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Mary Sue Akers McDaniel, 72, of Dublin, passed away Sunday, April 20, 2008, at her home. Born December 19, 1935, in Dublin, Va., she was the daughter of the late […]

William Franklin (Bill) Cook, 69, of Blacksburg died Sunday, April 20, 2008, at his home. He was born in Montgomery County, Va., on May 29, 1938, to the late William […]

Goldia Pauline Rutherford Worley, 80, of 1329 Grove Drive, Pulaski, passed away Saturday, April 19, 2008, at her home. Born August 18, 1927, in Grassy Creek, North Carolina, she was […]

James Andrew Riffe, Sr., 69, of Narrows, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly in the late hours of Friday night, April 18, 2008 at his home. A lifelong resident of Giles […]

Frances Jeannette Nelson, 73, of Radford, passed away Saturday, April 19, 2008 at Pulaski Community Hospital. Survivors include a daughter, Susan Duncan, of Radford; two sons, David Reece, Pulaski and […]

Edward Lee Matthews, 73, of Staffordsville, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, April 19, 2008, from Giles Memorial Hospital. He was born May 20, 1934, at LaCrosse, Va., […]

Dewey Edward Havens (Bubba Lee Savage), 59, of Pearisburg and Lawrenceville, Ga., passed away Saturday, April 19, 2008. Mr. Havens was born on July 21, 1948 in Pearisburg, Va. and […]

Bobby Clovis Boyd, 65, of Recluse, Wyoming, formerly of Floyd, Va. passed away Friday, April 18, 2008. He was preceded in death by his wife, Carolyn Page Boyd. Survivors include […]

Cornelia Preston Stone, 91, of Radford, died Thursday, April 17, 2008, at her home. She was the widow of Dr. Carey A. Stone Jr. She was preceded in death by her […]

Lila Haga Stephens, 79, of the Little Creek Community, Dublin, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 17, 2008, from her home. She was a beloved mother who […]

Dewitt (Mickey) Maguire, 93, of Blacksburg, died on Thursday, April 17, 2008. Dewitt was born in Yacolt, Wash., and attended Washington State College, where a friend gave him the nickname “Mickey” […]

Everett Lee “Ricky” Edmonds, Jr. (Rust Bucket) age 55 of Pulaski passed away Friday, April 18, 2008 at his home. Born April 3, 1953, he was the son of Everett […]

Daniel Lewis “Danny” O’Dell, age 59 of Hiwassee went to be with the Lord Wednesday, April 16, 2008 at his home. Born November 4, 1948 in Radford he was the […]

Andrew Steve McGinnis, 48, of Dublin, died Thursday, April 17, 2008, at his home. He was an employee of Inland Motors Company. Surviving are his wife, Annette C. McGinnis, of […]

Erbie M. Higgs, 83, of Floyd, passed away April 17, 2008 in a Roanoke Hospital. Erbie was a life long resident of Floyd County in Copper Valley section. He was […]

Elizabeth V. Grubb: May 02, 1916 – April 16, 2008. She was born May 2, 1916 in Pulaski, and was the daughter of the late Hazel Quesenberry Via Kegley and […]

Ernest Jefferson (Pete) Nolen, 86, of Blacksburg, passed away Wednesday morning, April 16, 2008. Ernest was born on April 3, 1922. Ernest was the son of the late Floyd and […]

Hazel Betty Richardson Hamblin, 81, of Christiansburg, passed away Tuesday, April 15, 2008. Born July 4, 1926, she worked at Burlington Industries for over 30 years. Prior to that she […]