Nancy Lewis
Apr 17, 2026
Nancy Campbell Lewis, 66, of Salem, Virginia, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 17, 2026. Born August 29, 1959, in Roanoke, Va., to the late Anna Dodson and Frank W. Campbell, she is also preceded in death by her grandparents, Ollie and Dewey Campbell and Dorethia and Charles Dodson.
Nancy loved being outdoors and greatly appreciated the natural world around her....
Linda Lee Hartman Berry
Apr 17, 2026
Linda Lee Hartman Berry, 80, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 17, 2026, after a courageous battle with cancer.
A longtime resident of Richmond, Va., Linda relocated to Salem four years ago to be near her daughter, where she spent her final years surrounded by community, friendship, and the things she loved most.
Linda retired from the Virginia...
Connie "CJ" Jean Hawks Dunbar
Apr 16, 2026
Connie “CJ” Jean Hawks Dunbar, 72, of Roanoke, Va., passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 16, 2026. Born in West Virginia on June 30, 1953, she is preceded in death by her father, Roosevelt Cloyd Hawks; maternal grandparents, Lonnie and Carlie Pigg; and paternal grandparents, Cloyd and Effie Hawks.
CJ was a proud veteran of the United States Army Reserves, during...
Frank Staley Hester Jr.
Apr 16, 2026
Frank Staley Hester, Jr., beloved son of the late Frank Staley Hester and Ella Trevey Hester, died April 16, 2026, after a brief illness. He is survived by his lifelong partner, Malinda; Malinda's sister, Sandy Dawyot and husband, Peter; a number of cousins including Eliza Hubble Severt and husband, Jim, of Martinsville, Va., James W. Severt II of Georgetown, Dr....
Evelyn Loretta Wyrick Thompson
Apr 16, 2026
With deep love and gratitude for a life well lived, we announce the passing of our beloved Mom, Evelyn Loretta Wyrick Thompson, on Thursday, April 16, 2026, at the age of 96.
Mom was born on Sunday, November 3, 1929, in Marion, Va., to the late W. French Wyrick and Grace Virginia Wyrick. She spent her early years in Marion, where...
Yvonne Plymale Roach
Apr 13, 2026
Yvonne Plymale Roach, 91, of Myrtle Beach, S.C., passed away peacefully on Monday, April 13, 2026, in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
She was born on Thursday, July 19, 1934, in Vinton, Va., to the late John Otey Plymale and Addie Bell Shepherd Plymale. She graduated from William Byrd High School in 1954, and married the love of her life, the late Frank...
Dorothy Phoenix Pruett Cooper Weeks
Apr 11, 2026
Dorothy Louise Phoenix Pruett Cooper Weeks, 93, of Salem, VA, went to be with the Lord on April 11, 2026. Born on July 7, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Lillie Phoenix.
Dorothy was a devoted member of Riverside Evangelical Methodist Church and a beloved figure in her community. Known affectionately as "Granny," she opened her "Christmas...
Kathleen Mae Reichel
Apr 7, 2026
Kathleen Mae (Moran) Reichel, age 84, of Salem, Virginia, passed away peacefully at Friendship Richfield Living the evening of April 7th, surrounded by her family.
Born and raised in Schenectady, New York, to the late Paul F. and Virginia M. (Craw) Moran, Kathy was the oldest of 4 girls, raised in an Irish Catholic household, filled with the love of family...
Yvonne Radford Metz
Apr 7, 2026
Yvonne Radford Metz, 95 of Roanoke, VA, reunited with her husband in heaven on the morning of Tuesday, April 7, 2026.
Born on Sunday, November 9, 1930, to the late William Odell Radford and Mamie Goodman Radford.
In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, James Kenward Metz; daughter; Dory Silva, brothers, Arnold Radford and Junior Radford;...
Karon Lynn Johnson
Apr 6, 2026
Karon (Merrill) Johnson passed away peacefully at home on Monday, April 6, 2026, in Salem, Va., surrounded by family.
Karon was born in Oakland, Calif., the second of six children. Karon grew up in Phoenix, Ariz., where she enjoyed dancing, hosting friends, picnicking in the desert, and cooling off on the concrete floor after a full day at the...
