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Marilyn Echavez Baker, age 50, of Blacksburg died, Saturday, December 10, 2016. She was born in the Philippines on November 26, 1966 to the late Cipriano and Basilia Valdez Echavez […]

Justin Garrett Smith, 37, of Radford, passed away Sunday, December 11, 2016 from injuries sustained from a motorcycle accident. He was a member of Snowville Baptist Church and has worked […]

Haven Jennings “Bucky” Hutchison, 64, passed away Saturday, December 10, 2016. He is preceded in death by his parents, Charles Haven and Thelma Dowdy Hutchison; his sister, Linda Cecil; and […]

William “Howard” Morris, age 88 of Williamsburg, Virginia, passed away Saturday, December 10th 2016 at Highland Ridge Nursing Home in Dublin VA. He had been a resident of Williamsburg for […]

Lillie Yvonne “Bonnie” Smith, 66, of Riner passed away Saturday, December 10, 2016 at Lewis-Gale Hospital Salem. Born in Brunswick, Georgia to the late Troy and Nellie Grace Britt on […]

Josephine Wingo Johnston Blaker, 75, of Narrows, VA went to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 11, 2016 at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Blaker was born on May […]

Alex Franklin Wilson, Jr., 82, of Staffordsville, went to be with the Lord on Monday, December 12, 2016. He was born April 3, 1934 at Meade, WV, the son of […]

James Howard Twine, affectionately known as “Howard,” went home to be in the Heavenly Choir on Thursday, December 8, 2016. He was born September 2, 1933. He was preceded in […]

John Robinson Simmerman, 91, of Radford, passed away Sunday, December 11, 2016. He was a member of Anchor of Hope Presbyterian Church in Max Meadows, VA., and a graduate of […]

Dona Esther Vires Henley, 93, passed away Saturday, December 10, 2016. She was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church in Radford. She was preceded in death by her husband, […]

James Harvey Lafon, “Jimmy” “Rubberneck”, 79, of Croft Road, Pembroke, departed this life Thursday evening, December 8, 2016 at Carilion Giles Community Hospital in Pearisburg. Born in Montgomery County on […]

Leila Hogan Harvey, 76, of Radford passed away Friday, December 9, 2010 at her home in Radford. She was a member of First Baptist Church on Rock Road in Radford, […]

Misty Powers Bowman Mills, 42, of Dublin, passed away Thursday, December 8, 2016. Survivors include her husband, Chris “Chico” Mills; children, Isaac Bowman and Josie Bowman; mother and stepfather, Shirley […]

Jennifer June Goins Greer, age 46 of Fairlawn passed away Tuesday, December 6, 2016 after a lenghtly illness. She was the daughter of June Hawks Goins and the late Charles […]

Eldred “Shade” Radford was born in Laurel Fork, Va on November 9, 1924 and joined his wife, Allie Marie Radford in heaven on December 6, 2016. He was preceded in […]