Obituaries
Ollie T. Mccray
Mar 11, 2021
Ollie Thomas McCray, 93, husband of Geraldine (Demastus) McCray, of Verona, died Thursday, March 11, 2021 at Augusta Health. He was born September 12, 1927 in Augusta County, a son of the late Ollie S. and Julia Catherine (Arehart) McCray. Mr. McCray was a veteran of the U.S. Navy having served in Pearl Harbor. Prior to retirement, he was employed...
Troy K. Painter Jr.
Mar 10, 2021
Troy Kennon “TK” Painter, Jr., 49, of Buena Vista died Wednesday, March 10, 2021, at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. He was born August 26, 1971, in Augusta County, a son of the late Troy Kennon, Sr., and Frances Bell (Strickler) Painter. He was employed by the City of Buena Vista. He never met a stranger and had the unique ability...
Henry Karl Wubbels
Mar 9, 2021
Henry Karl Wubbels, 63, of Middlebrook, died Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at Augusta Health. He was born September 6, 1957 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, a son of the late Heinrich Luppo Gerhard and Susanna Christina (Weimann) Wubbels. Henry was employed by Wegmans as a produce clerk. He loved the mountains and entertaining friends. Family members include a brother, Gerhard Wubbels...
Mary Helen Ayers
Mar 6, 2021
Mary Helen Ayers passed away at the Stuarts Draft Retirement Center on Saturday, 6 March 2021. Ms. Ayers was born 9 January 1934 to Louise and Alec Gorden in Spottswood, Virginia, the second of four children. Mary Helen worked for DuPont for 30 years and retired in 1999. She was part of the “DuPont girls” group that would meet for...
Earl G. Flower
Mar 6, 2021
Earl Griffith Flower, 94, passed away March 6, 2021 at The Legacy of North Augusta. Mr. Flower was born July 14, 1926 in Johnstown, PA, a son of the late Earl and Ernest Griffith Flower. He served in the U.S. Army during World Wat II, graduated from the University of Pittsburgh and retired from Columbia Gas after 36 years of...
Deborah G. Folweiler
Mar 4, 2021
Deborah “Debbie” Gail (Crummett) Folweiler, 66, wife of Christian L. Folweiler, went to be with her Lord on Thursday, March 4, 2021. She was born July 23, 1954 in Staunton, daughter of the late Emmett Hutton and Evelyn Virginia (Griffin) Crummett. Debbie was a faithful member of St. Paul’s United Methodist Church. Prior to retiring, she was a secretary for...
E. Rodney Paxton
Mar 3, 2021
Eugene Rodney Paxton, 79, of Staunton, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. Rodney was born on April 22, 1941 in Staunton to the late Eugene and Nannie Paxton. He was a member of Tinkling Spring Presbyterian Church. He was a graduate of Wilson Memorial High School. He served in the United States Air Force as an airplane mechanic. He...
Earl L. Feaganes Sr.
Mar 2, 2021
Earl Lewis Feaganes, Sr., 54, of Verona, died Tuesday, March 2, 2021 at Augusta Health. He was born July 24, 1966 in Culpeper. There will be no services. Henry Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
Judy D. Thacker
Mar 2, 2021
Judy D. Thacker, 54, wife of Ronnie S. Thacker, of Charlottesville, died Tuesday, March 2, 2021 at her residence. She was born March 16, 1966 in Staunton, a daughter of the late William Franklin and Cora Margaret (Slaton) Guffey. In addition to her husband of 29 years, family members include a son, Joseph Andrew Guffey and two sisters, Mildred Leslie...
Carris C. Viel
Mar 1, 2021
Carris Alene (Coyner) Crickenberger Viel, 95, died on March 1, 2021 in SC after a long illness. She was born November 9, 1925, in Greenville, a daughter of the late James Burgess and Annie (Whitesell) Coyner. Mrs. Viel was a graduate of Stuarts Draft HS and Dunsmore Business College. In 1950 she was a contestant in the Miss Virginia pageant....
