Peggy Joann Chaffin Thomas Thompson
Aug 17, 2011
Peggy JoAnn Chaffin Thomas Thompson (JoAnn), 68, of Salem, passed away on Wednesday, August 17, 2011. JoAnn was a wonderful cook, enjoyed loving her children and grandchildren, and was well-loved by all who knew her. Preceding her in death was her husband, Billy Joe Thomas. Her surviving family includes her stepfather, Oscar Edward Saunders; mother, Elizabeth Frances Saunders; daughters, Connie...
Tessie Jeanette Taylor
Aug 14, 2011
Tessie Jeanette Taylor, 98, of Salem, VA passed away on Sunday, August 14, 2011. She was preceded in death by her husband of 54 years, William Frederick Taylor. She is survived by her daughters, Barbara T. Stone and husband Oliver J. Stone, and Dorothy T. Richards and husband R. Jack Richards, Sr.; grandsons, William Tayor Stone and wife Amy, Robert...
Jane Armentrout Maxwell
Aug 12, 2011
Jane A. Maxwell of Salem, Virginia, died August 12, 2011. She was the daughter of Carney and Nellie (Hiatt) Armentrout and was born September 9, 1917 in Randolph County, West Virginia. She was educated in the Elkins, WV public schools and graduated from Davis and Elkins College with a bachelors degree in chemistry. Jane married Dr. Maurice H. Maxwell, and...
Bill B. Humphreys
Aug 12, 2011
Bill B. Humphreys, 88, of Shawsville, VA passed away Friday, August 12, 2011. He was born June 29, 1923 in Monroe County, WV son of the late Drewie Kyle and Hallie Bell Humphreys. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Earnie Kyle Humphreys. Mr. Humphreys retired from the VA Hospital in Salem with 33 years of service. He...
Jerry V. Wade
Aug 9, 2011
Jerry V. Wade, 67, of Salem, went to be with his Lord on Tuesday, August 9, 2011 after a long illness. He was preceded in death by his father, Irvin Wade. His surviving family includes his mother, Laura Cantu; wife of 16 years, Judith Wade; daughters, Tammy Whitlock and Annette Wood; brother, Larry Wade; and several stepchildren, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and...
Mary Horton Murphy
Aug 9, 2011
Mary Horton Murphy, 76, of Salem, VA passed away Tuesday, August 9, 2011. She was born October 17, 1934 in Galax, VA daughter of the late Curtis and Geneva Horton. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Thomas L. Murphy; and a brother, Franklin Horton. Mrs. Murphy was a retired Child Care Coordinator for HoneyTree Early Learning Center...
Franklin Delano Francisco
Aug 9, 2011
Franklin Delano Francisco, 70, of Salem, passed away on Tuesday, August 9, 2011. His surviving family includes his wife of 11 years, Brenda D. Francisco; stepchildren, Leslie E. Long, Rev. Scott A. Butcher and wife, Ann, and Debbie B. Sylvester and husband, Randy; several grandchildren; brothers, Richard Francisco, Marvin Francisco, and Melvin Francisco; and sister, Norma Jean Lipscomb. The family...
Veronika Jeanne Hendrick
Aug 7, 2011
Veronika Jeanne Hendrick, 55, of Roanoke, VA and formerly of Verona, VA passed away Sunday, August 7, 2011. She was born September 12, 1955. She is survived by her special friend, Geraldine McCray of Verona. Services will be held at a later date.
Sterling 'Keith' Byrd
Aug 6, 2011
Sterling Keith Byrd, 40 of Salem, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, August 6, 2011. He was born on November 5, 1970 in Roanoke, VA. He was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Salem. He was preceded in death by his Step-Father, Frank Shinault. He is survived by his Wife, Joyce...
Ralph W. J. Hagy
Aug 5, 2011
Ralph William Jackson Hagy, 79, of Salem, passed away Friday, August 5, 2011. He was born in Tazwell, a son of the late Floyd and Laura Keesee Hagy and had also resided in Bedford prior to locating to the Roanoke area in 1968. He was employed for many years as a commercial roofer with Leonard Smith Sheet Metal and Roofing...
