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Rose Lee Powers, age 88 of Pulaski passed away Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at the Lewis-Gale Hospital-Pulaski. Born March 8, 1927 in Max Meadows she was the daughter of the […]

Robert Alan Frost, 46, of Pulaski, passed away Tuesday, May 5, 2015. He was a member of both the United States Army and the United States Marines, serving four years […]

Roger Lee Hinkley, 71, of Christiansburg, went to be with Jesus on Monday, May 4, 2015. He was preceded in death by his parents, Jonah and Frances Hinkley; and beloved […]

Carroll (Coach) Augusta Purcell, 76, of Dublin, VA, passed away Sunday, May 3, 2015. Carroll was preceded in death by his parents, Frank and Maggie Purcell, his brother Leroy Purcell […]

Lourine Barnett McCoy, age 80, of McCoy died, Sunday, May 3, 2015, at her home. She was born in Blacksburg, Va. on December 16, 1934 to the late Richard and […]

James Douglas “Frog” Collins, Sr., 74, of Pembroke, departed this life Monday morning, May 4, 2015 in Lewis Gale Hospital Salem. He was born in Pembroke on April 20, 1941, […]

Charlie Howard Price, 83, of Blacksburg, died Sunday, May 3, 2015 at his home. He was born in Montgomery County, Va. on August 3, 1931 to the late Lawrence Radford […]

DeWayne Thomas Freeman, age 44 of Draper passed away Monday, May 04, 2015. Born August 10, 1970 in Pulaski he was the son of George Thomas Freeman and Debra Elaine […]

Fred Mignone, age 80, of Blacksburg died, Saturday, May 2, 2015 at VA Medical Center, Salem. He was born in Brooklyn, NY on December 3, 1934 to the late Angelo […]

Joseph Ray Collins, 59, of Blacksburg, died Thursday, April 30, 2015. He was born in Christiansburg December 25, 1955. He was preceded in death by his mother, Mary Collins; a […]

Robert Edward “Ed” Cline Weeks passed away peacefully Friday, May 1, 2015, in his home. He is preceded in death by his father, Harold Tennis Weeks Sr.; and mother, Mary […]

Joseph Richard “Dick” Boggess, age 78, of Radford, Virginia passed away on May 1, 2015. He was born in Washington DC on March 12, 1937. Dick graduated from Loudon County […]

Jackie Ballard Houston, 64, of Pearisburg, departed this life Wednesday morning, April 29, 2015 in the care of hospice after his battle with laryngeal cancer at the home of his […]

William Howard Ingle, 87, of Dublin passed away Thursday, April 30, 2015. He was retired from RAAP with 32 years of service. He was a veteran of the United States […]

February 1, 1933 – April 30, 2015. Edith Evelyn Taylor Cruise went home to be with the Lord on April 30, 2015. She was a beloved mother, sister, aunt and […]

Helen Virginia Atkins Smith, 95, of Pembroke, passed away Monday, April 27, 2015 in Vacaville, Calif. Helen was born January 7, 1920 to Hiram S. Atkins and Alberta Porterfield Atkins. […]

Mcshell A. (Shell) Black, 51, of Dublin, VA, passed away on April 27th, 2015 after fighting a four year battle with lung cancer through it all she never complained and […]