Mary Frances (Patterson) Fridley

Mary Frances (Patterson) Fridley, 55, wife of Steven “Scott” Fridley of Churchville, passed away Saturday, October 17, 2026, at her residence. Mrs. Fridley was born in Staunton, Virginia, on December 8, 1970, the daughter of Carrie Elizabeth (Maybush) Patterson and the late William Alexander Patterson. Mary received her cosmetology license from the Staunton School of Cosmetology and began her career that would span over 30 years. She was a hairdresser/manager at the Hair Cuttery in Harrisonburg. She enjoyed baking, shopping for bargains, and watching soap operas, especially “The Bold and the Beautiful” and “The Young and the Restless”. She loved her flower gardening, decorating, working with her co-workers and she loved her fur babies/grand pups. In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by a brother, Carl Lee Patterson and a half-brother William R. Patterson. Surviving in addition to her husband of two years and her mother of Staunton is a son, Garrett Michael Davis of Staunton; two daughters, Alexis Gracie Davis of Staunton and Makanna Elisabeth Davis and her fiancé Dale Salmons of Narrows, Virginia; a step-son, Steven Andrew “Drew” Fridley and his fiancée Alli Tharp of Richmond; a brother, George Thomas Patterson of Staunton; a half-brother, Jessie Lee Patterson and his wife Dale of Verona; and a special sister-in-law, Charlotte (Fridley) Fitzgerald. A private memorial service will be held in the Coffman Funeral Home Chapel by Rev. William “Bill” F. Trice. Coffman Funeral Home and Crematory, 230 Frontier Drive in Staunton is in charge of her arrangements. Condolences may be expressed to the family online at www.coffmanfuneralhome.net