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On February 10, 2015 at 6:40 am Frank White Jr. finished his struggles here on earth. Frank was born on Oct. 22, 1936 to mother Georgia Pagan White and father […]

Charles Luther Capito, Jr., 72, of Radford, passed away Monday, February 9, 2015. He was a member of the New River Baptist Temple. Charles was preceded in death by his […]

Ruth May Egan Semones, 89, of Parrott, passed away Monday, February 9, 2015. She was a member of the Parrott Church of God. She was preceded in death by her […]

Elizabeth “Betsy” Shumaker Massey passed away on February 9, 2015. Betsy was born May 12, 1923 to the late Ross and Mozelle Shumaker in Johnston County, N.C. Betsy’s life was […]

Bonnie Jean Lafon Cooper, age 70, of Radford died, Monday, February 9, 2015, at New River Valley Medical Center. She was born in Radford, Va. on August 28, 1944 to […]

Local historian and land surveyor R. Lloyd Mathews died Sunday, February 8, at the age of 91. Born October 30, 1923, in Lynchburg, VA, Lloyd was one of six children […]

Carolyn Lorraine Showalter, 67, of Riner passed away February 6, 2015. She was preceded in death by her father, Colen Showalter. She is survived by her mother, Evelyn Showalter; sons, […]

Violet Virginia Buck Ould, 86, of Glen Lyn, passed away on Sunday, February 8th, 2015. She was born in Blacksburg, Virginia on January 10th, 1929, and was the daughter of […]

Dorothy Jean Watson Henley, age 83 of Hiwassee passed away Friday evening February 6, 2015 at the Lewis-Gale Hospital, Pulaski. Born October 31, 1931 in Bedford, Virginia she was the […]

Sylvia J. Turpin, 85, of Floyd, VA, went to be with the Lord on Friday, February 6, 2015. She was a very wonderful, caring and loving person and will be […]

Sterling Ralph Stewart, 97, of Christiansburg, passed away on Monday, February 2, 2015. Sterling was born in Floyd County. He is preceded in death by his parents, James W. Stewart […]

Linda Marie Massie Thornton, age 54 of Pulaski passed away Thursday, February 5, 2015 at her home. Born September 7, 1960 in Michigan she was the daughter of the late […]

Irene Vaughn Harris, 95, of Floyd, went home to be with her Lord and Savior February 6, 2015. She was born September 17, 1919 in Willis, VA., To Sol J. […]

Debra Diane Williams Branagan, 57, of Christiansburg, passed away on February 5, 2015. She was preceded in death by her father, Donald Williams; mother, Martha Warr; mother-in-law, Paulene Branagan; and […]

Rev. Donald Miller Linkous, 82, of Christiansburg, passed away Thursday, February 5, 2015 at his son’s home in Bastian. He was a retired Pentecostal Holiness minister, preaching up until a […]