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Billy R. Reynolds Sr., 88, of Craig County passed away Nov. 9, 2011. He was born on March 7, 1923. He served in the United States Army in World War II in the Pacific Theater.
He was the beloved father of Linda L. Reynolds, Pat Laity, Mary J. Reynolds and Billy R. Reynolds Jr. He...
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By Meg Hibbert
SALEM – He and other prisoners of war were forced to march close to 1,100 miles. For almost three years, Staff Sgt. Paul Grover was a German POW.
Although it’s been more than 65 years since he was released, the World War II Army veteran remembers details as though it was last week. He was...
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Edwin Vaden Abbott, 87, of Johns Creek in Craig County let go of the bonds of this earth on Friday, Aug. 12, 2011, to dwell in a better place with his Lord.
Ed was born on Sept. 21, 1923, in Buena Vista, to Kate and Hezzie Abbott. The oldest of four children to survive...
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Colonel William F. Brand, Jr., (USA-Ret) passed away on June 30, 2011. Colonel Brand was born in Salem on Jan. 10, 1919. He graduated from Andrew Lewis High School in June 1935. He attended Virginia Military Institute, graduating with a B.S. degree in Chemistry in 1939.
He went on to Pennsylvania State University...
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By Meg Hibbert
BEDFORD – Sixty-seven years ago, the Bedford Boys and thousands of other young American men stormed the beaches of Normandy.
Their sacrifices with their blood and their lives on D-Day, June 6, are recalled in bronze, words and stone at the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford County. The story of the memorial that almost wasn’t...
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Lemuel L. Sarver,Sr., 93, departed his earthly home on the banks of his beloved Craigs Creek May 13 as family members surrounded his bed singing “Victory in Jesus.”
Left to cherish his memory are his wife, June Keffer Sarver; his children: J.R. (Janet) Sarver and Ned (Susan) Sarver of Catawba, and Meddie (Gene) Delp of...
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Russell Brown Lugar, 87, of Newport, died Sunday, May 8, 2011, at LewisGale Montgomery Hospital. He was born in Craig County, on July 8, 1923, to the late Henry Leona and Effie Craig Hypes Lugar. He was a veteran of World War II and a member of the Pipefitters and Plumbers Local Union No....
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James “Jim” Edward Goodwin, 85, passed away in Roanoke County March 5, 2011. He was born Dec. 29, 1925, in Salem to Fred D. and Christine J. Goodwin. He graduated from Andrew Lewis High School then served in the United States Navy during World War II and the Korean War.
In 1945 he married Rosemary...
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By Meg Hibbert
At 100, Tony Hehn is still very much in the game – the Bingo game, that is. For more years than he can remember, Hehn has helped out with Bingo games sponsored by the American Legion Post 3 in Salem.
Tuesday night Hehn was greeting early-comers to the game, and preparing to sell Bingo “papers,” as...
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Elmer Gerald “Bish” Jones, 83, of Roanoke passed away peacefully on Friday, May 14, 2010. He was born July 23, 1926 in the Sinking Creek Valley of Craig County, and was a son of the late Denny W. and Emily Echols Jones. He attended Old Bethel United Methodist Church in Craig County.
He...
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