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John E. (Buddy) Vest, Jr., 88, passed away Saturday, June 28, 2008 at his home in Radford. He was a member of Grove United Methodist Church and was a retired […]

Mr. James Aquila (Buzz) McMickle Sr., 57, of Pulaski, Va., died Friday, June 27, 2008, in the Pulaski Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was born in Pulaski on July 12, […]

James F. Davidson, 83, died June 5, 2008. Born October 4, 1924, in Newton, Kan., he lived and was schooled through high school in Topeka, Kan. He attended Yale University, […]

Kermit Leroy Stevers, 59, of Peterstown, W.Va., and formerly of Pembroke, passed away at home on Thursday, June 26, 2008. Born on March 16, 1949, in Giles County, he was […]

1922 ~ 2008 Leota Marie Sachs, 85, of Shawsville, Va., passed away on Friday, June 27, 2008. She was born December 23, 1922, in East Liverpool, Ohio, to Charlie and […]

Glenn Ray Linkous, 62, of Blacksburg, died Thursday, June 26, 2008 at Montgomery Regional Hospital. He was born in Montgomery County, Va. on February 4, 1946. He was preceded in […]

Anna Cosby Garten Kessler, 87 of Narrows, passed away Friday, June 27, 2008, at her home. She was born in Summers County, West Virginia on August 3, 1920 and was […]

February 13, 1961 – May 27, 2008. Frank Taylor was born on February 13, 1961 in Arlington, Virginia and was the son of the late Mary Striker Taylor and Walter […]

LaVonne Doris Rosenberg, 83, of Blacksburg, passed away Wednesday, June 25, 2008. She was retired from the Department of the Navy as an administrative assistant after 37 years of service. […]

Kermit Molyneaux Bird, 88, of Christiansburg, Va., graduated to GLORY on Thursday, June 26, 2008. He is survived by his wife of 39 years, Phylis; his daughter, Rosalinda Ray; an […]

Mrs. Kyle Morris Altizer, 90, of Dublin, went home to be with her Lord on Wednesday, June 25, 2008, from Carilion New River Valley Medical Center. She was born August […]

Gerald Alvis Lovern, 57, of Blacksburg, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, June 24, 2008, at his home. He was born September 24, 1950, at Pearisburg, Va., the […]

Rachel (Dorothy) Olinger Hancock, 88, of Blacksburg, died Wednesday, June 25, 2008 at Wheatland Hills, Radford. She was born in Montgomery County, Va. on June 6, 1920 to the late […]

Fannie Lee Davis, 94, of Blacksburg, died Tuesday, June 24, 2008. Fannie attended Mountain Top Mission Church in Christiansburg until she moved to Lynchburg in June of 2006. Since she […]

Elise Tate Daniels, 60, of Blacksburg, passed away on June 23, 2008 at her home. She was born in Henrico County Virginia on December 16, 1947 to the late Dr. […]

Leta Davis Bradley, 83, of Pittsfield, Mass., and formerly of Narrows, Va., passed away Tuesday, June 24, 2008, at Fairview Hospital in Great Barrington, Mass. Mrs. Bradley was born on […]

Sylvia Underwood Shelor, 82, of Blacksburg, passed away on Tuesday, June 24, 2008. She was born in Blacksburg, Va., to the late James Lee and Mary Susan Underwood. She was […]

Margaret Conduff Collins, 82, of Draper, Va., passed away Monday, June 23, 2008. Funeral services will be held 3 p.m. Friday, June 27, 2008, at Draper Valley Presbyterian Church. Arrangements […]