Suze Love Yves Gaelle Saint Jean
Sep 21, 2023
It is with great sadness to announce that Suze Love Yves Gaelle Saint-Jean, aged 23, passed away on Thursday, September 21, 2023. A Mass will be held to honor her life on Saturday, October 7, 2023, at 10 a.m. at the Our Lady of Nazareth Catholic Church, followed by interment at the Saint Andrew's Diocesan Cemetery. Please feel free to...
Frances Stringfellow Stebbins
Sep 21, 2023
Frances Stringfellow Stebbins, 94, of Salem, Va., died on September 21, 2023, in Salem. Her death was attributed to heart failure. Mrs. Stebbins was, from 1953 to 1997, a reporter and columnist of religion news for the Roanoke Times and earlier for its sister newspaper, The Roanoke World-News. Following her retirement after 44 years from these daily newspapers, she regularly...
Amber Saladiner
Sep 18, 2023
On September 18, 2023, Amber Saladiner, at the age of 52, claimed the Promise of the Resurrection after a valiant battle with Huntingtons Disease. Amber attended Narrows High School and New River Community College and worked at Montgomery Regional Hospital for 18 years in central scheduling. She enjoyed reading and listening to audiobooks and attended several churches including Richfield Living...
Mary Cecile Pingle
Sep 17, 2023
Mary W. Pingle, 94, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, September 17, 2023. Born in Ivanhoe, VA, she was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond Pingle; her parents, John and Willie Watts and her four siblings. She is survived by two daughters, Kittie Gillock and Beth Poff, as well as several nieces and nephews. She also leaves...
Charlotte "Midget" Martin
Sep 17, 2023
Charlotte Midget Martin, 75, of Vinton, passed away on September 17, 2023. Those that have preceded her in death include her parents, Reginold and Margaret; husband, Jackie; and brother, James Lee Bobo Bohon. Charlotte had a large personality until the end, often even playing air guitar or air drums in her hospital bed. She loved music of all kinds. Anyone...
Matthew Corbin Parks
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...
Dorothy Slaydon "Dottie" Wells
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...
Paul Jennings Wade
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...
Shirley Francis Alls
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...
Ann Elizabeth Spraker
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...
Evelyn May Jones
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...
Loretta Harris Ward
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...
Kathryn Mae "Kay" Ciparis
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...
Dorothy Taylor "Dot" Richards
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...
Hobie Lee Montgomery
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...
Charles Robert "Bob" Sandy
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...
Gregory Lawrence Rose
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...
Eric Scott Stewardson
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...
John Everett Goens Jr.
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)...
Ralph Lynn "Frank" Reese
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...
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