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Nathan Allen Wiley received his angel wings on August 29, 2016 and has moved to be with God. This extraordinary young man had a positive impact on countless lives in […]

William Kenneth (Bill) Cole, 79, of Pilot, VA, passed away on August 29, 2016. Bill was preceded in death by his parents, Irvin and Elsie Cole. He is survived by […]

Marshall Olin Griffin, Jr., passed away on Wednesday, August 31, 2016 in the care of his loving family. He was born on January 21, 1934 in Indian Land, SC. He […]

Sanfert “Brick” Marunich, pronounced (Mon-Rich), Vietnam Veteran, well known artist and a resident of Narrows, VA died unexpectedly, Thursday, August 25, 2016 at the age of 68 while on vacation […]

James David Shrewsbury, 68, passed away on Monday, August 29, 2016 at his home in Dublin. He was a member of Dublin United Methodist Church, a retired electrical engineer for […]

Jewel Miller Radford, 78, of Ripplemead, VA passed away, Sunday, August 28, 2016 at his home. Born May 26, 1938 at Pembroke, VA he was the son of the late […]

Marvin Via MacMackin passed away on Sunday, August 28, 2016. Mac was born on April 29, 1925, in Shawsville, VA. He was the son of the late George C. MacMackin […]

On Monday, August 29, 2016, Heaven’s gates were opened and an angel Lula B. “Granny” Harris went to be with Jesus. She was preceded in death by her husband, Marvin […]

John Travis Clark, age 41 of Snowville passed away Sunday, August 28, 2016 at his home. Born November 12, 1974 in Salem, Virginia he was the son of Larry & […]

April Dawn Reed, age 36, of Bassett, passed away on Saturday, August 27, 2016. She is preceded in death by her parents Russell Mahlon and Lula Mae Dickerson Reed of […]

Allan A Yousten, 79, of Blacksburg, passed away Wednesday, August 24, 2016. He was born in Racine Wis. November 9, 1936 and was preceded in death by his parents, Albert […]

Donald Stouffer Elliott, 93, of Blacksburg, Va., passed peacefully in his home on Friday, August 5, 2016. A native of Hagerstown, Md., Donald was a World War II army radio […]

Leslie Garay, of Blacksburg, was born in Hosszúhetény, on the outskirts of the city of Pécs in Hungary on August 6, 1924. In the aftermath of World War II, he […]

Alexander Chandlee (Chan) Hering, MD, CAPT, MC, USN, (Ret.), 99, of Blacksburg, died Monday, August 22, 2016 at the Cove in Kroontje Health Center. “Doc” was born in Baltimore, Md. […]

Jane Dowdy Hurd, of Blacksburg, Virginia, passed away on Thursday, August 25, 2016, after a brief illness and surrounded by those who loved her. She was preceded in death by […]

Judy Meredith, 74, of Narrows, departed this life Thursday evening, August 25, 2016 in the care of her family. Born on March 5, 1942 at Narrows, Virginia. she was a […]

Carolyn Lee Cunningham, 64, of Christiansburg, went to be with the Lord on August 25, 2016. She was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Exalee Cunningham; and a […]