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Clara Belle Ambler Hart
Apr 27, 2011
Clara Belle Ambler Hart, 86, departed this life Wednesday morning, April 27, 2011 at her residence in Daleville. Born in Wilson, North Carolina on January 28, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Clarence Richard and Hattie Belle Ambler. Her husband, Robert Seymour Hart, Sr., and brother, James Andrew Ambler, preceded her in death. Mrs. Hart received her...
Alma Estelle Wells Smith
Apr 21, 2011
Alma Estelle Wells Smith, 80, of Buchanan, passed away, Thursday, April 21, 2011. She was preceded in death by her husband, Cleatious R. Smith; parents, William I. and Ressie L. Wells; brothers, Earl, Raymond, and Lewis Wells; sisters, Ethel Eubank and Martha Wells. Survivors include her brother, Charles E. Wells of Fincastle; sister, Betty Mays of Buchanan; and beloved...
Larry Richard Harlow
Apr 2, 2011
Larry Richard Harlow, 58, of New Castle, passed away after a battle with cancer on April 2, 2011. He is preceded in death by his parents, Warner and Ruby Craft Harlow and his daughter, Bonnie Sue Harlow. Survivors include his grandson, Ronnie Atkins, Jr.; friend, Amy Ward; sisters, Shirley (Mack) Wertz, Kathy (Walter) Musgrove, Pat Ferguson; brothers, Warner Jr....
Ronald Edwin Lakes
Mar 29, 2011
Ronald Edwin Lakes, 38, of Fincastle, passed away peacefully in his sleep at home on Tuesday, March 29, 2011. He is preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Edwin and Eva Lakes. He is survived by his parents, Jerry E. and Delma A. Lakes of Fincastle; daughters, "beautiful daughter" Dakota Lakes of Roanoke; Annalise Lakes; son, August Lakes, both...
Ethel Keith Robinson
Mar 23, 2011
Ethel Keith Robinson, 91, of Buchanan, passed away on Wednesday, March 23, 2011. Mrs. Robinson was preceded in death by her husband, James Louis Robinson, on the same day and month in 1977; her parents, Joel Emanuel and Rosetta Elizabeth Bolt Keith; and her four sisters and seven brothers. She was a lifelong member of Lithia Baptist Church. Survivors...
Oler L. "Johnny" Dudley
Mar 17, 2011
Oler Lacky "Johnny" Dudley, 71, of Buchanan, passed away on Thursday, March 17, 2011. He was preceded in death by his parents, Oler F. and Sallie Belle Dudley and brother, Robert Dudley. He is survived by his wife of 34 years, Brenda King Dudley; sons and daughter-in-law, James A. Crouch, Richard A. and Coleen Dudley; step-daughter, Amanda and Freddy...
Sarah Sumner Wirt
Mar 17, 2011
Sarah Joan Sumner Wirt, 77, of Buchanan, passed away on Thursday, March 17, 2011. She was a member of the Eastern Star and cherished her 30 plus years with them. She traveled many places and made many friends that were always very special to her. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Gerald Wirt, Sr. and son,...
Percy Victor "Sonny" Crowder,
Mar 5, 2011
Percy Victor "Sonny" Crowder, Jr., 73, of Fincastle, passed away on Saturday, March 5, 2011. He was preceded in death by his parents, Percy V., Sr. and Isabelle Dillon Crowder and brother, Joe Crowder. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Betty Ayers Crowder; daughter and son-in-law, Vicky and Robert Dooley of Buchanan; special niece, Linda DeWitt...
Emily Rudisill Dauss Eskridge
Mar 3, 2011
Emily Rudisill Dauss Eskridge, 92, of Eagle Rock, passed away on Thursday, March 3, 2011. She is survived by her daughter, Marti Dauss Burch, grandson, Pete Poff, granddaughters, Jill Safranek and Holly Pacheco, great-granddaughter, Olivia Rose Safranek, step-sons, Bill Eskridge and Henry Eskridge, step-daughter, Betsy Eskridge, and special friends, Lisa Carter, Debbie Poff ,and Tammy Chapman. Funeral Services will...
Margaret Jane Wymer
Feb 24, 2011
Margaret Jane Wymer, 79, of Buchanan, passed away on Thursday, February 24, 2011. She was preceded in death by her parents, William Henry and Irene Clark Wymer. She is survived by her children and spouses, Larry and Teresa Wymer of Vinton, Ronald Wymer of Buchanan, Brenda and Lyle Barnett of West Virginia, Michael and Pansy Newcomb of Troutville, Debra...
