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Bure C. Aldridge, 88, of Roanoke, and formerly of Check, Va., passed into the arms of his Lord and Saviour surrounded by his loving family on Friday November, 13, 2009. Bure was a building contractor, working with many local builders, and also had a successful partnership with his son, Charles.

Lavelle Lee (Johnny) Snider, 79, of Pembroke, Va., departed this life Thursday morning, November 12, 2009, at her home following a brief illness. Born at Plasterco in Washington Co., Va. […]

Leslie Virginia Edwards Sherwood, 71, of Galax, Va., passed away Wednesday, November 11, 2009. Funeral 1:30 p.m. Sunday, November 15, 2009, at Galax First Assembly of God Church.

Lewis Carroll Martin, 70, of Rich Creek, Va., passed away Tuesday, November 10, 2009. Graveside services 2 p.m. Friday, November 13, 2009, at Fairview Cemetery, Narrows. Arrangements by Kendall Funeral […]

Grieve not for me for now I know where I am. This is the day the Lord hath made, let us rejoice and be glad in it. Etta Viar (Granny […]

Stephen Alexander Geney, 98, of Greensboro, N.C., passed away on Tuesday, November 10, 2009. Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. on Friday, November 13, 2009, at Gardner Funeral Home, […]

Ruth Edith Walker, 64, of Floyd, Va., went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, November 11, 2009.

David Wayne Nunn, 52, of Pulaski, Va., passed away on Tuesday, November 10, 2009, at the New River Valley Medical Center. Born on November 4, 1957, in Rochester, N.Y., he […]

The Rev. Max Dwayne Nichols, of Christiansburg, Va., Servant of the Most Holy God, died on Wednesday, November 11, 2009. after a year long illness. He is a native of […]

Martha Jane Middlebrooks McKissack, 83, of Christiansburg, Va., died on Wednesday, November 11, 2009, at Montgomery Regional Hospital. She was born in Savannah, Ga., on October 5, 1926, to the […]

Michael Bryan Manning, 41, of Olean Road at Goldbond, Va., departed this life on Tuesday evening, November 10, 2009, at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Born in Giles County on March 18, […]

Violet May Hanks McPeak, 97, of Radford, Va., passed away Tuesday, November 10, 2009. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Mrs. Louise Wilson and a son, Frog McPeak. […]

Edith Evans Freeman, 92, passed away on Monday, November 9, 2009, at the Kroontje Health Care Center, Warm Hearth Village, Blacksburg, Va. Edith was born on May 1, 1917, in […]

Andrea Stella Boyd Blankenship, 63, of Cedar Bluff and formerly of Pembroke, departed this life Monday evening, November 9, 2009 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Born in Rumford Maine on January […]

Imogene Matthews Beamer, 98, of Salem, Va., passed away Monday, November 9, 2009. She was born September 20, 1911, in Carroll County, Va., daughter of the late Alvin and Lilly […]