Obituaries

Robert Carroll Meade

Robert Carroll Meade

Jun 28, 2011

ROBERT C. MEADE VERONA, VA Robert Carroll "R.C." Meade, 77, husband of Glenna Lucille (Estep) Meade, of 886 Lee Highway, died Tuesday, June 28, 2011 at Augusta Health. He was born November 5, 1933, in Roanoke, VA, and was raised in Lebanon, VA, a son of the late Orville B. and Nancy Pauline (Biggs) Meade. Prior to retirement, Mr. Meade...

Janet Marie Raynes

Janet Marie Raynes

Jun 27, 2011

JANET L. RAINES STAUNTON, VA Janet Marie (Liskey) Raines, 90, widow of Ralph Joseph Raines, formerly of Grottoes, died Monday, June 27, 2011 at Augusta Health, Fishersville. She was born May 31, 1921 in Harrisonburg, a daughter of the late Dewey Clyde, Sr., and Sarah Frances (Spitzer) Liskey. Mrs. Raines was a member of Grottoes Church of the Brethren, where...

Dorothy Elizabeth Snyder

Dorothy Elizabeth Snyder

Jun 27, 2011

DOROTHY D. SNYDER FISHERSVILLE, VA Dorothy Elizabeth (Dove) Snyder, widow of Lester Samuel Snyder, of 430 Albemarle Ave., died Monday, June 27, 2011, in Augusta Health, Fishersville. She was born June 3, 1925 in Rockingham County a daughter of the late James and Artie (Ettetting) Dove. Prior to retirement, Mrs. Snyder was employed by Western State Hospital. She was a...

Robert Lee Gardner, Jr.

Robert Lee Gardner, Jr.

Jun 24, 2011

ROBERT L. GARDNER, JR. STAUNTON, VA Robert Lee Gardner, Jr., 62, husband of Charlotte M. Gardner, of 1717 Orange Street, left his life here on earth on Friday, June 24, 2011, at his residence. He was born April 18, 1949, in Staunton a son of the late Robert Lee Gardner, Sr., and Mary Elizabeth (Hargis) Gardner Bemus. He was also...

Andrew Wayne Bower

Andrew Wayne Bower

Jun 21, 2011

ANDREW W. BOWER SWOOPE, VA Andrew "Andy" Wayne Bower, 43, of 64 Leverock Lane, died Tuesday, June 21, 2011, at his residence. He was born November 2, 1967, in Staunton a son of Junior F. and Roberta (Obst) Bower. Mr. Bower was a veteran of the U. S. Air Force. He was employed as a construction worker. In addition to...

Richard Eugene Whitmore

Richard Eugene Whitmore

Jun 21, 2011

RICHARD E. WHITMORE STAUNTON, VA Richard Eugene Whitmore, 82, widower of Vottie (Swisher) Whitmore, of 1706 Orchard Lane, died Tuesday, June 21, 2011, in Shenandoah House, Fishersville. He was born June 4, 1929, in Augusta County, a son of the late Charles Lankford Whitmore and Katie (Jarman) Cox. Prior to retirement, Richard was employed as a store manager. He was...

Deborah Lou Elphee

Deborah Lou Elphee

Jun 20, 2011

DEBORAH W. ELPHEE CHURCHVILLE, VA Deborah Lou (Worrell) Elphee, 70, wife of David T. Elphee, of 257 Hudley Distillery Road, Churchville, died Monday, June 20, 2011, in Augusta Health, Fishersville. She was born May 18, 1941, in Akron, OH, a daughter of the late Donald E., Sr., and Dorothy (Lostetter) Worrell. She was a member of St. Francis of Assisi...

Lea Shiloh Moats

Lea Shiloh Moats

Jun 18, 2011

LEA S. MOATS STAUNTON, VA Lea Shiloh Moats, 2, of 2516 Bath Street, died Saturday, June 18, 2011, in Virginia Beach. She was born August 13, 2008, in Augusta County, a daughter of Gene Rodney Crawford and Derithea E. Moats. In addition to her parents, family members include two brothers, Brendan Bell and Christian Moats, both of Staunton; three sisters,...

Roy Vincent Johnson

Roy Vincent Johnson

Jun 17, 2011

ROY V. JOHNSON WAYNESBORO, VA Roy Vincent Johnson, 72, husband of Wanda Lee (McCauley) Johnson, of 114 Summercrest Ave., died Friday, June 17, 2011, in King's Daughters' Rehab Center, Staunton. He was born May 17, 1939 in Oceanside, NY, a son of the late Vincent Jacobus and Grace (Appelgate) Johnson. Prior to retirement, Mr. Johnson was employed by Augusta Health....

Virginia Moore Gregory

Virginia Moore Gregory

Jun 16, 2011

VIRGINIA M. GREGORY BALTIMORE, MD Virginia May (Moore) Gregory, 85, wife of Wilbur Leroy Gregory, formerly of Baltimore, MD, died Thursday, June 16, 2011, at her son's residence in Aberdeen, MD. She was born April 19, 1926, in Staunton, a daughter of the late Otto and Pearl V. (Smith) Moore. In addition to her husband, whom she married on August...

