Goldie Alice (Simmons) Critzer, 93, widow of Randolph Dude Critzer of 2148 Mt. Vernon Road, passed away Wednesday, March 28, 2018 in Augusta Health in Fishersville.

Mrs. Critzer was born on August 8, 1924 in Sugar Grove, West Virginia, a daughter of the late Mervin and Salley (Moyer) Simmons.

Goldie was a member of the Waynesboro Church of the Brethren and she retired from Western State Hospital in 1995, where she was employed as a receptionist and later RPN for many years. She enjoyed shopping and watching the show Wheel-of-Fortune on television.

In addition to her husband and parents, Mrs. Critzer was preceded in death by a son-in-law, Eddie D. Blackwell; two brothers, Raymond Simmons and Ervin Simmons; a sister, Sylvia Bryant; and a special friend, Neige Diehl.

Surviving is a daughter, Randa L. Blackwell of Waynesboro; two grandchildren, Randy Blackwell of Millboro and Tonya Chapman and her husband Brian of Middlebrook; a great-granddaughter, Taylor Sandridge and her husband Cory; and a number of nieces and nephews.

The family will receive friends anytime at the home of Mrs. Critzers daughter, Randa L. Blackwell, 1048 Lyndhurst Road, Waynesboro.

A Graveside service will be conducted 2:00 p.m. Monday, April 2, 2018 in Riverview Cemetery in Waynesboro by Pastor Dot Mellott.

It is suggested those desiring make memorial contributions to the American Heart Association, 4217 Park Place Court, Glen Allen, Virginia 23060.

The family wishes to express a very special and heartfelt Thank You to the Augusta Health Hospital, their staff, and especially Dr. Jack Breaux, III, for the love and care given to Mrs. Critzer.

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