Harvey Wesley Flinchum
Aug 12, 2010
Harvey Wesley Flinchum, 78, of Salem, passed away on Thursday, August 12, 2010 at Lewis Gale Medical Center. He was born in Pilot, VA on June 4, 1932. He retired from Old VA Brick Company in Salem. Harvey was a member of First Evangelical Methodist Church in Salem. He was preceded in death by his parents, Posey and Annie Flinchum;...
Martha Ruth Palmer
Aug 10, 2010
Martha Ruth Palmer, 97, of Salem, VA passed away Tuesday, August 10, 2010. She was born August 5, 1913 in Patrick County, VA a daughter of the late Joel and Sally Ann Clark Shephard. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Leonard Sanders Palmer, Sr.; son, Leonard Sanders Palmer, Jr.; daughter, Shelby Jean Palmer; and a number of...
William Ramsey
Aug 9, 2010
William (Bill) Ramsey, born on November 13, 1929, passed away at the age of 80 on Monday, August 9, 2010. Bill was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force having served in the Korean Conflict. Professionally, he worked as a clerk for Norfolk Southern and later retired from the federal government as a physicist. He enjoyed gardening as well as...
Robert Edward Finck
Aug 9, 2010
FINCK Robert E. Robert (Bob) Edward Finck, 50, of Salem, Va., in the blink of an eye, left the earth to be with our Great Father in Heaven. Bob was serving Christ on a mission trip to Zambia, Africa and died suddenly in an auto crash on Monday, August 9, 2010. Affectionately known as The Vortex by all those who...
Elizabeth M. Bowen
Aug 6, 2010
Elizabeth M. (Bish) Bowen, 97, of Salem, VA and formerly of Bluefield, VA, passed away on Friday, August 6, 2010. Born on November 29, 1912 in Forest, VA, she was the daughter of the late Elizabeth and Fredrick Mitchell. After graduating from E.C. Glass High School in Lynchburg, VA, she went on to receive her college degree from Blackstone College...
Mary Elizabeth White
Jul 29, 2010
Mary (Mid) Elizabeth White, 94, of Salem, VA passed away Thursday, July 29, 2010. She was born April 10, 1916 in Catawba, Virginia daughter of the late Charles and Amma Henderson. She is Survived by Daughter, Gail Beach; Son, Cameron White; Grandchildren, Philip Beach, Whitney Worby and Adam Beach; Proud Great-Grandmother of Evan Beach, Cole Beach, Noah Beach, Ethan Worby,...
Inge Birkenmaier
Jul 28, 2010
Inge Birkenmaier, age 93, of Salem, VA died Wednesday, July 28, 2010. She was predeceased by her husband, Ollie. She is survived by her daughters, Anita Kelly (Jim) and Karen; sons, Ralph (Sandy), Joe, and Jim; and granddaughters, Brittany and Ashley Birkenmaier, and Courtenay and Victoria Kelly. She was a kind and greatly loved wife, mother, grandmother, and a friend...
Adam Gray Schneiderman
Jul 26, 2010
Adam Gray Schneiderman, 33, of Salem, VA passed away Monday, July 26, 2010. He was born July 19, 1977 in Athens, GA son of Kathleen Alyse Matteson Garth and the late, Richard Steven Schneiderman. Adam was a school teacher at Westside Elementary School in Roanoke. He was very involved with the American Red Cross as a phoresis donor. He was...
Dona Wheeling Smith
Jul 22, 2010
Dona Wheeling Smith, of Roanoke, entered the gates of Glory on July 22, 2010. She was born on August 26, 1944 to Fred and Catherine Wheeling in Brooklyn, NY. Dona is predeceased by her parents, by her brother Dennis Gussie Wheeling, and by a half- brother, James Carroll. Dona is survived by her husband of 37 years, Rodney M. Smith....
Loraine Betty Matousek Sigerich
Jul 21, 2010
Loraine Betty Matousek Sigerich, 84, of Salem passed away on Wednesday, July 21, 2010. She was born on December 13, 1925 in Chicago, Illinois and was the daughter of the late James and Barbora Matousek. Loraine was a member of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church since 1971. She was also a member of the Roanoke Garden Club and Salem Seniors....
