Susan P. Fretwell
Apr 14, 2012
Susan P. Fretwell Raphine: Susan Paulette (Chandler) Fretwell, 61 of 593 Dabneys Road, passed away Saturday, April 14, 2012 in Augusta Health in Fishersville. Susan was born on February 6, 1951 in Staunton, a daughter of the late Henry Washington and Evelyn Pauline (Chittum) Chandler. Ms. Fretwell was employed with Hershey Chocolate with 28 years of service. She enjoyed camping...
Lovell Maxwell Painter
Apr 9, 2012
Lovell Maxwell Painter, 75, widower of Mary (Ramsey) Painter of 19 Farmside Street passed away Monday, April 9, 2012 in Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Mr. Painter was born in Raphine, Virginia on February 24, 1937 a son of the late John Lovell Painter, Sr. and Edith Maggie (Lawhorn) Painter. Mr. Painter was a retired furniture builder for Basic-Witz and attended Faith...
Norma Leta Sturms
Apr 6, 2012
Norma R. Sturms STAUNTON: Norma Leta (Ryder) Sturms, 73, our loving Mother went to be with the Lord, Friday, April 6, 2012 at her residence. Mrs. Sturms was born February 22, 1939 in Bath County, a daughter of the late Aubrey W. Ryder and Mary F. (Mines) Dudley. Norma was a loving mother and grandmother. She loved to cook and...
Hilda Maxine Turner
Apr 3, 2012
Hilda W. Turner STAUNTON: Hilda Maxine (Wilkes) Turner, 88, widow of Col. (Ret.) Herbert L. Turner formerly of 201 Burnley Drive passed away Tuesday, April 3, 2012 in the Laurels of University Park in Henrico. Mrs. Turner was born August 10, 1923 in Lynchburg, a daughter of the late Herbert Lee and Ethel (Crouch) Wilkes. Mrs. Turner was a member...
Mary Elsie Wade
Apr 2, 2012
Mary Elsie Wade, 58, of 601 North Augusta Avenue passed away Monday, April 2, 2012 at Augusta Health in Fishersville. Ms. Wade was born September 21, 1953 in Crimora, a daughter of the late Randall and Lottie (Henderson) Wade. Survivors are a son, Anthony Lane Wade of Waynesboro; a grandson whom she raised, Nathanel Curry of Waynesboro; two sisters, Martha...
Thelma Lorene Humphries
Mar 31, 2012
Thelma Lorene (VanFossen) Humphries, 89, widow of Raymond M. Humphries, formerly of 500 C Street, Staunton passed away Saturday, March 31, 2012 in Ritenour Rest Home. Mrs. Humphries was born September 28, 1922 in Staunton, a daughter of the late Hallie Grant and Mary (Coffey) VanFossen. Mrs. Humphries was a member of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church. She was a lover...
Rev. William Edgar Colvin, Sr.
Mar 31, 2012
Rev. W. Edgar Colvin, Sr. CRAIGSVILLE Rev. William Edgar Colvin, Sr. 85, husband of Ruth (Briemann) Colvin of 219 Sulfur Springs Road, Craigsville, passed away, Saturday, March 31, 2012, in the University of Virginia Hospital in Charlottesville. Mr. Colvin was born on December 13, 1926 in Craigsville, a son of the late George T., Sr. and Annie (Crawford) Colvin. Edgar...
Emily Suzanne Steger
Mar 30, 2012
Emily Steger STAUNTON: Emily Suzanne (Kedy) Steger, 73, widow of Garland Robinson Steger, Jr of College Circle passed away Friday, March 30, 2012 at the residence of her daughter in Springfield, Virginia. Mrs. Steger was born May 8, 1938 in Roanoke, Virginia, a daughter of the late Sydney Arnold and Suzanne (Amos) Kedy. Emily was a loving mother, grandmother, sister,...
Agnes Lou Helmick
Mar 26, 2012
Agnes B. Helmick STAUNTON Agnes Lou (Boyd) Helmick, 76, wife of Larry Curtis Helmick of 77 Shelley Lane went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, March 26, 2012 at her home. Mrs. Helmick was born February 23, 1936 in Stuarts Draft, a daughter of the late Edgar W. and Edna (Lines) Boyd. Mrs. Helmick graduated from Wilson...
Karl Alan Craig
Mar 14, 2012
Karl A. Craig STAUNTON: Karl Alan Craig, 50, husband of Cynthia Ann (Chittum) Craig of 249 Howardsville Road passed away Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at his residence. Mr. Craig was born February 8, 1962 in Norwich, England a son of Bernadette Marie (Ward) Craig. Karl was employed by Rowes Family Restaurant for twenty-five years as the kitchen supervisor. He was...
