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Dennis Gray Ayers
Nov 12, 2013
Dennis Gray Ayers, 72, of Boones Mill, passed away Tuesday, November 12, 2013. He was preceded in death by his father, George W. Ayers. He is survived by his mother, Flora Johnson Ayers of Buchanan; sisters, Helen Norman of Buchanan; Brenda Davis of Michigan; daughter, Tammy Vincent; and son, Denny Ayers both of Michigan. Graveside services will be held...
Arthur Paris Craft
Nov 11, 2013
Arthur Paris Craft, 74, of Buchanan passed away peacefully at Lewis-Gale Medical Center on November 11, 2013 surrounded by his loving family. Arthur was a forty-five year veteran with Advance Auto, where he belonged to the Ring of Excellence. He loved to hunt and fish in the mountains of Botetourt and Craig Counties and a member of Faith Baptist...
Susie Dooley
Nov 10, 2013
Susie Dooley, 68, of Fincastle, completed her journey into the arms of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Sunday, November 10, 2013. She was preceded in death by her parents, Manuel and Fern Williams; sister, Frankie Bradley; brother, Jackie Williams; and oldest granddaughter, Angela Crabb. She is survived by her husband of 52 years, James Norman Dooley; son,...
Deborah Marie Draper
Nov 10, 2013
Deborah Marie Draper, 55, of Buchanan, passed away Sunday, November 10, 2013. She was born to the late Raymond W. Rynes Sr. and Louise Hertless Rynes June 9, 1958. in Richmond. She is survived by her husband, best friend and soul mate, Lee Draper Jr.; daughter, Missy Draper; son and daughter-in-law, Billy and Rebekah Draper; two grandchildren, Michael and...
James Eldridge Marshall
Nov 9, 2013
James Eldridge (Tolley) Marshall, 90, of Buchanan passed away peacefully at his home on November 9, 2013 with his family by his side. Born to Frank and Nell Marshall on Ground Hog Day, Eldridge lived all his life in Buchanan. His childhood home was within walking distance of the house he built for his family in the late 1940's....
Jonathan "Levi" Lewis Simmons
Oct 26, 2013
Jonathan "Levi" Lewis Simmons, 28, of Chester, passed away Saturday, October 26, 2013. He was preceeded in death by his uncle, Barry Simmons. He is survived by his mother and step-dad, Deborah B. and John Holloway of Lexington; father, Ray Simmons of Buchanan; maternal grandparents, John and Suzanne Carper of Newport News; paternal grandparents, Richard Lewis and Dorothy L....
Jason Wilmore Bryant
Oct 19, 2013
Jason Wilmore Bryant, 33, of Vinton, passed away Saturday, October 19, 2013. He is survived by his wife, Mary Elizabeth Bryant; parents, Everette W., Jr. and Cindy Bryant of Troutville; and numerous other family and friends. A Celebration of Jason's life will be held at 4pm Saturday, October 26, 2013 at the Camper Farm, 805 Longfield Road, Fincastle.
Margaret Marie Morris Dale
Oct 16, 2013
Margaret Marie Morris Dale, 86, of Lexington, passed away Wednesday, October 16, 2013. She was a member of the Lauderdale Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church. She was a charter member of the Lexington Rescue Squad Auxiliary and a Lexington Lioness. She was preceded in death by her husband, Roger Dale; parents, Howard and Lula Morris; grandson, Jackson Dale; sister, Dorothy...
Joseph Randolph Raborn
Oct 8, 2013
Joseph Randolph Raborn, IV, 31, of Buchanan, passed away suddenly Tuesday, October 8, 2013. JoJo was a cook and delivery person for Goodfellas Pizza in Roanoke. He was preceded in death by his step-brother, Jeremy Sayre; maternal grandfather, Harry White Burghardt; maternal step-grandfather, Richard Kah. He is survived by his mother, Debra Lee Castro of Taylorsville, NC; father, Joseph...
