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William Guy (Jack) Ratcliffe, 85, of Peck St. in Pembroke, departed this life Tuesday, July 8, 2008, at Giles Memorial Hospital in Pearisburg. Born in Pearisburg on April 30, 1923, […]

Garnett Hensel “Buddy” Fagg, Jr., age 65 of Draper, died Tuesday, July 8, 2008 at the University of Virginia Medical Center in  Charlottesville. He was born September 23, 1942 in […]

Mary Edith Quesenberry English, 83, of Indian Valley, Passed away on Tuesday, July 8, 2008. Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Agnes and Michael Ramey and Nancy and Eunice Harris; […]

Clayton Eldridge Parcell Sr., Last Marine Raider, 86, of Staffordsville, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, July 8, 2008, at the Salem V.A. Medical Center. He was born […]

Elmer “Mousey” Junior Arnold was born November 15, 1930 in Wythe County, VA, and was the son of the late Anna Collins Arnold and Elmer Straley Arnold. He passed away […]

Andrew Jackson Young Jr., 75, of Blacksburg, Va., died Sunday, July 6, 2008. He was the son of Andrew Jackson Young Sr. and Margaret Morgan Young. He was born on […]

Margie Linkous “Beadie” Trump, 63, of Pilot, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, July 6, 2008. The family will receive friends Friday, July 11, 2008 from 5 […]

William Greer King, 66, of 5052 Clarks Ferry Road, Draper, Va., died early Sunday morning, July 6, 2008, at his home. He was born in Pulaski County on August 13, 1941, […]

Annette Lisitzky Brown, 88, of Blacksburg, Va., died peacefully at her home on Friday, July 4, 2008. Annette was born May 11, 1920, in New Orleans to Ephraim Lisitzky and Bertha […]

Zeb Vance (Pete) Umbarger, 90, of Radford, died Sunday, July 6, 2008, in the Virginia Veterans Care Center, Salem. He was a Veteran of World War II and The Korean Conflict, […]

George Burke Taylor, 91, of Radford, passed away on Saturday, July 5, 2008. Survivors include his wife, Bonita Sharon Taylor, of Radford; daughter, Helen Harless, of Fairlawn; two grandsons, Jimmy […]

Annie Belle Price, 72, of Floyd, passed away Saturday July 5, 2008. Survivors include sisters, Ellen Stevenson, Pauline Helm, Gertrude Turner, and Ora Palmer; a host of nieces and nephews. […]

Louise Wilburn Pennington, 81, of Pearisburg, Va., passed away Saturday night, July 5, 2008, at Carilion Giles Memorial Hospital in Pearisburg, Va. Mrs. Pennington was born in Pearisburg on September […]

Clara Lucas Dennis, 87, of Pearisburg, passed away Sunday, July 6, 2008, at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke, Va. Mrs. Dennis was born in Summers County, W.Va., on March […]

Sylvia Odell Wilson Conner, 91, of Check, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, July 5, 2008. She was predeceased by her parents, Annie and Garfield Wilson, her […]