
Annie Helmick
Mar 13, 2016
STAUNTON, VA Annie Fay Helmick, 78, of Staunton and formerly of Monterey, passed away Sunday, March 13, 2016 at Envoy of Staunton. She was born September 4, 1937 in Monterey a daughter of the late Jesse Franklin and Bessie Mae (Harris) Tidd. Mrs. Helmick attended the Church of God and was a past member of Stonewall Ruritan Club. She...
Shirley Belfield
Mar 12, 2016
MONTEREY, VA Shirley Jane Belfield, 73, of Monterey, passed away Saturday, March 12, 2016 at the home of her loving niece, Ginger Darragh. She was born March 12, 1943 in Marion County, WV a daughter of the late Charley Lee and Ossa Virginia (Johnston) Moore. Shirley was a member of Word of Faith Church. She owned and operated the...
Ann Preston
Feb 22, 2016
HIGHTOWN, VA Ann Reid Preston, 87, of Hightown passed away Monday, February 22, 2016 at her home. She was the daughter of the late William and Lee Tippet (Powers) Marshall born March 27, 1928 in Clifton Forge when her father was employed as an engineer during the construction on the Skyline Drive. Her family lived at a number of...

Jessie Dever
Feb 19, 2016
MONTEREY, VA Jessie Gray Dever, 83, of Monterey, passed away Friday, February 19, 2016 at her home. She was born October 26, 1932 in Mustoe a daughter of the late Jess Franklin and Bessie Mae (Harris) Tidd. Ms. Dever attended Highland Baptist Church. She had worked at Jessico garment factory in both Monterey and Franklin, WV and had also...
Betty Preston
Feb 17, 2016
HIGHTOWN, VA HIGHTOWN, VA Betty Braxton "Biggie" Preston, 94, of Hightown, passed away Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at her home. She was born January 28, 1922 in Norfolk a daughter of the late William Ballard and Lelia Harrison (Dew) Preston. A graduate of Maury High School in 1939 and Sweet Briar College in 1943, she was a research executive...
Vera Conner
Feb 6, 2016
CHURCHVILLE, VA Vera Katherine Conner, 81, of Churchville, passed away Saturday, February 6, 2016 at Sentara Rockingham Memorial Hospital. She was born September 9, 1934 on Dixon Hill in Mustoe a daughter of the late Charles Richard and Maysie Syron (Kelley) Rexrode. Vera was a homemaker and a caregiver, who enjoyed her family, especially time spent with her grandchildren....
Sheba Rexrode
Feb 4, 2016
DOE HILL, VA Sheba S. Rexrode, 95, of Doe Hill went to be with her Lord and Savior, on Thursday, February 4, 2016 at Bath Community Hospital. She was born October 22, 1920 in the Stoney Run Community of Sugar Grove, WV a daughter of the late William Gordon and Lula (Puffenbarger) Smith. Mrs. Rexrode was a member of...
Eunice Woodzell
Feb 1, 2016
EDINBURG, VA Eunice Cauley Woodzell, 81, of Edinburg and formerly of Hot Springs passed away Monday, February 1, 2016 at Winchester Medical Center. She was born April 5, 1934 in Bath County a daughter of the late Paul Lee and Alice Katherine (Kershner) Cauley. Mrs. Woodzell was a homemaker and had worked in the laundry department at the Homestead. She...
Beatrice Simmons
Jan 26, 2016
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA Beatrice Arveda (Hedrick) Simmons, 90, of Charlottesville and formerly of Staunton, passed away Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at Trinity Mission of Charlottesville. She was born March 25, 1925 in Whitmer, WV a daughter of the late Isom Hedrick and Emma Catherine Smith. Mrs. Simmons was a homemaker and companion sitter. She was a past member of St. Paul...
Mary Lott
Jan 21, 2016
McCOOK, NE Mary Frances Lott, 88, of McCook, NE passed away Thursday, January 21, 2016 at her daughter's home in McCook, NE. The daughter of John Brent and Bertha Katherine Wortham, she was born October 22, 1927 in Arlington, KY. She graduated from high school in Arlington, KY and then attended Lambuth College in Jackson, TN. She accepted a job...
