Bledar Demaku
Aug 26, 2021
Dr. Bledar Demaku, 31, of Salem, Virginia, passed away on Thursday, August 26, 2021. He was employed with CVS as a pharmacist. His family members include his mother, Fetije Demaku; father, Fadil Demaku; fiance, Mary Harp; son, Artie; sister, Blerina; brother, Blerand; brothers-in-law, Arian, Mike, and Sam; mother-in-law, Jeannie; nephews, Diar and Ledian; sister-in-law, Stuti; and many other special family...
Judy Cox
Aug 26, 2021
Judy Ayers Cox, 77, of Salem, Virginia passed away on Thursday, August 26, 2021. She was born Thursday, June 15, 1944, and was the daughter of James and Laura Ayers of Ewing, VA. One of thirteen children and the daughter of a farmer, Judy grew up understanding the value of hard work. She left the mountains of SW Virginia to...
Ella Mae Weeks
Aug 25, 2021
Ella Mae Weeks, 74, of Salem, VA passed away on Wednesday, August 25, 2021. She was born on Friday, November 15, 1946, in Vinton, VA. To be frank, Ella was an animal lover at heart! Her dogs were her pride and joy. She had an extensive career with the Atlantic Insurance Company with whom she retired. Aside from her dogs,...
George Wesley Mellon
Aug 25, 2021
George W. Mellon, 85, of Salem, passed away peacefully in his home Wednesday morning, August 25, 2021. He was born in Mascot, Tennessee, to Oscar and Elizabeth Maples Mellon. He attended Westside Church of Christ in Salem and retired from Highway Motors after a long career in the diesel truck parts business. He was preceded in death by his parents;...
Sharlona Evangie "Shawnee" Wimmer
Aug 25, 2021
Sharlona Arrington Shawnee Wimmer, 68, of Salem, VA passed away peacefully at her fathers home on Wednesday, August 25, 2021, surrounded by her family. She was born on Thursday, May 28, 1953, to Edward Arrington of Salem, VA, and the late Frances Jones Arrington in Franklin County, VA. Shawnee retired after 33 years from Virginia Western Community College. She was...
Jerry Wayne Chandler
Aug 23, 2021
Jerry W. Chandler, 82, of Salem, went to be with the Lord on Monday, August 23, 2021. Born in Giles County, Virginia on April 4, 1939, to the late Edgar and Bertha Wilson Chandler, he was preceded in death by his loving wife of 43 years, Betty Eubank Chandler; brothers, Albert Chandler, Bill Chandler, and Donald Chandler; sister, Trudy Barrett;...
Jerry Mckinley Bugg
Aug 22, 2021
Jerry McKinley Bugg, 81, of Salem, passed away on Sunday, August 22, 2021, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Roanoke, Virginia on Tuesday, March 5, 1940, to the late McKinley and Esther Bugg, he is preceded in death by his loving wife of 51 years, Norma StClair Bugg, and two sisters, Doris Newcomb and Betty Vames....
Maurice Lynwood "Lyn" Lavinder Ii
Aug 21, 2021
Our loving Husband, Father, Stepfather, Father-In-Law, Grandfather, and Friend, Maurice Lynwood Lyn Lavinder, 74, of Salem, went home to be with our Lord on Saturday, August 21, 2021. Lyn was born on January 17, 1947, in Abbington, Virginia. He spent a year attending college at the UVA extension before being drafted into the Airforce where he served for four years...
George Wesley Wood
Aug 21, 2021
George Wesley Wood, 73, of Salem, Virginia, passed away on Saturday, August 21, 2021. He was retired from the City of Salem Water Department after 20 years of service. In his spare time he enjoyed keeping up with the Green Bay Packers, and especially enjoyed baseball. He loved his pets, but he adored more than anything his wife, his children,...
Travis David Laprad
Aug 19, 2021
Travis David LaPrad, 47, of Catawba, Virginia, saw the face of Jesus, his Lord and Savior, on Thursday, August 19, 2021. He was a forever 49ers fan and will always be remembered as a good man, loving son, great father, and perfect husband. The strength he had will endure in the hearts of many forever. Preceding him in death was...