Catherine Rohr Campbell

Catherine Rohr Campbell

Jun 12, 2011

CATHERINE R. CAMPBELL STAUNTON, VA Catherine Evelyn (Rohr) Campbell, 86, widow of James "Jimmy" Campbell, formerly of Alleghany Avenue, died Sunday, June 12, 2011 at Envoy of Staunton. She was born November 24, 1924 in Staunton, a daughter of the late William J. and Lelia M. (Jordan) Rohr. She was a homemaker and provided child care in her home for...

Anne Marie Michael

Anne Marie Michael

Jun 11, 2011

ANNE M. MICHAEL MIDDLEBROOK, VA Anne Marie (Meyer) Michael, 81, widow of Glen Chester Michael of 1175 Walkers Creek Road, Middlebrook, died Saturday, June 11, 2011 at Augusta Health, Fishersville. She was born March 9, 1930 in Toledo, Ohio, a daughter of the late Henry H. and Marcella (Dressel) Meyer. Prior to retirement, Mrs. Michael was the head seamstress in...

Charlotte Mc Dorman Grimes

Charlotte Mc Dorman Grimes

Jun 10, 2011

CHARLOTTE M. GRIMES STAUNTON, VA Charlotte Ralston (McDorman) Grimes, 93, widow of Robert Lee Grimes of 115 Beverley Court, died Friday, June 10, 2011 at King's Daughter's Health and Rehab Center. She was born October 13, 1917 in Hinton, Va., a daughter of the late Winfield Leggett and Ollie Virginia (Smith) McDorman. Mrs. Grimes was a homemaker and member of...

Thomas Leighton Fitzgerald, Sr.

Thomas Leighton Fitzgerald, Sr.

Jun 9, 2011

THOMAS L. FITZGERALD, SR. STUARTS DRAFT, VA Thomas Leighton Fitzgerald, Sr., 59, of 1847 Cold Springs Road, Stuarts Draft, died Thursday, June 9, 2011 at King's Daughters' Rehab Center, Staunton. He was born January 22, 1952 in Greenville, a son of Elmer W. Fitzgerald, Sr. of Dowagiac, MI and Gloria (Fitzgerald) Gibson. Prior to retirement, Mr. Fitzgerald was employed by...

Carolyn Jean Cowell

Carolyn Jean Cowell

Jun 9, 2011

CAROLYN J. COWELL STAUNTON, VA Carolyn Jean (Johnson) "CJ" Cowell, 86, wife of Marvin J. Cowell of 1900 Hillsmere Lane, Staunton, died Thursday, June 9, 2011 at her home, Emeritus of Staunton. She was born December 1, 1924 in Rocky Mount, NC, a daughter of the late Roy Joseph and Pearl (Smith) Johnson. "CJ" was a graduate of Duke University,...

Edward James Roxbury, Jr.

Edward James Roxbury, Jr.

Jun 8, 2011

EDWARD J. ROXBURY, JR. VERONA, VA Edward James Roxbury, Jr. 85, of 11 Niblick Lane, Verona, died Wednesday, June 8, 2011 at his residence. He was born August 20, 1925 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, a son of the late Edward James, Sr. and Marquerite (Sessions) Roxbury. Lt. Col. (Ret.) Roxbury graduated from West Point Military Academy in 1946. He received...

Violet Lucas Simmons

Violet Lucas Simmons

Jun 8, 2011

VIOLET S. SIMMONS STUARTS DRAFT, VA Violet Lucas (Sweet) Simmons, 83, wife of William Al Simmons, of 102 Gloucester Road, Stuarts Draft, died Wednesday, June 8, 2011 at Emeritus of Staunton. She was born September 18, 1927 in Greenville, a daughter of the late Earman Hansford and Mary George (Arehart) Sweet. Mrs. Simmons was a member of Third Presbyterian Church....

James Pendleton Bowman

James Pendleton Bowman

Jun 7, 2011

JAMES P. BOWMAN STAUNTON, VA James Pendleton Bowman, 79, husband of Barbara Jean (Reid) Bowman of 7 Woodland Drive, Staunton, died Tuesday, June 7, 2011 in Augusta Health, Fishersville. He was born October 29, 1931 in Staunton, a son of the late Otto Pendleton and Sallie (Thacker) Bowman. Mr. Bowman was a veteran of the U. S. Air Force. Prior...

Thomas Hunter Garland

Thomas Hunter Garland

Jun 7, 2011

THOMAS H. GARLAND LYNDHURST, VA Thomas Hunter "Tommy" Garland, 72, husband of Bonnie (Wheeler) Garland of 386 Mt. Torrey Road, Lyndhurst, died Tuesday, June 7, 2011 at his residence. He was born January 20, 1939 in Staunton, a son of the late Forrest G. and Anne (Grim) Garland. Prior to retirement, Mr. Garland was a horse trainer. In addition to...

Patricia Ellen Truslow

Patricia Ellen Truslow

Jun 6, 2011

PATRICIA S. TRUSLOW STAUNTON, VA Patricia Ellen (Sprouse) Truslow, 60, of 811 West Beverley Street, Staunton, died Monday, June 6, 2011 in the UVA Medical Center, Charlottesville. She was born September 26, 1950 in Augusta County, a daughter of the late Robert and Lula Mae (Robertson) Sprouse. Ms. Truslow was a C. N. A. at King's Daughters' Community Health and...