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Recent Obituaries in Madison, Orange, and Gordonsville, VA

Browse recent obituaries and death notices for the Madison, Orange, and Gordonsville, VA area. Each tribute honors a life lived and reflects the diverse traditions, cultures, and stories that shape our community.

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John Reade Dunwody

John Reade Dunwody

Sep 13, 2025

John Reade Dunwody                                September 13, 2025 John Reade Dunwody, 74, of Madison, Virginia, passed away peacefully at his home on September 13, 2025. He was born August 22, 1951, in Radford, Virginia, to William M. Dunwody Jr. and Alice G. Dunwody. John is survived by his loving mother, Alice; his three brothers, William, James, and David (wife Norma); his daughter,...

Delma Ray Snow

Delma Ray Snow

Sep 13, 2025

Delma Ray Snow Delma Ray Snow, 74 of Stanardsville Va. passed away on Saturday, September 13, 2025 at his home. He was born on July 31, 1951 to the late Zirkle Snow and Geneva Breeden Snow. He worked for VDOT for forty plus years. He loved hunting with his grandson and son-in-law, who he thought of as his' sons. He...

Shirley Ann Smith Dodson

Shirley Ann Smith Dodson

Sep 9, 2025

Shirley Ann Smith Dodson                             September 9, 2025 Shirley Ann Smith Dodson, 88 of Madison, Va. passed away on Tuesday, September 9, 2025 at Dogwood Village in Orange, Va. She was born on May 13, 1937 to the late Bud Franklin Smith and Gladys Lillian Meadows Smith. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Ernest Roosevelt Dodson; brother, Robert...

Cheré Louise Mort

Cheré Louise Mort

Sep 8, 2025

Cheré Louise Mort                                 September 8, 2025 Cheré Louise Mort, 76, of Gordonsville, Virginia, passed away on September 8, 2025. Born on June 8, 1949, in Medford, Oregon, she was the daughter of the late James and Rosemary Kelley. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her grandparents Homer and Martha Davis and Paul and Buela Kelley....

Tony Kirby

Tony Kirby

Sep 8, 2025

Tony Lee Kirby                                  September 8, 2025 Tony Lee Kirby, 52, of Barboursville, Virginia, passed away on Monday, September 8, 2025. Born on January 29, 1973, he was the son of the late Edward P. and Virginia A. Kirby. Tony is survived by his wife, Patricia Kirby; his children, Stephanie Easton and Darrell (Somer) Easton; his grandchildren, Ryan, Zoey, Shane, Evan,...

Virgil Kenneth Grandle

Virgil Kenneth Grandle

Sep 7, 2025

Virgil "Kenny" Kenneth Grandle                          September 7, 2025 Virgil Kenneth Grandle, 82, of Unionville, Va., and later of Greene County, Va., passed away peacefully on September 7, 2025, from complications of parkinsons disease. He was born on February 21, 1943, to the late Melvin and Mary Grandle of Rockingham County. Kenneth was preceded in death by his wife Lois, his daughter...

Tina Marie Straight

Tina Marie Straight

Sep 7, 2025

Tina Marie Straight                 September 7, 2025 Tina Marie Straight, 60, of Mitchells, Va., passed away peacefully at her residence on Sunday, September 7, 2025. Born on October 9, 1964, to the late Roy Edward Warring, Sr. and Betty Jane Campbell, she was preceded in death by her brother, Roy (Eddie) Edward Warring Jr., and her sister, Donna Warring. Tina is...

Shirley Redmon Watson

Shirley Redmon Watson

Sep 5, 2025

Shirley Redmon Watson                           September 5, 2025 Shirley Redmon Watson passed away on Friday, September 5, 2025. She was born April 16, 1936 in Rapidan, Virginia. She was the daughter of Grace G. Redmon and William H. Redmon. Shirley is survived by her daughters Susan Sexton and Annette Binney, son David L. Watson and his wife Melanie, sons-in-law Kim Barnette and...

Caroline Bertha Hill Jasper

Caroline Bertha Hill Jasper

Sep 5, 2025

Caroline Bertha Hill Jasper             September 5, 2025 Caroline Bertha Hill Jasper 86, of Madison passed away on Friday, September 5, 2025 in Culpeper. She was born November 12, 1938 in Madison to the late Aaron Hill and Bertha Frye Hill and wife of the late Joseph Daniel Jasper. She was also preceded in death by her daughter, Rebecca Jasper, son,...

Shirley Redmon Watson

Shirley Redmon Watson

Sep 5, 2025

Shirley Redmon Watson                              September 5, 2025 Shirley Redmon Watson, 89, of Charlottesville, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 5, 2025. A full obituary will be published soon.