Earl J. Nowlin
Jul 19, 2010
Earl J. Nowlin (Paw Paw), 79, of Salem, went to be with the Lord on Monday, July 19, 2010. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict and later retired from Norfolk Southern Railroad. Earl attended Salem Wesleyan Church and was an avid NASCAR fan. He was preceded in death by his parents, Will and Donie Nowlin; 1...
Charles Jesse Summers
Jul 19, 2010
Charles Jesse CJ Summers, Jr., 69,of New Castle, VA passed away July 19, 2010 at Lewis-Gale Medical Center in Roanoke from complications of cholangiocarcinoma. Charles was born in Harrisonburg, VA, the son of Charles Jesse, Sr. and Charlotte K. Summers. He is survived by his faithful and devoted wife of twenty eight years, Sadie . In addition to his wife,...
Susanna Baur Moore
Jul 19, 2010
Susanna Moore, 86, of Salem, Virginia, passed away on Monday, July 19, 2010. Professionally, she served many as a pediatric nurse. In her later years, she used her talent as a fiber artist by spinning wool, knitting, and working with felt. She spent many years in Rockbridge County, Virginia, lived a number of years in Green Valley, Arizona, and then...
Susie Lorena Wills Sheppard
Jul 17, 2010
Susie Lorena Wills Sheppard, 91, of Salem, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Saturday, July 17, 2010 with her family by her side. She was born on July 14, 1919, daughter of the late George Morrison Wills and Susie Lucresia Wills of Stewartsville, Virginia. She was the youngest of 7 daughters who have all passed...
Robert Lee Clingenpeel
Jul 6, 2010
Robert Lee Clingenpeel, 75, of Springfield VA and formerly of Roanoke, passed away at Lewis Gale Medical Center in Salem VA, on July 6th, 2010. Robert was born on January 28th, 1935 in Roanoke VA to the late Emmet Lee Clingenpeel and Annie Mae Crusenberry Clingenpeel. Robert was a faithful, loving family man who helped his family with his time...
Enoch 'Red' Bradford
Jul 5, 2010
Enoch Red Bradford, 84, of Salem, VA passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by family and friends on Sunday, July 5, 2010. He was preceded in death by his wife of 51 years, Gertrude (Dolly) Bradford; and a grandson, Christopher Bradford. He is survived by his daughter, Diane Mitchell and husband, Dennis; son, David Bradford and wife, Trish; two...
Emory Ferrell Perdue
Jul 4, 2010
Emory Ferrell Perdue, 77, of Salem passed away on Sunday, July 4, 2010. He was born in Roanoke, VA on January 8, 1933 and was the son of the late Loyd and Lula Perdue. He was a longtime member of Salem Church of Christ. He is survived by his wife, Evelyn Saul Perdue; son, Kevin Perdue and wife Sheila of...
Willard Franklin Page Sr.
Jul 2, 2010
Willard Franklin Page, Sr., age 66, passed away Friday July 2, 2010. Mr page was born in New York state to the late Richard N. Courtney and Dorthy Page. He and his family were members of Cliffview Church of God in Fries, Va. where he will be truly missed. Mr. Page was preceded in death by his brother, Jim Courtney;...
Betty Joan Myers
Jun 30, 2010
Betty Joan Myers, 72, of Vinton, and formerly of Salem, went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, June 30, 2010. She was born in Bluefield, WV and was the daughter of the late Guy and Margaret Louise Underwood. She was a devoted Christian who loved her daughter, son-in-law, and grandchildren. She was the #1 fan of her loving son,...
Kathleen Duncan Collins
Jun 28, 2010
Kathleen Duncan Collins, 90, of Lafayette, VA passed away Monday, June 28, 2010. She was born September 18, 1919 in Lafayette, VA daughter of the late David Ernest and Gay Craig Duncan. She was also preceded in death by her husband, David Andrew Collins; daughter, Doris Ann Weaver; and a brother, Maynard Duncan. Mrs. Collins was member of Lafayette United...

