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Rayburn Eugene Harris, Jr.
Oct 4, 2015
In the afternoon of Sunday, October 4, 2015, a big heart gave out, and a big man, our husband, father and son, Little Ray, age 34, went home to be with the Lord. He was a resident of Stuarts Draft. Rayburn was the husband of Jennifer Good Harris, and the father of Lucas Corinthian Harris, Elizabeth Grace Harris and Isabella...
Judy Lane (Sprouse) Martin
Oct 3, 2015
Judy Lane (Sprouse) Martin, 68, wife of W. Wayne Martin, Sr. of 71 West Craig Street passed away Saturday, October 3, 2015 at her residence. Mrs. Martin was born on February 28, 1947 in Augusta Springs, a daughter of the late Thomas Edward Sr. and Lorraine (Goff) Sprouse. Judy attended Proclaim Ministries Church, she was a housewife, a member of...
Jasmyne Coral Hayslett
Sep 30, 2015
Jasmyne Coral Hayslett, 19, of Summercrest Apartments passed away Wednesday, September 30, 2015 in Staunton. Miss Hayslett was born on February 29, 1996 in Augusta County, a daughter of Angela Mae (Moats) Tabler and Anthony W. Hayslett. Jasmyne was a 2014 graduate of Fort Defiance High School and was employed by Zeus Theater in Waynesboro as a manager. She enjoyed...
Tracy Lynn Craun
Sep 28, 2015
Tracy Lynn (Regis) Craun, 50, of Anthony Circle, passed away Monday, September 28, 2015 in Augusta Health in Fishersville. Ms. Craun was born on August 5, 1965, in Baltimore, Maryland, a daughter of the late Pearl Eunice Regis. Tracy was a member of the Destiny Family Center and she enjoyed making crafts. Surviving are four brothers, Edward A. Morris and...
Robert Glenn Smith
Sep 25, 2015
Robert Glenn Smith, 79, husband of Naomi (Carter) Smith of 303 Robinhood Road, passed away Friday, September 25, 2015 in Augusta Health in Fishersville. Mr. Smith was born on April 16, 1936 in Staunton, a son of the late Cecil Glendale and Mabel (Perry) Smith. Robert was a member of Smokey Row Baptist Church where he was a Trustee and...
Betty Lee Graham
Sep 25, 2015
Betty Lee (King) Graham, 84, widow of Thomas Edward Ned Graham of Holly Lane, passed away Friday, September 25, 2015 at her residence. Mrs. Graham was born on December 11, 1930 in McDowell, a daughter of the late Omar S. and Ruth (Hamilton) King. Betty was a homemaker, grew up and lived her entire life in Virginia. She enjoyed genealogy...
Lorean Beatrice 'Nanny' Painter
Sep 20, 2015
Lorean Beatrice Nanny (Falls) Painter, 95, widow of Elwood Franklin Painter of Cold Springs Road, passed away Sunday, September 20, 2015 in Augusta Health in Fishersville. She is now having a joyous reunion with all of her loved ones that have passed on. Mrs. Painter was born on October 5, 1919 in Montebello, a daughter of the late Azro Cory...
Marcella 'Marcy' (Lutz) Shanks
Sep 19, 2015
Marcella Ruth (Lutz) "Marcy" Shanks, 88, widow of W.H. Shanks of Community Way Apartments, passed away Saturday, September 19, 2015 in the Augusta Health, Fishersville. "Marcy" was born on December 15, 1926 in Indianapolis, Indiana a daughter of the late Fred and Edith (Schneider) Lutz. She was a retired Dental Assistant. Mrs. Shanks is survived by two sons, Philip R....
Raymond Suter Cline
Sep 18, 2015
Raymond Suter Cline, 90, husband of Nancy Bell (Brubeck) Cline of Hebron Road, passed away Friday, September 18, 2015 in the Blue Ridge Christian Homes in Raphine. Mr. Cline was born on June 28, 1925 in Augusta County, a son of the late Glenn E. and Ruth (Suter) Cline. Raymond was an active member of Hebron Presbyterian Church where he...
Barbara Gray (Newsom) Atkins
Sep 18, 2015
Barbara Gray (Newsom) Atkins, 82, widow of Robert Claiborne Bob Atkins, Sr. formerly of Windemere Drive, passed away Friday, September 18, 2015 in Augusta Health in Fishersville. Mrs. Atkins was born January 5, 1933 in Petersburg, Virginia a daughter of the late Robert Owen Mike and Margaret (Meyer) Newsom. Mrs. Atkins was a charter member of Memorial Baptist Church, where...
