Obituaries

Bonnie Harris Neil

Bonnie Harris Neil

Jan 10, 2014

BONNIE H. NEIL STAUNTON, VA Bonnie (Harris) Neil, 60, of West Beverley Street, died Friday, January 10, 2014, at her residence. She was born June 30, 1953, in Staunton, a daughter of the late Oscar and Hallie Lucille (Diehl) Harris. She worked at Western State in her early days and retired from McKee. Family members include a granddaughter, Haley Neil;...

Joyce Maureen Varner

Joyce Maureen Varner

Jan 10, 2014

JOYCE M. VARNER STAUNTON, VA Joyce Maureen (Matthews) Varner, 76, died Friday, January 10, 2014 at Kings Daughters Community and Rehabilitation. Mrs. Varner was born on January 5, 1938 in Bedford, England, the daughter of the late Charles and Daisy Matthews. Prior to retiring, she worked at Genesco for 35 years. She is survived by grandchildren, Curtis Wimer and his...

Paul Gerard Rhoades

Paul Gerard Rhoades

Jan 10, 2014

STAUNTON, VA Paul G. Rhoades, 69, husband of Barbara (Niebler) Rhoades, of Staunton, died Friday, January 10, 2014 at Augusta Health. He was born on August 17, 1944 in Saratoga Springs, NY, a son of the late Frank J. and Kathryn (Callahan) Rhoades. Mr. Rhoades graduated from Saratoga Springs High School in 1962 and attended Paul Smith's College in the...

Wilda Maxine Bosserman

Wilda Maxine Bosserman

Jan 6, 2014

MAXINE M. BOSSERMAN STAUNTON, VA Maxine (Miller) Bosserman, 87, widow of Cliftmont Albert Bosserman, died Monday, January 6, 2014, in Augusta Health. She was born March 20, 1926, a daughter of the late Marvin C. and Madeline Shue Miller and step-daughter of the late Helen Fix Miller. Prior to retirement, Mrs. Bosserman was employed by Bessie Weller Elementary School as...

Robert Edward Dick

Robert Edward Dick

Jan 6, 2014

ROBERT E. DICK VERONA, VA Robert Edward "Eddie" Dick, 58, husband of Grace (Spiggle) Dick, of 79 Mill Stone Drive, died Monday, January 6, 2014, in the University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville. He was born October 11, 1955, in Huntington, West Virginia, a son of the late Robert Earl and Jacqueline (Dawson) Dick. Eddie always provided for his family...

Thelma Whitesell

Thelma Whitesell

Jan 4, 2014

THELMA R. WHITESELL RAPHINE, VA Thelma (Ramsey) Whitesell was born at "Whispering Pines" Farm on November 27, 1936 and peacefully left this world on January 1, 2014 at "Whispering Pines". Thelma loved life and never met a stranger. She gave freely of her time and herself. She especially loved her grandsons and great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by...

Lucy Ann Meade

Lucy Ann Meade

Jan 4, 2014

LUCY B. MEADE STAUNTON, VA Lucy Ann (Burnley) Meade, 86, widow of William Everard Meade, Jr., of Staunton, died Saturday, January 4, 2014, at Augusta Health. She was born April 28, 1927, in Charlottesville, a daughter of the late Seth and Ruth (Harrington) Burnley. She graduated from Lane High School class of 1945 and the University of Virginia class of...

William Edmond Nicholas

William Edmond Nicholas

Jan 4, 2014

WILLIAM E. NICHOLAS CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA William Edmond Nicholas, 87, widower of Jacquelin (Lytton) Nicholas, formerly of Waynesboro, died Saturday, January 4, 2014, in Charlottesville. He was born April 16, 1926, in Jacksonville, Ohio. Mr. Nicholas was a veteran of the U.S. Navy having served during World War II. Prior to retirement, he was employed by Smith's Transfer in the position...

Arthur James Morgan

Arthur James Morgan

Jan 3, 2014

ARTHUR J. MORGAN STAUNTON, VA Arthur James Morgan, 78, died on January 3, 2014, at Augusta Health in Fishersville. Originally from Scarsdale, New York, Arthur was born to Charles and Isabel Morgan on September 12, 1935. His parents, brother, and sister pre-deceased him. Arthur was an executive with Morgan Manhatten for 30 years. Founded by his family in New York...

Caroline Pierpont Schooley

Caroline Pierpont Schooley

Jan 2, 2014

CAROLINE C. SCHOOLEY STAUNTON, VA Caroline Pierpont (Cobb) Schooley, 91, widow of Milton B. Schooley, of 210 Folly Mills Road, passed peacefully Thursday, January 2, 2014, at Augusta Health, Fishersville. She was born December 10, 1922, in Chicago, IL, a daughter of the late Charles L. and Margaret (Moore) Cobb. She was History Teacher Emeritus and Dean of Students at...

John William Botkin, Jr.

John William Botkin, Jr.

