Julia Lynn Spence
Feb 10, 2012
Julia Lynn Spence, 52 of Salem, passed away on Friday, February 10, 2012. She was born on July 12, 1959 to the late Joe Steve Cornwell and Laura C. Johnson Cornwell. Mrs. Spence will be remembered mostly of her love of music and birds, mainly hummingbirds as she enjoyed watching them feed from the numerous feeders she made available to...
Willie William Bush Jr.
Feb 8, 2012
Bush, Willie (George W., Jr.), 58, A Rock and Roll Legend of Salem, VA Passed away Wednesday, February 08, 2012. Willie is survived by his devoted wife, Patsy Bush; daughter, Katie Doll Bush; parents, George W. Bill Bush, Sr. and Betty Bush; sister, Peggy Garland and her husband, George; niece, Lucinda Rush; and nephews, Jerry Rush and Wayne Garland. He...
Chap Campbell
Feb 6, 2012
Chap Campbell, 88 of Salem, VA passed away Monday, February 06, 2012. He was born January 28, 1924 in Nelson County, VA son of the late Oscar and Maggie Campbell. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Nellie Tolley Campbell; siblings, James Campbell, John Campbell, Annie Campbell, Lee Roy Campbell, Dolly Groah and Thurman Campbell. Mr. Campbell was...
Richard Anthony 'Rick' Schmitt
Feb 5, 2012
Richard Rick Anthony Schmitt, of Salem, Virginia, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, February 5, 2012. Born on May 29, 1958 in Rochester, New York to Jim Schmitt of Salem, VA and the late Irene Brady, Rick went to Greece Olympia High School in Rochester, NY and played soccer for a year at Cortland State before joining the...
Edna Darlene Ruble Lambert
Feb 4, 2012
Edna Darlene Ruble Lambert, 75, of Salem and formerly of Bluefield, WV, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, February 4, 2012. She was a lifelong member of the Church of the Nazarene. Preceding her in death was her father, Calvin Clayton Ruble; and siblings, Clayton Ruble, Jean Patteson, and Marjorie Roland. Her surviving family includes her mother, Louise...
Robert Walther Willingham
Feb 3, 2012
Robert Walther Willingham, 69, of Salem, Virginia, died on Friday, February 3, 2012 at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. He was born on March 28, 1942 in Waco, Texas, the first child of Helen (Walther) and Robert Allen Willingham. In high school, he enrolled at Peacock Military Academy, San Antonio, transferred to Waco High School, and graduated...
Henry J. Higgins
Jan 29, 2012
Henry J. Higgins, 80, of Salem, was called home by his Savior on Sunday, January 29, 2012. He was born in Rockbridge County and had been a resident of the Poor Mountain Community since 1957. He was employed for many years as a truck driver with the VDOT and was a carpenter by trade. He was preceded in death by...
Roger Albert Smith
Jan 28, 2012
Roger Albert Smith, 91, of Osterville, MA, passed away Saturday, January 28, 2012. He was born in East Dennis, MA, a son of the late Mildred Jenny Noonan and step-son of the late James Noonan. Roger was a WWII veteran of the US Army Air Corps and was employed with the Bureau of Naval Personnel in Washington, D.C. for over...
Elizabeth Manning Owens
Jan 27, 2012
Elizabeth Manning Owens, 61, of Roanoke, Virginia, was called home to be with our Lord on January 27, 2012 after a brave battle with lung cancer. Elizabeth was the loving daughter of the late Irene (Renie) Manning and the late Larry Clayton Manning, both of Richmond, Virginia; and devoted and caring wife of the late Jeffrey Leroy Owens. Leaving to...
Lillian Toch
Jan 26, 2012
Lillian Toch, of Roanoke, passed away peacefully at the age of 98 on Thursday, January 26, 2012. She was preceded in death by her husband, Eugene Toch. Her surviving family includes her son, Peter Toch of Roanoke; and grandchildren, Michelle Dobrin and Laura Toch of the Boston area. She will be laid to rest beside her husband in Hartford, Connecticut...