Ronald Norman Lagerstrom
Sep 15, 2015
Ronald Norman Ron Lagerstrom, 79, husband of Annette (Adams) Lagerstrom formerly of Robin Street passed away Tuesday, September 15, 2015 in Brookdale of Staunton. Ron was born February 23, 1936 in Elgin, Illinois, a son of the late Elmer Norman and Olga Ellen (Stilla) Lagerstrom. Ron was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Verona....
Bernadette Marie 'Bernie' Craig
Sep 12, 2015
Bernadette Marie Bernie Craig, of Fishersville passed away on Saturday, September 12, 2015 in Augusta Health. Ms. Craig was born in Ely, England, a daughter of the late Joseph and Marie (Feer) Green. Bernie was a member of St. Pauls United Methodist Church and retired from Rowes Restaurant after thirty-two years of service. After coming to the United States in...
Malcolm O'Neal 'Red' Massie
Sep 12, 2015
Malcolm ONeal Red Massie, 78, widower of Jean (Painter) Massie of 1242 Indian Ridge Road passed away Saturday, September 12, 2015 in Augusta Health in Fishersville. Mr. Massie was born on November 5, 1936 in Augusta County, a son of the late Herbert Alexander and Kate Carman (Cash) Massie. Mr. Massie was a member of the Stuarts Draft Baptist Church...
Elwood Lee Simmons
Sep 11, 2015
Elwood Lee Simmons, 92, widower of Edith ONeil (Spradlin) Simmons of 24 Lilly Drive, passed away Friday, September 11, 2015 at his residence. Mr. Simmons was born on July 14, 1923 in Fishersville, a son of the late Ira Quinter and Viola Ruth (Painter) Simmons. Elwood was a lifetime member of Tinkling Spring Presbyterian Church and owner and operator of...
Dorothy Elizabeth Chittum
Sep 8, 2015
Dorothy Elizabeth (Duff) Chittum, 88, widow of Alfred Leo Chittum of Campbell Street passed away Tuesday, September 8, 2015 in Augusta Health in Fishersville. Mrs. Chittum was born on April 20, 1927 in Rockbridge County, a daughter of the late George Ellie and Mary Osborn (Templeton) Duff. Mrs. Chittum was a very active member of the Fountain of Life Church...
Shannon Russell Fitzgerald
Sep 7, 2015
Shannon Russell Fitzgerald, 61, of 16 Skyeast Road, passed away Monday, September 7, 2015 at his residence. Mr. Fitzgerald was born on February 17, 1954 in Waynesboro, a son of Shirley (Grant) Miller and the late Palmer Russell Fitzgerald. Shannon was a member of the Beech Grove Christian Church in Roseland, Virginia. He was a retired truck driver, enjoyed riding...
John David Huffer
Sep 6, 2015
John David Knicely Huffer, 47, of 145 Old Quarry Road, passed away Sunday, September 6, 2015 in Augusta Health, Fishersville. Mr. Huffer was born on August 21, 1968 in Staunton, a son of Jerry Lee and Judy Faye (Knicely) Huffer. John was a member of the Staunton First Church of God and a 1990 graduate of Wilson Memorial High School....
Elizabeth Ann Wallace
Sep 4, 2015
Elizabeth Ann (Hendricks) Wallace, 78,of 108 Cousins Road, passed away Friday, September 4, 2015 in Augusta Health, Fishersville. Services are private. Coffman Funeral Home and Crematory, 230 Frontier Drive, Staunton is in charge of her arrangements.
Vivian Odear (Skeens) Johnston
Sep 4, 2015
Vivian Odear (Skeens) Johnston, 80, of 735 Dabneys Road and formerly of Spotsylvania County, went to her heavenly home on Friday, September 4, 2015 after a yearlong courageous battle with cancer. Mrs. Johnston was born on October 16, 1934 in Russell County, Virginia, a daughter of the late Davis Stafford and Cora (Breeding) Skeens. Vivian was a retired owner of...
Roger Lewis Buchanan
Sep 2, 2015
Roger Lewis Buchanan, 71, of Middlebrook passed away Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at the home of his son and caregiver in Staunton. Mr. Buchanan was born June 14, 1944 in Middlebrook, a son of the late Lewis Lee and Mary Bell (Reed) Buchanan. Roger attended Harvest Time Assembly of God and retired in 2003 from McQuay International with over twenty-five...
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