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Velta F. Roberts
Apr 7, 2021
Velta Frances (Hicks) Roberts passed away, in the company of loving family on Wednesday, April 7, 2021 at Augusta Nursing and Rehab Center. She was born to the late Frank Sr. and Mary Elizabeth (Johns) Hicks on June 14, 1924 in Amherst, Virginia. In 1948 she travelled to New Jersey to marry Wesley Wills Roberts, also from Amherst. They would...
John P. Welcher
Apr 6, 2021
John Paul Welcher, 73, of Churchville died Tuesday, April 6, 2021, at Augusta Health, Fishersville. He was born January 28, 1948, in Staunton, a son of the late William Ladford and Bertie Lillian (Vest) Welcher. He graduated from Robert E. Lee High School in 1967. Prior to retirement, Mr. Welcher was employed by Safeway with 33 years of service and...
Samuel Max Mcghee
Mar 31, 2021
Samuel Max McGhee, 62, of Staunton, died March 31, 2021, at Augusta Health in Fishersville. Mr. McGhee was born September 28, 1958, in Baltimore, Maryland, a son of the late Carmelita McGhee. Sam is survived by his wife, Jessica Swisher McGhee; three daughters, Catie Morgan and husband, Rex, Jessica McGhee, and Abigail McGhee; two sisters, Michelle Pannell and Laura Bockner;...
Elizabeth Helen Tussing
Mar 29, 2021
Elizabeth Helen “Libby” (Buhl) Tussing, 96, widow of Michael H. Tussing, Jr., of Waynesboro, died Monday, March 29, 2021, in Waynesboro Manor Nursing Home. She was born April 14, 1924, in Rockingham County, a daughter of the late Herman I. and Fannie Mae (Price) Buhl. She was a member of the Staunton Church of the Brethren. She was also a...
Sarah Jean Sweet
Mar 27, 2021
Sarah Jean “Dude” (Lipscomb) Sweet, 63, wife of Donnie Lee Sweet, of Stuarts Draft, died Saturday, March 27, 2021 at Augusta Health. She was born February 4, 1958 in Augusta County, a daughter of the late Henry Cline and Kathleen (Crawford) Lipscomb. Prior to retirement, Sarah was employed as a CNA. In addition to her husband, family members include a...
Joseph I. Webber Sr.
Mar 27, 2021
Joseph Irving Webber Sr., 67, of Staunton died Saturday, March 27, 2021 at his home with his family. He was born on October 7, 1953, in Meadville, PA, a son of the late Edith H. Caine Webber and Willard “Bill” W. Webber. Joe was a retired veteran of the U.S. Navy where he served 21 years. He was always known...
Bobby L. Rhodes
Mar 25, 2021
Bobby Lewis Rhodes was born in Raphine Virginia In 1937 to Melvin and Katherine Rhodes. He was the 2nd eldest of three brothers, Melvin Rhodes Junior and William Rhodes, all preceding him in passing. God called for him in the early morning hours of the 25th of March. In his mid teens Bobby left his home town and began 23...
Judith Mary Atkinson
Mar 23, 2021
Judith Mary (Zikas) Atkinson, 79, widow of William Henry “Bill” Atkinson, Jr., of Staunton died Wednesday, March 23, 2021, at Brookdale. She was born June 11, 1941, in Chicago, Illinois, a daughter of the late August and Lillian (Dacolias) Zikas. Prior to retirement, she was employed as a high school teacher in Saline and Ann Arbor, Michigan. Judith loved traveling...
James Richard Kivlighan
Mar 19, 2021
James “Jim” Richard Kivlighan, 82, husband of Joan (Williams) Kivlighan, of Staunton, passed away on Friday, March 19, 2021 at his residence. He was born June 1, 1938, in Staunton, a son of the late William Owen and Isabel (Briola) Kivlighan. Prior to retirement, Mr. Kivlighan was employed by the Staunton City Schools as Principal at Bessie Weller Elementary School....
Pastor Marshall W. Braylo
Mar 18, 2021
God’s servant, Pastor Marshall William Braylo, 80, husband of Reba (Phipps) Braylo, of Staunton, entered heaven Thursday, March 18, 2021. He was born August 10, 1940 in Winchester, a son of the late William and Lena (Frye) Braylo. Marshall was employed for 20 years by Western State Hospital in the recreation department before being called into ministry. He was Pastor...
