Obituaries

Raymond C. Robertson

Raymond C. Robertson

Apr 21, 2023

Raymond C. Robertson was born in St. Louis, Missouri, to Raymond B. Robertson and Ruth M. Robertson, née Ortgier. He was the oldest of their four children. Ray was eight years old when the family moved to Portsmouth, Virginia in 1951. He attended St. Paul’s Catholic School where he excelled in academics and made many life-long friends. The family moved...

Betty C. Moomau

Betty C. Moomau

Apr 21, 2023

Betty Lois (Corbin) Moomau 88, wife of the late Quinnlyn Felton Moomau passed away on Friday April 21, 2023 at Augusta Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Fishersville. Betty was born on April 11, 1935 in Craigsville to the late Richard Harry Corbin and Ada Jane (Swisher) Moran. She was a member of Greenville Baptist Church. She loved bingo and going...

Lennis B. Lockridge

Lennis B. Lockridge

Apr 15, 2023

Lennis Anne Bussard Lockridge, 91, widow of Kermit Dale Lockridge, of Staunton, died Saturday, April 15, 2023 at Shenandoah Nursing and Rehab in Fishersville. She was born May 24, 1931 in Monterey, Virginia, a daughter of the late Eutis W. Bussard and Vernie Miller Bussard. She was a member of Third Presbyterian Church where she served as the church secretary...

Ruth Burnett

Ruth Burnett

Apr 15, 2023

Ruth Burnett, 87, wife of Keith Burnett passed away on Saturday, April 15, 2023 at her residence in Staunton. Ruth was born on December 18, 1935 in Warwickshire, England to the late Frank and Hilda (Lovegrove) Johnson. Ruth lived in Birmingham, England during World War II. She met her future husband at the age of six in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, England. They...

Richard F. Fotter

Richard F. Fotter

Apr 15, 2023

Richard F. Fotter, 83, husband of Zona M. Fotter, passed away April 16, 2023. He was born on September 18, 1939 in Industry, Maine to the late Elmer and Junie Fotter. He retired from the U.S. Navy after twenty-one plus years. He served three tours in Vietnam. He is survived by his wife of 45 years; his step-son, Greg Ropert...

Evelyn B. Smith

Evelyn B. Smith

Apr 14, 2023

Evelyn Lucille Blackwell Smith, 88, widow of Jack Maynard Smith, passed away Thursday, April 13, 2023 at Augusta Health. Mrs. Smith was born on September 24, 1934 in Rockbridge County, Virginia to the late Elijah Mitchell and Mary Margaret (Clark) Smith. She retired from Waynesboro Hospital and Augusta Health in the surgical sterilization department. Evelyn was a member of Marquis...

Billy W. Mutherspaw

Billy W. Mutherspaw

Apr 14, 2023

Billy Wayne “Pops” Mutherspaw, 71, a jack of all trades, who loved to tinker on his old cars, passed away on Friday April 14, 2023 at his home in Verona, VA. He was born on December 3, 1951 in Staunton, a son of the late, Warrick and Lola Lee (Roberson) Mutherspaw. Prior to retirement, he owned and operated Mutherspaw Trucking....

Dennis W. King

Dennis W. King

Apr 11, 2023

Dennis “Bucky” Wayne King, 62, of New Hope, passed away on Tuesday, April 11, 2023 at Augusta Health in Fishersville, Virginia after a courageous and hard-fought battle with Thymic Carcinoma. Dennis was born in Staunton and he was a 1979 graduate of Robert E. Lee High School. He started his career at Shop and Save in Staunton before working at...

Doris C. Baugh

Doris C. Baugh

Apr 11, 2023

Doris Ann Coffey Baugh, 69, widow of Charles Stephen Baugh, Sr. passed away Tuesday, April 11, 2023 at her residence. Mrs. Baugh was born on June 19, 1953 in Staunton to the late Franklin Lee and Ethel Geneva Maupin Coffey. Doris loved spending time with her grandchildren. She also enjoyed and loved her dialysis family. She is survived by her...

Beverly S. Jones

Beverly S. Jones

Apr 11, 2023

Beverly Starr Jones, 79, passed away on Tuesday, April 11, 2023 at her residence. Beverly was born on August 26, 1943 in Rockingham County to the late Dorothy Mae Jones. She is survived by her two sisters, Deborah S. Carter and Laverne Graves; many nieces and nephews; her lifelong best friend and loving caretaker, Faye Miller. Beverly was a beloved...

