OBITUARIES

Jun 26, 2015

MONTEREY, VA Mary Irene Hise, 88, of Monterey, passed away Friday, June 26, 2015 at Envoy of Staunton. She was born December 4, 1926 in Highland County a daughter of the late James and Viola (Edmond) Lowry. A longtime cook, Mrs. Hise had formerly worked at High's Restaurant as well as the Maple Restaurant. She was a loving mother, homemaker...

Jun 24, 2015

MONTEREY, VA Andrew "Nelson" Simmons, 76, of Monterey, passed away Wednesday, June 24, 2015 at his home. He was born February 25, 1939 in Highland County a son of the late James and Margie (Halterman) Simmons. Nelson was a self-employed mechanic. He was an avid outdoorsman, who especially enjoyed hunting and fishing. He is survived by his wife, Nancy Viola...

Jun 19, 2015

MONTEREY, VA MONTEREY, VA Melanie Jean Smith, age 40, wife of Tracy M. Smith, of the Hightown Community of Highland County passed away Friday, June 19, 2015 at Virginia Commonwealth University Health System. She was born February 18, 1975 at Bath Community Hospital, a daughter of Melvin Eugene and Terry Lynn (Hull) Rexrode. Mrs. Smith was a graduate of Highland...

Jun 17, 2015

WARM SPRINGS, VA Thomas Fred Hise, age 68, of Warm Springs, passed away peacefully Wednesday, June 17, 2015 while working in the woods. He was born Sept. 24, 1946 in Bath County, son of the late George Hamilton and Maggie May (Layton) Hise. Mr. Hise was a member of the Chimney Run Church of Brethren and a lifelong logger, well...

Jun 15, 2015

Sally Virginia (Griffin) Falls, 90, of Burnsville passed away Monday, June 15, 2015 at her home. She was born November 8, 1924 in Williamsville a daughter of the late Ira and Ada (Bennett) Griffin. Mrs. Falls was a homemaker and a member of the Burnsville United Methodist Church. She was a loving mother, grandmother, friend to all, and will be...

Jun 7, 2015

MONTEREY, VA Donald Gene "Duck" Hull, age 65, of Monterey, passed away peacefully Sunday, June 7, 2015 at his home. He was born July 4, 1949 in Mustoe, a son of Thelma Mae (Doyle) Hull and the late Russell Edward Hull. Mr. Hull was a veteran of the US Army having served honorably during the Vietnam War. A truck driver,...

Jun 4, 2015

HOT SPRINGS, VA Dorothy Marie Ratcliff, 75, of Hot Springs, passed away Thursday, June 4, 2015 at her home. She was born July 6, 1939 in Bath County a daughter of the late Joseph Lee and Mary Alphia (Jackson) Hodge. Mrs. Ratcliff graduated from Valley High School in 1958 and had been a dispatcher for the Bath County Sheriff's Office....

May 30, 2015

SERVICE CHANGE MONTEREY, VA James "Jim" Johnson, 90, of Monterey, passed away Saturday, May 30, 2015 at the University of Virginia Medical Center. He was born July 5, 1924 in Spotsylvania a son of the late Philip Edward, Sr. and Lillian (Sullivan) Johnson. Mr. Johnson served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during WWII. Following the war, he attended and...

May 30, 2015

MONTEREY, VA Elizabeth Virginia "Libby" Nipper, 94, of Monterey, went to be with the Lord, Saturday, May 30, 2015 at her home. She was born May 13, 1921 in Highland County a daughter of the late Robert Edward Lee and Ethel Jane (Puffenbarger) Grogg. Mrs. Nipper was a homemaker, a member of The Church of God of Prophecy and enjoyed...

May 22, 2015

MONTEREY, VA William Benjamin "Ben" Botkin, 25, of Monterey, passed away, Friday, May 22, 2015. He was born July 11, 1989 in Staunton a son of George Ronald "Ronnie" and Caroline Jean (Benson) Botkin of Monterey. Ben was a pipe liner foreman for a natural gas company. He was an avid outdoorsman, who especially enjoyed bear hunting, and was also...

