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Christopher James 'Chris' Franklin

Christopher James 'Chris' Franklin

Jul 16, 2015

Christopher James Chris Franklin, 37, of Staunton, passed away Thursday, July 16, 2015 at his residence. Mr. Franklin was born on December 2, 1977 in Charlottesville, a son of Rose Marie (Mills) Smith and James Edward Franklin, Sr. Chris was a member of Calvary Baptist Church where he was active in various groups. He was employed with Heath Consultants as...

Effie Lena Sweet

Effie Lena Sweet

Jul 16, 2015

Effie Lena (Hostetter) Sweet, 90, wife of Woodrow W. Sweet of 19 Plaza Drive and formerly of Craigsville passed away Thursday, July 16, 2015 in Staunton. Mrs. Sweet was born on July 13, 1925 in Rockbridge County, a daughter of the late Andrew T. and Carrie (Clark) Hostetter. Mrs. Sweet attended the Church of God and was previously employed as...

Elizabeth Irene Simmons

Elizabeth Irene Simmons

Jul 14, 2015

Elizabeth Irene (Simmons) Simmons, 88, widow of Raymond C. Simmons of 417 Grubert Avenue passed away Tuesday, July 14, 2015, at her residence. Mrs. Simmons was born on October 28, 1926 in Doe Hill, a daughter of the late William Albert and Lydia (Crummett) Simmons. Mrs. Simmons was a member of the Staunton Church of the Brethren and retired from...

James Thomas 'Jt' Myrtle

James Thomas 'Jt' Myrtle

Jul 13, 2015

James Thomas J.T. Myrtle, 74, husband of Margaret M. Myrtle of 3778 Cold Springs Road, passed away, Monday, July 13, 2015 in Staunton. Mr. Myrtle was born on August 19, 1940 in Augusta County, a son of the late Elmer Ray and Ethel Virginia (Harvey) Myrtle. J.T. was a veteran of the United States Air Force, he was owner operator...

Robert Hansford 'Pa Pa' Campbell

Robert Hansford 'Pa Pa' Campbell

Jul 13, 2015

Robert Hansford PaPa Campbell, 77, husband of Yukraine Crannie (Moomau) Campbell, of 67 Broadhead School Road, (P.O. Box 28, Greenville, VA 24440) passed away Monday, July 13, 2015 at his residence. Mr. Campbell was born on April 11, 1938 in Augusta County a son of the late Murrell F. and Elsie (Whitehead) Campbell. Mr. Campbell was a member of Crossroads...

Ernest Mosby 'Pete' Harris

Ernest Mosby 'Pete' Harris

Jul 12, 2015

Ernest Mosby Pete Harris, 70, formerly of 5th Street, passed away Sunday, July 12, 2015 in Envoy of Staunton. Mr. Harris was born on December 1, 1944 in Augusta County, a son of the late Daley Alfred Squeaky and Lucille Erma (Harris) Knight. Pete retired in 1997 from the Virginia Department of Transportation, where he was employed as a truck...

Leonard Lee Bowman

Leonard Lee Bowman

Jul 11, 2015

Leonard Lee Bowman, 83, husband of Lula Bowman, of 157 Quicks Mill Road passed away Saturday, July 11, 2015 in Envoy of Staunton. Mr. Bowman was born on July 14, 1931 in Shenandoah County, Virginia a son of the late Roy and Dora Frances (Silvious) Bowman. Leonard retired from Loudoun Milk Transfer Company in 1994 with over twenty years of...

Thomas Edward 'Chink' Johnson

Thomas Edward 'Chink' Johnson

Jul 9, 2015

Thomas Edward Chink Johnson, 84, husband of Helen Christine (Rexrode) Johnson of 299 Straith Street passed away Thursday, July 9, 2015 in Augusta Health, Fishersville. Mr. Johnson was born in Amherst County, Virginia on August 23, 1930 a son of the late Grover Cleveland Johnson, Sr. and Rachel (Campbell) Johnson Massie. Mr. Johnson was a member of Memorial Baptist Church,...

Lloyd Bell Moore

Lloyd Bell Moore

Jul 6, 2015

Lloyd Bell Moore, 64, husband of Beverly Kay (Morris) Moore of 1676 East Side Highway, passed away Monday, July 6, 2015 at his residence. Mr. Moore was born on June 23, 1951 in Staunton, a son of the late Charles E. and Mary (Marshall) Moore. Lloyd was a member of Pleasant Hill Church of the Brethren. He was owner and...

Madeline (Meeks) Hensley

Madeline (Meeks) Hensley

Jul 5, 2015

Madeline (Meeks) Hensley, 82, wife of John Clarence Hensley formerly of Little Bear Path passed away Sunday, July 5, 2015 in Envoy of Staunton. Mrs. Hensley was born on February 27, 1933 in Waynesboro, a daughter of the late Oliver and Frances (Floyd) Meeks. Mrs. Hensley was an active member of West Waynesboro Church of Christ, where she taught Sunday...

