Obituaries

Anna "Dorle" N. Kerr

Anna "Dorle" N. Kerr

Aug 13, 2017

Anna Dorathea “Dorle” Nau Kerr, 76, of Staunton, passed away peacefully Wednesday morning, August 9, 2017, at Augusta Health after suffering a fall in her home on the previous day. She was born January 16, 1941, in Germany, the youngest of six children born to Alfons and Maria Nau. She was raised in a loving family along with her two cousins...

George Edward Solt

George Edward Solt

Aug 13, 2017

GEORGE E. SOLT   STAUNTON, VA… George Edward Solt, 64, husband of Peggy (Beachum) Solt, of Staunton, died Sunday, August 13, 2017 at Norfolk General Hospital. He was born October 26, 1952, in Bowie, Maryland, a son of Sylvia (Eastep) Solt Boyle and the late John Edward Solt. Prior to retirement, George was employed by Verizon as a phone switch...

William Bowman "Bill" Glover

William Bowman "Bill" Glover

Aug 13, 2017

WILLIAM B. GLOVER  STAUNTON, VA… William Bowman “Bill” Glover, 80, husband of Cynthia “Cindy” (Jordan) Glover, of Staunton, died Sunday, August 13, 2017 at his residence.  He was born May 23, 1937, in Augusta County, a son of the late Bowman William and Mae (Shuey) Glover. Prior to retirement, he was employed by Dupont. He was an entrepreneur and loved...

Thomas Lee Jarvis

Thomas Lee Jarvis

Aug 12, 2017

THOMAS L. JARVIS Staunton, VA…Thomas L. Jarvis, 70, of Staunton, died Saturday, August 12, 2017 at Augusta Nursing and Rehab Center.Mr. Jarvis was born on April 20, 1947 in Staunton to the late James H. and Mary Elizabeth (Johnson) Jarvis. He was a retired mechanic.  He was a Veteran of the United States Army serving two years, one of which...

Rick Michael Wiseman

Rick Michael Wiseman

Aug 11, 2017

RICK M. WISEMANFORT DEFIANCE, VA....Rick enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping, spending time with family and friends, and his dog, Goofy. Family members include, Mary Wiseman; his son, Michael Wiseman; three half-brothers, Billy Gene Wood, Norman Sam Kidd, and James Dull; three half-sisters, Patricia A. Moyer, Joyce M. Koiner, and Susan Fauber; other half-brothers and half-sisters; and numerous other family members. A...

Bertha H. Boyne

Bertha H. Boyne

Aug 11, 2017

BERTHA H. BOYNE Fort Defiance, VA Bertha Herring Boyne, 91, widow of Herbert C. Boyne, died on Friday, August 11, 2017 at the home of her grandson, Gerald W. Boyne, Jr. in Fort Defiance. A graveside service will be conducted at Augusta Memorial Park at 10 AM on Saturday, August 19, 2017.

Mary Patricia (Crandall) Huff

Mary Patricia (Crandall) Huff

Aug 10, 2017

PAT C. HUFF STAUNTON, VA…    Mary Patricia (Crandall) Huff, 96, widow of James L. Huff, died Thursday, August 10, 2017, at her residence, The Legacy at North Augusta.    She was born July 26, 1921 in St. Joseph, Missouri, a daughter of the late Leroy Vernon and Marie (Goodloe) Crandall.    She was a member of Swansboro Baptist Church and Daughters of...

Charlotte Elaine Gardner

Charlotte Elaine Gardner

Aug 10, 2017

CHARLOTTE M. GARDNER  STAUNTON, VA… Charlotte Elaine (Moore) Gardner, widow of Robert L. Gardner, Jr., of Staunton, died Thursday, August 10, 2017 at her residence. She was born August 5, 1950, in Staunton, a daughter of the late Roby James and Ruby Lee (Cash) Moore. Prior to retirement, she was employed by Perdue. She was a member of the Salvation...

Ronald Norman Oberg

Ronald Norman Oberg

Aug 10, 2017

RONALD N. OBERG MIDDLEBROOK, VA…    Ronald Norman Oberg, 73, husband of Carolyn Vines of 45 Whispering Lane, died Thursday, August 10, 2017, at Augusta Health, Fishersville.    He was born February 21, 1944 in Natrona Heights, Pennsylvania, the oldest son of the late Norman and Luella Yingling Oberg.    In addition to his wife of 43 years, family members include two brothers...

Robert Newell Avery Jr.

Robert Newell Avery Jr.

Aug 8, 2017

ROBERT N. AVERY, JR.  SWOOPE, VA… Robert Newell Avery Jr. died on June 19, 2017 at his home in Swoope, VA. Born in Evanston, Illinois, on May 22, 1940, Bob was a man of many talents: an artist, a Jazz DJ, an actor and producer in films and on stage, a restaurant and gallery owner, and an arts administrator. He...

