OBITUARIES

Apr 30, 2013

Warm Springs

Leroy William Ryder, Sr., 80, of Warm Springs, fell asleep in the arms of the Lord Tuesday, April 30, 2013. Born June 4, 1932, he is the son of Mabel B. Martin Ryder of Warm Springs and the late Charles William Ryder.

Leroy retired from the County of Bath as Landfill Operator and...

Apr 29, 2013

ALEXANDRIA Joseph Waybright, 82, of Alexandria and formerly of Blue Grass, passed away Monday, April 29, 2013 in INOVA Alexandria Hospital. He was born June 27, 1930 in Cherry Grove, WV a son of the late Troy and Kate (Warner) Waybright. Mr. Waybright was retired from the Federal Government after serving 30 years working at the Smithsonian Institution. He served...

Apr 26, 2013

BLUE GRASS Irene Dare "Tean" Simmons, 79, of Blue Grass passed away, Friday, April 26, 2013 at Rockingham Memorial Hospital. She was born May 14, 1933 in Blue Grass a daughter of the late Fleet and Lona Ellen (Eye) Rexrode. Mrs. Simmons was a member of the Word of Faith Church and Highland Senior Citizens. She was a homemaker and...

Apr 17, 2013

MONTEREY, VA Virginia Mae Puffenbarger, 82, of Forks of the Water passed away, Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at Pendleton Manor in Franklin, WV. She was born September 19, 1930 at Forks of the Water a daughter of the late Pinkney Melvin and Margie Janet (Strathy) Mullenax. Mrs. Puffenbarger was the valedictorian at Blue Grass High School class of 1949 and...

Apr 2, 2013

RICHMOND, VA Rita Margaret "Betsy" Dunlap, 80, of Richmond, passed away Tuesday, April 2, 2013. She was born November 3, 1932 at Valley Center in Highland County a daughter of the late Adam Hevener and Alta Geneva (Crummett) Brock. Mrs. Dunlap graduated from Monterey High School and National Business College. She had worked for 22 years at Richmond Foundry Manufacturing...

Mar 19, 2013

Blue Grass, VA Bonnie Marie Ralston, 89, of Blue Grass, and formerly of McDowell, passed away Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at Pendleton Manor. Mrs. Ralston was born March 27, 1923 on Middle Mountain, a daughter of the late Charles and Leanna Frances (Lambert) Sponaugle. A homemaker, she attended Blue Grass United Methodist Church and the Highland County Senior Citizens Group,...

Mar 11, 2013

Bolar, VA Ruby Lee Bolling, 85, of Bolar, passed away Monday, March 11, 2013 at her home. She was born December 14, 1927 in Durbin, WV, a daughter of the late Ellis and Mamie Pearl (Walton) Walton. Ruby was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, homemaker and a friend to all that knew her. She enjoyed cooking, gardening, sport fishing...

Mar 10, 2013

Blue Grass Darlene Osborn Rushby, 75, of Blue Grass, passed away Sunday, March 10, 2013 at her residence. She was born December 6, 1937 at Mapleside near Paullina, IA, a daughter of the late Darlington and Elba Mabel (Hinshaw) Cope. Mrs. Rushby received her teaching certificate at Northern Iowa University, and worked as an elementary teacher in Iowa and Kansas...

Mar 2, 2013

MONTEREY Charlotte Virginia Botkin, 77, of Monterey, passed away Saturday, March 2, 2013 at Augusta Health. She was born April 24, 1935 in Monterey, a daughter of the late James Randolph and Edith Jane (Swearingen) Rexrode. Mrs. Botkin had worked at Hanover Shoe Company and also in home health care for the elderly. She enjoyed her family, especially spending time...

Feb 27, 2013

WARM SPRINGS Jackie Olden Leary, 78, of Warm Springs, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at his home and surrounded by family. He was born August 19, 1934 in Healing Springs a son of the late Kenton Equalia and Cora Virginia (Rose) Leary. A retired logger, Mr. Leary had additionally worked as a pastry chef at the Homestead...

