Mountain Messenger Obituaries

Myrtle Virginia Faulkner Lewisburg – Myrtle Virginia Faulkner (McCoy), 89, formerly of Williamsburg, passed away Wednesday morning, Mar. 22, 2023 of natural causes.She was a lifelong resident of Greenbrier County, and a member of the Lewisburg Community Pentecostal Holiness Church....

Ciara Nicole Poe Ronceverte – Ciara Nicole Poe, 27, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, Mar. 1, 2023.She is survived by her beloved children, Bella Brown and Natalie Poe; her father, Michael Williams; stepmother, Madison Bryant Williams; sisters, Georgia Holcomb and Ava...

Faye Edith Baker Faye Edith (Persinger) Baker passed away peacefully Friday, Mar. 17, 2023 at the age of 91 at her daughter and son-in-law’s home on Teaberry Road.Faye was born Mar. 16, 1932 in Lewisburg, to parents Clyde and Pearl...

Nancy L. Sparks O’Brien Ronceverte – Nancy L. Sparks O’Brien, 84, passed away on Thursday, Mar. 16, 2023 at her daughter’s residence in Ronceverte.She was born July 27, 1938 in Glace, the daughter of the late William and Mary Baldwin...

Nora Kayaloff Johnson Caldwell – On Thursday, Mar. 16, 2023, Nora Kayaloff Johnson passed away.Born Nora Jane Kayaloff in Flushing, NY, Nora sang her way into a choir led by Leopold Stokowski at Carnegie Hall before leaving for Hawaii, where...

Loretta Gail Heck Vinton, VA – Loretta Gail “LG” Heck, 70, passed away on Sunday, Mar. 19, 2023.She was preceded in death by her parents, Melvin and Anna Mae Napier; and her husband, Walter Heck.She is survived by her brother,...

Clifford Marshall Church Ronceverte – Our dear Dad, Clifford Marshall Church, completed his earthly journey on Saturday, Mar. 18, 2023.Clif was born to Thomas and Alice (Austin) Church on Nov. 24, 1931 at their home on his beloved Teaburry Road,...

Ronceverte-Beloved mother and grandmother, Anna Marie “Ann” Knighton, 76, passed away after a short illness Saturday, Mar. 4, 2023, at the Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital, in Roanoke, VA.Ann was born Sept. 27, 1946, in Quinwood, WV., the daughter of the...

Mrs. Julie Ann Weikle Hamm, 58, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023, at Hospice of Union, Monroe County.Born Apr. 21, 1964, in Covington, VA, she was the daughter of the late Harold Weikle and Sarah Foster Weikle.In addition to her...