Wilmer Smith
Jan 17, 2009
Wilmer Carl Smith, 85, of McDowell, died January 17, 2009. He was born April 23, 1923, a son of the late Isaac Clay “Bob” and Rosie Florence (Puffenbarger) Smith.
Mr. Smith served in the U.S. Army during WWII.
He was preceded in death by a son, two daughters, a sister, and three brothers.
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Willard "Capt. Billy" Elliott
Jan 10, 2009
Willard Wesley “Capt. Billy” Elliott, 67, of King George, died Saturday, January 10, 2009 at Augusta Medical Center. Willard was born July 9, 1941 in Fredericksburg, a son of the late Willard Lee and Josephine (Rollins) Elliott.
Mr. Elliott was a lifelong waterman of King George. Capt. Billy as he was known by family and friends was...

Delbert Hoover
Dec 21, 2008
Delbert William Hoover, 83, of Dayton, died Sunday, December 21, 2008 at Rockingham Memorial Hospital. He was born July 9, 1925 in Moyers, WV, a son of the late Henry Albert and Anna Elizabeth (Propst) Hoover.
Mr. Hoover was a member of the St. Paul Independent Lutheran Church. He served in the U.S. Marine...

Shirdell Pryor
Dec 19, 2008
Shirdell S. Pryor, 80, of Williamsville, died Friday, December 19, 2008 at her home. She was born September 30, 1928 at Warm Springs a daughter of the late Glenn and Lilly (Williams) Massie.
Mrs. Pryor was a member of the Piney Grove Baptist Church. She had worked in New Jersey as a beautician and...

Cleveland "Dune" Moats Jr.
Dec 10, 2008
Cleveland “Dune” Moats, Jr., 67, of Verona, died Wednesday, December 10, 2008 at Augusta Medical Center. He was born April 22, 1941 in Highland County a son of the late Grover Cleveland and Lillie Mae (Malcom) Moats.
Mr. Moats served in the U.S. Army in Vietnam. He had worked for BFI Trash Co. /Allied...

Nicola O'Connor
Dec 1, 2008
Nicola B. O’Connor, 67, of Waynesboro, died Monday, December 1, 2008 at her home. She was born July 9, 1941 in Staunton, a daughter of Nick and Jayne Beverage of Monterey.
She was a 1963 graduate of Madison College, where she was May Queen of her senior class. She was an active member of the Episcopal Church...
Martha Kelly
Dec 1, 2008
Martha S. Kelly, 71, of Monterey, died Monday, December 1, 2008 at her home.
She was born July 27, 1937, near Morgantown, WV, a daughter of the late John M. and Anna Sanetrik.
Mrs. Kelly was a member of the Monterey United Methodist Church and helped with Meals on Wheels. She had been a chef...
Marvin Wright
Nov 28, 2008
Marvin Bell Wright, 78, of Verona, died Friday, November 28, 2008 at Avante at Waynesboro. He was born March 12, 1930 in Highland County, a son of the late Kenneth Blair and Mary Josephine (Splaun) Wright.
Mr. Wright was a carpenter and farmer. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict, where...

Nancy Vance
Nov 25, 2008
Nancy A. Vance. 82, of McDowell, died Tuesday, November 25, 2008 at Shenandoah Nursing Home. She was born September 10, 1926 in Augusta County a daughter of the late Grover Cleveland and Beatrice Ione (Crosby) Ashby.
Mrs. Vance was a homemaker.
On December 25, 1951, she married William Bruce Vance, who survives. Also surviving are...
Charlotte Schooler
Nov 21, 2008
Charlotte S. Schooler, 86, of Blue Grass, died Friday, November 21, 2008 at her home.
She was born May 10, 1922 at Blue Grass, a daughter of the late Luther Compton and Willie Louise (Pence) Simmons.
On October 4, 1941, she married Clyde E. Schooler, who preceded her in death on July 30, 2001. She...

