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Joyce Malone Mullins, 65, of Elliston, passed away Thursday, November 30, 2017. Joyce worked at Shawsville Pharmacy in Shawsville, Va. for 22 years and was a life-long member of the […]

Clyde William Blackwell 88, passed away December 2, 2017, at his childhood home on the farm he loved in the Stonewall section of Floyd County, VA surrounded by family and […]

Barbara Ann Meredith, 63, of Mauney St., Pembroke, departed this life Sunday morning, December 3, 2017 at Carilion Giles Community Hospital in Pearisburg. Born in Giles County on October 21, […]

Mr. John Ross Drummond, of Christiansburg, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 27, 2017 at the age of 65 from a short battle with liver cancer. John was born in […]

William Eugene Phillips, age 79, passed away on Thursday, November 30, 2017, at his home in Peterstown, WV. Born February 25, 1938, in Marytown, WV, he was the son of […]

John Henry James, Jr., 65 of Narrows went to meet with his Lord and Savior on Friday, December 1st, 2017. He was born at Norton, Virginia on July 9th, 1952, […]

Michael Wayne Woolwine, Sr., 81, of Dublin, passed away Friday, December 1, 2017. He was retired field investigator for the West Virginia Unemployment Office. He was preceded in death by […]

Kenneth Nelson “Bull” Bobbitt, 64, of Radford, passed away Wednesday, November 29, 2017. He was preceded in death by his parents, Herbert, Jr. and Dorothy Bobbitt. Survivors include his brother […]

Mildred Fern Burnette Goad, age 79, passed away on Thursday, November 30, 2017 surrounded by loved ones. She was born to Charlie and Hava Burnette of Conners Grove, VA. Over […]

Jacquelyn L. ‘Jakki’ Oliver, 27, of Blacksburg, passed away on Thursday, November 30, 2017. Jakki is survived by her partner, Kailyn Reis; parents, Michael and Danette Hicklin; step-child, Lucas Reis; […]

Nancy Jane Nester Smith, 71, of Radford, passed away Thursday, November 30, 2017. She was a member of Gethsemane Baptist Church and was retired from St. Alban’s Hospital with over […]

David Wayne Wheeling, “Bowzer” or “Boscoe”, 72, passed away Wednesday, November 29, 2017 at his home in Fairlawn. He was a member of Dublin Baptist Church and retired from Kollmorgen […]

Barbara Jean Liddle Pack, of Blacksburg died, November 29, 2017 on her 72nd birthday after a lengthy illness associated with Alzheimer’s Disease. Barbara is preceded in death by her parents, […]

Herman J. Akers Jr. “Buggy”, 55, of Roanoke, VA passed away on November 28th, 2017 surrounded by his family. He was preceeded in death by his parents, Herman J. Akers […]

William Minor Aiken, 85, of Blacksburg, Va. and Truro, Mass., died on Wednesday, November 15, 2017, at his daughter, Katherine’s home in Portland, Ore. Born on September 27, 1932 in […]