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Everett Sherwood Pitsenbarger
Jan 4, 2021
Everett Sherwood Pitsenbarger, 80, of East Gate Drive, Verona, passed away Monday, January 4, 2021 at his residence. Mr. Pitsenbarger was born in Highland County, Virginia on December 9, 1940, a son of the late Lester C. and Mary Alice (Moyers) Pitsenbarger. Mr. Pitsenbarger was a veteran of the United States Army and he retired in 1993 from DuPont with...
Beatrice Ann (Harding) Reed
Dec 31, 2020
Beatrice Ann (Harding) Reed, 85, wife of Charles Herbert Reed of Fishersville passed away Thursday, December 31, 2020 at Augusta Health in Fishersville. Mrs. Reed was born in Angelica, New York on March 3, 1935, a daughter of the late Rueben C. and Hazel E. (Scott) Harding. Beatrice was a member of Bethany Lutheran Church. She was a retired Registered...
Irene (Huffer) Morrison
Dec 30, 2020
Irene (Huffer) Morrison, 91, widow of Robert Lee Morrison, formerly of Fort Defiance Road, Verona, passed away Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at the residence of her daughter in Staunton. Mrs. Morrison was born in Mount Solon, Virginia on July 4, 1929, a daughter of the late John and Mattie (Day) Huffer. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Morrison...
Travis "Ted" William Showalter
Dec 28, 2020
Travis William "Ted" Showalter, 75, husband of Jerlene H. (Hostetter) Showalter of Bald Rock Road, Verona passed away Monday, December 28, 2020 at his residence. Mr. Showalter was born in Staunton, Virginia on March 20, 1945, a son of the late Oral William and Anna Bell (Eustler) Showalter. Ted was a Sergeant for eight years in the National Guard and...
Edwin Nelson Craun, Jr.
Dec 28, 2020
Edwin Nelson Craun, Jr., 67, of Waynesboro, passed away Monday, December 28, 2020 in Curis at Waynesboro. Edwin was born in Rockingham County, Virginia, on March 19, 1953, a son of the late Edwin Nelson Craun, Sr. and Margarite Louise (Roadcap) Craun Akers. Mr. Craun was a member of Destiny Family Center, worked for V.A.I.L. as a caregiver, and previously...
James Maurice Craft
Dec 26, 2020
James Maurice Craft, 87, of Verona, passed away Saturday, December 26, 2020 at Augusta Health in Fishersville. Mr. Craft was born in Dehue, West Virginia on October 15, 1933, a son of the late Earl Adair and Ruby Gertrude (Biggs) Craft. He was a retired veteran of the U.S. Army having achieved the rank of Sergeant First Class. He served...
Kelvin Lee Brown
Dec 26, 2020
On Friday, December 25, 2020, Kelvin Lee Brown, a native of Staunton, VA, passed away peacefully in his home. Kelvin was born on April 1, 1954, and was the son of his parents, the late Lewis P. Brown, Jr., and Alice V. Brown, also of Staunton, VA. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Brenda Ruth Brown. Kelvin...
Illa Mae Judd
Dec 25, 2020
Illa Mae (Haney) Judd, 98, on December 25, 2020 departed this world to become a true "Christmas Angel". Illa, also happened to be married on December 25th back in 1938 to Dillard Olen Judd for fifty-two years, until his death on April 27, 1991. Illa was born on June 18, 1922 in Cookeville, Tennessee to the late Daniel Washington and...
Gordon Stinson Jennings, Jr.
Dec 24, 2020
Gordon Stinson Jennings, Jr., 88, husband of Nancy Lee (Cash) Jennings, of Staunton passed away Thursday, December 24, 2020 at his residence. Mr. Jennings was born in Scottsville, Virginia on March 11, 1932, a son of the late Gordon Stinson Jennings, Sr. and Virginia Mary (Bragg) Jennings. Gordon was an active member of Memorial Baptist Church where he served on...
Brian Keith "Pete" Shiplett, Sr.
Dec 24, 2020
Brian Keith "Pete" Shiplett, Sr., 57, husband of Sophia Jean (Powell) Shiplett of Waynesboro, passed away Thursday, December 24, 2020 at his residence. Mr. Shiplett was born in Staunton, Virginia on June 22, 1963, a son of the late Howard Summers and Judith Carolyn (Gregory) Shiplett. Pete enjoyed hunting, fishing, and Goodwill shopping. In addition to his parents, "Pete" was...
