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Allen Graham Warren
Oct 23, 2011
Allen G. Warren STAUNTON Allen Graham Pete Warren, 76, husband of Ella Mae (Peters) Warren of 1158 New Hope Road, passed away Sunday, October 23, 2011 at his residence. Mr. Warren was born on June 18, 1935 in Goshen, a son of the late Hershey Graham and Gertie (Miller) Warren. Mr. Warren was a life-long farmer and was employed by...
Patricia Anne Davis
Oct 21, 2011
Patricia W. Davis STAUNTON: Patricia Anne (Wimmer) Davis, 61 of 196 Maine Circle, passed away Friday, October 21, 2011 at her residence. Ms. Davis was born on February 13, 1950 in Staunton, a daughter of the late Evelyn (Echard) Shull and adopted parents, Archie M. and Ruby (James) Wimmer. Patricia was of the Baptist Faith, watching the Temple Baptist Church...
Carl Verned Sprouse, Sr.
Oct 15, 2011
Carl V. Sprouse, Sr. CRAIGSVILLE: Carl Verned Sprouse, Sr., 82, husband of Dorothy O. Dot (Poole) Sprouse of 204 Estaline Valley Road, Craigsville went to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, October 15, 2011 in the Augusta Health in Fishersville. Mr. Sprouse was born January 22, 1929 in Augusta County, a son of the late Stanley H. and...
Pamela Jean Nessar
Oct 14, 2011
Pamela J. Nessar STAUNTON: Pamela Jean Pam Nessar, 57, of 1002 Springhill Road passed away, Friday, October 14, 2011 at her residence. Pam was born on December 19, 1953 in Wichita Falls, Texas the daughter of Mrs. Jean (Smith) Nessar and the late Fred Lee Nessar. She was an active member of the Lighthouse Church in Swoope where she so...
Stephen Randolph Lamb
Oct 12, 2011
Stephen R. Lamb STAUNTON: Stephen Randolph Skeeter Lamb, 57, husband of Jane Clair (Joyce) Lamb of 339 White Oak Gap Road passed away Wednesday, October 12, 2011 from the results of an automobile accident. Mr. Lamb was born July 13, 1954 in Washington, DC, a son of Rosemary Ethel (Shanklin) Lamb and the late Eugene Randolph Lamb. Stephen was employed...
Bobby Lee Rife
Sep 25, 2011
Bobby L. Rife STAUNTON: Bobby Lee Rife, 74, husband of Faye (Smith) Rife, of 421 G Street passed away Sunday, September 25, 2011 in Fishersville. Mr. Rife was born January 9, 1937 in Staunton, a son of the late Robert T. and Alma (Smith) Rife. Bobby loved his Lord and had a heart and desire for winning souls for the...
Emanuel William Johnson
Sep 23, 2011
Emanuel William Johnson, 50, of 2200 Orange Street Apartments passed away, Friday, September 23, 2011 at Augusta Health in Fishersville. A Memorial service will be conducted at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, October 1, 2011 at Coffman Funeral Home Chapel. Coffman Funeral Home and Crematory, 230 Frontier Drive in Staunton is in charge of his arrangements. Condolences may be expressed to the...
Hazel Marie Propst
Sep 22, 2011
Hazel B. Propst VERONA: Hazel Marie (Bridges) Propst, 66, wife of James Larry Propst of 57 Jefferson Street passed away, Thursday, September 22, 2011 at her residence. Mrs. Propst was born May19, 1945 in Talladega, AL, a daughter of the late Raymond William and Hazel (Kesterson) Bridges. Hazel was a 1964 graduate of Robert E. Lee High School and prior...
Howard Eugene Swortzel
Sep 21, 2011
Howard Eugene Swortzel, 85, widower of Nellie (Pleasants) Swortzel of 11 Hickory Drive passed away, Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at the home of his daughter where he made his home. Mr. Swortzel was born September 3, 1926 in Augusta County, a son of the late Fred and Mabel (Benson) Swortzel. Mr. Swortzel retired in 1989 from Wilson Trucking after thirty-five...
Mary Sue Ellinger
Sep 20, 2011
CHURCHVILLE: Mary Sue(Taylor)Ellinger, 55, widow of John B. Ellinger, Jr. of 358 Dry Branch Road passed away, Tuesday, September 20, 2011 at Augusta Health in Fishersville. Mrs. Ellinger was born March 17, 1956 in Bee, VA, a daughter of the late Tivis Colley and Leatha Arbutice (Ball) Taylor. She was employed with the Augusta County Schools System. Mrs. Ellinger loved...