Shirley Folks
Nov 11, 2008
Shirley Ann Dudley Folks, 67, of Monterey, died Tuesday, November 11, 2008, at her home, after a sustained period of declining health.
She was born September 20, 1941 at Dooms, a daughter of the late Jesse Lee and Ruby Lee (Glass) Dudley.
On June 17, 1964, she married Carl Folks,...

Cyril Beverage
Nov 5, 2008
Cyril C. Beverage, 93, of Verona, formerly of the Strait Creek community in Highland County, died Wednesday, November 5, 2008, at Augusta Medical Center. He was born June 29, 1915, in Highland County, a son of the late Andrew Morgan and Virgie Virginia (Beverage) Beverage.
Mr. Beverage was a member of Seybert Chapel United Methodist Church. He...

Roberta Armstrong
Oct 31, 2008
Roberta Grace Brown Armstrong, 89, of Staunton, died Friday, October 31, 2008 at her home.
She was born April 26, 1919 at Green Bank, WV a daughter of the late Walter J. and Hattie (Simmons) Brown.
Mrs. Armstrong was a retired secretary. She graduated from Green Bank High School. She was an avid reader and...
Donald Armstrong
Oct 30, 2008
Donald Wayne Armstrong, Sr., 52, of Churchville, passed away, Thursday, October 30, 2008 at Augusta Medical Center. He was born November 13, 1955 in Staunton a son of the late Farrell and Corean Canup and Pansy and Roy Botkin.
He retired from Washington Metro Area Transit Authority as a senior parts specialist. Mr. Armstrong...

Elva "Buckie" Grogg
Oct 16, 2008
Elva Grace “Buckie” Grogg, 84, of Waynesboro and formerly of Blue Grass, died Thursday, October 16, 2008 at Augusta Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born May 21, 1924 in Frank, WV a daughter of the late Joseph Andrew and Rachel Ann (Arbogast) Puffenbarger.
Mrs. Grogg was a homemaker and a former member of...

Ruth Simmons
Oct 12, 2008
Ruth Linda Simmons, 69, of Sugar Grove, WV, died Sunday, October 12, 2008 at Kindred Hospital in Richmond. She was born June 18, 1939 in Highland County, a daughter of the late Kenneth Blair and Mary Josephine (Splaun) Wright. On September 23, 1961, she married William Howard Simmons.
Mrs. Simmons was a homemaker. She was a member...

Alan Pennell
Oct 2, 2008
Alan Chester Pennell, 80, of Richmond and formerly of Monterey, died Thursday, October 2, 2008, at Lucy Corr Village. He was born March 17, 1928, in Arlington, VA, a son of the late Clarence Pennell and Frances (MacBryde) MacKenzie.
Mr. Pennell was a member and past deacon of Highland Baptist Church. He served on...

Juanita "May" Welcher
Oct 1, 2008
Juanita “May” Welcher, 78, of Staunton, died Wednesday, October 1, 2008 at Augusta Medical Center. She was born May 20, 1930 at Doe Hill a daughter of the late David Clinton and Leda Jane (Siron) Siron.
Mrs. Welcher was a member of the Good Shepherd Church of the Nazarene. She retired from Western State Hospital and was...

Winston "Ruben" Ervine
Sep 27, 2008
Winston Gilmer “Ruben” Ervine, 85, of Head Waters died Saturday, Sept. 27, 2008 at his home. He was born December 19, 1922 near Head Waters, a son of the late Sallie Belle Ervine. On August 12, 1978, he married Ruby (Teter) Ervine.
He was preceded in death by an infant daughter, his first wife, Maybelline...

Homer "Frank" Widenhouse
Sep 24, 2008
Homer Franklin “Frank” Widenhouse, 82, of Sugar Grove, WV and Cocoa, FL, died Wednesday, September 24, 2008 at Harrisonburg Health and Rehabilitation Center in Harrisonburg, VA. He was born September 6, 1926 in Cabarrus County, NC a son of the late Homer Widenhouse and Ploma (Ferguson) Widenhouse Burleyson and a step-son of Grady Burleyson.
He was a...
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