Obituaries
David Miller Rexrode
Aug 31, 2019
David Miller Rexrode, age 66, passed away unexpectedly on August 31, 2019. He was born June 11, 1953, son of the late Brooks Miller Rexrode and Mary Ardena (Byrd) Rexrode. After proudly serving 22 years in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, David was honorably discharged with the rank of First Sergeant and returned to his native Staunton, where he...
Thomas Wayne Wood
Aug 29, 2019
THOMAS W. WOOD STAUNTON, VA… Thomas “Tom” Wayne Wood, 82, of 517 Randolph Street, died Thursday, August 29, 2019, at his residence, surrounded by his family. He was born January 11, 1937, in Kingsport, Tennessee, a son of the late Joseph William and Anna (Cox) Wood. Prior to retirement, Mr. Wood was a life long truck driver,...
Samuel Robert Higgins, Ii
Aug 29, 2019
Samuel Robert Higgins, III, 61, of Greenville died Sunday, August 25, at his residence. He was born in Rockbridge County, July 8, 1958, a son of Bertie C. Higgins of Lexington and the late Samuel Robert Higgins, Jr. Mr. Higgins is survived by his wife, Wanda W. Higgins; three children, Heather Higgins Campbell, Ashley Higgins, and Jessica Higgins; and siblings,...
Betty Joan Cash
Aug 28, 2019
Betty Joan (Sheffer) Cash, widow of Arthur B. Cash, passed away August 25, 2019 in her residence of Waynesboro, VA. She was born July 30, 1934 daughter of the late Edward C. Sheffer and Phoebe Moran Carrick. She was preceded in death by her husband on June 9, 2009. She retired from Western State Hospital after 30 years of service....
Olden Nathaniel Ransome
Aug 25, 2019
Olden Nathanial Ransome, 66, of 1907 First Street, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, August 25, 2019, at Shenandoah Hospice. He was born October 1, 1952, in Middlebrook, the son of the late Olden Earl Ransome and Margaret Lucille Ransome. Nate attended Riverheads High School. He was a veteran in the United States...
Robert William Herndon
Aug 24, 2019
Robert William “Pop Pop” Herndon, 86, husband of Barbara (Cropp) Herndon, passed away on Saturday August 24, 2019 at The Legacy at North Augusta. He was born in Prince William County, Va, on August 27, 1932, a son of the late Van Rhine and Effie (Davis) Herndon. Robert was a member of the Good Shepherd Church of the...
Joshua D. King
Aug 23, 2019
SWOOPE, VA… Joshua David King, 35, of 319 Waldrop Road, died Friday, August 23, 2019. He was born on March 27, 1984 in Staunton, a son of James David “Pete” and Rhonda Sharon (Calhoun) King. Mr. King was employed as a carpenter by KBL Construction. In addition to his parents he is survived by a son, Ethan Nicholas King; a...
Adis Wilson (Coffey) Fultz
Aug 23, 2019
Adis Wilson (Coffey) Fultz, 82, wife of Thomas W. Fultz, Jr., of Staunton, died Friday, August 23, 2019 at Shenandoah Nursing Home. She was born November 13, 1936, in Amherst County, a daughter of the late Robert Yoast and Maggie (Bradley) Coffey. Prior to retirement, Mrs. Fultz was employed by Valley Vocational Technical Center, where she taught business and computer...
Jerry Harvey Smith
Aug 19, 2019
Jerry Harvey Smith, 77, of 1213 Pinehurst Road, passed away Monday, August 19, 2019, at his home. He was born September 25, 1941, in Staunton, the son of the late Lewis Echols Smith and Billie Harvey Smith. He graduated from Lee High School in 1960 and received a BS degree in electrical engineering from Duke University in 1964. From 1965...
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. ...
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