Joseph Ray Darcus
Sep 18, 2011
STAUNTON: Joseph Ray Darcus, 56, of 112 Sunnyside Street passed away, Sunday, September 18, 2011 at his residence. Mr. Darcus was born April 7, 1955 in Staunton, a son of the late Wilbert Allen, Sr. and Pauline Stuart (Carr) Darcus. Joseph formerly attended Mt. Zion Baptist Church as well as Robert E. Lee High School. He was a self-employed mechanic...
Lori Ann Puffenbarger
Sep 16, 2011
Lori F. Puffenbarger STUARTS DRAFT: Lori Ann (Franson) Puffenbarger, 43, beloved wife of Michael L. Mike Puffenbarger of 293 Falling Rock Drive went to be with the Lord, Friday, September 16, 2011 at Augusta Health in Fishersville. Mrs. Puffenbarger was born June 28, 1968 in Staunton, a daughter of William Carl and Cecille (Neale) Franson. Prior to her employment with...
Uva Mae Sprouse
Sep 12, 2011
Uva G. Sprouse STAUNTON: Uva Mae (Gregory) Sprouse, 87, of Plaza Apartments and formerly of Augusta Springs Road, Craigsville passed away Monday, September 12, 2011 at her residence. Mrs. Sprouse was born December 24, 1923 in Augusta Springs, a daughter of the late Howard Adam and Laura (Sheppard) Gregory. Over the years Uva worked at Stillwater Mills, Basic Witts and...
Susan Hamilton Whitlock
Sep 9, 2011
Susan Hamilton Cash Whitlock, 57, of Steeles Tavern, VA, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 9, 2011, after a heroic year-long battle with complications from a lung transplant. Susan led an active and adventurous life. The daughter of Frank Errette Cash, Jr. and Naomi Duncan Cash, she lived overseas in Germany, the Philippines and Turkey; she travelled widely with her...
Claude Edward Fox
Sep 7, 2011
Claude E. Fox Claude Edward FOX Fox, 84, widower of Mae (Sheets) Fox of 810 Adams Street, Staunton, passed away Wednesday, September 7, 2011 in the Shenandoah Hospice House in Fishersville. Mr. Fox was born August 16, 1927 in Hume, Virginia, a son of the late Owen Thomas and Nora (Davis) Fox. Prior to his retiring from Yancey Lumber Company...
William Franklin 'Bill' Back
Sep 7, 2011
William Franklin Bill Back, 79, husband of Nancy Bell (Coffman) Back of 5 Shirey Road passed away Wednesday, September 7, 2011 at the Shenandoah Hospice House in Fishersville. Mr. Back was born August 30, 1932 in Augusta County, a son of the late Walter William and Naomi Frances (Sheets) Back. Bill was retired from Genicom (G.E.) where he worked in...
Oather Carl 'Bud' Puffenbarger, Sr.
Sep 5, 2011
Oather Carl Bud Puffenbarger, Sr., 68, of 146 Mish Barn Road, passed away Monday, September 5, 2011 in Envoy of Staunton. Mr. Puffenbarger was born January 12, 1943 in Augusta County, a son of the late Lee Frank and Tommi Irene (Losh) Puffenbarger. Bud was employed with Phoenix Construction, Guy C. Eavers Excavating and Wilson Trucking before retiring. He was...
Jerry Lynn Marshall
Sep 1, 2011
Jerry L. Marshall CHURCHVILLE: Jerry Lynn Mouse Marshall, 55, husband of Sharon (Michael) Marshall of 27 Crestone Lane passed away Thursday, September 1, 2011 at Augusta Health in Fishersville. Mr. Marshall was born June 12, 1956 in Augusta County, a son of L. Lynwood and Shirley (Sheffer) Marshall. Jerry was a 1974 graduate from Stuarts Draft High School and was...
Wilma Jean Nichols
Aug 28, 2011
Wilma J. Nichols CRAIGSVILLE: Wilma Jean (Powell) Nichols, 60, of 336 West Railroad Avenue, Craigsville passed away Sunday, August 28, 2011 at Envoy of Staunton. Ms. Nichols was born August 30, 1950 in Staunton, a daughter of the late Brooks Albert and Mary Elizabeth (Robertson) Powell. Ms. Nichols was a 1969 graduate of Buffalo Gap High School, in 2008 she...
Bertie Louise Lowe
Aug 25, 2011
Bertie P. Lowe GOSHEN: Bertie Louise (Powell) Lowe, 80, of 3 Bells Valley Road, Goshen passed away Thursday, August 25, 2011. She was born on June 2, 1931 in Rockbridge County, a daughter of the late Clain Allen and Ida Mae (Patterson) Powell. Bertie was a life long resident of Goshen and was a member of the Valley Independent Baptist...
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