Obituaries
Glenna Loraine Mizer
Feb 11, 2021
Glenna Loraine (Rowe) Mizer, 91, widow of Robert L. Mizer, of Staunton, died Thursday, February 11, 2021, at Brightview at Baldwin Park. She was born November 19, 1929, in Deerfield, a daughter of the late Dennis David and Edna (Daugherty) Rowe. Prior to retirement, she was employed by C & P. Telephone with 35 years of service. She was a...
Dorothea Ann Buchanan
Feb 9, 2021
Dorothea Ann “Dottie”/ “Dot” Buchanan, of McKinley Road, Middlebrook, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, February 9, 2021, at Augusta Health in Fishersville. Dottie was born February 8, 1958, in Rockbridge County, a daughter of Mavis Lee (Coffey) Fitzgerald and the late Charlie R. Fitzgerald. In addition to her husband of 44 years and her mother, Dottie is...
Jeffrey Glenn Wood
Feb 8, 2021
Jeffrey “Glenn” Wood, 66, husband of Katie (Baber) Wood, of Churchville, died Monday, February 8, 2021, at his residence. He was born May 14, 1954, in Augusta County, a son of Edith Isabelle (Phillips) Wood and the late Chesley H. Wood. Mr. Wood was employed by Charlie Obaugh and he previously owned and operated Glenn’s Used Cars for over 28...
Ronald K. Dunnings
Feb 7, 2021
Ronald Keith Dunnings, 82, widower of Leona Marion (Venable) Dunnings, of Staunton, died Sunday, February 7, 2021, at his residence. He was born April 11, 1938, in Staunton a son of the late Purcell S. and Fleeta H.M. (Jones) Dunnings. Mr. Dunnings was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. Prior to retirement, he was employed by the U.S. Postal...
Kathy Louise Hester
Feb 5, 2021
Kathy Louise Hester, 65, of Staunton passed away on Friday, February 5, 2021 at her residence. She was born June 6, 1955, in Staunton a daughter of the late Charles William and Hazel Marie (Shelton) Hester. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by two sisters, Stella Mae Balser and Ina Virginia Bell. Family members include...
Doris Ann Clinedinst
Feb 3, 2021
Doris Ann (Backe) Clinedinst, 86, widow of Robert A. Clinedinst of Augusta County, died Wednesday, February 3, 2021 in Springs Nursing Center. She was born May 8, 1934, in Rockingham County, a daughter of the late George and Myrtle (Harmon) Backe. Prior to retirement, Mrs. Clinedinst was employed by Genesco. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death...
Thomas R. Harris
Feb 3, 2021
Thomas Roger Harris, 76, husband of Carol Kellison Harris, of Churchville, went to be with the Lord Wednesday, February 3, 2021 at his residence. He was born January 25, 1945 in Churchville, a son of the late Joseph Edward and Ruby (Smith) Harris. Prior to retirement, he was employed by VDOT as a mechanic with 30 years of service. Thomas...
Joseph Myer Kincaid
Feb 2, 2021
Joseph Myer “Catfish” Kincaid, 61, of Staunton died February 2, 2021, at his residence. He was born July 8, 1959 in Staunton, a son of the late Glenn Brisen and Patricia Jean (Riley) Kincaid. Prior to retirement, Mr. Kincaid was employed by Western State Hospital with 41 years of service. He was an avid gardener, avid Goodwill shopper, and collector...
Bruce A. Elder
Feb 2, 2021
Bruce A. Elder, 63, passed away February 2, 2021 surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Boston, MA on November 18, 1957 to Lynn C. Elder and the late Andrew R. Elder and the family moved to Dublin, NH soon thereafter. The eldest of four children, he leaves behind his mother Lynn Elder, three sisters Elizabeth Elder, Sarah...
Shirlene Cole Charbeneau
Feb 1, 2021
Shirlene Cole Charbeneau, 73, of Stuarts Draft, Virginia went home peacefully to her Lord Monday night, February 1, 2021 at Augusta Health in Fishersville VA, following a sudden and devastating illness. She was born December 28, 1947 in Rutland, VT. Her parents were Charles and Irene Cole and she grew up on the family farm in West Woodstock, VT. She...