Dr. Mary Elaine (Wiersema) Vermeulen

Dr. Mary Elaine (Wiersema) Vermeulen

Aug 7, 2017

STAUNTON, VA…    Mary Elaine Wiersema Vermeulen, 77, passed away quietly on 3rd of August, 2017. Mary was born a farmer's daughter on the 15th of November, 1939, in Morrison, Illinois, and lived on the family farm in Whiteside County with her parents Peter and Alice (Aggen) Wiersema and her older brother Robert. She attended a one-room schoolhouse and later graduated...

Louise Hodnett Talley

Louise Hodnett Talley

Aug 7, 2017

LOUISE H. TALLEY  HARRISONBURG, VA… Louise, widow of the late Edwin Harvey Talley, Jr., passed away Monday, August 7, 2017 at Sunnyside Retirement Community in Harrisonburg. She was born July 2, 1915, in Gretna, the daughter of the late Charles Ellison and Emma Jane (Mayhew) Hodnett.  Louise attended Smithdeal Massey Business College in Richmond, Virginia and worked for Reynolds Metal...

Wilma Maxine (Myers) Patterson

Wilma Maxine (Myers) Patterson

Aug 7, 2017

WILMA M. PATTERSON  GREENVILLE, VA… Wilma Maxine (Myers) Patterson, 83, wife of Hansford Thomas Patterson, of Greenville, died Monday, August 7, 2017 at Augusta Health. She was born August 1, 1934 in Augusta County. In addition to her husband of 67 years, family members include a son, Eugene Thomas Patterson of Sarasota, FL; a daughter, Deborah Patterson Campbell of Greenville;...

Bertha Bailey

Bertha Bailey

Aug 6, 2017

BERTHA J. BAILEY GREENWOOD, VA…Bertha (Jones) Bailey, 78, wife of Louie Bailey, of Greenwood, passed away Sunday, August 6, 2017 in the University of Virginia Medical Center. She was born April 11, 1939 in Tennessee, a daughter of the late Robert and Ella Jones. Prior to retirement, she was employed by Albemarle County as a school bus driver. In addition...

Harry Reed Mccray

Harry Reed Mccray

Aug 3, 2017

HARRY R. MCCRAY STAUNTON, VA… Harry Reed McCray, 94, widower of Alphadine (Meyerhoeffer) McCray, of 60 Plaza Apartment Drive, died Thursday, August 3, 2017, at his residence. He was born March 21, 1923, in Newport, a son of the late David Henry, Jr., and Lottie Mae (Reed) McCray. Mr. McCray was a veteran of the U. S. Army. Prior to...

Mary Eleanor Gallegos

Mary Eleanor Gallegos

Jul 31, 2017

MARY GALLEGOS  FISHERSVILLE, VA..Mary Gallegos, 100, died Monday, July 31, 2017 in FishersvilleMary Eleanor Boon Gallegos was born on December 6, 1916 in Norwood, Colorado, where her parents had moved from Nebraska to homestead new land in Colorado, taking advantage of the new Homestead Act.  Her family moved to Grand Junction, Colorado in the early 1920's, where she grew to...

Garry Dean Meade

Garry Dean Meade

Jul 31, 2017

MT. SIDNEY, VA...Garry Dean Meade, 65, died Monday, July 31, 2017, at his residence. He was born February 14, 1952, in Washington County, a son of Glenna Lucille (Estep) and the late Robert Carroll Meade. Family includes two sons, Garry Dean Meade, Jr. and Jeremy Keith Meade; a brother and sister-in-law, Orville Randall Meade and Tammy Losh; two sisters and...

Grace Marshall

Grace Marshall

Jul 30, 2017

GRACE H. MARSHALL STAUNTON, VA… Grace Hulvey Marshall , 89, daughter of John Christian and Janie Fifer Hulvey, and widow of John Eston Marshall, was born December 27, 1927 in Staunton. She passed peacefully in her sleep on Sunday, July 30, 2017, in Augusta Health, Fishersville. Grace was a faithful member of Third Presbyterian Church, teacher of the Adult Fellowship...

Sibyl Goldie (Fitzgerald) Coyner

Sibyl Goldie (Fitzgerald) Coyner

Jul 26, 2017

SIBYL F. COYNER STUARTS DRAFT, VA…             Sibyl Goldie (Fitzgerald) Coyner, 98, of 355 Wayne Ave., Stuarts Draft, widow of Houston Marco Coyner, died Wednesday, July 26, 2017, in Augusta Health, Fishersville.             She was born August 28, 1918, in Montebello, a daughter of the late Golden Ray and Ruth (Layton) Fitzgerald.             Prior to retirement, Mrs. Coyner was employed...

Joyce Elizabeth Bosserman

Joyce Elizabeth Bosserman

Jul 25, 2017

JOYCE V. BOSSERMAN   STAUNTON, VA… Joyce Elizabeth (Vest) Bosserman, 86, widow of Carl Alfred Bosserman, of Staunton, died Tuesday, July 25, 2017 at her residence. She was born August 21, 1930 in Staunton, a daughter of the late Grover and Helen (Hevener) Vest. Family members include a son and daughter-in-law, Casey and Teresa Bosserman of Staunton; a daughter, Debby...