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Clyde Brown Sisson, 96, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 30, 2014, surrounded by family at his homeplace in Shawsville, Va. Clyde was preceded in death by his loving wife, […]

Cecil Clyde Lindsey, 94, of Rich Creek, passed away, Wednesday, December 31, 2014. Funeral services on Friday, January 2, 2015, at 2 p.m. at A. Vest & Sons Funeral Home, […]

Annie Katherine Young Mills was born March 20, 1930, and departed this life on December 30, 2014. She was married to the late James B. Mills Sr. To this union […]

Amy Sue Thornhill, 46, of Pearisburg, departed this life Wednesday morning, December 31, 2014 at Carilion Giles Community Hospital in Pearisburg after a valiant battle with cancer. Born in Pearisburg […]

Calvin Dexter Hall, 91, of Christiansburg, passed away Wednesday, December 31, 2014. He was a farmer and retired computer analyst with the Dept. of Defense. He was a U. S. […]

Miller Allison Bushong Jr., 78, of Blacksburg, passed away Monday, December 29, 2014 at his home. He was preceded in death by his parents, Miller Allison Bushong, Sr. and Margaret […]

Judy Ann Ruth, 66, of Radford, passed away December 26, 2014. Judy was born December 13, 1948, to the late Lance Columbus and Ethel Giles Moore. She was preceded in […]

Evelyn Coffey Ouellette, 83 of Salem, passed away peacefully in her home on Monday, December 29, 2014. She is preceded in death by her parents, Fred & Jimmie Coffey; sisters, […]

Doris Scott Slaughter, 73, of Draper, departed this life on Monday, December 29, 2014. She was born in Pulaski, on September 14, 1941, to the late Edward and Madeline Price […]

Thomas Everette Brown, 66, formerly of Radford, passed away Tuesday, December 30, 2014. He was a disabled U. S. Army Veteran having served in Vietnam. He was preceded in death […]

JoAnn “Jody” Dobbins Ratcliffe Jones, 77, passed away Monday, December 29, 2014 at her home in Radford. She retired from AT&T, was assistant postmaster, and a member of West Radford […]

Julia “Judy” “Baebae” Ellen Shrader, age 56, of Blacksburg died Monday, December 29, 2014 at Lewis Gale Hospital-Montgomery. She was born in Pulaski, VA on July 18, 1958 to the […]

Richard Eugene Marshall, 74, of Christiansburg, passed away on Thursday, December 25, 2014. Richard was preceded in death by his parents, Ola Bishop Marshall and Jefferson Beater Marshall (Beater). He […]

Katherine Lucas Reynolds of Bland, Va. died Sunday, December 28, 2014. Mrs. Reynolds was born in Blacksburg on March 16, 1924, the daughter of Hatcher and Betty Lucas. She is […]

David Sanders Dalton, 88 of Narrows, went to be with his loving family in Heaven on Saturday, December 27th, 2014. He was born in Wytheville, Virginia on June 20th, 1926, […]

Roxie Mae Reed Akers, 97, of Christiansburg, went to be with her Lord and Savior on December 27, 2014. She was preceded in death by her husband, Curgless G. Akers; […]

Pamela Langhorne Cauley, 67, of Newport, passed away on December 28, 2014, after a long fight with cancer. She was born to the late Thomas Nelson Langhorne and Patricia Mathews […]

Lester G. Duenk, 87, of Blacksburg passed away on Thursday, December 25, 2014. Born in Cedar Grove, Wis., on December 11, 1927, he was the son of the late John […]