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Paul Erskine Fravel
Jan 11, 2019
Paul Erskine Fravel, 86, widower of Shirley C. (Sensabaugh) Fravel, of 1290 Cold Springs Road, passed away Friday, January 11, 2019 at Shenandoah Hospice House in Fishersville, Virginia. Mr. Fravel was born on June 4, 1932 in Staunton, a son of the late Paul L. and Hilda R. (Lotts) Fravel. Paul was a member of Linden Heights Baptist Church and...
Patricia Lee (Card) Ewing
Jan 10, 2019
Patricia Lee (Card) Ewing), 87, widow of Lt. Col. Robert G. Ewing, of Staunton, passed away Thursday, January 10, 2019 at Envoy of Staunton. There will be no public services. Coffman Funeral Home and Crematory, 230 Frontier Drive, Staunton, is in charge of her arrangements.
Billy G. Riley
Jan 5, 2019
Billy G. Riley, 78, husband of Margaret (Burroughs) Riley, of Staunton passed away Saturday, January 5, 2019 at his residence. Mr. Riley was born on October 7, 1940 in Deerfield, a son of the late Marvin M., Sr. and Carrie (Cale) Riley. Mr. Riley was employed with Smith's Transfer and later with Truck \u0026 Equipment of Harrisonburg as a mechanic....
Shirley Marie (Buckland) Haddock
Jan 4, 2019
Shirley Marie (Buckland) Haddock, 61, wife of Glen T. Haddock of 11 Bishop Lane, passed away on Friday, January 4, 2019 in Augusta Health in Fishersville. Mrs. Haddock was born on November 15, 1957 in Hampton, Virginia, a daughter of the late George Lewis Buckland, Sr. and Mary "Granny" Frye. Mrs. Haddock was employed with Invista Corporation with over 18...
John Robert "Johnny" Crawford
Jan 4, 2019
John Robert "Johnny" Crawford, 70, husband of Carolyn S. Curry passed away Friday, January 4, 2019 in the Shenandoah House in Fishersville. Mr. Crawford was born on September 1, 1948 in Richlands, Virginia, a son of the late Norman Robert Crawford and Phyllis (McGlothlin) Crawford. Mr. Crawford was retired and former Owner/Operator of Staunton Full Service Recycling and was a...
Thomas "Tom" Bransford Peters
Jan 2, 2019
Thomas Bransford "Tom" Peters, 72, husband of Sadie (Patterson) Peters, passed away Wednesday, January 2, 2019 in Staunton, surrounded by his family and friends. Mr. Peters was born in Lynchburg, Virginia, a son of the late Clyde Owen and Helen (Morris) Peters. Tom graduated from E.C Glass High School, Lynchburg College and received his Master's Degree from UVA. He was...
Rodney Bonck, Jr.
Dec 30, 2018
Rodney Bonck, Jr., 95, widower of Katherine (Coiner) Bonck, formerly of Grinding Mill Lane, Verona, passed away Sunday, December 30, 2018 at the Kings Daughter Community Health and Rehabilitation Center in Staunton. Mr. Bonck was born on November 4, 1923 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, son of the late Rodney, Sr. and Jessie (Paton) Bonck. Rodney was a member and Elder of...
Betty (Wine) Vanlear
Dec 29, 2018
Betty (Wine) VanLear, 89, of Staunton, passed away on Saturday, December 29, 2018 in Brookdale of Staunton. Mrs. VanLear was born on April 5, 1929 in Staunton, a daughter of the late Jacob Daniel and Vernie (Cline) Wine. Betty was a member of Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church and a graduate of Dunsmore Business College. In addition to her parents, and...
Evelyn Elizabeth (Utz) Pullen
Dec 25, 2018
Evelyn Elizabeth (Utz) Pullen, 88, widow of Pressley Lockhamilton Pullen, of 160 Chestnut Avenue, passed away on Tuesday, December 25, 2018 at her residence. Mrs. Pullen was born on January 17, 1930 in Estes, Virginia, a daughter of the late Thomas Hubert and Mary Elizabeth (Smith) Utz. Evelyn was a member of the Craigsville Holiness Church, she was a lifetime...
Howard Martin "Bucky" Miller, Sr.
Dec 24, 2018
Howard Martin "Bucky" Miller, Sr., 86, widower of Lorraine (Moomau) Miller of Staunton, passed away Monday, December 24, 2018 in Curis at Waynesboro Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Mr. Miller was born on December 12, 1932 in Staunton, a son of the late Herman D., Sr. and Virginia (Diehl) Miller. Bucky was a member of the Greenville United Methodist Church, a...
