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Just before midnight on Thursday, November 16, 2017, our Mom, Granny, and Great Granny, Elizabeth Mae Henderson, reached her arms up to Jesus and he welcomed her home. Preceding her […]

Lawrence D. Rasnick, 95, of Christiansburg passed away November 17, 2017. Lawrence retired after 34 years at RAAP. He also spent many happy years working at Melton & Marshall Oil […]

Virginia Cunningham Haley, 80, of Christiansburg, passed away on Saturday, November 18, 2017. She was preceded in death by her mother, Pearl Howard Cunningham; father, ‘Wilton’ Andrew Cunningham; sisters, Esta […]

Charles L. Fraley Jr. of Pearisburg, formerly of Troutville, peacefully departed this life on Friday, November 17, 2017. He was born in Society Hill, South Carolina on March 10, 1937 […]

Lynn Edwin Gaines, age 61, of Blacksburg went to be with the Lord, Thursday, November 16, 2017, at his home. He was born in Washington, D.C. on February 9, 1956 […]

Linda Owens Duncan, 71 of Floyd, passed away Friday, November 17, 2017. She is survived by her husband, Dean Duncan; daughters, Andrea (Daniel) Burrell, Melodie (Mark) Cox, Tammie (Billy) Keith, […]

Robert Gilmer Cumbee, 61, of Maybrook Community, Pembroke, departed this life Wednesday evening, November 15, 2017 at Lewis-Gale Montgomery Hospital in Blacksburg. Born in Giles County on September 3, 1956, […]

William ‘Bill’ Corell, 88, of Riner, passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 16, 2017, at his home with his wife and her cousin by his side. Born in Riner on […]

Debbie Ann McBride, 58, of Riner passed away November 14, 2017. She was a loving wife and mother and will be missed by us all. She was preceded in death […]

Darrell A. Shelton age 59 of Peterstown, formerly of Orange County, VA, passed away Thursday November 16, 2017 at Peyton Hospice House in Lewisburg, WV. Born September 7, 1958 at […]

Shirley Huff Sutphin, 69 of Willis, passed away Thursday, November 16, 2017. She is survived by her husband of 47 years, Wendell Sutphin; son, Jerry Sutphin (Kim); daughter, Mary Blankenship […]

Deloris Irene ‘Dee’ Rodgers, age 78 of Christiansburg, VA, passed away Wednesday, November 15, 2017. She was born to the late Vernon Foster and Frieda Belt on October 22, 1939. […]

Woodrow “Woody” Delano Maddy, age 75 of Radford, Virginia passed away Thursday, November 16, 2017 at his home. Born September 18, 1942 in Washington D.C. he was the son of […]

Phyllis Arlene Martin Harvey, age 88, of Lindside, WV, passed away on Wednesday, November 15, 2017, at the Springfield Center in Lindside, WV. Born February 26, 1929, in Rock Camp, […]

Tyelisa A. Young, 47, of Peterstown, West Virginia, formerly of Lititz, passed away on Sunday, November 12, 2017, at her parent’s home. She was born in Ephrata to Marvin R. […]

Fannie Lucille Atkinson, 84, passed away on Saturday, November 11, 2017 after a short battle with cancer. She is predeceased by her parents, Charlie Crockett and Agnes Minnie Snider and […]