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Jeffrey Gordon Bobbitt
Feb 3, 2012
Jeffrey Gordon Bobbitt, 47, of Eagle Rock, passed away Friday, February 3, 2012. He was preceded in death by his son, Zachary Charles Bobbitt and brother, Colon John Bobbitt. Jeff was a devoted father and survivors include his wife of 15 years, Mary Elizabeth Bobbitt; sons, Corey Austin Bobbitt of Richmond and Nathan Thomas Bobbitt of Eagle Rock; daughter,...
Dorothy Morris Ponton
Jan 29, 2012
Dorothy Morris Ponton, 86, of Buchanan, passed away Sunday, January 29, 2012. She was preceded in death by her husband, Hampton F. Ponton, Sr. ,parents, Howard and Lula Morris, and nephew, Ricky Morris. She was a life time member of the Virginia Presbyterian Church. She is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law, Dwight "Butch" and Stephanie Ponton of Buchanan;...
Ruth Campbell Cadd
Jan 10, 2012
Ruth Campbell Cadd, 80, of Buchanan, passed away Tuesday, January 10, 2012. She was preceded in death by her husband, William E. "Bill" Cadd, Jr. and parents, William and Mary Green Campbell; sisters, Lorraine Whorley and Mary Kesterson; brothers, Faye, Ellis, Lewis, Herbert, Gary and Allen Campbell. Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, Roger and Deborah Cadd of Merritt...
L C Harold
Dec 25, 2011
HAROLD L. C. L. C. Harold, 60, of Buchanan, passed away Sunday, December 25, 2011. A devoted and beloved son, husband, father and friend, L. C. was a respected residential and commercial developer, former agricultural chemical distributor, and an avid outdoorsman. Formerly a trophy hunter of moose, caribou, elk, big horn sheep, goat, bear, deer, and turkey; fly fishing...
Glenna Cadd Noell
Dec 19, 2011
Glenna Cadd Noell, 72, of Buchanan, passed away Monday, December 19, 2011. She was preceded in death by her son, Ricky Noell, parents, William Edward, Sr. and Elsie Boblett Cadd; sisters, Pearl Cadd, Linda Hicks, Pauline Kinley, Macil Noell, Doris Pennington, and brothers, Bill and Eugene Cadd. She is survived by her husband of 54 years, Wendell A. Noell;...
Donald Rae Brown
Dec 17, 2011
Donald Rae Brown, 69, of Buchanan, went to be with his Lord and Savior, Saturday, December 17, 2011 after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Donald was born on January 18, 1942 in Cloverdale, VA. He was the son of Hiram Nathan Brown and Beulah Grice Brown. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers, Bobby...
Mary Magdalene Thomasson
Dec 11, 2011
THOMASSON Mary Mary Magdalene Thomasson, 94, of Washington, DC, passed away Monday, December 11, 2011. She was preceded in death by her parents, Samuel Henry and Kate Vassar Thomasson. She is survived by her nieces, Barbara Musgrove and husband, Larry and Geraldine Markham. Services will be private and handled by the Buchanan Chapel of Botetourt Funeral Home. 254-3000
Harold Lee Thompson
Dec 8, 2011
THOMPSON Harold Lee Harold Lee Thompson, 79, of Buchanan, passed away Thursday, December 8, 2011. Mr. Thompson was a US Army Veteran during the Korean Conflict, was a mechanic by trade and had worked for Craft Implement Company in Buchanan, and a member of High Bridge Presbyterian Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, John Calvin, Sr....
Carolyn Marie Wymer
Dec 6, 2011
Carolyn Marie Wymer, 55, of Fincastle, passed away Tuesday, December 6, 2011. She was preceded in death by her parents, Alfred and Emma Wymer. She is survived by her daughter, Stephanie Owens and fiancée', David Pruitt of Ramseur, NC; grandchildren, Megan and Nathaniel Owens; sister, Janet Wilson and Barbara Brogan both of Fincastle. Funeral services will be held 3pm...
