Harold Gene Hughes
Jan 24, 2022
Harold Gene Hughes, 84, of Salem, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, January 24, 2022. Gene was born to the late Robert Marion Hughes and Hallie Payne Huffman Hughes. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Kathy Hughes Booth, son, Robert Kevin Hughes, sisters: Ileta Huffman, Eva Saunders, Alveta (Sally) Patton, and Loretta Allison, and granddaughter Miranda Stebar....
Virginia Lee "Ginny" Clayton Nowlin
Jan 24, 2022
Virginia (Ginny) Clayton Nowlin, 82, of Salem, Virginia, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, January 24, 2022. Ginny was skilled in crafts and enjoyed scrapbooking with her daughter and friends in her later years. Prior to her retirement, Ginny travelled the states with her husband Don for over 20 years in their Freightliner or Mack semi-tractor-trailer, always...
Mary Neil Hoback
Jan 21, 2022
Mary Neil Hoback passed away peacefully on January 21, just after her 58th birthday. Dubbed Mernie Neil by her toddler brothers who could not yet pronounce her name, they later shortened it to Mern, and that stuck as her nickname throughout her life. She was preceded in death by paternal grandparents Judge Frederick and Louise Hoback, and by maternal grandparents,...
Calvin Ray Padgett
Jan 21, 2022
Calvin R. Padgett, Jr., of Salem, passed away unexpectedly on January 21, 2022, at the age of 67. He is predeceased in death by his father Calvin R. Padgett, Sr. Calvin is survived by his mother, Lois P. Padgett; wife, Linda M. Padgett; son, Calvin R. Padgett, III; daughter, Jaclyn L. Padgett; sister, Debra P. Grzanka; nephews, John and James...
Paul Lee Pauley
Jan 19, 2022
Paul L. Pauley, 66, of Salem, passed away Wednesday, January 19, 2022. He was born in Wytheville, a son of the late Samuel and Alberta Dillow Pauley and had been an area resident all of his life. He served in the United States Navy Reserve and was the well-known owner and operator of Pauley's Auto Service for over forty years....
Larry Rierson Jones
Jan 16, 2022
Larry Rierson Jones, 76, of Roanoke, passed away on January 16, 2022. Born in Roanoke, VA, on September 10, 1945, to the late Vester R. and Emily Rierson Jones, Larry is also preceded in death by his beloved aunt, Eleanor Rierson Lever. Larry was a 1963 graduate of Cave Spring High School and his love of horses and teaching others...
John William Mccauley
Jan 14, 2022
John William (Bill) McCauley, 91, of Salem, Va., passed into the presence of the Lord on Friday, January 14, 2022. Bill was a US Air Force veteran who served during the Korean War. Following his service years, he attended Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, Ill. Bill was passionate about missions, and he expressed that most when he was a charter...
Wilma G. Wildhaber
Jan 13, 2022
Beloved aunt, great-aunt, and great-great-aunt, Wilma Glorene "Glo'" Wildhaber, 93, of Salem, Virginia, passed away on Thursday, January 13, 2022. Glo was an amazing Aunt. We love you, Aunt Glo. We miss you so much. The daughter of the late WWI Veteran, Joseph Arnold Wildhaber from St. Gallen, Switzerland, and Ethel Moore Goard from Patrick Springs, Virginia. Glo was born...
Patricia Perdue Whitt
Jan 11, 2022
Patricia (Patty) Whitt, 65, passed away at her home on Tuesday, January 11, 2022. She was born on June 14, 1956, in Roanoke, Va., the daughter of the late Alvis Perdue and Virginia (Jean) Perdue. Patty graduated from Andrew Lewis High School, Class of 1973. Following High School she attended Virginia Western Community College and went on to have a...
Robert Preston Mccray
Jan 10, 2022
Robert Bobby/Bob P. McCray. 75, passed away on Monday, January 10, 2022. He was predeceased by his two wives, Gwendolyn Faye McCray and Donna Jean McCray: and his special companion Zoey, their beloved Corgi. He is survived by his daughter, Sondra McCray; son, Jerry McCray, Sr; special daughters, Lisa Paroline, and Heather Spiker; grandson, Jerry McCray, Jr. (Renee); special granddaughter,...
