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Jerry Gene Herndon, Sr., age 70 of Troutville, passed away Saturday, April 4, 2020 at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital following a long illness. Jerry was born June 20, 1949 in Grundy, Virginia and lived for more than 20 years in Troutville. He was the son of the late Doak and Mabel Totten Herndon. Jerry was a truck driver and enjoyed NASCAR. He served in the United States Army. In addition to his parents, Jerry was preceded in death by his wife Patricia Hutchens Herndon; daughter, Mary...

James Walter “Jim” Hale age 86 of Daleville, passed away Saturday April 18, 2020. Jim was the son of the late Walter Rhudy and Charlotte Rakes Hale. He was born October 28, 1933 in Fieldale, Virginia. Jim served his community as a Postmaster for 33 years and served his country in the Navy 4 years. After Jim retired from the Post office he worked for Long and Foster Realty Company. Jim was a member at St. Marks United Methodist Church since he has been in Botetourt. He enjoyed...

Eula Marie Craft, age 97 of Botetourt County, passed away Thursday, July 30, 2020 at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital following a long illness. Eula was born March 12, 1923 in Alleghany County, Virginia and lived in Fincastle since 1954. She was the daughter of the late Runnie R. and Florence E. Burns Smith. Eula was a former long-time member of Springwood Baptist Church, was a member of VFW Post 1841 Ladies Auxiliary, enjoyed sewing, embroidering, and quilting. In addition to her...

James Roy Reed, age 86, of Cloverdale, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, July 18, 2020. Jimmy was born and raised in Cloverdale, VA, and chose to build a home and raise his family in Cloverdale. He was the son of the late Clara G. and Roy L. Reed. Jimmy served in the U.S. Navy (1952-56) and during the Korean War he served aboard the USS Black. Jimmy was employed at Lonestar Cement for a few years before creating his own business, Reed’s Radio and TV Service. He provided in-home...

James Madison “Jim” Custer, age 88 of Daleville, passed away Thursday, July 9, 2020. Jim was born in Vinton November 6, 1931 and lived in Daleville the past 26 years. He was the son of the late Benjamin M. and Flora L. Custer. Jim retired as a supervisor machinist with Phillip Morris Tobacco after 27 years of service. He served in The United States Marine Corps during the Korean War where he received the Silver Star and the Military Order of the Purple Heart. Jim enjoyed groundhog...

Allan Preston White, age 71 of Troutville, passed away Wednesday, July 8, 2020. Allan was born January 14, 1949 in Mullens, West Virginia and lived in Roanoke most of his life before moving to Troutville two years ago. He was in law enforcement for more than 15 years working for the Roanoke Police Department and the Water Authority in addition to being an owner of American Litho Plate. Allan served in The United States Army Reserve, was an avid hunter and fisherman, collected knives, and...

Robert DeMarco was born on June 20, 1936, in Brooklyn, NY to Robert and Grace DeMarco.  Bob loved Brooklyn (and of course the Brooklyn Dodgers) and resided there until his family moved to Long Island.  It was while commuting from Long Island to “the City” that Bob’s father met and later introduced Bob to his beloved wife, Gretchen Roschek.  They were married for 48 years until Gretchen’s passing on December 12, 2009.   Bob loved the outdoors and...

Jerry Byrdine Abbott, age 77 of Troutville, passed away Thursday, July 2, 2020 at Carrington Place. Jerry was born in Roanoke June 27, 1943 and lived in Botetourt his entire life. He was the son of the late Elzie A. and Lillie M. Wiley Abbott. Jerry was the General Manager of the Airport Holiday Inn and was employed with American Motor Inns/Krisch Motels retiring in 1998. He was an avid sportsman who enjoyed football, basketball, the Blue Devils, golfing, hunting, Western horsemanship,...

Clifton E. “Cliffy” Gilmore, age 56 of Bedford, passed away Thursday, July 2, 2020 at Bedford Memorial Hospital. Cliffy was born in Fincastle January 26, 1964 and lived in Bedford most of his life. He was the son of James P. and Christine M. Lee Gilmore. Cliffy was a perfectionist and enjoyed watching Andy Griffith and playing games. Preceded in death by his grandparents, Ralph M. and Odessa B. Lee, in addition to his parents, he is survived by his brother Jeffery Gilmore of...

Jean Hughes Moretz, age 84 of Roanoke, went home to be with her Lord and Savior June 17, 2020 at Friendship Manor South. Jean was born May 20, 1936 in Nace where she lived until 1989. Jean was the daughter of the late Wyndom (Bill) and Jane Vass Hughes. She was a member of Colonial Baptist Church and loved to read, play piano, sing, watch birds and travel all over the country. In addition to her parents, Jean was preceded in death by her brother Ronald C. Hughes, and two grandchildren:...