Harold Edsel Strickler
Mar 14, 2018
Harold Edsel Strickler, 89, husband of Maxine (Jones) Strickler of Staunton passed away Wednesday, March 14, 2018 in Augusta Health in Fishersville. Mr. Strickler was born on June 11, 1928 in Greenville, a son of the late Leonard Sylvester and Thelma Odell (Hawpe) Strickler. Harold was a proud veteran of the United States Army, and he retired from Westinghouse where...
Bessie Mae Edmond
Mar 13, 2018
Bessie Mae (Sprouse) Edmond, 72, widow of Ira Philip Edmond, Jr. of 420 S. Wayne Avenue, went to be with her Heavenly Father, Tuesday, March 13, 2018 at her residence. Mrs. Edmond was born on July 15, 1945 in Staunton, a daughter of the late Lloyd Franklin Sprouse and Dorothy Francis (Shover) Rankin. Bessie was retired from Staunton City Schools...
Leroy Jerome Smith
Mar 13, 2018
Leroy Jerome Smith, 64, of 2620 Locust Avenue, passed away Tuesday, March 13, 2018 at his residence. Mr. Smith was born on November 8, 1953 in Staunton, a son of the late Taylor and Dolores (Harris) Smith. Leroy was an artist, loved nature, and enjoyed photography. He was an excellent chef and was always cooking for his family and friends....
Warren 'Midget' Kincaid
Mar 7, 2018
Warren Lee Midget Kincaid, 67, of 99 Dire Wolf Lane, went to be with the Lord Wednesday, March 7, 2018 in the Augusta Health in Fishersville. Mr. Kincaid was born on February 28, 1951 in Staunton, a son of the late Chester Hawood and Helen Mae (Downey) Kincaid. Midget as his friends knew him, will be remembered as a simple...
Everette William Hanger, Jr.
Mar 6, 2018
Everette William Hanger, Jr., 74, husband of Lucy Brown Hanger of Staunton, passed away Tuesday, March 6, 2018 in Augusta Health in Fishersville. Mr. Hanger was born on June 28, 1943 in Rockbridge County, a son of the late Everette William, Sr. and Mary Helen (Sensabaugh) Hanger. Bill was a member of the Bethel Presbyterian Church, a veteran of the...
James Edward Eiland
Mar 6, 2018
James E. Jim Eiland, 69, had been surrounded by family when he walked peacefully with the Lord and was taken home on Tuesday, March 6, 2018. Jim was a graduate of the University of Texas at El Paso and proudly served his country in the United States Navy with time spent as the Commander of the Naval Reserve Center located...
James Frazier Lambert
Mar 2, 2018
James Frazier Jim Lambert, Sr., 80, husband of Mary (Shifflett) Squirrley Lambert of 1529 New Hope Road, went to be with his heavenly Father on Friday, March 2, 2018 surrounded by family and friends and those he loved. Mr. Lambert was born on January 6, 1938 in Swoope, a son of the late Lawrence Charles and Pauline (Myers) Lambert. James...
Henry Cabell Fitzgerald
Mar 2, 2018
Henry Cabell Fitzgerald, 71, of 865 Patton Farm Road, passed away Friday, March 2, 2018 at his residence. Mr. Fitzgerald was born on July 26, 1946 in Montebello, a son of the late Issac Harrison Fitzgerald and Martha (Phillips) Fitzgerald Mays. Henry was a member of the Stuarts Draft Full Gospel Church and was a self-employed contractor. He enjoyed helping...
Maureen Jane (Jones) Harris
Mar 2, 2018
Maureen Jones Harris was ushered into Heaven on Friday, March 2, 2018. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Hunter Bill Harris; children, Paul Hunter and Nancy Harris Drouin; parents, Elmo and Velma Jones; and siblings, Ellen Jones Henderson and her husband Jerry and her twin brother, Maurice Jones. She is survived by her children, Margaret A.H. Taylor...
William 'Bill' Joseph George
Mar 1, 2018
William Bill J. George, 65, husband of Sue (Rodgers) George, passed away Thursday, March 1, 2018, peacefully at his residence. Bill took great pleasure in encouraging and inspiring others with his unwavering faith and courage during his five-year journey with cancer as he Fully Relied on God (FROG). He would always say, I am not fighting this disease, my Good...
