Obituaries

Obituary Listings

Francis Richard Lambert

Francis Richard Lambert

Aug 25, 2019

Commander Francis Richard "Dick" Lambert (USNR Ret) passed away on August 25, 2019. He was born in Philadelphia in 1934, and attended St. Columba Catholic School where he was educated by the Sisters of St. Joseph. His family moved to Cape May Point, NJ, in 1948, a seashore resort about a mile from the better known Cape May where...

Annamae Bryant Gilbert

Annamae Bryant Gilbert

Aug 24, 2019

Annamae B. Gilbert, 84, of Clifton Forge went to be with her Lord on Saturday August 24th 2019 surrounded by her family. She was born on May 1st 1935, Daughter of the late James W. and Alice Bryant. She is preceded in death by her husband Emmett Randolph Gilbert Jr., brothers Ray Bryant, Bill Bryant, and Bob Bryant, a...

Jeffery Barker Rhodes

Jeffery Barker Rhodes

Aug 17, 2019

Jeffery Barker Rhodes, 67, of Buchanan, passed away Saturday, August 17, 2019. He was preceded in death by his parents, William "Toad" and Esther "Polly" Rhodes; and sisters, Betty Louk and Linda Shires. He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Brian and Paula Rhodes; grandchildren, Madison Rhodes and Mason Rhodes; and brother, Bill Rhodes. Services will be private....

Addison M. Brogan

Addison M. Brogan

Aug 17, 2019

Addison M. Brogan, 75, of Fincastle passed away Saturday, August 17, 2019. He was born November 3, 1943 He was preceded in death by his parents, William Addison Brogan and Mattie Elizabeth Brogan; sister, Edna Dunbar; brothers, Thomas "Buster" Brogan and Ronnie Brogan; grandson, Michael Shane Brogan; and Uncle "Dad" James Wilcher. He was a heavy equipment/crane operator all...

Lou Nell Powell

Lou Nell Powell

Aug 13, 2019

Lou Nell "Muff" Powell, 91, of Fincastle, passed away Tuesday, August 13, 2019. She was preceded in death by her parents, Hugh and Mary Powell; sister, Violet Gray; brother Lowell Powell; nieces, Cindy Gay Powell and Heather Lynn Powell. She is survived by her nieces, Penny Campbell; Sherry Wiley; Mary Gail Haden, nephew, Vincent Powell; numerous great-nieces and great-nephews;...

Lois Loope Senick

Lois Loope Senick

Aug 8, 2019

Lois Loope Senick, 79, of Gastonia, North Carolina, formerly of Buchanan, passed away Thursday, August 8, 2019. Lois was preceded in death by her husband, Mike T. Senick; parents, Robert and Doradean Powell Loope; and brother, Larry Loope. Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, Michael (Mickey) and Carol Senick of Gastonia, NC; brothers and sisters-in-law, Roy and Carol Loope,...

Ruth Austin Long

Ruth Austin Long

Jul 23, 2019

Ruth Austin Long went to be with our Lord on July 23, 2019. She was 81 years old. She was preceded in death by her parents, Garrett and Nettie Austin; daughter, Glenda Wilhelm Ruff; brother, Joe Austin; and sisters, Maude Hayslett, Nettie Viar, and Vinton McDaniel. Ruth is survived by three daughters, Della Ballard of Lexington, Darlene 'De' Clark...

Violet Sue Young Lipscomb

Violet Sue Young Lipscomb

Jul 19, 2019

Violet Sue Young Lipscomb, 66, of Prospect, formerly of Eagle Rock, passed away Friday, July 19, 2019. She was preceded in death by her former husband, Raymond Bayne; parents, Paul Edward Young and Mary Maxine Noel Young; brothers, Emory Edward Young, Paul Junior Young, and William Casper Young; and special friend, Sandra Varner. Survivors include her husband, James Alvin...

Rose Marie Dent Niday

Rose Marie Dent Niday

Jul 17, 2019

Rose Marie Dent Niday, 73, of Fincastle, passed away Wednesday, July 17, 2019. Mommaw Rose loved to laugh and she loved her family more. She was preceded in death by her soulmate, David Joseph Niday; daughter; Paula Ann Niday; parents, Polly Ann Comer Dent and Harry William Dent; brothers, Ralph William Dent, Harry Lee Dent, Eddie Dean Dent; and...

Ashley Niccole Brooks Newcomb

Ashley Niccole Brooks Newcomb

Jul 12, 2019

Ashley "Trippy" Niccole Brooks Newcomb, 26, of Buchanan, gained her angel wings Friday, July 12, 2019. Ashley was a ray of bright light in this world that radiated love and positive energy to all who knew her. She was quick to offer help to anyone or anything that needed it. Just the simple act of making someone smile or...

