Obituaries
Calvin Llewellyn Sanderson
Aug 18, 2019
Calvin Llewellyn Sanderson, 62, husband of Brenda (Durrette) Sanderson, of 106 Skyline Avenue, died Sunday, August 18, 2019 at the University of Virginia Medical Center. He was born September 2, 1956 in Washington, DC, a son of the late Charles and Louise Lewellyn (Brittain) Sanderson. Mr. Sanderson worked 25 years at Advance Drainage Systems and he also worked at Western...
James Moreland Harman
Aug 18, 2019
Mt. Sidney- James Moreland Harman,82, husband of Rebecca (Fitzgerald) Guffey Harman, of Mt. Sidney, passed away Sunday, August 18, 2019 at his residence after a long battle with cancer. He was born on June 16, 1937, a son of the late James Gordon Harman and Conjetta (Flory) Harman. Mr. Harman was in the grocery business for many years before retiring....
Ruperta Anne Surratt
Aug 14, 2019
Ruperta Anne Bernita (Welliver) Surratt, 75, widow of Joe “Pete” Surratt, of Staunton, died Wednesday, August 14, 2019 at her residence. She was born September 11, 1943 in Staunton, a daughter of the late Rupert James and Virginia Paulene (Bowers) Welliver. Prior to retirement, Anne was employed by nTelos. She was previously employed by Western State Hospital and Kings Daughters’...
Hazel Lee Sensabaugh
Aug 12, 2019
Hazel Lee (Johnson) Sensabaugh, 77, wife of Charles William Sensabaugh, of 630 Battlefield Road, died Monday, August 12, 2019, at the Shenandoah Hospice House, Fishersville. She was born May 5, 1942, in Middlebrook, a daughter of the late James Edward, Jr., and Loma Ann (Jarvis) Johnson. Prior to retirement, Mrs. Sensabaugh was employed by Genesco. She was a member of...
Robert Wesley Truxell
Aug 11, 2019
Robert Wesley Truxell, 80, widower of Margaret Sue (Bales) Truxell, of West Augusta, died Sunday, August 11, 2019 at his residence. He was born September 19, 1938 in Fishersville, a son of the late Frank V. and Alva Lee (Chaplin) Truxell. Mr. Truxell was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. Prior to retirement, Robert was employed by Virginia Federal Bank...
Nancy Ann Taylor
Aug 11, 2019
Nancy Ann (Kesterson) Taylor, 79, wife of Richard Zane Taylor, of 2111 Old Greenville Road, died Sunday, August 11, 2019, at her residence. She was born March 17, 1940, in Staunton a daughter of the late Charles Petit and Mary Frances Rebecca (Cline) Kesterson. She was involved in the family business, Taylor Amusements, for 35 years. She also owned and...
Phyllis Augusta Pilson
Aug 10, 2019
Phyllis Augusta (Redifer) Pilson, 85, widow of Howard Walter Pilson, of Staunton, died Saturday, August 10, 2019, in the Shenandoah Hospice House, Fishersville. She was born October 7, 1933, in Augusta County, a daughter of the late Walter Orval and Hallie Rachal Bell (Griffin) Redifer. Prior to retirement, Mrs. Pilson was employed by King’s Daughters’ Hospital. In addition to her...
Herbert Hoover Walge
Aug 10, 2019
Herbert Hoover Walge, beloved husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather passed away peacefully on Saturday August 10, 2019. He was born on February 21, 1929 to Estonian immigrants Adele Pold and John Walge in Philadelphia, the fourth of five children. He was the first in his family to graduate from college, graduating from the University of Pennsylvania in 1951. It...
Carolyn Sue Brown
Aug 10, 2019
Carolyn “Jelly” (Moneymaker) Brown, 68, widow of Wayne Bell Brown, passed away on Saturday August 10, 2019 at her residence. She was born on November 2, 1950 in Staunton, Va, a daughter of the late Harry Wilson Moneymaker and Frances (Bradley) Moneymaker Heizer. Mrs. Brown was a member of Christ United Methodist Church. She was a graduate...
Mary Catherine (Sensabaugh) Beatty
Aug 9, 2019
Mary Catherine (Sensabaugh) Beatty,80, formerly of Spottswood, Va, passed away on Friday, August 9, 2019 in Maryland. She was born on November 5, 1938 in Spottswood, VA, a daughter of the late Charles Preston and Annie Catherine (Morris) Sensabaugh. After graduating from Spottswood High School, she joined the Air Force, an uncommon choice for a farmer’s daughter in the 1950s. ...
