Obituaries
Mrs. Gladys M. Hailey
Nov 15, 2019
Gladys Marie Pultz Hailey, 90, of Staunton, went peacefully to be with her Heavenly Father and her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Friday, November 15, 2019, surrounded by her family. Gladys was born on August 8, 1929, in Cornwall, Rockbridge County, Virginia, and was the youngest child of the late David and Lina (Mason) Pultz. She was a member...
Doris Jane Rankin
Nov 13, 2019
Doris Jane (Spitler) Rankin, 74, wife of James “Jim” Rankin, of Staunton, died Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at her residence. She was born November 21, 1944 in Augusta County, a daughter of the late Martin Luther and Maggie Bell (Johnson) Spitler. Prior to retirement, Doris was employed by Genesco and was a member of First Church of the Nazarene. In...
Randy Lee Campbell
Nov 13, 2019
Randy Lee Campbell, 60, husband of Teresa “Tessie” Kay (Robertson) Campbell, of Staunton, died Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at his residence. He was born November 17, 1958 in Staunton, a son of Glenda “Mickey” (Reed) Campbell and the late Bobbie Lee Campbell. Randy was employed by Swann Construction with 27 years of service as a welder. Randy loved hunting and...
Rachel M. Wright
Nov 9, 2019
Rachel (McClain) Wright, 80, widow of Carl Pearson Wright, of Staunton died Saturday, November 9, 2019, at her residence. She was born February 15, 1939, in Martinsburg, West Virginia, a daughter of the late Russell Kenneth and Faith McClain. Mrs. Wright retired from Bridgewater United Methodist Church as a secretary. Prior to that she spent many years as a stay...
Bernice Turner Lyman
Nov 8, 2019
Bernice T. Lyman, 79, of 1189 Pinehurst Road, entered eternal life on Friday, November 8, 2019 at Shenandoah House. She was secretary at Second Presbyterian Church, leaving that position in 1987 to become the director of Volunteer Services at Augusta Health until her retirement in 2005. She is survived by her husband of 58 years, Ed; a son, Steve, and...
Carolyn Botkin Collins
Nov 8, 2019
Carolyn (Botkin) Collins, 93, widow of Walter H. Collins, Jr., of Staunton, died Friday, November 8, 2019 at her residence. She was born July 7, 1926 in Mount Solon, a daughter of the late William and Annie (Girard) Botkin. Prior to retirement, Carolyn was employed by Genesco with 40 years of service and she was member of First Baptist Church....
Betty S. Mitchell
Nov 7, 2019
Betty Jane (Snider) Mitchell, 87, widow of Hughes Mitchell, of Verona, died Thursday, November 7, 2019, in Shenandoah Nursing and Rehab Center, Fishersville. She was born October 12, 1932, in Fairfield, a daughter of the late William P. and Pauline H. (Thompson) Snider. Prior to retirement, Mrs. Mitchell was employed by King’s Daughters’ Hospital and transported children for the Augusta...
Phyllis Odell Blackwell Rankin
Nov 6, 2019
Phyllis Odell Blackwell Rankin, 93, of Staunton, VA, formerly of The Legacy at N. Augusta died Wednesday, November 6, 2019, at Kings Daughters Community Health and Rehab. The third of seven children born to the late Robert Earl and the late Beulah Lee (Lilley) Blackwell Plummer, Phyllis came into this world on October 30, 1926, in Rockbridge Baths, VA. A...
Patsy Ellen (Graves) Henderson
Nov 5, 2019
Patsy Ellen (Graves) Henderson, 82, widow of Wayne “Woody” Henderson of 15 Plaza Apartment Drive, passed peacefully Tuesday, November 5, 2019, in King’s Daughters Rehab Center. She was born February 20, 1937, in Lexington, a daughter of the late Clinton William Graves and Merle (Madeline) Graves Clark. Prior to retirement, Mrs. Henderson was employed by A.S.R. and Staunton Steam Laundry....
Charles Edward Russell
Nov 4, 2019
Charles Edward Russell, 77, of Staunton, died Monday, November 4, 2019, in Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital, Roanoke. He was born July 14, 1942, in Richlands, a son of the late William and Louise (Gillespie) Russell. Mr. Russell was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. Prior to retirement, he was a carpenter. He was a member of the Eagles and...
