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Mrs. Celesta Sharlene West, 71, of Poolesville, Md., died on Thursday, December 27, 2007, at the George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C., after an extended illness. She was the […]

Ricky Dale Simpkins, 47, of Riner, passed away Thursday, December 27, 2007, in a Richmond Hospital. The son of the late Milton Gray Simpkins Sr. and Mildred Harmon Hess, he […]

Louise H. Keister, 84, of Radford, passed away Thursday, December 27, 2007. She was married to the late Earl W. Keister and was the daughter of the late William E. […]

Thomas Albert Burton, 62, passed away Thursday, December 27, 2007, at his home in Pulaski. Survivors include his wife, Brenda K. Burton, of Pulaski; three sons, Hubert Wayne Burton, of […]

Margaret Matilda Breedlove, 84, of Dublin, passed away Thursday, December 27, 2007, in the Roanoke Memorial Hospital. She was born in White Gate (Giles County) on November 25, 1923, and […]

Mary Beckner Wood, 85, of Copper Hill, passed away Thursday, December 27, 2007. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert L. Wood Sr. and by a daughter, Brenda […]

Shirley Ann Beig Moore, 73, of Radford, Va., passed away peacefully Thursday, December 27, 2007, at Radford Nursing and Rehabilitation Center due to complications related to Multiple Sclerosis. She was […]

Helen Jeanette Bryant Dickerson, 60, of Blacksburg, passed away Wednesday, December 26, 2007, at home with family. She is preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Susie Trail Bryant. […]

Ellis Daniel Williams, 77, of Christiansburg, died Tuesday, December 25, 2007, at his home. Surviving are four sons, Daniel Williams, of Parrott, James Williams and David Williams, of Christiansburg, and […]

Doris T. Trussell, 74, of Blacksburg, died Tuesday, December 25, 2007, at Heritage Hall Health Care Center. She was born in Montgomery County, Va., on July 4, 1933, to the […]

Roscoe D. (Cody) Dickerson, of Blacksburg, passed away peacefully at Montgomery Regional Hospital on Wednesday, December 26, 2007, praising God. He was born September 18, 1921, in Luster’s Gate, a […]

Jesse Woodrow Atkins, 59, of Floyd, passed away on Tuesday, December 25, 2007. He was preceded in death by his father, James Atkins, his brother, Jimmy Atkins, and his father-in-law, Morris […]

Gilda Gray Beamer Williams, 77, of Radford, passed away Monday, December 24, 2007. She was an active member of Calvary Baptist Church and was an accounting clerk at Hercules having […]