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Thomas Robert "Tom" Stevens, Jr.
Sep 23, 2019
Thomas Robert Stevens, Jr., 69, husband of Jan C. Stevens of Old Mill Road, Staunton, passed away Monday, September 23, 2019 at his residence. Mr. Stevens was born in California on March 14, 1950, the son of the late Thomas Robert and Allene Joyce (Monger) Stevens, Sr. Thomas was a machinist and owned Independent Cycle Machine. In addition to his...
Gloria Jane Thompson
Sep 22, 2019
Gloria Jane Thompson, 74, of Staunton, passed away Sunday, September 22, 2019 at her residence. Mrs. Thompson was born on August 1, 1945 in Waynesboro, Virginia, a daughter of the late Lurty Guy and Lillian Grey (McLaughlin) Pleasants. Gloria was a homemaker, a loving and strong Mother, and had a tight knit family. She was a selfless person who always...
Raymond William Jarvis
Sep 19, 2019
Raymond William Jarvis, 83, widower of Ida Alleta (Hott) Jarvis of Middlebrook Village Road, Middlebrook, passed away Thursday, September 19, 2019 in Shenandoah House in Fishersville. Mr. Jarvis was born in Rockbridge County on December 12, 1935, a son of the late John Jacob and Viola Freedom (Sensabaugh) Jarvis. Raymond was a member of Immanuel Presbyterian Church where he was...
Susan Wendy "Sue" Strain
Sep 19, 2019
Susan Wendy "Sue" (Jones) Strain, 70, widow of Richard Philip Strain of Long Meadow Road, passed away Thursday, September 19, 2019 in the Kings Daughters Community Health and Rehabilitation Center in Staunton. Mrs. Strain, a daughter of the late Amos Graham and Marion Clare (Bradford) Jones, was born on October 21, 1948 in Elizabeth, New Jersey. Sue was a retired...
Isabell Davis Fitzgerald
Sep 19, 2019
Isabell Davis Fitzgerald, 89, went to be with her Lord and Heavenly Father, husband, daughter, and parents Thursday, September 19, 2019 at her residence. Mrs. Fitzgerald was born January 26, 1930 at home in Virginia, a daughter of the late Jasper and Alpha (Eavey) Davis. She was one of seven children, whose ages range now from eighty-four to ninety-six years...
Sue Ellen Kester
Sep 17, 2019
Sue Ellen Kester, 72, of Barrenridge Road, Staunton passed away Tuesday, September 17, 2019 in the Hospice of the Piedmont in Charlottesville. Ms. Kester was born in Staunton, Virginia on May 19, 1947, a daughter of the late James and Unabelle (Meeks) Kester. Sue was a member of Barren Ridge Church of the Brethren and retired as a Social Worker...
Fred D. Bowers
Sep 15, 2019
Fred D. Bowers, 83, of Staunton went to be with his heavenly Father on Sunday, September 15, 2019 at the University of Virginia Medical Center after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born on June 3, 1936 in Mt. Jackson, Virginia, a son of the late Perry L. and Beulah S. Bowers. Fred was a veteran of the United...
Lisa Kay (Simpson) Campbell
Sep 15, 2019
Lisa Kay (Simpson) Campbell, 55, of 414 F Street, passed away Sunday, September 15, 2019 at her residence. Ms. Campbell was born in Alleghany County on August 22, 1964, a daughter of the late Lee "Jack" and Mary Ruth (Kemper) Simpson. Lisa was a member of Goshen Baptist Church and the Goshen First Aid Crew. She loved spending time with...
Edward Boas, Jr.
Sep 14, 2019
Edward Boas, Jr., 89, widower of Grace Mae (Arbaugh) Boas, of Staunton passed away on Saturday, September 14, 2019 at Augusta Health in Fishersville. He was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania on December 20, 1929, a son of the late Edward Earl Boas, Sr. and Geneva (Steffy) Boas. He was a veteran of the United States Army and retired from Maislin...
Helen Elizabeth (Swortzel) Earhart
Sep 14, 2019
Helen Elizabeth (Swortzel) Earhart, 97, widow of William Eugene "Gene" Earhart, formerly of Hotchkiss Road, passed away Saturday, September 14, 2019 in the Stuarts Draft Christian Home. Mrs. Earhart was born on May 5, 1922 in Greenville, a daughter of the late Charles Robert and Mary Lena (Brown) Swortzel. Mrs. Earhart was a faithful member of Loch Willow Presbyterian Church...
