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John Samuel Wall, age 70 of Pulaski passed away Thursday, July 9, 2009 in the VA Medical Center, Salem. Born October 11, 1938 in Pocahontas County, Virginia, he was the […]

Evie Mae Coates Radford, 84, of Roanoke, formerly of Copper Hill, Va., passed away Friday, July 10, 2009. She is survived by two sons, Charles and Edna Radford, and Wilton […]

George Jackson Owens, 68, of Dublin, passed away Thursday evening, July 9, 2009, at his home. Surviving are: his wife, JoAnn Crowder Owens, Dublin; children and spouses, Jeannie and Mike […]

Catherine Elizabeth Campbell Moore, 78, of Christiansburg, Va., passed away on Thursday, July 9, 2009. She was born on July 9, 1931 in Montgomery County to the late Frank and […]

Betty Jean Williams Burton, 78, of Pearisburg departed this life Friday morning, July 10, 2009 at Riverview Nursing Home in Narrows. Born in Newport on July 23, 1930, she was […]

Marvin Lewis Thomas, 87, of Floyd, Va., passed away on Wednesday, July 8, 2009. He was preceded in death by his wife, Geneva Thomas. He is survived by his daughters, […]

Sadie Vest White, 83, of Christiansburg, Va., went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, July 8, 2009, at Montgomery Regional Hospital, Blacksburg. She was born on December 7, 1925, […]

Jerry Meredith Spicer, 68, of Poplar St. in Narrows, departed this life Thursday morning, July 9, 2009, at Pulaski Health and Rehabilitation Center in Pulaski after a long illness. Born […]

Florence Kingsbury Roberts, 104, of the Warm Hearth Village, Blacksburg, Va., passed away on Wednesday, July 8, 2009. Born on November 9, 1904, in Herington, Kan., she attended boarding school […]

Kenneth (Ralph) Hollandsworth, 46, of Floyd, Va., loving son, Dad, brother, and uncle, passed away on Tuesday, July 7, 2009. He was preceded in death by his father, Loring Ralph […]

Frances Virginia DeBusk Stafford, 91, of Pearisburg, Va., went to be with the Lord on Monday, July 6, 2009, at Riverview Nursing Home, Rich Creek. She was born on August […]

Jimmy C. Roberts, 77, of Pulaski, Va., went to be with his Heavenly Father on Monday, July 6, 2009. Born May 30, 1932, in Mt. Airy, N.C., he was the […]

James G. Gillespie, 85, of Christiansburg, Va., passed away on Tuesday, July 7, 2009. He was born on June 2, 1924, in Ada, W.Va., to the late William Jennings and […]

Oliver Wendell Manning Jr. 69, of Vinton, Va., and formerly of Copper Hill, Va., left us for his heavenly home on Sunday, July 5, 2009, at the Veterans Care Center […]

Hermon Franklin (Frank) Stanley, Jr., 61, died early Monday morning, July 6, 2009 at his home in Draper. Born in Patrick County, Va. on December 3, 1947, he was the […]

Emma Jean Stephens Martin, 61, formerly of Pulaski County, Va., and Grand Island, Fla., passed away Monday, July 6, 2009. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. on Friday, July […]

Rudolph Paul Hensley, 97, of Blacksburg, Va., passed away Monday, July 6, 2009, at Heritage Hall, Blacksburg. He was born on November 5, 1911, in Swift Run, Va., to the […]