Salem High Virginia Alumni Obituaries

Funeral Services will be held at 200 PM Wednesday February 11 2026 in Edwards Funeral Home Chapel of Norwood. Pastor Gary Bragg will officiate and interment will follow in the Norwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Mary was born August 3 ...

Louise Florence Wildt 99 of Virginia Illinois passed away November 19 2025 at Cass County Senior Living and Rehabilitation. She was born September 7 1926 in Virginia the daughter of Charles and Doris Schaad Ruppel. She married Robert P. Wildt on April 10 1949 and he preceded her in death on January ...

Bowdoinham Judith Thibeault 80 died on October 21 2025 peacefully in Brunswick. She was born in Brunswick on March 7 1945 the daughter of Charles and Claire Stockford. Judith graduated from the University of Maine at Orono. She was a history teacher at King Jr Highschool in Portland and a French te...

Walter C. Houston 80 of Armbrust died Friday January 2 2026 at RNC at Greater Pittsburgh Hempfield Township. He was born December 10 1945 in Greensburg a son of the late Charles J. and Goldie J. Barnes Houston. He was a graduate of Greensburg Salem High School class of 1963 and prior to retirement w...

Michael Lee Pratt 72 of Roanoke Virginia passed away peacefully on January 17 2026 surrounded by his loving family after a period of declining health. He was born on March 14 1953 in Floyd Virginia the son of the late Lawrence and Carrie Pratt. Michael graduated from Floyd County High School in 1971...

Mrs. Marzetta Fitts Sinkler 86 peacefully gained her heavenly wings on the morning of Saturday December 27 2025 at her home in Salem Virginia. She is now fully resting with the Lord. Born Marzetta Lucille Fitts on March 15 1939 in Faunsdale Alabama she was the first child of William Henry Fitts Sr. ...

The family of Wilma Louise Jones Moxley 73 of Independence VA is deeply saddened to share that she passed away on Monday January 5 2026 at LewisGale Medical Center in Salem Virginia. Louise was born on March 22 1952 in Jefferson NC to Arzie and Gladys Jones. She graduated from Alleghany High School...

John Maurice Shank passed away quietly at his residence November 29 2025. John lived 95 full years bringing color to all he touched. He was born in Salem Virginia where he attended the Academy and Broad Street schools and graduated from Andrew Lewis High School in 1948. He received his Bachelor of S...

Melvin Curtiss Washington age 77 of Connellsville passed away on Feb. 7 2026 at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh Pa. surrounded by his loving family. He was born on Sept. 15 1948 in Connellsville Pa. the son of the late Howard E. Washington and Kathleen Robinson Washington. Melvin began work...

Paul V. Bonaiuto 63 of Salem NH passed away on Saturday November 22 2025 at Alpine Health Care in Keene NH. Paul grew up in Melrose MA and graduated from Melrose High School. He was a devoted Bruins and Patriots fan. He enjoyed buying cars and working with wood as a skilled carpenter. Paul was also ...

Raymond Allen Sharpes, of Mount Vernon, Ohio, passed to his eternal home in heaven on Wednesday, January 14, 2026. He was born on August 21, 1938, in New Bern, North Carolina, to the late Lowell Sr. and Lucile Sharpes.Raymond was the youngest of six children. He attended Pleasant Hill Elementary Sch...

2 of Madison NC passed February 3 2026. The family will receive friends from 200 p.m. 230 p.m. on Sunday February 8 2026 at Perry Spencer Funeral Home Chapel 402 Short Ave. Madison NC with the Celebration of Life beginning at 230 p.m. Burial will follow at Collins Cemetery Madison NC. Public viewin...

Robert (Bob) Mason Weikle, 88, of Crozet, VA passed away on Tuesday, November 4, 2025 at his home in Crozet, VA. His wife, Patricia was at his side. Bob was a devoted and loving husband, a caring and generous father, and a doting grandfather. He was a proud graduate of West Virginia University, an a...

Pearl Brown Minor also known as Tootsie entered into Eternal Rest on Dec 24 2025. She was the daughter of the late John H Brown and the late Lottie Taylor Brown. Pearl graduated from Union High in 1963 and attended J Sargent Reynolds College for a while. She married Alfonso W Minor Sr and they moved...

Douglas Wayne Ocheltree 73 of Mount Sidney Virginia passed away peacefully in his sleep on Sunday January 11 2026 after a short battle with liver cancer. Doug was born on November 9 1952 in Staunton Virginia to the late Lurty P. Ocheltree and Virginia Gilbert Ocheltree. He graduated from Fort Defian...

Hollis Garrett Gary Wright II M.D. passed away peacefully on February 5 2026 after a rich life filled with family friends service books music gardens and ideas. Gary grew up in Springfield Missouri after moving as a toddler from his birthplace in San Francisco California. Garys mother Marion Marcus ...

On a snowy Sunday morning Mr. Abraham Traynham Jr. was called peacefully to his Heavenly home slipping away in his sleep and into the presence of the Lord. He now rests in eternal glory reunited with his beloved wife Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Witcher Traynham his father Mr. Abraham Traynham Sr. his mother...

Hollis Garrett Gary Wright II M.D. passed away peacefully on February 5 2026 after a rich life filled with family friends service books music gardens and ideas. Gary grew up in Springfield Missouri after moving as a toddler from his birthplace in San Francisco California. Garys mother Marion Marcus ...

Billy Joe Overstreet 65 of Altavista Virginia passed away peacefully on February 2 2026 at Smith Mountain Lake surrounded by his loving family after a courageous threeyear battle with cancer. Born on February 4 1960 in Altavista Billy was the son of the late Graydon B. and Bernice F. Overstreet. He ...

Thomas H. Wildschuetz 93 of Independence Missouri passed away Friday January 23 2026. Visitation will be held from 500 p.m. to 700 p.m. on Thursday January 29 2026 at Ebenezer United Church of Christ 206 W. Old Lexington Road Levasy Missouri. A funeral service will follow at the church on Friday Jan...

Paula Kathryn Elkins 81 of Jacksonville Illinois died Monday December 22 2025 at Boyd Memorial Hospital in Carrollton. Paula is survived by her daughters Kathryn David Beauchamp of Green Castle MO and Jillian Robert Janes of Meredosia grandchildren Lauren Shane Little of Virginia Erin Beauchamp and ...