Obituaries
Calvin Carr Coyner
Jul 1, 2011
CALVIN C. COYNER STAUNTON, VA Calvin Carr Coyner, 96, husband of Hortense (Printz) Coyner of 34 Birchwood Road, died Friday July 1, 2011 at his residence. He was born January 31, 1915 in Christian, Virginia, a son of the late Willard Houston and Lelia M. (Whitesell) Coyner. Prior to retirement, Mr. Coyner was employed for 43 years in the powerhouse...
John Calvin Carter, Jr.
Jun 30, 2011
JOHN C. CARTER, JR. STAUNTON, VA John Calvin Carter, Jr., 86, widower of Thelma Genevie "GG" (May) Carter, of Staunton, died Thursday, June 30, 2011. He was born January 22, 1925 in Clifton Forge, a son of the late John C. Sr. and Maude (Goodwin) Carter. Prior to retirement Mr. Carter had been employed by Community Motors, Hays Chevrolet, and...
Mildred Agnes Dunaway
Jun 29, 2011
MILDRED S. DUNAWAY WAYNESBORO, VA Mildred Agnes (Sheets) Dunaway, 89, widow of Rudolph Lilley "Red" Dunaway, of 102 Grandview Drive, died Wednesday, June 29, 2011, in Augusta Health, Fishersville. She was born November 24, 1921, in Mt. Sidney, a daughter of the late William David and Bessie (Cook) Sheets. Mrs. Dunaway was a member of Marquis Memorial United Methodist Church...
Robert Carroll Meade
Jun 28, 2011
ROBERT C. MEADE VERONA, VA Robert Carroll "R.C." Meade, 77, husband of Glenna Lucille (Estep) Meade, of 886 Lee Highway, died Tuesday, June 28, 2011 at Augusta Health. He was born November 5, 1933, in Roanoke, VA, and was raised in Lebanon, VA, a son of the late Orville B. and Nancy Pauline (Biggs) Meade. Prior to retirement, Mr. Meade...
Janet Marie Raynes
Jun 27, 2011
JANET L. RAINES STAUNTON, VA Janet Marie (Liskey) Raines, 90, widow of Ralph Joseph Raines, formerly of Grottoes, died Monday, June 27, 2011 at Augusta Health, Fishersville. She was born May 31, 1921 in Harrisonburg, a daughter of the late Dewey Clyde, Sr., and Sarah Frances (Spitzer) Liskey. Mrs. Raines was a member of Grottoes Church of the Brethren, where...
Dorothy Elizabeth Snyder
Jun 27, 2011
DOROTHY D. SNYDER FISHERSVILLE, VA Dorothy Elizabeth (Dove) Snyder, widow of Lester Samuel Snyder, of 430 Albemarle Ave., died Monday, June 27, 2011, in Augusta Health, Fishersville. She was born June 3, 1925 in Rockingham County a daughter of the late James and Artie (Ettetting) Dove. Prior to retirement, Mrs. Snyder was employed by Western State Hospital. She was a...
Robert Lee Gardner, Jr.
Jun 24, 2011
ROBERT L. GARDNER, JR. STAUNTON, VA Robert Lee Gardner, Jr., 62, husband of Charlotte M. Gardner, of 1717 Orange Street, left his life here on earth on Friday, June 24, 2011, at his residence. He was born April 18, 1949, in Staunton a son of the late Robert Lee Gardner, Sr., and Mary Elizabeth (Hargis) Gardner Bemus. He was also...
Andrew Wayne Bower
Jun 21, 2011
ANDREW W. BOWER SWOOPE, VA Andrew "Andy" Wayne Bower, 43, of 64 Leverock Lane, died Tuesday, June 21, 2011, at his residence. He was born November 2, 1967, in Staunton a son of Junior F. and Roberta (Obst) Bower. Mr. Bower was a veteran of the U. S. Air Force. He was employed as a construction worker. In addition to...
Richard Eugene Whitmore
Jun 21, 2011
RICHARD E. WHITMORE STAUNTON, VA Richard Eugene Whitmore, 82, widower of Vottie (Swisher) Whitmore, of 1706 Orchard Lane, died Tuesday, June 21, 2011, in Shenandoah House, Fishersville. He was born June 4, 1929, in Augusta County, a son of the late Charles Lankford Whitmore and Katie (Jarman) Cox. Prior to retirement, Richard was employed as a store manager. He was...
Deborah Lou Elphee
Jun 20, 2011
DEBORAH W. ELPHEE CHURCHVILLE, VA Deborah Lou (Worrell) Elphee, 70, wife of David T. Elphee, of 257 Hudley Distillery Road, Churchville, died Monday, June 20, 2011, in Augusta Health, Fishersville. She was born May 18, 1941, in Akron, OH, a daughter of the late Donald E., Sr., and Dorothy (Lostetter) Worrell. She was a member of St. Francis of Assisi...