Margie Susan Clark Ryder

Margie Susan Clark Ryder

Jul 8, 2019

Margie Susan Clark Ryder, 40, of Front Royal, passed away Monday, July 8, 2019. She was preceded in death by her mother, Deborah Ann Clark; Grandfather, Arthur Stewart Clark of Madison Heights; and Grandmother, Margie Susan Tolley Clark of Salem. She is survived by her son, Keifer Broyles; father, Cecil Clark; sister, Tammy Varela; brother, Arthur Clark; and numerous...

Frank Junior Dudley

Frank Junior Dudley

Jun 30, 2019

Frank Junior Dudley, 84, of Eagle Rock, passed away Sunday, June 30, 2019. He was preceded in death by his mother, Lettie Dudley; wife, Betty Newcomb Dudley; and brother, Dickie Dudley. He is survived by his sister, Stella Perry; brothers, Arthur and Lawrence Dudley; numerous nieces and nephews. Graveside services will be held 10am Wednesday, July 3, 2019 at...

Anita Louise Miles

Anita Louise Miles

Jun 30, 2019

Anita Louise Bower Miles, 72, of Roanoke, passed away Sunday, June 30, 2019. She was preceded in death by her parents, Sidney Lee Bower and Maggie Kathleen Hiner Bower. Survivors include her daughters, Susan S. Niday, of Charlotte, N.C. and Linita E. Walden, and husband, Paul Woolfolk of Roanoke, Va.; grandchildren, Sarah K. Ayers, and husband, Travis, of Roanoke,...

Brian Lee Cline

Brian Lee Cline

Jun 27, 2019

Brian Lee Cline, 43, of Botetourt County, passed away Thursday, June 27, 2019. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Helen and Everett Scott and step-father, Bob Johnson. Being a JRHS graduate of 1995, he was the happy and smiling face behind the counter at Pizza Hut in Daleville. He is survived by his mother, Sherry Johnson; siblings,...

Frances Mildred Crawford O'Connor

Frances Mildred Crawford O'Connor

Jun 26, 2019

Frances Mildred Crawford O'Connor, 91, of Buchanan, passed away Wednesday, June 26, 2019. She was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth G. O'Connor; parents, Henry and Ruby Crawford; and step-mother, Cinderella Crawford. She is survived by her daughter, Diane Good; son, Larry (Betty) O'Connor; grandchildren, Mitchell Ferguson, Carrie French, and Carolyn O'Connor; great-grandchildren, Whitney Young, Brienne Frankart, Cooper...

Evelyn Marie Labarge Hensley

Evelyn Marie Labarge Hensley

Jun 22, 2019

Evelyn Marie LaBarge Hensley, 86, Buchanan, passed away Saturday, June 22, 2019. She was preceded in death by her parents, Leo and Marie Kolubski LaBarge; first husband, Kenneth Oscar Drake; sister, Shirley Layman; and brothers, Ronnie, Sonny, Kenny, and Dale LaBarge. Survivors include her husband of 40 years, William Eugene Hensley, Sr.; son, Roger Drake, Dennis and Wanda Drake;...

Norman Talbert Abshire

Norman Talbert Abshire

Jun 18, 2019

Norman Talbert Abshire, Sr., 80, of Front Royal, formerly of Buchanan passed away Tuesday, June 18, 2019. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ernest, Sr. and Lois Abshire; brothers, Ernest, Jr., and Roland Abshire; sister, Blanche Hammond; and son-in-law, James Bailey, III. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Wanda Neal Abshire; children and spouses,...

Daphine Leone Jones Brown

Daphine Leone Jones Brown

Jun 16, 2019

Daphine Leona Jones Brown, 74, of Buchanan passed away Sunday, June 16, 2019. She was preceded in death by her parents, Leroy and Carrie Jones; brothers, Curtis and Douglas Jones. She is survived by her husband of 53 years, David Brown, Sr.; sons and daughters-in-law, David, Jr. and Annabelle; Alex and Gina; step-daughter and son-in-law, Donna and Rob; grandchildren,...

Ronald "Ronnie" Eugene Beckner

Ronald "Ronnie" Eugene Beckner

Jun 7, 2019

Ronald "Ronnie" E. Beckner, 80, of Buchanan passed away Friday, June 7, 2019. He was preceded in death by his father, Leonard Beckner; mother, Lucille Beckner Taylor; and step-father, Bill Taylor; siblings; Mildred Grant, Kathleen Yeatts, and Raymond Beckner. He is survived by his children, Randy (Cheryl), Victor, and Phillip Beckner; Rhonda Beckner Tlockowski; Jan (Randy) Frazier; numerous grandchildren...

Thelma Lillian Moran Thomas

Thelma Lillian Moran Thomas

Jun 6, 2019

Thelma Lillian Moran Thomas, 88, of Roanoke, Virginia, passed away on Thursday, June 6, 2019. She loved to read books and was the cleanest woman that ever lived. You could eat off her floors while she was apologizing for the house being a mess. Thelma was preceded in death by her parents, Edgar Lee Moran and Jessie Lowery Moran;...