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Ruby Dell Ellinger

Ruby Dell Ellinger

May 8, 2016

Ruby Dell (Lucas) Ellinger, 85, widow of Casper Harris Ellinger, Jr. of 702 Carann Street passed away Sunday, May 8, 2016 at her residence. Mrs. Ellinger was born on July 17, 1930 in Rockbridge County, a daughter of the late Howard Peter and Gladys Lois (Swisher) Lucas. Ruby was a member of St. Johns Reformed Church and she was very...

Earl Wayne Mitts, Sr.

Earl Wayne Mitts, Sr.

May 6, 2016

Earl Wayne Mitts, Sr. 80, widower of Linda (Hanna) Mitts of Lyle Avenue passed away Friday, May 6, 2016 in Augusta Health in Fishersville. Mr. Mitts was born on October 13, 1935 in Weyers Cave, Virginia the son of the late Marion Milton and Elva (Lambert) Mitts. Earl was a member of Mt. Vernon Church of the Brethren. He was...

Ashley Nicole Dickey

Ashley Nicole Dickey

May 4, 2016

Ashley Nicole Dickey, 31, of 70 Maine Circle, passed away Wednesday, May 4, 2016 in Rockingham Memorial Hospital. Miss Dickey was born on November 15, 1984 in Manassas, Virginia, a daughter of Junior Edward Garrett and Tammy Renee Dickey. Ashley was employed as a clerk with Texaco and she enjoyed drawing and writing poetry. In addition to her father of...

Ethel Lee (Simmons) Coffman

Ethel Lee (Simmons) Coffman

May 1, 2016

Ethel Lee (Simmons) Coffman, 89, widow of Chester James Coffman of Staunton passed away Sunday, May 1, 2016 in Augusta Health in Fishersville. All services are private. Coffman Funeral Home and Crematory, 230 Frontier Drive, Staunton is in charge of her arrangements.

Susan Lee (Bradsell) Schroers

Susan Lee (Bradsell) Schroers

Apr 28, 2016

Susan Lee (Bradsell) Schroers, 57, wife of Joseph Damian Schroers, Sr. of 469 Arbor Hill Road passed away Thursday, April 28, 2016 at her residence. Mrs. Schroers was born on December 6, 1958 in White Plains, New York, a daughter of Richard Eugene Bradsell of Somers, New York and Evelyn Lee (Nelson) Cimino of Wilmington, NC. Susan attended St. Francis...

Evelyn Virginia (Fitzgerald) Benson

Evelyn Virginia (Fitzgerald) Benson

Apr 28, 2016

Evelyn Virginia (Fitzgerald) Donald Benson, 77, formerly of Crawford Drive passed away Thursday, April 28, 2016 in Envoy of Staunton. Mrs. Benson was born on December 9, 1938 in Buena Vista, a daughter of the late Woody and Bertie (Fridley) Fitzgerald. Mrs. Benson was retired from Stonewall Jackson Hospital where she was employed as a Dietician and following retirement she...

Mary Elizabeth 'Pat' Marshall

Mary Elizabeth 'Pat' Marshall

Apr 28, 2016

Mary Elizabeth Pat (Lucas) Marshall, 80, widow of Briscoe Bell Marshall of 1321 Lee Jackson Highway passed away Thursday, April 28, 2016 at the home of her granddaughter. Mrs. Marshall was born on November 16, 1935 in Augusta County, a daughter of the late Robert Lucas and Maggie Bell (Johnson) Spitler. Mary was a member of the Redeemer Lutheran Church....

Louis Vincent Blanchet

Louis Vincent Blanchet

Apr 27, 2016

Louis Vincent Blanchet, 82, of Staunton, VA died on Wednesday April 27 at home in the loving arms of his family. His life began on June 14, 1933 in Summit, New Jersey, the second son to the late Alexander Blanchet and Hazel (Morgan) Blanchet. He was preceded in death by his brother Alexander H. Blanchet II. He is survived by...

Russell William Carroll

Russell William Carroll

Apr 26, 2016

Russell William Carroll, 71, of 1067 Eidson Creek Road, passed away Tuesday, April 26, 2016 in Envoy of Staunton. r. Carroll was born on August 4, 1944 in Prince George County, Maryland a son of the late William Edward and Christine Violet (Carroll) Carroll. Russell was previously employed by Guy C. Eavers as an equipment operator. He enjoyed mowing grass...

Oscar Walker 'Buddy' Harris, Jr.

Oscar Walker 'Buddy' Harris, Jr.

