Obituaries
Galen Showalter Myers
May 7, 2013
GALEN S. MYERS Galen Showalter Myers, 90, husband of Sylvia Good Myers, of Stuarts Draft, died Tuesday, May 7, 2013 in Staunton. He was born in 1922, in Rockingham County to the late Joseph and Pearl (Showalter) Myers. Mr. Myers was preceded in death by four siblings: John J. Myers, Mary Catherine Jarrels, Nelson Myers, and Genevieve Holsinger. Galen is...
Doris C. Roberts
May 5, 2013
DORIS C. ROBERTS STAUNTON, VA Doris C. Roberts, 84, passed away Sunday, May 5, 2013, at her home. She was born on September 2, 1928, in Bath County, a daughter of the late Harry M and Brownie H. (McCune) Roberts. Ms. Roberts was a graduate of Wilson Memorial High School. She worked for the C&P Telephone Company in Staunton before...
Ricky Thomas Blackwell
May 2, 2013
RICKY T. BLACKWELL STAUNTON, VA Ricky Thomas Blackwell, 55, of 2200 Orange Street, died Thursday, May 2, 2013, at Augusta Health, Fishersville. He was born June 18, 1957 in Rockbridge County, a son of Hurbert Willard and Mae Beth (Fix) Blackwell. Family members include two daughters, Jennifer Renee Moore of Staunton and Veronica Kay Blackwell of Fishersville; two brothers, Wallace...
Monna Lou Young
Apr 29, 2013
MONNA L. YOUNG WAYNESBORO, VA Monna Lou (Muter) Young, 79, wife of James R. Young, Sr., of 197 September Circle, died Monday, April 29, 2013, at Augusta Health, Fishersville. She was born on January 10, 1934, in Mercer County, Ohio, to the late Clyde Robert and Olive K. (McCain) Muter. In addition to her husband, family members include two sons...
Doris Rebecca Kegley
Apr 29, 2013
DORIS H. KEGLEY FISHERSVILLE, VA Doris Rebecca "Meme" (Harper) Kegley, 86, widow of Jack Ephriam "Poppi" Kegley whom she wed April 27, 1946, passed away Monday, April 29, 2013 in Shenandoah Nursing Home. She was born March 13, 1927, in Danville, a daughter of the late Patrick H. and Minnie (Edwards) Harper. She was a member of First Baptist Church....
Mary Jane Selph
Apr 27, 2013
JANE R. SELPH RICHMOND, VA Mary Jane Robinette Selph, 78, of Richmond, VA, passed away April 19, 2013. She was born in Lee Co., VA and formerly lived in Staunton, VA. Jane was preceded in death by her husband, Gerald L. Selph, and her parents Cecil and Flora (Fannon) Robinette. She is survived by her brother, Charles Robinette and wife,...
Robert Lee Powers
Apr 27, 2013
ROBERT L. POWERS VERONA, VA Robert "Bob" Lee Powers, 53, of 348 Maury Mill Road, died Saturday, April 27, 2013, at the Hospice House of the Piedmont, Charlottesville. He was born August 4, 1959, in Salem, New Jersey, a son of Tom Perry of Pennsville, New Jersey, and Lois Bell of Busy, Kentucky, step-father, Champ Powers of Thorfare, New Jersey....
Emory Herbert Biby
Apr 26, 2013
EMORY H. BIBY STAUNTON, VA Emory Herbert Biby, 81, of 25 Plaza Drive, died Friday, April 26, 2013, at Augusta Health, Fishersville. He was born on September 1, 1931, in Augusta County, to the late Herbert Samuel and Bessie Mae (Tyree) Biby. Prior to retirement, he was employed by the DeJarnette Sanitorium. Mr. Biby served in the National Guard from...
Raymond Edward Rankin
Apr 26, 2013
RAYMOND E. RANKIN, SR. STAUNTON, VA Raymond Edward Rankin, Sr., 78, husband of Estelle Shirley (Glenn) Rankin, of 202 White Oak Gap Road, died Friday, April 26, 2013, at the University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville. He was born April 8, 1935, in Augusta County, a son of the late Raymond Preston and Jessie Rebecca (Nutty) Rankin. Prior to retirement,...
George William Knott
Apr 26, 2013
GEORGE W. KNOTT STAUNTON, VA George William Knott, 87, widower of Bessie Leigh (Lunsford) Knott, formerly of 1609 Dennison Avenue, died Friday, April 26, 2013, at Emeritus in Staunton. He was born May 3, 1925, in Parnassus, a son of the late J.M. and Mary Knott. Prior to retirement, Mr. Knott was employed as a pickup and delivery driver for...
