Salem Times Obituaries

    Michael Ray Mauk, age 69, of Salem, Virginia passed away May 8, 2022, at Orange Park Medical Center. He was born April 9, 1953, in Fincastle, Virginia to the late Frank William Mauk and Daisy Irene Horton Mauk....

  Our beautiful and amazing mother passed away on May 13, 2022. She was born in Darby, England on July 7, 1924 to Dominic and Emma Rivers O’Donnell. She served in the Royal Observer Corps. Margaret was preceded in death...

    Bruce Clinton Switzer Sr., 86, went to be with his Lord and Savior Saturday, April 30, 2022. He is survived by his loving wife of 62 years Doretta “Ducky” Switzer, and his beloved Son Bruce Clinton “Clint” Switzer...

Mary Elizabeth “Betty” Moles passed away April 14, 2022 after a brief illness. Betty grew up in Floyd, Virginia and graduated from Floyd High School. She was preceded in death by her parents, Willard and Evelyn Clower.  She retired from...

Aileen Smith Hancock, also known as “Hancock” to family and friends, was born May 19, 1928, and passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by family on April 10, 2022. She was preceded in death by her parents, George and...

Alan W. Palmer, 62, of Salem, VA, passed away suddenly after a cardiac event on Sunday, April 17, 2022. Alan was born on October 2, 1959, in Roanoke, VA, to the late Junior Palmer and the former Faye White. Alan...

Brenda S. Foster, 80, passed away in November 2021 surrounded by her family In Richmond, VA. Brenda was the daughter of the late Frank C. Shelton and Mildred C. Shelton of Salem and was the third of four children.  She...

Virginia Susan “Ginny” Wisdom, 67, of Salem, passed away on Thursday, March 31.  Ginny was a woman of gentle justice and calm conviction with a heart of love for all whom she knew well. She was a faithful Christian, wife,...

Charles Edward Webber Jr. died on March 26, 2022, at his home in Cedarfield. He was the son of the late C. E. “Ted” Webber and Pauline Graham “Polly” Webber and brother of the late Jean Webber Payne. Born and...

Under a full moon and a sky full of stars, William Frank Chapman, Jr. (January 25, 1934 – March 20, 2022), left this earthly world peacefully and with family by his side to join the head Cavalier in the sky...