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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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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,...
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