Obituaries
William Thomas Bauer
Jun 5, 2012
WILLIAM T. BAUER STAUNTON William Thomas Bauer, 87, of 820 Quick's Mill Road, Staunton, widower of Daphne Bauer, died Tuesday, June 5 at his residence. Mr. Bauer was born November 7, 1924 in Boston, Massachusetts to William and Margaret (Shea) Bauer. He was a retired Chief Petty Officer in the Navy after serving for 21 years and a veteran of...
David Emory Grove
Jun 4, 2012
DAVID E. GROVE STAUNTON David Emory Grove, age 91,widower of Esther Brenneman Grove of 1346 Newport Road, Raphine, VA died Monday, June 04, 2012. He was born on July 7, 1920 in Lyndhurst, VA to Isaac and Emma (Wenger) Grove. After 25 years, David retired from his employment at General Electric and fulfilled his dream of farming. He was always...
John Herman Ingram
Jun 3, 2012
JOHN H. INGRAM FISHERSVILLE -- John H. Ingram,76, of Staunton, died Sunday, June 3, 2012 at Augusta Health. He was born January 4, 1936 in Millboro,VA son of the late Albert B. and Lillian (Harris) Ingram. Survivors include two sisters and brother in-law; Mary Frances Dawson and husband Harold; and Lucille Wills of Roanoke; one brother; Abe Ingram of Goshen....
Charles Newton Harris
Jun 3, 2012
CHARLES N. HARRIS STAUNTON, VA Charles Newton Harris, 82, of Staunton, passed away May 30, 2012, at his residence. Now at peace and in health with his loving life partner, Mamie Monroe, who preceded him in death in March 2002. He was born August 6, 1929, in Greenville a son of the late Price Newton and Cora Bell (Harris) Harris....
Benjamin Anthony Freeman
Jun 2, 2012
BENJAMIN A. FREEMAN, SR. STAUNTON -- Benjamin A. Freeman, Sr., 59, husband of Gloria (Wells) Freeman, 107 Vickers Way, Staunton, died Saturday, June 2, 2012 in Shenandoah House, Fishersville. He was born May 31, 1953 in Staunton Virginia, son of the late Raymond J. and Nancy Woodward Freeman. He was a United States Army veteran. In addition to his wife,...
Phyllis Mae Baker
Jun 1, 2012
PHYLLIS M. BAKER CHURCHVILLE, VA Phyllis Mae Goodall Baker, 80, widow of Howard Thomas Baker, formerly of Churchville, passed away Friday, June 1, 2012, at Augusta Health, Fishersville. She was born March 6, 1932, in Caldwell, WV a daughter of the late L. B. and Mary Louis (Shot) Goodall. Mrs. Baker retired from Staunton Public Schools and worked for many...
Lester Gilbert Anderson, Sr.
May 31, 2012
LESTER G. ANDERSON, JR. STAUNTON, VA.. Lester Gilbert Anderson, Jr., 82, husband of Davetta (Webb) Anderson, of 300 Churchville Ave., died Thursday, May 31, 2012, in Augusta Health, Fishersville. He was born October 21, 1929, in Staunton a son of the late Lester Gilbert "Blackie" and Sarah Katherine (Nutty) Anderson. Mr. Anderson was a veteran of the U. S. Army...
Patricia Ann Fulk
May 31, 2012
PATTY A. FULK STAUNTON -- Mrs. Patricia Ann "Patty" (Atkinson) Arner Fulk, 70, of Staunton, died on Sunday (May 27, 2012) in Augusta Health in Fishersville. She was born September 13, 1941 in Staunton, daughter of L. Edgar and Tillie (Harris) Atkinson. Patty retired from the Staunton Newsleader as a Lifestyle editor. She was preceded in death by her husband,...
Reba Propst Peyton
May 31, 2012
REBA P. PEYTON ELKTON, VA Reba (Propst) Peyton, 94, widow of Oscar Moten Peyton, formerly of Staunton, of 16856 Redbrush Road, died Thursday, May 31, 2012, in Journey's Crossings. She was born June 26, 1917, in Augusta County a daughter of the late John Daniel and Recie Belle (Daggy) Propst. Prior to retirement, Mrs. Peyton was employed by DuPont with...
Douglas Garfield Thorpe
May 31, 2012
DOUGLAS G. THORPE STAUNTON, VA Douglas Garfield Thorpe, age 66, passed away May 28, 2012, at Rockingham Memorial Hospital, Harrisonburg, Virginia. He was born November 4, 1945, in Staunton, the son of the late Stieny Garfield and Elsie Thorpe. Besides his parents, he is predeceased by his brother, Richard Thorpe. Doug was a member of the Pleasant Valley Church of...
