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Donna Patricia Chisley

Donna Patricia Chisley

Jun 7, 2011

Donna Patricia Chisley, 47, of Staunton passed away Tuesday, June 7, 2011 in Augusta Health in Fishersville. Ms. Chisley was born April 30, 1964 in Prince Georges County, Maryland, a daughter of Diane D. Chisley of Phoenix, AZ and the late James Wesley Ross. Ms. Chisley graduated from C.B. Robinson Elementary School in Bowie, Maryland, attended Parkdale High School in...

Tommy Joe Price

Tommy Joe Price

Jun 7, 2011

Tommy J. Price STAUNTON: Tommy Joe Price, 70, husband of Betty Joyce (Clark) Price of 507 Victoria Drive, passed away Tuesday, June 7, 2011 at his residence. Mr. Price was born July 30, 1940 in River, Kentucky, a son of the late Jesse Bill and Louella (Price) Price. Mr. Price was the owner/operator of the Verona 7-11 for thirty-seven years....

William 'Bill' Andrew Reider

William 'Bill' Andrew Reider

Jun 4, 2011

William Andrew Bill Reider was born December 11, 1921 in Cleveland, Ohio and died June 4, 2011 at Augusta Health Center. He was preceded in death by his parents, Kenneth Gerner and Grace (Hall) Reider, his wife, Margaret (Voelker) Reider and companion, Joyce Staton. Surviving is his daughter, Susan Elizabeth and husband Jay Allen Buerkel of Staunton and son, John...

Bernie Zavan Colvin

Bernie Zavan Colvin

Jun 1, 2011

Bernie Zavan Colvin, 90, widower of Kathleen (Knight) Colvin formerly of Craigsville passed away Wednesday, June 1, 2011 at Kings Daughters Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Staunton. Mr. Colvin was born September 20, 1920 in Bath County, a son of the late Dave and Gertrude (Griffin) Colvin. Mr. Colvin was retired from Burke, Parsons and Powlby Corporation in Goshen, a...

Charlotte Marie Helmick

Charlotte Marie Helmick

May 30, 2011

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Fredrick Lee Sarey

Fredrick Lee Sarey

May 30, 2011

Fredrick L. Sarey VERONA: Fredrick Lee Fred Sarey, 63, husband of Joyce Marie (Edmond) Sarey of 8 West Gate Road passed away Monday, May 30, 2011 in the University Medical Center in Charlottesville. Mr. Sarey was born July 4, 1947 in San Francisco, CA, a son of the late Pierre Carvel and Ruie Elsie (Coffin) Sarey. He was preceded in...

Jane Ellen Arbaugh

Jane Ellen Arbaugh

May 29, 2011

Jane E. Arbaugh Staunton: Jane Ellen (Fisher) Arbaugh, 88, widow of Charles W. Arbaugh of 1600 Paige Street, passed away Sunday, May 29, 2011 in Envoy of Staunton. She was born on January 31, 1923 in Staunton, a daughter of the late Frank Briley Fisher, Sr. and Minnie Bell (Withrow) Fisher. Mrs. Arbaugh was a member of Marquis Memorial United...

Kimberly Ann Dull

Kimberly Ann Dull

May 26, 2011

Kimberly G. Dull Kimberly Ann Kim (Gilmer) Dull, 32, wife of Charles A. Chuck Dull of 366 Smoky Row Road, Staunton passed away Thursday, May 26, 2011 at her residence. Kim was born April 14, 1979 in Staunton, a daughter of Steven Andrew and Brenda Lee (Burtner) Ryder. Kim attended Parkway Wesleyan Church and was a graduate of Buffalo Gap...

Rita Ray Sellers

Rita Ray Sellers

May 23, 2011

Rita L. Sellers Staunton: Rita Ray (Lawhorn) Sellers, 72, widow of Robert L. Bob Sellers, Jr. of 327 Grubert Avenue, Staunton, passed away Monday, May 23, 2011 at her residence. Mrs. Sellers was born August 1, 1938 in Augusta Springs, VA, a daughter of the late Haze Herman and Ethel Lucille (Gregory) Lawhorn. Rita served in the United States Air...

Judy Mae Coffey

Judy Mae Coffey

May 20, 2011

Judy Mae (Eckard) Coffey, 55, wife of Paul T. Coffey of 161 Maine Circle, passed away Friday, May 20, 2011 at Augusta Health in Fishersville. Mrs. Coffey was born June 11, 1955 in Staunton, a daughter of the late Dennis Boyd and Cora Rebecca (Pickerall) Eckard. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two infant children,...

