Edwin Leon Williams, Iii

Edwin Leon Williams, Iii

May 19, 2013

Edwin L. Williams, III of Roanoke, VA passed away Sunday, May 19, 2013 while on a trip to Peru, South America. He was born July 24, 1964 a son of the late Dr. Edwin L. Williams, II and Jean Bane Williams. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Timothy Jon Williams. He is survived by two sisters, Julia...

Ethelene Horsley Beamer

Ethelene Horsley Beamer

May 17, 2013

Ethelene Horsley Beamer, 83, of Roanoke, passed away on Friday, May 17, 2013. She was born on October 13, 1929 in Roanoke County to the late Lewis and Annie Likens Horsley. A Memorial Service will be conducted on Thursday, May 23, 2013 at 1 p.m. at Calvary Chapel in Roanoke, with Pastor Greg Rooney officiating. An online guestbook is available...

Sandra Leah Cook

Sandra Leah Cook

May 15, 2013

Sandra Leah Cook, 68, of Salem, passed Wednesday, May 15, 2013. She was born in Pineville, WV and was the daughter of the late Algie Greene and Kathryn Cook Greene and had been an area resident since 1964. Sandra was a homemaker, an avid reader, and loved spending time keeping things neat and tidy and taking care of her family....

Ellen Louise Keene

Ellen Louise Keene

May 15, 2013

Ellen Louise Keene, 65, of Salem, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, May 15, 2013. She was born on July 8, 1947 in Buchanan County, VA and was a Salem area resident for 46 years. She loved strawberries, and enjoyed painting and drawing. She was loved by all who knew her and will be greatly missed. She was...

Frances Louise Combs

Frances Louise Combs

May 12, 2013

Frances Louise Combs 89, of Salem, left this home to join her husband James Thomas Combs Jr. in their heavenly home, on Sunday May 12, 2013. She was born in Bluefield W.VA. To the late William Eldridge Long and Alice Land Boyd, She and her husband moved to the Salem area to raise their five children, Frances was a member...

Kimberly Kyle Myers

Kimberly Kyle Myers

May 12, 2013

Kimberly Kyle Myers, 55, of Salem, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, May 12, 2013. He had worked for Ingersoll Rand for 18 years as a skilled machinist, and most recently was employed by Sheetz. In his spare time, he enjoyed fishing, woodworking, and watching the sunset. Preceding him in death were his parents, Dale and Jean Myers....

Cdr James Thomas Clemons

Cdr James Thomas Clemons

May 11, 2013

CDR James Thomas Clemons, USN (Ret), age 75, of Orange Park, FL, passed away on Saturday, May 11, 2013. Born on March 10, 1938 to parents, Harold Eugene Clemons and Orlie May Boone Clemons in Roanoke, VA, he was a graduate of Virginia Tech and served in the United States Navy for over 20 years, retiring as a Commander. He...

Glenna Mae Mowles

Glenna Mae Mowles

May 8, 2013

Glenna Mae Mowles 96, of Salem, left this home to join her husband, Oscar Preston Mowles, in their heavenly home on Wednesday May 8, 2013. She was born in Salem to the late Henry Jackson and Mell Sennie McCray. She was a life long area resident, a member of South Side Baptist Church, and worked in the greenhouse for Jobe...

Marilyn Arlene Cain

Marilyn Arlene Cain

May 4, 2013

Marilyn Arlene Cain, 68, of Salem peacefully passed away on Saturday, May 04, 2013. She was born on August 21, 1944 in Roanoke to the late Ralph Oren and Sadie Francis Nester. She was an avid reader and thoroughly loved working in her flower garden. Above all, she will be remembered as a loving mother and grandmother. In addition to...

William Ernest Collins

William Ernest Collins

May 4, 2013

William Ernest (Jack) Collins, 86, of Roanoke passed away on Saturday, May 4, 2013. Jack was a loving husband who felt fortunate to have had two wonderful women in his life. He was preceded in death by his first wife of 35 years, Betty Sink Collins and is survived by his wife of 21 years, Alice Black Collins. In addition...

