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Dr. Rhodes Burns (Doc) Holliman, age 86 of Dublin, died Tuesday, April 29, 2014 at his home in Dublin. He was born on February 28, 1928 in Birmingham, Alabama, and […]

Daniel Lee (Danny) Blankenship, 72 of Narrows, went to meet his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Wednesday, April 30th, 2014 at Carilion Giles Community Hospital in Pearisburg after a […]

Eva Pryor Gilbert, 94, of Christiansburg, took Jesus’ hand and He led her home on April 29, 2014. Born to the late Lewis and Ethel Pryor on February 6, 1920 […]

Martha Janney Earnest, 86 of Pearisburg went to be with the Lord peacefully at her home with her family by her side on Tuesday, April 29, 2014. Mrs. Earnest was […]

Theodore J. Looman, 66, of Blacksburg, passed away on Monday, April 28, 2014. Arrangements with Horne Funeral Home & Crematory.

Bobbie Rucker Gross (MomMom), 83, of Christiansburg, passed away on Wednesday, April 30, 2014. She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert Andrew and Mary Kathleen Rucker; and son, […]

Henry Ray Meadows, age 21, of Floyd died Thursday, April 24, 2014. He was born in Radford, VA on May 5, 1992. He is survived by his mother, Pam Hodge […]

Joyce Elaine White, 59 of Pearisburg, departed this life Saturday, April 26, 2014 at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Salem after a long illness. Born in Pearisburg on September […]

Mildred Louise Woody (NaNa), of Christiansburg, was born on September 7, 1922, and went to her eternal home on April 27, 2014. A loving mother and grandmother, Mildred was preceded […]

Jacquelyn Gallogly Hunter, age 69 of Pulaski, died surrounded by her loving family on , April 27, 2014 at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke. Jackie was born in Trenton, […]

James Edward Whitlock, 84, of Christiansburg, passed away Monday, April 28, 2014. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church and retired from RAAP where he was a painter. He […]

Francis Lee Spicer (Frank), 80, of Christiansburg, VA was welcomed into heaven on Friday, April 25, 2014 after a valiant fight with lung cancer. Frank was born on October 15, […]

Melissa Snider Simmers, 57, of Pilot, VA, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, April 27, 2014, after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. She was preceded […]

Walter Quinton Bentley, Jr., of Christiansburg, passed from this life to his heavenly father on the morning of April 26, 2014. He was preceded in death by his parents Walter […]

Larry Randolph Duncan, 61, of Christiansburg, Va passed away on Friday, April 25, 2014. A graveside service will be conducted on Tuesday, April 29, 2014 at 11:00 am at Big […]