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Bonnie Mae Shepherd Guill, 75 of Narrows, VA departed this life October 31, 2021, in the care of her family and Hospice. Born April 1, 1946, she was a daughter […]

Delores Darlene Ratcliff McGuyer passed away on October 30, 2021. She was born I Montgomery County on July 21, 1953 to the late Kent Edward Ratcliff and Elsie Akers Ratcliff. […]

Virginia Painter Perkins, 99, of Wytheville, VA died Sunday, October 17, 2021 in the Commonwealth Senior Living at Radford, VA. She was born in Pulaski on June 13, 1922 and […]

Samuel Crisp Jr., age 73, departed this life on Thursday, October 21, 2021 after a brief illness. Sam was the youngest son of the late Samuel and Mary Della Crisp. […]

Jack Herman Grimmett, age 65, went to heaven to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, October 29, 2021, at the Carilion Giles Community Hospital. Born January 25, 1956, […]

Wilma Moran Sowers of Salem, VA passed away on October 29, 2021 at her home. She was born on February 27, 1922 to Walter Abraham and Mary Agnes Moran. She […]

Thomas John Witska, 81, of Check, Virginia, peacefully passed away on Friday, October 8, 2021. Tom was born in New York to his parents, Thomas Edward Witska and Ella Marie […]

Jo Ann Morehead Bingham, 85 of Radford, Virginia, completed her earthly journey to join Our Lord in her heavenly home on Friday, October 29, 2021. Jo was born July 29, […]

On Friday, October 29, 2021 the world found out it had lost a hero. John Travis Krallman, of Blacksburg, was found deceased in his condo in Silver Springs Maryland. John, […]

Dana Ray “D.J.” White, Jr. age 33 of Draper passed away Friday, October 29, 2021 at Lewis Gale Hospital, Salem. Born February 1, 1988 in Radford, he is the son […]

Ronald Keith Fanning, 79, of Pearisburg, VA, with outstretched hands, went to be with the Lord he faithfully served on Friday, October 29, 2021. He was born June 9, 1942 […]

Kenneth Lee Rakes, 80, of Pearisburg, Virginia passed away peacefully on October 30th, 2021. Ken was born on July 4th, 1941, in Dickenson County, Virginia and was a son of […]

Harold Gray “Mousie” Sutherland, 90, passed away Thursday, October 28, 2021. A member of Central United Methodist Church and retired from Inland Motors/Kollmorgen, he was preceded in death by his […]

Elsie Mae Fain Cox, 84, passed away at her home in Christiansburg surrounded by her family on Friday, October 29, 2021. She was preceded in death by her parents, Charlie […]

After a gallant fight, Joan Louise Fulmer Hvozdovic slipped peacefully away in Blacksburg, Virginia on October 23, 2021; surrounded by her loving family and devoted fur companion, Hokie. Born in […]

Georgia Annette Williams, 96, of Pembroke, the last remaining child of Charles H. and Hattie Rowe Habernigg passed away on Thursday, October 28, 2021 at Heritage Hall in Rich Creek. […]

Richard Wayne “Sonny” Theobald was carried into Heaven in the loving embrace of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on October 28, 2021. Born on December 9, 1937 in Shelbyville, […]

Maj. James C. Deemer, USMC (Retired), 86, of Blacksburg, Va., died Tuesday after a long illness. His family began missing him even before Jimmy, as he was known, left the […]