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...
Ralph E. Knight
Jul 15, 2011
Ralph E. Knight, 87 of Salem, passed away on Friday, July 15, 2011. Arrangements by John M. Oakey & Son Funeral Home, & Crematory, Salem. (540) 389-5441.
Joanne S. Caves
Jul 14, 2011
Joanne S. Caves, 78, of Salem, passed away Thursday, July 14, 2011. She was born in Salem, a daughter of the late Albert and Mary Sisk and had been an area resident all of her life. She retired from Tultex Mills following over thirty years of service, was a charter member of Bethel Baptist Church and enjoyed music. She is...
Margaret Earle Thomasson
Jul 10, 2011
Margaret Earle Thomasson, 92 of Roanoke, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, July 10, 2011. Mrs. Thomasson was born in Roanoke on April 15, 1919 to the late Robert & Earle Hughson. She was a long time member of Preston Oaks Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Herman Hank Thomasson; eight brothers and sisters....
William D. Reed Jr.
Jul 6, 2011
William David Reed, Jr., 81, of Roanoke, passed away on Wednesday, July 6, 2011. He was born on December 20, 1929 in Roanoke and graduated from Blacksburg High School in Blacksburg. A veteran, he served in the US Air Force as a Senior Ground Radio Intercept Operator. Professionally, he worked for Paine Webber Jackson, several roller skating businesses, and the...
Mary Lou Fisher Webster
Jul 6, 2011
Mary Lou Fisher Webster, 72, of Salem, passed away on Wednesday, July 6, 2011. She is survived by her husband of 29 years, Charles Victor Webster, Sr.; children, Kim Burton and fianc, Mike, and Brian Burton; stepchildren, Charles Webster, Jr. and wife, Darlene, Paula Amrhein and husband, Russell, and Michael Webster; brother, Larry Fisher and wife, Janice; grandchildren, James Burton,...
Marie Eames Wray
Jul 3, 2011
On July 3, 2011, Marie Eames Wray lost her courageous fight against cancer. Marie was born on April 29, 1935 in Franklin County, Virginia. She grew up in the Doe Run area of Franklin County and later moved to the Roanoke Valley were she was a hairdresser for over 30 years. She was well loved by all her clients in...
Carol B. Reno
Jul 3, 2011
Carol B. Reno, 85, of Elliston, passed away Sunday, July 3, 2011. She was born in Elliston, a daughter of the late Charles R. Barnett and Essie Weddle Barnett, and as a Navy wife had also resided in Washington, DC, US Naval Station, Hawaii, Grove City, Ohio and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba before returning to the Elliston area in 1965. Prior...
James G. Smith Jr.
Jul 2, 2011
James Gordon Smith, Jr., 59 of Roanoke, VA went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, July 02, 2011. He was born July 4, 1951 in Roanoke, VA son of the late James G. Smith, Sr. and Hazel LeSueur Smith. He was also preceded in death by a son, Charles Jason Smith. Mr. Smith was retired from Norfolk Southern...
Edwin Leon Williams, Ii
Jun 30, 2011
Dr. Edwin L. Williams, II, beloved father, devoted husband, respected surgeon, passed away peacefully in his home in Roanoke on Thursday June 30th, surrounded by his children. Dr. Williams was born in Christiansburg V.A. on Nov. 30th 1933, to the late Leroy D. Williams and Mary Walters. After high school he earned a B.S. from VPI. He attended MCV and...
William F. Brand
Jun 30, 2011
Colonel William F. Brand, Jr., (USA-Ret) passed away on Thursday, June 30, 2011. Colonel Brand was born in Salem, VA on January 10, 1919. He graduated from Andrew Lewis High School in June 1935. He attended Virginia Military Institute, graduating with a B.S. degree in Chemistry in 1939. He went on to Pennsylvania State University graduating there in 1940 with...
Goldie Marie Mccormack
Jun 28, 2011
Goldie Marie McCormack Goldie Marie McCormack, 83, of Roanoke, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, June 28, 2011. She was born in Floyd, a daughter of the late Benjamin and Stella Salmon Agnew and had been a Roanoke area resident for most of her life. She was employed by Garden City School Food Service prior to retiring...
James Reeves Moore
Jun 22, 2011
James R. Moore, 81, of Roanoke, passed away Wednesday, June 22, 2011. He was born in Gary, Indiana, a son of the late James W. Moore and Louise Jones Moore and had been an area resident for over 75 years. A US Navy veteran of the Korean Conflict, he operated Mason Valley Estates Nursery for over 30 years, was a...
Clarice Davison Brown
Jun 19, 2011
Clarice Davison Brown, much loved mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away on Sunday, June 19, 2011 at the age of 84. She was born on March 31, 1927 in Lynchburg, VA, the only daughter of Henry H. Davison and Ruby Crosby Davison. Mrs. Brown was a graduate of Jefferson High School and Roanoke College. She was a lifelong resident of...
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