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Wilma Okes Sheppard, age 74, of Dublin, Va. died, Thursday, June 6, 2019, at Lewis Gale Hospital-Pulaski. She was born in Ellison, WVa. on October 19, 1944 to the late […]

Charlene “Sally” Clark, 90, of Mountainside Drive in Narrows, VA, departed this life Friday morning, June 7, 2019 in the care of Heritage Hall in Rich Creek, VA. Born in […]

Clyde ‘Robert’ Lee Hall (age 75) passed away quietly on Sunday evening, June 2, 2019 at Heritage Hall in Tazewell, VA. He was born on April 22, 1944 in O’Toole, […]

Claude Osborn Clyburn, age 90, of Blacksburg, passed away on June 4, 2019. He was born on December 17, 1928 to the late Floyd and Nora May Vaught Clyburn. He […]

Stanley W. Frost went to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Thursday, June 6, 2019 at the age of 93. He was born on March 19, 1926 […]

Thomas “Tom” Howard Bentley, Jr., age 74 of Pulaski passed away June 4, 2019 after a lengthy illness. Born October 18, 1944 in Pulaski he was the son of the […]

Irene Gail Winters, 56, of Blacksburg, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday June 4th, 2019. Better known to her family and friends as Gail. She is preceded […]

Hassie Loraine Holliday Dishon, age 93 of Hiwassee passed away Tuesday, June 4, 2019 at the Lewis-Gale Hospital, Pulaski. Born June 24, 1925 in Snowville she was the daughter of […]

Vera Ann Davis Jones, of Blacksburg, passed to the other side on Sunday, June 2, 2019, at the age of 81. She was born in Blacksburg, VA on October 9, […]

Marvin A. Lawrence, age 95, passed away peacefully on June 4, 2019. He was predeceased by his parents, Arno and Alverta Lawrence; daughter, Marla Lawrence Ball; granddaughter, Beth Michele Lawrence. […]

Douglas Eugene Akers, age 81 of Pulaski passed away Monday, June 3, 2019 at the Carilion New River Valley Medical Center, Christiansburg. Born January 28, 1938 in Pulaski he was […]

Dale Edward Bell, age 65, of Dublin, VA, passed away Monday morning, June 3, 2019, at Roanoke Memorial Hospital, after a hard-fought battle against cancer and liver disease. Born May […]

Mary Lee Wrenn Rawlins, 82, of Shawsville, Va., passed away unexpectedly on Friday, May 31, 2019 at Carillion New River Valley Medical Center in Christiansburg, Va. She was born on […]

Shelby Jean Wood Conner, 81, of Elliston, VA passed away on Sunday, June 2, 2019. She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert S. and Maggie Mae Bean Wood, […]

Antonia Maria Hess of Floyd, VA., 75, died peacefully at home on Sunday, June 2nd, 2019. Toni is survived by Mark Douglas, her husband of 27 years, her sister and […]

Audrey Ann Amo Micklewright, 65 of Narrows, VA passed away Sunday, June 2, 2019 at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Micklewright was born on June 3, 1953 in Pearisburg and […]

Richard Waters “Dick” Davis, passed away peacefully in his sleep in Radford, Virginia, on June 2, 2019 at the age of 87. Dick said every morning while reading the paper, […]