Obituaries
Alexander Kaminski
Aug 24, 2016
ALEXANDER KAMINSKI STAUNTON, VA…Alexander Kaminski, 93, husband of Mary (Rugiel) Kaminski of 1030 Stingy Hollow Road, died Wednesday, August 24, 2016, at his residence.He was born February 26, 1923 in Plock, Poland, a son of the late Waclaw and Aleksandra (Woznicka) Kaminski. Prior to retirement, Mr. Kaminski was employed by Sandvyk. He was a member of St. Francis of Assisi...
Julia Boward
Aug 23, 2016
JULIA D. BOWARD STAUNTON, VA… Julia (Davis) Boward, 84, widow of Fred R. Boward, of 31 Woodlee Road, Baldwin Park, went to be with the Lord Tuesday, August 23, 2016. She was born February 8, 1932 in Staunton, a daughter of the late Alvin E. and Virginia (Obenschain) Davis. Prior to retirement, Mrs. Boward was employed by the Staunton City...
Peter Oakes Sellar
Aug 23, 2016
Peter Oakes Sellar STAUNTON, VA… Peter Oakes Sellar, of Staunton, Virginia, died at home on Tuesday, August 23, 2016. Peter was born June 10, 1937 in New York City to Dorothy Brown Sellar and Colin Reid Sellar and grew up mainly in New Jersey and Massachusetts. For undergraduate studies, he majored in American history and literature at Harvard University and...
Ronald Anthony Campbell
Aug 22, 2016
RONALD A. CAMPBELL WAYNESBORO, VA…Ronald Anthony Campbell, of Waynesboro, passed away peacefully in his home, Monday, August 22, 2016. Ron was employed at Howard Johnson’s as a cook in high school and later went on to work at GE and Genicom for many years. Ron loved spending time with his family, especially his son, daughter-in-law, step-granddaughter, and his best buddy,...
Marvin Watson Glover, Sr.
Aug 17, 2016
MARVIN W. GLOVER, SR. STAUNTON, VA… Marvin Watson Glover, Sr., 86, husband of Helen (Ritchie) Glover, of 1305 Middlebrook Road, died Wednesday, August 17, 2016, in Augusta Health, Fishersville. He was born July 21, 1930 in Swoope, a son of the late Bowman William and Mae Alberta (Shuey) Glover. Mr. Glover was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. Prior to...
Arlie Armentrout
Aug 17, 2016
Arlie L. Armentrout, husband of Nancy (Thornton) Armentrout, formerly of Staunton, VA, passed away August 13, 2016 at his home in The Villages, FL. He was born in Nimrod Hall in Bath County, VA on October 3, 1929, a son of the late Paul and Elizabeth (Williams) Armentrout. Prior to retirement, he was employed by E.I. DuPont in Waynesboro, VA....
Ruth W. Nuckoles
Aug 14, 2016
Ruth Elda (Wade) Nuckoles, 85, widow of Houston M. “Shorty” Nuckoles, of 2412 Chesapeake Street died Sunday, August 14, 2016 in Augusta Health. She was born on December 6, 1930 in Highland County, a daughter of the late Cecil A. and Edna (Samples) Wade. Mrs. Nuckoles was employed for a number of years by Tommies, Inc. Surviving family members include...
Catherine S. Click
Aug 14, 2016
Catherine Smiley Click LEXINGTON, SC… Catherine Smiley Click, a longtime resident of Weyers Cave, passed away August 14, 2016 at the Presbyterian Community in Lexington, S.C., where she had resided for the last four years. She was 98. Born in Middlebrook, Va., on April 17, 1918 at the home of her paternal grandparents, she was the eldest of the three children of Alberta Lavinia Marcus Smiley...
Frances Collins
Aug 13, 2016
FRANCES R. COLLINS STAUNTON, VA… Frances Robinson Collins, 94, formerly of Emporia, VA, passed away peacefully at her residence, Brookdale Senior Living, in Staunton, VA. She is survived by her children, Sandra Briggs, Debra Lynch, and Michael Collins; grandchildren, Brian Lynch, Jennifer Lynch, Jessica Collins, Stephanie Collins, Travis Collins, and Ashley Collins; great-grandchildren, Cayden Fitzgerald, Arianna Hoover, Austin Eagle,...
