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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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Claude M. Herring
Jan 4, 2024
Claude M. Herring January 4, 2024
Claude M. Herring, aged 84, passed away on January 4 th , 2024 in his home in Ruckersville, Virginia.
Born on May 4 th 1939, in Albemarle County, Virginia, one of his first jobs was driving a Greene County public school bus at the age of...
George Watson Kail
Jan 4, 2024
George Watson Kail January 4, 2024
George Watson Kail, 81, of Louisa, Virgina, died on January 4, 2024. He was born October 6, 1942, to the late Claude T. Kail and Louise S. Kail. George was the second youngest of four siblings, Claude Kail, Jr., Kemper Kail, and Barbara Jean Kail.
George grew up near Hatton Ferry...
Pauline Marie Przybocki
Jan 4, 2024
Pauline Marie Przybocki January 4, 2024
Pauline Marie Przybocki, 95, a resident of Verbank, NY, and formerly of Gordonsville, VA and Somers, NY, died on January 4, 2024 at the Taconic Rehabilitation and Nursing at Hopewell.
Born in Barnesboro, PA on April 1, 1928, she was one of eleven children of John and Mary (Dvorocsik) Hrubochak. On...
William Leslie "Billy" Proffit
Jan 4, 2024
William Leslie "Billy" Proffit January 4, 2024
William Leslie "Billy" Proffit, 91, passed away on January 4, 2024, at the University of Virginia Medical Center.
He was born on May 4, 1932, in the Southwest mountains of Albemarle County where he was raised, farmed, and hunted. He was the son of Oscar Lee Proffit, Sr....
Lynette Smith Preddy
Jan 3, 2024
Lynette Smith Preddy January 3, 2024
Lynette Smith Preddy, age 96, of Charlottesville, Va. passed away peacefully at home on January 3, 2024.
Born Marion Lynette Smith, she was the youngest and last-surviving of the eleven children of Noah Webster Smith and Sarah Ella (Sadie) Lohr Smith of Orange, Va. She was preceded in death by husband...
James Kenneth Conley
Jan 2, 2024
James Kenneth Conley January 2, 2024
James Kenneth Conley, 85 of Stanardsville, Va.; passed away on January 2,2024, at his home. He was born on August 11,1938. He was the son of the late Lonnie Lee Conley and Minnie Beasley Conley. He was proceeded in death by his first wife, Mary Alice...
William Jacob Alger
Jan 2, 2024
Wiliam Jacob Alger January 2, 2024
William Jacob Alger, 45, of Haywood, passed away on January 2, 2024, from a dreadful disease, ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease. He was born on March 29, 1978.
He is survived by his wife of 24 years, Tiffany Gardiner and their cherished...
Rodney Jay Hawkins
Jan 2, 2024
Rodney Jay Hawkins January 2, 2024
Rodney Jay Hawkins, 57 of Reva, Va., passed away on January 2, 2024. He was born on July 24, 1966 to Charles Ray Hawkins and Rebecca Leah Shotwell Hawkins.
He is survived by his parents of Culpeper; fiancee', Cathy Lynn Covington of...
Sarah Jane Bedillion
Jan 1, 2024
Sarah Jane Bedillion January 1, 2024
Sarah Jane Bedillion, 75, of Zion Crossroads, passed away on Monday, January 1, 2024 at her residence. She was born April 14, 1948 in Montgomery County, Virginia. She was the daughter of the late Coy Clifford Kingrea and Nellie Virginia Shifflett Kingrea. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Clifford James...
Willie Louis Christmas Jr.
Dec 30, 2023
Willie Louis Christmas Jr. December 30, 2023
Willie Louis Christmas Jr., 75, of Louisa, passed away on Saturday, December 30, 2023, in the Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital. He was born April 20, 1948 in Louisa to the late Willie Louis Christmas Sr. and Rosa Elizabeth Bishop Christmas. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Annette Jean...
