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Thomas Dewey (Tommy, T.D.) Hardie, 65, died Thursday, May 28, 2009, at Cozy Home Haven in Fairlawn, surrounded by his family and those he loved. Tom grew up in Blacksburg […]

James Rudolph (Rudy) Finney, 61, departed this life on Saturday, May 23, 2009 at the Salem VA Medical Center. At an early age he became a member of the Mount Zion Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). He was a student at Floyd County High School until he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps.

Herman George Oakley Jr., 79, of Radford, passed away Tuesday, May 26, 2009, at the New River Valley Medical Center. He retired from RAAP and was a U.S. Army Veteran […]

Pastor William J. (Bill) Sleasman, 81, of Narrows, went to join his Lord Jesus Christ on Tuesday, May 26, 2009. He was born in Somerset, Pennsylvania on July 12, 1927, […]

Surrounded by her family, Edith Myrle Phillips, 85, passed peacefully away on Monday, May 25, 2009. She was born August 2, 1923 to the late Franklin Clive and Sarah Saul […]

Lucy Sykes Moye, 84, of Pearisburg, Va., passed away Tuesday, May 26, 2009. She was born on March 10, 1925, in Russell County, Va. and was the daughter of the […]

Ruby Clarkson Hylton, of Pearisburg, passed away on Tuesday, May 26, 2009, at the age of 94. She was the daughter of the late Oliver Marshall Clarkson and Pearl Hoke […]

Samuel Ray Helms, 58, of Knoxville, Tenn., and of Blacksburg, Va., passed away May 25, 2009. He was a member of Merrimac Pentecostal Church and Co-owner of Cherokee Porcelain. He […]

Bobby Allen (Cookie) Cook, 28, of Dublin, Va. died Saturday, May 23, 2009. He was born in Radford, Va. on May 3, 1981. He was preceded in death by his […]

Carol Jean Glanvile, 58, of Floyd, passed away on Saturday, May 23, 2009.

Parthelia (Polly) Agatha Hodge, 83, of Blacksburg died, Sunday, May 24, 2009, at her home. She was born in Glen Lyn, Va. on December 25, 1923 to the late Alonzo […]

Mary Nancy Criner, 81, of Blacksburg, died, Sunday, May 24, 2009. Memorial service 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 27, 2009 in Roselawn Memorial Gardens Chapel, Christiansburg. Arrangements by McCoy Funeral Home, […]

Clovis Radford Richards, 95, of Floyd, Va., passed away on May 23, 2009. She was born March 15, 1914, to the late John and Julia Radford.

Stewart Davis, 98, of Narrows, took up new residence in Heaven on Saturday, May 23, 2009. He was born in Dickenson County, Virginia on October 6, 1910 and was the […]

Annette Ballengee Cundiff, 43, of Morehead City, N.C. and Blacksburg, went home to be with her Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ Saturday, May 23, 2009, at her residence. She is […]