Apr 25, 2016

Oscar Walker Buddy Harris, Jr., 86, husband of Joan Marie (Carroll) Harris of 515 Guilford Avenue, passed away Monday, April 25, 2016 in the Shenandoah Nursing and Rehab in Fishersville. Mr. Harris was born on September 20, 1929 in Staunton, the son of the late Oscar Walker, Sr. and Delena (Hemp) Harris. Buddy was a member of New Life Four...

James Wallace Gill

James Wallace Gill

Apr 23, 2016

James Wallace Gill, 84, widower of Frances L. (Pierog) Gill of Woodlee Road and formerly of St. Louis, MO passed away Saturday, April 23, 2016 in Augusta Health in Fishersville. Mr. Gill was born on October 1, 1931 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a son of the late Wallace and Jean (Carter) Gill. James was employed by Sigma-Aldrich Chemical Company as a...

Kenneth Wayne 'Kenny' Grant

Kenneth Wayne 'Kenny' Grant

Apr 23, 2016

Kenneth Kenny Wayne Grant, 71, of Stuarts Draft, Virginia, passed away suddenly at his home on April 23, 2016. He was the son of the late Troy and Lorraine Grant and was also preceded in death by his brother Larry Grant and infant son Dennis Grant. He is survived by his loving wife of 51 years Ellen (Rankin) Grant, son...

Kevin Michael Berry

Kevin Michael Berry

Apr 22, 2016

Kevin Michael Berry, 33, of Staunton died on Friday, April 22, 2016. A passionate family man, Kevin was a beloved husband, father, son, brother and uncle. Born in Brunswick, Ga., he grew up in Vero Beach, Fla., and St. Simons Island, Ga., where he developed lifelong loves of surfing and fishing. He moved to Staunton five years ago, where he...

Frances Elvira Snow

Frances Elvira Snow

Apr 21, 2016

Frances Elvira (Buchanan) Snow, 81, wife of Harold Dean Snow of 51 Sunset Blvd. passed away Thursday, April 21, 2016 at her residence. Mrs. Snow was born on March 9, 1935 in Augusta County, a daughter of the late Lewis Lee and Mary Bell (Reed) Buchanan. Frances was a member of Linden Heights Baptist Church and retired in 1995 from...

Samuel Grant Holmes, Jr.

Samuel Grant Holmes, Jr.

Apr 19, 2016

Samuel Grant Holmes, Jr., 62, husband of Alice Flookey (Monroe) Holmes of Waynesboro, passed away Tuesday, April 19, 2016 in Augusta Health in Fishersville. Mr. Holmes was born on March 1, 1954 in Abington, a son of Georgia (Widener) Holmes and the late Samuel Grant Holmes, Sr. Samuel attended Fishersville Baptist Church and retired from Dupont / Invista in 2014....

Richard Paul Guerrieri

Richard Paul Guerrieri

Apr 18, 2016

Richard Paul Guerrieri, 80, of Staunton, passed away Monday, April 18, 2016 in Rockingham Memorial Hospital. All services will be private. Coffman Funeral Home and Crematory is in charge of his arrangements.

Alice Marian (Dow) Kassow

Alice Marian (Dow) Kassow

Apr 18, 2016

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Rita Laverne (Smith) Wilson

Rita Laverne (Smith) Wilson

Apr 18, 2016

Rita LaVerne (Smith) Wilson, 75, widow of Joslyn Grant Wilson, Sr. formerly of Staunton passed away Monday, April 18, 2016 in the Henrico Doctors Hospital in Richmond. Mrs. Wilson was born on April 25, 1940 in Albemarle County, a daughter of the late Russell and Martha (Fields) Smith. Rita attended Chamberlayne Baptist Church in Richmond, VA. She retired with 27...

Mary Katherine Overcash Lambert

Mary Katherine Overcash Lambert

Apr 17, 2016

Mary Katherine (Overcash) Lambert, 55, wife of Chris Allen Lambert of 162 Crawford Drive passed away Sunday, April 17, 2016 in Lyndhurst while camping with her family. Mrs. Lambert was born on June 12, 1960 in Staunton, a daughter of the late Earl Franklin and Antha Mae (Stickler) Overcash. Mary was an active member of Loch Willow Presbyterian Church where...

William Clayton 'Willie' Pullen

William Clayton 'Willie' Pullen

Apr 15, 2016

William Clayton Willie Pullen, 61, of 5 Adams Street passed away Friday, April 15, 2016 at the Hospice of Piedmont Center for Acute Care in Charlottesville. Mr. Pullen was born on December 8, 1954 in Rockingham County, a son of Evelyn Elizabeth (Utz) Pullen and the late Rev. Pressley Lockhamilton Pullen. Willie was self-employed, the owner/operator of Pullens Excavating and...

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