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Guy Meredith Waggie
Mar 25, 2020
Guy Meredith Waggie, 78, of Staunton, passed away on Wednesday, March 25, 2020, at his residence. He was born September 9, 1941, in Craigsville, a son of the late James Lewis and Mary Ellen (McCutheon) Waggie. Mr. Waggie was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. He was employed and retired from Elliott Chevrolet with 35 years of service. He loved...
Sara Lee Helmick
Mar 23, 2020
Sara Lee (Kesterson) Helmick, 77, widow of Russell Hugh Helmick, died Monday, March 23, 2020, at her residence. She was born August 1, 1942, in Staunton, a daughter of the late Charles Pettit and Mary Frances Rebecca (Cline) Kesterson. Prior to retirement, Mrs. Helmick was employed by Western State Hospital. In addition to her husband, she was also preceded in...
Jeremiah Anthony Polizzotti
Mar 23, 2020
Jeremiah Anthony (Jerry) Polizzotti, 59, of Hasbrouck Heights, formerly of Saddle Brook, NJ passed away Monday, March 23, 2020, at the home of his daughter Jennifer in Stuarts Draft, Virginia. He was born on July 7, 1960, in Passaic, New Jersey and was the son of Bart Polizzotti and the late Marilyn (McFarlane) Polizzotti. Jerry was a veteran of the...
William Beatty Speck
Mar 23, 2020
William Beatty “WB” Speck, 64, of 868 Broadhead School Road, died Monday, March 23, 2020, at his residence. He was born December 22, 1955, in Augusta County, a son of the late Beatty Lee and Josephine (Belle) Speck. He was a farmer and school bus driver. He was a graduate of Riverheads High School and Nashville Auto and Diesel School....
Simon Marcellus Painter Jr.
Mar 22, 2020
Staunton - Simon Marcellus Painter Jr. (“Cy”) answered his final roll call at home on March 22, 2020. Cy had bravely fought several serious health conditions for a number of years. Cy was born on May 8th, 1940 in Bedford, Virginia, son of the late Simon Marcellus Painter, Sr. and the late Laura Lackey Painter, both formerly of Staunton. Surviving...
Sarah Alice Draper
Mar 21, 2020
Sarah Alice Draper, 79, of Staunton, passed away peacefully at Blue Ridge Christian Home in Raphine on Saturday, March 21, 2020. Ms. Draper was born on November 26, 1940, the daughter of the late Dennis Brooks and Alice Betty (Culbertson) Draper. She grew up in Staunton and spent decades involved in community work, leading a local Girl Scout Troop and...
Earl Locklear
Mar 21, 2020
Earl Locklear, of Sunnyside Retirement Community, passed away peacefully on the morning of March 21, 2020 at the age of 91. He was a proud member of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina. He is survived by his loving wife of 62 years, Janet Locklear, also of Sunnyside. Earl was born in Robeson County, NC on January 25, 1929, the...
Harry Lewis Patterson
Mar 19, 2020
Harry Lewis Patterson, 79, husband of Harriette (Ballew) Patterson, died Thursday, March 19, 2020 at his residence. He was born July 28, 1940, in New Hope, a son of the late Lewis Arthur and Ruth (Bailey) Patterson. Prior to retirement, he was employed by Mohawk and Wayne Tex with over 30 years of service. He was a member of Mint...
Jeb T.R. Bartenslager
Mar 17, 2020
Jeb Tanner Rippey Bartenslager, who will forever be 21 in all the hearts that loved him, left this world on March 17, 2020 as a result of injuries sustained in an accident. Jeb was born on March 30, 1998, a son of Brock and Melissa (Buettner) Bartenslager. He was a proud 3rd step apprentice for the International Brotherhood of Electrical...
J. Ronald Goode
Mar 15, 2020
John Ronald “Ron” Goode, 92, husband of Phyllis (Carroll) Goode, of Staunton, died Sunday, March 15, 2020 at Brightview at Baldwin Park. He was born April 13, 1927 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, a son of the late John R. and Lorena Mae (Duggan) Goode. Mr. Goode was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. Ron was a graduate of Olin School of...