Jan 2, 2014

JOHN W. BOTKIN, JR. STAUNTON, VA John William Botkin, Jr., 64, of 44 Rocky Hill Lane, died Thursday, January 2, 2014, in Augusta Health, Fishersville. He was born September 20, 1949, in Staunton, a son of the late John William, Sr., and Pauline Elizabeth (Fitzgerald) Harshbarger Botkin. He was the last surviving member of his immediate family. He is survived...

Archie Clarence Hevener, Jr.

Archie Clarence Hevener, Jr.

Jan 2, 2014

ARCHIE C. HEVENER, JR. VERONA, VA... Archie Clarence "Doc" Hevener, Jr., widower of Betty Lou (Morris) Hevener, of Verona, died Thursday, January 2, 2014, in Augusta Nursing and Rehab Center, Fishersville. He was born April 23, 1927, in Garrett County, Maryland a son of the late Archie Clarence, Sr., and Myrtle (Mongold) Hevener. Prior to retirement, Mr. Hevener was a...

Anna Lee Hayes

Anna Lee Hayes

Jan 1, 2014

ANNA C. HAYES STAUNTON, VA Anna (Crummett) Hayes, of 210 George Street, died Wednesday, January 1, 2014 at Augusta Health. She was born on April 23, 1935 in Moyers, WV, the daughter of the late Russell F. and Sally P. (Puffenbarger) Crummett. Prior to retirement, Mrs. Hayes was employed as a LPN at King's Daughters Hospital and Augusta Medical Center....

Guy Roller Boyd

Guy Roller Boyd

Dec 30, 2013

GUY R. BOYD STUARTS DRAFT, VA Guy Roller Boyd, 84, Stuarts Draft, passed away peacefully with family by his side, on Monday, December 30, 2013 at his home which was also his birthplace. He was born April 12, 1929, in Stuarts Draft a son of the late Edgar W. and Edna Lillian (Lines) Boyd. Mr. Boyd was a veteran of...

Lile Tucker Bell

Lile Tucker Bell

Dec 30, 2013

LILE T. BELL RICHMOND, VA Lile Tucker Bell of Westminster Canterbury in Richmond died December 26, 2013, after a brief illness. She was born June 8, 1922, in Alexandria, the daughter of the Rt. Rev. Beverley Dandridge Tucker and Eleanor Lile Tucker. She grew up in Richmond, attending St. Catherine's School. At age 16 she moved to Cleveland with her...

Barbara Jane Bringman

Barbara Jane Bringman

Dec 29, 2013

BARBARA W. BRINGMAN STAUNTON, VA Barbara Jane "Babbie" (Weller) Bringman, 64, of 206 Kings Square, died Sunday, December 29, 2013, at her residence. She was born September 3, 1949, in Morgantown, WV, a daughter of the late Alexander Taylor, Jr. and Barbara (Rosebush) Weller. She was a 1967 graduate of Buffalo Gap High School and a 1971 graduate of Converse...

Robert Walter Fauber, Jr.

Robert Walter Fauber, Jr.

Dec 29, 2013

ROBERT W. FAUBER, JR. STAUNTON, VA Robert Walter "Bubba" Fauber, Jr., 67, husband of Bessie Marie (Deaver) Fauber, of 1416 Aiken Street, died Sunday, December 29, 2013, at the University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville. He was born November 11, 1946, in Staunton, a son of the late Robert W., Sr. and Jean Laferne (Wine) Fauber. Prior to retirement, Mr....

David Edward Crouse

David Edward Crouse

Dec 29, 2013

DAVID E. CROUSE GREENVILLE, VA David Edward Crouse, 53, of Greenville, died December 29, 2013, at Augusta Health, Fishersville. He was born September 4, 1960, in Maryland, a son of Boyd Edward and Kathryn Irine (Livezey) Crouse. Henry Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.

Emma Marie Fitzgerald

Emma Marie Fitzgerald

Dec 29, 2013

EMMA E. FITZGERALD RAPHINE, VA Emma Marie (Eakin) Fitzgerald, 86, widow of Wilbur Newell Fitzgerald, of 7749 North Lee Highway, Raphine, died Sunday, December 29, 2013, in the Stonewall Jackson Hospital, Lexington. She was born August 3, 1927, in Fairfield, a daughter of the late John Don and Artie Beatrice (McClung) Eakin. Mrs. Fitzgerald retired from Jane Colby. She was...

Star Yvette Griffin

Star Yvette Griffin

Dec 26, 2013

STAR Y. GRIFFIN CHURCHVILLE, VA Star Yvette Griffin, 53, of 220 Crawford Drive, died Thursday, December 26, 2013, at the University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville. She was born November 4, 1960, in Aurora, CO, a daughter of Dorothy A. (Woodward) Fitzpatrick and the late Charles E. Griffin. She had worked at Kathy's, Mrs. Rowe's, and the Holiday Inn as...