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Helen Perlena Stigger Harvey, 66, of New River, Va., departed this life on January 1, 2008, at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. She was born June 1, 1941, in New River, Va., […]

Virginia Thompson Childress, 91, of Christiansburg, peacefully passed away at home with her family on Monday, December 31, 2007. Born in West Virginia she was a proud graduate of Marshall […]

Josephine Marie Argabright, of Newport News, Va., died on Sunday, December 30, 2007. Born September 2, 1914, in Floyd County, Va., to Wade Hampton and Etta May (Basham) Dickerson, she […]

Lucille Bland Lilly, 86, of Christiansburg, died Tuesday, January 1, 2008, at Brandon Oaks Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Parrott, Va. on February 19, 1921 to the late Robert […]

Virginia Bell Kanode, 86, of Irvin Street in Narrows, departed this life Monday evening, December 31, 2007, at Giles Memorial Hospital in Pearisburg. Born in Pembroke on May 4, 1921, […]

Kenneth Alton Clower, 53, of Riner, passed away Monday, January 1, 2008, at Baptist Hospital, Winston-Salem, N.C. after a long illness. He was a life member of the Riner Fire […]

Timothy Dayton (Smoke) Riddle, 46, of Narrows, went home peacefully on Sunday, December 30, 2007. He was born on January 5, 1961, and was the son of Nancy Smith Riddle of […]

Kanawha Hincel Jarrells, Sr., age 79 of Pulaski passed away Sunday night, December 30, 2007 at Pulaski Health Care Center. Surviving – children, Micheal and Velda Jarrells, Diane Jarrells, Kanawha […]

Garland E. (Bud) Calhoun, Jr. passed away on Sunday evening, December 30, following a brief illness. Bud, or Buddy, as he was also known, was born in Roanoke, Virginia on […]

Elizabeth Williams Bishop, 82, of Roanoke, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on December 31, 2007. She was a native of Floyd County. Mrs. Bishop retired from […]

Luther Hardin Buckner, 83, of Christiansburg, went to his heavenly home Sunday, December 30, 2007. He was a member of the New Hope Church of God. He was a veteran […]

John Daniel Moran, 79, of Copper Hill, passed away Saturday, December 29, 2007, at the VA Medical Center in Salem. He had a love for Bluegrass Music and loved to […]