Simon 'Pete" Landes
Feb 1, 2011
Simon Peter "Pete" Landes, 76, of Buchanan, departed this life on Tuesday, February 1, 2011. Funeral Services will be held 2pm Thursday, February 3, 2011 at the Buchanan Chapel of Botetourt Funeral Home with the Rev. Harold E. Cook, Jr. officiating. Interment will follow in Springwood Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior the service...
Kathleen Evans Rickman
Jan 27, 2011
Kathleen Strickler Evans Rickman, 54, of Fincastle, passed away on Thursday, January 27, 2011. She is survived by her husband of 30 years, James G. "Jimmy" Rickman; parents, Clarence and Gilda Evans; brother and sister-in-law, Mike and Jeanette Evans; nephew, Caleb Evans all of Spotsylvania; mother-in-law, Shirley Rickman of Buchanan; sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Faye and Leslie Hambrick of Buchanan;...
Louis Nelson "L.N." Watts
Jan 25, 2011
Louis Nelson "L.N." Watts, Jr., 68, of Buchanan, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, January 25, 2011. Funeral Services will be held at 2pm Saturday, January 29, 2011 in the Buchanan Presbyterian Church. Interment will follow in Fairview Cemetery, Buchanan. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 pm Friday, January 28, 2011 at...
Linda Mary Dandrade Lyle
Jan 18, 2011
Linda Mary Dandrade Lyle, 91, died Tuesday, January 18, 2011 in Terre Haute, Indiana surrounded by family and friends, where she lived with her daughter. Linda was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad, BWI on March 13, 1919 and was the oldest child of the late Frank and the late Agnes Dandrade. She was educated in Catholic schools on...
Virginia Coffman Prease
Jan 17, 2011
Virginia Coffman Prease, 85, of Buchanan, passed away Monday, January 17, 2011. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Robert Prease; parents, William Kenton and Ida Garst Coffman; sisters and brothers-in-law, Mary C. and Melvin Bryant, Edna C. and Grey Duncan; brothers and sisters-in-law, William and Gertrude Coffman, Russell and Grace Coffman, Percy Coffman, Clarence Coffman. She...
Curtis "Wank" Cronise
Jan 8, 2011
Curtis Loraine (Wank) Cronise, 82, of Buchanan, passed away Saturday, January 8, 2011. Born in Botetourt County, Curtis was the son of the late Curtis Cline Cronise and Lettie Rhudy Cronise. He was a dairy farmer in Botetourt County and a lifetime member of Wheatland Lutheran Church. His parents preceded him in death as did his brother, Rhudy Cronise....
Elizabeth Trent Marshall
Jan 8, 2011
Elizabeth Trent Marshall, 95, of Buchanan, Virginia passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 8, 2011. Born February 9, 1915, in Campbell County, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Reverend David Gilliam and Edna Maddox Trent. She was preceded in death by her parents-in-law, Frank O. and Nell A. Marshall; brothers Lawrence Trent and wife Mamie, Irvin Trent...
Esther Edna Kelly Orange
Jan 6, 2011
Esther Edna Kelly Orange, 81, of Buchanan, passed away Thursday, January 6, 2011. She was preceded in death by her parents, Charlie Robert and Verbie Hawkins Austin; husbands, James Rudolph Kelly, Sr. and Davis Orange; son, James Rudolph "Butch" Kelly, Jr.; brothers, Alvin, Harry, Henry, Albert, and Robert Austin. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Pamela and...
Melva Olivia Washington
Jan 6, 2011
Melva Henderson Washington, 72, of Buchanan, passed away Thursday, January 6, 2011. Survivors include her husband, Calvin Washington, Jr.; children and spouse, Deborah (Emmit) Jones, Pam Lee, John, Thomas, Mark, and Judge Washington; four grandchildren, four great-grandchildren; sisters, Fayleen Haskins, Shirley Henderson, Doris Gillison, Macil Clayborne; brother, Jeremiah Henderson; and former husband, John Washington, Sr. Funeral Services will be...
Catherine Manspile Reid
Jan 5, 2011
Catherine "Whitey" Manspile Reid, 85, of Buchanan, passed away Wednesday, January 5, 2011. She retired from Burlington Industries at the age of 78. She was preceded in death by her parents, Melvin and Dovie Smith Manspile; husband, John Field Reid; and sister, Bessie Helms. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Sandra R. and Tom Webb of Winterville,...
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