Obituaries

Joel Rush Dickerson

Joel Rush Dickerson

Feb 25, 2013

JOEL R. DICKERSON RICHMOND, VA DICKERSON, Joel Rush, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 25, 2013. He was born June 13, 1931 in Goodview, Virginia. He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles and Maude Dickerson, his brother, Thomas Dickerson, his sister, Virginia Griffin, and his wife, Patricia Ann Price Dickerson. He is survived by his sons, Michael R....

Marilyn Ann Depew

Marilyn Ann Depew

Feb 23, 2013

STAUNTON, VA. Marilyn Ann Depew died peacefully Saturday, February 23, 2013 at Augusta Health. Marilyn was born May 15, 1926 in Asbury Park, New Jersey. She was preceded in death by her parents, Arthur and Louise Vitalius, infant grandson Alex Lee Lekavich, and her husband of 61 years, Calvin Richard Depew. Marilyn met her husband while both were students at...

Ralph Rhodes Harmon

Ralph Rhodes Harmon

Feb 18, 2013

RALPH R. HARMON STAUNTON, VA Ralph Rhodes Harmon, husband of Donna June (Fore) Harmon, of 460 Mt. View Drive, died Monday, February18, 2013, at his residence. He was born in Charleston, West Virginia to the late Walter C. and Inez (Thomas) Harmon. Mr. Harmon served in the U.S. Air Force during WWII. Prior to retirement, he was a controller for...

Marie Thelma Gerstemeier Booth

Marie Thelma Gerstemeier Booth

Feb 16, 2013

MARIE H. GERSTEMEIER BOOTH SPOTTSWOOD, VA Marie Thelma (Hill) Gerstemeier Booth, 86, wife of Ronald Booth, of 57 Gerstemeier Lane, died Saturday, February 16, 2013, in Shenandoah House, Fishersville. She was born December 2, 1926, in Phildelphia, Pennsylvania. Prior to retirement, Mrs. Gerstemeier Booth was a choir director and organist at Greenville United Methodist Church. She also was a piano...

Christopher Allen Cash

Christopher Allen Cash

Feb 13, 2013

CHRISTOPHER A. CASH STAUNTON, VA Christopher "Chris" Allen Cash, 41, of 2403 Hickory Street, died Wednesday, February 13, 2013, at his residence. He was born October 26, 1971, in Staunton a son of Carolyn Miller Cash and the late Dennis Wade Cash. Along with his father, he worked at Dennis Cash Plumbing. He loved NASCAR, fishing and Virginia Tech. In...

Elizabeth Rebecca Maddox

Elizabeth Rebecca Maddox

Feb 12, 2013

ELIZABETH C. MADDOX STAUNTON, VA Elizabeth Rebecca (Chandler) "Granny" Maddox, 83, wife of John Warren Maddox, Jr., of 216 Edison Creek Road, died Tuesday, February 12, 2013 in Augusta Health, Fishersville. She was born on April 1, 1929, in Middlebrook to the late Harry H. and Elsie R. (Lotts) Chandler. She was a member of Arbor Hill Church of the...

Shirley Weems

Shirley Weems

Feb 12, 2013

Shirley Miller Weems: March 2, 1936 - February 12, 2013 Shirley Weems,76, died on Wednesday February 12, 2013 at UVA Hospital. Shirley Weems was born in Staunton Virginia to the late Ray and Pauline Miller. She graduated from Wilson Memorial High School in 1953 and married her high school sweetheart, Ray Weems, on April 14, 1956. They settled in the...

Mark Eugene Diehl

Mark Eugene Diehl

Feb 11, 2013

MARK E. DIEHL STAUNTON, VA Mark Eugene Diehl, 44, husband of Lisa (Klein) Diehl, of 1164 Frog Pond Road, passed away Monday, February 11, 2013, at his residence. He was born on February 10, 1969, in Waynesboro, son of Berlin Diehl and the late Nancy (Painter) Diehl. Sergeant Diehl earned his Bachelor's Degree in Political Science from Virginia Tech. He...

Chester Oliver Harris

Chester Oliver Harris

Feb 9, 2013

CHESTER O. HARRIS GREENVILLE, VA Chester Oliver Harris, 89, widower of Madeline (Painter) Harris, of 91 Greenville School Road, died Saturday, February 9, 2013, in Augusta Health, Fishersville. He was born August 14, 1923, in Ellard, VA (Cold Springs), a son of the late Howard Hamilton and Ollie (Thompson) Harris. Chester was a husband, father, grandfather, and friend, but first...

Daniel Lee James, Sr.

Daniel Lee James, Sr.

Feb 9, 2013

DANIEL L. JAMES, SR. STAUNTON, VA James, Daniel Lee, Lt. Col. USAF (Ret.), of Staunton, Virginia, ended his final "flight" on February 5, 2013. He was born October 22, 1923 in Waynesboro, VA to the late Lonnie Lee and Annie Laura (Via) James. Dan dearly loved his country and his family. During WWII he served in the Army Air Corps...

