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Peter Armstrong West, a lighting designer whose work was seen in productions throughout the United States and abroad, passed away from cancer at his home in Park Slope, Brooklyn, New […]

Lura C. Estes, 83, of Blacksburg, passed away Friday, September 15, 2017. She is preceded in death by her husband, Lawrence S. Estes Jr.; parents, Virginia and Daniel Lovern; and […]

Ralph Wayne Akers, 66, of Dublin, passed away Friday, September 15, 2017. He worked for Volvo Trucks in the engineering department. He was an avid scuba and cave diver, hunter, […]

Charles Robert “Bob” Carner, Sr., age 93, of McCoy died Thursday, September 14, 2017, at Virginia Veterans Care Center. He was born in Princeton, WV on December 18, 1923 to […]

Richard Nuel McGuire, 80, of Christiansburg, VA, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 14, 2017, after a battle with diabetes. He is survived by his sons, Eric Martin McGuire, Gregory […]

Lonnie Joe Adams, 78, formerly of Dublin, passed away Thursday, September 7, 2017. He was a general contractor in the New River Valley for 40 years and was active in […]

Terry Joe Angle, 52, of Radford, passed away on Wednesday, September 13, 2017. He was preceded in death by his father, Charles S. Angle. Terry is survived by his mother, […]

Ava Reda Underwood Wells, 93 of Christiansburg, a Floyd native, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, September 13, 2017. She was preceded in death by her loving […]

Betty Martin Henry, 87, passed away quietly on Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at her Commonwealth Senior Living residence. She had been a resident at Commonwealth since 2014 when she and […]

Sherri Lea Anderson passed away at her home Friday, August 25th 2017. She was 53 years old. Surviving are her parents, Roger and Janice Anderson, her mother, Shirley Williams, her […]