Jane Saunders Harb
Nov 8, 2013
Jane Saunders Harb of Boone, NC, formerly of Salem, died Friday, November 8, 2013. She was born to the late Richard and Margaret Saunders, February 6, 1941, in Salem, VA. Jane graduated from Andrew Lewis High School in 1959, eventually earning a Doctorate in Education in Interior Design from Virginia Polytechnic University in 1980. Jane left a legacy of education...
Jessica Renee Dehart
Nov 8, 2013
Jessica Renee DeHart, 32, of Roanoke, passed away on Friday, November 8, 2013. She was born on June 19, 1981 to Robin DeHart Levesy and the late David Leon Cook. She will be remembered as a very kind and loving person; one who loved children and had a passionate desire to help and care for others. Her earnest desire was...
Anthony Bryan
Nov 6, 2013
Anthony (Tony) Harold Bryan, 55, of Salem, went home to be with our Lord and his mother and father on Wednesday, November 6, 2013. Born in Clintwood, VA on Nov. 16, 1957, Tony was preceded in death by his father and mother, William Harold and Betty Jo Bryan. He worked at Thompsons Mens Clothing Store in Salem for 17 years...
Cora Louise Kiser
Nov 6, 2013
Cora Louise Kiser, 91, of Salem and formerly of Big Stone Gap, VA, went to join her husband with the Lord in their heavenly home on Wednesday, November 6, 2013. Louise is preceded in death by her husband of 43 years, Howard Greenville Kiser; her parents, William Reese and Rebecca Ann Lawson; brothers, Walter, Clarence, Cecil, Frank, William, and Everett;...
Ethel Tickle Burkholder
Nov 5, 2013
Ethel Tickle Burkholder, 87, of Salem, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, November 5, 2013. With great fondness, many elders will remember this family oriented lady and mother of five. In Old English her name means noble and proud. Ethel was a farmer's daughter, raised on the New River. She was of Giles County, Virginiaflesh and bone. She...
Edward Ewell 'Buzz' White
Nov 4, 2013
Edward Buzz Ewell White, age 87, of Salem, VA, passed peacefully into eternity on Monday, November 04, 2013. He was preceded in death by the love of his life and wife of 60 years, Doris White; his parents, John Oscar, Sr. and Ella Mae White; his sister, Pauline White Manor; his brother and best friend, John Oscar White, Jr.; and...
Martha Jane Pierce
Oct 29, 2013
Martha J. Pierce Martha Jane Pierce, 59, of Salem, passed away Tuesday, October 29, 2013. She was born in Salem, a daughter of the late Ella Trail Lemon and William Clayton Lemon and had been an area resident all of her life. She was a self employed caregiver, enjoyed going to yard sales, watching soaps and cooking out, but mostly...
Truce Eve Ayers
Oct 28, 2013
Truce Eve Ayers, of Fincastle, infant daughter of Corey Ayers and April Kreyling, went home to be with the Lord on Monday October 28, 2013. She was loved and adored by her family, left behind to cherish her memories along with her parents are, two sisters, Karma Jade and Mercy Lynn Croy; a brother, Havoc Alan Ayers; great-great grandmother, Grandma...
Jessie Lee Hall
Oct 25, 2013
Jessie Lee Hall (Red), 81, of Salem, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, October 25, 2013. He was a proud veteran having served his country in the U.S. Army and U.S. Army Reserves during the Korean War, and later retired from Medeco. In his spare time, he loved gardening, especially planting and caring for his tulips. Preceding...
Herbert H. Thompson
Oct 21, 2013
Herbert H. Thompson, 84, of Smith Mountain Lake, passed away Monday, October 21, 2013. He was born in Christiansburg, a son of the late Elbert D. Thompson and Fannie Woolwine Thompson and had also resided in Indiana, North Carolina and Michigan prior to returning to Virginia. He was a US Army veteran of the Korean War and was a 1956...
