Reverend Richard Gibson
Dec 20, 2018
Reverend Richard Gibson, 95, of Richmond and formerly of Mill Gap, passed away Thursday, December 20, 2018 at Symphony Manor of Richmond.
He was born August 31, 1923 in Rock Cave, West Virginia, son of the late Cline and Aleta (Lane) Gibson.
Following high school, he joined the CCC and from there was employed as...
Joseph "Billy" Wheeler III
Dec 20, 2018
Joseph William “Billy” Wheeler III, 62, of Head Waters passed away Thursday, December 20, 2018 at his home.
He was born in Arlington on November 4, 1956, son of Ruby Swicegood Wheeler and the late Joseph William Wheeler Jr.
A Highland County resident for over 30 years, he was a gifted musician playing banjo, pedal...
David Wilfong
Dec 16, 2018
David Allen Wilfong, 71, of Sugar Grove, WV passed away Sunday, December 16 at INOVA Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church, Va.
He was born in Harrisonburg, Va. on September 18, 1947, the only child of Silas Peter and Vada Ellen (Smith) Wilfong.
David was a 1966 graduate of Franklin High School and graduated from the...
James "Andy" Hupman
Dec 8, 2018
James Andrew “Andy” Hupman, 63, of Ruckman Lane, Hightown, passed away, Saturday, December 8, 2018 at his home.
He was born May 31, 1955 at Bath County Hospital, son to the late James Leonard and Mildred Hope (Huffman) Hupman of Mustoe.
He was an avid hunter and fisherman and loved being outdoors admiring everything that nature...
Janet Eckard
Dec 7, 2018
Janet Lee (McCray) Eckard, 84, of Franklin, W.Va., went to be with her Lord and her husband William Roy “Buck” Eckard on Friday, December 7, 2018 at Pendleton Manor.
She was born March 30, 1934 in the Clover Creek area of Highland County, a daughter to the late Etta (Hoover) and Joseph Clinton McCray....
Carl Wagner
Dec 6, 2018
Carl William Wagner, 86, of Monterey, passed away Thursday, December 6, 2018 at his home.
He was born on July 1, 1932 in the Possum Trot area of Highland County, a son to the late Esther Marie (Wimer) and Fred William Wagner.
He attended school in Blue Grass. When he...
James "Jim" Woods
Dec 2, 2018
James Howard Woods, 78, of Staunton passed away Sunday, December 2, 2018 at the Shenandoah Hospice House in Fishersville.
He was born in Mill Gap on August 9, 1940, the son of the late Howard Wesley “Dick” and Ruby Eunice (Fulton) Woods.
Jim was co-founder and partner of Blue Ridge...
The Reverend Ethel Reamey
Nov 29, 2018
The Reverend Ethel Mae (Wimer) Reamey, 81, of Monterey, passed away Thursday, November 29, 2018 at August Nursing and Rehab Center in Fishersville.
She was born August 8, 1937 in the Possum Trot area of Highland County, a daughter to the late Lydia Ann (Propst) and Johnnie Lee Wimer.
A...
Wanda Hodge
Nov 26, 2018
Wanda Gail (Botkin) Hodge, age 62, of Churchville, passed away Monday, November 26, 2018 at her home and surrounded by family.
She was born October 1, 1956 in McDowell, a daughter of the late James Edward and Edna Louise (Hevener) Botkin.
Mrs. Hodge retired as a nursing aide with Western State Hospital after 35 years...
Linda Godsey
Nov 25, 2018
Linda A. (Lovett) Godsey, 73 of Halterman Hollow in Monterey, passed away, Sunday, November 25, 2018 at her home, surrounded by family.
She was born August 11, 1945, in Loudoun County, a daughter to the late Alice (Gregg) and Harold Gill Lovett.
On January 2, 1967, she married Raymond Elmore...
Luther "Leo" Mullenax
Nov 15, 2018
Luther “Leo” Mullenax, 90, of Franklin, WV passed away Thursday, November 15, 2018 at UVA Medical Center in Charlottesville, VA.
He was born June 7, 1928 in the Chestnut Woods area of Pendleton County, at Cave, WV, a son to the late Viola Jane (Bible) and Luther Lee Mullenax. On August 28, 1948 he...
Norma Sponaugle
Nov 14, 2018
Norma Lee (Rexrode) Sponaugle, 91, of Blue Grass, passed away Wednesday, November 14, 2018 at Sentara RMH in Harrisonburg, surrounded by her family.
She was born July 29, 1927, in Sugar Grove, W.Va., a daughter to the late Mary Jane (Eye) and Jared Newton Rexrode.
On June 11, 1948 she...
Mary "Janet" Griffin
Nov 13, 2018
Mary “Janet” (Losh) Griffin, 81, of McDowell, passed away Tuesday, November 13, 2018 at Augusta Health in Fishersville.
She was born in Highland County, August 16, 1937, a daughter of the late Margaret Florence (Smith) and Harry Burnard Losh.
On April 11, 1955 at 10:30 a.m. she married Granvil “Tom” Garland...
Sue Dudley
Nov 12, 2018
Sue Kimble Dudley, 82, of Monterey, passed away Monday, November 12, 2018 at The Springs Nursing Home in Hot Springs.
She was born February 14, 1936, in Upper Tract, W.Va., a daughter to the late Grace Maude and Riley Vernon Kimble.
In 2008, Sue retired as the Circuit Court Clerk of Highland County after 32...
Donald McCaig
Nov 11, 2018
Donald Robert McCaig, 78, of Williamsville, died Saturday, November 11, 2018 at his home on Yucatec Farm.
Born May 1, 1940 in Butte, MT, Donald was the son of the late Donald John and Mable Viola (Nelson) McCaig.
After his time in the Marine Corps, Donald graduated from the University...
Susan Propst
Nov 10, 2018
Susan Pearl (Shaffier) Propst, 78, of Mountain Grove, passed away Saturday, November 10, 2018 at Augusta Health.
She was born June 29, 1940 a daughter of the late James Oscar and Lucy (Hise) Shaffier.
On December 9, 1959 she married William “Arlie” Propst.
A homemaker, Susan...
William Puffenbarger
Nov 6, 2018
William “Dale” Puffenbarger, 90, formerly of the Forks of the Water community of Highland County passed away Tuesday, November 6, 2018 at Pendleton Manor in Franklin, W.Va.
He was born May 3, 1928 in Blue Grass, a son to the late Eliza Edith (Fleisher) and Albert Luther Puffenbarger.
Dale married...
Lucy Howdyshell
Nov 4, 2018
Lucy May (Hicklin) Howdyshell, 82, of McDowell, passed away Sunday, November 4, 2018 at Augusta Health Care.
She was born in McDowell on May 3, 1936, a twin daughter to the late Twila (Phillips) and Rosser Stuart Hicklin.
Lucy was a member of McDowell Presbyterian Church and had worked at...
Frances Buchanan
Nov 4, 2018
Frances Louis McClung Buchanan, 97, of McLean, passed away Sunday, November 4, 2018, at her niece’s home in McLean.
She was born on February 25, 1921 in Clover Creek, Highland County, the youngest of three daughters of Louie Edwin and Bessie Gratton Pullin Mc Clung.
She graduated from McDowell High School...
Harriett Pyles
Oct 29, 2018
Harriett Eliza (Keadle) Pyles, 85, of Fairmont, W.Va., died on Monday, October 29, 2018 surrounded by loved ones at her home away from home, here in the mountains of McDowell, Va.
Harriett was born on March 10, 1933, in Williamson, W.Va., a daughter of the late Bertha Arminta (Taylor) and Roy Howard Keadle. ...
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