Jacqueline Marie Duke
Mar 18, 2021
Jacqueline Marie (Fauver) Duke, 89, of Staunton, died Thursday, March 18, 2021, at the Shenandoah Hospice House, Fishersville. She was born August 9, 1931, in Staunton, a daughter of the late Travis Sauder and Cornelia Wade Fauver. She was a member of the Red Hat Society and DAR. She was a simple lady who loved cooking and painting. She attended...
Fred L. Smith
Mar 18, 2021
Fred Lee Smith, 91, widower of Mildred Jane (Rohr) Smith, of Staunton, died Thursday, March 18, 2021, at Augusta Nursing and Rehab, Fishersville surrounded by his family. He was born April 17, 1929, in Staunton, a son of the late Dorsey R. and Lucy (Craun) Smith. Prior to retirement, Mr. Smith was employed by Staunton Steam Laundry. He was a...
Jeffrey Scott Riley
Mar 17, 2021
Jeffrey Scott Riley, 57, went to be with the Lord after a struggle with cancer on March 17, 2021 at Augusta Health in Fishersville, VA. Jeffrey Riley was born August 11, 1963 in Waynesboro, Virginia, a son of the late Eugene Riley and Joyce Rusmisell. In addition to his parents, Jeffrey Riley was preceded in death by his brother, Franklin...
Susan S. Obenschain
Mar 17, 2021
Susan (Slusher) Obenschain, 93, widow of William B. Obenschain, died on Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at Summit Square in Waynesboro. She was born February 18, 1928, daughter of the late Peter B. and Pearl Slusher. Sue was a member of Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church. Family includes her son, Thomas Obenschain of Richmond; granddaughter, Maxine Balling and husband Erik, of Coalinga,...
Charlotte Ann Stephenson
Mar 16, 2021
Charlotte Ann (Smith) Stephenson, 73, wife of Dennis Stephenson, of Staunton, died Tuesday, March 16, 2021, at her residence. She was born August 29, 1947, in Bath County, a daughter of the late Ralph W., Sr., and Usula (Hoover) Smith. In addition to her husband, family members include two sons, Charles R. Wagoner and Thomas A. Wagoner, Sr.; Step-Son, Terry...
Juanita S. Hamilton
Mar 15, 2021
Frances “Juanita” Stegall Hamilton, 83, widow of Manuel M. Hamilton, of Waynesboro, went to be with her Lord and Savior Monday, March 15, 2021 at the home of her daughter and son-in-law in Crimora. She was born November 2, 1937 in Martinsville, a daughter of the late James A. and Frances Beatrice (Gibson) Stegall. Juanita was a 1953 graduate of...
Luther Allen Sandridge
Mar 15, 2021
Luther Allen Sandridge, 94, widower of Edith Phyllistine (Ashby) Sandridge, of Staunton, died Monday, March 15, 2021, at his residence. He was born May 31, 1926, in Augusta County, a son of the late Jeremiah Luther and Lillian Evelyn (Moneymaker) Sandridge. Prior to retirement, he was employed by Advance Auto Parts with over 50 years of service. He was a...
Robert N. Burguieres
Mar 14, 2021
Robert Naylor “Bob” Burguieres, 83, husband of Mary Ann (Moss) Burguieres, of Staunton, Virginia, died Sunday, March 14, 2021 at Baldwin Park. He was born September 25, 1937 in New Iberia, Louisiana, a son of the late Edward and Mary Ellen (Bell) Burguieres. Mr. Burguieres was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. He was a graduate of McNeese State University...
Dorothy Mae (Dell) Marshall
Mar 13, 2021
Dorothy Mae (Dell) Marshall, 81, wife of the late Dewey S. Marshall, of Staunton, went to be with the Lord, Saturday, March 13, 2021. She was born February 6, 1940, in Highland Park, Illinois, the daughter of the late Theodore and Anna (Fecher) Dell. Prior to retirement, she was employed by the Virginia Department of Transportation in the IT department....
Hilda M. Robinson
Mar 12, 2021
Hilda M. Robinson, 65, of 2226 Noon Street, Staunton, went to be with her loving husband of 42 years, Russell Lee Robinson, Friday, March 12, 2021 after battling a very long illness. She was born July 13, 1955, in Staunton, a daughter of the late Ottie and Helen (Dudley) Robertson. Family members include two daughters, Crystal Gail Robinson and Fonda...
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