Obituaries

    Junior Francis Goff, 64 of Bedford, passed away on Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at V.A. Medical Center. He was a son of the late Charlie A.Goff and Mary Hogan Goff.
    He is survived by three brothers and two sisters.
    A funeral service was conducted on Thursday, May 31, 2012 at 7 p.m. Updike Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Interment followed in Rapps Mill Cemetery, Lexington on Friday, June 1, 2012 at 11 a.m.

    Raymond Gould Haymaker, 92, of Vinton, died Sunday, June 3, 2012 at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital.  He was born April 8, 1920 in Alleghany County, a son of the late Minnie Pearl Arritt Haymaker and Albert Marion Haymaker of Covington.
    In addition to his parents, Raymond was preceded in death by his wife, Della Elizabeth Jordan Haymaker; brothers, Otho N. Haymaker and Kenneth G. Haymaker; and a sister, Dorothy M. Haymaker.

    Bonita Lynn “Bonnie” Cyrlin, 58, of Bedford, died Sunday, May 27, 2012.  But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.  Isaiah 40: 31   She was born in Trenton, NJ on June 5, 1953.  
    She was preceded in death by her husband, Michael Allen Cyrlin.
    Bonnie was a mail carrier with the U.S. Postal Service.

    James Wallace Gregg, 89, of Roanoke and formerly of Bedford, passed away Sunday, May 20, 2012 at Friendship Health and Rehabilitation. Born Feb. 7, 1923 in Richmond; he was a son of the late Robert H. Gregg and Eunice Lankford Gregg.
    James was a member of Bedford Presbyterian Church and a former employee of Piedmont Label. James was a proud veteran having served this country in the United States Navy. He loved woodworking and furniture. He was also a member of the Elks Lodge and American Legion.