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Louis Pasquale (Big Lou) Merolla, 74, of Blacksburg, Virginia, died Sunday, January 18, 2009. Lou retired after 36 years of service from Chester Cable, Chester, N.Y. He was a volunteer […]

Joseph Walter Greer III, 58, of Christiansburg, passed away Saturday, January 17, 2009. Mr. Greer was preceded in death by his father and mother, Joseph W. and Lola Greer II […]

Lola B. Runions, 80 ,of Narrows, departed this life Saturday morning, January 17, 2009, at New River Valley Medical Center in Radford. Born in Whitley Co., Ky. on December 9, […]

Bonnie Williams Martin, 63, of 622 Ridge Ave., Pulaski, died early Saturday morning, January 17, 2009, in the Pulaski Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Pulaski on March […]

Barbara Coil Faulkner, 55, of Blacksburg, formerly of Los Angeles, Calif., passed away Friday, January 16, 2009. Services at Blacksburg Presbyterian Church at a later date.

Mark Haynes Butts, 55, of Pearisburg, Va., departed this life early Saturday Morning, January 17, 2009 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital to be with his Lord and Savior, where his pain […]

June Elizabeth Ryan Bell age 71 of Pulaski passed away Saturday, January 17, 2009 at Oakhaven Lodge,Floyd. Born June 6, 1937 in Pulaski, she was the daughter of the late […]

Susan Marie Bean, 52, died Tuesday (January 13, 2009) in Arlington, VA. Susan grew up in Roanoke, VA and resided in Riner. She was the daughter of the late Revs. […]

T.J. Pennington, 86, of Rich Creek, Va., flew into the arms of Jesus to start his new Eternal Life in Heaven, Friday, January 16, 2009, in Bradenton, Florida. He was […]

Guy Elvin Mooney, Jr, 66, of 1114 Brookfield Avenue, Pulaski died early Friday morning January 16, 2009 in the Pulaski Community Hospital. He was born in Bland County on March […]

Joe Bowden Mitchell, 79, of Wilmington, Del., and formerly of Roanoke, Va., died on Wednesday, January 14, 2009, at Wilmington Hospital. Joe attended Jacksonville University, graduating in 1951; he later […]

James Wade Eanes, 83, of Christiansburg, and formerly of Pilot, Va., passed away on Friday, January 16, 2009. He was born in Floyd County on March 5, 1925, to the […]

Janet M. Armbrister, 78, of Draper, Va., died on Wednesday, January 14, 2009, at Carrington Place, Wytheville, Va. She was born on March 29, 1930. Janet entered the School of […]

Curtis Anthony Alley Sr., 57, of Winchester, formerly of Radford, passed away Friday, January 16, 2009. Survivors include his wife, Rhonda Murdock Alley, of Winchester; two sons and daughters-in-law, Curtis […]

Kenneth Nolan Walters, 53, of Bent Mountain, Va., born February 22, 1955, went home to his heavenly father on January 15, 2009. Preceded in death by one brother, Steven Walters. […]

Eloise Graham Turner, 94, of Radford, Va., passed away on Thursday, January 15, 2009, at the Richfield Recovery and Care Center in Salem. She was born in Radford on March […]

Lawrence Thurman Musick, 93, of Narrows, Va., went home on Wednesday, January 14, 2009, to be with his “ol’ girl,” Kathleen Sykes Musick, whom he missed dearly for the past […]