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Bonnie Largen Booth, age 68, Beloved wife, mom, nana and sister, passed away Monday February 3, 2020 at her home in Goodview, VA. She was born June 26, 1951 in […]

Calista “Kay” Upshaw Gilmer, 98, died on Tuesday, January 21, 2020, at Heritage Hall Healthcare Center in Blacksburg. She was born in Caroline County, Va., on May 27, 1921, to […]

Aiko Ishigaki Boothe, age 88 of Pulaski, left this world to be with her heavenly Father Wednesday afternoon, February 5, 2020 in her home. Born June 12, 1931 in Yokohama, […]

Rosa Maria Alvarez, 81, passed away Friday, February 7, 2020 in Roanoke. She was born in Puerto Rico, the daughter of the late Nicholas and Julia Alvarez.

Mary Elizabeth Vest Conroy, 59 of Pilot, passed away on Friday, February 7, 2020. She is survived by her husband, Kenneth Joseph Conroy, Sr.; sons, Kenneth Joseph Conroy, Jr. (Heather) […]

Warren Douglas Hayes Jr., 90, of Englewood, FL and Blacksburg, VA departed this life on February 6, 2020 in the care of family and Hospice. Born September 14, 1929 in […]

Dr. Douglas K. Lindner, age 67, of Blacksburg, passed away suddenly on Saturday, February 1, 2020. Upon his retirement from Virginia Tech in 2017, he was conferred the title of […]

James Daniel “Dan” McNiel, age 60, passed away peacefully on February 6, following a long battle with cancer. A graduate of Auburn High School, he received a bachelor’s degree from […]

David Wayne Montgomery, age 52 of Pulaski went home to be with the Lord Thursday, February 6, 2020. Born October 31, 1967 in Radford, he is the son of Bobby […]

Fred James Gravely, 93, of Radford, passed away Friday, February 7, 2020. He was honorably discharged from the U. S. Air Force and served during WWII. He was preceded in […]

John “Jay” William Edward “Slimp” Perkins, 81, of Curve Road, Pearisburg, VA passed away peacefully surrounded by his family, Thursday, February, 6, 2020. Jay was born June 6, 1938, to […]

Judy Ann (Wood) Slusher, 73, of Christiansburg, Va., entered peacefully into eternal rest on February 6th, 2020. Born on January 11, 1947 in Christiansburg, Va. She is preceded in death […]

James Leslie Woodruff, age 74 of Pulaski passed away Thursday, February 6, 2020 in the Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Born November 2, 1945 in Ann Arbor Michigan, he was the son […]

Beloved mother, grandmother and sister, Barbara Diane “Bobbie” Stoots Lafon, age 71 of Wytheville passed away Thursday, February 6, 2020 at her home. Born March 14, 1948 in Giles County […]

John Raymond Jones, 77 of Pulaski, died Wednesday, February 5, 2020. He was born on March 17, 1942 in Pulaski, and was the son of the late Clara Baker Jones […]

Ronnie Lewis Kemp, 67 of Pulaski passed away Monday morning February 3rd, 2020 at his home. He was born July 3, 1952 in Pulaski. He was preceded in death by […]

Janice Marie Schlager, age 81, passed away on Tuesday, February 4, 2020, at the Carilion Giles Community Hospital in Pearisburg, VA. Born May 23, 1938, in Glen Rogers, WV, she […]

Betty Ruth Worley Southern, age 82 of Pulaski passed away Wednesday, February 5, 2020 at the Pulaski Health Care Center. Born July 23, 1937 in North Carolina she was the […]