James Ralph Cooke, III
Aug 13, 2016
James Ralph “Jay” Cooke, III, 53, formerly of Staunton, died in West Virginia. He was born November 12, 1962 in Ft. Gordon, GA. He is survived by his father, Dr. James Ralph Cooke, Jr of Staunton; his mother, Tommie Jane (Wolfe) Liller of Farnham, VA; two sons, Derek and Jason Cooke, both of Staunton; two sisters and a brother-in-law, Linda and Wayne...
Allen Dale Glover
Aug 12, 2016
ALLEN D. GLOVER STAUNTON, VA… Allen Dale Glover, 52, husband of Mary Glover, of 26 Battlefield Road, was called home Friday, August 12, 2016, after a courageous battle with brain cancer. He was born December 14, 1963, in Honolulu, HI a son of Tom and Eda (Protil) Glover. He was a self-employed contractor. He was a member of Hermitage Presbyterian...
Bethelene M. Ashton
Aug 11, 2016
BETHELENE M. ASHTON STAUNTON, VA… Bethelene May (Mitts) Ashton, 83, of Staunton, died Thursday, August 11, 2016 in Envoy of Staunton. She was born July 7, 1933, in Verona, a daughter of the late Lester W. and Dorothy Virginia (Guyer) Mitts. She was a member of Fishersville Baptist Church. Family members include two sons and a daughter-in-law, Vincent L. and...
Madeline Gregory
Aug 4, 2016
MADELINE R. GREGORY VERONA, VA…Madeline (Milstead) Reed Gregory, 79 widow of Steven Gregory, of 89 Riverside Avenue, died Thursday, August 4, 2016, in Spotsylvania, Virginia. She was born November 30, 1936, in Mt. Solon, a daughter of the late Rufus Miller and Anna Mary (Michael) Milstead. Prior to retirement, Mrs. Gregory was employed by American Safety Razor.In addition to her...
Lillian Eleanor Yeago
Aug 3, 2016
LILLIAN M. YEAGO STAUNTON, VA… Lillian Eleanor (Meek) Yeago, 84, widow of Robert S. Yeago, Jr., of Staunton, died at home early on Wednesday, August 3, 2016. She was born December 25, 1931, in Burke’s Garden, daughter of the late Alexander Long and Roberta (Thompson) Meek. Mrs. Yeago taught for many years in the Staunton City Schools. She was a...
Joan Gregory
Aug 1, 2016
JOAN D. GREGORY STAUNTON, VA… Joan (Douglas) Livick Gregory, 76, widow of Robert T. Gregory, Jr., of Staunton died Monday, August 1, 2016. She was born February 28, 1940, in Parkersburg, West Virginia, a daughter of the late J. Robert and Anna Laura (Stump) Douglas. In addition to her husband, she was also preceded in death by a sister, Patricia...
William Hall Van Fossen
Jul 28, 2016
William Hall “Bill” Van Fossen, age 96, of Staunton, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on July 24, 2016. He was the widower of Jeannette Gallup Van Fossen to whom he was married for 66 years. Bill and Jeannette were lifelong residents of Staunton. Bill was born on April 1, 1920, a son of the late...
Frances Deloris Rutledge
Jul 27, 2016
FRANCES R. RUTLEDGE STAUNTON, VA… Frances Deloris “Nickie” (Rhea) Rutledge, 68, wife of John P. Rutledge, of 831 Paul Street, went home to be with our Lord on Wednesday, July 27, 2016, at Augusta Health, Fishersville.She was born August 13, 1947, in Staunton at King’s Daughters’ Hospital, a daughter of the late Stanley Chester and Charlene Marie (Balser) Rhea, affectionly...
Ruth Genevieve Showalter
Jul 26, 2016
RUTH C. SHOWALTER STAUNTON, VA… Ruth Genevieve (Campbell) Showalter, 85, widow of Clarence Showalter, died Tuesday, July 26, 2016, in King’s Daughters’ Health and Rehab Center. She was born February 23, 1931, in Rockbridge County, a daughter of the late Joseph and Hattie (Hite) Campbell. She was a member of Vesuvius Baptist Church. Family members include six nieces and a...
Josephine Cunningham
Jul 25, 2016
Josephine Cunningham passed away on July 25, 2016 at the age of 95 in Staunton, VA where she had lived the past fifteen years. Jo had always wanted to be an elementary school teacher and her forty-plus years of teaching took her to North Dakota, California, and Montana. She loved to square dance and taught each of her classes the...

