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Kay Stanley Thomas, 61, formerly of Eggleston, VA departed this life, Tuesday, May 5, 2020, in the care of Lewis Gale Hospital-Montgomery. Born December 20, 1958, in Pearisburg, VA, she […]

Fred P. Bond passed away on April 28th, 2020. He was 77 years old. Born in Barren Springs, Va he followed his big brother to NJ and never really left. […]

Charles Willard Hale, age 73 of Pulaski died Monday, May 4, 2020 at the Lewis-Gale Hospital-Montgomery. Born May 19, 1946 in Alabama he was the son of the late Willard […]

Linda Sue Wickline, age 69, of Peterstown, WV, passed away on Tuesday, May 5, 2020, at the Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke, VA. Born May 23, 1950, in Rock […]

Thomas L. “Tom” Riffe, age 92, passed away on Tuesday, May 5, 2020, at the Springfield Center in Lindside, WV. Born August 27, 1927, in Raleigh County, WV, he was […]

Donald Gene Cromer, age 80, of Christiansburg, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, May 3, 2020. He was born in Montgomery County, Va., on January 5, 1940, to […]

Diran Bodenhorn, born on February 20, 1925, died peacefully with family members on May 1, 2020. Diran was a proud doctoral graduate of University of Chicago Economics department, and taught […]

Robert “Steve” Legg, 55, of Willis passed away on April 21,2020. He is survived by father, Robert Legg; mother, Shirley Subin; two children, Steven Legg, Kaitlin Shafer (Michael); and three […]

Earl Richard Simpkins, Sr., 92, of Radford, passed away Monday, May 4, 2020. He was a U. S. Army veteran and a TV repairman, known as “Simpkins TV”. He also […]

Joan Marie Tyler Bentley, 85, formerly of Radford, Va., passed away Friday, May 1, 2020 at her home in Mocksville, N.C. She was a former nurse’s assistant at Radford Hospital. […]

William W. “Bill” Dobyns, of Christiansburg, passed away on Saturday, May 2, 2020. He was born in Montgomery County on May 1, 1928, to the late Lillian Price and L.O. […]

Kay Hickman Bennett (Gatlin), age 80, wife of the late James Nelson Bennett, a resident of Mary Esther, FL went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, April 28, 2020 […]

April 30, 2020 Robert W. Ross, 90, of Blacksburg, Va., passed away after a short bout with cancer. Bob was an avid fisherman and motorcyclist. A veteran of the United […]

Marvin Andrew Orange went to be with the Lord after an extensive battle with numerous health issues. Marvin was a proud Army Veteran, bee keeper, collected model trains and lawn […]

Harry Malcolm Meredith Jr., 91 of Pulaski, VA passed away peacefully at Heritage Hall in Blacksburg on April 30, 2020. He was born in Foster Falls February 23, 1929 to […]

Sarah Elizabeth Carroll, 38 of Roanoke, surrounded by family, peacefully passed away on Thursday, April 30, 2020. She is preceded in death by her mother, Carolyn Hairston Fontaine; and brother, […]

Mary Nunley Lucado, 76, of Christiansburg, VA went to be with the Lord on Friday, May 1, 2020. She was preceded in death by her parents, Hobert Isaac and Mary […]

Bobbie Jean Horton Shaffer (June 23, 1940 – May 01, 2020) of Dublin died peacefully May 1, 2020 in the Highland Ridge Rehab Center. Bobbie loved cooking for others, reading […]