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James Edwin Sherman, “Ed”, of Christiansburg, passed away Wednesday morning, May 31, 2017. Ed was born on October 27, 1929 in Person County, North Carolina. He was preceded in death […]

Steven Glovier Hall passed away Wednesday May 31, 2017, at Lewis Gale Medical Center surrounded by his family and friends. Steve was born on December 6, 1941 in Radford Virginia, […]

Howard Eldridge Nichols, 80, of South Highway 150, Linwood passed away Saturday March 25, 2017 at Hinkle Hospice House. Howard was born October 26, 1936, in Floyd Va., to Rufus Nichols […]

Elonzo Curtis Haralson, Jr., 63, passed away at his home in Fairlawn. He was preceded in death by his mother, Jobyna Hoahwah; brother, James Haralson and sister, Linda Maynard. Survivors […]

Connie Theresa Shelton, 67, passed away Tuesday, May 30, 2017 at her home in Dublin. She was a housekeeping supervisor at Virginia Tech. Connie was preceded in death by her […]

Bobby C. Handy, 73, of Shawsville, passed away on May 29, 2017. He was preceded in death by his parents, Doris Carter Handy and James Lundy Handy; brothers, James Carson […]

Kala Reed Shaw, 28, from Floyd, passed away on Saturday May 27, 2017. Kala was a loving mother, daughter, sister, and aunt. She is preceded in death by her grandfather […]

Myrtle Isabella Jernigan Wood, 97, of Dublin, VA went peacefully to be with her Lord on Monday, May 29, 2017. Born July 30, 1919, she was the daughter of Joseph […]

Inez Maxine Curtis, 39, of Blacksburg, passed away Monday, May 29, 2017. She was preceded in death by her father-in-law, Sonny Waldron. Survivors include her mother, Janet Torres of Blacksburg; […]

Robert Walter Durham 72, of Radford, Va. formerly of Tabernacle, NJ and Bedford, Va., passed away Monday, May 29, 2017. He is preceded in death by his wife, Nancy Anderson […]

Robert Abraham, 89, died on Sunday, May 28, 2017 at his home in Christiansburg. A native of Long Island, NY, he was a resident of SW Virginia for more than […]

Norma Williams Linkous, 72, of Blacksburg, went to be with the Lord Monday, May 29, 2017. She was born on July 1, 1944 and is preceded in death by her […]

On Friday, May, 26th, 2017, Harvey Edward Bland, 62, of Christiansburg, went to be with Lord and Savior Jesus Christ after a long illness. He was preceded in death by […]

Safford Eugene Adkins, age 75, of Max Meadows, formerly of McCoy, Va. passed away at his home in Max Meadows, VA. He was born in McCoy, VA on August 29, […]

Terry Lane Whittaker, 66, of Radford, passed away Saturday, May 27, 2017. He was a member of Belmont Christian Church since 1982, where he was serving as an elder and […]

Having taught us all that she could, Lynda Ann Sloan, age 70, flew away on May 25, 2017. The first part of Lynda’s life was very difficult, but she survived […]