Frank David Nofsinger
Apr 5, 2026
Frank David “Dave” Nofsinger of Salem, Virginia, passed away peacefully on April 5, 2026, at the age of 81. He was born on Friday, October 13, 1944, in Fincastle, Virginia, to the late Frank Montague Nofsinger and Edna Margaret Haymaker Nofsinger.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Kent Montague Nofsinger, Sr.; his sister, Martha...
James Paul Beck
Apr 5, 2026
James “Paul” Beck, of Roanoke, Va., went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, April 5th, 2026. He was 69 years old.
Paul was born to the late James Wilton and Rachel Ruth Taylor Beck on Friday, September 21, 1956. His childhood home was in Archdale, N.C., where he lived on a truck farm next to his grandparents. His mother...
Jacquelin "Jackie" Jordan Turman
Apr 5, 2026
Jacquelin Carol "Jackie" Turman, of Salem, Va., went to be with her heavenly family on Sunday, April 5, 2026. She was 79 years old.
Jackie was born in Roanoke, Va., to the late Fred A. and Clara Redden Jordan on Monday, April 29, 1946. In addition to her parents, Jackie was preceded in death by her siblings, Fred Jordan, Jr.,...
Alice King Hickson Morris
Apr 1, 2026
Alice K. Hickson Morris, 77, of Roanoke County, Va., passed away on Wednesday, April 1, 2026.
She was the daughter of the late Claybourne Roger Hickson and Nannie Hickson Lawrence from Salem, Va. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her beloved husband, James Edward Morris III; her sister, Mary Elizabeth Kirby; and her brothers, Russell Wayne...
Melissa Wimmer
Mar 31, 2026
Melissa Roberts Wimmer, 68, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on March 31, 2026. She was born on July 10, 1957, in Christiansburg, Virginia, to the late H. Elbyrne Roberts and Ruth B. Roberts.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brothers, Jonathan Roberts and Yogi Roberts; and her sisters, Zsa Zsa...
Mary Jane Raborn
Mar 30, 2026
Mary Jane Raborn of Salem, Va., passed away on March 30, 2026, at home. She was the daughter of the late George and Janie Heffinger. She was preceded in death by her husband Larry Jake Raborn; sister, Betty Rhodes; brothers, Phillip and Jackie Heffinger; and grandmother, Sally Nesbit. She is survived by a brother, Bobby Heffinger; sisters, Judy Murray, Cindy...
Ronald Marvin Robertson
Mar 30, 2026
Ronald Marvin "Ronnie" Robertson, 73, of Salem, Va., went to be with the Lord on Monday, March 30, 2026.
Ronald was preceded in death by his parents, John and Mary, and is survived by his wife, Vickie Robertson. They were married for 48 years. Ronnie is also survived by his son, Jason Robertson (Amanda), his granddaughter, Jayden Robertson, his sister,...
Glenn Thomas Huff
Mar 30, 2026
The family of Glenn Thomas (Tom) Huff announces that he went to be with the Lord early in the morning of March 30, 2026, at the age of 93. He was a wonderful father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and a friend to many.
He was born on March 3, 1933, to the late Claude E. Huff and Annie Wells Huff of Lafayette,...
Nancy Weld Wise
Mar 29, 2026
Nancy Weld Wise passed away on Sunday, March 29, 2026, at her residence at Salem Terrace.
Nancy was born on Wednesday, March 14, 1934, the oldest of five children. She is preceded in death by her parents, Stafford L. “Bud” Weld and Nancy B. Weld, three of her four siblings, Mary Weld Schipper, Rena Weld Wheeler, and Stafford L. “Bill” Weld...
Johanna Elizabeth Espelage
Mar 28, 2026
Johanna Elizabeth Espelage found heaven on March 28, 2026. Born on December 18, 1935, in Falkenberg, Germany, Johanna spent her childhood living on a farm alongside her parents and seven siblings. At the age of 22, she left Germany to begin her new life in America. Soon after arriving, she met the love of her life, her husband of 62...
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