Sep 16, 2023

Matthew Corbin Parks, 65, of Salem, VA passed away on Saturday, September 16, 2023. A visitation will be held from 6-8 p.m. on Monday, September 25, 2023, at the John M. Oakey & Son Funeral Home. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, September 26, 2023, at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Mill Creek...

Sep 11, 2023

Dorothy Slaydon Wells, 80, of Salem, VA, passed away suddenly while caring for loved ones, on Monday, September 11, 2023, in Roanoke, VA. She was born on February 24, 1943, to Irene Flowers and the late Walter Flowers. Dorothy was a strong-willed independent lady, she never gave up or quit on any task she faced in her life. She was...

Sep 9, 2023

Paul Jennings Wade 83, of Roanoke, Virgina passed away on Saturday, September 9, 2023. Paul was born in Washington DC on September 28, 1939. He is preceded in death by his father Paul Jules Wade and mother Margorie Jennings Wade both of Washington, DC. Paul is survived by his children, Paula Wade of Salem, Virginia; his son and daughter-in-law Michael...

Sep 8, 2023

Shirley B. Alls, 87, of Salem, entered her heavenly home and reunited with her beloved husband, on Friday, September 8, 2023. Born in McCoy, Va., to the late James E. Brown and Della Sutherland Brown, her family moved to Salem when she was four years old. Shirley loved Salem, where she attended the Church of Christ and was later baptized...

Sep 8, 2023

Ann Jones Spraker, 73, of Salem, but formerly of Roanoke, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 8, 2023. Born on December 11, 1949, in Roanoke, Va. to the late Tom and Hazel Foster Jones, Ann is also preceded in death by her late husband, Dale Spraker; brothers, Tommy Jones and Pete Jones; as well as her sister, Imogene Wise. Ann...

Sep 6, 2023

Evelyn M. Jones, 97 originally of Elliston, passed from her home on earth and on to her heavenly home on Wednesday, September 6, 2023. At the time of her passing, Evelyn had been residing at Heritage Hall Nursing Home, in Blacksburg. Evelyn was born on August 17, 1926, in Roanoke County, Va. She was employed at Meadowbrook Nursing Home with...

Sep 6, 2023

Loretta Harris Ward, 84, of Salem, Va., went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, September 6, 2023. She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Pauline Harris; husband, Ronald Stuart Ward; and longtime friend and walking partner, Wanda Waldron. Surviving are her sons, Ronald Rooney Ward, Bill Ward, and Darrell Ward; siblings, Carolyn Cundiff, Patti Mason, and...

Sep 6, 2023

Kathryn M. Ciparis (Kay) passed away peacefully on September 6, 2023. She was born on July 16, 1945, to Kenneth and Ruth Blazier (both deceased). She is survived by her husband Edward (Ed), daughter Serena, son-in-law Michael Brennan, grandsons Matthew and Logan Brennan, brother Ben Blazier, brother-in-law Paul Ciparis, and several cousins, nieces, and nephews. Kay grew up on a...

Sep 5, 2023

Dorothy Taylor Richards, 79 of Salem, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, September 5, 2023. She was born on April 21, 1944, in Roanoke Va., the daughter of the late Fred and Jeanette Taylor. Dorothy was a member of the Mountain Pass Baptist Church in Salem, where she had numerous friends. She was an avid horse lover and...

Sep 4, 2023

Hobie L. Montgomery, 76, of Salem, Va., and formerly of Hillsville, Va., passed away on Monday, September 4, 2023. Preceding him in death were his parents, Lincoln and Myrtle Montgomery; brother, Albert Montgomery; and beloved dog, Taco. His surviving family includes his wife of 43 years, Ann Montgomery; several brothers and sisters; step-daughter, Teresa Fink; step-sons, Joseph Hogan and Garland...

Aug 28, 2023

Charles Robert Bob Sandy, passed away on August 28, 2023, at the age of 77, in Roanoke, Virginia. Bob was born in Kentucky to Nellie and Ulysses Grant Sandy, the youngest of 7 children. He spent most of his childhood in Bolair and Mullens, West Virginia where he learned to fish and farm and play a variety of sports. In...

Aug 23, 2023

Gregory Lawrence Rose, 76, of Roanoke, Va., passed away on Wednesday, August 23, 2023, surrounded by his family. Born in Queens, N.Y. on May 17, 1947, to the late Clinton Laurence and Anne Burke Rose, he is also preceded in death by his loving wife of 34 years, Valerie Rose, who passed in December of 2005 after a battle with...

Aug 23, 2023

Eric Scott Stewardson, 58, of Roanoke, Va., passed away on Wednesday, August 23, 2023. He was born on May 27, 1965, in the City of Alexandria, Va., to the late Edgar F. and Barbara P. Costello Stewardson. In addition to his parents, he was also predeceased by his brothers, James Michael Stewardson and Lawrence Alvin Stewardson. He is survived by...

Aug 17, 2023

John Goens, Jr., 52, of Roanoke, Va., went to be with the Lord on Thursday, August 17, 2023. He was a hard worker, loved fishing, and especially enjoyed visits with the grandkids. Preceding him in death was his father, John Goens, Sr.; and brother, Mark Allen Goens. His surviving family includes his mother, Brenda Goens; children, Johnathan Goens (Alexis Huffman)...

Aug 17, 2023

Ralph L. Reese, 79 of Salem, passed away on Thursday, August 17, 2023, and was reunited with his loving wife of 45 years, Phyllis Blakenship Reese. Ralph was born on October 18, 1943, in Salem, Va. to the late Buren Andrew and Bertie Showalter Reese. He joined the US Army Reserves in April of 1964, and proudly served for a...

Aug 17, 2023

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Aug 15, 2023

Marlene Jean (Kundla) Keener, 82, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 15, 2023 at Friendship Salem Terrace in Salem, Va. Born on December 10, 1940, in Indiana, Pa., Marlene grew up in the small, once-coal mining town of Graceton, Pa. In 1958, she graduated from Laura Lamar High School in Homer City, Pa. She then married and had two children,...

Aug 15, 2023

H. Shelton Guthrie Jr, of Roanoke County, passed away on Tuesday, August 15, 2023. He was preceded in death by his father, Herman Guthrie Sr; mother, Ora Guthrie; and sister, Judy Perdue. He is survived by his nephew, Doug Perdue and wife, Samantha Perdue, and their son, Will; his niece, Anne McCroskey, her husband, Eric McCroskey, and their daughter, Abigail;...

Aug 12, 2023

Ivan Doucette, age 81, of Salem, Va., passed away from cancer on Saturday, August 12, 2023. Ivan was born in Central Bedeque, Prince Edward Island, Canada, on April 22, 1942, and was raised in Tignish, PEI. Ivan was preceded in death by his father, Henry Doucette; his mother, Loretta Perry; and a brother, Alban Doucette. Ivan is survived by his...

Aug 9, 2023

Margaret Ann Peggy Hughes Akers, age 74, drew her last breath the morning of August 9, 2023, after a courageous battle with cancer. Margaret Ann was born on Friday July 29, 1949, in Covington, Va. She was preceded in death by her parents, Collins McKemy Hughes and Margaret McCormick Hughes, infant sister, Betty Ann Hughes and brother-in-law, William Claude Siple....