John Otto Isenhath Iii
Feb 28, 2021
John Otto Isenhath, III, of Churchville, passed away Sunday, February 28, 2021, at his residence. He was born December 18, 1951, in Hackensack, New Jersey, a son of the late John Otto, Jr. and Eugenia (Lybarker) Isenhath. He was an active and cherished member of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church. He was the parish sacristan and right-hand man of...
Ronald Wayne Rhinehart
Feb 27, 2021
Ronald Wayne Rhinehart went home with peace and dignity on Saturday, February 27, 2021, surrounded by the same love and compassion that he shared on this earth. Ronny arrived in this world on February 6, 1938 to his parents Bertha (Bowers) Rhinehart and C. Richard Rhinehart. An active child, it was sometimes necessary for Bertha to secure Ronny by rope...
Dorothy Mae Botkin
Feb 26, 2021
Dorothy “Dot” Mae (Shiplett) Botkin, 74, widow of Russell Weldon Botkin, of Staunton, went home on Friday, February 26, 2021, at Augusta Health, Fishersville. She was born November 27, 1946, in Deerfield, a daughter of the late Karl and Vesta (Eckard) Shiplett. She worked at Genesco for 30 years then got her CNA and worked at Augusta Medical Center. She...
Savannah Hope Humphrey
Feb 26, 2021
“A light in our lives, now a light in Heaven.” Our beautiful and loving daughter, Savannah Hope Humphrey, 25, of Staunton, was called home with her Heavenly Father suddenly on February 26, 2021. She was a joy and loved immensely by all who were in her life. As well, she had a big heart and love for all people and...
Gary Curtiss Sheffer
Feb 25, 2021
Born August 4, 1953 to the late George Harrison and Anna Susan Terry Sheffer. Survived by sisters Sherry Rice of Staunton and Karen Horn of Mount Solon, a son Nicholas B Sheffer of Chicago and a Granddaughter, Suna of Chicago, many cousins, nieces and nephews and two beloved cats. He was preceded in death by his long term partner Kyong...
Dalton R. Greenlee
Feb 23, 2021
Dalton Ray Greenlee, 24, passed away on Tuesday, February 23, 2021, at UVA University Hospital. Dalton was born March 26, 1996, the son of Kimberly S. Harman and Raymond E. Greenlee. Dalton was known for his contagious smile who brought joy to all around him. He was hardworking, kind, compassionate, a wonderful father, partner and provider who loved spending time...
Reverend Cecil R. Hutching
Feb 20, 2021
Cecil Rorie Hutching, 87, of 690 Phillip Street, died Saturday, February 20, 2021 in the home of his son, Daryll Hutching, in Milton, Florida. He was born November 8, 1933, in Athens, Alabama, a son of the late Jimmy Hutching and Helen Wilson. Reverend Cecil R. Hutching served his country in the United States Army for 21 years as a...
Ann B. Baker
Feb 18, 2021
Loving wife, mother, and grandmother, Ann B. Baker, 86, of Verona, VA, passed peacefully on Thursday, February 18, 2021 into eternity with her beloved, Lord Jesus. She was born on January 22, 1935, in Elizabeth City, NC to the late Elisha David Russell and the late Lois Russell Ballance. After marrying Charlie Baker in 1960, she moved to Va. Beach,...
Nancy Lee Moore
Feb 15, 2021
Nancy Lee Moore passed away on February 15, 2021 at Augusta Health. She was born August 21, 1925, in Staunton to Henry Howard Warren and Maude Elizabeth (Ballengee) Warren. She was pre-deceased by her husband, Claude and their youngest son, Matthew. Nancy lived a long, enriched life, making a beautiful, welcoming home for her family and many friends. She always...
Peggy D. Breeden
Feb 15, 2021
Peggy Deloras (Whitehurst) Breeden, 77, of Staunton, died Monday, February 15, 2021 at her residence. She was born August 6, 1943 in Norfolk, a daughter of the late Leroy W. and Jamie (Goza) Whitehurst. Prior to retirement, Peggy was a certified nursing assistant who loved to take care of people. Family members include two daughters and a son-in-law, Kathryn L....