Obituaries

Robert Carey Clarke

Robert Carey Clarke

Apr 29, 2011

ROBERT C. CLARKE STAUNTON, VA Rev. Robert Carey Clarke, 78, husband of Joan (Bennetts) Clarke, of 821 Fisher Circle went to sleep in Jesus on April 26, 2011. He was born May 20, 1932, in Richmond, Virginia to Miles and Edna Clarke. He graduated from John Marshall High School in 1949 and had been Captain of B Company and also...

Finley Patterson Mish, Sr.

Finley Patterson Mish, Sr.

Apr 28, 2011

FINLEY P. MISH, SR. GREENVILLE, VA Finley Patterson Mish, Sr., 68, husband of Beverley (Conner) Mish of 256 Broadhead School Road, Greenville, died Thursday, April 28, 2011 at his residence. He was born January 15, 1943 in Brownsburg, a son of the late William P. and Angeline (Patterson) Mish. Mr. Mish was a life-long farmer. In addition to his wife,...

Mark Alexander Harlow, Sr.

Mark Alexander Harlow, Sr.

Apr 22, 2011

MARK A HARLOW, SR. STAUNTON, VA... Mark Alexander Harlow, Sr., 86, cherished husband of 63 years to Dorothy Day Harlow of Staunton entered his heavenly home Friday, April 22, 2011. He was born on May 26, 1924 in Rockbridge County to Elam and Hattie Ryan Harlow. He served his country in the South Pacific during World War II. Prior to...

Catherine Callahan Tinsley

Catherine Callahan Tinsley

Apr 22, 2011

CATHERINE C. TINSLEY STAUNTON, VA Catherine (Callahan) Tinsley, 79, widow of William Franklin Tinsley, Sr., of 128 Greenview Drive, died Friday, April 22, 2011, in Augusta Health, Fishersville. She was born December 10, 1931,in Boston, Massachusetts, a daughter of the late Charles and Catherine (Rommelt) Callahan. Mrs. Tinsley was a member of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church. In addition...

Robert Edgar Mcchesney

Robert Edgar Mcchesney

Apr 20, 2011

ROBERT E. MCCHESNEY STAUNTON, VA Robert Bob McChesney, 83, husband of Doris (Hunter) McChesney of Waverley Green, died Wednesday, April 20, 2011, at his residence. He was born August 23, 1927, in Brooklyn, NY a son of the late Charles and Gladys (Rutherford) McChesney. Mr. McChesney was a graduate of the Johns Hopkins University, 1952, with a BS degree in...

Freda Gay Hays

Freda Gay Hays

Apr 20, 2011

FREDA R. HAYS GREENVILLE, VA Freda Gay (Rowe) Hays, 60, cherished wife of 43 years to Roger D. Hays of 4182 Old Greenville Road, Greenville entered her heavenly home on Wednesday, April 20, 2011 in the comfort of her home surrounded by the love and warmth of her family. She was born August 29, 1950, in Rockbridge County, a daughter...

Carol Jo Brooks

Carol Jo Brooks

Apr 18, 2011

CAROL D. BROOKS STAUNTON, VA Carol Jo (Daugherty) Brooks, 63, beloved wife of Leon Brooks of 127 Sproul Lane, Staunton, went to be with her Lord on Monday, April 18, 2011 at her residence. She was born April 3, 1948 in Augusta County, a daughter of Vallie (Woods) Daugherty of Staunton and the late Merlin James Daugherty. Mrs. Brooks was...

Wesley Dean Holcomb

Wesley Dean Holcomb

Sep 15, 2001

WESLEY D. HOLCOMB STAUNTON, VA Wesley Dean Holcomb, 50, of 11 Skyline View Drive, Staunton, died Thursday, September 15, 2001 in Roanoke. He was born June 22, 1961 in Staunton, a son of George M. Holcomb of Staunton and the late Karin (Eriksen) Holcomb. Mr. Holcomb was a musician. In addition to his father, family members include three sisters and...

Jennifer Goff

Jennifer Goff

Nov 19, 1963

JENNIFER L. GOFF STAUNTON, VA Jennifer Lynn Goff passed away Friday in her home in Staunton. She was 51 years old. Jennifer is survived by her husband, Michael Goff, her children, Cody McEniry and Chris and Jacqui Goff, two sisters, Jill Jaroff and Susan Malfa, two brothers, Peter Jaroff and Nicholas Jaroff, three nieces and four nephews. Jennifer Lynn Jaroff...

Martin James Wasielewski, Sr.

Martin James Wasielewski, Sr.