Philip Michael Armstrong
Feb 28, 2018
It is with great sadness that the family of Philip M. Armstrong (Phil) announces his sudden passing on Wednesday, February 28, 2018, at the age of 75 years. Phil is survived by his loving wife of 31 years, Deirdre (nee Flanagan), his daughter Dana Lord, and siblings Daniel Armstrong and Anne Flade. He is preceded in death by his parents,...
Amos Lee Laine
Feb 26, 2018
Amos Lee Laine died peacefully at home in the early morning hours of February 26, 2018. Mr. Laine was born July 24, 1940, in Farmville, Virginia, a son of the late Rev. Amos Lloyd Laine and Mary (Lee) Laine. Amos Lee received his undergraduate education at Randolph-Macon College, Ashland, and his advanced degrees from Duke University, North Carolina. After teaching...
Mary Rexrode Fitzgerald
Feb 26, 2018
Mary Alice Virginia (Rexrode) Fitzgerald, 84, widow of Thomas Bernard Fitzgerald, Sr. of Staunton, passed away Monday, February 26, 2018 in Augusta Health in Fishersville. Mrs. Fitzgerald was born on February 4, 1934 in Staunton, a daughter of the late Alvie Burton and Ella Ann (Arbaugh) Rexrode. Mary retired from Genesco with 28 years of service, she enjoyed gardening, her...
Mary Lucinda (Shiflett) Hostetter
Feb 25, 2018
Mary Lucinda (Shiflett) Hostetter, 65, widow of Robert Marshall Hostetter, of Cold Springs Road, passed away Sunday, February 25, 2018 in Augusta Health in Fishersville. Mrs. Hostetter was born in Harrisonburg, Virginia, on October 28, 1952, a daughter of the late Leo Alexander Shiflett, Sr. and Donnie Maxine (Milstead) Shiflett. Mary was a homemaker who enjoyed reading her Bible, gardening,...
Melanie Elaine Wade
Feb 24, 2018
Melanie Elaine Wade, 37, of Bare Street, passed away Saturday, February 24, 2018 in the University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville. Miss Wade was born on March 21, 1980 in Staunton, a daughter of David Wade and Jetanna (Riddle) Eckard. Melanie was artistic and a wonderful mother who cared more than anything in the world for her precious children. Melanie...
Helen Louise Mcfarlan
Feb 22, 2018
Helen Louise McFarlan, 77, widow of Jackson McFarlan of Staunton, passed away Thursday, February 22, 2018 in Kings Daughters Community Health and Rehab Center. In honoring her wishes, there will be no public services.
Mary Clay (Simmons) Eavey
Feb 22, 2018
Mary Clay (Simmons) Eavey, 99, widow of Raymond Archie Eavey, formerly of Elizabeth Miller Gardens, passed away Thursday, February 22, 2018 in Kings Daughters Community Health and Rehab Center. Mrs. Eavey was born on January 27, 1919 in Head Waters, Virginia, a daughter of the late John Wesley and Lucy (Armstrong) Simmons. Mary was the oldest and a very active...
Jerry Wayne Conner
Feb 21, 2018
Jerry Wayne Conner, 78, husband of Kay Conner of 264 Bookerdale Road, passed away Wednesday, February 21, 2018 in the Augusta Nursing and Rehab in Fishersville. Mr. Conner was born on April 20, 1939 in Princeton, West Virginia, a son of the late E. Ray and Ann (Vest) Conner. Jerry was a member of the National Street Rod Association, Shenandoah...
Jane Clements Swecker
Feb 20, 2018
Jane (Clements) Swecker, 73, wife of Harry Walter Swecker of 2233 Lee Jackson Highway passed away on Tuesday, February 20, 2018 in Sentara Rockingham Memorial Hospital in Harrisonburg She was born on April 8, 1944 in Staunton, daughter of the late Jesse Randolph and Evelyn (Harvey) Clements of Craigsville. Mrs. Swecker was a member of Calvary United Methodist Church in...
Roger Wayne Miller, Jr.
Feb 19, 2018
Roger Wayne Miller, Jr., 49, of 802 Monroe Street, passed away on Monday, February 19, 2018 at his residence. Mr. Miller was born on April 9, 1968 in Staunton, a son of the late Roger Wayne Miller, Sr. and Ella Victoria Ramsey. Roger was a 1987 graduate of Lee High School and in 2004, he received a B.S. in Accounting...