Feb 13, 2013

RAPHINE Hazel Bell Malcolm, 85, of Raphine, passed away Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at her home. She was born May 28, 1927 in Cherry Grove, WV a daughter of the late Archie Ray and Suttie (Bennett) Arbogast. Mrs. Malcolm was a homemaker who very much enjoyed her family, most especially caring for her grandchildren. Additionally, she enjoyed time spent listening...

Feb 11, 2013

MONTEREY, VA Guy Leroy Siron, 90, of Monterey, passed away Monday, February 11, 2013 at Emeritus at Staunton. He was born April 29, 1922 in McDowell a son of the late John Howard and Sarah Elizabeth (Armstrong) Siron. Mr. Siron retired from Virginia Metal Crafters where he worked as a machinist. He was a member of McDowell Presbyterian Church as...

Feb 4, 2013

Cathy H. Neil, 55, of Staunton, passed away Monday, February 4, 2013 at the University of Virginia Medical Center. She was born August 24, 1957 in Harrisonburg, a daughter of the late Betty Louise (Harper) Simmons. Cathy was a homemaker and a member of the Church of God of Prophecy. She loved spending time with her family, especially her grandsons....

Feb 2, 2013

Charles Jacob "Jake' Armstrong, 54, loving husband of Vanessa (Sims) Armstrong of Fort Defiance, died unexpectedly Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013. Born October 14, 1958, in Harrisonburg and raised in Deerfield, he was a devoted son of Emma Jearlean "Jerry" (Botkin) Armstrong and the late Joseph Arch Armstrong, and dedicated father to Jennifer Ann (Armstrong) Hevener and husband, Randolph of Staunton,...

Jan 30, 2013

Pauline Stoner (Gage) Praeg, age 95, of Mustoe, passed away Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at her home. She was born on January 21, 1918 a daughter of the late Cyrus Durey and Alpha Abbott (Davis) Gage. Born and raised in New Jersey, Pauline also summered in the Adirondacks with family who were loggers in the area of Canada Lake. On...

Jan 23, 2013

Elzie Nelson Doyle, age 80, of Staunton, passed away, Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at Shenandoah House in Fishersville. He was born April 30, 1932 in Henry County a son of the late Jas Restie and Gladys L. (McKay) Doyle. Prior to his return to Virginia, Mr. Doyle owned and operated an ice cream business in California. He is survived by...

Jan 16, 2013

Rebecca "Beckie" Hiner Bird, 96, of Stuarts Draft and formerly Monterey, passed away Tuesday, January 16, 2013 at Stuarts Draft Christian Home. She was born September 28, 1916 in Mill Gap a daughter of the late A. W. Early and Martha Theresa (Ryder) Hiner. Mrs. Bird was a homemaker and had worked as a dental assistant at the Medical College...

Jan 15, 2013

Ann Swain, 69, of Bolar passed away Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at her home and surrounded by family. She was born April 23, 1943 in Detroit, MI, a daughter of the late George Louis, Jr. and Edith Marguerite (Wagner) Domine. Ann received her Bachelor's degree in Psychology from Western College for Women, Ohio in 1965. She began her Master's degree...

Jan 12, 2013

Marjorie Wade Hensley Harold, 88, of 847 Indian Mound Road, Staunton, and formerly the Mill Gap community of Highland County died Saturday, January 12, 2013 at her residence. She was born April 19, 1924 in Valley Center a daughter of the late Hurdle and Mae Winston (Wade) Hensley. Mrs. Harold received her nursing degree on March 5, 1972 and went...

Jan 5, 2013

George Reid Swecker, 86, of Harrisonburg, and formerly of Monterey, passed away peacefully Saturday, January 5, 2013 at Sunnyside Retirement Community. He was born on Maple Grove Farm in the BlueGrassValley, May 2, 1926, to the late Jennings Judy and Maria Tate (Sterrett) Swecker. Mr. Swecker loved his native HighlandCounty. He lived a full and joyful family, faith and community...