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James Edward Thompson, 74, of Dublin, passed away Friday, August 1, 2008. He was a retired Fighter Pilot for the United States Air Force. He was preceded in death by […]

Benjamin Pierce Perkins, 20, of Christiansburg, Va., died Saturday, August 2, 2008. He was born in Roanoke, Va. on November 25, 1987. He was preceded in death by a brother, […]

Edith Elizabeth Reed Hylton, 91, of Floyd, went to be with her Lord on Friday, August 1, 2008, at her home in Floyd. She was born January 31, 1917, in […]

Rodney D. Ratcliff, 67, of Pulaski, passed away Thursday, July 31, 2008. Funeral services 2 p.m. Sunday, August 3, 2008, at Stevens Funeral Home Chapel, Pulaski, Va. Rodney Demetra Ratcliff […]

Barbara Ellen Croy, 71, of Blacksburg, died Friday, August 1, 2008 at Radford Nursing and Rehab Center. She was born in Montgomery County, Va. on July 4, 1937 to the […]

Muriel Claudine Fisher, 94, of the Guinea Mt. Community, Pearisburg, departed this life Wednesday evening, July 30, 2008, at her home in the care of her loved ones. Born in […]

Elbert Clell Howell, 79, of Radford, passed away on Wednesday, July 30, 2008. He served in the United States Navy from 1945 to 1949 and joined the U.S. Air Force […]

William Paul Cecil Sr., 82, of Christiansburg, died Tuesday, July 29, 2008. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Mary Cecil; and his children, James Earl, Paul Jean and […]

Bessie Mae Robinson Berger, 105, of Christiansburg, died Wednesday, July 30, 2008. Arrangements by McCoy Funeral Home Blacksburg, Va.

Iris Long Covey Kanode, 72, of Winston-Salem, NC died Monday, July 28, 2008 in the North Carolina Baptist Hospital, Winston-Salem. She was born in Pulaski on May 21, 1936 and […]

Mabel Bowyer Altizer, of Christiansburg, died Tuesday, July 29, 2008 at the age of 90, following a prolonged chronic illness, at Kroontje Health Care Center, Blacksburg, Va. The daughter of […]

Howard Dwight Craft, 63, of Christiansburg, formerly of Botetourt County, passed away suddenly on Sunday, July 27, 2008. Dwight is predeceased by his parents, Howard and Nora Riddleberger Craft. He […]

William Garking (Bill) Ritenour, 84, passed away Saturday, July 26, 2008, at his home in Radford. He was a United States Army veteran having served during World War II. He […]

Elizabeth Barret Meredith-Jackson, 96, of Pulaski, died peacefully Sunday morning, July 27, 2008, in Carilion New River Valley Medical Center. She was born August 9, 1911, in Charlottesville, and was […]

Myrtle Lucille Grubb, 81, of Blacksburg, died Saturday, July 26, 2008 at Montgomery Regional Hospital. She was born in Montgomery County, Virginia on February 23, 1927 to the late William […]

Rachel Howell Cox, 91, of Pilot, passed away Saturday, July 26, 2008 at Skyline Manor in Floyd. She was a member of the Church of God of Prophecy in Radford. […]