Margaret Anne Kirby Ratcliff
Mar 17, 2023
Margaret Anne Delp Kirby Ratcliff, 84, of Salem, VA formerly from Blue Ridge, VA, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, March 17, 2023. She was born in Salem, VA on March 25, 1938, to the late Sebert C. and Madge Hash Delp. She lived in Botetourt County, VA for thirty-two years, and was a member of...
Dena Spencer
Mar 17, 2023
Dena Snyder Spencer (endearingly known as Bear) passed on March 17, at 1:21 p.m. She died peacefully surrounded by her family and in the arms of her husband, Todd Spencer; and daughter, Kacey Carson. Dena was born on March 22, 1968, in Roanoke, VA to Robert Snyder and Nancy Cadd. She was a devoted daughter to her birth parents and...
Gladys Hunley
Mar 16, 2023
Gladys Peters Hunley, 101, of Roanoke, VA, went to be with her lord on Thursday, March 16, 2023. She was born on December 28, 1921, to the late Lillie Thelma Boothe Peters, and Clifford Zechariah Peters. Gladys was a long-time member of Patterson Memorial Brethren Church. She enjoyed doing all types of puzzles in her free time and reading to...
Stacy Eugene Hooker
Mar 13, 2023
Stacy Eugene Hooker, 50 of Salem, VA passed away, Monday, March 13, 2023. He is preceded in death by his grandparents, Alfred Edwards, Elsie Hooker, Gene Hooker; aunts, Diana J. Harmon, Sue Blevins, Mildred Boone, Dorothy Dottie Hatcher, Patsy Waldron; uncles, Jr. Edwards, Ronnie Hooker Sr., Billy J. Hooker. Stacy loved his family and friends. He enjoyed watching a good...
Germaine Burkes "Gerry" Mcclanahan
Mar 12, 2023
Germaine Burkes Gerry McClanahan, of Salem, VA, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 12, 2023. She was born on November 13, 1930, to the late Stella Artrip Burkes and Dr. William Germaine Burkes in Grundy, VA. She graduated from Stuart Hall High School in Stanton, VA, then attended the College of William and Mary. While at W&M she became an...
Ethel Frances Vest Peters Sheets
Mar 11, 2023
Ethel Frances Vest Peters Sheets, 88, of Roanoke, Va., passed away on Saturday, March 11, 2023. She was born on January 5, 1935, in Floyd, Va., to the late Leslie Clarence and Lala Paris Vest. Upon graduating from Check High School, she attended Radford College. She later worked as a bookkeeper for various companies until the age of 81. She...
Sylvia Marie Tolliver
Mar 11, 2023
Sylvia Marie Tolliver, age 89, went to be with her Lord on March 11, 2023. She was preceded in death by her parents, Clemons Joseph and Ruby Marie Winebarger, and by her husband of 58 years, Ira Fielden Tolliver. She leaves behind two daughters, Gloria Eiban (Bobby) and Susan Tolliver; grandchildren, Benjamin Eiban, Matthew (Meredith) Eiban, Emily (Randy) Jackson; ten...
Mildred May Smith
Mar 10, 2023
Mildred May Smith, 92, of Salem, Virginia, passed away peacefully, on Friday, March 10, 2023. Born in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, on Friday, May 8, 1931, to the late Arthur J. and Margaret Burrows Potter, she is also preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, Roger A. Smith. Mildred was the youngest and the last remaining of seven siblings;...
Betty Spraker Dyson
Mar 8, 2023
Betty Spraker Dyson, 91, of Salem, Va., passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 8, 2023 and joined her loved ones in Heaven. She was the first bridal consultant at the JCPenny store at Tanglewood, and later worked for Moores Building Supplies where she retired. She had a deep love for cats, and nothing made her happier than seeing them rescued....
Shirley Beamer Wagner
Mar 5, 2023
Shirley Jordan Beamer Wagner, 84 of Salem, VA went to be with the Lord on Sunday, March 5, 2023, with her loving family surrounding her. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Roy Michael Beamer, and Clifton C. Wagner; parents, Rev. Fred A. Jordan, and Clara Redden Jordan; brother, Fred (Rosemary) Jordan; sister, Joanne (Claude) Robertson. Shirley was a...
