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Jeanette Humphrey Yarus, of Dahlgren, VA, 93, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 14, 2014 at her home. Born on May 17, 1921 in Prices Forks (Blacksburg), VA, she is […]

Betsey Thorne Thomas, 76, of Radford, passed away Monday, July 14, 2014, after a courageous 5-year battle with cancer. She leaves her husband of 56 years Robert W. “Bob” Thomas, […]

Cathy Rose Jurisson Trout, of Christiansburg, Va., ended her courageous battle with cancer on Sunday, July 13, 2014. Born in Christiansburg, Va. on March 22, 1956, she is preceded in […]

George Michael Martin of Shawsville, passed away on Friday, July 11, 2014, at his home. He was preceded in death by his parents, Silas and Edith Martin and his sister, […]

Kathleen Agnew Ingham, 69, of Floyd passed away on Saturday, July 12, 2014. She taught high school for 12 years, and was the owner and operator of The Pine Tavern […]

Barbara Lee Carpenter, 55, of Christiansburg passed away July 11, 2014 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. She was preceded in death by her parents, Theodore & Viola Pomeroy; 1st husband, Samuel […]

Mack Lee Whitaker, 82, of Blacksburg, passed away after a brief illness. Mack was a math professor at Radford University for over 30 years. He was a longtime resident of […]

Misty Dawn McIntyre, 48, of Newport, Va., passed unexpectedly on Sunday, July 6. She is survived by her daughters, Summer and Cassie Brown; son, Mark McIntyre; sisters, Kari LeMay, Rebel […]

Alice Bernice Meadows Harman, 91 of Glen Lyn, departed her earthly life at 2 AM on Thursday, July 10th, 2014 with her family by her side. She was born on […]

Keith N. Wood, engineer, farmer and beloved family man, died Thursday, July 10, 2014 in Blacksburg. He was 54. The cause of death was liver failure due to metastatic melanoma. […]

Donvontae E. Walton, 24, of Blacksburg, formerly of Racine, Wisconsin, died Monday, July 7, 2014. Local arrangements by Lotz Funeral Home, Roanoke.

Robert Mason Lilly, 72 of Narrows, Virginia, and Sun City Center, Florida, passed away Tuesday, July 8th, 2014 following an extended illness. He was born in Sun, West Virginia on […]

Ronald Wayne “Ron” Frank, age 75, of Newport died, Wednesday, July 9, 2014, at his home. He was born in Prince Edward County, VA on November 25, 1938 to the […]

Dr. Stephen Lynn Myers, 58, of Christiansburg passed away July 6, 2014. He was a graduate of Iowa Wesleyan College and the Oral Roberts School of Dentistry. Dr. Myers a […]