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Susan Estelle Sutherland, 79, of Salem, passed away on January 13, 2016. She is survived by her son, Danny Sweeney and wife Linda; daughter, Deborah Plue and husband Timothy; four […]

Heather Hammett Walters of Christiansburg, passed away unexpectedly on January 13, 2016. She was born on December 3, 1964, to Robert Frederick Hammett and Claudia Rae Cutler. Heather is also […]

Eric Michael Ryan came into this world as a miracle baby on August 14, 1980 born with a complicated mass of cysts spread throughout his mouth and throat medically referred […]

Bertha Jewel Martin, 87, of Dublin, passed away Wednesday, January 13, 2016. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m., Sunday, January 17, 2016 at Highland Memory Gardens in Dublin. Arrangements […]

Raymond Oakey McMahan, age 79, of Blacksburg died, Tuesday, January 12, 2016. He was born in Montgomery Co., Va. on March 26, 1936 to the late Charles Whitey and Ollie […]

Arlie Jean Sutphin, 76, of Christiansburg, passed away peacefully while surrounded by her family members on Monday, January 11, 2016, at Lewis Gale Montgomery Hospital in Blacksburg. She was born […]

Gary Robert Summers, age 80, passed away January 12, 2016. Gary was born January 11, 1936 in Wichita, KS and retired from the construction machinery industry. He was a long […]

Tobias Alexander Dotson, 41, of the White Gate community of Pearisburg, VA died Wednesday, January 13, 2016 unexpectedly at Carilion Roanoke Memorial hospital. Toby was born July 22, 1974 in […]

Kathleen M. Slater, 68 of Copper Hill, passed away Monday, January 11, 2016. She was a devoted wife for 50 years to her husband Paul L. Slater, Jr. and loving […]

Ivalene Huff Cox, 91, of Indian Valley, passed away Sunday, January 10, 2016. She was preceded in death by her husband, Roy Allen Cox, son, Benny Thornton Cox, daughter, Kathy […]

Delma Laura Black, age 87 of Pulaski, died Saturday evening, January 9, 2016 at Carilion New River Valley Medical Center. She was born on December 21, 1928 in Christansburg, and […]

Thomas Draper Sutphin, 87, of Bedford, formerly of Dublin, passed away Thursday, January 7, 2016 at Campbell Rest Home. He was one of nine children born to Thomas Grayden and […]

Lorene Rose Wells, 87, of Pulaski, passed away January 9, 2016. The family will receive friends from 11 a.m. to noon on Tuesday, January 12, 2016, at Horne Funeral Home. […]

“RB” Russell Beverly White, Jr., 68, of Pembroke, departed this life Friday evening, January 8, 2016 at Carilion Giles Community Hospital in Pearisburg. Born in Pearisburg on March 16, 1947, […]

Jimmy Dale Neal, 55, of 9th Street S. in Princeton, WV, departed this life Thursday, December 31, 2015 at Princeton Community Hospital. Born in Pearisburg, VA on February 26, 1960, […]

Todd Edward Smith, 51, of Hillcrest Dr.,Bluefield, VA, departed this life Thursday evening, January 7, 2016 at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke, VA after a short illness. Born in […]

Robert Lee (Nick) Nicholson, Jr., 94, passed away at his home in Radford surrounded by his family. He was a member of Grove United Methodist Church and a U. S. […]