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Helen Fleeman Blankenship, 86, formerly of Narrows, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, November 8th, 2013 at Summers Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Hinton. She was born […]

Clem Donald Milstead, age 82 of Draper passed away Thursday, November 7, 2013 at his home. Born May 26, 1931 in Alexandria, Ohio, he was the son of the late […]

Avery Lee Wilson, 77, of Fairlawn, passed away Wednesday, November 6, 2013. He was a member of the Dublin Church of God and previously worked at RAAP and Lynchburg Foundry. […]

Kathie Lynn O’Dell Quesenberry, 57, passed away Thursday, November 7, 2013 at her home in Dublin. She was preceded in death by her father, Daniel Rudolph O’Dell. Survivors include her […]

Hazel Dunford Pollard, 86 of Rich Creek, VA passed away Monday, November 4, 2013 at Bland County Nursing and Rehab Center, Bastian, VA. Born November 15, 1926 at Yukon, WV […]

SSGT Retired Franklin Roosevelt Akers, born November 8, 1932 to Harvey and Madeline Guilliams Akers in Dublin, passed away November 7, 2013 at the Virginia Veterans Care Center in Roanoke […]

Thelma Estelle Harris Combs, 85, of Lakeland Fla., passed October 25, 2013. Graveside Service at 2 p.m. on Saturday, November 9, 2013, Rock Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. Arrangements by […]

Madeline Williams Hall, 91, of Pembroke, departed this life on Monday evening, November 4, 2013, at Retreat Hospital in Richmond. Born in Richlands, June 30, 1922, she was a daughter […]

Virginia Aileen Smith Akers Absher (Mommy Akers), 92, of Dublin, went to be with her Heavenly Father on November 6, 2013. She was preceded in death by her parents, Grover […]

James Edward Smith, 74, passed away Tuesday, November 5, 2013 at his home in Radford. He spent his younger years playing softball but after retirement loved to spend time playing […]

Elton H. (Honk) Davis, age 75, of Shawsville died, Tuesday, November 5, 2013, at Skyline Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born in Montgomery County, VA. on November 29, 1937 […]

Robert Edward Street, Jr. age 47 of Galax, Virginia passed away Sunday, November 3, 2013 at his home. Robert was born in Maryland on October 3, 1966 to Robert Edward […]

Eloise Kincaid Kitts, 79, of Christiansburg, passed away on Saturday, November 02, 2013. She was preceded in death by her parents, Buster and Gay Kincaid; sister, Christine Wirt and father […]

Eunice Mae Thorne, 82, of Pearisburg, departed this life Saturday afternoon, November 2, 2013 at Carilion Giles Community Hospital in Pearisburg. Born in Giles County on February 19, 1931 she […]