Carolyn Virginia White

Carolyn Virginia White

May 2, 2013

Carolyn Virginia White, 90, of Salem, passed away on Thursday, May 2, 2013. She was born on August 10, 1922 in Mount Hope, Kansas to the late Luther and Irma Fisher Kissick. Carolyn proudly served her country in the Army. She enjoyed a lifetime of travel and was an avid reader. She will be remembered as a kind hearted and...

L. Madie Palmer Alls

L. Madie Palmer Alls

May 1, 2013

L. Madie Palmer Alls, 83, of Salem passed away on Wednesday, May 1, 2013. She was born on April 20, 1930 in Roanoke County to the late Luther M. and Audrey C. Palmer. She was a lifetime member of Green Hill Church of the Brethren. She was a graduate of Andrew Lewis High School. She was employed with the Salem...

Ula Perdue Carter

Ula Perdue Carter

Apr 30, 2013

Ula Perdue Carter, 103, of Salem, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, April 30, 2013. Exactly one month shy of her 104th birthday, she loved working with flower arrangements and enjoyed being a fan of the New York Yankees. Preceding her in death were her parents, Walter and Maude Perdue; husband, James Carl Carter; brothers, Sandy Perdue and...

James D. Roope

James D. Roope

Apr 30, 2013

James D. Roope, 57, of Salem, passed away on Tuesday April 30, 2013 He was born in Baltimore MD. A son to the late James Lester and Mabel Frances Roope, an area resident most of his life, many of the roads and bridges we travel on are from the hard work of James, from the years he worked for VDOT,...

Mervin W. Parr

Mervin W. Parr

Apr 30, 2013

Mervin W. (Bill) Parr, 81, of Salem, went to be at peace with his Lord in the early hours of Tuesday, April 30, 2013. He was predeceased by his father, Turner Sam Parr; mother, Mae Drye; step-father, Clarence Drye; and brother, Glen Parr. Left to treasure his memory are his loving wife of 25 years, Elizabeth (Liz) Hamlen Parr; half-sister,...

Paul Charles Lockhart

Paul Charles Lockhart

Apr 29, 2013

Paul Charles Lockhart, 81, of Salem, passed away on Monday, April 29, 2013. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army having served in the Korean War and was a member of the Congregational Holiness Church in Shawsville. Preceding him in death were his parents, Charles Walter and Emma Lee Wiseman Lockhart; and brother, Marvin Lockhart. His surviving family includes...

Mary Glenn Jenkins Passmore

Mary Glenn Jenkins Passmore

Apr 29, 2013

Mary Glenn Jenkins Passmore, widow of John Edwin Passmore (Pharmacist), died on Monday, April 29, 2013 in Salem, VA. She was preceded in death by her parents, Arch C. Jenkins and Minnie Thompson Jenkins of Whitesburg, KY; sister, Genevieve Jenkins Farley; and in-laws, Dr. Charles Granford Passmore (Pharmacist, Kentucky and Virginia) and Mary Farmer Passmore. Mary Glenns surviving family includes...

Charles Davis Hall

Charles Davis Hall

Apr 29, 2013

Charles Davis Hall, 51, of Roanoke, passed away on Monday, April 29, 2013. He was formerly employed by Valley Fasteners. Preceding him in death was his parents, William C. and Evelyn Bailey Hall; and a sister, Kathy Thomason. His surviving family includes a son, Cody Wayne Hall; brothers, Darrell Hall and William Mike Hall; nieces, Kesha Cook, Ashley Hall, Amanda...

Esther Franklin Mills

Esther Franklin Mills

Apr 29, 2013

Esther Franklin Mills, 94, of Salem, passed away on Monday, April 29, 2013. Esther was preceded in death by her husband of 70 years, Wilford H. Mills; her parents, Thomas and Esther Wimmer Mills; brothers, Harold Mills and Keith Mills; and sisters, Juanita Shilling, Iris Wimmer, and Maxine Crantz. She is survived by sons, David H. Mills of San Diego,...

Dorothy Ann Ratliff

Dorothy Ann Ratliff

Apr 26, 2013

Dorothy Ann Ratliff, 79, of Salem went to be with her Lord on Friday, April 26, 2013. She was born on August 2, 1933 in Evington, VA to the late Robert and Mattie Johnson. She was an active life-long member of First Christian Church of Salem, and will always be remembered for loving her Lord. Prior to retiring with 20...