David Lee Runkle, 83, of Raphine died Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, at Brookdale in Staunton. Born July 11, 1943, in Rockbridge County, he was a son of Russel Lee Runkle and Claudia Bell Wade Runkle. David ...

Irwin Taylor Sanders II departed this life on Aug. 17, 2024, in Danville, Ky. He was 81 years old. A 1965 graduate of CentreCollege, Sanders earned his MA and PhD in history from the University of ...

Kathryn Ann Stuart Walker was born in 1930 in Alone Mill in Rockbridge County to Vada Patterson Stuart and William Kirkpatrick Stuart. She grew up on a farm near Lexington with her mother, father, and ...

James Walter Sanderson, 86, of Staunton was carried up unto heaven in the arms of Christ on Sept. 22, 2026. He met his sweetheart and got married in 1959. Jim and Mattie had 67 wonderful fulfilling ...

William Arthur “Billy” Hall ‒ Dad, Pa, The “Million Dollar Man,” Big Bad Bill, The Man - The Myth-The Legend leapt from his mountain home into the arms of Jesus on Sept. 21, 2026. Billy fought a hard ...

Marlene Berry Smith, 66, of Rockbridge Baths died Monday, Sept. 28, 2026, at Carilion Roanoke MemorialHospital. Born Sept. 26, 1960, she was a daughter of the late Robert H. Berry Sr. and Mary Anna ...

James “Jimmy” Carroll Wallace, 78, of Glasgow, passed away Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026. Born May 12, 1948, in Rockbridge County, he was a son of the late Carroll “Carl” Huffman Wallace and Pansy Mae ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recalled packages of frozen blueberries sold at Walmart over concerns about E.

Daniel “Danny” Edward Andes, 64, of Buena Vista passed away Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026, at Heritage Hall Nursing Home. He was born Oct. 31, 1961, to Doris Lawhorne Andes and Gerald Isaac Andes. In ...

Arlene Janet Link Hickman, 78, of Natural Bridge, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026. She was preceded in death by her husband, Andrew Sherman Hickman; parents, James Garwood and Margaret ...

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