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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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Annie Vera Weaver Dove Tull

Annie Vera Weaver Dove Tull

Sep 18, 2025

Annie Vera Weaver Dove Tull (Vee) Annie Vera Weaver Dove Tull (Vee) of Madison, Virginia, passed away on September 18, 2025, at Martha Jefferson Hospital in Charlottesville. Vee was born on March 24, 1936, the daughter of Robert Leslie Weaver and Mildred Sidney Berry Weaver. She grew up on the Weaver family farm which is the current Early Mountain Vineyards....

Tony Elliott Ragland

Tony Elliott Ragland

Sep 17, 2025

Tony Elliott Ragland                 September 17, 2025 Tony Elliott Ragland 80 of Gordonsville passed away Wednesday, September 17, 2025 in the University of Virginia Hospital. He was born August 6, 1945 in Gordonsville and was the son of the late John Elliott Ragland and Edna Frances Jameson Ragland. He is survived by his brother John McGregor Ragland; sisters, Deloris Ragland Fowler,...

Kathleen Breeden Weakley

Kathleen Breeden Weakley

Sep 16, 2025

Kathleen Breeden Weakley        September 16, 2025 Kathleen Weakley, 82 of Madison, Va. passed away on Tuesday, September 16, 2025 at Greene Acres in Stanardsville, Va. She was born on June 29, 1943 to the late Alvin Breeden and Luna Conley Breeden. She was also preceded in death by her husband, James Henry Weakley; son, James Allen Weakley; brothers, Junior and...

Vickie Lynn Donohue

Vickie Lynn Donohue

Sep 16, 2025

Vickie Lynn Donohue                                     September 16, 2025 Vickie Lynn Donohue, 58, of Troy, Virginia, passed away on September 16, 2025, at her home. Born on January 7, 1967, she was the daughter of the late Roy and Beverly Graves. She is survived by her husband, Mike Donohue; her sons, Sean Donohue and Mark Donohue; her sister, Cindy Napier; and her niece...

Donna Marie Snow Morris

Donna Marie Snow Morris

Sep 16, 2025

Donna Marie Snow Morris                             September 16, 2025 Donna Marie Snow Morris of Dyke, Va. passed away on September 16, 2025 at VCU in Richmond, Va. surrounded by her husband and children. She was born September 7, 1956, the daughter of the late Ruth and Ernest Snow. Donna was preceded in death by her siblings Patsy Waldron and Debra Spraker. Cherishing...

John Allen Hoeckelman

John Allen Hoeckelman

Sep 15, 2025

John Allen Hoeckelman              September 15, 2025 John Allen Hoeckelman, 62 of Madison, Va., passed away on Monday, September 15, 2025 at his home. He was born on April 1, 1963 to the late Oscar Paul Hoeckelman and Betty Evans Hoeckelman. He is survived by his wife, Sharon R. Hoeckelman; sons, Michael Austin Hoeckelman and Jon Christian Hoeckelman; sisters, Rosemary Jones,...

Pete Williams

Pete Williams

Sep 14, 2025

Ralph Virgil "Pete" Williams                          September 14, 2025 Ralph Virgil "Pete" Williams, 71, of Gordonsville, Virginia, passed away at home on Sunday, September 14, 2025. Born on January 24, 1954, he was the son of Clarence Howard Williams, Sr. and Rose Dabney Williams. He is preceded in death by his father, Clarence. In addition to his mother, Pete is survived by...

Fredrick Winston Floyd

Fredrick Winston Floyd

Sep 13, 2025

Fredrick Winston Floyd                         September 13, 2025 Fredrick Winston Floyd, of Rhoadesville, died September 13, 2025, at Dogwood Village of Orange. Fred was born on January 15, 1936, in Lynchburg, VA, and was the son of the late Howard Lee Floyd and Mabel Celeste Wilkerson Floyd. He is also predeceased by his wife Joyce Ann Campbell Floyd; one daughter, Katherine Floyd...

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;...

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