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Jimmy Joe Barton, 62, of Radford, Va., passed away on Monday, September 28, 2009, at the New River Valley Medical Center. He was a lifelong resident of Radford and a […]

Edith Hopkins Ratcliffe, 83, of Radford, Va., passed away on Monday, September 28, 2009, at the Radford Nursing and Rehab Center. She was preceded in death by her parents, Grim […]

Betty Boyd Pusey, 69, of Blacksburg, Va., lost her courageous six-year battle with ovarian cancer on Sunday, September 27, 2009. She is survived by her husband of 45 years, Robert […]

Robert Thomas Hudson, 39, of Pembroke, Va., departed this life on Sunday morning, September 27, 2009, in Pearisburg. Born in Giles County on January 20, 1970, he was a son […]

William Ballard Gautier, 78, of Cabot Drive in Pearisburg, Va., departed this life on Sunday morning, September 27, 2009, at Montgomery Regional Hospital in Blacksburg. Born in Giles County on […]

“Let not your heart be troubled. Ye believe in God believe also in me. For in my house there are many mansions.” On Friday, Sept. 25, 2009, Frankie Darrell “Sug” […]

Patsy Mason Echols Snider, 68, of Happy Hollow Road, Newport, Va., passed away at Montgomery Regional Hospital in Blacksburg on Friday, September 25, 2009. Survivors include her husband, Wilbert Lee […]

Dorothy Caldwell Phipps, 74, of Christiansburg, Va., and formerly of Blacksburg, died Saturday, September 26, 2009, at the Montgomery Regional Hospital. She was born on December 15, 1934, to the […]

Evelyn Lane Earles, 67, of Jacksonville, Fla., and formerly of Roanoke, Va., died on Sunday September 13, 2009, at Northeast Florida Community Hospice Center for Caring in Jacksonville, Fla. Evelyn […]

Lois Shortridge Horne, 77, of Floyd, Va., formerly of Tazewell, VA completed her mission on Earthand journeyed home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, September 25, 2009. […]

Edward Wayne Bradburn, 65, of Riner, Va., passed away on Thursday, September 24, 2009. A memorial service will be held 2 p.m. on Sunday, September 27, 2009, at Gardner Funeral […]

Joyce Malone Rolen, of Myrtle Beach, S.C., and formerly of Blacksburg, passed away on Thursday, September 24, 2009. She was preceded in death by her father, Frank Malone. She was […]

Doris Meredith Larson, age 83 of Fairfax, died Friday Sept. 25, 2009 in Fairfax Nursing Center. She was a longtime resident of Pulaski, living the past seven years in northern Virginia. […]

Earnest Cecil Hosey, 64, of Riner, Va., was called home on Thursday, September 24, 2009. He was born on May 28, 1945. He was preceded in death by his father, […]

Pauline Farmer Hall, 75, of Pulaski, Va., passed away on Thursday morning, September 24, 2009, in the Highland Ridge Rehab Center, Dublin. Born in Pulaski on January 28, 1934, she […]

Brandon Gordon Gabriel Guthrie, 18, of Radford, died Thursday, September 24, 2009. He is preceded in death by his mother, Rose Guthrie. He is survived by his father, Chris Skidmore […]

James Booker Childress, 89, of Christiansburg, Va., passed away Thursday, September 24, 2009. He was a former employee of Lynchburg Foundry and a United States Army veteran. He was preceded […]