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Margaret Shelton Prescott, 78, of Floyd, Va., passed away on Monday, August 31, 2009, at the New River Valley Medical Center. She was preceded in death by two children, Brenda […]

Raymond Linwood (Sonny) Lafon, 81, of Kow Kamp Road in Hoges Chapel, Va., near Pembroke departed this life on Monday morning, August 31, 2009, at Giles Memorial Hospital in Pearisburg. […]

Wilma Duncan Cook, 67, of 165 Bentley Lane, Pulaski, VA died early Monday morning, August 31, 2009, at her home. She was born in Pulaski, VA on March 11, 1942 […]

Judith Bowles White, 58, of Narrows, Va., went home to be with God on Saturday, August 29, 2009 at her home. A lifelong resident of Giles County, she was born […]

Christopher Haycocks, 70, formerly of Blacksburg, Va., passed away Saturday, August 29, 2009. He was preceded in death by his parents, George and Louise Haycocks. Chris was born in Malta […]

Danny Gardner Akers, 66, of Dublin, passed away Saturday, August 29, 2009. Funeral services Tuesday at 11 a.m. at the Little Creek Apostolic Tabernacle with the Rev. Tommy Ramsey officiating. […]

Frederick C. Morris Jr., 81, of Charlottesville, Va., passed away on Friday, August 28, 2009, at The Laurels of Charlottesville following an extended illness. He was born in Blacksburg, Va., […]

Teresa Viador McCroskey, 79, of Pearisburg, Va., passed away Saturday morning, August 29, 2009, in Summerville, S.C. Mrs. McCroskey was born on February 18, 1930, in the Philippines and was […]

Richard Earle Jones, 90, of Roanoke, and formerly of Christiansburg, completed his earthly journey on August 28, 2009, at the Richfield Recovery and Care Center, Salem, Va. Richard was the […]

Charles Thomas (Tommy) Fisher, 54, of Christiansburg passed away, Friday, August 28, 2009. Tommy was employed with Virginia Tech for over 20 years with the CNS Department. He was a […]

Gerald Keith Drumheller, 60, of Roanoke and Narrows, departed this life Friday evening, August 28, 2009 at Giles Memorial Hospital in Pearisburg. Born in Lynchburg on April 5, 1949, he […]

Jean Howard Maher, of Blacksburg, passed away on Friday, August 28, 2009, at her Westminster -Canterbury residence in Charlottesville, Va. She had celebrated her 94th birthday on August 2, 2009. […]

David Lee Metzler, 19, of Lynchburg, joyfully met his Savior Jesus Christ on Thursday, August 27, 2009. David was born May 23, 1990, in Blytheville, AR, a son of Keith […]

On August 27, 2009, our beautiful, smiling Heidi went to see her Jesus at the young age of 18. Heidi Lynn Childs was born on December 9, 1990, in Abingdon. […]

Steven Alan Futchko, 49, of Floyd, Va., passed away on Monday, August 24, 2009. Graveside services will be held 11 a.m. on Saturday, August 29, 2009, at Jacksonville Cemetery. Arrangements […]

Mildred I. Russell, 97, of Meadows of Dan, Va., died on Monday, August 24, 2009. She was born in 1912 in Schenectady, N.Y., but grew up in State College, Pa., which she called home.

William (Willie) Eugene Nester, age 42 of Pulaski, died Wednesday August 26, 2009 in Pulaski Community Hospital. He was born April 17, 1967 in Radford and was the son of […]