Obituaries

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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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...

Mary Ann "Penny" Marton

Mary Ann "Penny" Marton

Aug 21, 2025

Mary Ann "Penny" Marton          August 21, 2025 Mary Ann "Penny" Marton, 82 of Madison, passed away on August 21, 2025 at UVA Hospital. She was born on July 7, 1943 to the late Andrew F. Oehmann and Shirley Morris Oehmann. She was preceded in death by her husband, Don R. Marton. Penny, a retired police officer, was the first female...

Addie Lou Warner

Addie Lou Warner

Aug 20, 2025

Addie Lou Warner                                         August 20, 2025 Addie Lou Warner 87 of The Lodge At Old Trail Crozet, Virginia passed away from this life to the next on August 20, 2025. Known as "Nanny" to her grandchildren, she was born in Farmhaven, Mississippi near Jackson, on May 26, 1938. She is one of five children of Joseph Ples Lawrence and Clara...

James "Bo" Leroy Meadows

James "Bo" Leroy Meadows

Aug 16, 2025

James "Bo" Leroy Meadows       August 16, 2025 James "Bo" Leroy Meadows, 61 of Stanardsville, Va. passed away on Saturday, August 16, 2025 at his home. He was born on November 16, 1963 to the late James Wibert Meadows and Geraldine Thomas Meadows. He is survived by his fiancee' Lois Jean Conley; step-son, Michael Farish and wife Jessica Cook; brothers, Gary...

Roy Wilbur Heflin

Roy Wilbur Heflin

Aug 16, 2025

Roy Wilbur Heflin Roy Wilbur Heflin, 88 of Ruckersville, Va. passed away on Saturday, August 16, 2025 at Rosewood Village at Hollymead. He was born on March 5, 1937 to the late James Maynard Heflin and Lena Willard Heflin. He was also preceded in death by his wife and very best friend, Mary Ellen Workman Heflin; son, Jimmy Heflin; brothers,...

Nancy Lee Rose Haney

Nancy Lee Rose Haney

Aug 16, 2025

Nancy Lee Rose Haney                                     August 16, 2025 Nancy Lee Rose Haney of Orange, Virginia departed this life on Saturday, August 16, 2025 at the Culpeper Hospital. She was born in Indianapolis Indiana on December 6, 1942 to the late James Andrew Rose and Mary Lou Reynolds Rose. She was preceded in death by her late husband, "JB" James Barbour Haney...

Catherine "Kitty" Ford Lohr

Catherine "Kitty" Ford Lohr

Aug 16, 2025

Catherine "Kitty" Ford Lohr        August 16, 2025 Catherine "Kitty" Ford Lohr finished the last chapter of her book on Saturday, August 16, 2025. She was the daughter of the late Yancey W. Ford, Sr. and Edna Rigsby Ford. She is survived by her husband of 66 years, Alvin Reid Lohr, Jr.; son, Alex Lohr (Mary Jane); daughters, Melissa Semones (Craig)...

Margaret Lelia Ritchie

Margaret Lelia Ritchie

Aug 14, 2025

Margaret Lelia Ritchie                               August 14, 2025 Margaret Lelia Ritchie, 85, of Gordonsville, Virginia , went home to be with The Lord on Thursday, August 14, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. Margaret was born in Mineral, Virginia on September 27, 1939 to Charles and Vivian Thacker. On April 5, 1959, she married the love of her life, Rodney Ritchie, and...

Mary Anna Sisk Jenkins

Mary Anna Sisk Jenkins

Aug 12, 2025

Mary Anna Sisk Jenkins Mary Anna Jenkins, 83 of Aroda, Va. passed away on Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at Autumn Care in Madison. She was born on September 16, 1941 to the late Eddie Sisk and Mollie Bell Nicholson Sisk. She was also preceded in death by her husband, James Andrew Jenkins. She is survived by her daughter, Terri Lynn...

Lorena Erica Bredenberg

Lorena Erica Bredenberg

Aug 10, 2025

Lorena Erica Bredenberg                              August 10, 2025 Lorena Erica Bredenberg, 77, of Stony Point Virginia, passed away on Sunday, August 10, 2025, at her home with her husband Greg whom never left her side. Born on February 26, 1948, in Rio de Janeiro, she was the daughter of the late Eric Chavez-Norris and Barbara Russo. She is preceded in death by...

Ralph Ellis Graves

Ralph Ellis Graves

Aug 7, 2025

Ralph Ellis Graves We celebrate the remarkable life of Ralph Ellis Graves, of Orange, Virginia who peacefully joined the God of his understanding on Thursday August 7, 2025 following a courageous journey with cancer-related illnesses. While Ralph's life and legacy can never fully be expressed in writing, we will try. Ralph was deeply loved by his wife, Carole Sue Graves,...

Katherine Coppedge Daniel

Katherine Coppedge Daniel

Aug 7, 2025

Katherine Coppedge Daniel           August 7, 2025 Katherine "Kaci" Coppedge Daniel, 44, died August 7, 2025, of complications of sarcoma. Born August 8, 1980, to Nancy "Nan" Berry Coppedge and Dennis Lee Coppedge of Etlan, Kaci was proud to have lived her entire life in Madison County. She was predeceased by grandparents Nancy and Thornton Berry and Fred and Lucy Coppedge,...

Charles Otterbein Layman

Charles Otterbein Layman

Aug 4, 2025

Charles Otterbein Layman                                 August 4, 2025 Charles Otterbein Layman, affectionately known as "Charlie", of Troy, Virginia, claimed the promise of resurrection on Monday, August 4, 2025. He was surrounded by loved ones and holding the hand of his beloved bride of 71 years, whom he affectionately knew as "Honey." Born in the Mountain Valley community of Rockingham County, Virginia on...

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