Heath, Kenneth James

Dewey Lee Blankenship 83, of Narrows, VA, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, August 11, 2022, at Carilion Giles Community Hospital in Pearisburg. Dewey was born in Giles County, VA on March 26, 1939, and was a son of the late Jessie Davis Blankenship and Lilly Mae Clark Blankenship.

Almeta Kessinger Young, age 81, of Blacksburg, passed away peacefully on August 11, 2022. She was born in Montgomery County, Va. on December 28, 1940 to the late Roy Kemper and Lucy Smith Kessinger. She was preceded in death by sisters Fleta Smith, Doris Walters, Lois Green, and Lucy Martin,...

Edna Gladine Childress Davis, age 80 of Pulaski passed away Friday, August 12, 2022 at the Lewis-Gale Hospital-Pulaski. Born January 20, 1942 in Carroll County she was the daughter of the late Paul Benjamin Childress & Liza Oakley Childress. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Ronald Edgar Davis, sisters, Frances Lawson, Margaret Gravley, Mary Daniels and brother, Richard “Dick” Childress.

Larry Eugene Holston, age 61, of Newport News, VA, passed away Sunday, August 7, 2022. Born October 8, 1960 in Pulaski, VA he was the son of the late Clarence Neil Holston and Cora Mae (John) Brookman. He was also preceded in death by his brother Roger Dale Holston and sisters Sandra Wilkerson and Shannon Holston.

Lois (“Teenie”) Virginia Morris, 74, of the Little Creek Community of Dublin, VA, went to be with the Lord she served on Thursday, August 11, 2022. She was born in Giles County on April 13, 1948, the daughter of the late Lewis & Hattie Riddle. “Teenie” was a...

Olivia DeSaBaugh Clark, age 95 of Pulaski passed away Thursday, August 11, 2022 at the Highland Ridge Rehab Center, Dublin. Born August 12, 1926 in Florida, she was the daughter of the late Forest DeSaBaugh and Niona Kea Pope. She was also preceded in death by Sons, Donald Eugene Clark, Jr. and Richard Wayne Clark; Brothers – Richard, Charles, and Walter Jennings and one Sister, Ruth Edwards.

Samuel R. “Sonny” Brown, age 85, passed away on Tuesday, August 9, 2022, at the Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke, VA. Born May 27, 1937, in Giles County, VA, he was the son of the late Samuel R. Brown Sr. and May Heslep Brown. Sonny was a...

Barbara “Ann” Thornhill Suttle made her final appointment to her final destination on August 11, 2022 in the care of her family when she finally was reunited after a long wait with her beloved Buzzy Suttle. Born in Giles County, VA on August 21, 1946, she was a daughter of the late Paul and Gertrude Perkins Thornhill.

Barbara Joyce Akers, 88, passed away Thursday, August 11, 2022, at Highland Ridge Rehab Center in Dublin. She was a member of Belspring United Methodist Church. Barbara was preceded in death by her parents, Frank Harmon and Nannie Linkous Akers; brothers, Raymond and Pete Akers; and her stepmother, Mary Akers Alger.

Marvin Patrick Risen – loving husband, doting father, adoring son, globe-trotting businessman and keen fan of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets – died on Aug. 11 in Blacksburg, Va. He was 78. Marvin, known to friends and colleagues as Pat, was born on April 3, 1944, in Nashville,...

Geneva Phillips Lell, 86, of Pilot, passed away on Wednesday August 10, 2022. She is survived by her husband of 72 years, Burlin Tracy Lell; son, Barry Lell (Debbie); daughters, Sherry L. Tannenbaum, Elaina Holmes (Greg), 7 grandchildren, 9 great grandchildren. Numerous nieces and nephews. A graveside service will be held on Monday August 15, 2022, at 1PM at Wilson Cemetery with Pastor Richard Kingery officiating. The family will receive friends Sunday August 14, 2022, from 5PM to 7PM at Gardner Funeral Home.

Timothy Scott Reed, age 43, of Christiansburg VA died Tuesday, August 9th, 2022. Tim is survived by: his wife, Kathryn Reed. Children Ezekiel Reed, Chloe Reed, Isabel Reed and Timothy (TJ) Reed Jr. Sister and brother in law: Kayla and Kevin Lucas. Nieces and Nephew: Allie and Levi Lucas, Reagan, Sadie and Josie Whitlock. Best Friend: Adam Walker.

The Hand-in-Hand wooden playground, located on Turner Street in the Blacksburg Municipal Park, was built by community volunteers in 1992. The 30-year-old structure has brought joy and entertainment to many children, but it is showing much wear and tear and needs to be brought up to current national safety standards.

LewisGale Medical Center announced it is the first hospital in the Roanoke Valley to offer robotic-arm assisted technology for partial knee replacement, total hip replacement, and total knee replacement procedures. Known as the Mako Robotic-Arm Assisted Technology, the platform provides surgeons with a personalized surgical plan based on the patient’s...