Rose Pitsenbarger
Feb 23, 2012
Rose Mary Pitsenbarger, 64, of Franklin passed away Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012, at Rockingham Memorial Hospital, Harrisonburg, Va.
She was born Dec. 9, 1947, in Fairmont, N.C., a daughter of the late Cecil Elisha and Dessie Mae Strickland Hunt.
Mrs. Pitsenbarger was retired from General Motor after 23 years of...
William "Junior" Rexrode
Feb 19, 2012
William “Junior” Clyde Rexrode, 88, of Blue Grass, passed away Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012 at his home.
He was born April 5, 1923 at Blue Grass, a son of the late Clyde Charles and Ollie Kathyrn Simmons Rexrode.
He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Mr. Rexrode was a member of Blue...
Penny Via
Feb 17, 2012
Penny Lee Via, 52, of 864 Todd Road, Mount Sidney, passed away Friday, Feb. 17, 2012 at University of Virginia Hospital.
She was born June 10, 1959 in Staunton, the daughter of Mary Louise Hiner Eckard and the late Robert Kenton Eckard.
Mrs. Via attended Mount Pisgah United Methodist Church and was employed by Morning...
Eugene Mitchell
Feb 16, 2012
Eugene Kenton Mitchell, 90, of Head Waters, passed away Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012 at Kings Daughters Community Health and Rehab.
He was born Dec. 5, 1921, the son of the late Gilbert and Lillie Kate Armstrong Mitchell.
Mr. Mitchell attended McDowell High School and was a World War II veteran, having served with the U.S....
Jessie Lowry
Feb 15, 2012
Jessie Gilmore Lowry, 81, of Mill Gap, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012 at her home.
She was born Oct. 24, 1930 in the same home, a daughter of the late Lloyd McNeal and Helen Rush Hoffman Gilmore, and lived on Upper Back Creek her entire life.
Mrs. Lowry was a homemaker, caregiver and enjoyed...
Wilton "Junior" Harper Jr.
Feb 15, 2012
Wilton Max Harper Jr., 67, of Franklin, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012 at Rockingham Memorial Hospital.
He was born July 20, 1944 at Moyers, a son of the late Wilton Max and Iva Mae Hoover Harper.
He was a self-employed logger, and also had driven a tractor-trailer for Hanover Shoe Co. for 30 years....
James "Jim" Jack
Feb 4, 2012
James “Jim” Ray Jack, 73, of Blue Grass, passed away Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012 at Kings Daughters Community Health and Rehabilitation Center.
He was born Feb. 17, 1938 in Blue Grass, a son of the late Robert Martin and Evelyn Kiser Jack.
He was a lifelong farmer, and had also worked as a bookkeeper, truck...
John Hoy
Feb 4, 2012
John Madison Hoy, 69, of Deerfield, passed away Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012 at his home.
He was born July 14, 1942 in Deerfield, a son of the late Elmer Lawrence and Ruth Rebecca Revercomb Hoy.
Mr. Hoy had retired as a U.S. Postal supervisor in McLean. When living in Loudoun...
Ethel Garber
Jan 27, 2012
Ethel Lucinda Garber, 80, of Staunton, passed away, Friday, Jan. 27, 2012 at Kings Daughters Community Health and Rehabilitation Center.
She was born April 22, 1931 in Doe Hill, a daughter of the late William Mason and Edna Frances Stogdale Armstrong.
Mrs. Garber was a member of Christ United Methodist Church and had retired from...
Betty Smith
Jan 14, 2012
Betty Jean Smith, 79, of Staunton, passed away Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012 at her home.
She was born Jan. 9, 1933 a daughter of the late George Campbell.
On Dec. 30, 1961, she married Samuel William Smith, who preceded her in death on Dec. 6, 1984. She was also predeceased by a sister, Peggy Smith;...
Sherry Lowry
Jan 7, 2012
Sherry Ann Vess Lowry, 55, of Monterey passed away Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012 at her home.
