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Cecil Clyde Mitcham Jr., 69, of Blacksburg, went to be with his Savior in Heaven Thursday, December 29, 2011, with his family by his side at Lewis-Gale Montgomery Hospital. Clyde […]

Kathryn Ann Harner Edwards, 67, of Barren Springs, died Friday, Dec. 30, 2011. She was born on March 29, 1944 in Reading, Pa., and was the daughter of the late […]

Mildred Parker (Millie) Beecher, age 91, affectionately known to everyone as “Millie” or “Nanny” of Blacksburg, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 29, 2011, surrounded by family and friends. She […]

Jimmie Alan Sutphin, of DeWitt, passed away December 22, 2011. He was born April 14, 1952, in Pulaski, the son of the late Elmer Earl Sutphin and Pearl Downs Sutphin. […]

On Wednesday, December 28, 2011, Anna Lee Dowdy Shaver, of Blacksburg, Va., entered Heaven’s gates to meet her Heavenly Father, her loving husband of 65 years and two sons. She […]

Rodney Michael (Rocket) Reed, 68, of the Topeco Community of Floyd, died suddenly on December 28, 2011. He was preceded in death by his father, Douglas E. Reed. He is […]

Robert Frederick Cyrus (Fred), age 51, of Narrows, departed this life Wednesday, December 28, 2011 at Lewis-Gale Montgomery Regional Medical Center at Blacksburg. Born in Giles County on April 9, […]

Evelyn Margaret Fellows Meadows, age 76 of the Little Creek section of Bland County, died Wednesday December 28, 2011 in Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. She was born December 18, 1935 […]

Mary Elizabeth Legg Heslep, 85 of Princeton, WV, formerly of Rich Creek, VA, went to be with the Lord on December 26, 2011 at Princeton Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Heslep was […]

Venston Thomas (Vince & Stub) Dalton, 68, of Floyd, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, December 27, 2011. His life occupations were construction, the timber industry and small […]

Annie Lou Cumbee, 78, of Pembroke, departed this life Wednesday, December 28, 2011 at Carilion Giles Community Hospital in Pearisburg. Born in Pembroke on September 27, 1933, she was a […]

Ronald Vincent Craft, 59, of Shawsville, Va., passed away on Wednesday, December 21, 2011. Graveside Services will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, December 30, 2011, at the Southwest […]

Eric Todd Whitlow, 42, of Pearisburg, and formerly of Princeton, WV, suddenly departed this life Saturday afternoon, December 24, 2011 at his home. Born in Maryland and raised in Princeton, […]

Regina Danielle Hamlin, 26, of Blacksburg, VA, was suddenly taken from us Christmas morning to be with Jesus on His birthday. She was preceded in death by her dad, Michael […]

Joan Diane Hudson Easterling, 74, of Radford, died peacefully at her home Christmas Eve night after a brave battle with cancer. She was predeceased by her parents, James Leonard and […]

Guy Wilson Akers Jr., 90, of Dublin, died Friday night, December 23, 2011 in the Highland Ridge Rehab Center, Dublin. He was born in Radford, Va. on August 5, 1921 […]