Phillip Walker Bolt
Nov 24, 2011
BOLT Phillip Walker Phillip Walker Bolt, 67, of Buchanan, passed away Thursday evening, November 24, 2011. Phillip was a US Army veteran serving during Viet Nam, a Deacon, Trustee, and Choir Member of Cedar Bluff Baptist Church, a member of the Botetourt County Chorus, and had retired from Singer Furniture after 35 years service. He enjoyed computers, hunting, and...
Susan Stevens Myers
Nov 24, 2011
Susan Stevens Myers, 63, of Troutville, passed away Thursday morning, November 24, 2011. She was preceded in death by her mother, Doris Allen Marshall Stevens. Survivors include her husband of 38 years, Harold Haden Myers; son and daughter-in-law, Marshall Haden and Kristie Myers of Fincastle; daughter and son-in-law, Susanne Myers and Matt Marshall of Cumming, Ga.; grandchildren, Bryce Alexander...
Jonathan Robert Harris
Nov 23, 2011
Jonathan Robert Harris, 32, of Fincastle, passed away Wednesday, November 23, 2011. He was preceded in death by his foster grandmother, Carene Simpson. Survivors include his foster mother, Linda Housman; foster sisters, Tammy Brown and Christy Housman; foster nieces and nephews, Marcus and Marcell Housman, Jala, Janell, and Canden Saunders; and many friends and caregivers. Graveside services will be...
Bobby Andrew Riley
Nov 18, 2011
RILEY Bobby Andrew, Sr. Rev. Bobby Andrew Riley, Sr., 75, of Buchanan, passed away Friday, November 18, 2011. Rev. Riley was a graduate of the Buchanan High School in 1954, a US Army veteran serving in the pre-Viet Nam era, had retired from Elizabeth Arden in Roanoke with over 30 years service, and had recently retired as pastor of...
Thomas Earl Chamblin,
Nov 14, 2011
CHAMBLIN Thomas Earl, Jr. W4W1C Thomas Earl Chamblin, Jr., 80, of Fincastle, passed away Monday, November 14, 2011. Tom was a Peacetime US Army veteran, a telegraph operator, train dispatcher, and Locomotive Engineer for 10 years for C & O Railroad for over 36 years service, the highlight of his railroad career was operating the N & W #614...
Helen Elaine Harnsberger
Nov 14, 2011
HARNSBERGER Helen Elaine Helen Elaine Harnsberger, 61, of Roanoke, passed away Monday, November 14, 2011. Arrangements by Botetourt Funeral Home, Buchanan. 254-3000
Violet Craft Linkenhoker
Nov 12, 2011
LINKENHOKER Violet Craft Violet Craft Linkenhoker, 84, of Buchanan, passed away Saturday, November 12, 2011. She was preceded in death by her husband, James F. "Jim" Linkenhoker, Sr.; parents, James Benny and Lucy Ella Wright Craft; brothers, Mason, Lewis, Ott, and Willie Craft; sisters, Nell Craft and Frances C. Sawyers; twin grandsons, William Bradley and Wesley Brandon Long; and...
Shirley Ware Rickman
Nov 7, 2011
RICKMAN Shirley Ware Shirley Louise Ware Rickman, 85, of Buchanan, passed away Monday, November 7, 2011. She was a beautician for over 44 years, a charter member of the Rebekkah Lodge #59, a woman of the Moose, and a faithful member of New Beginnings Assembly of God Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, James B. Rickman,...
Virginia Wallace Schechterly
Nov 7, 2011
SCHECHTERLY Virginia "Cubby" Virginia "Cubby" Nettie Wallace Schechterly, 77, of Buchanan, passed away Monday, November 7, 2011. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Ike Schechterly and Chester Schechterly and a member of the Women of the Moose. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, E.D. and Bonnie Schechterly of Roanoke; granddaughter, Mirandia Gouker and husband, Matt;...
Frank Richard Stanley
Oct 27, 2011
Frank Richard Stanley, 60, of Buchanan, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, October 27, 2011, at home surrounded by his family after a short and courageous battle with cancer. Frank was an ordained Minister, last serving at the Church of God-Moneta, he owned and operated F & R Hauling, loved muscle cars, including "Betty" the...
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