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Violet Lee Turpin Cox, 94, of 2566 Julia Simpkins Road, Hiwassee, passed away Sunday, October 23, 2005 at Pulaski Community Hospital. Born December 15, 1910 in Premier, West Virginia, she was the daughter of Dallas Lee Turpin and Hattie Bonds Turpin. She was preceded in death by her husband, Hiram Wirt Cox and also a […]

Mary Rebecca Morrison Buckland, 90, went to eternal rest Saturday, October 22, 2005 at Riverview Nursing Home in Rich Creek, Virginia. She was born February 26, 1915 at Rich Creek, Virginia and was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Margaret Cecil Morrison. She was a homemaker, a member of the First Baptist Church at […]

William Speight Thomas, Sr., (Bill), of Giles County, went to be with his heavenly father on Saturday, October 22, 2005 after a long and courageous battle with numerous health issues. A resident of Giles County for 30 years, Bill was born on July 1, 1929 in Merry Hill, N.C. as the oldest son of the […]

Steven Darnell “Perk Dog” Perkins, 27, of Elliston and formerly Route 100 in Pulaski, passed away Thursday, Oct. 20, 2005. He was born on January 4, 1978 in Pulaski, and was the son of Phillip Wayne Perkins and Catherine “Jane” Dalton Perkins. He was a 1996 graduate of Pulaski County High School and was an […]

Vance Weldon Mustard, 97, of Dublin, passed away Saturday, Oct. 17, 2005 in Pulaski Health & Rehab Center. Meeting him in heaven were his parents, Rush and Bessie King Mustard; two sisters, Naomi White and Viola Wolf; brother, Mason Mustard. Vance worked in the coal mines for many years and retired at the age of […]

Frank Bunyan Linkous, 87, of Christiansburg, was called to his heavenly home to join his loving wife of 59 years Lenora Wood Linkous on Friday, October 21, 2005. He was born in Montgomery County, Va. on February 16, 1918 to the late Robert James and Rose Sheppard Linkous. He was preceded in death by a […]

Elvin Willard (Doc) Epperly, 89, of Radford died on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2005. He was born in Montgomery County on March 26, 1916, to Willard and Annie Ruth Epperly. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Mary McNeil Epperly, brother Walter Epperly, and sisters Agnes E. Snider and Ruth E. Brooks. His children, […]

William J. Crowder of Pulaski passed away October 21, 2005. Born October 31, 1927 in West Virginia, he was the son of the late Lelia Glasco Crowder and William Crowder. He was a retired employee of Pulaski Furniture Corporation, and attended the Pulaski Presbyterian Church. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by […]

Lillie Mae Stoots Howell, 87, of Parrott, passed away Friday, October 21, 2005. She was a member of the Parrott Church of God. She was preceded in death by her parents, Earl and Fay Akers Stoots; her husband, Herbert Howell; her daughter, Shirley Wade; and a special nephew, Kenny Brown. Survivors include a granddaughter, Terri […]

Henderson George Randolph, 82, of Pulaski, departed this life on Sunday, October 16, 2005 at the New River Valley Center. He was born on August 17, 1923, the son of the late Leonard and Virgie Carter Randolph. He was a veteran having served in World War II in the US Navy and participated in the D-Day […]

Linda Hitchcock Horst, 102, of Blacksburg, died September 21, 2005. She was born January 24, 1903 to Helen Page and George Royal Hitchcock in Albany, New York, and she was graduated in nursing from Crouse Irving Hospital, Syracuse, New York. She came to Blacksburg, Virginia in 1949 with her late husband Professor Cecil Albert Horst […]

Robert Andrew Henley, 51, of Pulaski, passed away Tuesday, October 18, 2005. Mr. Henley was cremated and there will be no service, per his request. The family is in the care of Mullins Funeral Home & Crematory in Radford.

Rosa Juanita Eastridge, 72 , of Dublin, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, October 20, 2005, at her home with her son and daughter-in-law by her side. She was born in Bradshaw, W.Va. on February 12, 1933 to the late Earnest Webster and Pauline Harpp McCoy. She was also preceded in death […]

Stephen Eirby “Rollie Pollie” East, 51, of 4585 State Park Road, Dublin, died early Thursday morning, Oct. 20, 2005 in the New River Valley Medical Center, Radford. He was born in Radford on Aug. 26, 1954 and was the son of the late Eirby Garfield East. He was also preceded in death by a son, […]

Melvin Eugene Whittaker, Sr. of Sink Hole Lane in Pearisburg, died Wednesday morning October 19, 2005 at his home after a long illness. Born in Bluff City on April 5, 1938, he was a son of Dessie Hollins Whittaker of Pearisburg, and the late Joe Lee Whittaker. He had been employed with Giles Memorial Hospital […]

Rhonda Lynn England Pennington, 47, of Dublin, passed away Wednesday, October 19, 2005. She was preceded in death by her mother, Carol Roberts England. Survivors include her husband, Dickie Pennington of Dublin; a son, Barrett Thomas Pennington of Dublin; her father, Eugene England of Dublin; a brother and sister-in-law, Edward and Jerri England of Radford; […]

Ingle Eugene (Gene) Nixon, age 80, of Christiansburg, passed away at home Wednesday, October 19, 2005. He was preceded in death by his parents, J. T. and Bertha Nixon; three brothers, Rex, Junior and George Nixon; sister, Ava Ellen Sumner; and sister-in-law, Ruth Nixon. Survived by his wife, Evelyn Ridpath Nixon; brother and sister-in-law, Harry and […]

Elvin M. Martin passed away Wednesday, October 19, 2005 at Lewis Gale Hospital. He was born January 10, 1917 and resided in Floyd all his 88 years of life. Mr. Martin was the former owner of Martin’s Heating and Refrigeration in Floyd for many years. Elvin had a caring heart and desire to help others. […]