SC Community City Editor Cindy Corell 213-9123, Saturday, July 8, 2006 The News Leader www.newsleader.com Obituaries Samuel M. Smiley, 64 RAPHINE Samuel Mar- tain Smiley, of 4444 Brownsburg Turnpike, died Wednesday (July 5, 2006) at his home. He was born March 25, 1942, at Brownsburg, to James D. and Willie (Fox) Smiley. He had been a dairy farmer.
Mr. Smiley was preceded in death by a brother, Kenneth F. Smiley. Survivors include his wife, Delois W. Smiley; two sons, Andrew L.
Smiley of South Hill and Jason M. Smiley of Verona; three brothers, James D. Smiley of Verona, Wallace W. Smiley of Staunton and Joe B. Smiley of Bustleburg; and five sisters, Alice Shull of Fairfield and Maxine Nutty, Betty Huffman, Patsy Crosby and Phyllis Gibson of Staunton.
Graveside services will be at 2:30 p.m. today at New Providence Presbyterian Church Cemetery. Visitation will be immediately after the services in the social hall at the church. Henry Funeral Home is handing arrangements. Ruby M.
Beck, 94 ROANOKE Ruby (Michael) Beck, formerly of Staunton, died Monday (July 3, 2006). She was born March 18, 1912, at Staunton, to Charles Edward and Mary (Lindamood) Michael. Mrs. Beck was preceded in death by her parents; three brothers, Eston, Harry and William Michael; three sisters, Leta Whitlock, Hilda Wright and Edith Carr; and her husband, Robert Marshall Beck. Survivors include a daughter, Judith Simmons of Moneta.
Memorial services will be at 3 p.m. Friday (July 14, 2006) at Bethlehem United Methodist Church, Moneta. Graveside services will be private at Thornrose Cemetery, Staunton. Oakey's Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Eva P.
Gunn, 83 EDGEWATER, Fla. Eva P. Gunn, of Dolphin Way, formerly of Craigsville, died Friday (June 30, 2006) at Orlando Regional Medical Center. She was born at Rockingham County, to Everett and Dorothy (Shifflett) Morris. Mrs.
Gunn was preceded in death by her parents and a son, Larry Gunn. Survivors include her husband, John L. Gunn; six sons, Averette Eberwein of Powhatan, David Eberwein of Nellysford, Donnie Gunn of Cocoa Beach, Garland Gunn of Powhatan, Carl Gunn of Elkhart Lake, and Johnny Clements of Mims; five daughters, Doris Gleason of Powhatan, Harriet Gunn of Milwaukee, Barbara Sellers of New Port Richey, Deloris Gunn of Chesterfield, and Mary Eichmann of Sheboygan, and a brother, Elwood Hildebrand of Craigsville. Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday (July 29, 2006) at Alton Baptist Church, Alton, Va.
Dudley Funeral Home, 433 N. Ridgewood is handling arrangements. Elizabeth H. Lowman, 94 MONTGOMERY, Ala. Elizabeth Bolar Heizer Lowman, formerly of Millboro, died Tuesday (July 4, 2006.) Mrs.
Lowman was preceded in death by her husband, C.A. Lowman Jr. Survivors include a son, Charles A. Lowman III; a daughter, Ann Linkenhoker; a brother, W.G. Heizer; and a sister, Louella Lackey.
Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday (July 15, 2006) at Windy Cove Presbyterian Church, Millboro Springs, Va. Leak Funeral Home is handing arrangements. Thomas A. Fisher Sr.
WAYNESBORO Thomas Austin "Tucker" Fisher Sr. died Wednesday (July 5, 2006) at Avante of Waynesboro. He was the son of William Curtis Fisher and Arlene Monroe Brown. Mr. Fisher was preceded in death by his parents.
Survivors include five daughters, Tammy Rexrode, Trena Lawson, Trisha VanDevander, Telena Sanches and Linda Potter; a stepdaughter, Billie Jean Biby; two sons, Thomas Austin Fisher Jr. and Timothy Curtiss Fisher; four sisters, Dorthy Kanagy, Janice Smith, Loretta Allen and Linda; and two brothers, Maynard Brown and Tanzy Brown Jr. Memorial services will be held at a later date. McDow Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Frank D.
Nixon, 53 STAUNTON Frank David Nixon, of 229 N. Jefferson died Tuesday (July 4, 2006) at his home. He was born May 9, 1953, at Bryan, Ohio, to William David and Barbara (Heller) Nixon. He was a painting contractor. Mr.