Shirley Redmon Watson

Shirley Redmon Watson

Sep 5, 2025

Shirley Redmon Watson                           September 5, 2025 Shirley Redmon Watson passed away on Friday, September 5, 2025. She was born April 16, 1936, in Rapidan, Virginia. She was the daughter of Grace G. Redmon and William H. Redmon. Shirley is survived by her daughters, Susan Sexton and Annette Binney; son, David L. Watson and his wife, Melanie; sons-in-law, Kim Barnette and...

Cathy Annette Gunnell

Cathy Annette Gunnell

Aug 29, 2025

Cathy Annette Gunnell                               August 29, 2025 Cathy Annette Gunnell 61 of Ruckersville passed away Friday, August 29, 2025. She was surrounded by family and at peace. She was the daughter of the late Davis Lee Jeffries. She was also proceeded by a son, Ronnie "RJ" Alan Settle, Jr. She survived by her mother, Gladys Pearl Jeffries; husband, Jeffrey L. Gunnell;...

Andrew "Andy" Davis Aylor

Andrew "Andy" Davis Aylor

Aug 26, 2025

Andrew "Andy" Davis Aylor                    August 26, 2025 Andrew "Andy" Davis Aylor, 92 of Etlan, Va., passed away on Tuesday, August 26, 2025 at UVA Culpeper Hospital. He was born on April 6, 1933 to the late Emmet Comer Aylor and Golda Mae Myers Aylor. He was also preceded in death by brothers, Emmett Junior Aylor and Thomas Nelson Aylor; sister,...

Clara Jones Nixon

Clara Jones Nixon

Aug 25, 2025

Clara Jones Nixon                                   August 25, 2025 Clara Jones Nixon, 98, of Orange died on Monday, August 25, 2025, at the Dogwood Village of Orange. She was born on November 26, 1926, in Orange and was the daughter of the late Nelson Jones and Sarah Frances White Jones. She was also predeceased by her husband Lee Jackson Nixon Sr. and a...

Mary Donie Waddy

Mary Donie Waddy

Aug 24, 2025

Mary Donie Waddy                                     August 24, 2025 Mary Donie Waddy, 87, of Waddy Lane, Orange, died on Sunday, August 24, 2025, at her residence. She was born on March 22, 1938, in Hyattsville, MD, and was the daughter of the late Winston Evatt and Margaret Seek Evatt. She is also predeceased by her husband Thomas Carrol Waddy. She is survived by...

Deborah Lynn Sparks

Deborah Lynn Sparks

Aug 23, 2025

Deborah Lynn Ellis Sparks                                August 23, 2025 Deborah Lynn Ellis Sparks (Debbie), 62, of Louisa, Va went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, August 23, 2025. She was surrounded by her husband, children and many other loving family members in her final days. Debbie spent the better part of her life working in the medical field and spent...

Lance William King

Lance William King

Aug 22, 2025

Lance William King passed away on Friday, August 22nd, 2025. Lance was born on January 19th, 1971, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to Phillip Rex King and Donna Gail Stenhouse.

Lance loved being active in the community through spending time volunteering at Broadus Wood Elementary School, playing soccer for his beloved team “E-Ville City,” working hard with friends at the gym, and becoming...

Benjamin "Benny" Francis Johnson

Benjamin "Benny" Francis Johnson

Aug 22, 2025

Benjamin "Benny Francis Johnson        August 22, 2025 Benjamin Francis Johnson "Benny", 68, of Madison, passed on with the Lord, Friday, August 22, 2025, at his home. He was born on April 1, 1957, to the late Benjamin Blair Johnson and Maggie Frances Creel Short. He was also preceded in death by his brothers, Larry Lenard Johnson and William Edward Johnson,...

Loretta Lynn Boone

Loretta Lynn Boone

Aug 21, 2025

Loretta Lynn Boone               August 21, 2025 Loretta Lynn Boone, 61 of Culpeper, passed away on August 21, 2025 at Culpeper Health and Rehab. She was born on September 26, 1963 to the late Oscar Junior Settle and Dorothy Ann Horton Settle. She is survived by her daughters, Katie Lynn Boone and boyfriend, Jason Shoop, and Katelyn Marie Boone; son, Archie...

Joyce Miller

Joyce Miller

Aug 21, 2025

Joyce Busel Miller                                        August 21, 2025 Joyce Busel Miller, 84, of Gordonsville, left this earthly world August 21, 2025 to rejoin her late husband Ernest William "EW" Miller and her beloved beagle Firpo. She was born November 12, 1940, in Colchester, Connecticut, middle daughter of the late Joseph Busel and Anna Laxman Busel of Spring City, Pennsylvania. Joyce grew up...

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