Merritt Palmer Bailey Jr passed away March 16. 2024 in Chocowinity North Carolina. He was 85 years old and was the oldest of four children. Merritt "Skeeter" was born on September 18, 1938, in Roanoke Virgina, to Margaret Gibson Maxwell a homemaker and high school mathematics teacher and to Merritt Palmer Bailey, citrus grove owner and landscaper. Skeeter spent his early childhood in the Roanoke valley area where he had a large extended family. His parents then moved to Santa...

Christine Hoy “Davis” Falls, 97, of Salem passed away on April 16, 2024. Christine was born in Virginia on November 16, 1926 to Hoy Walter Davis and Gladys Owens Davis, both deceased. She met the love of her life in 1984 and later married Willard O. Davis, who preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by her daughter, Rosemary Alene (Martin) Paxton; two sisters, Mary Ellen Turner and Virginia “Ginny” Price; and her brother, Junius Davis. Christine was a...

Margaret Joan Sneed Walker, 91, of Salem, VA went to be with the Lord on April 14, 2024 after a four-year battle with dementia.  Margaret was born on January 6, 1933 in West Virginia where she met and married Otis Walker, Sr. in 1950. They moved with their two children to Salem, Virginia in the 1960s. She worked as a nurse for many years. In retirement, she enjoyed playing bingo, reading mysteries, and playing online AOL games where she met and chatted with friends.  Margaret is...

Gary W. Baldwin of Roanoke, VA, passed peacefully on Saturday April 13th, 2024. He was a graduate of Jefferson Senior High School in 1960. He served in the United States Air Force from 1962 until 1966 and retired from the Roanoke Times Dispatch on November 1st, 1998 after 35+ years of dedicated service. He was preceded in death by his parents Clarence and Helen Baldwin, and his beloved wife of 53 years Dorothy “Dot” Baldwin. He is survived by his son Michael Baldwin (Pamela),...

Frank Cameron Carroll, Sr born September 13, 1936 to Matt and Frances Carroll died April 11, 2024. Those left to cherish his memory are his wife of 64 years, Phyllis Lancaster Carroll; sisters, Betty Richards and Ann Boyd; daughter, Catherine (Cathy) Carroll and Mike Shaver; son and daughter in law, Frank (Cameron) Carroll, Jr. And Tresha Barnhart Carroll; and grandchildren, Megan Lineberry and Rob Beheiter, Jazlynne Carroll, and Skylor Carroll. Frank retired from Piedmont Airlines with 30...

On Thursday, April 4, 2024 our precious mother, Dorothy Catherine Smith went home to be with the Lord, at the age of 95 years old. She devoted her life to God and family. She was preceded in death by her parents, Charles Phillip and Bessie (Hodges) Horne and her siblings. Surviving are her husband of 75 years, Treaver Hale Smith, Sr.; three sons, Treaver Hale Smith, Jr. (Marsha), Larry Smith (Karen), and Timothy Smith (Lynne); five grandchildren; and numerous great grandchildren. Lotz...

Daniel Bryant Crouse, 79, of Salem passed away at his residence on April 3, 2024. The family will receive friends at CommUNITY church in Salem on Tuesday, April 9, 2024 from 1:00 until 2:00 pm. A memorial service will follow at the church beginning at 2:00 pm with Pastor Tom McCracken officiating.

Joanne Wakeman Reed, beloved wife, mother and grandmother passed away peacefully, at Harmony Memory Care in Roanoke VA, on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, at the age of 80, and is now with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Joanne graduated from Wakefield High School in Arlington, VA, and Bridgewater College. She loved and served the Lord Jesus in multiple ways.  From teaching Sunday School and leading many children’s churches, she was known as a teacher up to the very end of her...

Sherrill passed away peacefully at home on Easter Sunday, March 31, 2024, surrounded by family. He was born in Elliston on May 18, 1931, the youngest son of his late parents, Arthur F. Cronk, and Laura Hutton Cronk.  He is predeceased by his loving wife of 64 years, Betty Poff Cronk, brothers Wyatt Poff and Nyle Cronk, and sisters Martha Pearl Pittman and Jenny Henson. Sherrill is also survived by his daughter Linda Miller (EM), son Mark Cronk (Alison), and daughter Trish Tarpley, his...

Mary Jane Grisso, 92, of Salem went to be with the Lord on March 28, 2024. A native of Virginia she was the wife of the late beloved and dearly missed Emmett Ira “Ike” Grisso for 53 years, she always said after they were married March 17, 1953 “they never realized it was St. Patrick’s Day”. Mary Jane missed her mate Ike every day of her remaining 18 years of life. She was also preceded in death by her son, Timothy Michael Grisso; her beloved grandparents who...