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William Austin "Bill" Pannell, Sr.
Sep 29, 2019
William Austin "Bill" Pannell, Sr., 84, husband of Margie (Grogg) Pannell of 1374 Fox Hollow Road, Afton passed away Sunday, September 29, 2019 in the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville. Mr. Pannell was born in Afton, Virginia on October 20, 1934, a son of the late Austin William and Iva (Reid) Pannell. Bill was a member of Rodes...
Larry William Ward
Sep 29, 2019
Larry William Ward, 68, husband of Cathy (Hensley) Ward, passed away Sunday, September 29, 2019 at the Shenandoah Hospice House in Fishersville, after a long battle with cancer. Mr. Ward was born in Harrisonburg, Virginia on July 4, 1951, the son of the late Charles and Ruth (Miller) Ward, Jr. Larry was a longtime member of Cherryvale United Methodist Church...
Thomas Lee Wood
Sep 29, 2019
Thomas Lee Wood, 89, husband of Dinah (Wandless) Wood of 32 Windgate Circle, Fishersville, Virginia passed away Sunday, September 29, 2019 in Shenandoah House in Fishersville. Mr. Wood was born on June 12, 1930 in Clifton Forge, Virginia, a son of the late Bernie M. Wood and Mabel (Clark) Wood Brinkley. Mr. Wood was a veteran of the United States...
Kyle Dewayne Peters
Sep 26, 2019
Kyle DeWayne Peters, 26, husband of Lynda Peters of 17 Sunny Acres Lane, passed away Thursday, September 26, 2019. Mr. Peters was born on October 26, 1992 in Staunton, a son of Mark DeWayne Peters of Craigsville and Jennifer Kay (Deane) Nagy of Staunton. Kyle was a 2011 graduate of Buffalo Gap High School and was employed by Nagy Pest...
Donald Edward Whitlock
Sep 25, 2019
Donald Edward Whitlock, 71, of West Augusta, passed away Wednesday, September 25, 2019 at his residence. Mr. Whitlock was born in Waynesboro on November 30, 1947, a son of the late Isaac Samuel and Annabelle (Wilkins) Whitlock. Donald enjoyed hunting and stock car racing. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Isaac Whitlock, Jr.;...
Mary Ann Guerrieri
Sep 24, 2019
Mary Ann Guerrieri, 75, passed away September 24, 2019 surrounded by love in the home of family. Mary Ann was born in Washington, D.C. on Christmas day, 1943, a daughter of the late Louis R. and Lois Delilah (Smith) Guerrieri. Mary Ann was the youngest of four children, Richard Guerrieri, Carmella Joseph, and Lois "Sissy" Guerrieri. Mary Ann was a...
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,...
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