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Robert Daniel “Bob”Aker, age 76 of Pulaski passed away Sunday, April 7, 2013 at the Lewis-Gale Hospital-Pulaski. Born November 30, 1936 in Smyth County he was the son of the […]

David Jackson (Jack) Via Jr., 43, of Copper Hill, passed away Saturday, April 6, 2013. Arrangements pending by Maberry Funeral Home, Inc., 540-745-2121.

Dr. James A. (Jim) Smith Jr., 86, died Sunday, April 7, 2013, at Giles Community Hospital. He was born in Cleveland, Tenn., son of James Alfred and Bernice Wright Smith. […]

Ernest Aaron Morris, 72, of Radford, passed away Sunday, April 7, 2013, at his home in Radford surrounded by his family. He was born in Newbern and was the son […]

Roy Thomas Dowdy, 57, of Blacksburg died Saturday, April 6, 2013. Services will be held privately. Arrangements by McCoy Funeral Home, Blacksburg, 540-552-3211.

The Rev. W. David Woodruff, 82, of Blacksburg died March 30, 2013. He was born in Wilkes County, N.C. on September 27, 1930. David is survived by his wife, Betsy; […]

Clifford H. Wallace Jr., of Christiansburg, Va., passed away on Wednesday, April 3, 2013. Born on March 23, 1945, in Washington, D.C., Cliff is survived by his loving wife, Janette […]

Alverta Cannaday Staples was born January 17, 1921, in Floyd County and was a resident of Christiansburg and Riner in Montgomery County. She passed away April 2, 2013, in Hampton. […]

Joyce Elaine Perdue Griggs, 49 of Dublin, formerly of Narrows passed away peacefully on Friday, April 5th, 2013 at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. She was born in Pearisburg on August […]

Joe Reid Edwards, 81, of Galax, passed away on April 4, 2013. Funeral Service at 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 7, 2013, at Hillcrest Baptist Church. Arrangements by Vaughan- Guynn […]

Glenna Mae Earles of Christiansburg, was born June 29, 1930, and died Thursday, April 4, 2013. She was the daughter of the late James Victor Earles and Katherine Wright Earles. […]

David Gary Cromer, 75, of Blacksburg, died Thursday, April 4, 2013, at his home. He was born in Blacksburg September 13, 1937, to the late Cab and Betty Martin Cromer. […]

Hugh Evans Shanklin, 83, of Hiwassee, passed away Thursday, April 4, 2013. He was a veteran of both the U. S. Army and the U. S. Air Force and retired […]

Roger Duane Gunn, age 68 of the Shiloh community of Pulaski County, died Thursday April 4, 2013 at his residence. He was born on March 16, 1945 in Pulaski County, […]

Diana Lee Dunnigan Turman passed away on Friday, April 5, 2013 at her home in Dublin. She was born October 22, 1939 in Pulaski the daughter of the late Raymond […]

In loving memory of Melvin Ray Smith, 86, of Newport, who was born July 21, 1926, and departed this life April 3, 2013, at Lewis-Gale Montgomery Hospital in Blacksburg. He […]

Eston Azle Radford, 85, of Floyd, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, April 3, 2013. He was born on September 5, 1927. Eston was preceded in death by […]