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Jennie Long Psathos, 87 of Narrows, and for the last ten months of her life in Roanoke, died on Tuesday, September 18th, 2012 at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital after a […]

Mildred Marie Pritchard (Dickie) Ingram, 88, of Narrows departed this life on Tuesday, September 18th, 2012 at her home. She was born in Princeton, West Virginia on February 17, 1924 […]

Hubert Lee (Bud) Gooch Sr., 73, of Dublin, passed away Monday, September 17, 2012, in Highland Ridge Rehab Center, Dublin. He was born July 19, 1939, the son of the […]

Mary Basham Epperly, 94 of Floyd, VA went to her heavenly home on the morning of Tuesday, September 18, 2012. She loved spending time in her flower gardens, doing embroidery […]

Dr. Charles Edward Stone, 87, of Christiansburg, Associate Professor Emeritus of the Economics Department at Radford University, passed away on September 17, 2012, at Lewis Gale Montgomery Regional Hospital in […]

Joseph (Joey) Dean Martin, 56 of Pearisburg, VA. passed away suddenly Sunday, September 16, 2012 in Mount Morris, PA. Joey was born on August 29, 1956 in Pearisburg and was […]

Virginia Compton Lane, 83, of Floyd, passed away on Sunday, September 16, 2012. She is preceded in death by her husband, Carrol T. Lane. She is survived by her daughters […]

Juliet Boyd Blount, 97, of Christiansburg, passed away on Sunday, September 16, 2012 at Lewis Gale Hospital- Montgomery. She was born in Graham, Va., on August 19, 1915, to the […]

Zelma S. Blankenship, 86, of Narrows, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, September 17, 2012, surrounded by her loving family at Carilion Giles Community Hospital in Pearisburg. […]

Father John Anthony Prinelli, of Pearisburg, Pastor of Holy Family Roman Catholic Church in Pearisburg and Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Church in Christiansburg, departed this life Saturday morning September 15, […]

Rafael Antonio (Tony) Sanchez, left this earth surrounded by family and friends on August 18, 2012, after a 15 month battle with gastric cancer. He arrived from El Salvador in […]

Marvin Davis Moles joyfully entered into heaven on Friday, September 14. 2012. He was born on March 7, 1923 in Floyd County to Bethlehem and Lucy Moles and he married […]

Grace Reynolds Karnes, 60, of Christiansburg, passed away on Saturday, September 15, 2012. She was preceded in death by her mother, Grace Reynolds; father, William Washington Reynolds; and a special […]

Joseph (Joe) Bernard Gillenwater, 80, of Greensboro, NC, formerly of Fairlawn, passed away Saturday, September 15, 2012 at home in Greensboro, NC. He was born on November 27, 1931 to […]