Burford Lee Gill
Nov 24, 2021
Buford Lee Gill, 70, of Lyndhurst, passed away on Wednesday, November 24, 2021 at Augusta Health in Fishersville. Mr. Gill was born in Radford, on August 18, 1951, a son of the late Dewey Gill and Virginia (Ayers) Gill. Buford was a hardworking and giving man. He loved animals, especially his dogs. In addition to his parents, Mr. Gill is...
Geneva Vivian (Newlen) Hevener
Nov 21, 2021
Geneva Vivian (Newlen) Hevener, 97, widow of Robert J. Hevener, of Staunton, passed away on Sunday, November 21, 2021 at Augusta Health in Fishersville. Mrs. Hevener was born in Bluegrass, Virginia, on March 7, 1924, the daughter of the late Paul Dwight Newlen and Lula Belle (Grogg) Newlen. Geneva was a firm believer in obtaining a good education and encouraged...
Katherine Ray (Meeks) Welcher
Nov 20, 2021
Katherine Ray (Meeks) Welcher, 75, wife of Phillip Lee Welcher, of 378 Frontier Drive, Staunton, passed away Saturday, November 20, 2021 at Augusta Health in Fishersville. Mrs. Welcher was born on February 28, 1946 in Staunton, Virginia, daughter of the late Myrle Elizabeth (Ashby) Meeks. In addition to her mother, Katherine was preceded in death by her brother, Edward H....
Reverend Donald Lee Long
Nov 18, 2021
Reverend Donald Lee Long "Preacherman", 87, widower of Charlotte G. (Warren) Long, formerly of Old Laurel Hill Road in Verona, passed away on Thursday, November 18, 2021 at the Regency in Fishersville, Virginia. Reverend Long was born in Roanoke, Virginia, on October 31, 1934, a son of the late Robert Malcolm Long and Lillie Virginia (Moore) Long. Reverend Donald Long...
James Clayton Foster, Jr.
Nov 17, 2021
James Clayton Foster, Jr., 92, husband of Kathryne "Nancy" Foster, of Douglas Lane in Waynesboro, passed away on Wednesday, November 17, 2021 at Birch Gardens in Staunton. Mr. Foster was born in Campbell County, Virginia on April 9, 1929, the son of the late James Clayton Foster, Sr. and Mary Helen (Bass) Foster. Mr. Foster was a member of Tinkling...
Eva Kate (Houff) Botkin
Nov 17, 2021
Eva Kate (Houff) Botkin, 94, widow of Richard Lee Botkin of Shutterlee Mill Lane, Staunton, passed away, Wednesday, November 17, 2021 at Augusta Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Fishersville. Mrs. Botkin was born in Mt. Sidney, Virginia on November 5, 1927, a daughter of the late Charles R. and Ethel Kate (Sheets) Houff. Eva was a faithful and life-time member...
Walter Craig Miller
Nov 16, 2021
Walter Craig Miller, 78, husband of Jeannie Marie Simmons, of Cherry Hill Drive in Staunton, passed away on Tuesday, November 16, 2021 at his residence. Mr. Miller was born in Norwich, New York on June 21, 1943 the son of the late Edward Albert Miller and Mary (McEligot) Miller. Walter enjoyed hiking, bicycling, and traveling. Surviving, in addition to his...
Gale Annette (Hipes) Shipe
Nov 16, 2021
Gale Annette (Hipes) Shipe, 82, wife of William Henry Shipe, of 302 New Hope and Crimora Road in Waynesboro, passed away on Tuesday, November 16, 2021 at Shenandoah Nursing and Rehab in Fishersville. Mrs. Shipe was born in Danville, Virginia on June 29, 1939, a daughter of the late Gilchrist Hipes and Anne (Burgess) Hipes. Gale was a member of...
Josephine Buchanan Curtis
Nov 15, 2021
Josephine (Jo) died November 15, 2021 at Brookdale Senior Living Solutions in Staunton, VA, near her daughter where she had lived for three years. She was born September 27, 1924, in Person County, NC, to Mattie Eva Young and Joe L. Buchanan. She graduated at 16 from Oxford High School (NC) and left the family farm for Greensboro, NC, where...
