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Michael Anthony Bishop, 51, of Floyd, died Friday, July 27, 2012. He was born in Radford on October 1, 1960. He was preceded in death by his sister, Lynn Moore; […]

Roy Jefferson Bralley Jr., 83, of Dublin, died on Sunday, July 29, 2012, at his home. He was born in Wythe County, Va., on May 5, 1929, and was the […]

Laura E. Trussell, 61, of Roanoke, passed away Thursday, July 26, 2012. She was the daughter of the late Ralph and Ellen Trussell. Laura went to Montgomery County Schools. She […]

Virgil Lester Tobin, 78 of Narrows, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, July 28, 2012 from his home. He was born in Marion County, West Virginia on […]

Marvin Howard (Trail Blazer) Sowers, 67, of Roanoke, died Friday, July 27, 2012, at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Born August 17, 1944, he the son of the late, Marvin L. […]

Franklin Wade Painter, 78, of Christiansburg, passed away Saturday, July 28, 2012 in his home surrounded by his family. He served in the United States Air Force for twenty years […]

Annie Mae Baldwin, 76, of Pulaski, passed away Sunday, July 29, 2012. Arrangements by Penn’s Funeral Home, Pulaski, Virginia.

Dorothy Louise Smith Sherman, age 79, of Wake Forest, died Friday, July 27, 2012, at Lewis Gale Hospital-Montgomery. She was born on September 16, 1932, to the late Rosa and […]

Patricia Smith (Pat) Woodward, 76, died July 24, 2012, at Elizabeth House in Flat Rock, N.C. She was born in Radford on December 31, 1935, to the late Dr. Richard […]

Helen Beatrice Weigle, 91, of Floyd, passed away Wednesday July 25, 2012 at Skyline Manor Nursing and Rehab Center. No public services will be held at this time. Arrangements by […]

Rosemary Montgomery Saunders, 61, of Staffordsville passed away to be with the Lord on July 21, 2012. She was born on June 15, 1951, to the late Isaac and Grace […]

Melissa Lynn Russell Mays, 53, of Newport died Thursday, July 26, 2012. Graveside services 10:30 a.m. Monday, July 30, 2012, in the Williams Cemetery, Craig County. Arrangements by McCoy Funeral […]

Lezley Leigh Rice, 37, of Narrows, died suddenly Thursday, July 26, 2012 at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. She was born on February 21, 1975 in Charlottesville, Va. Lezley graduated from […]

Eula Mae Simpkins Meredith, 79, of Snowville, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Friday, July 27, 2012. She was a member of Snowville Baptist Church. She retired from St. […]

Lillian Lee Clark, 88, of Stephens City, VA, died Wednesday, July 25, 2012 in Stephens City. Mrs. Clark was born May 1, 1924, in Loudoun County, VA, daughter of the […]

Marvin Ray Roop, 83, of Radford, went to be with the Lord on July 25, 2012. He was born to the late Emmett and Mary Thompson Roop. He was preceded […]

Willard Alfred (Wig) Morris, 82, of Ellett, passed away to his heavenly home Wednesday, July 25, 2012, at Lewis Gale Hospital-Montgomery, with his family by his side. He was born […]