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Juanita W. K. Wightman, 83, died on December 18th at her home in Blacksburg VA after battling cancer and dementia for nearly 5 years. She graduated from Petersburg (VA) High […]

Faye Gardner Slusher Mitchell, 98, of Christiansburg, Va., was called home to her family and her Savior on Sunday, December 16, 2018. Faye was born on October 31, 1920, the […]

Peacefully surrounded by her family, Mrs. Margaret Gosnell Weaver, of Dublin, went home to be with the Lord on December 17, 2018. She worked alongside her husband for 40 years […]

Sandra Mae Long, of Blacksburg, born on October 6, 1944, passed away on December 13, 2018. She is survived by her husband, Willie Edward Long, four sons, four daughters-in-law, and […]

Arthur William (Bill) Claussen, of Blacksburg, passed away on Thursday, December 13, 2018. He was 79 years young. Bill was born on September 15, 1939, and raised in Birmingham, AL, […]

Lula Mae Spence Boyd, 81, passed away Monday, December 17, 2018 at her home in Radford surrounded by her family. Lula was a member of the West Radford Church of […]

Willie Dennis “Bill” Coleman, 94 of Floyd, passed away on Monday, December 17, 2018. He is preceded in death by his first wife, Martha Buchanan Coleman; second wife, Arva Conner […]

Carolyn Altizer Hines, 74, of Snowville, passed away on Sunday, December 16, 2018. Carolyn was preceded in death by her parents, Archie M. Altizer and Nobie Phillips Altizer; and step-daughter, […]

Donald Preston Pack, 95 of Pearisburg, VA went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at Carilion Giles Community Hospital in Pearisburg. Mr. Pack was born on […]

Milton Lee Yopp, Jr., age 70 of Pulaski passed away Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at the Lewis-Gale Medical Center, Salem. Born March 4, 1948 in Christiansburg, he was the son […]

Virginia Mary (nee) Murphy Smith, born in Brooklyn, NY on March 25, 1920, was 98 years of age and passed peacefully in her sleep on December 16th. She was the […]

Darlene Dobbins Havens, 75, of Radford, passed away Sunday, December 16, 2018. She was retired from Carilion Hospital with 35 years of service and was a member of the Radford […]

Diane Elizabeth Saunders, 72, of Commissary Hill, Pembroke, departed this life Monday morning, December 17, 2018 at her home. Born in Christiansburg on April 7, 1947, she was a daughter […]

Rachel Helena (Collins) Ballard, 98, of Pearisburg passed into everlasting life on December 15, 2018 at the home of her youngest son, Richard, in High Point, NC. Born January 25, […]

Pauline “Pod” Ball, age 85, of Bozoo, WV, passed away on Sunday, December 16, 2018, at the Carilion Giles Community Hospital in Pearisburg, VA. Born January 9, 1933, in Bozoo, […]

Elsie Louise Stoots, age 75 of Pulaski passed away Thursday, December 13, 2018 at her home. Born April 21, 1943 in Radford, Virginia she was the daughter of the late […]

Rosalind Claire Poland Lloyd, formerly of Middleburg and Berryville, Va., died on December 13, 2018, in Blacksburg, Va. She was born in Washington, D.C., on December 10, 1935, to the […]