Martha Lee Messick Robertson
Jan 24, 2012
Serenity and peace are the hope of all when it comes to the end of a life. On Tuesday, January 24, 2012, God quietly came and took Martha Lee Messick Robertson to join Him in her eternal home. Martha was the daughter of Raymond and Ella Messick, born in Roanoke, VA, on June 10, 1923. She was preceded in death...
James Stuart Foster
Jan 23, 2012
James Stuart Foster, 73, of Salem and formerly of New Castle, died peacefully with his children by his side on Monday, January 23, 2012. He joins his Heavenly Father with his beloved father and mother, James (Jim) Foster and Virginia F. Paitsel. His surviving family includes his two devoted daughters, Robyn Foster-Newcomb and Michelle Foster Carper and husband, Bobby; grandchildren,...
Catherline Hess Wilson
Jan 23, 2012
Catherline Hess Wilson, 88, of Salem, went to be with the Lord on Monday, January 23, 2012. She was originally from Honaker, VA and moved to this area in 1983. Her surviving family includes her children, Carolyn Blevins and husband, Danny, Roger Slate and wife, Dollie, Kermit Slate and wife, Kathy, and Buford Slate; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and a...
John Velton Barker
Jan 22, 2012
John Velton Barker, 78, of Roanoke, passed away Sunday, January 22, 2012. He was born in Eccles, WV, a son of the late Charlie Coots Barker and Hassie Halcomb Barker and had been a Roanoke area resident since 1976. He graduated from Trap Hill High School in Surveyor, WV in 1952 where he starred as center on the football team....
Arthur H. Grammer
Jan 12, 2012
Arthur Henry Grammer, 78, of Salem, Virginia, died Thursday, January 12, 2012. He was born in Petersburg, Virginia, and attended Fork Union Military Academy before enlisting in the United States Air Force. He served during the Korean War. He was a long time resident of Oneonta, New York, and graduated from State University of New York at Oneonta with a...
Joyce Childress Clements
Jan 8, 2012
Joyce Ann Childress Clements, 73, of Salem, and formerly Christiansburg, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 8, 2012. She was born October 17, 1938, a daughter of the late Paul and Nancy Pamplin Childress and had been an area resident all of her life. She enjoyed crocheting and fishing, and mostly enjoyed spending time and doting on her grandchildren and...
James Eduard Mech
Jan 5, 2012
James Eduard Mech, of Roanoke, formerly of Lombard, IL, passed away on Thursday, January 5, 2012. He was born in Lombard, IL, to the late William and Myra Mech. Jim left us on earth, but will never leave our hearts. He was the ultimate team mate in every endeavor. He averaged more than 32 points per game at St. Marys...
Jerry Kenneth Oyler
Jan 5, 2012
Jerry Kenneth Oyler, 68 of Rocky Mount; formerly of Salem, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, January 5, 2012. He was born on July 15, 1943 to the late John Hampton, and Ida N. Oyler. Mr. Oyler will be remembered for his love of fishing and playing golf, and for his role in the community, as he was...
Minnie Ellis 'Jo' Byrd
Jan 5, 2012
Minnie Jo Josephine Ellis Byrd, 80 of Salem, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, January 05, 2012. She was born on April 29, 1931 to the late William M. and Lillian Barnett Ellis in Boones Mill, VA. Ms. Byrd was a member of the Shady Grove Baptist Church in Stewartsville and enjoyed spending time with her family at...
Frank Samuel Brown
Jan 4, 2012
Frank Samuel (Sammy) Brown, 77, of Salem, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, January 4, 2012. He was a proud veteran having retired from the U.S. Air Force after 20 years of service, and later retired from the U.S. Postal Service after 13 years of service. His church membership was held at Glenvar Baptist Church, and he enjoyed...
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