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Milfred Leo Slusher, 79, of Floyd, Va., passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 30, 2018 after a lengthy illness. Milfred had been a resident of Skyline Nursing Home for the […]

Otis Zane Lafon, 82, of Guinea Mt. Road, Pearisburg, departed this life Thursday evening, September 27, 2018 in the care of Heritage Hall Rich Creek in Rich Creek, VA. Born […]

Emmett Russell Holdren, 83, of Croft Road, Pembroke, VA departed this life Friday evening, September 28, 2018 at Carilion Giles Community Hospital in Pearisburg. Born in Giles County on May […]

Carl William Jessee, age 88 of Pulaski passed away Friday, September 28, 2018 at the Lewis-Gale Hospital, Pulaski. Born May 17, 1930 in Big Stone Gap, Virginia he was the […]

Ellis Perry Yates, age 81 of Pulaski passed away Wednesday, September 26, 2018 at his home. Born April 4, 1937 in Detroit, Michigan he was the son of the late […]

Loyd William “Bill” Breedlove, 93, of Bland, VA passed away Sunday, September 20, 2018 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital with his loving daughter Carol by his side. Born in Russell County, […]

Erica Jean Lee White, 42, of Christiansburg, Va., went to be with her Heavenly Father on Friday, September 21, 2018. She was born to late Charles Henry Lee Sr. and […]

David Eugene Joyce, 77, passed away Friday, September 28, 2018 at his home in Radford. He was born in Clay, Kentucky, the son of the late Rufus and Mary Joyce. […]

Aubrey Curtis Wooldridge, 80, of Blacksburg went to his heavenly home September 27, 2018. He was preceded in death by his parents Jesse and Nellie Wooldridge, brothers, Carl and Larry […]

Jeffrey Garland Duncan went home to be with his Savior Jesus Christ on Thursday, September 27, 2018. He is running on the streets of Gold. He was a great blessing […]

“Lay down beside me, love me and hide me, kiss all the hurting of this world away” Kenneth Franklin (Frank) Curley, 59, lay down for the final time at his […]

Barbara Kathryn Weikle French (Kathy), 67, of Christiansburg, went to her heavenly home on Thursday, September 27, 2018. Kathy was preceded in death by her parents, Kyle T. and Alice […]

Sheila Kaye Basham, 61, of Christiansburg, passed away on September 26, 2018. She was preceded in death by her parents, William and Lillian Forbes; and her brother, David Stinson. Sheila […]

Rev. Thomas Murphy Crockett departed this life to be reunited in Heaven with his beloved wife and other loved ones on Tuesday_Sept. 25 with family by his side at his […]

Emory Clinton Richardson of Narrows VA was born June 19, 1941, the sixth of nine children to the late Charles Emory and Beulah Allene Crawford Richardson. He went to his […]

Heaven’s gates opened wide to receive an earthly Saint, Juanita Baker Sutphin, on Wednesday, September 26, 2018 with her sons and family around her bedside. She was born in Radford […]

Neal Bradley Willard, age 58, of Pulaski (formerly of Riner) passed away unexpectedly, Tuesday, September 25, 2018, at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. He was born in Christiansburg, VA on February 7, […]