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John Edward Newby, 74, of Christiansburg, passed away at his home on Friday, November 21, 2008. He retired from the Steel Mill, in Baltimore, Md., after 30 years of service, […]

Vivian G. Warren, 91, of Riner, Va., passed away Thursday, November 20, 2008. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ross L. Warren. She is survived by her son, […]

Edna Ruth Lyons Underwood, 77, of Dublin, passed away Thursday, November 20, 2008, at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Born November 17, 1931, she was the daughter of the late William Asbury […]

Jacob Randy Hutchinson, 22, of Christiansburg, died Thursday, November 20, 2008, at his home. The son to Randy Dale and Margaret Ann Hutchinson, he is also survived by his grandparents, […]

Helen Hollandsworth Haynes, 74, of Christiansburg, Va., beloved wife, mother, and sister left this Earth to be with our Lord on Thursday, November 20, 2008. As in life, a peaceful […]

Violet Marie Davis Gibson, 50, of Pulaski, passed away Sunday, November 16, 2008. Graveside service Friday 11 a.m. at Trail Cemetery, Hiwassee. Arrangements by Bower Funeral Chapel, Pulaski.

Edith Pearl Poff Thomas, 83, of Floyd, Va., passed away at her home on Tuesday, November 18, 2008. She was preceded in death by her husband, Herbert Emmett Thomas. She […]

John Corbett Talton, 87, of Radford, Va., died from complications of prostate cancer on Tuesday, November 18, 2008, at his son’s home in Richmond, Va. He was born in Selma, […]

Everette Shelton Dean, 74, of Givens Lane in Blacksburg, departed this life Wednesday morning, November 19, 2008, at his home after a battle with a stroke and prostate cancer. Born […]

Paulette Ruth Wooten (Paula) Chinault, 61, of 5709 Alum Spring Road, Pulaski, Va., died early Wednesday morning, November 19, 2008, at her home. She was born in Alabama on August […]

Brian Edgar Warren, 62, loving husband and father, brother, uncle, and grandfather, died on Tuesday, November 18, 2008, in Blacksburg, Va. He was born to Everett and Nellie Warren in […]

Jack Dempsey Higgins, 89, of Blacksburg, Va., died on Tuesday, November 18, 2008, at Manakin Sabot, Va. He was born in Wetzel County, W.Va., on September 21, 1919, to the […]

Doris June Hypes Dickerson, 83, of Blacksburg, Va., died on Sunday, November 16, 2008, in Hendersonville, Tenn., where she has lived the past two years. She was born in Mercer […]

Marvin Eugene (Pee Wee) Collins, 59, of Tucker Lane in Newport, Va., departed this life on Tuesday morning, November 18, 2008, at Montgomery Regional Hospital in Blacksburg after a long […]

Emma Louella Millirons Chandler, 98, of Pulaski, Va., died Monday evening, November 17, 2008, in Pulaski Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on September 10, 1910, in Bland County, […]

Timothy Sean Brown, one day old infant son of Cherri Lyn Earnest and George Phillip Brown, of Pulaski, Va., died on Friday, November 14, 2008. Graveside services 2 p.m. on […]

Violet Marie Gibson, 50 of Pulaski, Va., passed away on Sunday, November 16, 2008. Arrangements by Bower Funeral Chapel, Pulaski, Va.