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Vernon Odell Shanholtz, 79, of Christiansburg, Va., went to be with his Heavenly Father on Wednesday, December 17, 2014. Vernon was born in 1935 to Hobart and Leona Francis (McCauley) […]

Krystal Michella Horton, 42, of Dublin, passed away Wednesday, December 17, 2014. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday, December 23, 2014, at Jubilee Christian Center, Fairlawn. Arrangements by Serenity […]

Dorothy Mabel Bowman, age 92, of Blacksburg died Thursday, December 18, 2014 at Kroontje Health Care Center. She was born in Essex, England on April 24, 1922 to the late […]

Shirley Ann Dudley Akers, 77, of Radford, passed away Wednesday, December 17, 2014 at Lewis Gale Medical Center in Salem. She was a member of Rockford United Methodist Church. Shirley […]

Dania Price Ayers of Christiansburg, passed away suddenly at her home on December 16, 2014, at the age of 51. Dania was preceded in death by her mother, Betty Kirby […]

Dorothy Ann Ray Lester, age 78 of Dublin passed away Wednesday, December 17, 2014 at the Lewis-Gale Hospital, Pulaski. Born May 10, 1936 in Kentucky, she was the daughter of […]

Tyrone Garred Sedinger, 77, of Shawsville, passed away Wednesday, December 17, 2014. Arrangements by Horne Funeral Home & Crematory, Christiansburg, Va., 540-382-2612.

Frank James Yates, formerly of Shawsville, Va., went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, December 11, 2014, at the age of 87. He was born in Montgomery County […]

Alice “Tally” Linvile Thorp Horton, 86, passed away Tuesday, December 16, 2014. Born July 12, 1928 in Stovall, North Carolina to Benjamin Person Thorp and Ida Jackson Thorp, Alice attended […]

William Gerald ‘Billy’ Wright, 78, of Shawsville, passed away on Saturday, December 13, 2014, with his family by his side after a short battle with cancer. Billy served in the […]

Leona Lamie Stanley of Narrows passed away Tuesday, December 16th, 2014, after 92 years of leading a healthy, happy life. Leona led a full life, surrounded by a large family […]

Alfred Eugene Copeland II, 29, of Pulaski, Va., passed away Friday, Dec. 12, 2014. He was born June 11, 1985, in Montgomery County, Va., the son of Kurt Copeland and […]

Richard Earl Bishop, 72, went to be with the Lord Jesus on Sunday, December 14, 2014. He was preceded in death by his parents, Noah Staple and Margaret Sue Bishop. […]

Cynthia Ogle Wright Dixon, 69, of Wirtz, VA, passed away Sunday, December 14, 2014 at her home. She was born September 12, 1945 in Blacksburg, Va. She was preceded in […]

Thomas Wilfred Stuart, 60, of Floyd, passed away Sunday, December 14, 2014. He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert and Martha Stuart; brother, Henry Price; sister, Pearl Stuart. […]

Janet Doris Blankenship Martin, 77 of Rocky Gap, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 13th, 2014 at her home, surrounded by her family. She was born […]

David Phillip Shrader, 54, of Narrows, departed this life Sunday evening, December 14, 2014 at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke. Born in Pearisburg on January 27, 1960, he was […]

Sallie Crockett Painter Damron, age 85 of Allisonia, died Saturday, December 13, 2014 at Lewis Gale Hospital – Pulaski. She was born in Draper, VA, on January 3, 1929, and […]