Phillip Wayne Coleman
Oct 20, 2013
Phillip Wayne Coleman, 58, of Boones Mill, mounted his motorcycle and roared across the great divide on Sunday, October 20, 2013. He is survived by his loving wife, Cheryl Franklin Coleman; daughters, Bridget Ellen Coleman and her boyfriend Mike Matola of Los Angeles, CA, Stephanie Lauren Coleman of Roanoke; three sisters, Carolyn and Pete Smith and their sons Shane and...
Paul Eugene Taylor
Oct 17, 2013
Paul Eugene Taylor, 80, of Salem, passed away on Thursday, October 17, 2013. He was born on June 17, 1933 in Nitro W.V. to the late Carl Lewis Taylor, Sr., and Edna Burch Taylor. He was a veteran in the U.S. Army and proudly served his country during the Korean conflict. He retired after 20 plus years of dedicated service...
Anna L. Conkling
Oct 15, 2013
Anna Louise Conkling, 94, of Salem, VA, and formerly of Casper, WY, passed away on Tuesday, October 15, 2013, at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, with family and her hospice nurse, Stephanie, by her side. Anna was the daughter of the late, Bernhard, and Anna Hansen. She attended Lindenwood University, in St. Charles, MO, and then graduated from...
Brenda Dianne Francisco
Oct 15, 2013
Brenda Dianne Francisco Brenda Dianne Francisco, 63, of Roanoke, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, October 15, 2013. She was born in Roanoke, a daughter of the late Ernest Huffman and Victoria Oliver Huffman Clark and had been an area resident all of her life. She was a member of Edgewood Holiness Church. She is...
David Kipley Swindell
Oct 11, 2013
David Kipley (Kip) Swindell, 53, of Salem, VA, passed away on Friday October 11, 2013, at the Salem Veterans Hospital after a lengthy illness. Mr. Swindell was born July 8, 1960, in El Paso, TX. His mother is Barbara Chittenden Swindell of Naylor, GA, and his father and step-mother are Paul and Mary Swindell of Valdosta, GA. Mr. Swindell was...
Barbara A Stump
Oct 10, 2013
Barbara Anne Edwards Stump, 69, of Salem, passed away on Thursday, October 10, 2013. Barbara was born in Roanoke County, a daughter to the late Johnson and Eva Edwards. She was a life long area resident, a graduate in the class of 1962 from Andrew Lewis High School, a loving and caring wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, she was...
Freda Diana Gibson
Oct 8, 2013
Freda Diana Gibson, 62, of Roanoke, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 8, 2013, surrounded by loved ones, family, and friends. An area resident her whole life, she was born on July 5, 1951 to the late William R. and Lillian Elizabeth Underwood Trail. Through all her loss, her grief, and her struggles, she showed her love for family, her...
Annie Cupp
Oct 4, 2013
Annie McCray Cupp, 89, of Salem, went to be with the Lord on Friday, October 4, 2013. She was born on December 15, 1923 in Salem to the late Henry Jackson and Sennie Jones McCray. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James Luther Lute Cupp; son, James Robert Cupp; grandson, Michael James Cupp;...
Letha Mae Oliver Justice
Oct 3, 2013
Letha Mae Oliver Justice, 89, formerly of Salem and most recently of Bristol, VA, was called home by her Lord and Savior on Thursday, October 3, 2013. She enjoyed fishing, but her life was spending time with her children. Preceding her in death were her husbands, John M. Justice and Boyce Landon Oliver; and children, Jessie Frank Oliver and Ricky...
Paul Kenneth Yeatts
Oct 2, 2013
Paul Kenneth Yeatts, 66, of Salem, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, October 2, 2013. Paul was a veteran, having served in the U.S. Army. He loved his truck and working on old cars, and enjoyed fishing and camping in the woods. But above all, Paul loved his family more than anything. Paul has gone fishing, sipping...