Linda Lou Diaz
Aug 3, 2019
LINDA W. DIAZ STAUNTON – Linda Lou (Wood) Diaz, 69, widow of Orlando Diaz Diaz, died at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday (August 3, 2019) at home. She was born September 8, 1949 in St. Paul’s, North Carolina, daughter of the late Cyrus William, Jr. and Virginia Josephine (Perry) Wood. Linda retired from Hershey after 25 years. ...
Mary J. Corbin
Aug 3, 2019
WAYNESBORO -Mary Jean Corbin, 72, of 9 Jefferson Court Waynesboro, went to be with her Lord at 10:45 p.m. Saturday night, August 3, 2019 at the University of Virginia Hospital, Charlottesville. She was born on November 18, 1946 in Lexington and was a daughter of the late Gail B. and Bessie (Stinnett) Corbin. Mary was employed by the General Electric...
Shannon Whitmer
Aug 3, 2019
HARRISONBURG- Betty Shannon Whitmer, 43, of Fort Defiance died on August 3, 2019 at Rockingham Memorial Hospital. She was born on April 27, 1976 in Staunton, the daughter of John Lewis Whitmer and the late Betty (Helmick) Whitmer. Shannon was a very special daughter and sister who loved life’s simple pleasures. She loved talking and never met a stranger. She...
Jack David Ellinger
Jul 30, 2019
Jack David Ellinger, 62, of Grottoes, died Tuesday, July 30, 2019 at Harrisonburg Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was born September 22, 1956 in Augusta County, a son of the late James E. and Mary Ann (Scott) Ellinger. Mr. Ellinger was a veteran of the U. S. Army. Prior to retirement, he was employed by Caverns Country Club in Luray...
John Livick-Moses
Jul 30, 2019
Archpriest John Livick-Moses passed away suddenly on Thursday, July 25th following a long and serious illness. He is survived by his wife, Donna; two children, Elizabeth and John; a son-in-law, Deacon Thomas Opyoke; daughter-in-law, Sarah; and grandchildren, Abigail and Noah. Fr. John and his wife, Alexandra, were born and raised in Virginia’s beautiful Shenandoah Valley, which is surrounded by the...
James Lewis Crawford, Jr.
Jul 26, 2019
STAUNTON, VA…. James Lewis Crawford, Jr., 65, of Staunton, died on Friday, July 26, 2019 at his residence. He was born on February 17, 1954 in Staunton, a son of James Lewis Crawford, Sr. and Ella Elizabeth (Howard) Crawford. He was a loving father, grandfather, brother, uncle, cousin and friend to all. He was a hardworking man who loved...
Walter Donald Ambler, Jr.
Jul 25, 2019
Walter Donald Ambler, Jr. (W. D.) went to heaven peacefully at his Mint Spring home on July 20, 2019. Mr. Ambler was born in Augusta County on July 10, 1935, the son of the late Walter D. Ambler, Sr. and Elizabeth Inez Shields Ambler. In his early years, he worked at the C & O Railroad and retired from VDOT...
Carolyn Marie (Johnson) Sprouse
Jul 24, 2019
Carolyn Marie (Johnson) Sprouse, 78, wife of Roger L. Sprouse, Sr., passed away Wednesday, July 24, 2019, at Augusta Nursing and Rehab Center, Fishersville. She was born October 21, 1940, in Staunton, a daughter of the late Roland R. and Lillian Kate (Huntley) Johnson. Prior to retirement, Mrs. Sprouse was employed by the U.S. Postal Service. She...
Viola Rexrode Sheffer
Jul 23, 2019
Viola Rexrode Sheffer, widow of John H. Sheffer, Jr., of The Legacy of North Augusta died Tuesday, July 23, 2019, at her residence. She was born October 28, 1923, in Highland County, the daughter of the late Joe C. and Gladys Eye Rexrode. She retired with 40 years of service from Verizon Telephone Company (formerly C & P...
Patricia Ann Morris
Jul 21, 2019
Patricia Ann (Edmond) Morris, 73, widow of Calvin Early Morris, of Waynesboro, went home to be with her Heavenly Father on Sunday, July 21, 2019. She was born January 23, 1946, in Augusta County, a daughter of the late Charles Lewis and Edna Pauline (Shaw) Edmond. In addition to her husband, she was...
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