Louise B. Chaboudy

Louise “Penny” Anderson Beardsworth Chaboudy, 81, of Staunton, passed away quietly at home, surrounded by her family, on Saturday, January 4, 2025. 

She is survived by her husband of over sixty years, Carl “Butch” Harry Chaboudy; her eldest son, George William Chaboudy of New Jersey; her daughters-in-law, Jennifer Petri of New Jersey and Lisa Chaboudy of Virginia; and her five grandchildren, Jared Burzynski (27), Jordan Burzynski (25), Grant Chaboudy (24), Caden Chaboudy (16), and William Chaboudy (14). 

In addition to her parents, she joins her youngest child, Cameron Hale Chaboudy, in the arms of her Heavenly Father.

Penny was born on December 15, 1943, at King’s Daughters Hospital in Staunton, a daughter of the late William Henry, Jr. and Louise Brown Beardsworth. 

She attended Robert E. Lee High School in Staunton where she was a member of the National Honor Society. She continued her education at Roanoke College for a year before transferring to Florida Southern College. During her time in college, Penny was a member of the Phi Gamma Mu National Social Science Honorary Society, the Pi Delta Epsilon National Journalism Society, the Kappa Delta Pi National Education Society, and the Phi Mu Social Sorority. Most importantly, she met the love of her life, Butch. She graduated from Florida Southern with a degree in Early Childhood Education and later earned a master’s degree from the University of South Dakota.

Penny and Butch were married on November 26, 1965, at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Staunton. Shortly after, they embarked on twenty-plus years of travel, as Butch served in the United States Army. Her travels included a total of five years in Germany, three years in the Philippines, and homes in Kansas, South Dakota, Kentucky, Ohio, Maryland and northern Virginia. Eventually, Penny and Butch settled in Staunton, where they enjoyed their retirement years in Mint Springs on Mt. Ida Lane. 

Throughout her life, Penny worked in various roles that included teaching in Augusta County, Anne Arundel County Junior High in Maryland, the Department of Defense Schools overseas, and then acted as the director and counselor of an Army Education Center. She also worked as a realtor and a representative for the Northwest Ohio Education Technology Foundation. On her second stay in Germany, she implemented the pilot childcare program for the Department of the Army. Penny was also appointed to the Fairfax County Airport Authority Board and the Social Security Board.

Penny’s favorite hobby was genealogy. She was a member of a large number of genealogical organizations to included the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Americans of Royal Descent, the National Society of Colonial Dames, the Jamestown Society, the Colonial Order of the Crown, the Society of the Friends of St. George, the Descendants of the Knights of the Most Nobel Garter, the National Society of the Magna Charta Dames, the Order of the Descendants of the Justiciars, the Society of the Plantagenet Kings of England, the Continental Society of the Daughters of the Indian Wars, the National Society of the Daughters of American Colonists, the National Society of the Sons and Daughters of Pilgrims, the National Society of the Southern Dames of America, and the US Daughters of 1812. She was most proud of being a Founding Regent of the National Society of Daughters of the American Colonists. She served in many capacities, including chapter presidents, vice presidents, treasurer, and chaplain.

There will be a Remembrance Gathering from 6:00 to 8:00 PM on Friday, January 10, 2025, at Henry Funeral Home in Staunton.

The family will place Penny at Thornrose Cemetery in Staunton at a future date, where she will be laid to rest alongside her son, Cameron.