Hubert Freeman Shifflett
Dec 29, 2023
Hubert Freeman Shifflett December 29, 2023
Hubert Freeman Shifflett, age 89, of Stanardsville passed away on Friday, December 29, 2023 in Greene County, Virginia. He was born February 3, 1934 in Charlottesville to the late Dennis Howard Shifflett and Lissie Collier Shifflett. He was also preceded in death by brothers, Espered Earl Howard Shifflett...
Rodney Nicholas Ritchie
Dec 29, 2023
Rodney Nicholas Ritchie December 29, 2023
Rodney Nicholas Ritchie of Gordonsville, VA, departed this life on December 29, 2023 at the age of 84.
Rodney was an avid hunter and fisherman who later in life turned to feeding the deer, birds and squirrels in his backyard. He was a talented carpenter, mason, electrician and welder. There wasn't...
William Edward Johnson
Dec 29, 2023
William Edward Johnson December 29, 2023
William Edward Johnson, of Spotsylvania, Va., went home to heaven on December 29th, 2023. He was born January, 1955 to his parents who preceded him in death, Maggie France (Creel) Short and Benjamin Blair Johnson. Bill leaves behind a large "chosen family" that will miss and remember him...
Edith Mcdaniel Lanford
Dec 29, 2023
Edith McDaniel Lanford December 29, 2023
Edith McDaniel Lanford, 81, of Madison Run Road, Gordonsville died on Friday, December 29, 2023, at her residence. She was born on March 5, 1942, in Charlottesville and was the daughter of the late Joseph K. McDaniel and Ruby Breeden McDaniel. She is also predeceased by a brother Melvin "Dickie" Ray McDaniel; and...
Justin Wayne Corbin
Dec 28, 2023
Justin Wayne Corbin December 28, 2023
Justin Wayne Corbin, passed away unexpectedly on December 28, 2023, at his residence in Madison, Virginia. He was only 51 years old. His family is deeply saddened by his sudden death. Justin was born on August 28, 1972. Justin is survived by his father Edward Wayne Corbin; his fiancée...Romona Lee Blundon
Dec 28, 2023
Romona Lee Blundon December 28, 2023
Romona Lee Blundon, 71 of Hood, Va, passed away on Thursday, December 28, 2023 in Charlottesville, Va. She was born on September 30, 1952 to the late Charles Weadon and Marjorie Alexander Weadon. She was also preceded in death by her brothers, Douglas Weadon and James...
Rose Nicholson Raines
Dec 27, 2023
Rose Nicholson Raines December 27, 2023
Rose Nicholson Raines, 80, of Orange died on Wednesday, December 27, 2023, at her home in Roanoke. Rose was born on June 13, 1943 in Graves Mill Va. and was the daughter of the late Clifton Nicholson and Florine Breeden Nicholson. Rose is also predeceased by her husband Vernon R. Raines; a son...
Harold Lee Lam
Dec 25, 2023
Harold Lee Lam December 25, 2023
**** INCLEMENT WEATHER UPDATE: Unfortunately, due to potential winter weather hazards, the family night for Mr. Harold Lam has been Cancelled for Saturday, January 6th, 2024. It will be rescheduled for a later date to be announced. ****
Harold Lee Lam, 68, of Barboursville, VA, passed away surrounded...
Alice Delores Dickerson
Dec 25, 2023
Alice Delores Dickerson December 25, 2023
Alice Delores Dickerson , 76, of Louisa, Virginia, departed this life peacefully on Monday, December 25, 2023, at her residence. She was one of thirteen children born to the late Linwood and Alice Carter.
Christ was born on Christmas Day. He called home one of his children...
Kenneth Jesse Duran
Dec 23, 2023
Kenneth Jesse Duran December 23, 2023
Kenneth Jesse Duran, a cowboy on a motorcycle, rode off into the heavenly sunset on December 23, 2023 in Stanardsville, Virginia, weeks after making his last ramble to visit loved ones in North Dakota, Montana, and Arizona. Kenny was born to the late Charlie "Sonny" Duran and Maria...
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