Obituaries
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Emory Lenwood Shiflet
Jul 22, 2017
EMORY LENWOOD SHIFLET BRIDGEWATER, VA… Emory Lenwood Shiflet, 91, of Bridgewater Retirement Community, and formerly of Fort Defiance, Virginia, passed away Saturday, July 22, 2017. He was born November 5, 1925, the son of the late Dyche E. and Edna Skelton Shiflet. He is survived by his wife, Helen Wright Shiflet. In addition, he is survived by a brother, Claude...
Robert Thomas Carr, Jr.
Jul 21, 2017
ROBERT T. CARR, JR. STAUNTON, VA… Robert Thomas Carr, Jr., 78, of Staunton, died July 21, 2017 at King’s Daughters’ Community Health and Rehab Center. He was born January 24, 1939 in Staunton, a son of the late Robert Thomas and Lucy (Huggard) Carr. Robert was a veteran of the U.S. Army. Prior to retirement, Mr. Carr was employed by...
Jack Maynard Smith
Jul 18, 2017
JACK M. SMITH STAUNTON, VA… Jack Maynard Smith, 90, husband of 28 years of Evelyn (Smith) Smith, of Staunton, died Tuesday, July 18, 2017 in King’s Daughters’ Community Health and Rehab Center. He was born January 26, 1927 in Harvey, West Virginia, a son of the late Herbert Joseph and Mary Frances (Smith) Smith. Mr. Smith was a U. S....
M. Maxine Apple
Jul 17, 2017
STAUNTON – Maxine was born in Delphos, KS and passed away on Monday, July 17, 2017 in Fishersville, VA. She is survived by daughters, Janie Murrell and husband Bob of Suffolk, and Kathleen Rose and husband Tom of Staunton; four grandchildren; and seven great grandchildren. No local service will be held. Graveside will be in Delphos, Kansas....
Ruby L. Higgins
Jul 15, 2017
RUBY L. HIGGINS STAUNTON, VA… Ruby Mae (Leighton) Higgins, 89, widow of M. Leo Higgins of Staunton, passed away Saturday, July 15, 2017 at Birch Gardens. Mrs. Higgins was born on December 7, 1927 in Rockbridge County to the late Franklin and Sallie (Hickman) Leighton. She retired from Western State Hospital after 17 years as a cafeteria worker. She was...
Mary Sue Hildreth
Jul 14, 2017
MARY SUE HILDRETH Staunton, VA… Mary Sue Steele Hildreth, 70, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, July 14, 2017. Mary Sue was born in 1947 in Staunton, Virginia, the daughter of the late Emil and Betty O’Brien Steele. Mary Sue was a member of St. John’s Methodist Church in Spencer, West Virginia for 30 years before moving...
Elizabeth Crafton Terry
Jul 9, 2017
Elizabeth C. Terry STAUNTON, VA… Elizabeth Crafton Terry, 105, of Staunton, Va. died Sunday, July 9, 2017 at Blue Ridge Rehab Center in Martinsville, Va. She was born September 7, 1911 in Staunton to the late Charles Henderson Crafton and Mable Glenn Crafton. She was a homemaker and caregiver who was greatly loved and admired by her husband, parents, siblings,...
Caroline Dudley Bell
Jul 9, 2017
CAROLINE D. BELL STAUNTON, VA.. Caroline Dudley Bell, 79, went to join her Savior in Heaven on Sunday, July 9, 2017. She is survived by her husband of 58 years, Rudolph Mardre Bell, a retired physician; their six children, Katharine Bell Kammer of Stafford, Virginia; Rudolph Mardre Bell, Jr. of Liberty, South Carolina; Sarah Bell Meekhof of Spokane, Washington; Alfred...
Jo Ann (Snyder) Mclain
Jul 8, 2017
JO ANN S. McLAIN STAUNTON, VA… Jo Ann (Snyder) McLain, 72, of 405 Buchanan Street, loving mother and grandmother, died July 3, 2017 at her residence. She was born November 26, 1944 in Staunton, a daughter of the late Samuel David and Bessie (Morris) Snyder. Prior to retirement, she was employed by Augusta Health in the cafeteria. She was a...
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