Andrew Goodwin "Andy" Cooper
Mar 5, 2023
Andrew (Andy) Goodwin Cooper, 26, of Roanoke, VA, left the burdens of mind and body on March 4, 2023. Born on August 14, 1996, in Margate, FL to Leonard and Lori (Elliott) Cooper, Andrew was a much-loved son, brother, grandson, nephew, cousin, and friend. From his earliest years, Andrew was quick to learn, eager to please, and truly never met...
William Camellous Dobbins Iii
Mar 5, 2023
William (Bill) Camellous Dobbins III, 84, of Rocky Mount, Va. and formerly of Mount Pleasant, S.C., passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 5, 2023. Bill was preceded in death by his parents, William Camellous Dobbins II and Helen Blakely Dobbins; siblings, James Randolph Dobbins and Judith Dobbins Surles; and granddaughter, Laura Elaine Dobbins. His surviving family includes his children, William...
Rosanne Anderson Moon
Mar 3, 2023
Rosanne Schlichting Anderson Moon, Born in New York City on November 24, 1934, died on Friday, March 3, 2023 after a long battle with metastatic breast cancer. Rosanne graduated from Wagner College in Staten Island with a Bachelors of science in nursing, and Edinboro University in Pennsylvania with a Bachelors in fine arts. Rosanne lived on Long Island, New York;...
Stephen Mayo Francis
Feb 28, 2023
Stephen Mayo Francis said his last farewells and closed the door on his life on Tuesday, February 28, 2023. He was born on August 6, 1923, to Agnes Francis and Henry Lewis Francis, Sr. in Salem, VA. Stephen graduated from Jefferson Senior High School and enlisted in the Army. He fought in the Pacific battles with the 1st Battalion 84th...
Connie Whitlock Asbury
Feb 27, 2023
Connie Whitlock Asbury, 81, of Roanoke, Va., passed away on Monday, February 27, 2023. She was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth J. Asbury, Sr.; and her sister, Rebecca Sizemore. Born June 8, 1941, in Alexandria, Va., she was the daughter of the late Bernerd and June Whitlock. She is survived by her son, Kenneth J. Asbury, Jr. (Jan)...
William Charles Fike
Feb 26, 2023
William Charles Fike, affectionately known as, Pops or Papa, 88, of Roanoke, Va., but formerly of Syracuse, NY, passed peacefully at home, surrounded by family and friends, on Sunday, February 26, 2023, at 12:55 in the afternoon. He is preceded in death by his loving wife of 50 years, Lois Carol Cooley Fike, who went to be with the Lord...
Esther Louise Davis
Feb 26, 2023
Esther Louise Davis, 71, of Salem, Va., passed away on Sunday, February 26, 2023. She was raised on country sunshine in Palisades, Wash., and lived for a time in Vancouver before she packed up her 1967 Pontiac Executive and moved across the country to Salem 37 years ago. Here in Virginia, she met her life partner of 36 years, Mike...
Dawn Enders Wood
Feb 25, 2023
Dawn Enders Wood, 76, of Salem, passed away after a valiant battle with cancer, on February 25, 2023. Those left to cherish her memory are her loving husband of 56 years, Richard Wood; son, Jason Wood, and his wife, Laura; brother-in-law, Michael Davis, as well as special friends, Kathy Spark, Joann Ventura, and Christine Seto. The family would like to...
Julian Howard Yeatman Jr.
Feb 23, 2023
Julian Howard Yeatman Jr. (Snookie), 90, of Salem, Virginia, departed this earth on February 23, 2023, to be reunited with the Lord, his beloved wife Janett Baker Yeatman, and their daughter Denise. He lived in Salem since 2003, after having lived in Virginia, Florida, and Georgia. He leaves behind his adoring family who will remember him for his kind, gentle...
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