Morrish Eldon Agee
Mar 3, 2013
Morrish Eldon Agee, 76, of Salem, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, March 3, 2013. He was born in Floyd County, a son of the late Woodrow Wilson Agee and Lola Goad Agee. He is survived by his loving wife of 52 years, Sylvia Kimble Agee; a son Mark Agee and his wife Libby; daughter Leigh Ann...
Kathleen Ann Abell
Mar 2, 2013
Kathleen Jamison Abell, 91, of Salem, passed from this life on Saturday, March 2, 2013 to the home of her Savior. Kathleen was born on September 23, 1921 in Wirtz, Virginia to the late Alvin D. and Evelena Jamison. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Beverly R. Abell; brother, John P. Jamison; and...
Sylvia Gay Wise
Feb 28, 2013
Sylvia Gay Wise, 82 of Salem, passed away on Thursday, February 28, 2013. She was born on March 1, 1930, to the late Ammon and Ogilvia Grubb. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Maynard Wise; brother, William Grubb, and her sister, Rachel Richardson. Surviving family includes her daughters, Judy Parker and Janet Henley,...
Kenneth Junior Powell
Feb 28, 2013
Kenneth J. Powell went to be with our Lord and savior on February 28, 2013. Kenneth was born in Charlottesville, VA on February 23, 1943. He was preceded in death by his parents Russell and Virginia Powell, baby sister Betty Ann Powell, baby niece Courtney Powell and beloved granddaughter Madison Powell. He is survived by his wife of 43 years...
Lynwood Argabright
Feb 27, 2013
Lynwood Argabright, 83, of Salem, passed away on Wednesday, February 27, 2013. He was born on April 28, 1929 in Roanoke, Virginia to the late Alonza Ciley and Louella Palmer Argabright. While in the Army, Lynwood proudly served his country in Korea. He will be remembered as a loving husband, father, and grandfather, and a good man. In addition to...
Jerry D. Francisco
Feb 23, 2013
Jerry Douglas Francisco, 81, of Salem, passed away Saturday, February 23, 2013. He was born in Salem, a son of the late Charles William and Lula Blanche Francisco. He was a life long area resident, and after proudly serving his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, Jerry began his work as a self-employed stone mason He had...
Cody Lee Roop
Feb 20, 2013
Cody Lee Roop, 22, of Roanoke, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February 20, 2013. He was born in Roanoke, a son of the late Ronald W. Roop and Robin DeHart Roop Levesy who survives. He graduated from J. R. Tucker High School in Richmond and was currently attending classes at J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College with...
Boise, Ann Garson
Feb 19, 2013
Ann passed away February 19, 2013 at the age of 97. She was born in Vincennes, IN, to Joseph and Catherine Gosciniak. She attended college in Vicksburg, MS then graduated with a BA in education from the University of Southern Illinois in Carbondale, IL. After college, Ann taught English in an all-grades rural school. Then she moved to Chicago, worked...
Leithan O. 'L.O.' Grinnell Iii
Feb 16, 2013
Leithan O. Grinnell III, L.O., unexpectedly passed away February 16th, 2013. He was born on April 8th, 1960 to Doris and L.O. Grinnell, Jr. in Wytheville, Virginia. He is survived by his best friend and wife of 29 years, Lisa Phelps Grinnell and the loves of his life, daughters Rachel Grinnell and Katherine Grinnell. Also surviving are his father L.O....
Fern Ellen Wyrick
Feb 16, 2013
Fern E. Wyrick Fern E. Wyrick, 76, of Sparta, NC and formerly Salem, passed away Saturday, February 16, 2013. She was born in Roanoke County, a daughter of the late Jessie and Zora Wheeling and was also preceded in death by one brother and three sisters. She is survived by a brother, Cecil Wheeling and his wife Pansy, and several...
Hilda Brown Caldwell
Feb 14, 2013
Hilda Brown Caldwell, 81, of Salem, passed away on Thursday, February 14, 2013. She was born in Martinsville, one of six children to the late George and Minnie Campbell Brown and had been a Roanoke Valley resident for most of her life. She was an active member of College Lutheran Church, and was a member of the church choir for...
Alfred A. Hawley
Feb 14, 2013
Alfred A. Hawley, 92, of Salem, VA, passed away on Thursday, February 14, 2013. He was born in Rutland, VT, the son of Arthur and Lucretia (Von Fintell) Hawley. He is survived by his wife, Jean Vining Hawley, and her children, Alice Root of Buffalo, NY, Judy Hastings and her husband, Michael, of Albany, NY, Pat Garrison and her husband,...
Evelyn Helton Mathias
Feb 13, 2013
Evelyn Helton Mathias, 89, of Salem, passed away on Wednesday, February 13, 2013 in a local nursing home. Her parents, Denton and Grace Helton, preceded her in death as well as a sister, Lillian H. Lawrence. Her surviving family includes a brother, Don Helton and wife, Carolyn; a sister, Opal H. Willard; and several nieces and nephews. Evelyn married and...
Wayne Thomas Carroll
Feb 12, 2013
Wayne Thomas Carroll, 71, of Salem, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, February 12, 2013. He was born on February 5, 1942, son of the late John Irving Carroll and Ola Susan Neighbors Carroll. Wayne was a member of the Peters Creek Church of the Brethren where he served on the Church Board, the Men's Fellowship, and sang with the Chancel...
James W. Hall
Feb 11, 2013
James W. Hall, 62, of Salem, passed away on Monday, February 11, 2013. He was born in Roanoke, a son of the late Horace Vance Hall and Barbara Hall Spence of Salem, and had been a life long area resident. In addition to his father, his brother, Darrell Hall, preceded him in death. James was an avid fan of the...
Frances E. Wade
Feb 10, 2013
Frances E. Wade, 94, of Salem, was welcomed safely into the arms of everlasting love, on Sunday, February 10, 2013. She was born in Eden, NC, a daughter of the late Spencer L. Eure and Molly Davis Eure, and had also resided in Danville for over 50 years prior to locating to the Salem area in 1997. She was a...
Willard Lee Ware
Feb 9, 2013
Willard Lee Ware, 99, a faithful servant of Jesus Christ, entered into His glory on February 9, 2013, in Charlotte, NC. He was born on May 25, 1913 in Knoxville, TN to the late Walter Lee Ware and Arva Zena Hunt Ware. He was a Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army from 1942 until 1945, serving in the World War...
John Austin Peery
Feb 9, 2013
John Austin Peery, 66, of Salem, passed away on Saturday, February 9, 2013. He was born on November 16, 1946 in Tazewell, VA, son of the late Austin Marshall and Elora Waldron Peery. John was a member of the Masonic Lodge in Salem. He was a loving and devoted husband, father, and grandfather, and one who received respect from all...
Annie Elizabeth Howell Duffy
Feb 7, 2013
Annie Elizabeth Howell Duffy, 85, of Salem, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, February 7, 2013. Ann was predeceased by her husband, Baxter Turner Duffy of Salem, Virginia; her parents, (Minnie) Irene Long Howell and Jimmy Robertson Howell; and her brother, John James Howell of North Hampton County, North Carolina. Ann was born in Seaboard, North...
James Colonel Flint
Feb 5, 2013
James Colonel Flint, Jr., 51 of Roanoke, VA passed away Tuesday, February 5, 2013. Services will be held at a later date.

