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Remembrance Edition: Tributes and Locations

This article includes a list of community members who were recognized in our April 2 print edition and a list of locations copies can be purchased.

In its second print edition, Floyd Times features a special Remembrance Section to honor the legacies of Floyd Countians that have passed away since the beginning of 2025.

Included are tributes for the following submitted by family members and loved ones

Josephine Hollandsworth Alderman
Granville Lee Bishop
Guy Belcher
Larry Gene Chaffin
Reif Ancel Bond
David Harman
Robert Wesley Spence
Luke Staengl
Merlin Thompson
Catherine M. Weeks
Dorothy "Dot" Hylton
Hilda Underwood
Amara Nora Serafina Franko

Copies can be purchased of Floyd Times for $2 at any of the following locations:

Blue Ridge Diner
Floyd County Store
Check Country Store
Harvest Moon
The Book House
Ingrams
Midway Grocery
The Pharmhouse
Republic of Floyd
Slaughters Grocery
Smiths Grocery
West End Market
Express
Red Rooster
Hotel Floyd
Ecovillage Farm Store
Willis Village Mart

To purchase a large quantity of this special edition, please call (540) 745-8463 or email editor@floydtimes.com to make pick-up arrangements.

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