Eva Shirley Hamilton
Mar 14, 2020
Eva Shirley (Fitzgerald) Benson Hamilton, 90, widow of George Matthew Hamilton, of Stuarts Draft, died Saturday, March 14, 2020 at her residence. She was born March 31, 1929 in Nelson County, a daughter of the late Golden and Ruth (Layton) Fitzgerald. Mrs. Hamilton was a member of Greenville Baptist Church. Family members include three daughters and a son-in-law, Dotty Benson...
Loretta "Jean" Snyder Link
Mar 14, 2020
Jean S. Link, 92, of Verona, Va., passed away peacefully at The Retreat at Fishersville on Saturday, March 14, 2020. She was born in Annex, Virginia, September 4, 1927 the daughter of the late Murphy M. and Lula C. Snyder. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband of 69 years, Malcolm “Mac” Link; two sisters, LulaBelle...
Sam Eugene Potter
Mar 11, 2020
Sam Eugene Potter, 76, of Staunton, died Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at Kings Daughters Community Health and Rehab Center. He was born March 13, 1943 in Virginia, a son of the late Roy Julius and Catherine (Thompson) Potter. Mr. Potter was a veteran of the U.S. Army. Sam was a member of Cornerstone Church of Augusta. He was an entrepreneur...
Jane S. Harner
Mar 9, 2020
Jane (Simmons) Thomas Harner, 83, widow of Robert Edward Harner, of Bridgewater, died Monday, March 9, 2020 at Sentara Rockingham Memorial Hospital. She was born September 11, 1936 in Augusta County, a daughter of the late Roy Bell and Isa Virginia (Sheets) Simmons. Mrs. Harner was a lifelong member of Spring Hill Presbyterian Church. Prior to retirement, she was employed...
Kyong Chong Hise
Mar 7, 2020
Kyong Chong Hise, 65, of Staunton, died Saturday, March 7, 2020 at her residence. She was born April 5, 1954 in Seoul, Korea. Kyong worked at Fiberspun. She liked to bowl and spend time with friends. She was known as a great lady, a good listener, and had a friendly disposition. Kyong will be deeply missed, and never forgotten. Family...
W. Homer Crummett
Mar 6, 2020
William Homer Crummett, 75, husband of Joyce Ann (Griffin) Crummett, of Cedar Green Road, died Friday March 6, 2020 at his residence. He was born on November 13, 1944 in Charlottesville, a son of the late Lillian Agnes (Edmond) Crummett. Mr. Crummett was employed by Rocking R Farm for approximately 35 years. Homer loved the farm, hunting and his family....
Mary L. Cary
Mar 6, 2020
Mary L. “Lou” Cary of 2530 Springhill Road, went to her heavenly home on Friday, March 6, 2020 comforted by her children at her residence. She was born on May 31, 1936 in Headwaters, a daughter of the late Mary “Liz” Leach. Lou was truly devoted to her family and was active in all aspects of their lives. She attended...
Nancy V. Summers
Mar 5, 2020
Nancy Elizabeth (Via) Summers, 85, of Wilmington, North Carolina, and formerly of Staunton, Virginia, died Thursday, March 5, 2020, at Lower Cape Fear Hospice and LifeCare Center surrounded by her family. She was the widow of Francis Lee “Frank” Summers, Jr. She was born March 6, 1934, in Delaware, Ohio, daughter of the late Fred and Lucille (Smith) Via. Nancy...
Gloria J. Campbell
Mar 5, 2020
Gloria Jean (Riddle) Campbell, 79, widow of John Lee Campbell, of Stuarts Draft, died Thursday, March 5, 2020 at her residence. She was born May 29, 1940 in Staunton, a daughter of the late Carl and Ann (Hite) Riddle. Prior to retirement, she was employed by Western State Hospital as a nurse. Family members include four daughters, Sandy Rexrode (Jeff),...
Donald W. Belflower
Mar 5, 2020
Donald Willis Belflower of McDowell, Virginia stepped from this life into Heaven on Thursday, March 5, 2020. He courageously battled cancer for 15 months and got his complete victory over sickness and death at the time of his passing. “We are confident and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.” 2 Corinthians...
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