Frank William 'Bill' Gearhart
Oct 7, 2012
Frank William Bill Gearhart, 83, of Salem, died Sunday, October 7, 2012, at home in the presence of his family. He was born September 23, 1929 in Salem, VA son of the late Frank Joseph and Ethel Wallace Gearhart. He attended Salem schools and was a graduate of Auburn University; he proudly served his country in the U.S. Air Force....
Curt Randall Camac Dr.
Oct 6, 2012
Curt R. Camac, 54, of Salem, passed away on October 6, 2012. Dr. Camac was professor of psychology at Roanoke College, where he taught for 26 years. He chaired the department for the last 8 years, during which it grew substantially in size and reputation. Before coming to Roanoke, he earned his B.S. in Criminal Justice and his M.A. and...
Yvonne Akers 'Bonnie' Garman
Oct 5, 2012
Yvonne Bonnie Akers Garman, 64 of Salem, passed away on Friday, October 05, 2012. She was born on September 7, 1948 to the late Kester and Rosa Akers in Blacksburg, Va. Mrs. Garman will be remembered for 23 years of dedicated and faithful service to her employment at Apex Industrial Equipment, Salem, Va. Above all, she will be remembered as...
Edwin Merle 'Ed' Tam
Oct 5, 2012
Edwin Ed Merle Tam, 59, of Troutville, VA passed away Friday, October 5, 2012. He was born October 15, 1952 in South Bend, Indiana the son of Oleta Girard Tam and the late George Merlin Tam. He was also preceded in death by his sister, Cheryl Tam. Ed loved the Lord and cherished his family and friends. He was a...
Howard P. Shrader
Oct 3, 2012
Howard P. Shrader, 76, passed away on October 3, 2012. He was born on October 15, 1935 in McComas, WV, the son of the late George Thomas and Nora Virginia Lusk Shrader. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by three brothers, Jimmie Shrader, Eugene Shrader, and Junior Wayne Shrader. Howard served in the National Guard, where...
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...
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