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Lawrence Nelson Sewell, formerly of Blacksburg, died Monday, May 27, 2019 at his home in Laurel Fork. He was a 62-year old native of Northeast Alabama born to Buford and […]

Juanita Jones Fields, 72 of Radford, VA departed this life on Wednesday, May 29, 2019 at her home after a long illness in the care of her family and Intrepid […]

Billie Geraldine Cook Etter, 89 of Elliston went home to be with the Lord peacefully in the early morning hours of May 29, 2019 at her home. Her family had […]

Lowell E. Wade, 86. Lowell was born a genius on December 25th, 1932 on a sack of potatoes in an old country store. He passed away peacefully May 27, 2019. […]

James Robert Boothe, age 58, passed away on Monday, May 27, 2019, at his home in Ballard, WV. Born March 25, 1961, in Union, WV, he was the son of […]

James Thomas King, known to friends as “Jim”, of Draper, VA, passed away on Saturday, May 25th, 2019, at the age of 76. Jim was a proud Veteran of the […]

Elmer Worth “Jimmy” Thomas of Radford, Va., passed away Saturday, May 25, 2019. He retired from the VA Dept. of Corrections. He is survived by his wife, Becky Thomas; sons, […]

James Edward Ferguson, Jr., 66, of Radford, passed away Sunday, May 26, 2019. He was a member of Gethsemane Baptist Church and U. S. Navy veteran having served during the […]

Gerald Loren Burns, 81, of Christiansburg, passed away on Sunday, May 26, 2019. Jerry was preceded in death by his mother, Marjorie Gill Mendenhall; and sister, Ann Meaders. He is […]

Mark Lewis Hubble, 62, of Dublin, passed unexpectedly on Sunday, May 26, 2019. He was a U. S. Air Force veteran and retired from the U. S. Dept. of the […]

Betty Ann Lowery, 88 of Salem, VA, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, May 26, 2019 at the Richfield Care Center in Salem. Mrs. Lowery was born on […]

Charles Weaver Houck, 88 of Pearisburg, VA went to be with the Lord on Saturday evening, May 25, 2019 at his home surrounded by his family. Mr. Houck was born […]

Virginia Marcell Wright, age 84 of Dublin and formerly of Allisonia passed away Sunday, May 26, 2019 at Lewis Gale Hospital, Pulaski. Born June 17, 1934 in Pulaski County, she […]

John Wagner Dickey, Sr., Professor Emeritus of Urban Affairs and Planning and Public Administration and Policy at Virginia Tech, died of complications associated with Parkinson’s disease on Sunday, May 12, […]

Homer “Ding” Lee Wright, 82, of Hollybrook, VA, passed away Saturday, May 25, 2019. He was born April 20, 1937, the son of the late Charles Herbert & Hallie Lawrence […]

Albert Monroe Brown, 94, went to be with the Lord on Friday, May 24, 2019 at his home in Radford, Virginia. He spent his entire life spreading the Word of […]

Bobby Ray Williams, age 74, passed away on Friday, May 24, 2019, at the Heritage Hall Nursing Home in Rich Creek, VA. Born July 21, 1944, in Kimballton, VA, he […]

Carl Harvey, age 83 of Forest, Virginia and formerly Pulaski went to be with his Lord and Savior with his family by his side Friday, May 24, 2019 at Lynchburg […]