Jack E. Rice
Aug 1, 2011
Jack Edward Rice, 80, of Salem, passed away Monday, August 1, 2011. He was born in Roanoke, a son of the late Dennie Paul Rice and Lillian Rhudy Rice and had been an area resident for all of his life. A US Air Force veteran of the Korean Conflict, he was employed as the sales manager of N.W. Pugh in...
Linda Mullins 'Kay' Stanley
Aug 1, 2011
Linda Kay Mullins Stanley, 64, of Salem, VA, passed away on Monday, August 1, 2011 after a long and courageous battle with breast cancer. She was born on March 24, 1947, the youngest of 9 children. She spent her childhood years in the mountains of Southwest Virginia in the town of Clintwood. She was preceded in death by her husband...
Jerry Markham
Jul 26, 2011
Jerry Markham, age 66, passed at his home on Tuesday evening, July 26, 2011, after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Jerry was born in Roanoke and lived in Botetourt County, Lynchburg, and Salem, Virginia. He worked for over 30 years with B&W and recently for Accellent. He was an active member of Christ Lutheran Church. He was a published author...
Evelyn Nowlin Perdue
Jul 23, 2011
Evelyn Nowlin Perdue, 87 of Salem, VA went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, July 23, 2011. She was preceded in death by her brothers, Leonard, Melvin and Earl Nowlin; and sister, Magdalene Armentrout. Mrs. Perdue was a homemaker, a life long resident of Salem and a member of the Church of God of Prophecy on Apperson Drive...
Jason Scott Hayes
Jul 23, 2011
Jason Scott Hayes, 29, of Salem, VA, passed away on Saturday, July 23, 2011. He was born on August 25, 1981 in Salem, VA. He was an employee for the City of Salem, graduated from Salem High School, attended VCU, and loved ice hockey, playing guitar, and listening to music. He is survived by his mother, Diane Shelton Borzotra and...
Mary Shaw Carter
Jul 22, 2011
On Friday, July 22, at Richfield Recovery and Care Center, Mary Shaw Carter, 85, of Salem died after a long and difficult struggle with Alzheimer's disease. She was the daughter of James Thomas and Willie Virginia Shaw. Her husband Lawson Wayne Carter died in 1996, a son Richard Thomas Carter in 1974, and her beloved daughter-in-law Cathy in 2006. Survivors...
Warren Elmer Hinson
Jul 19, 2011
Warren Elmer Hinson, 86, of Salem, VA passed away Tuesday, July 19, 2011. He was born January 1, 1925 in Fieldale, VA son of the late, Shuby Judson Hinson and Gladys Mae Richardson Hinson. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Mary Sue Chrisley Hinson. Mr. Hinson was a US Army WWII D-day Veteran and a member of...
Joyce Diane Alls
Jul 18, 2011
Joyce Diane Alls, 65, of Salem, went to be with the Lord on Monday, July 18, 2011. She was a devoted mother, grandmother, and aunt, and a cherished friend of many. Preceding her in death were her parents, Leonard Waltus and Manarie Maude Alls; and brothers, Woody Alls and Harlan Alls. Her surviving family includes her sons, Barry Clinevell and...
Howard R. Wimmer
Jul 16, 2011
Howard R. Wimmer, 89, of Salem, passed away Saturday, July 16, 2011. Howard was born in Salem, a son of the late Lindsay Wimmer and Emma Calloway Wimmer and was an area resident all of his life. He was a US Army veteran of World War II, a founding member of the Penguin Club, and a member of the First...
Mary Ann Atkins
Jul 16, 2011
Mary Ann Atkins, 72 of Salem, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, July 16, 2011. She was born on July 5, 1939 to the late John Lewis Anderson & Allie Barbour Anderson. Mrs. Atkins was a member of West Salem Baptist Church, and will be remembered most as being one of the best cooks in town, as...
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