Dolly Mae "Mamaw" (Swisher) Fitzgerald, 91, loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great grandmother, sister and widow of Samuel Franklin Fitzgerald of Marquis Street, Staunton, went to be with her Lord on Saturday, September 12, 2020 at her residence.

Mrs. Fitzgerald was born in McKinley, Virginia, a daughter of the late Lottie (Swisher) Patterson.

Dolly was a faithful member of Mint Spring United Methodist Church and retired from Western State Hospital as a charge aide with twenty-four years of service. She enjoyed collecting hats, frogs and loving and caring for her family.

In addition to her mother and husband Mrs. Fitzgerald was preceded in death by a sister, Nancy Patterson; a grandson, Matthew Ergenbright; and two sons-in law, Gary Lightner and James Harris.

Surviving are her four daughters, Carol M. Ergenbright and her husband Ray, Anne F. Harris, Freda G. Lightner, all of Staunton, and Barbara F. Hartless and her husband Ernie of Stuarts Draft; a brother, George Patterson of Staunton; two sisters, Minnie Koehn of Greensburg, Kansas and Gaynelle Siron of Monterey, Virginia; nine grandchildren, one of which was a very special granddaughter and caregiver Melissa Shifflett and her husband Kevin, Sam Johnson and his wife Lori, Caryn Ergenbright, David Lightner, Scott Swats and his wife Nikki, Tanya Henderson and her husband Ronnie, Wes Hartless, Brad Harris and his wife Hillary and Wendy Harris; fifteen great-grandchildren, Josh Shifflett, Justin Shifflett and his wife Meghan, Rebecca and Brenden Ergenbright, Cayden and Kylee Swats, Daniel and Landon Lightner, Darius Harris, Jaelynn and Zach Henderson, Austin and Bella Harris and A.J. and Amanda Johnson; one very special great-great grandson, Branson Shifflett, and a special cousin, Jo Ann Conner and numerous nieces and nephews.

The family will receive friends from 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 15, 2020 in the Coffman Funeral Home and Crematory or the residence at other times.

A Celebration of life will be conducted 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 16, 2020 in the Coffman Funeral Home Chapel by Pastor Ryan Oswald.

Burial will follow in Mt. Carmel Presbyterian Church Cemetery.

(Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, all current guidelines and restrictions will be followed.)

Active pallbearers will be Sam Johnson, Scott Swats, Kevin Shifflett, Daniel Lightner, Wes Hartless, Justin Shifflett, Josh Shifflett and Brenden Ergenbright.

Honorary pallbearers will be, David Lightner, Landon Lightner, Cayden Swats, Kylee Swats, Rebecca Ergenbright, Darius Harris, Jaelynn Henderson, Zach Henderson, Brad Harris, Austin Harris, and Bella Harris.

The family wishes to express a very special "Thank You" to a longtime family friend Dr. H. Lynn Moore and to the Encompass Health.

It is suggested those desiring make memorial contributions to the Alzheimer's Association, Central Western Virginia Chapter, 355 Rio Road, Suite 102, Charlottesville, Virginia, 22901 or to the Mint Spring United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 14, Mint Spring, Virginia 24463.

Coffman Funeral Home and Crematory, 230 Frontier Drive, Staunton, is in charge of her arrangements.