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Garnie Fred Semones, 83, of Floyd, passed away Monday, February 4, 2008. Survivors include his wife, Blanche H. Semones, Floyd; daughter, Frankie Turner and husband, Tyler, Floyd; stepson, Charles Gardner […]

Ralph D. Frederick, 90, of Christiansburg, Va., passed away Tuesday, February 5, 2008. He was born July 2, 1917, in Indianapolis, Ind., where he devoted many years to the Shrine […]

Harley Cramer Dishon, 79, of Baltimore, Md. and formerly of Snowville, Va., passed away Tuesday, February 5, 2008. Born September 6, 1928, in Lowe, W.Va., he was the son of […]

Michael Deon Buford, 49, of Radford, Virginia, departed this life on Sunday, February 3, 2008 at the Carilion New River Valley Medical Center. He was born December 27, 1958 in […]

Danny Ray Cook, 46, of Floyd, passed away Sunday, February 3, 2008. He was preceded in death by his father, Lenza Marshall Cook and brother, Lenza Michael Cook. He is […]

Mary Virginia Jenkins Brock, 92, of Pearisburg, Va., passed away early Sunday morning, February 3, 2008. She was born November 8, 1915 at Roda, Virginia. She was the daughter of […]

Frances (Frankie) McKinney Plunkett, 93, of Blacksburg, died Friday, February 1, 2008, at Heritage Hall Health Care Center. She was born in Bedford, Va. on October 23, 1914, to the […]

Daniel Mowrey, formerly of Blacksburg, Va., departed this world January 14, 2008. He was 54. Dan served in the United States Army for four years, and after, was a proud […]

Linda May Newby Lovern, 58, of Dublin, passed away Friday, February. 1, 2008, at her home. She was preceded in death by her father, Lewis E. Newby, Sr. and husband, […]

Archie Gale Kennedy, 61, of Christiansburg, died Saturday, February 2, 2008, at Montgomery Regional Hospital. He was born in Floyd Co., Ky. on May 3, 1946, and was preceded in […]

Walter Waugh (Tut) Gravely, 62, of Dublin, passed away Friday, February 1, 2008. Funeral services 1 p.m. Monday at Stevens Funeral Chapel. Arrangements by Stevens Funeral Home.

Jason Allen Thorne, 30, of Meadows Road in Pearisburg departed this life Saturday morning February 2, 2008 from injuries he received in an automobile accident on Route 100 not far […]

Thomas Eugene Thurman, age 77 of Pulaski passed away Friday, February 1, 2008 at his home. Born December 23, 1930 in Lewis County, Kentucky, he was the son of the late […]

Janice Ann Snider, 55, of Radford and formerly of Giles County, departed this life Thursday evening January 31, 2008, at Carilion New River Valley Medical Center at Radford. Born in […]

Dorothy Hager Perdue, 81, our beloved mother, departed this life on January 31, 2008, in the Pulaski Community Hospital. She was born on November 14, 1926, in Bland County and was […]

Betty Margaret Eanes Morgan, age 90 of Pulaski passed away Thursday, January 31, 2008 at Pulaski Community Hospital. Born June 24, 1917 in Pulaski County, she was the daughter of the […]