Obituaries

Virginia “Toots” Rideout Obenshain died quietly Sept. 10 at home in Albuquerque, N.M., after a courageous two-year battle with pancreatic...

He was preceded in death by his parents, Otis and Iva Newcomb; brother, Warner Newcomb; and sisters, Madeline and Otis...

Dorothy June Smith Bowen, 75, of 321 Pennsylvania Street, Covington died Sunday, February 12, 2017 at The Woodlands, Clifton Forge....

BECKNER, Frank J. Frank Jay Blackner, Jr., 84, of Troutville, passed away Thursday, February 2, 2017 in Fort Hood, Texas....

BAKER, Margaret L. Margaret L. Baker, 93, of Troutville passed away Tuesday January 10, 2017. Her husband, Leslie G. Baker...

  Shirley M. Shuler, age 67, of Salem, Va. went to be with her Lord, Monday, January 30, 2017. She...

  Elizabeth L. “Betty” Forlines, age 84, of Salem, went to be with the Lord on January 18, 2017. She...

BERKLEY, Marjorie T. Marjorie Taylor Berkley, 93, of Troutville, died Saturday, January 14, 2017. “Berk,” as she was lovingly known...

She was preceded in death by her husband, Carroll Bradley; parents, Matthew and Katherine Kern; and numerous brothers and sisters....

She was born on October 24, 1931 in Iron Gate to the late Lee Andrew and Maggie Clark Cary. She...