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Richard Devlin Nicholson, 21, of Christiansburg passed away on September 30, 2019. He was preceded in death by grandfather, Frederick Fane Wolfer, Jr.; grandparents, Leslie and Helen Nicholson; and uncle […]

Eva Nunley Phillips, 82, of Christiansburg passed away October 4, 2019. She is preceded in death by her daughter, Sharlene Teany. Eva is survived by her husband, Don Phillips; daughter, […]

Ruth Lorene Collins, 91, of Riner, VA, passed away on Thursday, October 3, 2019. She is preceded in death by her son Bruce Collins; son-in-law Willie Keith and grandson Todd […]

Elsie Ann Williams, 85 of Pembroke, VA went to be with the Lord on Thursday, October 3, 2019 in Lewis-Gale Salem Hospital. Elsie was born on April 26, 1934 in […]

Don Lewis Fariss Sr., age 83, died in his home on the creek in Allisonia, VA of Parkinson’s disease on October 1, 2019. He was born on November 14, 1935, […]

April 7, 1943 – October 1, 2019 On Tuesday, October 1, 2019 Davard ‘Pete’ Shrader, loving husband and father of 9 children of Ironto, VA, went home to be with […]

Jessica Lynn Crouch Link, age 58 of Pulaski passed away late Wednesday evening October 2, 2019 at her home. Born March 28, 1961 in Portsmouth, Ohio she was the daughter […]

Lawrence Edward Rickey, 65, of Pulaski, Va., passed away Monday, September 30, 2019 at LewisGale Medical Center in Salem. He was born December 22, 1953 in Wythe County, the son […]

September 29th, 1953 – October 2nd, 2019 Our life changed on Friday February 13th 2015 as we started down a medical rabbit hole. On March 13th, our wonderland got real […]

Richard Michael Johnson, age 61, of Blacksburg, died, Tuesday, October 1, 2019, at his home. He was preceded in death by his father, Richard Lewis Johnson; aunt, Helen Mills, ex-in-laws, […]

Sarah Helen Peoples, age 94, of Blacksburg, departed this life Sunday, September 29, 2019, born September 29, 1925. She was the daughter of the late Isaac Austin and Fannie Brown […]

Carrie Carlene Elms, 43, of Riner passed away on, Tuesday, October 1, 2019. She is preceded in death by her grandparents, William and Peggy Elms; grandparents, Barney and Lena Owens; […]

Joey Duane Carter, 55, of Blacksburg, VA, passed away Tuesday, October 1, 2019 at his home. He was born in North Carolina, the son of the late Thomas Wayne, Sr. […]

Barbara May (Franklin) Hassell passed peacefully in her sleep during the early morning hours on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019 during a stay at Oakwood Health and Rehabilitation Center in Bedford, […]