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Lisa Benedict Mccray
Oct 11, 2012
Lisa Benedict McCray, 66, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 11, 2012 at her home in Buchanan. She is survived by her loving husband, Donald A. McCray and brother and sister-in-law, Rett and Michelle Benedict of Albuquerque, New Mexico, along with numerous nieces and nephews. A lifelong educator, Lisa enriched the lives of students in Botetourt County, Salem City...
Ruth Sprinkle Camper
Oct 7, 2012
Ruth Virginia Sprinkle Camper, 92, formerly of Buchanan, was carried by angels to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Sunday, October 7, 2012. Since 2003, she has been a resident at Runk & Pratt Residential Care facilities, spending the last eight years at their Memory Care facility in Forest, VA. Ruth was born June 21, 1920, the...
Georgette Donald Boggess
Sep 29, 2012
Georgette Donald Boggess, 65, of Buchanan, passed away Saturday, September 29, 2012. Survivors include her husband, Harry Boggess; daughter, Betty Jean (Martin) Luna; son, Houston Donald; grandchildren, Heather (Abraham) Moreno and Nikie Bowers; great-grandchildren, Starly Moreno & Khole Wright; sisters, Margaret Barnett and Patricia Ferguson; brothers, Euet (Tamikio) Donald, Richard Donald, and Ronnie (Brenda) Wills. Graveside Services will be...
Helen Faye Ware Riddle
Sep 26, 2012
Helen Faye Ware Riddle, 80, of Buchanan, passed away Wednesday, September 26, 2012. She was a faithful member of Arcadia Baptist Church and a woman of the Moose. She was preceded in death by her father, John Edward Ware, mother, Okey Ware Fringer, step-father, Frank Fringer, sisters, Evelyn Eubank and Shirley Rickman, brothers, Jack, Ray, Johnny and Tommy Ware....
Linda Kay Caldwell Bradshaw
Sep 26, 2012
Linda Kay Caldwell Bradshaw, 67, of Salem, formerly of Fincastle, went to Heaven on Wednesday, September 26, 2012 after a long illness. She was born in Craig Co. on her father's birthday on November 17, 1944. Linda graduated with honors from Jefferson High School in 1963. She was a member of Zion Hill Baptist Church in Fincastle and a...
Kim Stewart Wendling
Sep 24, 2012
Kim Stewart Wendling, 56, of Eagle Rock died Monday, September 24, 2012. He is survived by his daughter, Savannah Long and her mother, Tammy of Bedford; brothers, Perry Wendling of Bedford, Charles Wendling of Eagle Rock, and John Wendling of Richmond. Graveside services will be held at 2pm in the Eagle Rock Baptist Church Cemetery Thursday, September 27, 2012....
Richard Wilson Beard
Sep 22, 2012
Richard Wilson "Dickie" Beard, 79, of Roanoke, formerly of Buchanan, passed away Saturday, September 22, 2012.Dickie was preceded in death by his parents, Roy Wilson Beard and Mary Leighton Beard; brother, Roy Gibson Beard; and sister, Mary Beard Manspile. He served in the US Army during the Korean Conflict, and was a military police officer in Germany. He began...
Howard Thomas Dudley
Sep 21, 2012
Howard Thomas Dudley, 73, of Troutville, passed away Friday, September 21, 2012. Howard was former owner of Dudley's Excavating, Inc being in business since 1972. In his early years he loved to hunt. Howard was preceded in death by his parents, Pauline Naomi Clark Dudley Switzer and Thomas Ezra Dudley. Survivors include his special friend and caregiver, Juanita Bennett...
Mary Beard Manspile
Sep 20, 2012
Mary Beard Manspile, 82, of Buchanan, passed away Thursday, September 20, 2012. She went with the Lord to rejoin her grade school sweetheart and husband of 61 years, A.W. "John" Manspile. Mary or "Johnnie", as she was affectionately called, was preceded in death by parents, Roy Wilson Beard and Mary Leighton Beard; and brother, Roy Gibson Beard. Mary is...
Gary Weddle Morris
Sep 17, 2012
Gary Weddle Morris, 74, of Buchanan, left this life on Monday, September 17, 2012. Born in Pico, Virginia on April 20, 1939, he enjoyed so much in life, hanging out at his cabin on Jennings Creek, hunting, gardening, and enjoying good times with his grandchildren. Gary was a member of the Sons of the Confederate Veterans, a Charter Member...
