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Ralph Anthony Giovanetti, Jr, 68 of Christiansburg, Va. passed away suddenly on January 22, 2020. He was born in Riverside, N.J. on February 04, 1951 to the late Ralph A. […]

Buddy Joe Smith, Sr., 72, of Hiwassee, passed away Thursday, January 23, 2020. He was a U. S. Army veteran having served in the Vietnam War. He was preceded in […]

Marvin Elmore Minter, 66, of Salem, formerly of Radford, passed away Friday, January 24, 2020. He was a U. S. Navy veteran. He was preceded in death by his parents, […]

Marguerite Turner Powell Snidow was welcomed into the world on May 17, 1925 by her parents, Innis and Dexter Snow Turner of Christiansburg, Virginia. She joined her “friend,” Lord and […]

Roy Richmond Smith, Jr (Rick) passed away peacefully on January 23, 2020, after a brief battle with cancer. He was born in Abingdon, Virginia on November 25, 1958 to the […]

Gerald Emil Schluter, age 77, of Pulaski, Va., passed away Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020, at special private care home Forever Young. He was born June 9, 1942, in Carroll, Iowa, […]

Eric James Petrowski, 41, passed away Thursday, January 23, 2020 at his home in Radford. He was preceded in death by his father, Raymond J. Petrowski. Survivors include his mother, […]

Stina Anna Viola Seidemann, 82, was born on July 4, 1937 in Gudhem, Västra Götaland, Sweden, to Anna and Emil Kjellman. She was the middle child of seven siblings and […]

Gary “Boomer” Wilbert Henley, age 66 of Pulaski, died Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at Lewis Gale Hospital – Pulaski. He was born on June 9, 1953 in Radford, and was […]

Robert Ernest Taylor, age 60 of Hiwassee passed away Thursday morning January 23, 2020 at his home. Born February 3, 1959 in Radford he was the son of the late […]

Peggy Farmer Childress, 83, of Fairlawn, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 23, 2020 surrounded by her family. She was born on February 27, 1936 in Pulaski, Va. She was […]

Betty Jo Custer Simmons, 84, of Christiansburg, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, January 22, 2020, at Heritage Hall. She was born on September 1, 1935 in Montgomery […]

June Crutchfield Aker, 82, of Statesville, NC, passed away peacefully on her birthday, Monday, January 20, 2020 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC after a courageous battle […]

Burl “Buck” Edward Steele, 41, of Ballard, WV, passed away January 18, 2020, after a long battle with diabetic complications. Buck was born on March 14, 1979 and was a […]

Walter Robert Thompson, 85 of Roanoke, passed away on Tuesday, January 21, 2020. He is preceded in death by his parents, Raymond & Nellie Thompson; brother & sister-in-law, Roy & […]

Heather Kay Huffman, 38 of Pembroke, VA, departed this life suddenly Monday, January 20, 2020 in Craig County. Born in Montgomery County, VA on July 9, 1981, she was the […]