Michael J. Reed
Jan 31, 2021
Michael Jay “Mike” Reed, 63, husband of Terry Lee (Glenn) Reed, of Staunton, died Sunday, January 31, 2021 at his residence. He was born November 5, 1957 in Staunton, a son of the late Robert Hunter and Anna Belle (Zimmerman) Reed. Mike was a life member of the Augusta County Fire Department Company 10 where he retired as Captain with...
Jason Neal Swats
Jan 31, 2021
Jason Neal Swats, 48, died at Augusta Health unexpectedly on January 31, 2021. Jason Swats, father, son, and uncle was born in Staunton on May 6, 1972, and was taken too soon. Another bright light going out during this hard time. He was a friend to everyone and never met a stranger. He graduated from Buffalo Gap High School and...
Aaliyah B. James
Jan 29, 2021
Aaliyah Briana James, age 26, of Huntsville, AL, passed away on Friday, January 29, 2021 at Huntsville Hospital. Ms. James is survived by her father, Tahjia James (Maribel) of Arizona; her mother, Cassandra Harris (Lee) of Owens Cross Roads; two sons, Jeovanni Hernandez and Quinton James; three brothers, Tahjia James, Jr., Nicholas James, and Aaron Waddy; and a sister, McKenzie;...
Donald L. Maybush
Jan 28, 2021
Donald Lee “Dick” Maybush, 84, husband of Mary Ann (Rankin) Maybush, of Staunton, died Thursday, January 28, 2021 at Augusta Health. He was born April 29, 1936 in Staunton, a son of the late Frances Eleanor Maybush. Prior to retiring, he was employed by Shenandoah Valley Electric Cooperative as a line foreman for 45 years. Dick attended Good News Ministries....
Margaret Ann Smith
Jan 27, 2021
Margaret Ann (Koiner) Smith, 87, widow of William Malcom Smith, of Staunton died Wednesday, January 27, 2021, in King’s Daughters Nursing and Rehab Center. She was born May 13, 1933, in Staunton a daughter of the late Walter Howard and Dara Jane (Rife) Koiner. In addition to her husband, she was also preceded in death by a son, William Smith,...
James Albert Higgs Jr.
Jan 27, 2021
James Albert Higgs, Jr., MD, 93, widower of Patricia Lee (Montague) Higgs, of Fishersville, died Wednesday, January 27, 2021, at Shenandoah Nursing Home. His family moved to Staunton when he was a child, where his father was a partner in Higgs and Young. After graduating from Beverly Manor High School, he attended Hampden-Sydney College. In 1945, during his second semester...
James Mays Vaughn
Jan 26, 2021
James Mays Vaughn, 93, of Kill Devil Hills, NC and Verona, VA passed away on Tuesday, January 26, 2021, at the Outer Banks Hospital in Nags Head, NC. Mr. Vaughn was born in Miami, FL on July 18, 1927, a son of the late John “Mays” Vaughn and Rosabel (Matthews) Vaughn of Ashford, AL. Mr. Vaughn was preceded in death...
Richard Andrew Samples
Jan 25, 2021
Richard Andrew Samples, 89, husband of Lois Myrle (Crummett) Samples, of Stuarts Draft, died Monday, January 25, 2021, at his residence. He was born November 6, 1931, in Churchville, a son of the late John W. and Hazel (Davis) Samples. Prior to his retirement, he was employed by VDOT with 31 years of service. Dick was a veteran of the...
Ruth H. Weaver
Jan 22, 2021
RAPHINE – Mamie Ruth (Halterman) Weaver of Raphine formerly of Staunton, died on Friday, January 22, 2021. She was born May 27, 1930 in Highland County, a daughter of the late Albert M. and Effie Anice (Key) Halterman. Ruth was a member of Verona United Methodist Church and was employed by Smith’s Transfer Corporation for 32 years as a local...
Wreatha Ferraba Whitesell
Jan 20, 2021
Wreatha Ferraba (Logan) Whitesell, 97, widow of Aubrey Hanger Whitesell, of Waynesboro, died Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at Blue Ridge Christian Home. She was born May 20, 1923 in Staunton, a daughter of the late Earl Lyle and Carrie Belle (Grimm) Logan. Prior to retirement, Mrs. Whitesell was employed by General Electric. She was a charter member of Glovier Memorial...
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