OBITUARIES

Aug 29, 2017

Kathryn “Kay” Marie Wright, 90, of Staunton and formerly Mustoe, passed away Tuesday, August 29, 2017 at Brookdale of Staunton.  She was born June 10, 1927 in Pittsburgh, PA, the daughter of the late Malinda Freda (Fuhrmann) and Henry “Hank“ Joseph Mehserle.

Kay graduated from Trinity Preparatory School in 1945 and then attended Ursinus College until she...

Aug 25, 2017

Jean Lynch McWhorter, 90, of Santa Rosa, California, passed away Friday afternoon, August 25, 2017, at Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital. She succumbed to a brief illness, passing as she lived, mostly on her own terms.

Born in Germantown, PA, on February 18, 1927, to the late Mary (Morris) and John Mitchell Lynch, she was soon...

Aug 13, 2017

Benjamin “Ben” Adam Stephenson, 67, of the Meadowdale community of Highland County, passed away Sunday, August 13, 2017 at his home, the original Stephenson homeplace, surrounded by his family.

Mr. Stephenson was born June 9, 1950, the youngest son of the late Sarah Carolyn (Hope) and William Revercomb Stephenson Jr.

On June 19, 1976 he...

Aug 7, 2017

Ian Richard Pohowsky, age 42, of Boise, ID, moved on Monday, August 7, 2017.

He was born May 2, 1975 in Woking, England, the younger son of Carolyn Miller (Hevener) Pohowsky and Robert “Bob” Alexander Pohowsky.

Ian packed more adventure, love and laughter into four decades than many people might during the course...

Jul 28, 2017

Dale Wesley Botkin, 70, of McDowell, passed away Friday, July 28, 2017 at his home surrounded by family.

Mr. Botkin was born May 23, 1947, a son of the late Lenora Belle (Hammer) and Other Wesley Botkin.

Dale had worked his entire career as a “sawmill man”, having been employed with...

Jul 26, 2017

Jean Carol Higgins, 63, of Churchville, passed away Wednesday, July 26, 2017 at her home after a courageous battle with cancer.

She was born June 20, 1954, a daughter of Joy Ann Smith and the late John Clyde Smith.

On April 15, 2005, she married Joseph Francis Higgins, who preceded her in death August 12,...

Jul 19, 2017

CHURCHVILLE – Nancy “Sue” (Faulk) Armstrong, 75, of Churchville passed away at her home on July 19, 2017.

She was born January 9, 1942 at Naomi, W.Va., a daughter of the late Cecil and Catherine Vivetta (Wratchford) Faulk.

Sue was retired from Augusta Health after 29 years as a housekeeping supervisor. She was an avid...

Jul 17, 2017

Rebecca “Becky” Leigh (Reid) Stump, 52, of Monterey passed away, Monday, July 17, 2017 at University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville.

She was born in Danville on March 9, 1965 the only daughter of and Sarah Ellen (Cook) and Otha Garland Reid Jr. of Martinsville.

On July 19, 1986 she married N. Gregg Stump and...

Jul 13, 2017

Warren Maxwell Mitchell, 96, of Pendleton and formerly of Sugar Grove passed at Pendleton Manor on Thursday, July 13, 2017.

He was born January 23, 1921 in McDowell, Va., a son of the late Bessie Elizabeth Mitchell.

Mr. Mitchell was a World War II Army veteran having served in Africa, Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland and...

Jul 9, 2017

Dale “VaHighlander” Simmons, 60, of Front Royal, Virginia passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 9, 2017 at his home.

Dale was born in 1956 in Monterey, Virginia the son of the late Graham and Della Simmons. Dale worked as a crane operator for VA Crane (Commercial Construction). Dale was a veteran having served in the United States...

Jun 27, 2017

MONTEREY – Margaret “Ann” Babcock, 67, of Monterey passed away at her home Tuesday, June 27, 2017.

She was born the youngest child of the late Henry Ame and Margaret Ann (Taylor) Babcock in Denver, Colorado on May 20, 1950.

Ann worked at the Highland County Public Library and was a member of Monterey United...

Jun 19, 2017

Stephen “Skip” Burton Allen, 68, of Burnsville, passed away Monday, June 19, 2017 at Bath Community Hospital. He was born December 28, 1948 at Hot Springs, a son of the late John and Edith E. (Wooddell) Allen.

On December 29, 1970 he married Ann Roberts.

Skip served in the U.S. Army and was stationed in...

Jun 14, 2017

Matie Catherine Rexrode, 92, of Avante At Waynesboro and formerly of Highland County, passed away Wednesday, June 14, 2017 at Augusta Health in Fishersville.

She was born June 11, 1925 in Highland County, near Monterey, the daughter of the late Charles D. and Minnie Catherine (Simmons) Gum.

She married Walter Martin Rexrode, who preceded her...

Jun 14, 2017

Nancy Florence Veasey, 81, of Monterey, passed in her sleep in the early morning of June 14, 2017, at Kings Daughters Nursing Facility in Staunton.

Nancy was the daughter of the late Rear Admiral Ernest Charles Holtzworth, originally from Pea Ridge, W.Va., and Lucy Ann (Miller) Holtzworth from Huntington, W.Va.

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