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Edward Wayne Carico, 47, of Copper Hill, Va., passed away on Saturday, November 26, 2011. He is survived by his wife, Tina Francisco Carico; children, Olivia Grace and Cody Carico; […]

Randall Odell Bishop, 54, of Radford, passed away Thursday November 24, 2011. He is preceded in death by his parents, Oakley and Mamie Bishop. Left to cherish his memory are […]

Evelyn Noella Williams, age 61, of Blacksburg, died Wednesday, November 23, 2011, at Lewis Gale Hospital- Montgomery. She was born in Detroit, Michigan on December 13, 1949. She is survived […]

George Thomas Via, 68, of Bland, died Friday, November 25, 2011. Visitation 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday November 27, 2011 at A. Vest & Sons Funeral Home, White Gate, Pearisburg, […]

James Edgar Spence, age 86 of Fayetteville, North Carolina passed away Saturday, November 26, 2011 at the Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst, North Carolina. Born November 8, 1925 in Conway, […]

Elwood Simpkins, 63, passed away Friday, November 25, 2011 at his home in Radford. He was preceded in death by his parents, Lemon Benny and Christaleen Viers Simpkins, three brothers […]

Helen Anita Sheppard, age 69, of Blacksburg, died Saturday, November 26, 2011 at her home. Graveside services will be conducted Wednesday, November 30, 2011 in the chapel at Roselawn Memorial […]

Robert Arthur Nielsen, 83, of Pulaski, passed away Thursday, November 24, 2011 at his home. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y. on September 14, 1928, he was the son of the late […]

Robert Allen Keister, 56, of Blacksburg, passed away Friday, November 25, 2011. A memorial service will be conducted Sunday, November 27, 2011 at 2 p.m. in the McCoy Funeral Home […]

Julio Joaquin Jimenez, 85, died November 24, 2011 in Blacksburg, Va. He was preceded in death by his mother, Lucille Jimenez and father, Dr. Julio Jimenez. He is survived by […]

Paul Edward Edmonds (Gabby), 85, passed away November 26, 2011 in Giles Community Hospital after a brief period of illness. He was living in Rich Creek, Va. at the time […]

Nancy Odessa Gautier Meredith, 65, of Pearisburg, departed this life for her heavenly home Friday morning, November 25, 2011 at her home in the care of her loving family and […]

Susan Lyon Lavender, age 65 of Draper, Virginia passed away Friday, November 25, 2011. Born January 26, 1946 in Maryville, TN., Susan was a graduate of the University of Tennessee […]

Nannie Pearl Tolley Burton, age 92 of Dublin passed away Friday, November 25, 2011 in the Highland Ridge Nursing Center, Dublin. Born January 06, 1919 in Rockbridge County, Virginia, she […]

Howard William Montgomery, 49, of Radford, passed peacefully and gently on Tuesday morning, November 22nd. Howard was born on February 13th, 1962, and was a lifelong resident of the area. […]

Mary Frances Frost Frye, 97, of Radford, passed away Wednesday, November 23, 2011. She was the daughter of the late Leonard Brown and Etta Turner Frost. She is preceded in […]