Ida Virginia Smith
Apr 25, 2013
IDA S. SMITH VERONA, VA Ida Virginia (Smith) Smith, 75, widow of Virgil "Jack" Smith, of 55 Church Street, passed away Thursday, April 25, 2013, at Augusta Health, Fishersville. She was born on August 21, 1937, in Clover Creek, to the late Dave John and Mary Rebecca (Malcolm) Smith. She retired after 25 years of service in the cafeteria at...
Francis Gerald Deal
Apr 24, 2013
FRANCIS G. DEAL WAYNESBORO, VA Francis Gerald Deal, 67, widower of Loretta Ann (Kennedy) Deal, of Waynesboro, died Wednesday, April, 24, 2013, at his residence. He was born on March 2, 1946, in Waynesboro, to the late Winston and Elizabeth (Mays) Deal. He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. Mr. Deal retired from Klann Organ as a...
Eddie Holland
Apr 23, 2013
EDDIE HOLLAND STAUNTON, VA Eddie "Pops" Holland, 51, of Staunton, died Tuesday, April 23, 2013, at the University Of Virginia Medical Center, surrounded by his children. He was born on September 8, 1961, in Rome, GA, to the late Hubert Anthony and Nancy (Brooks) Holland. He was a self-employed HVAC tech. He was formerly at Augusta Mechanical. He was a...
Janet Loeblein Williams
Apr 23, 2013
Janet L. Williams STAUNTON -- Janet (Loeblein) Williams, 64, wife of Daniel Williams, and formerly of Fairfield, went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, April 23, 2013, at her residence. She was born September 8, 1948 in Delaware, NY, daughter of Ruth (Largent) Loeblein of Pennsylvania and the late Henry Loeblein. She was a member of Timber Ridge Presbyterian...
Steven Warren Armstrong
Apr 21, 2013
STEVEN W. ARMSTRONG STAUNTON, VA Steven Warren Armstrong, 60, of 854 Parkersburg Turnpike, died Sunday, April 21, 2013, at his residence. He was born on March 12, 1953, in Staunton, to Ruth (Warren) Armstrong and the late John "J.W." Armstrong. He had worked at the family restaurant, known as Jays. In addition to his mother, family members include two sisters...
Powhatan Bouldin, Iv
Apr 19, 2013
POWHATAN BOULDIN, IV STAURTS DRAFT, VA Powhatan Bouldin, IV, 90, of Stuarts Draft, died Friday, April 19, 2013, at Brightview. He was born on November 29, 1922, in Roanoke, to the late Powhatan and Merwin (Randolph) Bouldin. Prior to retirement he was an auditor at Liberty Mutual Insurance Company. He loved gardening and his roses. Family members include two cousins,...
Raymond Leonard Shull
Apr 17, 2013
RAYMOND L. SHULL SWOOPE, VA Raymond Leonard Shull, 80, husband of Patsy (Wampler) Shull, of 1394 Parkersburg Turnpike, died Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at his residence. He was born on May 12, 1932, in Augusta County, to the late Leonard Rosser and Virginia Mae (Cash) Shull. He was a self-employed local businessman for over 60 years. Mr. Shull was a...
William Harmon Varner
Apr 17, 2013
WILLIAM H. VARNER STAUNTON, VA William Harmon Varner, 82, of 1396 Lee Jackson Highway, died Wednesday, April 17, 2013, at Augusta Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born on June 9, 1930, in Middlebrook, to the late Harmon Brown and Mary Naomi (Sandy) Varner. Mr. Varner served in the U.S. Army. Prior to retirement he was a bridge construction superintendent...
Buck David Griffin
Apr 17, 2013
BUCK D. GRIFFIN WEYERS CAVE, VA Buck David Griffin, 59, husband of Linda Ruth (Beathe) Griffin, died April 11, 2013, in Swoope. He was born on November 29, 1953, in Augusta County, to Juanita (Helmick) Griffin and the late Farry "Dick" David Griffin. He worked at Perdue for forty years. He loved music and he played all of his life....
Evelyn Louise Johnson
Apr 17, 2013
EVELYN D. JOHNSON STAUNTON, VA Evelyn Louise (Dull) Johnson, 79, Widow of Franklin D. Johnson, of 113 Plaza Drive, died April 14, 2013, at Augusta Health. She was born on September 29, 1933, in Augusta County, to the late Richard L. Dull, Sr. and Willie (Knott) Rohr. Family members include a half-sister, Barbara Blackwell. In addition to her husband, she...

