Obituaries

Joyce Helen Herron passed away on Dec. 26, 2024 following a long battle with Alzheimers. Joyce was born in Atoka,...

Thelma Jean Bratton Cole, 79, of Wytheville, passed away Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024.  She was preceded in death by her...

Maurice “Duke” Lee Long, 84, passed away Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024, in the Good Sam Hospice House in Roanoke.  He...

Elbert Vadis Hedrick, 84, of Dublin, passed away Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. He was the son of William Newal Hedrick...

Robert Allen Gravely, 77, of Dublin, passed away Dec. 16, 2024. He was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas...

Martin Klaus, 77, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at VPI&SU, died peacefully at home Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024, in Blacksburg after...

Marion Snell Wade, 98, of Radford, passed away Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024.  Born Oct. 29, 1926, she was preceded in...

Pauline Turner Long, 94, of Radford, went to her heavenly home Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. Born June 2, 1930, she...

George Duane Hix, 84, of Draper, passed away Friday, Dec. 6, 2024. He attended Emory and Henry College on a...

Vernon “Kyle” Hamblin, 39, passed away Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024.  Survivors include his loving parents, Vernon and Carolyn Hamblin; sister...