Jaxson Able King

Jaxson Able King

Jul 1, 2015

Jaxson Able King, 2, of 1222 Jefferson Highway passed away Wednesday, July 1, 2015. Jaxson was born on March 5, 2013 in Fishersville, a son of Kristina Elizabeth Via of Fishersville and Terry Lee King of Waynesboro. Surviving in addition to his parents is a brother, Damien Lee King at home; paternal grandmother, Wendy Talley and her fianc Stephen Lee...

Kay Lanette (Meyerhoeffer) Thompson

Kay Lanette (Meyerhoeffer) Thompson

Jun 26, 2015

Kay (Meyerhoeffer) Thompson, 63, of Staunton, passed away Friday, June 26, 2015. Ms. Thompson was born on December 11, 1951 in Augusta County, a daughter of the late Harry Elwood and Frances Michael (Crickenberger) Meyerhoeffer. Ms. Thompson was a lifetime member of Laurel Hill Baptist Church where she was the pianist for over thirty years, she was very active with...

Betty Jane Hutchens

Betty Jane Hutchens

Jun 26, 2015

Betty Jane (Rankin) Hutchens, 82, of 3001 Westside Drive passed away Friday, June 26, 2015 in Augusta Health, Fishersville. Ms. Hutchens was born on October 3, 1932 in Augusta County, a daughter of the late Raymond Preston and Jessie Rebecca (Nutty) Rankin. Ms. Hutchens was a charter member of Bethany Presbyterian Church where she had served as an elder. Betty...

Raymond Dale Copeland

Raymond Dale Copeland

Jun 24, 2015

Raymond Dale Ray Copeland, 69, of Virginia Beach passed away Wednesday, June 24, 2015 at Envoy of Staunton. Mr. Copeland was born on March 22, 1946, a son of the late James W. Copeland, Sr. and Clarice H. Copeland. Ray attended Frank W. Cox High School and was a veteran of the United States Air Force having served during the...

Mabel Ellen Arehart

Mabel Ellen Arehart

Jun 20, 2015

Mabel Ellen (Lilley) Arehart, 83, widow of Preston J. Arehart, formerly of Labelle Drive in Stuarts Draft passed away Saturday, June 20, 2015 at Augusta Health. Mrs. Arehart was born on January 9, 1932 in Rockbridge County, a daughter of the late Glen Franklin and Myrtle Lula (Ludwig) Lilley. Mrs. Arehart was a member of Calvary United Methodist Church and...

Lewis Calvin Cash

Lewis Calvin Cash

Jun 19, 2015

Lewis Calvin Cash, 85, husband of Anna May (McCauley) Cash, of 348 Abbington Road, passed away on Friday, June 19, 2015 at his residence. Mr. Cash was born on January 20, 1930 in Augusta County, a son of the late Bradford Gold and Cyrilla (Vess) Cash. Mr. Cash was a charter member of Memorial Baptist Church, a church in which...

Ludean Withers

Ludean Withers

Jun 17, 2015

LuDean (Wingo) Withers, 87, widow of John Cure Withers, formerly of Mt. Solon, passed away Wednesday, June 17, 2015 in Brightview at Baldwin Park. Mrs. Withers was born on May 5, 1928 in Greenville, SC, a daughter of the late William Wallace and Erin (Reid) Wingo. LuDean was a member of Mossy Creek Presbyterian Church, the Daughters of the American...

Brenda Gayle Murray

Brenda Gayle Murray

Jun 16, 2015

Brenda Gayle (Richardson) Murray, 65, widow of Bruce Allen Murray, Sr. of 551 Calf Mountain Road, passed away on Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at her residence. Mrs. Murray was born on June 22, 1949 in Giles County, a daughter of the late Eugene and Beatrice (Robertson) Richardson. Brenda was a graduate of Riverheads High School and was self-employed as a...

Douglas 'Doug' Chandler Clark

Douglas 'Doug' Chandler Clark

Jun 15, 2015

Douglas Chandler Doug Clark, 65, husband of Carolyn Jean (Belcher) Clark of 741 Rifes Ford Road passed away on Monday, June 15, 2015 at his residence. Mr. Clark was born on August 8, 1949 in Anaheim, CA, son of the late Gordon C. and Carmella (Hill) Clark. Doug was a member of the All Saints Episcopal Church in Morristown, TN....

Archie W. Woodson

Archie W. Woodson

Jun 12, 2015

Archie W. Woodson, 75, husband of Judith (Sipe) Woodson of 561 Union Church Road passed away Friday, June 12, 2015 in the Winchester Medical Center. Mr. Woodson was born on May 25, 1940 in Crozet, a son of the late Zeke and Carrie (Gibson) Woodson. Archie attended Calvary Baptist Church and was retired with Blue Ridge Lumber Company. He enjoyed...

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