Eddy Arnold Newman
Feb 27, 2021
Eddy A. Newman, 73, of Roanoke, passed away on Saturday, February 27, 2021, at Lewis Gale Medical Center. He was born on March 6, 1947, in Roanoke, to the late Gilbert Eugene and Hazel Frances King Newman. Eddy proudly served his country in the US Army during the Vietnam War. His duties as a medic certainly took their toll on...
Nancy Alice Harrison
Feb 26, 2021
Nancy Alice Bowles Harrison, 63, of Vinton, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, February 26, 2021. She was born in Roanoke, a daughter of the late Kenneth and Norma Johnson Bowles and had been an area resident all of her life. She was a licensed cosmetologist and instructor and had for the last 20 years been employed as a recovery specialist...
Nancy Laverne Bolt Gray
Feb 23, 2021
Nancy Laverne Bolt Gray, 73, of Elliston, passed away on Tuesday, February 23, 2021, at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. She was born on August 7, 1947, in Salem, Va. to the late William Howard Taft Bolt and Lillie Mae Gordon Bolt. Nancy will be remembered for her loving and kind nature to everyone. She enjoyed reading, but her passion was...
George Lee Jones
Feb 22, 2021
George Lee Jones, 91, of Salem, Va. and formerly Newport, Va., went to be with the Lord on Monday, February 22, 2021. He served in the US Navy during the Korean War and retired from GE after 32 years of service. He was a member of Central United Methodist Church in Salem for 60 years. Preceding him in death were...
Martha Mae Escobar
Feb 21, 2021
Martha Mae Escobar, 68, of Salem, VA, passed away on Monday, February 21, 2021. She was born on Friday, October 3, 1952, to the late Zelda and David Burnette. She was a member of the local Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her sisters, Susan Gravley and Della Ann Bunn;...
Henry Earl Hodges
Feb 20, 2021
Henry Earl Hodges,82, of Salem, entered into the presence of his Lord and savior on Saturday, February 20, 2021. He was a hardworking man who took care of his family and neighbors. Proudly serving for seven years in the Virginia National Guard. He will be remembered with love by all that knew him. Left to cherish his memory is his...
Rosemary Jordan
Feb 20, 2021
Rosemary Wyant Jordan passed on Saturday, February 20, 2021 at her home in Raleigh, NC, she was 86. Rosemary was born in Elkhart, Indiana on February 19, 1935. She later moved to Salem, Virginia and attended Andrew Lewis High School where she met her future husband, Fred A. Jordan, Jr. She was a registered nurse and active in her church...
Elizabeth Anne Magenbauer
Feb 20, 2021
Elizabeth Sledge Magenbauer, 78, of Salem, Virginia passed away on Saturday, February 20, 2021. She was born June 10, 1942, and was the daughter of William Ferebee Sledge and Katharine Crouch Sledge of Whiteville, NC. She had a fulfilling and wonderful life. As a child, she grew up in Whiteville, NC where she attended the local schools. Lake Waccamaw and...
Betty Jean Harris
Feb 19, 2021
Betty Jean Harris, 93, of Salem, passed away Friday, February 19, 2021. She was born in Salem, a daughter of the late Willis C. and Elsie Wood Garst and had been a resident all of her life. She was employed as an administrative assistant with Roanoke County Public Schools for many years and was nominated as Secretary of the Year....
Eunice Chance
Feb 19, 2021
Eunice Jeannette Beck Chance, 66, of Ocean Isle Beach, NC, was called home to be with the Lord on Friday, February 19, 2021, in Roanoke, VA. She was born on Monday, April 12, 1954, to the late Wilton and Ruth Taylor Beck in Cincinnati, OH. Eunice lived in North Carolina most of her life, but she enjoyed traveling and living...
Lee Roy Mcdaniel
Feb 17, 2021
On the cold winter morning of February 17, 2021, Lee Roy ascended to his eternal home. I want to tell you a love story about this wonderful, kind, loving and true southern gentleman who was loved by so many. The year was 1966, I was 25 years old and was hoping to meet a life partner. As I was getting...
Paul Wesley Jewell
Feb 17, 2021
Paul Wesley Jewell, 79, of Salem, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 17, 2021. He was born in Roanoke County, a son of the late Curtis W. and Ethel Starkey Jewell and had been an area resident all of his life. He graduated from Andrew Lewis High School with perfect attendance and was an outstanding athlete. Paul was a Boy...
Leaetta Pearl Lewis
Feb 17, 2021
Leaetta P. Lewis, 83, of Blue Ridge, VA, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February 17, 2021, surrounded by her kids. She was born on Monday, July 19, 1937, to the late Ervie Mayne and Pearl Owens. Leaetta attended the Rowlesburg Baptist Church. She loved to be with her family. She was a huge Pittsburg Steelers fan and...
Leona Marie Nowlin
Feb 16, 2021
Leona Marie Nowlin, 84, of Salem, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 16, 2021. Due to current Covid-19 restrictions, services for family will be private. John M. Oakey & Son, Salem is assisting the Nowlin family. Service Details.
Jessica Darling Dickson
Feb 16, 2021
In June of 2019, Jessica Darling Dickson passed away at the age of 30. Jessica was born on June 28, 1988, in Roanoke, Va., to Jacqueline Dickson and James Jimi Cash, and was raised by her loving grandparents, Jack and Peggy Memaw Dickson, all who preceded her in death. She is survived by her aunt, Samantha Roaquin and husband, Primo;...
Adreonna Robyn Keffer
Feb 15, 2021
Adreonna Robyn Keffer June Bug, 18, of Salem, passed away on Monday, February 15, 2021. She was born on December 27, 2002, in Roanoke, Va. Adreonna was known for her goofy ways in hopes to cause a smile or laugh. She could be clumsy at times and could most definitely be known to have a terrible temper, but on the...
Andrea Gwyn "Doane" Cowling
Feb 15, 2021
Andrea Gwyn Doane Cowling, 57, of Salem, VA, formerly of Saltville, VA, slipped away to be with the Lord on Monday, February 15, 2021, at her home. Mama Cowling as she was so affectionately known, was born on Friday, April 12, 1963, to Albert L. Doane, Sr. and Joyce Vaughan Doane at Ft. Bragg, NC. She became a Registered Nurse,...
Jennifer Judith Michelle Wofford
Feb 14, 2021
Jennifer Judith Michelle Wofford, 55, of Roanoke, passed away on Sunday, February 14, 2021, at her home in Salem. She was born on January 15, 1966, in Baltimore, Md., daughter of the late Claude Wofford and Martha Hardy. Jennifer, a mother of 4 and grandmother of 3, will be remembered mostly for the love she had for her children and...
Randall Linwood "Randy" Beard
Feb 11, 2021
Randall Linwood Beard Randy, 63, of Catawba, peacefully went to be with the Lord surrounded by his loving family, on Thursday, February 11, 2021. There are so many things that could be said to describe Randy; however, words cannot truly describe the man he was. Known for his jokes, laugh, and smile, it was hard to be around him and...
Elizabeth Hamilton "Anne" Bowe
Feb 10, 2021
Elizabeth Anne Hamilton Bowe, 69, of Salem, Va., went to be with her daughter, Ashley Kate, in Heaven on Wednesday, February 10, 2021, after a brief illness. Anne was a loving wife and exceptional mother. She was predeceased by her daughter, Ashley Kate; her parents, Bill and Sylvia Hamilton; mother-in-law, Jean Cochran; brother, Billy Hamilton; and brother-in-law, Warren Boardwine. Her...
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