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Leon Randolph Smith, 56, of Christiansburg, died Monday, December 29, 2008 at his home. He was born in Radford, Va. on February 7, 1952 to the late William C. and […]

Curtis Wayne Lovern, 55, of Christiansburg, Va., passed away Sunday, December 28, 2008. He was born on September 1, 1953 in Montgomery County, Va. He was preceded in death by […]

Lee W. (Shorty) Edenton Jr., 84, of Spotsylvania, Va., and formerly of Blacksburg, Va., died on Monday, December 29, 2008, at his home. Mr. Edenton retired from Electro-Tec in Blacksburg […]

Donald Louis Bruce Sr., 86, of Fairlawn, Va., went to be with his Lord on Sunday, December 28, 2008, at Radford Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born in Pulaski […]

Jan K. Oosting, of Willis, Va., died peacefully at home on Sunday evening, December 28, 2008. He was born February 1938 in Durham. N.C., to Dr. Henry Oosting and Cornelia […]

Lenore Frances Jackson, 64, of Christiansburg, died Saturday, December 27, 2008, at her home. She was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. on September 8, 1944, to the late James and Dorothy […]

Barbara Annabelle Farmer Bain, 72, of Radford, Va., passed away on Sunday, December 28, 2008. She was a member of Gethsemane Baptist Church. Annabelle was preceded in death in October […]

Lura Alderman Hodges, 93, of Roanoke, Va., passed away on Sunday, December 28, 2008. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. on Thursday, January 1, 2009, at Green Mountain Missionary […]

Mary Francis Wikle, 91, of Rich Creek, Va., passed away Saturday, December 27, 2008. Graveside services 11 a.m. Tuesday at Sunrise Memorial Gardens, Rich Creek, Va. Arrangements by BroylesShrewsbury Funeral […]

William Gene (Jim) Roark, 73, of Blacksburg, passed away Friday, December 26, 2008, at Montgomery Regional Hospital. He was born in Salyersville, Kentucky on February 7, 1935 to the late […]

Edna May Dalton Jennings, 93, of Draper, Va., left her earthly home for her heavenly home on Friday, December 26, 2008. She was born on April 26, 1915, in Draper, […]

Frank Alvin Graham, Sr., 76, of Christiansburg, passed away Saturday, December 27, 2008 at this home in Christiansburg. He was a Deacon at Cornersview Pentecostal Holiness Church and retired carpenter […]

William Joe Goforth, 76, of Staffordsville, Virginia died on Friday, December 26, 2008 at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. He was preceded in death by his wife, Barbara Foltz Goforth. Mr. […]

Helen Howard Epperly, 63, of Roanoke, passed away at her home, December 27, 2008. She is survived by one daughter, Michelle and Michael Dunbar, of Roanoke; six grandchildren, Barry and […]

Ella Mae (Flo) Willis Countiss, 83, of Fairlawn, passed away Saturday, December 27, 2008. She was a member of Fairlawn Baptist Church and a certified nursing assistant at St. Alban’s […]

Ronnie Lee Sutphin, 72, formerly of Radford and of Christiansburg, died Thursday, December 25, 2008. Ron joined the United States Air Force, retiring after twenty one years. He also served […]