Nixon was preceded in death by a brother, Steven Heller Nixon. Survivors include his parents of Sugar Mountain, N.C., and a sister, Jane Dyndiuk of Hailey, Idaho. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday (July 12, 2006) at Henry Funeral Home. Burial will be private.
Visitation will be one hour prior to the services at the funeral home. Dolores P. Lescure, 89 STAUNTON Dolores P. Lescure, of 114 College Circle, died Friday (July 7, 2006) at Augusta Medical Center. She was born Nov.
19, 1916, at Harrisonburg, to Daniel Martin and Barbara Shadwell Phalen. She was a retired journalist, a teacher, former mayor of the city of Staunton, and she retired from Mary Baldwin College. Mrs. Lescure was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Waller C. Lescure.
Survivors include three daughters, Mary Burnley of Roanoke, Elisabeth Bohnengel of Sylvania, Ohio, and Barbara Stirewalt of New Paltz, N.Y.; and a son, William Lescure of Albuquerque, N.M. A mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church. Burial will be at Thornrose Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today and noon to 8 p.m. Sunday at the residence. Hamrick Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Martin D.
Hess, 79 BRIDGEWATER Martin David "Shorty" Hess died Friday (July 7, 2006) at his home. He was born Oct. 28, 1926, at Augusta County, to Albert David and Eliza Virginia (Eavers) Hess. He had worked as a farmer, and he had been employed by Westinghouse, Verona, for Greyhound bus terminal, Harrisonburg, and for Michael Construction Company, Mount Solon. Mr.
Hess was preceded in death by his parents. Survivors include his wife, Beulah Fay (Simmons) Hess; a stepdaughter, Juanita Dove of Singers Glen; and a stepson, Allen Curry of New Market. Services will be at 4 p.m. Sunday at Spring Creek Church of the Nazarene. Burial will be at Sangerville Church of the Brethren Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. today at Johnson Funeral Home, Bridgewater. Charles E. Griffin, 55 STUARTS DRAFT Charles Edward "Eddie" Griffin died Thursday (July 6, 2006) at the University of Virginia Medical Center. He was born Nov.
6, 1950, at Stuarts Draft, to Glen Brooks and Eula (Dameron) Griffin. He was employed by Mohawk. Mr. Griffin was preceded in death by his parents. Survivors include a daughter, Julia Stevens of Staunton; a sister, Hermie Ward of Waynesboro; and two brothers, William Glen Griffin of Stuarts Draft and Carlton Griffin of Staunton.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Reynolds Funeral Home, Waynesboro. Burial will be at Stuarts Draft Mennonite Church Cemetery. Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home and at other times at 104 Bibb Farm Lane, Waynesboro.
Helen G. Mizer, 87 STUARTS DRAFT Helen Elizabeth (Groah) Mizer, formerly of 405 Glebe School Road, Staunton, died Friday (July 7, 2006) at her son's residence. She was born March 12, 1919, at Rockbridge County, to Ollie H. and Maggie LaPearle (Campbell) Groah. Prior to retirement, she had been employed by the former L.
Greif Companies (Genesco.) Mrs. Mizer was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Harry Calvin Mizer; three sisters, Shirley Waymack, Bonnie Cash and Lori Groah; and six brothers, Howard, Paul, Delk, Kim, Norwood and Albert Groah. Survivors include a son, Harry Eugene Mizer of Stuarts Draft; two brothers, Floyd Owens Groah of Rockbridge County and Frances Elton Groah of Vesuvius; and two sisters, Betty Ann Snyder of Vesuvius and Margaret Swats of Staunton. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Augusta Memorial Park.
Visitation will be from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Monday at Henry Funeral Home and at other times at 1852 Stuarts Draft Highway. Martha B. Henderson, 84 FISHERSVILLE Martha (Bellamy) Henderson, of 803 Westminister Drive, died Thursday (July 6, 2006) at Shenandoah Nursing Home. She was born Aug.
22, 1921, at Grottoes, to William Preston and Mabel (Vance) Bellamy. She had worked as a hairstylist for Ace Boutique and the Beauty Nook, and she worked with her husband at FMW Machine Works. Mrs. Henderson was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Louis Lover Henderson; two brothers, Davis F. and William P.