Lucille Jordan Didawick
Nov 3, 2019
Lucille Jordan Didawick, 90, wife of Guy F. Didawick, of Staunton, died Sunday, November 3, 2019 at the Shenandoah House of Augusta Health. She was born May 21, 1929 in Rockingham County, a daughter of the late Oliver William and Iva Rebecca (Evers) Jordan. Lucille was a member of Covenant Presbyterian Church. While living in Texas she was director of...
Douglas Wade Richardson
Oct 29, 2019
Douglas Wade Richardson,65, of Swoope, died Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at his residence. He was born May 2, 1954 in Staunton, a son of Samuel Hunter Richardson and Jacqueline (Fauver) Duke. Mr. Richardson was employed by Perdue as an electrician. He enjoyed riding his motorcycle and tractor and loved spending time in Highland County at his camp. In addition to...
Virginia Ruth (Radford) Van Fossen
Oct 29, 2019
Virginia Ruth (Radford) Van Fossen, 92, widow of Charles Edward Van Fossen, of Staunton, died Tuesday, October 29, 2019, at Brightview. She was born December 21, 1926, in Floyd County, a daughter of the late Thomas Casey and Ida Belle (Peters) Radford. Prior to retiring in 1985, Mrs. Van Fossen was employed by General Electric. She was a member of...
Martha Stanley Loan
Oct 28, 2019
STOKESDALE, NC - Martha Stanley Loan, 86, married to the late Dallas G. Loan of Augusta County, passed away Monday, October 28, 2019. She was born on Jan. 2, 1933, the daughter of the late John C. and Amanda C. Stanley. She was preceded in death by 4 brothers and 5 sisters. Martha was employed with Genesco in Verona for...
Cheyenne Lee Swiger
Oct 27, 2019
Cheyenne Lee Swiger, 25, of Staunton, died Sunday, October 27, 2019 at Augusta Health. She was born January 5, 1994 in Charlottesville, the daughter of Dianne (Arehart) Swiger and the late Alan Dale Swiger. In addition to her mother, family members include her daughter, Kimberly Renee Bannan; three sisters, Elizabeth Wiseman, Michelle Hise, and Jessica Warren; half-brother, Douglas Swiger; and...
Glenna Lucille Meade
Oct 26, 2019
Glenna Lucille (Estep) Meade, 89, widow of Robert Carroll Meade, of Verona, died Saturday, October 26, 2019 at Shenandoah House of Augusta Health. She was born June 24, 1930 in Washington County, a daughter of the late Edward R. and Ada Mae (Wolford) Estep. Prior to retirement, Mrs. Meade was co-owner of Meade Trucking, Inc. Glenna enjoyed gardening, passionately reading...
Marie Hannah (Schepper) Gaunt
Oct 26, 2019
Marie Hannah (Schepper) Gaunt, 92, widow of William Howard Gaunt, died at 1:50 a.m. on Saturday, October 26, 2019 in Augusta Nursing and Rehab Center. She was born March 5, 1927 in Baltimore, MD, daughter of the late Frederick Charles and Margaret (Faber) Schepper. She was a member of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church. She is survived by her...
Luke Eion Grossi
Oct 23, 2019
Luke Eion Grossi was born in Fishersville, Va. on April 15, 1998, he was baptized on August 26, 2012 at St. James Lutheran Church in Fishersville, Va. by Rev. James Pence and passed away on October 23, 2019. Lcpl. Luke Grossi served with pride and honor as a combat engineer for the United States Marine Corps Reserve and was the...
Bryan Wilson Bottenfield
Oct 22, 2019
Bryan Wilson Bottenfield, 79, devoted husband for 59 years of Betty Lou (Nicely) Bottenfield of New Hope, died on Tuesday, October 22, 2019 at Augusta Health. He was born November 29, 1939 in Bath County, a son of the late Clarence Albert and Etta Jane (Sprouse) Bottenfield. Bryan was hard-working, a problem-solver, and highly skilled in nearly every trade. If...
Darby Preston Helmick
Oct 19, 2019
Darby Preston Helmick, 51, husband of Sherri Lynn Helmick, of Springhill, was called home Saturday, October 19, 2019. He was born December 25, 1967 in Staunton, a son of the late William Preston and Linda Marzell (Jackson) Helmick. In addition to his wife, he leaves behind a daughter, Chassidy Helmick and granddaughter, Kalilah Palmer; a step-son, Kristopher Kallas and granddaughter,...
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