Melvin Hayman Ripley, Sr.
Dec 21, 2018
Melvin Hayman Ripley, Sr., 96, husband of Evelyn Mae (Cash) Ripley of Campbell Street, passed away Friday, December 21, 2018 in Augusta Health. Mr. Ripley was born in Ronceverte, West Virginia on May 8, 1922, a son of the late Walter Gordan and Grace (Ellis) Ripley. Melvin retired from DuPont Company in 1985 with 35 years of service and was...
Edward George Zdinak
Dec 20, 2018
Dr. Edward George Zdinak, 88, passed away quietly in his Staunton home on December 20. Survived by his wife, Judy, of over 50 years, two sons Aaron (and wife Jessica) and Shawn, and three grand children (Nicolas, Brianna, and Magdelene), he embraced his life-long passions of learning, gardening, and singing. Born in Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh), Ed was a mathematics professor at...
Edith Fitzgerald Stinnett
Dec 16, 2018
Edith (Fitzgerald) Stinnett, 73, widow of Richard Lee Stinnett, of Lyndhurst, passed away Sunday, December 16, 2018 at her residence. Mrs. Stinnett was born on March 8, 1945 in White Rock, Virginia, a daughter of the late Otis Owen and Eulah (Coffey) Fitzgerald. Edith was a founding and active member of the SherLynd Baptist Church, and an active member of...
Annette Yvonne "Bonnie" Moore
Dec 16, 2018
Annette Yvonne (Brothers) "Bonnie" Moore, 82, wife of Ernest George "Ernie" Moore of 1838 "D" Springhill Road, went home to be with her Lord, on Sunday, December 16, 2018 at her home in Staunton. Mrs. Moore was born on December 1, 1936 in Beverly, West Virginia, daughter of the late Junior and Margaret (Champ) Biller. "Bonnie" received her BSN Degree...
Dana Susan Ransome
Dec 16, 2018
Dana Susan Ransome, 37, of Reunion Street, Charlotte, North Carolina, passed away Sunday, December 16, 2018 in the Carolina HealthCare Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. Miss Ransome was born on January 21, 1981 in Staunton, a daughter of Susie (Sanderson) Ransome-Durrette and the late Allen Angelo Ransome. Dana was a member of the Rising Zion Baptist Church in Fairfield, she...
Burnett Rogers "Burnie" Wilkerson
Dec 9, 2018
Burnett Rogers "Burnie" Wilkerson, 82, husband of Charlotte Lorraine (Thomas) Wilkerson of Cardinal Street, passed away Sunday, December 9, 2018 at his residence. Mr. Wilkerson was born in Augusta County, Virginia on May 30, 1936, a son of the late Anthony Perkins and Oval (Robertson) Wilkerson. Burnett was an active member of First Baptist Church and the Trinity Sunday School...
Sandra Kay (Hevener) Meade
Dec 7, 2018
Sandra Kay (Hevener) Meade, 65, of Laurel Hill Road, passed away Friday, December 7, 2018 at her residence. Ms. Meade was born on October 17, 1953 in Staunton, a daughter of Willie Virginia (Ryder) Hevener Lockridge and the late Edgar Hevener. Sandra was employed with Dixie Gas \u0026 Oil as a clerk. In addition to her father, Ms. Meade was...
Anne (Jordan) Roller
Dec 6, 2018
Anne (Jordan) Roller, 77, wife of George Callender Roller, of 112 Audubon Street, Staunton, passed away Thursday, December 6, 2018 at Augusta Health in Fishersville. Mrs. Roller was born on February 18, 1941 in Staunton, a daughter of the late James Willard Jordan and Georgia Alice (Houser) Robinson. Anne enjoyed needle work, playing board games and puzzles with her family....
Ronald "Ron" Hampton White
Nov 29, 2018
Ronald Hampton "Ron" White 75, widow of Margaret Ethel (Via) White, of Staunton, passed away on Thursday, November 29, 2018 at his residence. Mr. White was born in Staunton, on May 19, 1943 son of the late Wade Hampton and Ruth F. (Mynes) White. Ron was a member of the Middle River High School Class of 1961 and a member...
Mary Lou (Sprouse) Coffman
Nov 28, 2018
Mary Lou (Sprouse) Coffman, 89, loving mother, grandmother and wife of John Logan Coffman, Jr., of 1943 Little River Road, Goshen, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, November 28, 2018 surrounded by her family at her residence. Mrs. Coffman was born on June 25, 1929 in Augusta County, a daughter of the late Jesse Summerfield and...
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