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Angela Doreen Smithkin

Angela Doreen Smithkin

Apr 21, 2014

Angela Doreen Angie (Sykes) Smithkin, 54, wife of John Smithkin, Jr. of 41 Church Street passed away Monday, April 21, 2014, at her residence. Mrs. Smithkin was born on February 16, 1960 in Cortland, NY, a daughter of Elaine (Mules) Sykes and the late Malcolm B. Sykes. Angie was a member of Memorial Baptist Church and the Sonshine Sunday school...

Karen Leah (Morris) Laprevotte

Karen Leah (Morris) Laprevotte

Apr 21, 2014

Karen Leah (Morris) La Prevotte, 54, wife of James Allen Jim La Prevotte of 122 Cypress Lane passed away Monday, April 21, 2014 in the Shenandoah Hospice House in Fishersville. Karen was born March 9, 1960 in Staunton, a daughter of Wayne Morris of Oakridge, NC and Barbara (Rosen) Arndt of Crimora. Mrs. La Prevotte was a member of the...

Joe Anderson Isaac Wood, Jr.

Joe Anderson Isaac Wood, Jr.

Apr 18, 2014

Joe Anderson Isaac Wood, Jr., 65, of 6268 Rosehill Drive, passed away Friday, April 18, 2014, at the Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington. Mr. Wood was born July 3, 1948 in Staunton, a son of the late Joe Anderson Isaac Wood, Sr. and Jean (Greaver) Wood Scherbeh. In addition to his parents, Mr. Wood was preceded in death by a...

Eliza Ann (Williams) Cook

Eliza Ann (Williams) Cook

Apr 18, 2014

Eliza Ann (Williams) Cook, 80, widow of Howard Houston Cook of Westgate Road, passed away Friday, April 18, 2014 at Augusta Health in Fishersville. Mrs. Cook was born May 1, 1933 in Prentiss County, Mississippi, a daughter of the late Olan and Willie Myrtle (Riddle) Williams. Eliza worked as the hostess at McDonalds in Verona for a number of years;...

Amy Lynn Harding

Amy Lynn Harding

Apr 17, 2014

Amy Lynn Harding, 36, of 69 South River Drive passed away Thursday, April 17, 2014 at her residence. Miss Harding was born in Fairfax on August 1, 1977, a daughter of Emanuel David and Constance Emilie Connie (Edwards) Harding. Amy was a member of Victory Worship Center. She graduated from Riverheads High School in 1995 and was recognized in the...

Bralyn Matthew Davis-Vest

Bralyn Matthew Davis-Vest

Apr 15, 2014

Bralyn Matthew Davis-Vest, four month old son, of Amberly Nicole Davis and Justin Matthew Vest of 133 DuPont Blvd., passed away Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at his home. Infant Bralyn was born December 17, 2013 in Charlottesville. He is preceded in death by his maternal great-grandfather, William Anderson Ramsey; paternal grandfather, Daniel Vest Sr.; and great-grandparents, George and Betty Grimes....

Loretta Jane (Rowe) Staton

Loretta Jane (Rowe) Staton

Apr 10, 2014

Loretta Jane (Rowe) Staton, 68, wife of Wade Andrew Staton of 518 Baltimore Avenue passed away Thursday, April 10, 2014 at the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville. Mrs. Staton was born January 2, 1946 in Staunton, a daughter of the late Lester and Frances Irene (Jordan) Rowe. Loretta retired from Genesco-L-Grief in 1994 where she worked for twenty...

Verna 'Bun' Lessley Rudine

Verna 'Bun' Lessley Rudine

Apr 9, 2014

Verna Hanger Bun (Lessley) Rudine, 84, of 39 Dodge Street, passed away Wednesday, April 9, 2014 at her home. Mrs. Rudine was born March 28, 1930 in Augusta County, a daughter of the late Ernest and Mary (Glenn) Lessley. Verna was a self-employed senior adult caregiver who enjoyed caring for the elderly. She liked to garden, cross stitch and loved...

Terry Lee Doyle

Terry Lee Doyle

Apr 8, 2014

Terry Lee Doyle, 54, husband of Sharon (Horn) Sherry Doyle, of 207 Montgomery Road passed away Tuesday, April 8, 2014 at his residence. Mr. Doyle was born November 10, 1959 in Martinsville, a son of the late Frank and Joyce (Spence) Nelson. Terry worked for Shenandoah Quarry as a surface miner. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, playing poker and when his...

Shelby Jean (Moyers) Bartley Vatter

Shelby Jean (Moyers) Bartley Vatter

Apr 8, 2014

Shelby Jean (Moyers) Bartley Vatter, 76, wife of David E. Vatter, of 3 Kenwood Drive, went to be with the Lord, Tuesday, April 8, 2014 at Augusta Health in Fishersville. Mrs. Vatter was born on December 17, 1937 in Augusta County, a daughter of the late Mannie and Margaret (Landes) Moyers. Shelby was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. She...

