Alene Frances Lawrence Pasley
Nov 18, 2020
Alene Frances Lawrence Pasley, age 94, of Kennesaw, Georgia, passed away on Wednesday, November 18, 2020. Alene was born June 28, 1926, in Salem, Virginia. Alene is survived by a daughter, grandson, granddaughter-in-law, granddaughter, and 4 great-grandchildren. Alene was a true wife, mother, and nana who provided her family with a love that only a mother could provide. She was...
Wilma Louise Miller
Nov 14, 2020
Wilma Louise Miller, 70, of Salem, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, November 14, 2020, at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. She was born on March 18, 1950, to the late Bill and Jan L. Chelf, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Wilma was a faithful member of First Christian Church, in Salem. She will be remembered as a caretaker...
Jerry Lee Akers
Nov 13, 2020
Jerry Lee Akers passed away on Friday, November 13, 2020, at Roanoke Memorial Hospital, with his beloved wife, Vickie Maxey Akers at his side. Jerry was born on May 2, 1955 in Roanoke, Virginia to the late Gordon L. and Julia O. Akers. He graduated from Alleghany District High School, Shawsville, VA, in 1972, and hired out with Norfolk and...
Daniel Joseph Smith Iii
Nov 10, 2020
Daniel Joseph Smith, III, Big Dan, passed away on Tuesday, November 10, 2020, at Lewis-Gale Medical Center, in Salem. He was born on May 5, 1959, in Indiana, to the late Daniel Joseph, II, and Clarise Pauline Mannis Smith. Anyone who knew Dan knew of the extremely good work ethic he possesed. From laboring long hours on the oil rigs...
Kenneth Larry Roberts
Nov 9, 2020
Kenneth (Ken) Larry Roberts, of Pipestem, WV passed away peacefully with his son Rich by his side on Monday, November 9, 2020. Born June 16, 1943 in War, WV he was the son of the late Morris and Nellie Roberts. He served four years in the United States Air Force and then attended Bluefield State College where he graduated as...
Lyndell Nelson Woods
Nov 8, 2020
Lyndell Nelson Dale Woods, 60, of Salem, VA, was called from service on Sunday, November 8, 2020, at his home. He was born on Tuesday, March 8, 1960, in Stuttgart, Germany, to Rodney Leroy and Maria Liebelt Woods of Salem, VA. Dale was a member of the first graduating class from Salem High School in 1978. He spent more than...
Jerry Wayne Obenchain
Nov 7, 2020
Jerry Wayne Obenchain, 77, of Salem, Virginia, passed away Saturday, November 7, 2020, at his home. Jerry was a member of New Covenant Christian Church. He retired from Roanoke County Schools Transportation Department, where he spent many years working as a mechanic. He loved to have his family around and enjoyed spending time sitting on the front porch feeding the...
Donald Dwight Beckner
Nov 6, 2020
Donald D. Beckner, 63, of Roanoke, VA, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 6, 2020. He was born on Friday, May 17, 1957, to Ida King Beckner Bolt and the late Houston Beckner. Donald loved music and especially loved playing his guitar. He also enjoyed riding his motorcycle and watching NASCAR racing. His greatest joy was being with his family...
Alvin Paul Arnold
Nov 6, 2020
Alvin Paul Arnold, 57, of Salem, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 6, 2020. He was born in Roanoke, a son of the late Gail H. Arnold, Sr. and Mary H. Arnold and had been an area resident all of his life. He was a graduate of Roanoke County Occupational School and was employed by Goodwill Industries for many years....
George Douglas Watts
Nov 5, 2020
George Douglas Watts,78, of Salem, entered his heavenly hunting grounds on Thursday, November 5, 2020. It is difficult to find words that would truly define George. A kind and compassionate hearted man, he lived his life to the fullest each day. A dedicated civil servant, he retired from the Virginia State Police Department after twenty-seven years, then went on to...
