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Wendell Wayne Tickle, of Ripplemead, went to be with the Lord Monday, February 2, 2015, at his home. Wendell was born October 8, 1957, in Pearisburg and was a son […]

Ranson Jerome Pelt Jr., 67, of Blacksburg, passed away on Sunday, February 1, 2015. He was born in Griffin, Ga., March 9, 1947, the only son of Ranson Jerome Pelt, […]

James Lee Gilley, 58, of Shawsville, Va., and formerly of Salem, died on January 28, 2015, at Lewis Gale Hospital- Montgomery. He was born in Maryland on December 15, 1956, […]

C.B. Farmer, 60, of Christiansburg, passed away at home on January 29, 2015. He was preceded in death by his mother and father, Grace and James Farmer; sister, Jean Ratcliff; […]

Paul Edward Luckado, 67, passed away Saturday January 31, 2015 at his home in Radford. He was a retired employee with the City of Radford. He was preceded in death […]

Asa L. Moore, age 73, of Blacksburg, Va., died, Thursday, January 29, 2015, at Lewis Gale Hospital- Montgomery. He was born in Columbus, Ohio on December 8, 1941 to the […]

Martha Sim Cassell, 69, of Blacksburg, died Saturday, January 31, 2015, at Lewis Gale Hospital Montgomery. She was born October 19, 1945, in Lockport, N.Y., to the late Alan and […]

Minnie Young Sweeney, 93, of Christiansburg and formerly of Floyd, passed away on Friday, January 30, 2015. Born in February 1921 in Floyd County, Minnie was the sixth child of […]

Ruth Eleanor Dobyns Ogle, age 89, of Blacksburg died Friday, January 30, 2015 at Lewis Gale Hospital-Montgomery. She was born in Montgomery County on April 25, 1925 to the late […]

Jimmie Lee Quesenberry, age 75, of Christiansburg died, Sunday, February 1, 2015, at Lewis Gale Hospital-Montgomery. He was born in Floyd County, Va. on October 6, 1939 to the late […]

Lisa Carol Watterson, 52, of Blacksburg, passed away January 29, 2015, after a lengthly illness.She was devoted to God and her faith. Her passions were her children’s Sunday school group […]

Frances Lugar Carper, 97, of Narrows, died Friday, January 30, 2015. She was born in Craig County, on January 20, 1918, to the late Henry Leona and Effie Craig Hypes […]

Deborah V. Ganoe Dillon, 59 of Narrows, VA passed away, Friday, January 30, 2015 at her home. Born February 24, 1955, she was the daughter of the late Junior Lindberg […]

Carolene Eller Perkins, 80, of Blacksburg and formerly of Floyd, passed away on Friday, January 30, 2015. She is survived by one son, Larry Perkins; four daughters and sons-in-law, Lois […]

Nell Thomas Harrison of Blacksburg, passed away on Monday, January 26, at Tampa General Hospital following triple-bypass heart surgery. She would have been 83 years of age this coming March. […]

Lewis Junior Williams, 66, of Riner, passed away on Thursday, January 29, 2015. He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert Williams and Willie Mae Meredith; as well as […]