Lois Fay Barrett
Sep 13, 2019
Lois Fay Barrett, 99, of Staunton passed away on Friday, September 13, 2019 at Brookdale of Staunton. She was born in Wisconsin, daughter of the late Rufus Llord and Laurel (Davis) Douglas. Burial will be at a later date at Ellijay City Cemetery in Ellijay (Gilmer County), Georgia. Coffman Funeral Home and Crematory, 230 Frontier Drive Staunton is in charge...
Jill Elaine (Smith) Matson
Sep 13, 2019
Jill Elaine (Smith) Matson, 54, of Aiken Street passed away Friday, September 13, 2019 in Augusta Health in Fishersville. Mrs. Matson was born on March 7, 1965 in LaFollette, Tennessee, a daughter of Jessica Marie (Lawson) Henley. Mrs. Matson was the manager of the Clock Tower Restaurant. Surviving in addition to her mother is a son, Jacob Wayne Gould; a...
Dorothy Anne Briehl
Sep 11, 2019
Dorothy Anne Briehl, age 95, of Staunton, Virginia died on Wednesday, September 11, 2019, at the Legacy of North Augusta in Staunton. Dorothy was born on February 22, 1924 in Charleston, Illinois, the daughter of Paul and Helen (Popham) Davis. She graduated from Charleston High School in 1942 and served in the U.S. Army from 1944 to 1946, where she...
Noah Easton Bird
Sep 8, 2019
Noah Easton Bird, 2, of Moon, Virginia, infant son of Cody Bird and Erika Thomas, passed away on Sunday, September 8, 2019. He was born on April 18, 2017 in Fishersville, Virginia. Noah loved to play outside, fishing with his daddy, being swaddled after bath time, and brushing his mommy's hair. He was preceded in death by his maternal great-grandfather,...
Osby Floyd Frazier, Jr.
Sep 7, 2019
Osby Floyd Frazier, Jr., 60, husband of Debbie Frazier of Greenville passed away Saturday, September 7, 2019 at his residence. Mr. Frazier was born on March 1, 1959 in Waldorf, Maryland, a son of the late Osby Floyd Frazier, Sr. and Mary Frances (Carter) Frazier. Osby attended Mountain Top Christian Church. He served in the United States Army and served...
Larry Desco Simmons, Jr.
Sep 5, 2019
Larry Desco Simmons, Jr., 44, husband of Sherry L. Simmons, passed away Thursday, September 5, 2019 at his residence in Staunton. Mr. Simmons was born in Bellington, West Virginia on January 21, 1975, a son of Helen (Herron) Simmons and the late Larry Desco Simmons, Sr. Larry was employed as a Maintenance Officer with Middle River Regional Jail for the...
Anthony Dwayne "Tony" Bosserman
Sep 5, 2019
Anthony Dwayne "Tony" Bosserman, 50, of 46 Ruger Lane, Swoope, VA, went home to be with his Lord and Savior, on Thursday, September 5, 2019 at his residence. Mr. Bosserman was born on October 18, 1968, in Anchorage, Alaska, the son of Jerry Wayne Bosserman and the late Faye (Marshall) Bosserman and step-son of Alice Killian-Bosserman. Tony was a member...
Julia Kyle "Doots" (Hitt) Singers
Aug 28, 2019
Julia Kyle "Doots" (Hitt) Singers, 85, formerly of Culpeper, passed away Wednesday, August 28, 2019 at Royal Care Assisted Living in Staunton. Mrs. Singers was born on September 18, 1933 in Culpeper, Virginia, a daughter of the late Roy Thompson and Stella (Smoot) Hitt. Julia was a member of the Culpeper Presbyterian Church and retired from the C\u0026P Telephone Company...
Adam Bryce Cowherd
Aug 27, 2019
Adam Bryce Cowherd, 29, of Waynesboro, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, August 27, 2019. He was born on February 14, 1990 in Augusta County and was the son of Donald C. Cowherd and Pamela K. Fitzgerald. He was a graduate of Wilson Memorial High School, class of 2008. He enjoyed the outdoors, music, camping, hiking, swimming, and spending time with...
Richard Stephen Rose
Aug 25, 2019
Richard Stephen Rose, 56, of Staunton passed away on Sunday, August 25, 2019. He was born on September 19, 1962 in Richmond, Virginia, son of the late Charles Richard Rose, Jr. and Sheila (Bemis) Rose. There will be no public services. Coffman Funeral Home and Crematory, 230 Frontier Drive, Staunton is in charge of his arrangements.
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