She was born Nov. 16, 1956 in Clifton Forge, a daughter of Garnet R. Vess of Clifton Forge and the late Eleanor O. Warlitner Vess.
She had worked as a private caregiver. She enjoyed...
Derrick Mullenax
Jan 1, 2012
Derrick “Country” Allen Mullenax, 32, of Blue Grass, Va., passed away Sunday, Jan. 1, 2012 at Pawnee Valley Community Hospital, Larned, Kan.
He was born Oct. 11, 1979 in Harrisonburg, Va., a son of Richard Dale and Sharon Ann Simmons Mullenax.
Derrick was a logger. He had also worked at Hanover Shoe Manufacturing, and a...
Michel "Frenchy" Gauthier
Dec 24, 2011
Michel Antoine Claude Gauthier, “Frenchy,” 72, of Monterey passed away Friday, Dec. 24, 2011 at his home.
He was born April 6, 1939 in Chambery, France, a son of the late Pierre Frederic and Rene Herpigny Gauthier.
He is survived by his wife, Janette Gauthier of Virginia Beach; a daughter, Nicole Gauthier and her husband...
Nathan Selmon
Dec 18, 2011
Nathan “Gay” Selmon, 68, of Hightown, passed away peacefully in his sleep, Sunday, Dec. 18, 2011 at his home.
He was born Jan. 6, 1943 in Mustoe, a son of the late Nathan and Leatha Harris Selmon.
Mr. Selmon was a logger. He was an avid hunter and fisherman, who...
Ruth Wade
Dec 18, 2011
Ruth Maloy Wade, 106, departed this life Sunday, Dec. 18, 2011 at Sunnyside Retirement Home, where she had resided since 1992.
Born Dec. 17, 1905, she was the daughter of the late Emmet J. and Georgia Vance Maloy.
She is survived by a sister, Frances Maloy Rives of Richmond; two nephews, Dick M. Hiner and...
Martha Hammer
Dec 11, 2011
Martha Swadley Hammer, 89, of Blue Grass, passed away, Sunday, Dec. 11, 2011 at Augusta Health.
She was born May 10, 1922 in Blue Grass, a daughter of the late H.L. and Esta C. Folks Simmons.
Mrs. Hammer was a lifelong active member of Blue Grass United Methodist Church, where she taught children’s Sunday school...
James Pitsenbarger
Dec 2, 2011
James Otha Pitsenbarger, 77, of Staunton, passed away Friday, Dec. 2, 2011 at Kings Daughters Community Health and Rehabilitation Center.
He was born Jan. 7, 1934 in Pendleton County, W.Va., a son of the late Benjamin Cameron and Dorothy Louella Simmons Pitsenbarger.
Mr. Pitsenbarger was a member of Jollivue United...
Ellwood Florence
Nov 13, 2011
Ellwood Francis Florence, 77, of Head Waters, passed away Sunday, Nov. 13, 2011 at his home.
He was born Oct. 20, 1934 in Alexandria, a son of the late Milton Joseph and Florence Bea Duvall Florence.
He served in the U.S. Navy and retired after 33 years with the Washington National Airport Federal Aviation Administration...
Shirley Gutshall
Nov 10, 2011
Shirley H. Gutshall, 76, of 310 N. Waverley Street, Staunton, passed away Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011 at Shenandoah House in Fishersville.
She was born April 13, 1935 in Highland County, a daughter of the late Robert L. and Beulah L. Hull Harold.
She was the salutatorian of her graduating class at Monterey High School. She...
Heyward "Red" Whitelaw
Nov 8, 2011
Heyward “Red” Herold Whitelaw, 91, of 100 Goldenrod Lane, Monterey, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011 at his home.
He was born Dec. 24, 1919, a son of the late Ernest and Juanita Herold Whitelaw.
Mr. Whitelaw was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. After serving in the military, he returned home and...
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