OBITUARIES

William "Doug" Gum

Dec 5, 2012

William “Doug” Douglas Gum, 70, of Grottoes, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012 at his home.

He was born March 21, 1942 in Staunton, a son of the late Kermit Woodrow and Gretta Blanche Wimer Gum.

Mr. Gum graduated from Monterey High School, class of 1960, as well as National Business College. He retired from...

Sherry Doody

Dec 4, 2012

Sherry Hammer Doody, 47, went to be with our Lord on Dec. 4, 2012.

She was born on April 28, 1965.

She is survived by her husband of 21 years, Daniel Joseph Doody; three children, Casey, Caleb and Emma; her father, John Ralph Hammer of Monterey; sister, Carol Swecker and brother-in-law Jesse Swecker, and their...

Lillian Wilson

Dec 2, 2012

Lillian Helmick Wilson, 86, of Staunton, passed away Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012 at Augusta Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

She was born Feb. 1, 1926 in Stillwell, Okla., a daughter of the late John Benjamin Tudor and Gladys Lee Hendrix Bell.

Mrs. Wilson had worked at Highland High School as a cafeteria manager for 16 years....

Bertha Hise

Nov 19, 2012

Bertha Pritt Hise, 69, of Warm Springs, passed away Monday, Nov. 19, 2012 at Lewis-Gale Medical Center in Salem.

She was born Dec. 3, 1942 in Warm Springs, a daughter of the late Harry and Elizabeth Gray Shaffier Pritt.

Mrs. Hise was a member of Eden United Methodist Church. On Dec. 1, 2004, she retired...

James Hull

Oct 29, 2012

James Bernard Hull, also known as Jay, passed away Monday, Oct. 29, 2012 at his home in Hightown, after a three-year battle with cancer, at the age of 61.

He was born Oct. 6, 1951 in Highland County, the son of the late James L. and Phyllis M. Leahy Hull.

Jay graduated from Highland High...

Fred Stokes

Oct 29, 2012

Fred Stokes, 93, passed away Monday Oct. 29, 2012, after a short illness.

He was born Nov. 7, 1918 in Newport News, and grew up in Providence Forge, a son of Steven and Cora Briggs Stokes.

Mr. Stokes served his country during World War II with the U.S. Navy Seabee 43rd Construction Battalion attached to...

Elizabeth "Liz" Wilfong

Oct 27, 2012

Elizabeth “Liz” Ann Wilfong, 44, of Bolar passed away Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012 as the result of an automobile accident.

She was born June 15, 1968 in Staunton, a daughter of Paul A. and Frances Ratcliff Terry of Bolar.

She was a member of Hamilton Chapel Advent Christian Church and Bolar Volun- teer Fire Department....

Gary Armstrong

Oct 22, 2012

Gary Wayne Armstrong, 66, husband of Elizabeth Ellen Kimble Armstrong of Moyers, W.Va., passed away Monday, Oct. 22, 2012, at his home.

He was born Dec. 11, 1945, in Harrisonburg, Va., a son of the late Lynn Stover Armstrong and Martha Hoover Armstrong Simmons.

Mr. Armstrong worked as a logger and was a member of...

John Lohr

Oct 7, 2012

John Merriman Lohr, 67, of Monterey, passed away Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012 at his home.

He was born May 15, 1945 in Dayton, Ohio, a son of the late Ralph Revere and Nancy Jane Light Lohr.

Mr. Lohr was a U.S. Army veteran having served in Viet Nam. He was a graduate of Randolph-Macon College and...

Ralph Roberts

Oct 6, 2012

Ralph Edward Roberts, 49, of Burnsville, passed away Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012 at University of Virginia Medical Center.

He was born Feb. 11, 1963 at Bath Community Hospital, a son of the late Lacy Lee and Jean Audrey Burns Roberts.

He was baptized and affiliated with Burnsville United Methodist Church. He was owner and operator...

Mona Helmick

Oct 3, 2012

Mona Mae Helmick, 83, of Staunton, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012 at Envoy of Staunton.

She was born Nov. 25, 1928 in the Possum Trot community of Highland County, a daughter of the late Russell Edward and Mary Emma Ervine Bowers.

Mrs. Helmick retired from Genesco after 30 plus years of service and enjoyed...

Ralph Moran

Oct 3, 2012

Ralph Frederick Moran, 75, of 11681 Deerfield Road, Millboro, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012 at his home.

He was born Nov. 23, 1936 at Mineola, N.Y., a son of the late Frederick and Isabelle Goerke Moran.

Mr. Moran retired from the D.C. Department of Corrections. He attended Our Lady of Angels Catholic Church in...

George "Everett" Bodkin

Oct 2, 2012

George “Everett” Bodkin, 54, of Sugar Grove, WV passed away Tuesday, October 2, 2012 at his home. He was born December 25, 1957 at Crummett Run, a son of Faye Rexrode Bodkin and the late Raymond Sebastian Bodkin, Sr.

Everett was a member of the Crummett Run Church of the Brethren and attended Frances Asbury United Methodist...

Hopesura "Hope" Bitzer

Sep 14, 2012

Hopesura “Hope” Bitzer, 60, of Brandywine passed away Friday, September 14, 2012 at Rockingham Memorial Hospital.

Upon her request there was an immediate burial in Doe Hill Cemetery.

Linda Ballew

Sep 2, 2012

Linda May Ballew, 63, of Millboro passed away Sunday, September 2, 2012 at Lewis-Gale Medical Center.

She was born October 27, 1947 in Arlington, a daughter of the late Clifford and Leona Hurt Poole.

Linda had worked as a cook in a nursing home and restaurants.

She is survived by her husband David...

Edna Booth

Aug 17, 2012

Edna Mae Booth, 75, of McDowell passed away Friday, Aug. 17, 2012 at her home.

She was born May 10, 1937 in the Clover Creek Community of Highland County, a daughter of the late Virgil Roscoe and Elizabeth McDonald Hamilton Simmons.

Mrs. Booth was a homemaker and caretaker, who especially loved taking care of children....

Mary June Wood

Jul 19, 2012

Mary June Kiser Wood, 93, of Frankford, passed away Thursday, July 19, 2012 at her home in Frankford.

A native of Virginia, June was born Jan. 8, 1919 in Harrisonburg, Va., a daughter of the late Daniel Webster and Elva Catherine Simmons Kiser.

She lived most of her young life in Highland County, Va. until...

Nellie Slaven

Jul 12, 2012

Nellie Kathleen Slaven, 88, of Monterey, passed away, Thursday, July 12, 2012 at her home.

She was born May 23, 1924 in Hightown, a daughter of the late Roy Bernard and Mabel Clara Wimer Slaven.

She was employed by the U.S. government and worked at Olmsted Air Force Base in Middletown, Pa. After the base...

Garland Carpenter

Jul 4, 2012

Garland Winston Carpenter, 73, of Bolar, passed away Wednesday, July 4, 2012 at his home after a brief illness.

He was born Feb. 17, 1939, a son of the late Herman M. and Mary Bussard Carpenter.

He was a member of Valley Bethel Church of the Brethren. He was a mechanic, who retired from The...

Margaret Mitchell

Jun 30, 2012

Margaret Martha Mitchell, 85, of Sugar Grove, W.Va., passed away Saturday, June 30, 2012, at Pendleton Manor.

She was born Aug. 29, 1926, in Sugar Grove, W.Va., a daughter of the late Martin and Geneva Simmons Propst.

Mrs. Mitchell was a homemaker. She was a member of Crummett Run Church of the Brethren, where she...