Jacqueline Everiss

Jacqueline Everiss

Feb 9, 2013

JACQUELINE S. EVERISS GREENVILLE, VA Jacqueline "Jackie" (Sine) Everiss, 59, of 17 Bears Den Trail, died Saturday, February 9, 2013 at her residence. She was born January 25, 1954, in Woodstock, VA. She was a graduate of VSDB and worked there for a number of years before starting her own family. She was a member of the Wayne Hills Deaf...

Chester Edward Foster

Chester Edward Foster

Feb 8, 2013

CHESTER E. FOSTER FORT DEFIANCE, VA Chester Edward Foster, 100, widower of Margaret K. Foster, died Friday, February 8, 2013, at his residence. He was born October 13, 1912, in Norwalk, Connecticut to the late Herbert and Harriet (Bennett) Foster. His father was a skilled pattern maker machinist and his mother Harriet a domestic. He grew up in Norwalk, Connecticut...

Jean Loretta Hostetter

Jean Loretta Hostetter

Feb 8, 2013

JEAN S. HOSTETTER MIDDLEBROOK, VA Jean Loretta (Smiley) Hostetter, 74, widow of Jack W. Hostetter, of 1528 Broadhead School Road, died Friday, February 8, 2013, at her residence. She was born April 8, 1938, in Augusta County, a daughter of the late John W. and Ethel E. (Smith) Smiley. Prior to retirement, Mrs. Hostetter was employed by DuPont with over...

John Edward Hess

John Edward Hess

Feb 6, 2013

JOHN E. HESS MT. SIDNEY, VA John Edward "Ed" Hess, 89, husband of Dorothy Kathleen (Eutsler) Hess, of Mt. Sidney, died Wednesday, February 6, 2013, in King's Daughters' Nursing and Rehab Center, Staunton. He was born August 31, 1923, in Mt. Sidney, a son of the late John David and Ruth (Rankin) Hess. Mr. Hess was a veteran of the...

Charlotte Ruth Mitchem

Charlotte Ruth Mitchem

Feb 6, 2013

CHARLOTTE W. MITCHEM STAUNTON, VA Charlotte Ruth (Warner) Mitchem, 95, widow of Kenneth D. Mitchem, of 1410A North Augusta Street, died Wednesday, February 6, 2013, at Legacy of North Augusta. She was born March 22, 1917, in Jasper County, Iowa, a daughter of the late Leslie E. and Mabel C. (French) Warner. Family members include two daughters and sons-in-law, Sharon...

Ola Mae Brown

Ola Mae Brown

Feb 6, 2013

OLA MAE BROWN STAUNTON, VA Ola Mae (Bales) Brown, 79, of Staunton, died February 2, 2013, in Augusta Health, Fishersville. She was born February 3, 1933 in Glen Alum, WV, to the late George Walter Bales and Carrie Ettis (Kennedy) Bales. She loved to watch sports on television, was an avid reader, and loved the outdoors. She worked at IHOP...

Gladys Bell Dagenhart

Gladys Bell Dagenhart

Feb 6, 2013

GLADYS B. DAGENHART RICHMOND, VA Gladys Bell (Corbin) Dagenhart, 91, widow of Robert L. Dagenhart, of Richmond passed away Wednesday, February 6, 2013, in Richmond, VA. She was born on September 1, 1921, in Richmond, a daughter of the late Daniel and Madeline (Euting) Corbin. She moved to Staunton after her husband, Robert Dagenhart, died in 1951, and lived there...

Morris Edward Campbell

Morris Edward Campbell

Feb 5, 2013

Mint Spring, VA The Reverend Morris Edward (Jack) Campbell, 85, husband of Nancy Scott Campbell of Mint Spring, was called home to be with the Lord on Thursday morning, January 31, 2013, at King's Daughters' Nursing Home in Staunton, VA. Born April 21, 1927, in Nelson County, VA, he was the youngest child of the late Conrad Patrick and Lucy...

Eleanor Shaner Wagner

Eleanor Shaner Wagner

Feb 4, 2013

ELEANOR S. WAGNER STAUNTON, VA Eleanor Stratton (Shaner) Wagner, of Staunton, VA, passed away on Monday, February 4, 2013 at King's Daughter's Nursing and Rehab Center. Mrs. Wagner was born on May 25, 1920, in Natural Bridge, VA to the late Sandy and Anna Shaner. Mrs. Wagner was a member of Christ United Methodist Church and had faithfully served her...

Sena P. Tackett

Sena P. Tackett

Feb 4, 2013

McGREGOR, TX Sena P. Tackett, 82, widow of William G. Tackett, died in McGregor, TX. She was born on June 12, 1930 in Pike County, KY. Her family members include eight children, William, Jr., Donald, Mary, Doug, Christopher, Hiram, Sena, Sandra and many grandchildren and great grandchildren. A funeral service will be conducted at 1 p.m., Monday, February 4, 2013...

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