Sandra Lee Collins
Mar 12, 2012
Sandra Lee (Arehart) Collins, 72, of 404 Benson Street, passed away Monday, March 12, 2012 at her residence. Mrs. Collins was born May 23, 1939 in Augusta County, a daughter of the late Walter Beard and Mamie Allene (Reed) Arehart. Following her retirement from VSDB, Sandra was employed in the packing department at Target and Wal-Mart. She was a member...
James Philip Kirtz
Mar 12, 2012
James P. Kirtz STUARTS DRAFT: James Philip Kirtz, 76, husband of Billie Joan (Hall) Kirtz of 61 Brookmill Road passed away Monday, March 12, 2012 in the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville. Mr. Kirtz was born June 7, 1935 in Staunton, a son of the late Russell Ransom and Mary Belle (Mowry) Kirtz. James was a member of...
Alfred 'Billy' William Rowe, Iii
Mar 11, 2012
Alfred William Billy Rowe, III, 46, was welcomed tenderly into the arms of God on Sunday, March 11, 2012 in VCU Hospital in Richmond. On January 12, 1966, Billy was welcomed lovingly into the arms of his family in Staunton. Billy was a self-employed dry-wall contractor. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Reid and Winnie Warner, his grandfather,...
Helen Virginia Poole
Mar 6, 2012
Helen S. Poole STAUNTON Helen Virginia (Sensabaugh) Poole, 83, wife of Claude M. Poole of 2411 Park Hill Road passed away Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at her residence. Mrs. Poole was born March 12, 1928 in Augusta County, a daughter of the late Harry and Ressie (Swisher) Sensabaugh. Helen retired as a seamstress from Genesco in 1988. She attended Brownsburg...
Helen Amelia Kayfus
Mar 6, 2012
Helen Amelia (Hiza) Kayfus, 86, widow of Robert Lawrence Kayfus of 5458 Lee Jackson Highway, Raphine, VA passed away Tuesday, March 6, 2011 at her residence. Mrs. Kayfus was born May 9, 1925 in Fairfield, CT, a daughter of the late Joseph and Amelia (Yerkovich) Hiza. Helen retired from DuPont in 1982 where she was employed on an assembly line....
Jean Ellen Viel
Mar 3, 2012
MT. SOLON:JEAN ELLEN (BUTLER) VIEL Jean Butler Viel, 85, widow of William Conrad Viel, Sr. of Mt. Solon, Virginia died Saturday, March 3, 2012 at Shenandoah Hospice House in Fishersville, Virginia. She was born in Staunton, Virginia, the daughter of the late Martin and Lucy (Hanger) Viel. After graduating from Beverly Manor High School she attended Mary Baldwin College and...
John William Jackson
Mar 1, 2012
John William Jackson, II, 66 of 14 Frontier Ridge Court passed away Thursday, March 1, 2012 at his residence. Mr. Jackson was born March 24, 1945 in Craigsville. John was employed with Southern States and previously with Mutherspaw Trucking as a truck driver. He was also a former Deputy with the Augusta County Sherriffs Department. He enjoyed fishing and watching...
James Wesley Chisley, Sr.
Mar 1, 2012
James W. Chisley, Sr. STAUNTON: James Wesley Mann Chisley, Sr., 54, husband of Sheila Chisley of 835 Ellen Street passed away Thursday, March 1, 2012 in the Harrisonburg DaVita Dialysis Center. Mr. Chisley was born February 12, 1958 in Bowie, MD, a son of Diane D. Chisley of Phoenix, AZ and the late James Wesley Ross. James was employed with...
Howard Wilson Harmon
Feb 29, 2012
Howard Wilson Harmon, 61, passed away Wednesday, February 29, 2012 in Augusta Health in Fishersville. He was born November 26, 1950 in Staunton, a son of Katherine (Shover) Harmon and the late Wilson P. Harmon. Mr. Harmon was a veteran of the United States Army and served in the 101st Airborne and retired from American Safety Razor in Verona. In...
William Eugene Earhart
Feb 29, 2012
William Eugene Gene Earhart, 95, husband of Helen (Swortzel) Earhart of 443 Hotchkiss Road, Churchville, passed away Wednesday, February 29, 2012 in Kings Daughters Community Health. He was born May 16, 1916 in Newport, VA, a son of the late Walter Eugene and Flora (Desper) Earhart. Mr. Earhart was a graduate of Brownsburg High School. He was a long time...
