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Floyd Ray Ridgeway

Floyd Ray Ridgeway

Oct 24, 2016

Floyd Ray Ridgeway, 65, of Dyke, VA passed away on Monday, October 24, 2016 at his residence. He was born on February 10, 1951 to the late John and Elsie Ridgeway. Floyd was an outdoors man who loved hunting, fishing and traveling. He worked hard his entire life, even until the end when his illness took over. He will always...

Patsy H. Donour

Patsy H. Donour

Oct 22, 2016

Patsy H. (Pat) Donour went home on Saturday, October 22, 2016. She was born on December 12, 1943 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, to the late Henry and Ethel Snyder. Pat was preceded in death by her husband, Charles F. Donour and grandson, Victor Lloyd Shifflett. She is survived by her daughter, Sandra D. Shifflett and her husband, Vic of Stanardsville; son,...

Vanessa Fern Keiser

Vanessa Fern Keiser

Oct 19, 2016

Vanessa Fern Keiser, 63, of Stanardsville, VA passed away on Wednesday, October 19, 2016 at her residence. She was born on August 8, 1953 in Batesville, VA to the late Nay and Cora Fisher. She is survived by her two sons, Christopher Scott Karten and James Christopher “J.C.” Keiser and his wife, Ashley; her brothers, Jerry, James, Trenton and Anthony...

Celestine Berry Church

Celestine Berry Church

Oct 8, 2016

Celestine Berry Church, 66, of Earlysville, VA passed away Saturday, October 8, 2016 at the Hospital of University of Pennsylvania. She was born on October 8, 1950 in Charlottesville, VA to the late Fred and Dorothy (Boyd) Berry of Madison, VA. For about 30 years Mrs. Church dedicated her time to Scouts. She helped establish her son, Kevin’s, Boy Scout...

Dorothy Morris

Dorothy Morris

Sep 28, 2016

Dorothy Collier Morris, (Mamaw) 91, of Earlysville, VA passed away on Wednesday, September 28, 2016 at her residence. She was born on September 13, 1925 in Greene County to the late George and Laura (Morris) Collier. She is survived by her three sons, Roger W. Morris and his wife, Barbara of Ruckersville, Nelson R. Morris and his wife Allison, and...

Wellman Nelson Morris

Wellman Nelson Morris

Sep 23, 2016

Wellman N. Morris of Earlysville, Virginia died peacefully on the 23rd of September 2016, ten days after celebrating his 83rd birthday surrounded by family. Born in 1933 in Baltimore, Maryland to Sylvester and Nettie Morris and raised in Greene County, Virginia, Wellman served two years in the Army in Salzburg, Austria. He was a kind and caring husband and father...

Margaret Ellen Nolan French

Margaret Ellen Nolan French

Sep 19, 2016

Graveside Service: Saturday, September 24, 2016 at 1:30 p.m. at Mount Comfort Cemetery, 6600 South Kings Hwy, Alexandria, VA 22306The family requests that donations be made in her name to Hospice of the Piedmont, 675 Peter Jefferson Pkwy, Suite 300, Charlottesville, VA 22911.

Dekayla Avalos-Camacho

Dekayla Avalos-Camacho

Sep 19, 2016

Funeral Service: Friday, 9/23/2016 at 9 am at Ryan Funeral Home Burial: Mt. Paran Cemetery following the service Welsh Run Rd Memorial Mass: Saturday, 9/24/2016 at 10 am at Church of the Incarnation 1465 Incarnation Dr Charlottesville, VA 22901

Mary Alice Martin

Mary Alice Martin

Sep 4, 2016

Mary Alice Martin, 84, of Dyke, VA passed away on Sunday, September 4, 2016 at her residence. She was born on March 24, 1932 in Greene County to the late Kenny and Vanetta Morris. She is survived by her children, Butch Robertson and his wife Gracie and Deborah Lawson and her husband, Bill; Grandchildren, Jimmy and Melissa, Randy and Andrea,...

Gail Auer

Gail Auer

Sep 1, 2016

Gail Agnes Gallup Auer, 80, of Rochelle passed away September 1, 2016 at Martha Jefferson Hospital. Gail was born April 28, 1936 in New York, daughter of the late Robert J. Gallup and Mary Murphy Gallup. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James I. Auer. Gail is survived by her sons, James Auer...

