Shirley Mae Roach

Shirley Mae Roach – Duffield, VA

Shirley Mae Roach, 82 of Duffield, VA passed away Friday, March 13, 2026, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center.

Shirley was born in Mabe, VA on May 26, 1943, and was the daughter of the late Ernest Clayton and Martha (Bowen) Amburgey.

She was a member of the Duffield Primitive Baptist/Hill’s Chapel Church in Mabe, VA.

Her parents, sisters, Betty Renfro and Peggy Jean Dulin, brothers, Johnny Ray and Marion “Mug” Amburgey, and her aunt, Vergie Bowen preceded her in death.

She is survived by her husband, Keith Douglas “Tom” Roach, sons, Jeffrey Lee Baker and (wife, Julia Ann, and Jason Leith Baker, grandchildren, Aurora Leann Jobe (husband, Jacob), and Alden Nathaniel Baker, sisters, Mary Carolyn Roach (husband, Henry), and Dora Ernestine Amburgey, brothers, George Kenneth Amburgey (wife, Betty), and Bobby Joe Amburgey, her special friend, Jewell Baker, along with several nieces and nephews, and her church family.

The family will receive friends from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 18, 2026, at the Duffield Primitive Baptist/Hills Chapel Church. Services will follow at 4:00 p.m. with Pastor Bill Laffolett officiating. Brian Burchfield will provide the music.

Burial will follow in the Roach Family Cemetery, Mabe Stanleytown Road, Duffield, VA.

Family and friends will serve as pallbearers.

An online guest register is available for the Roach family at www.gatecityfunerals.com.

Gate City Funeral Home is honored to be serving the family of Shirley Mae Roach.