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Carrie Hebert Kester, 91, passed away on Saturday April 21, 2012 after a short illness. She is survived by Lewis Conard Kester Sr., her husband of nearly 68 years. They […]

Eugene “Gene” Jochem (b. Feb. 4, 1933) died at home on April 12, 2012, after a prolonged illness following a stroke. He was cared for until the end of his […]

Rebecca Ellen (Granny) McGuire, 89, of Pembroke, passed away peacefully at her home in the loving care of her family Friday afternoon, April 20, 2012. Born in Bud, W.Va. on […]

Brenda Joyce Gerberich, age 66, of Christiansburg, died Friday, April 20, 2012, at her home. She was born in Roanoke County,on November 6, 1945, to the late Benton and Ada […]

James Wallace Jackson Fletcher III, 63, of Roanoke, and formerly of Giles County, departed this life on Wednesday morning, April 18, 2012, at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke from […]

Sereta Worrell Young, 85, of Dublin, passed away on Wednesday, April 18, 2012. Graveside Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 21, 2012, at Thornspring Cemetery, Pulaski. […]

Robert David Smith Sr., 70, of Christiansburg, passed away on Wednesday, April 18, 2012, of heart failure. He is survived by his wife, Rosemarie Troise-Smith; his children, Robert, Scott, Jennifer […]

Luvenia Phillips, 98, formerly of Indian Valley, passed away Thursday, April 19, 2012. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jethro Phillips and her only son, Frank Louis Phillips. […]

Gerald Michael (Jerry) Pace Sr., 78, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, April 18, 2012, at his home in Salem. Jerry was born in Pulaski on January 7, 1934, to the […]

Roger Dale Cole, 61, of Christiansburg, died Wednesday, April 18, 2012, at Skyline Nursing and Rehab. He was born in McCoy on June 17, 1950, to the late Daily and […]

Helen Faye Weiss, 84, of Draper, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday at 7:15 a.m. She lived a full life, and leaves behind not only her family, but […]

Ruth Andrews Turpin, 85, of Radford, passed away Wednesday, April 18, 2012. She was preceded in death by her husband, the Rev. Thornton H. Turpin. Survivors include her son and […]

Nellie J. Snider, 75, of Radford, passed away Tuesday April 17, 2012. Arrangements by DeVilbiss Funeral Home, Radford.

Greta Shirley Almira Mitchem Price, 78, of Prices Fork, passed away surrounded by her family on Wednesday, April 18, 2012, at her home. She was born in Tip Top, Va., […]

Geraldine Dickerson Larson, formerly of Floyd, passed away at Halquest Memorial In-Patient Unit, Arlington, Va., on January 10, 2012. She was the only daughter of the late Waitman Taylor Dickerson […]

Joseph L. Delaney Jr., 39, of Columbus, Ohio, passed away on April 5, 2012. To remember his life and say goodbye, a memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. […]

Mr. Clyde Ellett (Tim) Collins Jr., 66, died on Tuesday, April 17, 2012, at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston-Salem, N.C. Mr. Collins was born on July 19, 1945, […]