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Christa Gneist Hinkelmann, 79, of Blacksburg, Va. passed away Wednesday, January 9, 2019. She was born on September 18, 1939 in Halle, Germany; a daughter of the late Guenther Gneist […]

Rosetta Faye Hodge Gallimore, age 74 of Newbern passed away Thursday, January 10, 2019 at the Highland Ridge Rehab Facility, Dublin. Born July 4, 1944 in Carroll County she was […]

Vasie S. Simpkins, 90 of Indian Valley, passed away Thursday, January 10, 2019. She is preceded in death by her loving husband of 72 years, Victor C. Simpkins, parents, Charlie […]

India Lea Alderson Bryan 93 of Narrows, VA went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, January 9, 2018 at Springfield Center in Lindside, WV. Mrs. Bryan was born on […]

Margaret Diane Jones Lam, 71, of Pulaski, Va., passed away on Saturday, January 5, 2019 at Pulaski Health & Rehab. She was born on August 18, 1947 in Raleigh, N.C. […]

John Roy (J.R.) Schrader, Jr., 81 of Pulaski, died Monday, January 7, 2019 at Lewis Gale Hospital – Pulaski. He was born in Pulaski on July 10, 1937 to the […]

Robert James Tracy of Blacksburg, Virginia, died on January 6, 2019, at age 74. He was born in Washington, D.C., on October 2, 1944, to Helen Wellman Tracy and Robert […]

Charlotte Whittaker Hale, 80, of Blacksburg, died Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at Lewis Gale Hospital-Montgomery. She was born in Montgomery County, VA on February 9, 1938 to the late Mark, […]

Alderman, 91 of Willis, passed away peacefully on January 7, 2019. She is preceded in death by her husband, Riner Alderman; parents, Joel & Albertie Dickerson; two brothers; and three […]

Wayne Sanford Draper, Sr., age 65 of Pulaski passed away Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at the Lewis-Gale Medical Center, Salem. Born January 3, 1954 in Pulaski he was the son […]

Frances Ann (“Frankie”) Hardy Muse, 80, of Dublin, passed away on Sunday, January 6, 2019. She was a devout Christian and a member of the Radford Church of Christ. Frankie […]

Andrew “Zeke” Szerokman, 91, passed away Monday, January 7, 2019. He was a member of Fairlawn Baptist Church and a U. S. Army veteran with 21 years of service having […]

Daisy Marshall McPeak, 89 of Indian Valley, passed away on January 7, 2019. She is preceded in death by her husband, Cavilla Herbert McPeak; son, Stevie McPeak; parents, Floyd A. […]

Delano Lee Cochran “Cookie”, 79 of Christiansburg passed away on Monday, January 7, 2019. He was preceded in death by his parents, Paul and Melda Bailey Cochran; and brothers, Roger […]

Donald Edward Taylor, age 82 of Pulaski, died Sunday January 6, 2019 at Lewis Gale Hospital – Montgomery. He was born on December 29, 1936, and was the son of […]