Virginia Bosserman Cronise
Oct 8, 2013
Virginia Bosserman Cronise, 92, of Fincastle, passed away Tuesday, October 8, 2013. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles E. Cronise; parents, Charles W. and Lillian O. Bosserman; and infant son, Charles Ronald Cronise. She was a member of Oak Grove Church of the Brethren and a member for over 40 years of the Botetourt County Chapter...
Jack Lewis Garland
Oct 6, 2013
Jack Lewis Garland, 92, of his beloved Buchanan, passed away Sunday, October 6, 2013. Jack was a member of the Buchanan Presbyterian Church, served during WW II in the US Army as a Staff Sergeant serving in the European and Asiatic Theatres, and retired as a manager from Lees Carpets in Glasgow. He loved baseball and basketball, and was...
James Bryon
Sep 26, 2013
James "Jim" Byron Way, Sr., 89, of Roanoke, passed away Thursday, September 26, 2013. He was preceded in death by his son, James Byron Way, Jr. Jim is survived by his wife, Sue; his daughter M Sue Way; his sister, Mildred Harris. He is also survived by his sisters-in-law, Dot Carson and Jeanne Barger; his nephews, Bryan Barger and...
Haven Peter Valkonen
Sep 22, 2013
Haven Peter Valkonen, 34, of Buchanan, passed on Sunday, September 22, 2013. Services were private. Arrangements by Botetourt Funeral Home (540-254-3000).
Helen Emily Mays
Sep 21, 2013
Helen Emily Mays, 82, Richmond, Virginia, formerly of Eagle Rock, Virginia passed away September 21, 2013. She was predeceased by her parents, William B. and Myrtle V. Mays and her brother John L. Mays. She is survived by her sisters, Betty Hollifield and Eileen (Baby) Duck all of Richmond and sister-in-law, Margaret (Pat) Mays, Eagle Rock, several nieces &...
Irvin Wilford Sloan
Sep 19, 2013
SLOAN, Rev. Irvin Wilford Sloan Rev. Irvin Wilford Sloan, 90, of Roanoke, crossed over from this earthly life to his heavenly mansion on the hilltop Thursday morning, September 19, 2013. He was born on May 6, 1923 in Franklin County to the late Jacob Harvey and Eliza Jane Richards Sloan. He attended Bent Mountain School until the eighth grade...
Viola Marie Gibson Sloan
Sep 17, 2013
Viola Marie Gibson Sloan, 77, of Buchanan, passed away Tuesday, September 17, 2013. She was preceded in death by her parents, Cleveland Otha and Josephine Bayne Gibson and her husband of 30 years, Thomas Nelson Sloan. Survivors include her brothers and sisters, Junior Gibson and Randolph Gibson, Susie Sloan, Barbara (Jerry) Mundy, Wanda Smith and Kathleen Wood. Numerous nieces...
Julia Katherine Trail Austin
Sep 15, 2013
Julia Katherine Trail Austin, 87, of Buchanan, passed away Sunday, September 15, 2013. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Peter Austin; parents, James and Docia Trail; brothers, Walter, Jimmy, Leonard, and Raymond Trail; sisters, Marie Evans, Evelyn Trail, and Susie Painter. She was a lifelong member of Buchanan Baptist Church. She is survived by her daughters...
Rebecca "Leigh" Wirt
Sep 12, 2013
Rebecca "Leigh" Wirt, 55, of Buchanan, passed away Thursday, September 12, 2013. She was preceded in death by her parents, William Gerald, Sr. and Sarah Sumner Wirt; and brother, William "Jerry" Wirt, II. Survivors include her nephew, William G. Wirt, III; sister-in-law, Kay Wirt; uncles, Bobby (Gale) Wirt, Ronald (Linda) Wirt, and Kenneth (Norma) Wirt; the Boblett Family; special...
John Ellis Walker
Sep 3, 2013
John Ellis Walker, 90, of Buchanan, passed away Tuesday, September 3, 2013. Ellis was a graduate of Buchanan High School, a US Navy veteran serving during WW II in the Atlantic and Pacific Theatres, he retired in 1985 from Burlington Industries Glasgow, a member of Cedar Bluff Baptist Church, and enjoyed hunting, reading, and gardening. He was preceded in...
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