Aug 8, 1953

Major Martin J. Wasielewski, Sr. Retired USMC August 8, 1953 – June 5, 2018 Major Martin James Wasielewski, Sr., Retired, USMC, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Saturday, August 8, 1953 and passed away in his home in Waynesboro, Virginia on Tuesday, June 5, 2018. He was 64 years old. Martin graduated from William Tennent High School and later pursued...

Wayne Howard Davis

Wayne Howard Davis

Dec 21, 1950

Wayne Howard Davis was born December 21, 1950 to the late D’Earcy P. Davis, Jr. and Frances Davis of Harrisonburg.  His life was shortened on September 3, 2016 by young-onset Alzheimer’s disease.    Wayne is survived by Christy Moody Davis, his wife of 39 years. Immediate family includes three sons, Cameron and Andrew Davis of Staunton, and Corbin and wife...

Reuben Ellis Harris, Jr.

Reuben Ellis Harris, Jr.

Jan 24, 1943

I was born Reuben Ellis “Junior” Harris on January 24, 1943 in Charlottesvile to Reuben and Lutie Harris.  I have a sister, Maudie Chisholm, a brother, Buddy Harris, daughter, Sharolyn Henderson, a stepson, Robert Moutz, and nieces and nephews.  My son, Reuben Clayton, died in 2009.  I met my wife, Linda, at Fort Huachuca, AZ. We eloped in 1979 to...

Webster Wilson Snyder

Webster Wilson Snyder

Dec 2, 1933

Web Snyder, 98, one of the early members of the Jockeys' Guild and a longtime fixture at Charles Town Races since the track opened on Dec. 2, 1933, died of cancer on June 17 at his home in Charles Town. As reported in the Martinsburg Journal in a December 2008 article, Web was scheduled to ride seven mounts on the...

Robert I. "Bob" Dunn

Robert I. "Bob" Dunn

Jul 8, 1932

Robert Irvine “Bob” Dunn of Staunton, Virginia, passed away at his home in Brightview Baldwin Park on Monday June 15, 2020. Born July 8, 1932 in Raleigh, NC to Lelia Virginia (Wood) and William M.S. Dunn II, Bob was raised in Virginia, West Virginia, and Ohio. He graduated from Bowling Green State University with a degree in biology, and later...

Jessie Raymond Smith Moseley

Jessie Raymond Smith Moseley

Apr 19, 1929

Jessie Raymond Smith Moseley Jessie Raymond Smith Moseley, born on April 19, 1929 in Onslow County, NC, died on June 24, 2016 at age 87 at Augusta Health in Fishersville, Virginia.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Thomas V. Moseley, her parents, Raymond Bryan Smith and Frances Rebecca Richardson Smith, her sister Eleanor Frances Smith, and her...

Dorothy Ann (Sutton) Gardner

Dorothy Ann (Sutton) Gardner

Nov 1, 1926

DOROTHY S. GARDNER Dorothy Ann Sutton Gardner was born on November 1, 1926 in Beckley, West Virginia to Charles Valvelle Sutton and Kenova Herbert Sutton. She graduated from Newport News High School in Newport News, Virginia and attended Madison College before attending the Medical College of Virginia (MCV) School of Nursing. While she was at MCV, Dorothy met and later...

Dorothy Bernadine Wimer

Dorothy Bernadine Wimer

Jul 10, 1925

Dorothy Bernadine Botkin Wimer, formerly of 319 Sharon Lane, went to be with the Lord days before her 94th birthday at the home of her daughter and son-in-law whom she has been living with for the past year.      She was born July 10, 1925 at McDowell, Va., a daughter of the late George Marvin Botkin and Mary Clay...

Catherine C. Chaney

Catherine C. Chaney

Mar 14, 1924

Catherine (Peggy) Connelly Chaney, brightened this world on March 14, 1924 and peacefully passed away on June 22, 2017. Peggy was married to the late Charles Chaney Jr. for 48 years and resided most of her life in Ellicott City, Md.               Peggy is survived by her brother Michael Patrick Connelly and his wife Geri Connelly of Bradenton, Florida;...

James Burns Patrick

James Burns Patrick

Oct 16, 1923

James Burns Patrick, son of Joseph Cecil and Leah (Burns) Patrick, born Oct. 16, 1923 in Kansas City, MO., passed away February 26, 2017 at his home with family at his side. He was the devoted husband of Eleanor (Dean) Patrick, with whom he shared 70 years of marriage. A graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University...

Tom Faulders, Jr.

Tom Faulders, Jr.

Nov 21, 1922

Rear Admiral Tom Faulders was born in El Dorado, Kansas in November 21, 1922 and passed away on November 5, 2018.  He was the oldest child of Cyril Thomas Faulders, Sr. and Elizabeth B. Faulders.        He attended El Dorado Junior College and the University of Kansas before receiving his Bachelor of Science degree from the United State Naval Academy...

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