Bellamy; and four sisters, Elizabeth Taylor, Mary Weeks, Clair Virginia Henderson and Daisy Roberts. Survivors include a son, Louis Leon Henderson of Harriston; and two daughters, Charlotte Floyd and Wanda Caraway of Dooms. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at McDow Funeral Home. Burial will be at Augusta Memorial Park.
Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. About This Service We provide free obituaries as a reader service in memory of all area residents and former residents. We accept obituaries from funeral homes until 6 p.m. daily.
Privately placed obituaries are subject to verification. Obituaries can be directed to the news department at 213-9119, via fax to 885-1904, or via e-mail to deathnotice All obituaries are edited to our style. In The News Cooley paints way through 'retirement' When Talmage Cooley finished term as judge of Staunton and County general district courts in decided he was too close to the retirement age to make a third worthwhile, so he retired and second career, painting. A decade later, Cooley's latest Name: Talmage Newman Cooley Education: Bachelor's degree in history and law degree from University of Virginia. He completed coursework for a master's degree but was drafted for the Korean War before he could write a thesis.
He graduated from Officer Candidate School and was commissioned as an ensign in the Navy, where he served for four years. Job: Spent 1960 to 1994 Community Sherando Church men to offer fish, chicken dinner: The men of Beulah Baptist Church will host a fish and chicken fry at 8 a.m. today at Sherando Community Center. Staunton HUD representative speaks during landlord association meeting: Gaily Hailey, Section 8 Housing and Urban Development manager, was the guest speaker during a Valley Landlord Association meeting June 5. Store VP doubles children's birthday money: Melissa Reinoehl took her twins, Matthew and Joshua, on a shopping trip to J.C.
Penney on June 28 so they could spend the money ($10) they each had received on their seventh birthday June 26. Senior Vice President Tim Penny greeted the boys and traded their two $10 bills for two $20 bills. Waybright receives insurance women's scholarship: Shenandoah Valley Association of Insurance Women presented a $500 scholarship to Kajun Waybright during the association's June meeting. Waybright is a graduate of Stuarts Draft High School who plans to attend James Madi- son University in the fall. Fishersville Boy Scouts participate in flag retirement ceremony: Boy Scouts of the Stonewall Jackson Area Council participated in a flag retirement ceremony May 31 at Valley Vocational Technical Center.
Lexington Drive-in seeking volunteers: Hull's Drive-In's volunteer organization, Hull's his second opened Friday at Beverley Street Studio Augusta School Gallery. He started painting in 1991 1996, he after his wife, Martha, gave him a watercolor mandatory class for Christmas. He discovered term watercolor wasn't his cup of tea, but oils took up his captured his interest when he started classes at the then-newly opened Beverley Street exhibit Studio School. as a lawyer in Waynesboro, Africa." I think that it highlights served 12 years as a general the good and the bad and district court judge until his man's inhumanity to us and 1996 retirement, served as a selfishness and all the things. substitute judge for this Favorite music: Mozart's region until last year and has Clarinet Concerto in A.
I also painted full time since 1996. like Dixieland. Family: Wife, Martha; Best advice someone sons Talmage Jr. of New gave him: That's a really York and John of Culpeper hard question for me, I guess County; daughter Heath of in part because I've come in New Jersey; and five contact with so many granddaughters. people.
Studio: Part of the Advice he would give: Beverley Street Studio The most important thing that School building in downtown you learn in life is that there's Staunton another step to take; there's Schedule in retirement: always another step up. I'm over here most every day. Favorite movie: "Out of Jennie Coughlin News Mount Weyers Cave Grottoes Mount Sidney Churchville Fort Defiance Deerfield Verona New Hope Swoope Staunton Crimora Augusta Springs 64 Craigsville Fishersville Waynesboro) Middlebrook Stuarts Draft Lyndhurst Greenville 81 Tavern Raphine Vesuvius Angels, is seeking volunteers to help save the local landmark. Members of the organization volunteer in the concession area, as gate greeters, field walkers and general handymen and maintenance workers. Volunteers with the organization receive free movie vouchers, which can be gifted to someone else or used personally; unlimited popcorn and drinks; and a meal of choice during each shift.
Donations and "in-kind" services from businesses and companies also are needed to help improve and restore the theater. Membership donations cost $5 each. For more information or to volunteer, call 377-9381 or 463-2621. Stuarts Draft Wilson selected to attend student leadership conference: Joshua L. Wilson, a student at Stuarts Draft High School, has been selected to attend the 2006 Congressional Student Leadership Conference at Catholic University, Washington, D.C.
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