OBITUARIES

Feb 4, 2013

Cathy H. Neil, 55, of Staunton, passed away Monday, February 4, 2013 at the University of Virginia Medical Center. She was born August 24, 1957 in Harrisonburg, a daughter of the late Betty Louise (Harper) Simmons. Cathy was a homemaker and a member of the Church of God of Prophecy. She loved spending time with her family, especially her grandsons....

Feb 2, 2013

Charles Jacob "Jake' Armstrong, 54, loving husband of Vanessa (Sims) Armstrong of Fort Defiance, died unexpectedly Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013. Born October 14, 1958, in Harrisonburg and raised in Deerfield, he was a devoted son of Emma Jearlean "Jerry" (Botkin) Armstrong and the late Joseph Arch Armstrong, and dedicated father to Jennifer Ann (Armstrong) Hevener and husband, Randolph of Staunton,...

Jan 30, 2013

Pauline Stoner (Gage) Praeg, age 95, of Mustoe, passed away Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at her home. She was born on January 21, 1918 a daughter of the late Cyrus Durey and Alpha Abbott (Davis) Gage. Born and raised in New Jersey, Pauline also summered in the Adirondacks with family who were loggers in the area of Canada Lake. On...

Jan 23, 2013

Elzie Nelson Doyle, age 80, of Staunton, passed away, Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at Shenandoah House in Fishersville. He was born April 30, 1932 in Henry County a son of the late Jas Restie and Gladys L. (McKay) Doyle. Prior to his return to Virginia, Mr. Doyle owned and operated an ice cream business in California. He is survived by...

Jan 16, 2013

Rebecca "Beckie" Hiner Bird, 96, of Stuarts Draft and formerly Monterey, passed away Tuesday, January 16, 2013 at Stuarts Draft Christian Home. She was born September 28, 1916 in Mill Gap a daughter of the late A. W. Early and Martha Theresa (Ryder) Hiner. Mrs. Bird was a homemaker and had worked as a dental assistant at the Medical College...

Jan 15, 2013

Ann Swain, 69, of Bolar passed away Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at her home and surrounded by family. She was born April 23, 1943 in Detroit, MI, a daughter of the late George Louis, Jr. and Edith Marguerite (Wagner) Domine. Ann received her Bachelor's degree in Psychology from Western College for Women, Ohio in 1965. She began her Master's degree...

Jan 12, 2013

Marjorie Wade Hensley Harold, 88, of 847 Indian Mound Road, Staunton, and formerly the Mill Gap community of Highland County died Saturday, January 12, 2013 at her residence. She was born April 19, 1924 in Valley Center a daughter of the late Hurdle and Mae Winston (Wade) Hensley. Mrs. Harold received her nursing degree on March 5, 1972 and went...

Jan 5, 2013

George Reid Swecker, 86, of Harrisonburg, and formerly of Monterey, passed away peacefully Saturday, January 5, 2013 at Sunnyside Retirement Community. He was born on Maple Grove Farm in the BlueGrassValley, May 2, 1926, to the late Jennings Judy and Maria Tate (Sterrett) Swecker. Mr. Swecker loved his native HighlandCounty. He lived a full and joyful family, faith and community...

Dec 14, 2012

Daisy Doyle Terry, 96, of Bolar, passed away Friday, December 14, 2012 at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Carol and Elmer Waybright. She was born July 13, 1916 in HighlandCounty a daughter of the late Ceba and Fannie Doyle. Mrs. Terry was a homemaker, loving mother and grandmother, who enjoyed her family, friends and church. She was a...

Dec 12, 2012

[caption id="attachment_10" align="alignleft" width="240"] Mazie "Marie" Lowry[/caption] MONTEREY - Mazie "Marie" Lowry, 90, of Monterey, passed away Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at Pendleton Manor. She was born February 4, 1922 in Dunmore, WV a daughter of the late Wade and Georgia (Taylor) Galford. Mrs. Lowry was a homemaker, who also helped on the farm. She especially liked tending her sheep...

Dec 9, 2012

Ollie “Marie” Rexrode, 94 of Staunton, and formerly of Hightown, passed away Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012 at Augusta Health.

She was born May 31, 1918 in Blue Grass, a daughter of the late Albie and Sadie Frances Simmons Puffenbarger.

On Aug. 10, 1937, she married Kenton Marshall Rexrode, who preceded her in death on March...

Dec 7, 2012

Doris Siron Swadley, 77, of Staunton, passed away Friday, Dec. 7, 2012 at Augusta Health.

She was born July 13, 1935 in McDowell, a daughter of the late Lloyd Cameron and Ruth Hull Faurote Siron.

Mrs. Swadley retired from Mary Baldwin College and was a member of the former Seybert Chapel United Methodist Church. She...

Dec 7, 2012

Elvin “Bill” Pent Puffenbarger, 88, of Head Waters, passed away Friday, Dec. 7, 2012 at his home.

He was born April 8, 1924 near Sugar Grove, W.Va., a son of the late Granville Frye and Minnie Susan Eckard Puffenbarger.

Mr. Puffenbarger served in the U.S. Army during World War II and retired from the U.S....

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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....