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Maria VassGal, 84, of Blacksburg, died Monday, May 28, 2007. A service will be announced at a later date. Arrangements by Horne Funeral & Cremation Service, Christiansburg, 382-2612.

Nell Stiles Huntington Mayberry, 88, passed away on Thursday, May 24, 2007. She was preceded in death by husbands, Clifford Huntington and Albert Mayberry. She is survived by sons, Bill, […]

William Junior Combs, age 42 of Radford and formerly Pulaski passed away Sunday, May 27, 2007. Born May 6, 1965 in Greensboro, North Carolina, he is the son of Grover Junior […]

Louise Graham Thornton, 75, of Shawsville, passed away Saturday, May 26, 2007. A member of Gospel Baptist Church of Big Hill in Roanoke County, she was born on October 11, 1931 […]

Roy Brown Richardson, 94, of River Road in Pembroke, departed this life Sunday morning May 27, 2007 at Montgomery Regional Hospital. Born in Ripplemead on March 5, 1913 he was […]

Edward Franklin Price, 70, of Blacksburg, passed away May 26, 2007 in Montgomery Regional Hospital. He was the son of the late Harvey E. and Verna Mae Price. He is […]

Jimmy Clyde Parnell, 55, of Castleton Road, Max Meadows, passed away Saturday, May 26, 2007, in the Pulaski Community Hospital. He was born September 20, 1951, son of the late […]

Roy Frazier Lipscomb, 73 of Buena Vista, Va., died Friday, May 25, 2007. Mr. Lipscomb was born on January 24, 1934, in Pearisburg, Va., a son of the late Clarence […]

Albert Guarino, 101 years young, of Warm Hearth, Blacksburg, Va. died Sunday, May 27, 2007. He is preceded in death by his wife, Rose and daughter, Josephine. Born in New […]

Wanda Lorraine Blankenship Stepp, 85, of Pepper Street, Christiansburg, Virginia, formerly of Mercer County, died peacefully Thursday evening, May 24, 2007, at the Kindred Hospital in Greensboro, North Carolina. Born […]

Patricia Ann Jones Smoot, 70, of Blacksburg, Va., passed away Saturday, May 26, 2007. Arrangements by Mullins Funeral Home.

Ronald Lee Royal, 67, of Jonesville, Va., passed away at his residence on May 25, 2007. He was born to Wallace and Velma Royal, on July 19, 1939, in Pulaski, Va. […]

Yvonne Eileen Goudron Poe, 82, of Snowville, passed away Friday, May 25, 2007. She was predeceased by her brother, Eugene Goudron and a daughter, Lisa Dixon. She leaves to cherish […]

Elsie Hinkley Caldwell, 55, of Riner died, Saturday, May 26, 2007, at her home. She was born in Christiansburg, on November 7, 1951. She was preceded in death by her […]

Avis Ilene Reed Holstein, 81, of Canton, Ohio, formerly of Willis, Va., passed away Wednesday, May 23, 2007 at her home. Survivors are husband, John Q. Holstein, Canton, Ohio; sons, […]

Rita Carol Carter Baldwin, 59, of Pulaski, passed away Friday, May 25, 2007. She attended Hilltop Pentecostal Holiness Church and was active in the Ladies of the Moose. She was […]