Shelvey Jean (Quick) Willmott
Nov 15, 2021
Shelvey Jean (Quick) Willmott, 84, of Governors Way in Waynesboro, passed away Monday, November 15, 2021 in the UVA Transitional Care Hospital in Charlottesville. Ms. Willmott was born on January 1, 1937 in Staunton, a daughter of the late Markus Philip and Edna Mary (Gilbert) Quick. Ms. Willmott was a member of Memorial Baptist Church. Shelvey retired from DuPont after...
Dorothy Juanita "Dotty" (Tankesley) Tisdale
Nov 15, 2021
Our Mom, the most loving person we know, Dorothy "Dotty" J. Tisdale, went home to be with Jesus and her long awaited heavenly home on November 15, 2021. Mom was born March 20, 1937 in Middlebrook, Va. to the late Irvine Daniel and Pauline Marion (Britt) Tankesley. She was predeceased by her husband , Maynard Tisdale, her loving brothers, Alfred...
Teresa Kay Blum
Nov 12, 2021
Teresa Kay Blum, 62, of Staunton, passed unexpectedly on Friday, November 12, 2021 at her home. Ms. Blum was born on July 20, 1959 in Staunton. She was a daughter of the late Charles James Blum, Jr., Nancy (Huntley Blum) Lotts and Stanley Lotts. Teresa graduated from Robert E Lee High School in 1977. She received her associates degree in...
Vincent Leon Moneymaker
Nov 11, 2021
Vincent Leon Moneymaker, 88, husband of Inez Back Moneymaker, passed away on Thursday, November 11, 2021 at his residence in Staunton. Vincent was born on February 27, 1933 in Churchville, Virginia, a son of the late Lester Earl Moneymaker and Iva Brown Moneymaker. He graduated from Churchville High School with the class of 1951. Vincent was a member of the...
Loretta Jane Butler
Nov 11, 2021
Loretta Jane Butler, 85, widow of Nathan Waldo Butler, went to be with the Lord, on Thursday, November 11, 2021, surrounded by her family, at Augusta Health in Fishersville. Mrs. Butler was born on September 15, 1936 in Garten, West Virginia, a daughter of the late Harmon and Geneva Peters. Loretta grew up in Rupert, Rainelle and Richwood, West Virginia....
Edith Virginia (Glenn) Chrisman Howdyshell
Nov 11, 2021
Edith Virginia (Glenn) Chrisman Howdyshell, 91, of Staunton, passed away peacefully on November 11, 2021. Edith was born on May 23, 1930 in Augusta County. She was the daughter of the late Christian L. Glenn and Blanch (Allen) Glenn. Edith graduated from Wilson High School and was very involved in her class reunion for the last 70 years. She worked...
Robert Ernest "Bobby" Bottenfield
Nov 11, 2021
Robert Ernest "Bobby" Bottenfield, 81, husband of Betty Jean (Desper) Bottenfield of Staunton, passed away Thursday, November 11, 2021 at Augusta Health in Fishersville. Mr. Bottenfield was born in Churchville, Virginia on April 8, 1940, a son of the late Ernest Sheridan and Geneva Edna (Altizer) Bottenfield. Bobby was self-employed as a farmer and carpenter. He enjoyed farming and working...
Alfred Franklin "Al" Berry, Jr.
Nov 6, 2021
Alfred Franklin "Al" Berry, Jr., 86, widower of Amelia Ann (Jones) Berry, of Fishersville, Virginia, passed away on Saturday, November 6, 2021 at his residence. Mr. Berry was born on September 28, 1935, in McKinley, Virginia, a son of the late Alfred Franklin Berry, Sr. and Margie Louise (Baylor) Berry. Al was a member of Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church, and...
Mary Rose (Walker) Brown
Nov 6, 2021
Mary Rose (Walker) Brown, 83, wife of Donald Hankins Brown, formerly of Staunton, passed away Saturday, November 6, 2021 at The Regency in Fishersville where she recently was making her home. Mrs. Brown was born on November 3, 1938 in Goshen, Virginia, the daughter of the late Robert Edgar Walker, Sr. and Baena Matilda (Paxton) Walker. Mrs. Brown was employed...
Jerry Lynn Meeks
Nov 4, 2021
Jerry Lynn Meeks, 66, of New Hope Road, husband of Cindy Meeks, passed away on Thursday, November 4, 2021 at his residence. Mr. Meeks was born on December 14, 1954 at Tindall Air Force Base in Panama City, Florida, to the late Billie Mack Meeks and Agatha Gay (Arehart) Meeks. Jerry had a passion for music and enjoyed playing with...