Vincent John Schindler

Vincent John Schindler

Apr 5, 2014

On April 5, 2014, Vincent John Vince Schindler peacefully crossed over to be with the Lord. Mr. Schindler was born March 1, 1930 in Iona, Minnesota, a son of the late William and Frances Schindler. At the age of eighteen, he left his parents farm and joined the United States Navy, serving on the destroyer USS Eversole during the Korean...

Betty Jane (Hearn) Hipes

Betty Jane (Hearn) Hipes

Apr 2, 2014

Betty Jane (Hearn) Hipes, 90, widow of Floyd Leslie Hipes and formerly of Greenville and Waynesboro Manor Assisted Living passed away Tuesday, April 2, 2014 at Augusta Health in Fishersville. Mrs. Hipes was born in Logan County, West Virginia on October 13, 1923, a daughter of the late Walter W. and Garnet Margaret (Givens) Hearn. Betty retired in 1994 from...

Shirley May Kelley

Shirley May Kelley

Apr 2, 2014

Shirley May (Shifflet) Kelley, 66, of 60 Plaza Lane passed away Wednesday, April 2, 2014 at her residence. Mrs. Kelley was born in Staunton on May 12, 1947, a daughter of George Shifflet and the late Sadie (Hendricks) Shifflet. Shirley was a member of the Staunton Womens Fraternal Order of the Eagles and she loved doing acts of kindness for...

Ruth Marie (Riddle) Fitzgerald-Thomas

Ruth Marie (Riddle) Fitzgerald-Thomas

Mar 31, 2014

Ruth Marie (Riddle) Fitzgerald-Thomas, 82, of 2009 White Bridge Road, passed away Monday, March 31, 2014 at her residence with her family by her side. Mrs. Thomas was born in Augusta County on June 29, 1931, a daughter of the late Ernest Cleveland and Naomi Louise (Mooneyham) Riddle. Ruth was a member of Crossroads Baptist Church and a member of...

Leah Petite Polinko

Leah Petite Polinko

Mar 31, 2014

Leah Petite Polinko, 31, passed away Monday, March 31, 2014, North Hollywood, California. She was born in Warren, Ohio on October 2, 1982, the daughter of Michael and Petite Polinko. Leah attended Stuarts Draft High School and later moved to North Hollywood, California. She was known for her endearing smile, infectious laughter and huge heart. Leah enjoyed art, painting, music,...

Edward Moler 'Ed'` Speese

Edward Moler 'Ed'` Speese

Mar 26, 2014

Edward Moler Ed Speese, 57, husband of Denise Michele (Taylor) Speese of 514 Robin Street passed away Wednesday, March 26, 2014. Mr. Speese was born in Delaware, OH on November 29, 1956, a son of George Edward Speese and the late Elizabeth Ann (Flemming) Speese. Ed attended White Hill Church of the Brethren and was a car salesman for Wright...

Mildred Wagner Reynolds

Mildred Wagner Reynolds

Mar 22, 2014

Mildred Granny (Wagner) Reynolds, 94, widow of Willard Woodrow Bill Reynolds, formerly of Beverley Court, Staunton, passed away Saturday, March 22, 2014 at Augusta Health and Rehab Center in Fishersville. Mrs. Reynolds was born in Highland County on November 23, 1919, a daughter of the late Walter Wayne, Sr. and Emma (Beverage) Wagner. Mildred retired in 1983 as a line...

Carolyn (Phillips) Knicely

Carolyn (Phillips) Knicely

Mar 18, 2014

Carolyn (Phillips) Knicely, 68, wife of Roger D. Knicely of 123 Red Oaks Drive, Staunton went to be with her heavenly father on Tuesday, March 18, 2014 at her residence, with her family by her side. Mrs. Knicely was born on March 3, 1946 in Staunton, a daughter of the late Raymond Grant Phillips and Mabel Virginia (Roberts) Phillips. Carolyn...

Bradford Lee Smith

Bradford Lee Smith

Mar 17, 2014

Bradford Lee Brad Smith, 62, widow of Sandra Ann (Clemmer) Smith passed away Monday, March 17, 2014 at his residence. Mr. Smith was born August 29, 1951 in West Virginia, a son of the late George Lynn and Jean (Cunningham) Smith. Brad was a veteran of the United States Army serving during the Vietnam Conflict with the Black Horse Unit....

Jennifer 'Jenny' Keyser

Jennifer 'Jenny' Keyser

Mar 14, 2014

Jennifer Ann Jenny (Dean) Keyser, 64, wife of Dennis M. Keyser, of 59 Smoky Row Road, went to be with her Lord, Friday, March 14, 2014 after a long and courageous battle with cancer at Augusta Health in Fishersville. Mrs. Keyser was born October 9, 1949, in Harrisonburg, a daughter of the late Ralph Raymond and Nora Belle (Lawson) Dean....

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