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Rachel “Nadine” Boyd Phillips Akers, age 86, passed away Monday, May 26th, 2025 at her home in Radford. Nadine was born Feb. 23, 1939 in Loudoun County, Virginia to the […]

Loretta Stewart Grubb, 83, of Christiansburg, VA went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on May 26, 2025. Loretta was born on July 19, 1941 in Montgomery […]

On Sunday, May 25, 2025 Samuel Boyce Thomason passed away quietly at his favorite place on earth, his home in the Blue Ridge Mountains, with his wife, Jo, and his […]

Jeremy Breedwell, 42, of Narrows, Va. went to be with the Lord May 25, 2025. He was the son of Phyllis Ferguson-Wilson and Jerry Breedwell (Cathy). In addition to his […]

Gerard Lawrence Flad left us, suddenly, on Saturday, May twenty-fourth, while sitting in the shade of the trees at his home on Shadow Lake Road. Jerry is survived by his […]

Juanita Kate “Katie” Eanes McKinney, age 60 of Benson, North Carolina passed away Thursday, May 22, 2025 at her home. Born April 25, 1965 in Pulaski, she was the daughter […]

Carroll Burress Vest, age 85, of Pilot died, on Sunday, May 25, 2025. She was born in Virginia on June 23, 1939, to the late William Ira and Roma Effie […]

Norma Duncan Graham, 84, of Floyd went to be with the Lord on Saturday May 24, 2025. Norma worked for many years on the family farm; she worked at the […]

Betty Jo Davidson Kelly, a cherished matriarch and beacon of faith, passed away peacefully on May 22, 2025, at the age of 88 in Radford, VA. Born on February 17, […]

Shirley Jean Alexander, age 89 of Max Meadows, Virginia passed away Friday, May 23, 2025 at Heritage Hall in Laurel Fork, Virginia. Born April 16, 1936 in Pulaski County, she […]

Samuel Michael Terry Sr., age 63, passed away on Thursday, May 22, 2025, at his home. Born June 10, 1961, in Monroe County, he was the son of the late […]

On the evening of April 18, 2025, surrounded by his loving family in Tampa, Florida, Gene Williams peacefully passed away at the age of 85. A devoted husband for 63 […]

Dr. Hewlette Spencer Crawford, Jr., 93, of Radford, passed away on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. Hewlette was born in Syracuse, NY, on June 4, 1931 to his parents, Hewlette S. […]

Geraldine A. Hackert passed away at her home in Blacksburg, VA on May 20, 2025 at the age of 73. She was born in Torrington, CT on November 23, 1951, […]

Vicki Gusler Sheppard, 53 of Christiansburg passed away on Thursday, May 22, 2025. She was preceded in death by her father, Carl Alexander Gusler. Vicki is survived by her sons, […]

Mary Jane Collins Austin, aged 70, of Dublin, Virginia passed away peacefully on May 22, 2025, in Pulaski, Virginia, surrounded by the love of her family. Born on February 6, […]

John Donald Dunn of Floyd, Virginia passed away peacefully on May 17th, 2025, at the age of 95. He was born on March 8, 1930, in Brooklyn, NY to John […]