OBITUARIES

Nov 13, 2016

Anna Lee McCray, 89, of Monterey and formerly of Head Waters passed away Sunday, November 13, 2016 at Avante at Harrisonburg.  She was born February 2, 1927 in Doe Hill a daughter of the late William Ernest and Vernie Catherine (Armstrong) Botkin.

Mrs. McCray served as postmaster at Head Waters Post Office for 20 years.  She was...

Nov 6, 2016

Hunter Weldon Gutshall, 92, of Verona and formerly of Chesterfield County and Perry, FL., passed away Sunday, November 6, 2016.  He was born February 22, 1924 in Highland County to the late John and Hazel (Woods) Gutshall.

Hunter was a World War II veteran.  He entered the U.S. Army in March of 1943, and served in the...

Oct 28, 2016

Tamela “Tam” Lou (Botkin) Simmons, 54, of Doe Hill passed away Friday, October 28, 2016 at the home of her daughter, Michelle.  She was born May 7, 1962 a daughter of the late George “Jack” Addison and Charlotte Virginia (Rexrode) Botkin.

Mrs. Simmons most recently worked as a devoted babysitter and caregiver for the elderly.  Tam was...

Oct 20, 2016

Howard “Buddy” Brown Cronk, Jr., 66, of Burnsville passed away Thursday, October 20, 2016 at Augusta Health.  He was born December 2, 1949 in Clifton Forge a son of the late Howard Brown and Mary Alene (Powers) Cronk.

Buddy was a firefighter, who retired after 20 plus years of service with the Fairfax County Fire Department.  An...

Sep 19, 2016

William Nicholas "Nicho" Beverage, Jr., 58, of Richmond passed away Monday, September 19, 2016, after battling dementia for several years. Born on August 12, 1958, in Staunton, Virginia, he was the son of the late Jayne and Nick Beverage of Monterey.

Mr. Beverage was raised in Newport News and spent the summers of his youth in Monterey....

Sep 18, 2016

Hallie (Hiner) Harris, age 86, of Richmond and formerly Mechanicsville, passed away Sunday, September 18, 2016, at St. Mary’s Hospital.

Mrs. Harris was born March 10, 1930, in Highland County, VA, a daughter of the late Forest and Mary Susan (Waggy) Hiner.

Mrs. Harris was a member of Mechanicsville Advent Christian Church and former member...

Sep 12, 2016

Wyomia Joe Brown, 79, of Hot Springs, passed away Monday, September 12, 2016 at her home.  She was born December 19, 1936 in Paris, KY a daughter of the late Justice Carl and Margaret Beatrice (Morrison) Baker.

Mrs. Brown was a bookkeeper by trade and she loved to knit and crochet.

Surviving family members include...

Aug 31, 2016

Olivia “Libby” Lee Hammer, 69, of Monterey, passed away Wednesday, August 31, 2016 at The Springs Nursing Center.  She was born March 26, 1947 in Harrisonburg, beloved daughter of the late Carl Eugene and Betty Estelle (Warner) Hammer.

Libby was a member of Monterey United Methodist Church and Highland County Volunteer Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary.  A lifelong...

Aug 27, 2016

Alfred “Buddy” Lee McCray, 68, of Moyers, WV, passed away Saturday, August 27, 2016 at his home.  He was born December 1, 1947 in Pendleton County, WV a son of the late Robert Brown and Dorothy Elizabeth (Karicofe) McCray.

Buddy was an avid hunter and NASCAR fan.  He was an employee of A & J Development &...

Aug 17, 2016

James “Jim” Terry Thomas, 83, of Penn Laird passed away Wednesday, August 17, 2016 at his home.

He was born March 19, 1933 in the Back Creek Community of Highland County, a son of the late W.H. (Tom) and Grace (Duncan) Thomas.

Jim attended Monterey High School, Warren County High School and Blue Ridge Community...