May 16, 2015

Hot Springs Pamela Marie Robertson, age 39, of Hot Springs, passed away Saturday, May 16, 2015 at Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center. She was born September 4, 1975 in Allegheny County, a daughter of Danny Lee and Kathy Marie (Liptrap) Robertson of Warm Springs. Ms. Robertson graduated from Bath County High School, as well as Bridgewater College where she earned...

May 13, 2015

BLUE GRASS, VA Kerry Gale Sponaugle, 61, of Blue Grass, passed away Wednesday, May 13, 2015 at his home. He was born June 25, 1953 in Harrisonburg a son of Olin Ray and Norma Lee (Rexrode) Sponaugle of Blue Grass. Retired from Daniel Construction, Kerry was a farmer and had also worked at Rockingham Co-op. He was a member of...

May 11, 2015

STAUNTON, VA Dorothy "Dot" Hoover Lamb, 91, of Staunton, passed away Monday, May 11, 2015 at Augusta Health. She was born January 13, 1924 in Doe Hill a daughter of the late Ernest Garnet and Maude Virginia (Armstrong) Hoover. Mrs. Lamb graduated from Clifton Forge High School and Bridgewater College. She had worked as a medical technician at Walter Reed...

Apr 27, 2015

MONTEREY, VA Mary Grace (Terry) Halterman, 79, of Monterey, went to be with the Lord, Monday, April 27, 2015 at the home of her daughter in Elkton. She was born March 14, 1936 in Highland County, a daughter of the late George Everette and Ester Elizabeth (McLaughlin) Terry. Mrs. Halterman was preceded in death by two brothers, James Otis and...

Apr 21, 2015

Winston-Salem, NC Donald Glenn McAllister, 63, of Winston-Salem, NC, passed away Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home, Winston-Salem. He was born October 5, 1951 in Clifton Forge, VA, son of Irene (Corbett) McAllister and the late William Tazwell McAllister. Mr. McAllister attended elementary school in Clifton Forge, VA, and graduated from James River High School in...

Apr 19, 2015

Franklin, WV Fannie L. Shell, 72, widow of Rev. Charles C. Shell, who resided at Pendleton Manor, Franklin, WV, and formerly of McDowell, VA, passed away Sunday, April 19, 2015 at Rockingham Memorial Hospital. Born January 14, 1943, in Lititz, PA, Fannie was the second daughter of the late Jacob and Fannie (Oberholzter) Buckwalter. Mrs. Shell graduated from Lancaster Mennonite...

Apr 17, 2015

MILL GAP, VA Gertrude Louise Gibson, age 91, of Mill Gap, passed from this life Friday, April 17, 2015 at Brookdale Staunton. She was born February 6, 1924 in Crabbottom (Blue Grass), a daughter of the late Charles and Eva (Keister) Judy. Mrs. Gibson was a member of Blue Grass United Methodist Church and was a graduate of the Shenandoah...

Apr 13, 2015

Wilmer Junior Smith, age 68, of Verona, passed away Monday, April 13, 2015 at home surrounded by family and friends. He was born January 31, 1947 in McDowell, a son of the late Wilmer Carl and Irene (Ober) Smith.

Mr. Smith was a member of Verona United Methodist Church and had retired from Virginia Department of Transportation...

Apr 11, 2015

STAUNTON Jean (Stinnett) Sullenberger, 86, of the Legacy at North Augusta, passed away Saturday, April 11, 2015 at Augusta Health. She was born October 18, 1928 in Hot Springs, a daughter of the late Willie G. and Ethel V. Stinnett. During her early years, she made her home with her sister Clara and brother-in-law, Pierre Dufour in Hot Springs, VA...

Apr 6, 2015

MONTEREY Arnet Emory Gutshall, age 92, of Monterey, passed away Monday, April 6, 2015 at Augusta Health in Fishersville. He was born March 7, 1923 in Vanderpool, a son of the late Ray Kyle and Florence (Corbett) Gutshall. On December 14, 1962 he was wed to Mary Ellen Gum. A WWII veteran, Mr. Gutshall served in the US Navy as...