James Howard Sams, Sr.
May 30, 2012
JAMES H. SAMS, SR. STAUNTON, VA James Howard Sams, Sr., 81, husband of Brownie (Loan) Sams, of 96 Eagle Rock Lane, went to be with his Lord on Wednesday, May 30, 2012, at his residence. He was born February 4, 1931, in Alderson, West Virginia, a son of the late Harry and Alma (Wiekle) Sams. Prior to retirement, Mr. Sams...
Harold Ray Houser
May 30, 2012
RAY HOUSER STAUNTON, VA Ray Houser, 85, widower of Elizabeth (Norcross) Houser, of 1609 North Augusta Street, died Wednesday, May 30, 2012, at his residence. He was born April 8, 1927, in Spottswood, the third son of the late Walter Kenneth, Sr., and Annie Odell (Mays) Houser. He was quite active in community affairs. Prior to retirement, Mr. Houser was...
Sophie Jeanette Taylor
May 29, 2012
SOPHIE J. TAYLOR STAUNTON, VA Sophie Jeanette (Johnson) Taylor, 70, of 129 Richardson Street, died Tuesday, May 29, 2012, at Augusta Health, Fishersville. She was born July 13, 1941, in Staunton, a daughter of Jaddie B. (Franklin) Johnson and the late Allen W. Johnson, Sr. Prior to retirement, she was employed by Hollister's. She was a member of Mt. Salem...
Ray Borden Corbin
May 28, 2012
RAY B. CORBIN STAUNTON -- Ray Borden "Hustlin Hillbilly"Corbin, 68, formerly of Greenville, died Monday, May 28, 2012 in Avante of Waynesboro. He was born June 17, 1943 in Greenville, son of the late Gail B. and Bessie (Stinnett) Corbin. He was a member of Greenville Baptist Church. Prior to retiring in 2008 after forty-five years of service, Ray was...
Geraldine Clark Ailer
May 27, 2012
GERALDINE C. AILER STAUNTON, VA Mrs. Geraldine (Clark) Ailer, 72, of 701 B Street, died on Sunday, May 27, 2012, in Harrisonburg Health and Rehab Center. She was born on February 27, 1940 in Rockbridge County, daughter of Henry Preston and Rosa Mae (Floyd) Clark. She retired from T. J. Maxx in 1999. In addition to her parents, she was...
Mack William Brooks, Sr.
May 22, 2012
MACK W. BROOKS, SR. STUARTS DRAFT, VA Mack William Brooks, Sr., 81, husband of Grace (Henderson) Brooks of 1851 White Hill Road, went to be with Jesus on Tuesday, May 22, 2012, at Augusta Health, Fishersville. He was born October 24, 1930 in Raphine, a son of the late McKinley and Mamie (Cash) Brooks. Mr. Brooks was a veteran of...
Robert Ray Thomas
May 20, 2012
ROBERT R. THOMAS STAUNTON, VA Robert Ray Thomas, 88, of Staunton, VA passed away on Monday, May 20, 2012 at his home. He was born in Princeton, West Virginia on November 30, 1923 and was the devoted son of the late Troy Dow and India (Fizer)Thomas. Mr. Thomas served in the United States Army during World War II. After the...
Torey Lynn Hall
May 20, 2012
Torey L. Hall Waynesboro, VA Torey Lynn Hall, 29, of 450 Cedar Ave., went to sleep in death on Sunday, May 20, 2012, at UVA Medical Center, Charlottesville. She was born February 23, 1983, in Clifton Forge, a daughter of Keith A. Hall and Linda G. Johnson. In addition to her parents, family members include a son, Jeremy "Logan" Hall;...
Norman Walter Oberg
May 19, 2012
NORMAN W. OBERG STAUNTON -- Norman Walter Oberg, 94, widower of Luella Mae Yingling Oberg, died at 12:10 p.m. on Saturday (May 19, 2012) at his residence. He was born September 20, 1917 in West Hartford, Connecticut, son of the late Eric and Emily Oberg. His family moved to Natrona Heights, Pennsylvania in 1929. Norman married Luella Mae Yingling in...
William Joseph Kerry
May 19, 2012
WILLIAM J. KERRY VERONA, VA William Joseph Kerry, 60, husband of Linda G. Kerry, of 14 Marlene Place, died Saturday, May 19, 2012, in Augusta County. He was born November 19, 1951, in Springfield, Massachusetts, a son of Dorothy Ann (Murphy) Kerry and the late William Joseph Kerry. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in...