Salem Times Obituaries

Mildred Clark Cockerham, age 94, of Salem, Va., passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 10, 2021.   She will be greatly missed by her family and friends.   She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Willard M. Cockerham; and...

Joanna Doughman Keith, a wife, mother, artist, and lifelong Virginian, died peacefully at her ancestral home, Keithcliff, in Roanoke County on Sunday, September 4, 2022. Joanna, who was born on January 21, 1941, in Roanoke, Va., received her undergraduate degree in Art...

Rosae (Rose) Mills Bussey, 89 of Salem, Va., passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 21, 2022. Rose was born on July 27, 1933 to the late Willie B. Mills and Pearl Cameron Mills.  Rosae enjoyed spending time with her family...

Ballard Forest Pinkard, Jr., 88, of Salem, Virginia, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 3, 2022. Born in McComas, West Virginia on March 25, 1934, to the late Ballard Forest, Sr., and Fay Jennelle Pinkard, he is also preceded in...

February 20, 1926 – July 15, 2022 Marguerite “Margie” Alma (Hamblin) Hash, age 96, passed from this life peacefully at Green Tree Assisted Living & Memory Care in Sand Springs, Oklahoma on July 15, 2022. Margie was a kind, loyal,...

  August 22, 1939 – July 14, 2022   Everette B. Obenshain Jr., 82, of Salem, passed suddenly and unexpectedly Thursday, July 14, 2022. We are all sure that his late wife Hazel was waiting on him at the gates,...

  June 26, 1943 – July 23, 2022  Dale Hamilton Slusher, 79, of Salem, VA passed away on July 23, 2022. He was predeceased by his  grandparents, Rev. Madison H. and Ida A. Duncan Slusher, and George L. and Maggie...

    Judith (Judy) Gail Stinson Harless, age 70, resident of Fort Wayne, IN passed away in Parkview Hospital on June 9, 2022. Judy, the youngest of five children, was born to Gladys and Virgil Stinson and grew up in...

    Roland Samuel Bagnell, 87, of Strasburg, Va. passed away Monday, July 4, 2022, at Rose Hill Health and Rehabilitation Center in Berryville, Va. A funeral service for Mr. Bagnell was conducted at 11 a.m. Friday, July 8, 2022,...