Jean Jones Williams
Jan 9, 2022
Jean Jones Williams, 69, of Salem, went home to be with her mother, father and sister on Sunday, January 9, 2022. She is survived by her loving husband of 47 years, Gary W. Williams; two daughters, Brooke Charles and husband Nathan, and Paige Penick and husband John; her three grandbabies, Ada and Luke Charles, and Finn Penick, and two sisters,...
Donna Carol Zirkle
Jan 9, 2022
Donna G. Zirkle, 78, of Salem, VA, passed away on Sunday, January 9, 2022. She was born on Wednesday, December 15, 1943, to the late John and Daisy Goodman. Donna graduated from Andrew Lewis High School, Class of 1962. Donna worked for Harvest Ford in Salem and retired from Lutheran Family Services. She took great joy in traveling, especially to...
Donald William Shaver
Jan 8, 2022
Donald William Shaver 72, of Salem, went home to be with the Lord on January 8, 2022, at his home in Salem. Born on August 8, 1949, in Radford, Virginia, son of the late Frank Huffman Shaver and Betty Bradshaw Shaver of Blacksburg, Donnie was also preceded in death by his wife, Judy Mills Shaver. Family remaining to cherish his...
Donna Jean Berriman
Jan 7, 2022
Donna Jean Berriman of Falls Church, Virginia, passed away on January 7, 2022, at the age of 69. Preceded in death by her parents, Robert F. Berriman and Dorothy (Potts) Berriman, she is survived by her sister, Barbara A. Hormel (Timothy L.), niece, Jordan L. Rasmussen (Marc G.), an aunt and multiple cousins. Born on July 30, 1952, in Johnstown,...
Benjamin "Benjack" Hollie Metheney Jr.
Jan 6, 2022
Benjamin BenJack H. Metheney, Jr., 90, a longtime Salem resident, went to be with the Lord, on Thursday, January 6, 2022. He was born on October 1, 1931, in Glen Farris, WV, to the late B.H. Slim Metheney, Sr. and Hilda Metheney Zirkle. He served his country in the United States Marine Corps during the Korean War from 1952-1954 ultimately...
Carl Wallace Crotts
Jan 6, 2022
Carl Wallace Crotts, 88, of Salem passed away on January 6, 2022. Carl was one of nine children born to the late Rex and Lena Crotts. He is survived by two daughters, Anne Elizabeth (Beth) Cranston, of Roanoke, and Carole Rich of Aiken, South Carolina; his long-time, loving companion, Betty Steineke, of Roanoke, as well as one grandson, Zachary Cranston...
Ronald Edward Bell
Jan 5, 2022
Ronald Edward Ron Bell., 75, of Salem, and formerly of Winchester, Virginia went to be with his Lord, Wednesday, January 5, 2022. Born in Winchester, Virginia on September 18, 1946, to the late Lewis Edward Bell and Alice Jean Koon Bell. Ron graduated from James Wood High School in Winchester, Virginia in 1964. Ron enlisted in the United States Air...
Loretta Miriam Wilson
Jan 5, 2022
Loretta Cis Wilson, of Salem, Virginia, passed away Tuesday, the fifth of January, at the age of 92. Her recent battle with CoVid, the traditional flu, and pneumonia sapped her strength and left her far too frail to recover. As is the case when one lives such a long life, she was predeceased by her parents; her sister, Catherine; and...
Frances Ellen Thompson Boyd
Jan 4, 2022
Frances Thompson Boyd, 86, of Salem, VA, passed away on Tuesday, January 4, 2022. Frances was preceded in death by her husband George W. Boyd, Jr., her mother Fannie Woolwine Thompson, her father Elbert D. Thompson, and 12 of her 13 siblings. Frances is survived by her son George Jody Boyd, her daughter-in-law Marna Bales, her sister Leona Thompson Willett...
Linda Dianne Gray
Jan 1, 2022
Linda Dianne Grays spirit departed this earth on a beautiful Saturday, January 1, 2022, she was 69 years old. She possessed an infectious smile and an unflinching sense of positivity. Ever eager to volunteer her time and efforts, she always took great care of those around her even if it meant neglecting her own well-being. Evidence of her nurturing can...
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