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Bonita Gail Grubb Mabry, age 84 of Pulaski, died Monday afternoon January 19, 2026 at her residence. She was born in Pulaski on October 15, 1941, and was the daughter […]

Edith Ellen Gravley Beebe, 87, of Radford, passed away Saturday, January 17, 2026, in Roanoke Memorial Hospital. She retired from Federal Mogul. Edith was preceded in death by her parents, […]

Gerald W. Mills, aged 74, of Christiansburg, VA, passed away peacefully on January 17, 2026, surrounded by his loving family. Gerald lived a life defined by devotion—to his faith, to […]

Mary Ellen Wood, 80, of Elliston, passed away on January 17, 2026 at Lewis Gale Medical Center in Salem. She was a longtime nurse at Richfield Nursing Home. Mary is […]

Ruth Marie Surbaugh, 90 of Copper Hill, passed away on Saturday, January 17, 2026. She is preceded in death by her husband, Robert Lovell Surbaugh; granddaughter, Amanda Simpkins; sisters, Alice […]

Cathy Ann Huff, age 70 of Floyd passed on January 17, 2026 with her family by her side. She is survived by her daughter Tracy M. Lovo; granddaughter, Rosa M. […]

Elizabeth (Bette) G. Mason of Blacksburg died Tuesday, January 13, 2026, one day after her 93rd birthday, after a brief illness. Left to cherish her memory are her son, Thomas […]

Helen Naff Altizer, 94 of Riner, went to her heavenly home Wednesday, January 14, 2026 surrounded by her family. She was born September 30, 1931 to the late Archie and […]

David Dwight Burr, age 91, of Blacksburg, Virginia, died Saturday, December 6, 2025 at the Kroontje Health Care Center at Warm Hearth Village. He was born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts on […]

Frank “Sonny” Ward Sweeney Sr., 94 of Roanoke, Virginia, passed away on Friday, January 16, 2026. Sonny was born on July 16, 1931, in Rising Sun, Maryland, the son of […]

Bobby Davis Williams of Narrows, Virginia, passed away peacefully on January 15, 2026, at Lewis-Gale Medical Center in Salem. Born on July 8, 1948, in Virginia, he was a beacon […]

Anna Christine Hockenberger Abel, 86 of Bedford, VA., formerly of Pearisburg, VA., went to her heavenly home to see her husband on Friday, January 16, 2026. Anna was born on […]

Mary Elizabeth Taylor Vaught, a cherished matriarch, and long-time resident of Pearisburg, Virginia, passed away peacefully on January 15, 2026, at the age of 84. She was born on July […]

Penelope Ann “Penny” Dignan, 68, passed away on January 16, 2026, at New River Valley Medical Center. Penny was born on December 6, 1957, in California, to John Clifford Dignan […]

Harry Kenneth Yates, Born January 21, 1953, of Check, VA., went to be with his lord and savior on January 16, 2026. He was preceded in death by his parents […]

Marie Boyd Anderson Jackson, 96, passed away at her home in Radford on Friday, January 16, 2026. She was retired from Radford Community Hospital after 28 years as the Food […]

Martha Akers, affectionately known by her family as “Red,” of Christiansburg, VA, passed away on January 15, 2026. She was preceded in death by her parents, James Trump and Mary […]

Corrine Thompson Vaughn, 85 of Riner, Virginia went to her heavenly home on Tuesday, January 13, 2026 in the devoted loving care of her daughter Angie. Corrine was born to […]