. She went peacefully at her daughters’ home in Floyd, VA; surrounded by family and caregivers. […]

Fredrick Stephen “Fred” Lark passed on Friday, November 19, 2021, at his home in Blacksburg, Virginia. Born Fredrick Stephen Lark, he was the second son of James Willard Lark Jr. […]

John “Johnny” Ingram Hazelwood, Jr. 79, went to be with the Lord on Friday, November 26, 2021, at his home. Johnny was born on November 5, 1942, in Rock Camp, […]

“DID HE HAVE PASSION?” by Loved Ones ACT I SCENE 1 Spotlight on a bare stage with a podium center stage. Enter History of Theatre teacher DON DRAPEAU from stage […]

Frances Hutcheson Russell, 90, of Blacksburg, passed away peacefully on November 22, 2021. Frances was the oldest of the three children of Mac and Eleanor McEver and was born in […]

Marvin Kemp Nester, age 96, of Lakeland, Florida, passed away Saturday, November 20, 2021. He was born in Berwind, West Virginia on October 28, 1925 and was the son of […]

Christine O’Rourke Revin, 52 of Christiansburg, passed away on Wednesday, November 24, 2021. For most of her life, Christine lived with Multiple Sclerosis but she never let that define her […]

Willie E. Hedrick Jr., age 76, passed away on Monday, November 22, 2021, doing what he dearly loved, deer hunting. Born January 2, 1945, in Narrows, VA, he was the […]

Danny Lee O’Dell, age 62 of Martinsburg, West Virginia passed away Saturday, November 20, 2021 in the Berkeley Medical Center, Martinsburg, WV. Born July 1,1959 in Washington, D.C., he is […]

Arthur William Riggs (Bill), 85 of Pembroke departed this life to be with his Savior November 24, 2021 surrounded by the love of his family. Born in Giles County on […]

Linda Lineberry Huff, 71 of Pulaski passed away on Saturday November 13th, 2021 at Carrington Place Rural Retreat. Linda was born on July 12th, 1950 and lived in Pulaski her […]

Joan H Parker-Janney passed away November 22nd, 2021 at the age of 78. She was retired from Virginia Tech but continued to work at a local Shell convenience store which […]

David Ross Goff, 71, of Christiansburg passed away on November 22, 2021. Born in Morgantown, WV, he obtained his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from West Virginia University and thereafter obtained […]