Ruby Virginia Carver

Ruby Virginia Carver

Aug 17, 2016

Ruby Virginia Carver, 83, of Stanardsville, VA passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 17, 2016 at Grace Health and Rehab. She was born on February 4, 1933 in Charlottesville, VA to the late Manis and Anna Shifflett. She is survived by her 10 children, Phyllis and Winston, Wanda and Fred, Debbie and Steve, Karen and Sam, Barbara, Timmy, Dickie, Elvis...

Michelle Lynn McDaniel

Michelle Lynn McDaniel

Aug 17, 2016

Michelle Lynn McDaniel Michelle Lynn McDaniel, 46, went to be with our Lord on Wednesday, August 17, 2016. She is preceded in death by her mother, Sandra Ellen Shepeard. She is survived by her precious son, Brandon McDaniel of Ruckersville; her father, Roger McDaniel of Xenia, OH; brother and sister-in-law, Mike and Mimi McDaniel of Richmond, VA; sister, Anita Palmore...

Jan William Zyderveld

Jan William Zyderveld

Aug 11, 2016

Jan “John” William Zyderveld passed away Thursday, August 11, 2016 in his home, with loved ones by his side, after a long battle with cancer. John retired from Giant Food after 30 years of employment and worked at Advance Auto Parts following his retirement. He was an avid outdoorsman and always had a quick wit about him. He will be...

Ernest Owen Dabney

Ernest Owen Dabney

Aug 5, 2016

Ernest Owen Dabney, a loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather, 76, of Ruckersville passed away Friday, August 5, 2016 at Martha Jefferson Hospital surrounded by his loved ones. He now joins his late parents Ernest E. and Carrie Dabney; his in-laws, Henry and Arlene Wright; his sister, Minnie Kirby and husband, Raleigh; his brother-in-law, Charles Wright. Ernest is survived...

Jean Douglass Blakey

Jean Douglass Blakey

Aug 3, 2016

Jean Douglass Blakey died Wednesday morning, August 3rd, 2016. Born January 28th, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Grimsley Douglass and Ruby Durrer Douglass. She was predeceased by her husband of 58 years, Zirkle “Booster” Blakey. She is survived by two sisters; Marianne Gross and Betty Drueke. She is also survived by her two sons, Zirkle Blakey III...

Rosa Maria Lopez Caceres

Rosa Maria Lopez Caceres

Aug 1, 2016

The family will receive friends and family on Wednesday, August 3, 2016 from 6:30 p.m. until midnight at Ryan Funeral Home. A service will begin at 7 p.m.

Charlotte Sleeper Washington

Charlotte Sleeper Washington

Aug 1, 2016

Charlotte Sleeper Washington, 99, of Stanardsville passed away Monday, August 1, 2016 at Hospice House. She was born June 20, 1917 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, daughter of the late Leon J. Sleeper and Marion Lockwood Sleeper. Charlotte is survived by a son, Anthony Washington and his wife, Zoraya of Hollywood, Florida; lifelong friend and caregiver, Betty Veninger of Stanardsville, Virginia;...

Dorothy Deane Lawson

Dorothy Deane Lawson

Jul 30, 2016

Mrs. Lawson, as she was known to generations of William Monroe High School (WMHS) students, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on Saturday evening, July 30, 2016. She has now completed her mortal journey and goes to join her husband of 62 years, Thomas; her son, Darrel D. Lawson; her parents Asbury and Ida (Breeden) Deane; her in-laws,...

Virginia (Nita) Wood

Virginia (Nita) Wood

Jul 18, 2016

Virginia (Nita) W. Wood, 74, of Ruckersville, VA, peacefully passed away on Monday, July 18, 2016. She was born on December 1, 1941 in Baltimore, MD to the late Kyle and Elizabeth McDaniel Wood. She is survived by her two brothers, Warner Wood and wife, Lucille who took care of her for 25 years and William W. Wood; her sister,...

Mary M Shifflett

Mary M Shifflett

Jul 16, 2016

Mary M. Shifflett, 81, of Dyke passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on July 16, 2016. She was born August 7, 1934 in Harrisonburg, Virginia, daughter of the late Bill and Ethel Lam. Left to cherish her memory are two sons, Steve Shifflett of Dyke, Tony Shifflett and his wife, Donna also of Dyke; daughter, Sue Morris...

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