Feb 2, 2018

Randy C. Turner, 59, of Salem, loving brother, uncle, and friend, passed away Friday, February 2, 2018. Randy proudly served in the United States Navy, and then continued that service at the Hunter Holmes McGuire and Salem VA Veterans Medical Center where he was employed for over thirty years prior to retiring in 2015. He was extremely proud of all...

Jan 31, 2018

Priscilla Duke Evans, 78, of Virginia Beach, Va. and originally of Salem, Va., passed away on Wednesday, January 31, 2018. Priscilla was born on Wednesday, July 26, 1939, in Roanoke, Va., a daughter of the late Frank Miller and Jessie Wheeler Duke. She grew up in Salem and was a proud member of Andrew Lewis High School Class of 1957....

Jan 30, 2018

Margaret Yancey Eubank, 75, of Elliston and formerly of Salem, passed away peacefully at her residence on Tuesday, January 30, 2018. Mrs. Eubank was born June 23, 1942 in Richmond, Virginia, a daughter of the late Stephen Edison Yancey and Margaret Iris Oliver Yancey. Margaret, also known as Mockie, had the most beautiful, biggest heart. She loved people, especially caring...

Jan 30, 2018

Russell Linwood Walker, age 79, of Salem, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Tuesday, January 30, 2018. He was preceded in death by his parents, Garland Robert Walker and Estelle Marie Walker; and his second wife, Cora Ellen Walker. He is survived by his children, Guenther Russell Robert Walker and wife, Ginger Lee, of Belwood, N.C., Peter Edmund...

Jan 29, 2018

Donald Boozie Wayne Daulton, 65, of Salem, passed away Monday, January 29, 2018. Mr. Daulton was born on February 11, 1952, a son of the late Ruby and Willard Daulton. He was an avid football fan and had played for Andrew Lewis High School. Boozie loved UVA sports of all kinds and bled orange and blue. He was an owner...

Jan 27, 2018

With the grace of Beloved Dadaji, Dahyabhai Patel of Roanoke, Va., passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 27, 2018, with his loved ones by his side. The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, January 30, 2018, in the John M. Oakey & Son Funeral Home in Salem, Va. Dahyabhai was born in India and loved visiting...

Jan 24, 2018

Dennis Alan (Red) Carter, 86, of Salem, passed away at his residence on Wednesday, January 24, 2018. Red was born in Roanoke on Saturday, October 10, 1931. He served for 4 years in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean Conflict. As a graduate of the Virginia Tech School of Engineering, he retired from a supervisory position at the Radford...

Jan 23, 2018

Gerald O. Woody Woodlief, 87, of Salem, passed away on Tuesday, January 23, 2018, at his home. He was born in Kittrell, N.C. on Friday, September 12, 1930. Woody was employed at Rowe Furniture for 45 years until his retirement. He started working on the upholstery line and worked his way to Senior Vice President of Manufacturing, served on the...

Jan 23, 2018

John Monroe Cunningham, Jr., 83, of Salem, passed away on Tuesday, January 23, 2018. A period of visitation will be held from 1 to 2 p.m. on Monday, January 29, 2018, at the John M. Oakey & Son Funeral Home in Salem. A funeral service will follow at 2:30 p.m. at the St. Innocent of Alaska Eastern Orthodox Mission located...

Jan 22, 2018

Joseph Francis Gardocki died Monday, Jan. 21, 2018, after a long illness. He was born Sept. 5, 1926, in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, N.Y. He received his PhD from Georgetown University and worked for many years as a neuropsychopharmacologist. Prior to moving to Roanoke, Va., Dr. Gardocki lived with his wife, Anne, in Doylestown, where he was active in his church, and...

Jan 21, 2018

Lavene B. Nichols Lavene B. Nichols, 88, of Salem, went home to be with her Lord on Sunday, January 21, 2018. She was born in Floyd County, a daughter of the late Ernest G. and Ada Dobbins Basham and had been a Salem area resident since 1961. She was employed at Blue Ridge Overalls Company from 1945 thru 1961, and...

Jan 20, 2018

Kenneth B. Rowe, 75, of Catawba, VA, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 20, 2018. He was born in Richlands, VA on September 7, 1942. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother and friend. Kenny was a member of Grace Assembly of God and loved his church family. He was employed with Fleming Foods for...

Jan 19, 2018

Hazel S. Davis, 92, of Hampton, VA, passed away peacefully to be with her beloved husband on Friday, January 19, 2018. Hazel was a loving mother who had many pastimes such as playing the slot machines, bingo, attending horse races as well as working on jigsaw puzzles and drinking her coffee by the pool. She loved to travel with her...

Jan 19, 2018

Dennis G. Fillpot age, 66 of Salem, VA formerly of Jacksonville, NC passed away Friday, January 19, 2018 in Salem, VA. Born on Wednesday, November 7, 1951 to the late Floyd H. and Thelma Snow Fillpot in Garden City, KS. Dennis was a retired SSgt. of the United States Marine Corps after retirement he became an Instructor at Coastal Carolina...

Jan 16, 2018

Tracey Lynn Lucado, 45, of Roanoke, found her eternal peace on Tuesday, January 16, 2018. She fought a very courageous battle with cancer and is now at peace, free from all her pain and suffering. She is preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, W.E. Curly and Orpha Hale; paternal grandparents, Jim and Mary Lucado; and uncles, William Willie Hale...

Jan 16, 2018

William E. Bill Bain, 73, of Salem, died on Tuesday, January 16, 2018. Bill was preceded in death by his parents, Earl S. and Jane J. Bain; and nephew, Larry W. Booth, Jr. Left to cherish his memory is his wife of 50 years, Carolyn U. Bain of Salem, VA; children, Leigh B. (Shane) Hitchcock of Nashville, TN and Stuart...

Jan 16, 2018

Maria Anna Mitzi Panny, 94, of Salem and formerly of Brooklyn, NY, passed away on Tuesday, January 16, 2018. Mitzi was the daughter of Mary and Joseph Panny. Born in Austria on November 12, 1923, Mitzi immigrated through Ellis Island, NY in 1926. She lived most of her adult life in Brooklyn, NY working in a brokerage firm on Wall...

Jan 12, 2018

Service Information

Monday, January 15th, 2018 6:00pm,

Inn at Burwell

601 W. Main St. Salem, VA 24153

Jan 12, 2018

Alma City Beamer Hammond, 80, of Salem, went to be with her Lord on Friday, January 12, 2018. She was born in Carroll County, VA, a daughter of the late James and Geneva Wilson Beamer. She graduated from Radford College with a Bachelors Degree and taught school in Floyd and Bedford County for over forty years. She loved to garden,...

Jan 11, 2018

Christopher C. Hannah, 42, of Roanoke, peacefully left us and went to be with the Lord on Thursday, January 11, 2018. He was born in Roanoke, a son of Clayton and June Bane Hannah and had been an area resident all of his life. Chris graduated from Patrick Henry High School, enjoyed tinkering with cars, walking in the park and...