Katrina Deacon Pelton
Sep 16, 2012
Katrina Ann Deacon "Kay" Pelton, 52, of Buchanan, passed away Sunday, September 16, 2012. Survivors include her husband, Eric Pelton of Buchanan; father and mother, Larry Alton and Patricia Ann Shanks Deacon of Lexington; brother and sister-in-law, Larry and Kelli Deacon of Sevierville, Tennessee; nephew, Luke Deacon; and her precious kitties, Smokey and Spot. Funeral services will be held...
Ernest Oneal Weeks
Sep 14, 2012
Ernest Oneal Weeks, 74, of Roanoke, passed away Friday, September 14, 2012. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Crouch Weeks; parents, Henry Boyd and Lou Ella Markham Weeks; brothers, Calvin, Paul, and Cecil Weeks; sisters, Dorothy Hyatt, Irene Aldridge, and Nellie Fitzgerald; daughter-in-law, Anna Church Weeks. Survivors include his brothers, Albert Weeks, Odell (Nancy) Weeks, all...
Gilbert Ray Hodges
Sep 1, 2012
Gilbert Ray Hodges, 68, of Roanoke, passed away Saturday, September 1, 2012. He was preceded his parents, Jesse and Madeline Hodges; and brothers, Kenneth and Gene Hodges. He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Judith Hodges; his children, Barry Hodges, Terry Hodges, Karen Cox, Jennifer Hodges; grandchildren; Christopher Matthew Eanes, Jessica Pugh, Allison Eanes, Christopher Lee Edwards,...
Luke J. Bruno
Aug 30, 2012
Luke J. Bruno, 27, of Copiague, L.I., passed away August 30, 2012. Luke grew up with his parents and siblings in the East End of Long Island and attended William Floyd High School. He was known for his love of sports-having enjoyed playing football, lacrosse, hockey, and skiing. Surviving are his parents, Nicholas Bruno and Mary (Wayne) House; sister,...
Alma Simmons Camper
Aug 26, 2012
Alma Simmons Camper, 90, of Fincastle, passed away Sunday, August 26, 2012. Born August 7, 1922, Alma was the daughter of the late Rufus Owen Simmons and Hallie Simmons. She was preceded in death by her husband of 47 years, William Fred Camper and brother, Harry Simmons. She is survived by a daughter, Carol Camper DiDonna and fiance', Richard...
William Gregory Nowlin
Aug 24, 2012
William Gregory Nowlin, 63, of Blue Ridge, Va. passed from earth to Glory on Friday morning, August 24, 2012. Greg was given victory over the debilitating, genetic disease, Myotonic Dystrophy. He is absent in the body and present with the Lord! Greg was preceded in death by his grandfather, Rev. Osborne William Nowlin; father, James Dillard Nowlin, Sr.; mother,...
John "Bud" Linkenhoker
Aug 12, 2012
John "Bud" Boyd Linkenhoker, Jr., 92, of Buchanan, passed away Sunday, August 12, 2012. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ellen Simpson Linkenhoker, son, Frankie Lee Linkenhoker, and parents, John Sr. and Ida Powell Linkenhoker. He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Shelby and Edward Trail of Buchanan; sons and daughters-in-law, Robert "Bobby" Linkenhoker of Buchanan;...
Isobel Hambrick Clark
Jul 25, 2012
Isobel Martha Hambrick Clark, 85, of Clifton Forge, passed away Wednesday, July 25, 2012. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Clayton R. Hambrick, Sr. and Marian Clark. She is survived by her sons and daughter-in-law, Clayton R. Hambrick of Lenox, MA; Larry W. and Nancy Hambrick of Fincastle; daughters and son-in-law, Diane and Kenny "Punky" Sexton of...
Vernon "Bunt" Harris,
Jul 12, 2012
Vernon "Bunt" Delhart Harris, Sr., 83, of Roanoke, passed away Thursday, July 12, 2012. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruby Boothe Harris, parents, Ellis G. and Beulah Harris, sisters, Stella Woolwine and Claudine Hutchens, and brothers, Dewey "Chubby" and Lewis Harris. He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Vernon D., Jr. "Del" and Deborah Harris...
Willie Norwood Dunbar
Jul 7, 2012
Willie Norwood Dunbar, Jr., 64, of Buchanan, passed away Saturday, July 7, 2012. He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Linda Gail Dunbar; children, Amy Bayse, Kenneth Dunbar, Connie Rabe, Eric Dunbar, Troy Dunbar, and Stephanie Fisher; 12 grandchildren: Megan, Ashley, Amber, James, Casey, Kira, Jonathan, Kristen, Patrick, Erica, Victoria, and Dylan; numerous great-grandchildren; two sisters: Shirley...
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