Sam Hise
Jan 8, 2016
HIGHTOWN Samuel Curtis Hise, 56, of Hightown, passed away Friday, January 8, 2016 at his home. He was born August 27, 1959 in Petersburg, WV a son of the late Isaac Samuel and Edith Grace (Arbogast) Hise. Sam was a member of Hightown United Methodist Church and a devoted caretaker for the church yard and cemetery. Sam had worked...
Hannah Gum
Dec 29, 2015
MONTEREY, VA Hannah Mae Gum, 95, of Monterey passed away Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at the home of her son in Staunton. She was born April 21, 1920 in Monterey a daughter of the late Charles Arthur and Leola May (Hiner) Anderson. Mrs. Gum was a member of Monterey United Methodist Church; attended Hiner Church of the Brethren and was...
Carol Hevener
Dec 27, 2015
HIGHTOWN, VA Carol Lee Hevener, 93, passed away Christmas Day, 2015, in Silver Spring, MD with her family by her side. She was born July 10, 1922 in Barnesville, Minnesota, the daughter of Norwegian immigrant parents, Marie Slette and Haakon Lee. Carol grew up in Duluth, Minnesota graduating from Denfeld High School and Duluth Business College. She was very proud...
Mary Hooke
Dec 22, 2015
MONTEREY, VA Mary Carolyn Hooke, 85, of the Mill Gap Community, passed away Tuesday, December 22, 2015 at Brookdale Assisted Living in Staunton. She was born July 2, 1930 at Valley Center in Highland County a daughter of the late Charles Stanley and Evelyn Mary (Crummett) Dever. Mrs. Hooke was a homemaker, who enjoyed sewing, cooking, gardening, camping and especially...
Everett Rexrode
Dec 11, 2015
HIGHTOWN, VA Everett Harry Rexrode, 86, of Hightown passed away Friday, December 11, 2015 at Augusta Health. He was born December 14, 1928 in Hightown a son of the late Arthur Lee and Grace (Hiner) Rexrode. Mr. Rexrode was born and lived his entire life on the family farm, where he raised cattle, sheep and at one time poultry. He...
Vada Wilfong
Nov 26, 2015
SUGAR GROVE, WV Vada Ellen (Smith) Wilfong, 90, of Sugar Grove, WV passed away Thursday, November 26, 2015 at Pendleton Manor. She was born on October 9, 1925, one of twelve children to the late William Gordon and Lula (Puffenbarger) Smith in the Stoney Run Community of Sugar Grove, WV. Her home place was dear to her heart all her...
Robert "R.E." Botkin Jr.
Nov 9, 2015
STAUNTON, VA Robert Eugene "R.E." Botkin, Jr., 55, of Staunton passed away Monday, November 9, 2015 at the University of Virginia Medical Center. He was born June 12, 1960 in Staunton a son of Audrey (Lockridge) Botkin and the late Robert E. "Bobby" Botkin, Sr. R.E. attended Linden Heights Baptist Church and was member of the Staunton Moose Lodge...
Lela Varner
Oct 28, 2015
McDowell, VA Lela Mae Varner, age 95, widow of William E. Varner of McDowell, passed away peacefully Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at her home and surrounded by family. She was born November 20, 1919 in Mt. Solon, a daughter of the late Charles Elmer and Addie Beulah (Carson) Howdyshell. Mrs. Varner was a loving and devoted mother to her children...
John Fleisher
Oct 27, 2015
Harrisonburg, VA John Raymond Fleisher, age 91, of Harrisonburg, passed away Tuesday, October 27, 2015. He was born October 12, 1924 in Pendleton County, WV, a son of the late Charles William and Daisy Nell (Harper) Fleisher. Mr. Fleisher was a veteran of the US Navy and had served on the USS Markab (AD-21) during WWII. He retired from Ethan...

Patricia Czermak
Oct 26, 2015
Patricia Richardson Czermak, 75, passed away October 26, 2015 in the Villages, Florida. Patricia was born on June 9, 1940 in Covington and was the eldest daughter of Bruce and Mary (Sullenberger) Richardson of Monterey. She was a graduate of the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg. She loved entertaining, gardening and the interior decorating classes she taught at the...
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