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Thurman Claude Wyatt, age 86, of Shawsville, Virginia, passed away peacefully on July 18, 2024. He was born on August 1, 1937, in Ashe County, North Carolina, where he spent […]

Mary Dale Atkinson 65, of Pulaski County, passed away on Saturday July 20, 2024 at Lewis Gale Hospital, Pulaski after a lengthy illness of 13 years. Mary was born in […]

Scot Carter, age 73 of Austinville, died Thursday, July 18, 2024 at Wythe County Community Hospital. He was born on September 15, 1950, in Nebraska, and was the son of […]

Linda Jean Stephens Flinchum, 71, of Dublin, passed away on July 21, 2024, with her family by her side. Linda is the daughter of the late Woodrow Vance and the […]

Diane Barbara Hicks, age 60 of Dublin, recently passed away. Diane is the mother of Andrew Hicks, Martin Hicks, Amanda Hicks, and Clarence Hicks of Maine. She is the sister […]

James Patrick Elliott, age 67, of Blacksburg, died, Friday, July 19, 2024, at VCU Medical Center. He was born in Radford, VA on August 9, 1956. He was preceded in […]

Melanie Dawn Brizendine, 54, of New Castle, Virginia joined her lord and savior on Friday, July 19, 2024. She was born on November 22, 1969, to Victoria Jones LaPrad and […]

Betty June Smith Childress, age 94. formerly of Pulaski passed away on July 15 at South Roanoke Nursing Home in Roanoke. She was preceded in death by her parents John […]

The lights in the NRV educational community dimmed on July 17, with the death of Dale Edwin Margheim. Starting as an elementary school teacher in Giles County and continuing into […]

Thomas “Pops” M. Hamlin, age 70, of Christiansburg, died on Friday, July 19, 2024. He was born in Radford, Va., on July 26, 1953, to the late Albert Lee and […]

Patsy Irene Foster Holmes, age 86, passed away on July 7, 2024, in Dublin, Virginia. She was born on February 4, 1938, in Pulaski, Virginia. Patsy is survived by her […]

Mary Josephine Bertone Katz, aged 82, passed away on July 18, 2024, after a courageous battle with stage 4 breast cancer. She departed peacefully at home surrounded by loved ones. […]

Brenda Faye Boothe, age 67 of Radford passed away Friday, July 19, 2024 at the Lewis-Gale Hospital – Montgomery in the presence of her son, daughter-in-law, and granddaughter and at […]

Willie Paul Davis, Jr., age 76 of Dublin passed away Friday morning July 19, 2024 at the Lewis-Gale Medical Center in Salem. Born March 29, 1948 in Prosperity, Tennessee he […]

Linda Lou Trenar Melvin, age 73, passed away on Wednesday, July 17, 2024 in Pearisburg, VA, after a courageous battle with heart failure She was born February 11, 1951 in […]

Joyce Jean Light, 86, of Christiansburg passed away on Wednesday, July 17, 2024. She is preceded in death by her parents, Harley Clarence Light and Arlin Payne Light; sister-in-law; Nancy […]

Donald Eugene Craig: loving husband, faithful father, superb “Papa,” camping enthusiast, gifted pianist, avid Duke BB devotee and Appalachian Trail hiker, passed from this life to his eternal reward on […]

Sheldon D. “Booger” Brown, age 57, passed away on Wednesday, July 17, 2024, at the Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke, VA. Born January 10, 1967, he was the son […]