Nancy Simmons
Nov 5, 2020
Nancy Ringstaff Simmons, 91, formerly of Richlands, VA, went to be with the Lord peacefully surrounded by her family in Roanoke, VA. She was the last surviving child of ten children born to Henry and Myrtle Griffith Ringstaff of Pounding Mill, VA. Nancy was a permanent fixture in the back row at the First Christian Church in Richlands, VA for...
Jane Snavely Hurst
Nov 2, 2020
Jane Snavely Hurst of Salem, VA, passed away early on Monday, November 2, 2020, at Radford Health and Rehab. She was a lifelong member of Fort Lewis Christian Church and retired from General Electric. She was preceded in death by her parents, Henry and Elizabeth Snavely; her husband Edison, daughter Amy Syrja; and all her siblings, Dot Reece (Keffer), Rachel...
N. Helen Major
Nov 1, 2020
N. Helen Major, 93, of Salem, Va., passed away on Sunday, November 1, 2020. Helen was born on Wednesday, March 19, 1927, in Page, WVa., and spent her youth in Hopewell, Va. After graduation, she moved to northern Virginia and worked at the General Accounting Office. She met her husband, Stanley Major, and they raised two daughters, Carolyn and Barbara,...
Charles Allen "Chuck" Dodd
Nov 1, 2020
Charles Allen Dodd Chuck, 64, of Roanoke, passed away at his residence on Sunday, November 1, 2020, surrounded by his loving family. It was no secret to anyone that Chuck was a one-of-a-kind type of man. His southern values and love for his family shined through him every day. A hard-working man who spent countless days or weeks working out...
June Loretta Clements
Oct 31, 2020
June Loretta Clements, 70, of Salem, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, October 31, 2020. She was born on November 29, 1949, to the late Wilbert Lee and Mary Loretta Tynes Weeks, in Roanoke, Va. June is characterized by those who loved her most, as 5 foot tall and feisty! She loved to go shopping and at...
Lois Marie Brumfield
Oct 31, 2020
Lois Marie Graham Brumfield, 88, passed away peacefully Saturday, October 31, 2020, at home surrounded with family at her side. She was preceded in death by her parents, Everett and Maggie Graham; husband, George H Brumfield; son, Jeffrey Lee Brumfield; brother, Frank A Graham, Sr. and wife, Kathleen Oakley Graham of Christiansburg; sister-in-law, Wilma Jean Graham of Salem; and an...
Deborah Kay "Debbie" Boling
Oct 30, 2020
Deborah Leonard Boling has passed into a better life and now released from her many physical challenges. Debbie was born in Galax, Virginia on March 25, 1953 to Clayton and Irene Leonard. After moving to Salem in 1967, she attended and graduated from Glenvar High School and furthered her education at Community Hospital School of Nursing to become a registered...
Benjamin Paul "Paul" Huddle Sr.
Oct 28, 2020
Rev. Dr. Benjamin Paul Huddle died on 28 October 2020 at the age of 103, in Roanoke, Virginia. Paul was born on 21 November 1916 in Irmo, South Carolina. He was the third son of Rev. Marion David Huddle and Mary Belle Rosenbaum Huddle. He grew up in South Carolina, Mississippi and Rural Retreat, Virginia. He graduated from Lenoir Rhyne...
Freda Mae King
Oct 28, 2020
Freda M. King, 95, of Salem, VA, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, October 28, 2020. She was born on Saturday, May 9, 1925, to the late Dillard and Bessie Goad Graves. She was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, who loved her family dearly. Freda was a member of Salem Baptist Church in Salem, VA, and was...
Elfriede Josefa Smith
Oct 26, 2020
Elfriede J. Smith, 89, of Salem, Va. passed away on Monday, October 26, 2020, at her home surrounded by her family. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, October 30, 2020, at the John M. Oakey & Son Funeral Home Chapel in Salem, Va., with Father Ken Shuping officiating. Burial will follow at Sherwood Memorial Park...
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