Agnes Elizabeth (Morgan) Brooks
Dec 24, 2020
On the evening of December 23, 2020, Agnes Elizabeth Morgan Brooks left this earth unexpectedly due to a cardiovascular event. Born in Atlanta, GA, December 10, 1971, she grew up in Richmond, VA, where she built lifelong friendships at Second Presbyterian Church and Thomas Jefferson High School. After a year at Mary Baldwin College and studying at AB Tech in...
Richard Edward Morrison
Dec 18, 2020
Richard (Dick) Morrison, 92, passed away in Staunton, Virginia, on December 18, 2020. Dick was born in Flint, Michigan, to George and Bernice Morrison, the eldest of 3 children. His father worked for General Motors, which took the family to the Chicago suburbs in 1941 so that his father could work in the GM plant producing engines for the B-17...
Boyd Edward Shull, Sr.
Dec 17, 2020
Boyd Edward Shull, Sr., 81, husband of Patricia Ann "Patsi" (Coleman) Shull of 279 Forest Springs Drive, Stuarts Draft, passed away on Thursday, December 17, 2020 in Augusta Health, Fishersville. Mr. Shull was born in Mt. Solon, Virginia on January 3, 1939, a son of the late Jesse Andrew Shull and Theda Mae (Judy) Shull. Boyd attended Waynesboro Free Methodist...
Irwin Leo Tichenor, Jr.
Dec 17, 2020
Irwin Leo Tichenor, Jr., 69, widower of his first wife, Frances (Fix) Tichenor and second wife, Holly (Jenkins) Tichenor, formerly of Verona, passed away Friday, December 18, 2020 in Envoy of Staunton. Mr. Tichenor was born in Staunton, Virginia on March 26, 1951 a son of the late Irwin Leo Tichenor, Sr. and Ruby (Newman) Tichenor. Irwin was retired from...
Robert Jordan Hizer
Dec 15, 2020
Robert Jordan Hizer, 86, husband of Geneva Grace (Tingler) Hizer, of Verona passed away Tuesday, December 15, 2020 in Envoy of Staunton. Mr. Hizer was born in Alderson, West Virginia on September 7, 1934 a son of the late Wheeler and Nellie Hizer. Robert worked for Smith's Transfer for 38 years as a truck driver and later for Red Front...
Arthur Lewis "Luke" Cason
Dec 15, 2020
Arthur Lewis "Luke" Cason, 69, husband of Donna Kay Cason of Staunton, passed away Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital in Charlottesville. Mr. Cason was born in Staunton, Virginia on July 16, 1951, a son of the late Arthur Ray and Eleanor (Oxford) Cason. Luke was a member of the Aero Drive Church of God. He loved...
Lavonne Lena (Snyder) Garber
Dec 13, 2020
LaVonne Lena (Snyder) Garber, 82, wife of Reverend William Henry "Bill" Garber of 291 Sellers Lane, Broadway passed away Sunday, December 13, 2020 at her residence. Mrs. Garber was born in Augusta County, Virginia on June 23, 1938, a daughter of the late Kenneth Claude and Irene (Callison) Snyder. LaVonne attended Cedar Grove Church of the Brethren and she was...
Delmar Frances (Layton) Laclair
Dec 13, 2020
Delmar Frances (Layton) LaClair, 87, widow of Frank G. LaClair, formerly of Bare Street passed away, Sunday, December 13, 2020 at Kings Daughters Community Health and Rehab in Staunton. Mrs. LaClair was born in Bath County, Virginia on February 20, 1933, a daughter of the late Donnie and Mabel Layton. Delmar was retired from (Augusta Medical Center) now Augusta Health...
Jacqueline Miller "Jackie" Ralston
Dec 12, 2020
Jacqueline Miller "Jackie" Ralston, 72, of Staunton, passed away peacefully Saturday, December 12, 2020 at her residence, with her family by her side. Ms. Ralston was born in Staunton, Virginia on November 25, 1948, a daughter of the late Roy and Dorothy (Hulvey) Waggy. Jackie retired from Western State Hospital where she was employed as Executive Assistant and was an...
Walter Elmer Arehart
Dec 10, 2020
Walter Elmer Arehart, 79, of Waynesboro, passed away on Thursday, December 10, 2020 at Augusta Health after a long hard fought battle with Parkinson's disease. Mr. Arehart was born on December 15, 1940 in Augusta County, a son of the late William Elmer and Mamie Odell (Cason) Arehart. Walter was a 1958 graduate of Wilson Memorial High School, he retired...
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