Kevin C. Pickeral
Sep 29, 2012
Kevin Christopher Pickeral, 27, of Salem, and formerly of Lynchburg, VA passed away, Saturday, September 29, 2012. He was born March 25, 1985 in Lynchburg, VA son of Robin Lynn Pickeral. He was preceded in death by his uncle, Michael W. Pickeral. Kevin attended Appomattox High School. He was an employee of Budweiser and an avid fan of both the...
Ronald 'Rw' Thompson
Sep 27, 2012
Ronald RW Thompson, 68, of Blacksburg, died peacefully after a short diagnosis of Leukemia on Thursday, September 27, 2012, Im going home, Im going home, no pain, no tears. He was born in Salem on February 4, 1944, the first child to the late Warren W. Thompson and Nancy Parris Noble. Ronnie has been a resident of Blacksburg since 1996,...
Minnie Wygal Shawver
Sep 27, 2012
Minnie Wygal Shawver, 88, of Roanoke, passed away Saturday, September 29, 2012. She was born in Olaf, VA. a daughter of the late James Henry Wygal and Verna Lowe Wygal and had also resided in Salem prior to moving to Roanoke. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Carl P. Shawver; four brothers, Fred,...
Harold Ropp Wilkerson
Sep 24, 2012
Harold Ropp Wilkerson, 85, of Salem, VA passed away, Monday, September 24, 2012. He was born October 25, 1926 in Roanoke, VA son of the late Jasper E. and Ella Phillippi Wilkerson. He was preceded in death by his sister, Vern E. Lane. Mr. Wilkerson retired from the VA Medical Center after 43 years of service. He was a U.S....
Hubert Preston Parris
Sep 20, 2012
Hubert Preston (Bill) Parris, 88, of Salem, VA, died peacefully at his home on Thursday, September 20, 2012. He was preceded in death by his parents, Andrew and Maybelle Parris; his son, Dr. Robert Parris; his sister and brother-in-law, Mary Francis and Ed Hollandsworth; and his brother, Leon Parris. He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Louise Parris;...
Mark M. Leftwich
Sep 18, 2012
Mark Leftwich 52, of New Castle passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 18, 2012. He was born in Bedford County to the late Clyde and Francis Leftwich. Mark proudly served his country as a soldier in the U.S. Army. An avid outdoorsman, he enjoyed hunting, fishing, animals, kids, and was a well known line dancer. Mark was self employed as...
Frank Wayne Hodges
Sep 17, 2012
Frank Wayne Hodges, 62, of Salem, went to be with the Lord on Monday, September 17, 2012. He was employed with the City of Salem for 40 years as a water department supervisor. In his spare time, he enjoyed his membership with the Salem Moose Lodge as well as playing golf. Frank was a family man who adored his grandkids,...
Marshall Dooley Jr.
Sep 17, 2012
Marshall Dooley, Jr., 80, of Roanoke County, went to be with his Lord on Monday, September 17, 2012. He was born in Botetourt County, a son of the late John Marshall Dooley, Sr. and Mae Myers Dooley and had been an area resident for most of his life. A dedicated and devoted public servant, he served in the US Army...
Linda Sue Hypes
Sep 16, 2012
Linda Sue Hypes, 64, of Salem, VA passed away Sunday, September 16, 2012. She was born December 4, 1947 in Roanoke, VA daughter of the late Aina Guy and Virginia Cleo Grubb Hypes. She was also preceded in death by a sister, Mildred Jean Hypes; and a brother, Billy Lee Hypes. Miss Hypes is survived by two sisters, Evelyn Gay...
Noah Duane Patterson
Sep 16, 2012
Noah Duane Patterson, infant son of Garry Duane Patterson and Brittney Nicole Holleman, of Shawsville, VA. went home to be with the Lord on Sunday September 16, 2012. In addition to his parents, he will be deeply missed by his surviving family members that include, his grandparents Anita McGuire, David Walk, James and Melissa Holleman, great-grandparents Barry and Wanda Echols,...
Willie Burkes Hughes
Sep 16, 2012
Willie Burkes Hughes, 78, of Salem, VA passed away on Sunday, September 16, 2012. She was born September 30, 1933 in Clintwood, VA and grew up in Grundy, VA. She was the daughter of the late Dr. William G. and Stella Artrip Burkes. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Robert R. Hughes. She is survived by her...
Albert J. 'Cooney' Counts
Sep 14, 2012
Albert J. Cooney Counts, 94, of Salem, passed away on Friday, September 14, 2012. He was born in Salem, VA on December 21, 1917, to the late Clinton Conley and Mollie Smyth Counts. In addition to his parents, Cooney was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 42 years, Grace Mills Counts; three brothers; and a sister. His work...
Richard B. Baldauf
Sep 14, 2012
Richard Birge Baldauf, Sr. passed away Friday, September 14, 2012. He was born on November 9th 1915, at home, in Torrington, Connecticut, an only child of William and Elsie Birge Baldauf. He graduated from Torrington High School, Peddie Preparatory School, Dartmouth College class of 1939 with a BA in English, Trinity College in Hartford Connecticut with a MA in English....
Bette Mounce Sosenko
Sep 11, 2012
Bette Mounce Sosenko, 84, of Salem, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loved ones on Tuesday, September 11, 2012. She was born in Winston-Salem, NC and later resided in both Orlando, FL and Madison Heights, VA. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star. Her hobbies included completing crossword and word search puzzles as well as spending...
Johnny Melvin
Sep 4, 2012
Johnny Ray Melvin, 54 of Salem, passed away on Tuesday, September 4, 2012. Prior to falling ill, he was employed by Plantation Pride Bakery where he provided 20 years of dedicated and faithful service as a baker. Friends and family remember him for his passion of trading cars as well as his ability and enjoyment of tinkering on them. Above...
Barbara Ann Miller
Sep 4, 2012
Barbara Ann Miller, 71, of Salem, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, September 4, 2012. She was born in Montgomery County a daughter of the late Henry Clay Miller and Evelyn Young Miller and had been an area resident most of her life. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son James Henry...
Mildred Ratcliff Dudley
Sep 1, 2012
Mildred Ratcliff Dudley, 94, of Salem and formerly of Elliston, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, September 1, 2012. Her passion in life was taking care of her family. Preceding her in death was her husband, Elmer (Doc) C. Dudley; sons, Alvin H. Dudley and Dennis C. Dudley; brother, Ed Ratcliff; sister, Bea Dalton; and great-grandson, Micah Austin...
Shirley Shepherd Jones
Aug 30, 2012
Shirley Shepherd Jones, 73, of Salem and formerly of Newport, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, August 30, 2012. She served as a local den leader for 31 years with the Boy Scouts of America. She also taught Sunday School for over 15 years at Central United Methodist Church in Salem where she was also a member for...
Robert Langston Koogler
Aug 27, 2012
Robert L. Bob Koogler, 85, of Roanoke, went home to be with his Lord on Monday, August 27, 2012. He was born in Roanoke County, a son of the late Troy Koogler and Katie Lamb Koogler and had been an area resident all of his life. He proudly served our country in the United States Navy during WWII and was...
Elaine Lawrence Alderson
Aug 25, 2012
Elaine Lawrence Alderson, 72, of Salem, passed away on Saturday, August 25, 2012. She was retired from Kroger, and since then enjoyed painting and photography in her spare time. Her church membership was held at Bethel Baptist Church in Salem. Preceding her in death were her parents, Albert M. and Hortense K. Lawrence; and husband, Robert (Bob) A. Alderson. Her...
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