Obituaries
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...