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Rhonda D. Paugh Rhonda Denise Paugh was a devoted mother, daughter, sister, grandmother, and loyal friend whose warmth, strength, and spirit touched all who knew her.Born on August 26, 1956, …

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Joy Rogers Blake, a beloved mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away peacefully on July 6th, 2025, at the age of 84. Born in Gastonia, North Carolina in 1941 to …

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Nancy Marie Botkin, 78, of Churchville, passed away on Saturday, July 5, 2025 at King’s Daughters’ Community Health and Rehabilitation in Staunton.  Ms. Botkin was born on December 7, 1946 …

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George W. Weller George Walton Weller, 92, passed away on Saturday, July 5, 2025, at Staunton Post Acute and Rehabilitation Center in Staunton.He was born on April 10, 1933, in …

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Jean Katherine Southers, 92, of Star Tannery, VA passed away Saturday, July 5, 2025, at Winchester Medical Center. Mrs. Southers was born in Washington D.C. on January 4, 1933, a …

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Betty Ann Hoover, 82, widow of William Kenton “Bill” Hoover, of Churchville, passed away on Saturday, July 5, 2025 at Kings Daughters Community Health and Rehabilitation in Staunton.  There will …

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“Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told …

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Charles H. Shomo Charles Hunter Shomo, 93, of Staunton, passed away on Saturday, July 5, 2025, at Augusta Health Hospice of the Shenandoah House in Fishersville.He was born on November …

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River Steven Higgins, 23, of Dayton, Virginia passed away on Saturday, July 5, 2025. He was born on May 6, 2002 and was a son of Steven Higgins and Lisa …

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Elwyn N. Rinker, Jr. Elwyn Norris Rinker, Jr. (known as “Bob” to family and friends) died on the morning of July 5, 2025, at English Meadows in Fishersville.He was born …

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Harvey “H.B.” Bennett, a longtime resident of Riverdale Park, MD, passed away Saturday, July 5, 2025, at his home. Mr. Bennett was the son of the late William (Pop) and …

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SWOOPE – Helen Joyce (Davis) Clark, 78, passed away Wednesday, July 3, 2025. Helen was born in Dumfries, Virginia on November 23, 1946. She was one of 13 children of …

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Donald Nelson Winegard, 75, of Rockingham, passed away on Thursday, July 3, 2025 at his home. He was born on September 13, 1949 and was a son of the late …

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James Edward Dovel, 86, of Weyers Cave, passed away on Thursday, July 3, 2025, at Augusta Health. He was born on October 29, 1938, and was a son of the …

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Nellie Taylor (Welcher) Fridley, 98, went peacefully to be with the Lord on Thursday, July 3, 2025, in Fishersville, Virginia. Mrs. Fridley was born in Craigsville, Virginia on June 11, …

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Carol Elaine Stewart, 82, of Grottoes, passed away on Wednesday, July 2, 2025 at her home. She was born on April 9, 1943 and was a daughter of William Sandridge …

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Emily Kiser Click See, 86, of Grottoes, Virginia passed away on Tuesday, July 2, 2025 at English Meadows Assisted Living in Harrisonburg, VA. She graduated from Turner Ashby High School …

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Dr. Fred F. Wampler, age 100, retired Professor of Education at Bridgewater College, died on June 2, 2025 in Serenity House of the Bridgewater Nursing Home. Dr. Wampler was born …

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Janet Erlene (Puckett) Johnson, 82, wife of James F. “Jim” Johnson, Sr., of Little Calf Pasture Highway, Craigsville, passed away on Wednesday, July 2, 2025 at her home.  Mrs. Johnson …

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Jon H. Arneson Jon Harold Arneson, 87, died peacefully on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, at his residence in Staunton.Born on February 5, 1938, in Washington, D.C., to the late Lillian …

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CHURCHVILLE – Jacqueline “Jackie” Feuerhelm, 89, formerly of Churchville, passed away Monday, June 30, 2025 at The Legacy at North Augusta. Born December 15, 1935 in St. Joseph, Missouri, she …

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Michealean Annette Neff, 35 of Woodstock VA, passed away on June 30, 2025, at her residence. She was born on October 24,1990, in Winchester VA to Annette Fogle and the …

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Daniel Bernard Suter, 73, of Bridgewater, passed away on Sunday, June 29, 2025. He was born on August 27, 1951, and was a son of the late Dr. Daniel and …

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Gerald Ames “Gerry” Watkins, 78, of Middletown, VA passed away Thursday, June 28, 2025, at Winchester Medical Center, Winchester, VA. Mr. Watkins was born in Winchester, VA on October 10, …

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“Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.” (Matthew 5:8, KJV) Jeffrey Lynn Southwood, 69, of Staunton, passed away Friday, June 27, 2025. Jeff was born in …

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