Carolyn Margaret Fleshman
Aug 18, 2021
Carolyn M. Fleshman, 79, of Roanoke, passed away on Wednesday, August 18, 2021. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, August 21, 2021 at 6:00 p.m., in the John M. Oakey & Son Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Rev. Stephen Parker will be officiating. Service Details. Visitation When Saturday, August...
Connie Lynn Grice Moore
Aug 15, 2021
Connie Lynn Grice Moore, 72, of Salem, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, August 15, 2021. Born in Roanoke, on Tuesday, March 22, 1949, to the late Luther and Gladys Juanita Bailey Grice, she is also preceded in death by a son, Marshall Meredith Moore, II; brothers, Jerry Wyna Grice and Larry Grice; sisters, Anita Grice and Judy...
Cathryn Miller Smith Thompson "Cathy"
Aug 14, 2021
Cathryn Cathy Miller Smith Thompson, 73, passed away on August 14, 2021. Cathy was born June 30, 1948, in Hatcher, West Virginia and spent most of her life in Elliston and Salem, Virginia. She graduated from Alleghany District High School and had a varied career in manufacturing in the Roanoke Valley. She was preceded in death by her father, Isaac...
William Alden "Bill" Breedlove, Sr.
Aug 13, 2021
William Alden Bill Breedlove, Sr., 75, of Salem, went to be with his Lord, after a three-year battle with cancer, on Friday, August 13, 2021. Born in Roanoke, Virginia on March 10, 1946, to the late Harold James and Blanche Mustard Breedlove, he is also preceded in death by a brother, James L. Breedlove. Bill enlisted in the United States...
Carl R. "Popeye" Buchanan
Aug 11, 2021
Carl Popeye Buchanan, 76, of Salem, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, August 11, 2021. Born in Akron, Ohio on November 14, 1944, he was a Salemite by heart and loved everything about his hometown, especially Salem sports. Popeye was a hardworking man who led by example and took great pride in his service as a groundskeeper and...
Martha Shaw "Muffie" Macleod
Aug 10, 2021
Martha Churchill Shaw MacLeod died on August 10, 2021, in Roanoke, Virginia, eighteen days short of her 95th birthday. Always known as Muffie, she grew up in Verona, NJ, the third of four children and the daughter of remarkable parents. Although she experienced both the Great Depression and WWII, she also thrived as a precocious, musical, and athletic child. Her...
Judy Anne Taylor
Aug 8, 2021
Judy Anne Kirby Taylor, 58, of Roanoke County, Virginia passed away peacefully at home on August 8, 2021, surrounded by her loving family. She was predeceased by her father, Raymond Kirby; a brother, Gary Kirby; and a brother-in-law, Daniel Taylor. She is survived by her beloved husband of nearly 40 years, Dr. Mark Taylor of Roanoke County; a daughter, Kelsey...
Wilma Florence Corron
Aug 8, 2021
Wilma Liles Corron, who loved to be called Grandma by her grandchildren, departed her loving family peacefully and at rest on August 08, 2021, at the age of 89. Wilma was born in Charlotte, NC on November 18, 1931, to Mary Ellen Grant and Clarence Leon Liles. Wilma was mother to Donald Carlton Corron II. She raised her child with...
Mildred Frances Faus
Aug 8, 2021
Mildred Frances Faus, 93, of Salem, passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 8, 2021. She was born in Mt. Hope, WV, the daughter of the late Wilma A. Powers and had been an area resident for many years. Early in life, she enjoyed fishing and driving the familys Studebaker truck. As a young adult, Mildred worked as a seamstress at...
Betty Markle Holbrook
Aug 7, 2021
Betty Jean Markle Holbrook, 80 of Salem, VA passed away on August 7, 2021, in Salem, Virginia. Born in Floyd County, Virginia, to the late Ralph and Vera Markle, on June 2, 1941, she is also preceded by her brother, Larry Markle. Betty graduated from Christiansburg High School in 1959, a very accomplished athlete and a member of many school...
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