Benjamin Warren Coiner

Benjamin Warren Coiner

May 16, 2011

Benjamin W. Coiner STAUNTON: Benjamin Warren Benny Coiner, 69, devoted husband of Lisa Diane (Wells) Coiner of 97 Stingy Hollow Road passed away Monday, May 16, 2011 at his residence. Mr. Coiner was born June 11, 1941 in Augusta County, Virginia a son of Myrtle May (Desper) Coiner and the late Elmer Warren Coiner. Benjamin served the United States in...

Pauline Mae Rankin

Pauline Mae Rankin

May 16, 2011

Pauline H. Rankin Staunton: Pauline Mae (Hyden) Rankin, 84, widow of George Benjamin Rankin of 55 First Street, passed away Monday, May 16, 2011 in Augusta Health in Fishersville. Mrs. Rankin was born November 25, 1926 in Stuarts Draft, Virginia, a daughter of the late David Vogel and Florence Gertrude (East) Hyden. Mrs. Rankin was the co-owner of Beverly News...

Leonard Owen Collie

Leonard Owen Collie

May 13, 2011

Leonard O. Collie VERONA: Leonard Owen Collie, 76, beloved husband of Barbara Gene (Bass) Collie of 7 Mountain View Drive passed away Friday evening, May 13, 2011 at his residence. Mr. Collie was born on December 5, 1934 in Halifax, Virginia, a son of the late Jack Spencer and Lelia Jeter (Williamson) Collie. Mr. Collie was a member of Verona...

Nicholas Arthur Lessner

Nicholas Arthur Lessner

May 10, 2011

Pastor Nicholas Arthur Lessner, 86, husband of Mary E. (Kredl) Lessner of 510 Gaymont Place passed away Tuesday, May 10, 2011 in Augusta Health in Fishersville. Mr. Lessner was born October 12, 1924 in Trenton, New Jersey, the son of the late Nicholas Anton and Lillian A. (Wilson) Lessner. Pastor Lessner worked for the Potomac Conference of the Seventh-Day Adventist...

Bobby Wayne Clark

Bobby Wayne Clark

May 6, 2011

Bobby W. Clark STAUNTON: Bobby Wayne Clark, 76, of 332 Amherst Road, beloved Husband, Father and Grandfather, went beyond earths shadows to meet his Heavenly Father on Friday, May 6, 2011, at 12:26 a.m. Though unexpected, God granted his wishes for leaving this world peacefully from home. He was born, February 26, 1935, in Augusta Springs, the son of the...

Sonya Lettie Moores

Sonya Lettie Moores

May 2, 2011

Sonya Lettie (Shaffer) Moores, 40, wife of Christian S. Moores of 18 Amelia Drive passed away Monday, May 2, 2011 at her residence. Mrs. Moores was born September 8, 1970 in Virginia Beach, VA, a daughter of Sonya (Jackson) Shaffer Thompson of Staunton and the late Howard M. Shaffer, Sr. Sonya was employed with Augusta Nursing and Rehabilitation as a...

John Douglas Johnston

John Douglas Johnston

May 1, 2011

This obituary was actually prepared by me, John, and NO, this is not a current picture. I decided this one looked better than my most recent. John D. Johnston passed away on Sunday, May 1, 2011. Dale, his loving and caring wife of 21 years was with him. John was born in Covington, Virginia, on June 15, 1941, the son...

Don Chastain Poulson

Don Chastain Poulson

Apr 30, 2011

Don Chastain Poulson, 73, an engineer whose career took him halfway around the world but who always called Virginia his home, died peacefully April 30, 2011, in Staunton, surrounded by his family. Mr. Poulson was born Sept. 1, 1937, in Hartford City, Indiana, to James Henry and Bernice (Chastain) Poulson. His parents brought the family to Virginia in 1945, settling...

Andrea Lynn

Andrea Lynn

Apr 29, 2011

Andrea Lynn, 52, of 813 Rutherford Street passed away Friday morning, April 29, 2011 in the Shenandoah House in Fishersville. Andrea was born on April 27, 1959 in Passaic, New Jersey, a daughter of William Luther and Gladys Lillian (Annenberg) Crumb. She was owner/operator of a Pizza Restaurant prior to her declining health. In addition to her parents of Staunton,...

Kim Eugenia Downs

Kim Eugenia Downs

Apr 29, 2011

Kim Eugenia (Back) Downs, 53, wife of Allen D. Downs of 543A Buttermilk Spring Road passed away Friday morning, April 29, 2011 in Augusta Health in Fishersville. Mrs. Downs was born on October 4, 1957 in Staunton, a daughter of Beverly (Kirby) Carroll and the late Norwood Eugene Back. Kim was employed with Ritenhour Rest Home as a Med Tech.Surviving...

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