Barbara A. Shifflett

Barbara A. Shifflett

Apr 11, 2023

Barbara Allen Crone Shifflett, 94, widow of Myles Lee Shifflett, passed away on Tuesday, April 11, 2023 at Augusta Health in Fishersville. Barbara was born on December 2, 1928 in Greenbrier County, WV to the late Jacob William and Emma Frances Clingman Crone. She retired from Hollister, Inc. in Stuarts Draft after fifteen years of employment as a Quality Inspector...

Ellen M. Anderson

Ellen M. Anderson

Apr 9, 2023

Ellen Marie Mace Anderson, 97, widow of William Gerald “Bill” Anderson, passed away on Sunday April 9, 2023 at Sentara RMH Medical Center in Harrisonburg. Ellen was born on July 3, 1925 in Rockingham County to the late John Jacob and Laura Nannie Roadcap Mace. Ellen lived a life filled with family, friends and church. She was a faithful charter...

Elizabeth B. Mcdonough

Elizabeth B. Mcdonough

Apr 8, 2023

Elizabeth (Betty) Bell McDonough, 89, passed away peacefully Saturday, April 8, 2023, due to natural causes surrounded by family. Sometimes referred to as "Big Bad Betty Bell", she was born on May 4, 1933, in Camden, NJ to the late Art and Kitty Bell. After growing up on a farm in South Jersey, Betty married the love of her life,...

George C. Kyle

George C. Kyle

Apr 7, 2023

George Clark Kyle, 88, widower of Ingrid Christine Hankins Kyle, passed away on Friday, April 7, 2023 at UVA Medical Center in Charlottesville. George was born on December 28, 1934 in Washington, DC to the late George Floyd Kyle and Zenna Belle Boone Polatty. He was a proud veteran of the United States Air Force. He was also a member...

Melissa F. Simmons

Melissa F. Simmons

Apr 7, 2023

Melissa Fry Simmons, 48, peacefully passed away on April 7, 2023, surrounded by her loved ones, after a battle with cancer. Melissa was born on July 23, 1974, a daughter of David Fry, Jr. and the late, Kay (Carpenter) Fry, of Staunton, VA. After graduating from Robert E. Lee High in 1992, she went on to graduate from Bridgewater College...

Audrey N. Scott

Audrey N. Scott

Apr 5, 2023

Audrey Nadine Scott, 80, passed away Wednesday, April 5, 2023 at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Miss Scott was born on December 2, 1942 in Highland County to the late Robert Wesley and Alma Mae (Dawson) Scott. She retired as a nurse from the Commonwealth Center for Children and Adolescents in Staunton. Prior to that she was a certified occupational health...

Carl K. Cash Jr.

Carl K. Cash Jr.

Apr 5, 2023

Carl Kenneth Cash, Jr., 64, passed away on Wednesday, April 5, 2023 at UVA Medical Center in Charlottesville. Carl, also fondly known as “Kenny” and “Dawg”, was born on July 27, 1958 in Staunton to the late Carl Kenneth Cash and Betty Ann Brown Varner. He was a long time resident of Staunton. He was a self-taught mechanic. He loved...

Vickie R. Corbin

Vickie R. Corbin

Apr 5, 2023

On April 5, after a hard-fought battle with cancer, a fight in which she never gave up, with her loving family by her side, Vickie Robinson Corbin ran into the arms of Jesus. Vickie came into this world on August 6, 1964 at King’s Daughters’ Hospital in Staunton, Virginia, the daughter of the late Norman Atley Robinson and Maxine Loretta...

Thomas R. Cervasio

Thomas R. Cervasio

Apr 4, 2023

Thomas Ryan Cervasio, 72, of Staunton, VA left this world on April 2, 2023 at Kings Daughters Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born in East Orange, NJ, he graduated Newark Academy and Franklin & Marshall College. Both a Graphic Artist and Creative Director and bi-lingual, he donated the "Breath of Life" ad concept to the American Lung Association which was then...

Michael B. Marzolf

Michael B. Marzolf

Apr 4, 2023

Michael Burnell Marzolf, 78, husband of Frances Margaret Manzella Marzolf, passed away on April 4, 2023 at his residence in Staunton. Michael was born on July 13, 1944 in Grosse Pointe, MI to the late Charles McSween, II and Ruth Josephine Rector Marzolf. He was a 1964 graduate of East Detroit High School and received his bachelors from Gallaudet University...