Aug 15, 2016

Deloris Drinnon Jones, age 77, wife of Joseph “Joe” Hollis Jones of McDowell, passed away Monday, August 15, 2016 at Pendleton Manor.  She was born October 18, 1938 in Eloy, AZ a daughter of the late Charles M. and Ruby A. Drinnon.

A veteran of the U.S. Army, Deloris served in the Women's Army Corps (WAC) as...

Aug 9, 2016

Patricia “Trisha" Jo Morgan, age 57, of Apopka, Florida, passed away Tuesday, August 9, 2016, at Orlando Regional Medical Center.  Born November 17, 1958, in Los Angeles California, she was the eldest daughter of Dr. Charles Alexander Morgan, II, and Shirley Louise (MacKay) Morgan.

Trisha attended Southern Adventist University, earning an RN degree and then a BSN. ...

Jul 23, 2016

MONTEREY, VA

Michael “Mike” Eugene Hammer, 64, of Monterey, passed away Saturday, July 23, 2016 at the home of his brother, Dale.  He was born April 6, 1952 in Hot Springs a son of the late Carl Eugene and Betty Estelle (Warner) Hammer.

Mike was a heavy equipment operator and an avid outdoorsman, who enjoyed hunting...

Jul 16, 2016

Mary Minor Jordan McNamara, age 86, formerly of Blue Grass and Norfolk, passed away peacefully in her sleep Saturday, July 16, 2016, at Morningside of Charlottesville, where she resided.  She was born January 18, 1930 in Norfolk, the daughter of the late James Mathias Jordan, Jr. and Elizabeth Browne Jordan.

Prior to her and her...

Jul 16, 2016

Buena Vista -

Roland “Tater” Trevrick Helmick, age 74, of Buena Vista, passed away Saturday, July 16, 2016 at his residence.  He was born July, 31, 1941 in Highland County, a son to the late Rumsey and Nettie (Rexrode) Helmick.

Mr. Helmick was a self-employed furniture maker and very talented guitar player.  He enjoyed Bluegrass...

Jul 9, 2016

MONTEREY, VA

Arnold Lee Vandevander, 83, of Monterey, passed away Saturday, July 9, 2016 at his home.  He was born December 4, 1932 at Boyer, WV a son of the late Thomas and Marcella (Calhoun) Vandevander.

A farmer, Mr. Vandevander had previously worked at Howes Leather Company, Highland Pipeline Construction, Brown Beard’s Farm in Bartow,...

Jul 7, 2016

HEAD WATERS

Anne Crawford Sylvest, age 79, devoted wife of Dr. Vernon Martin Sylvest for 30 years, of Healing Waters Farm, passed away Thursday, July 7, 2016, peacefully at home surrounded by family.

She was born November 16, 1936 in Winchester a daughter of the late James Jamison and Josephine Millner Crawford of Strasburg.

Jul 1, 2016

STAUNTON, VA

James Huggard Pullin, 91, of Staunton and formerly of McDowell passed away Friday, July 1, 2016 at Augusta Health.  He was born March 16, 1925 in Highland County a son of the late John Wesley and Eunice Beatrice (Hume) Pullin.

A U.S. Navy veteran of WWII, he served three years in the Pacific...

Jun 11, 2016

DEERFIELD, VA

Francis Leo “Bud” Whitson, 88, of Deerfield passed away Saturday, June 11, 2016 at Kings Daughters Community Health and Rehabilitation Center.  He was born July 12, 1927 in North Carolina a son of the late Marion Monroe and Nellie Jane (Adkins) Whitson.

Bud was an auto body repairman at Whitson’s Auto Body. Mr....

Jun 10, 2016

MONTEREY, VA

Robert Ramage Dunn, III, 64, of Monterey passed away Friday, June 10, 2016 at Augusta Health.  He was born September 28, 1951 in Philadelphia, PA, a son of the late Robert R. Dunn, Jr. and Betty J. Dunn.

Bob retired from Siemens AG in Newark, DE in 2012 and moved to Monterey, where...