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Harold James Edney Sr. died Monday Morning, April 11, 2022 at the Skyline Nursing Home and Rehab Center. Mr. Edney is predeceased by his parents; Dewey Roosevelt Edney and Lucy […]

William “Bill” Columbia Byrd, Sr, son of the late James Osborne Byrd and Mary Rosetta Clark Byrd was greeted in heaven by his Savior, Jesus Christ and his many loved […]

Jeffrey Wayne Garst (July 12, 1958 – April 11, 2022) To know Wayne was to know a friend. Wayne lived a full life full of adventure. Wayne could always be […]

Hallie Loraine Harry Terry, 82, of Meadows of Dan and formerly of Floyd, Virginia passed away Wednesday, April 13, 2022. She was born in Giles County, Va, on June 22, […]

Jeffrey Lee Meadows, 60, of Pembroke, VA departed this life on April 12, 2022 after an ongoing illness. Jeff was born on December 23, 1961 to George Meadows, Jr. and […]

Meleta Ruth Long, 74 of Dublin, VA departed this life to enter into her Heavenly Home on April 10, 2022 in the care of Salem Health and Rehabilitation Center after […]

Robert “Bob” Porto, Sr. age 64, passed away April 12, 2022, after a brave fight with esophageal cancer. He was born February 3, 1958, in Frankfurt, Germany, the first child […]

Mendel Hess, age 79 of Christiansburg, Virginia passed away on Sunday, April 10, 2022. She is preceded in death by her husband, Virgil Hess; parents, Mendel Robert Hilton and Viola […]

Bernice Witt, age 87, passed away on Tuesday, April 12, 2022, at the Carilion Giles Community Hospital in Pearisburg, VA. Born February 12, 1935, in Lovingston, VA, she was the […]

Frances Patricia “Pat” George, (1947 to 2022), passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 2, 2022, surrounded by family. With an unwaveringly positive attitude, Pat fought a courageous two-year battle with […]

Thomas Edward Dowdy, 72, Bent Mountain, Va. died at his home surrounded by family and friends. Tommy was born in Blacksburg, Va. on April 3, 1950 and a 1968 graduate […]

Norman Stanley Martin, age 79, of Christiansburg died, Monday, April 11, 2022, at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. He was born in Montgomery County, Va. on August 16, 1942 to the late […]

Shirley Ann Ward, age 79 of Cleveland, GA, formerly from Pulaski passed away Sunday, April 10, 2022 at her home. Born June 16th, 1942 in Pulaski she was the daughter […]

Sylvia “Ailleene” Peters Phillips, 87 of Floyd, passed away Sunday, April 10, 2022. She is preceded in death by her parents, Hampton Charles and Ibra Annie Underwood Peters; husband, Cecil […]

Mary Elizabeth Riddle Woodyard, 79, of Dublin, VA, passed away Sunday, April 10, 2022 at her home. She was born November 2, 1942 in Giles County, VA, the daughter of […]