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Carol Fay Akers McMahan went home to be with our Lord Jesus on Sunday, March 22, 2026. Born on Thursday, November 4, 1943, in Shawsville, VA, she was the daughter […]

Robert Dwayne Burton “Pee Wee” beloved son, brother father and devoted partner of Christiansburg Va. passed away peacefully on March 22,2026 surrounded with his family around him. Known for his […]

Emily Smith McGrail, 48, of Radford, passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by loved ones on Friday, March 20, 2026. She was a member of Snowville Baptist Church and […]

Patricia Ann Binkley, age 94, passed away on March 20, 2026, at the Kroontje Center in Blacksburg, Virginia. The daughter of Paul and Mary Powers, Pat was preceded in death […]

Margaret Sue Long, formerly of Pembroke, Virginia; a cherished matriarch and beacon of faith, went to her Heavenly Home to see her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on March 19, […]

Kenneth H. McCoy, age 73, of McCoy, Virginia, passed away on Thursday, March 19, 2026. He was born in Christiansburg, VA, on December 2, 1952, to the late I. Harold […]

Vivien Louise Brown, 88, of Blacksburg, passed away on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, at Lewis Gale Montgomery Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Agnes Morgan and Clair R. […]

Estell Lee Nester, 81, of Pulaski, passed away Thursday, March 19, 2026, at the Veteran’s Hospital in Salem. He was a U. S. Marine Corp veteran. Estell was preceded in […]

Howard Douglas Perdue, 89, of Elliston, Virginia went to be with the Lord on Thursday, March 5, 2026. He was born to the late Charles and Mary Perdue of Elliston, […]

Renee Elizabeth Beverly, 64 of Pulaski passed away March 17, 2026. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, March 28, 2026, 2:00PM at First Baptist Church Pulaski, 220 Magazine […]

May 19, 1952 – March 16, 2026 Christine Ellla Smith 74, of Pulaski VA passed away peacefully on March 16. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, March 28 […]

James Franklin McKinney, Sr., 95, passed quietly in his sleep on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, at his home. A devoted family man, a dedicated public servant, and a proud veteran, […]

Peggy Joyce Kanode Beckner, 86, passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2026, at her home in Christiansburg, surrounded by her family. She was born in Bluefield, WV, the daughter of the […]

Brenda Kay Maszon, 76, of Christiansburg, VA, passed away on Tuesday, March 17, 2026. She was preceded in death by her parents, Connell Maynard and Margie Viola (Shatley) Smith, a […]

Southwest Virginia and the Commonwealth at large have lost a highly respected citizen, businesswoman, benefactor, and humanitarian. Sandra Jean Caldwell Davis passed away on March 17, aged seventy-nine. The fourth […]

Patricia Gwendolyn Bruce passed away on March 15, 2026 surrounded by family at the age of 79. She was preceded in death by her parents, James and Mary Bruce. Survived […]

Cheryl Grubb Hinkley of Salem, formerly of Christiansburg and originally Wytheville, passed away March 14, 2026, at Lewis Gale Salem. She is finally healed of all her aches and pains. […]

Rose Mitchell Lytton, 89, of Christiansburg, passed away on Tuesday, March 17, 2026. She was preceded in death by her parents, Early Edward Mitchell and Allie Mae Mitchell; her first […]