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Frances Bowyer Ratliff, 71, of Pulaski, passed away Saturday, September 8, 2012. Memorial service 7 p.m. Monday, September 10, 2012 at Stevens Funeral Home Chapel.

Douglas (Doug) Minnick, 67, a a lifelong resident of Montgomery County, died September 7, 2012, at Montgomery County Hospital after battling with complications from diabetes and kidney disease. He was […]

Orville Wayne Chrisley, 56, of Pulaski, passed away Friday, September 7, 2012. Memorial 7 p.m. Monday, September 10, 2012 at the Memorial Christian Church, Draper. Arrangements by Mullins Funeral Home […]

Robert (Bobby) Mitchell Lorton, age 50 of New River, died Thursday September 6, 2012 at New River Valley Medical Center. Bobby lost his courageous battle with cancer and went to […]

Lea Myers, (Momma Lea), 71, of Painter’s Woods, Draper, passed away Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012. She is survived by her beloved husband of 42 years, Joseph W. Myers; daughter and […]

Julie Thelma Hilton, 40, of Interior Lane, Ripplemead, departed this life Wednesday, September 5, 2012, at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke. She was born in Pearisburg on January 25, […]

William B. Poff passed away on Wednesday, September 5, 2012, surrounded by family and friends. A renowned attorney, Bill was born in Vickers, Va., on August 23, 1932. His father, […]

Raymond Charles (Ray) Arthur, of Floyd, passed away on Wednesday, September 5, 2012, at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital, with his loving family by his side. Ray was born on February […]

Dorothy H. Kraus, 91, of Mooresville, N.C., formerly of Blacksburg, Claremont N.H., and Garfield Heights and Brunswick, Ohio, died Friday following a stroke. She was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on […]

Betty Bunger Bright Kegley, 82, of Back Creek in Pulaski County, passed away on Tuesday, September 4, 2012. She was born on April 9, 1930, in Augusta County, Va., the […]

James (Jim) William Jones, age 73, of Blacksburg, died, Wednesday, September 5, 2012. He was born in Goodwill, W.V. on August 12, 1939 to the late Oscar and Mary Wiseman […]

Dr. Adorjan (Adi) Szeless, 85, Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering Department at Virginia Tech, formerly of Blacksburg, passed away on August 24, 2012, in his home in Budapest, Hungary. He […]

Joseph Vincent Riazzi Jr., 74, of Christiansburg, and formerly of Erie, Pa., was called to be home with the Lord on Sunday, September 2, 2012. He was born on September […]