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Kimberly Ann Dalton, 47, of Dublin, passed away Friday, December 31, 2010 in the Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Born October 21, 1963 in Fort Knox, Kentucky, she is the daughter of […]

Alvis Oakley Altizer, 76, of Christiansburg, Va., passed away Friday, December 31, 2010. He was born October 23, 1934. He was retired from Lynchburg Foundry and attended Bible Baptist Church. […]

After a long illness, Roy Junior (Shorty) Stuart, 82 of Copper Hill, Virginia, departed this life on Wednesday, December 29, 2010. He was preceded in death by Parents, John Roy […]

Shirley Raye Moran, 71, of Blacksburg, Va., departed this life Wednesday, December 29, 2010, at the Veterans Hospital in Salem, Va. He was born January 6, 1939, in Floyd, Va. […]

Harold Waller Bolt, 82, of Newbern Heights, Pulaski, Va., died Thursday morning, December 30, 2010. He was born March 30, 1928, in Sylvatus, Va., and was the son of the […]

Marshall B. Tolliver, of Christiansburg, Va., passed on Wednesday, December 29, 2010. He was a member of Schaeffer Memorial Baptist Church, the local NAACP, and American Legion Post 59 having […]

Noble Louisia Cox Phillips, 72, passed away on Monday, December 27, 2010. Survivors include Husband of 49 years, Bobby W. Phillips; Son and Daughter In Law, Andrew and Patricia Phillips; […]

Julia Kidd Lawson, 86, of Pulaski, Va., died on Wednesday, December 29, 2010, in the Pulaski Health and Rehab Center. She was born in Draper, Va., on April 10, 1924, […]

On June 15, 1919, Martin and Cordelia Weddle Harman were blessed with their 11th and final child. They named their son, Melvin Fred, and all his life everyone would call […]

Albert Roscoe Cumbee, 86, of Blue Grass Trail, Newport, Va., departed this life on Monday, December 27, 2010, at Carilion Giles Community Hospital at Pearisburg. Born in Maybrook, on June […]

Pearl Downs Sutphin, 88, of Roanoke, Va., and formerly of Pulaski, Va., went to be with the Lord early Sunday morning, December 26, 2010. She was born in Max Creek, […]

On December 27, 2010, God saw fit to heal Linda Gayle Harris Sheppard, and bring her home after 57 years on this earth. She is preceded in death by her […]

Crystal Gayle Smith Evans, age 29 of Pulaski passed away Thursday, December 23, 2010. Born October 1, 1981 in Radford, she is the daughter of Richard Lewis Smith and Phyllis […]

Shirley M. Duncan, 73, of Floyd, Va., died on Monday, December 27, 2010. She was preceded in death by her parents, Alfred and Reva Smith; and three brothers, Shannon, Edsel […]

2/7/1943 ~ 12/27/2010 William Leon (Klondike) Akers, 67, of Christiansburg, Va., went home to be with the Lord to rest and to be at Peace on Monday, December 27, 2010. […]

Jerry Wayne Gibson, 42, of Willis, Va., passed away on Friday, December 24, 2010. A Memorial Service will be held at a later date. Arrangements by Wood Funeral Home in […]

Jeanous Wyatt Zirk, 90, of Blacksburg, died Saturday, December 25, 2010 at Heritage Hall Healthcare. She was born in Princeton, W.Va. on July 2, 1920 to the late Barton and […]