Lea Shiloh Moats
Jun 18, 2011
LEA S. MOATS STAUNTON, VA Lea Shiloh Moats, 2, of 2516 Bath Street, died Saturday, June 18, 2011, in Virginia Beach. She was born August 13, 2008, in Augusta County, a daughter of Gene Rodney Crawford and Derithea E. Moats. In addition to her parents, family members include two brothers, Brendan Bell and Christian Moats, both of Staunton; three sisters,...
Roy Vincent Johnson
Jun 17, 2011
ROY V. JOHNSON WAYNESBORO, VA Roy Vincent Johnson, 72, husband of Wanda Lee (McCauley) Johnson, of 114 Summercrest Ave., died Friday, June 17, 2011, in King's Daughters' Rehab Center, Staunton. He was born May 17, 1939 in Oceanside, NY, a son of the late Vincent Jacobus and Grace (Appelgate) Johnson. Prior to retirement, Mr. Johnson was employed by Augusta Health....
Virginia Moore Gregory
Jun 16, 2011
VIRGINIA M. GREGORY BALTIMORE, MD Virginia May (Moore) Gregory, 85, wife of Wilbur Leroy Gregory, formerly of Baltimore, MD, died Thursday, June 16, 2011, at her son's residence in Aberdeen, MD. She was born April 19, 1926, in Staunton, a daughter of the late Otto and Pearl V. (Smith) Moore. In addition to her husband, whom she married on August...
Catherine Rohr Campbell
Jun 12, 2011
CATHERINE R. CAMPBELL STAUNTON, VA Catherine Evelyn (Rohr) Campbell, 86, widow of James "Jimmy" Campbell, formerly of Alleghany Avenue, died Sunday, June 12, 2011 at Envoy of Staunton. She was born November 24, 1924 in Staunton, a daughter of the late William J. and Lelia M. (Jordan) Rohr. She was a homemaker and provided child care in her home for...
Anne Marie Michael
Jun 11, 2011
ANNE M. MICHAEL MIDDLEBROOK, VA Anne Marie (Meyer) Michael, 81, widow of Glen Chester Michael of 1175 Walkers Creek Road, Middlebrook, died Saturday, June 11, 2011 at Augusta Health, Fishersville. She was born March 9, 1930 in Toledo, Ohio, a daughter of the late Henry H. and Marcella (Dressel) Meyer. Prior to retirement, Mrs. Michael was the head seamstress in...
Charlotte Mc Dorman Grimes
Jun 10, 2011
CHARLOTTE M. GRIMES STAUNTON, VA Charlotte Ralston (McDorman) Grimes, 93, widow of Robert Lee Grimes of 115 Beverley Court, died Friday, June 10, 2011 at King's Daughter's Health and Rehab Center. She was born October 13, 1917 in Hinton, Va., a daughter of the late Winfield Leggett and Ollie Virginia (Smith) McDorman. Mrs. Grimes was a homemaker and member of...
Thomas Leighton Fitzgerald, Sr.
Jun 9, 2011
THOMAS L. FITZGERALD, SR. STUARTS DRAFT, VA Thomas Leighton Fitzgerald, Sr., 59, of 1847 Cold Springs Road, Stuarts Draft, died Thursday, June 9, 2011 at King's Daughters' Rehab Center, Staunton. He was born January 22, 1952 in Greenville, a son of Elmer W. Fitzgerald, Sr. of Dowagiac, MI and Gloria (Fitzgerald) Gibson. Prior to retirement, Mr. Fitzgerald was employed by...
Carolyn Jean Cowell
Jun 9, 2011
CAROLYN J. COWELL STAUNTON, VA Carolyn Jean (Johnson) "CJ" Cowell, 86, wife of Marvin J. Cowell of 1900 Hillsmere Lane, Staunton, died Thursday, June 9, 2011 at her home, Emeritus of Staunton. She was born December 1, 1924 in Rocky Mount, NC, a daughter of the late Roy Joseph and Pearl (Smith) Johnson. "CJ" was a graduate of Duke University,...
Edward James Roxbury, Jr.
Jun 8, 2011
EDWARD J. ROXBURY, JR. VERONA, VA Edward James Roxbury, Jr. 85, of 11 Niblick Lane, Verona, died Wednesday, June 8, 2011 at his residence. He was born August 20, 1925 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, a son of the late Edward James, Sr. and Marquerite (Sessions) Roxbury. Lt. Col. (Ret.) Roxbury graduated from West Point Military Academy in 1946. He received...
Violet Lucas Simmons
Jun 8, 2011
VIOLET S. SIMMONS STUARTS DRAFT, VA Violet Lucas (Sweet) Simmons, 83, wife of William Al Simmons, of 102 Gloucester Road, Stuarts Draft, died Wednesday, June 8, 2011 at Emeritus of Staunton. She was born September 18, 1927 in Greenville, a daughter of the late Earman Hansford and Mary George (Arehart) Sweet. Mrs. Simmons was a member of Third Presbyterian Church....