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Eunice Mae Shelburne Covey, 88, of Snowville, passed away on Sunday, March 15, 2020. Eunice was born on September 24, 1931, near Snowville, Virginia. She was the youngest of nine […]

Russell Jay Dowdy age 93, of Blacksburg died, Sunday, March 15, 2020 at Heritage Hall Health Care Center. He was born in Montgomery County, Va. on July 11, 1926 to […]

Soledad Baguio Ames, age 83, died on Saturday, February 22 in Richmond, Virginia. Soledad was born in Cebu, Philippines. As a child she survived the invasion of the Philippine islands […]

Donald Richard Johnson, 83 of Pearisburg, VA departed this life to be with his Lord, surrounded by family and in the care of Good Samaritan Hospice on Saturday Morning, March […]

It is with great sadness that the family of Marvel Violet Muhonen, née Grasser, announces her passing on March 12, 2020 at the age of 83. Marvel spent the last […]

Mr. Willie (Bill) Aldridge, age 82, of Pulaski, Va., passed away March 11, 2020, at Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, N.C. He was born in Mingo County, […]

Ruth McClung Bailey, 96, of Pulaski, passed away Wednesday, March 11, 2020. She was a member of Fairlawn Presbyterian Church and retired after 28 years from Inland Motors. She was […]

Gary “Buddy” Dalton Nicewander, 73, of Radford, passed away Thursday, March 12, 2020, at his home in Parrott. He was a U. S. Army veteran serving in Mannheim, Germany from […]

Dorothy Lea Robinson, age 82, of Blacksburg died, Thursday, March 12, 2020, at her home. She was born on October 18, 1937. She is survived by her sons, John J. […]

Suzanne Nicole Rorrer, 32, of Palmer Lake, Colo., born Tuesday, Feb. 24, 1987, in Columbia, S.C., passed away peacefully, at University of Colorado Health Memorial Hospital North, with her mother […]

Polly J. Hodge, 88, of Christiansburg, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, March 12, 2020. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, ‘Newel’ […]

Johnny Bevil Johnson “The Junk Man, 74, of Pearisburg, VA, departed this life Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at his home. Born in Narrows, VA, on December 14, 1945, he was […]

Frances Lorene Havens, age 36, formerly of Peterstown, WV, passed away on Friday, March 6, 2020, at the Lewis Gale Montgomery Hospital in Blacksburg, VA. Born March 31, 1983, in […]

Rebecca Ann Tickle Hamilton, 68, of Parrott, gained her angel wings on Wednesday, March 11, 2020. She was retired from Radford University where she was Housekeeping Manager. She was preceded […]

Florence Hill Via, age 86, passed away on Wednesday, March 11, 2020, at Heritage Hall in Rich Creek, VA. Born March 21, 1933, in Oakvale, WV, she was the daughter […]

Phyllis Dixon Hain, of Blacksburg, Virginia and formally Wenonah, New Jersey, died peacefully on March 11, 2020, surrounded by her loving family. She was 93. Phyllis was born on February […]

Rev. Gerald Richard Phillips, 92 of Indian Valley, went Home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, March 10, 2020. He is preceded in death by his wife, Lora Mae […]