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Thomas Vanston O’Neill of Floyd passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by his family and his dogs on Tuesday, November 12, 2019. Tom was a Graduate of Virginia Tech, […]

John C. Midkiff, Sr., 71, of Staffordsville, VA, passed away Tuesday, November 12, 2019 at Lewis Gale Medical Center. He was born September 6, 1948 at Dismal, VA, the son […]

Peggy Hornsby Cirelli, 90, passed away Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at her home in Radford. She was a member of First Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her […]

Juergen Gerlach, Mathematics Professor Emeritus from Radford University, passed away Monday night in his home in Radford. Born July 22, 1950 in Oranienburg, Germany, Juergen came to the U.S. in […]

William Gernon Wall, II, 81, of Radford, passed away Monday, November 11, 2019. Bill graduated from Radford High School in 1956 and from Virginia Tech in 1959. He retired from […]

Clarence Waskey Jr., 80, of Blacksburg, VA. died Nov. 10, 2019 in Lewis Gale Hospital. He was born in Lynchburg, VA on March 24, 1939. He is survived by his […]

James Edward “Shorty” Hilton Sr., 78, of Link Circle Newport, VA departed this life Tuesday Morning November 12, 2019. He was born on February 11, 1941 in Pembroke, VA to […]

On November 7, 2019 David James Badger ended his long fight against depression. In his pain he faced his demons to seek the peace he felt he needed. He now […]

Robert Lee “Bobby” Easter, age 50 of Pulaski passed away Monday, November 11, 2019. Born June 10, 1969, he was the son of Carl Lee Easter and the late Carolyn […]

Victoria Mae Adkins, 87 of Narrows, VA went to be with the Lord on Sunday, November 10, 2019. Mrs. Adkins was born on December 27, 1931 in Hinton, WV and […]

Hazel Fields Young of Radford, Va. passed away on Sunday, November 10, 2019. Hazel was retired from Radford Community Hospital where she used her gift, as a Registered Nurse, to […]

Marianne Elizabeth Ryplansky passed away at her home on November 10, 2019 at the age of 94. She was born in Munich, Germany on September 18, 1925. During the terrible […]

Vera Hall Lytton, 94, of Radford, passed away Sunday, November 10, 2019. She was a devoted mother, grandmother and great grandmother and a member of St. Jude’s Catholic Church. She […]

Angela Goodwin Thornton, 52, of Christiansburg, went to be with the Lord on November 10, 2019. She was preceded in death by her father, Jack Goodwin; brother, Mickey Goodwin; and […]

Steven Lee Donathan, 68, of Ripplemead, VA, passed away Monday, November 11, 2019, at his home. He was born July 13, 1951 in Giles County, the son of the late […]

Mildred Aust Keller, 89, of Pulaski, VA known as “Duckie” to friends and family, went home Sunday, November 10, 2019. She was born in Pulaski on October 8, 1930. She […]

Clara Lee Dobbins, age 91, of Blacksburg died, Wednesday, November 6, 2019. She is preceded in death by her husband, Walter Dobbins, sons, Wallace Dobbins, Phillip Dobbins. She is survived […]

James Walter Perkins, 75, of Staffordsville, departed this life, Saturday, November 9, 2019 at his home. He was born in Giles County on July 5, 1944 a son of the […]