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Margie Mae Williams Ferrell, 88, of Pembroke, died Monday July 2, 2012 at Riverview Nursing Home, Rich Creek. Born in Giles County on November 23, 1923, she was a daughter […]

Travis Lincoln Smith, 25, of Hiwassee, passed away Saturday June 30, 2012. Survivors include his wife, Jessica H. Smith, three children, Chase Allen, Grace Ann and Jeremiah Lincoln Smith all […]

John Evans Guynn, 92, of Prices Fork, died Sunday, July 1, 2012, at his home. He was born in Montgomery County on November 17, 1919, to the late Sidney Clair […]

Julia Delores Eska, 88, of Blacksburg, died Sunday, July 1, 2012. A visitation will be held 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 3, 2012, at the McCoy Funeral Home, Blacksburg. […]

Dr. Minnie Lee Dean, 75, of Radford, died on Sunday, July 1, 2012, at her home. Minnie was born on December 19, 1936, the daughter of Minnie Yates Dean and […]

Thomas Guy Pack, of Fort Myers, Fla., formerly of Dublin, passed away suddenly on Saturday, June 9, 2012. He was born in Hinton, W.Va. on April 10, 1926, and was […]

Betty Brown Leighton, 80, of Radford, went home to be with the Lord on June 29, 2012, after a long, courageous battle with cancer. Born January 11, 1932, she was […]

Dolly Marie Bentley, age 66, of Riner, died Thursday, June 28, 2012, at The Brian Center, Fincastle. She was born in Pulaski, on May 26, 1946, to the late Walter […]

Susie Mae Robinson, 63, of Pulaski, passed away Friday, June 29, 2012. Graveside Service at 3 p.m. on Monday, July 2, 2012, at Hickman Cemetery. Arrangements by Stevens Funeral Home, […]

Cherokee Roop Cook, of Radford, retired owner of Cooks Clean Center, Cook Service Cleaners and Cooks Formals, died peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, June 28, […]

Elva McCoy Semones, 81, of Dublin, passed away Friday, June 29, 2012. She was a member of Parrott Church of God and retired from RAAP. She was preceded in death […]

Gary Dean Stafford, 73, of the Trigg Community, Pearisburg, departed this life Wednesday morning, June 27, 2012, at UVA Medical Center in Charlottesville. Born at Trigg on August 19, 1938, […]

Marion Jeanette Welcher Rorrer, 70, of Elliston, was born on December 18, 1941, in Botetourt County. She died on Thursday, June 28, 2012, with her loving family around her. She […]

Susan Cohen MacMillan, 54, originally of Norfolk, passed away unexpectedly at her home in Blacksburg on June 27, 2012. Born in Norfolk, Va., she is survived by her husband, David […]

On Sunday, June 24, 2012, Jean Robertson Walkup, 75, of Narrows, passed away as a result of injuries from a fall. She joins her beloved son, Donnie Whittaker; her parents, […]

Mildred Lucille Thomas, 84, of Pulaski, passed away on Tuesday, June 26, 2012. Visitation will be held on Thursday, June 28, 2012, from 6 to 7 p.m. at Stevens Funeral […]

Dolan Rader, 86, of Blue Grass Trail, Newport, departed this life Tuesday, June 26, 2012, at Heritage Hall Health and Rehab Center in Blacksburg. Born in Pembroke on March 20, […]