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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John Frederick Morris
Dec 23, 2022
John Frederick Morris December 23, 2022
John Frederick Morris, 86 of Barboursville, passed away peacefully at his home on Friday December 23, 2022. Born August 1, 1936, he was the son of the late, John Paul Morris and Pearl Conley Morris. He loved his family, his Lord and was a man of great faith. Mr. Morris also loved, hunting,...
Melvin Earl Knight, Jr.
Dec 22, 2022
Melvin Earl Knight, Jr. December 22, 2022
Melvin Earl Knight, Jr. (Butch), 73, a lifelong resident of Ruckersville, Va. died suddenly on Thursday, December 22, 2022. He was born on December 10, 1949.
Butch was a member of the U. S. Armed Services, having honorably served with the National Guard. Butch also served...
Annie Carter
Dec 22, 2022
Annie "Anne" Colvin Carter
November 6, 1926 – December 22, 2022
Annie (Anne) Colvin Carter, 96, of Adelphi, Maryland, passed away peacefully on December 22, 2022. She was born on November 6, 1926 in Madison Mills, Virginia to Ernest and Mary Kube Colvin, the eldest of five children. The widow of Conway L. Carter, Jr.,...
Darryl Wayne Williams
Dec 20, 2022
Darryl Wayne Williams December 20, 2022
Darryl Wayne Williams
April 15, 1968 - December 20, 2022
Myrtle Beach, SC and Louisa, VA – Darryl Wayne Williams, 54 passed away on December 20, 2022.
Darryl was born April 15, 1968, in Fairfax, VA. He was the son of Joyce Elaine Morris. Darryl graduated from...
James Francis Halley
Dec 20, 2022
James Francis Halley December 20, 2022
James Francis "Jimmy" Halley, 82, of Fincher Drive, Rapidan died on Tuesday, December 20, 2022 . Jimmy was born on January 27, 1940 in Charlottesville and was the son of the late James Woodward Halley and Anne Catherine Peel Halley. He was also preceded in death by a son, James Blair Halley and...
Evelyn Luverne Powell Deane
Dec 20, 2022
Evelyn Luverne Powell Deane December 20, 2022
Evelyn Luverne Powell Deane, 74, of Stanardsville, Va, passed away on Tuesday, December 20, 2022. She was preceded in death by her father, Everett Luvern Powell; stepfather, Haywood Lee Powell, and her mother, Bessie Irene Herring Powell.
She was born June 3, 1948, in Washington, DC...
Dorothy Campbell Darnell
Dec 19, 2022
Dorothy Campbell Darnell December 19, 2022
Dorothy Campbell Darnell, 76, of Louisa, passed away on Monday December 19, 2022. Born November 8, 1946, she was the daughter of the late, Roy Felton Campbell and Della Amick Campbell. She was the wife of the late Nelson Lacey Darnell Jr. Mrs. Darnell was retired from Virginia Community Bank. She loved spending...
Jerry Wayne Chaney
Dec 17, 2022
Jerry Wayne Chaney December 17, 2022
Jerry Wayne Chaney, 79 of Louisa, died Saturday December 17, 2022 at his residence. Born May 4, 1943 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, he was the son of the late Joshua May Chaney, Jr. and Matilda Catherine Giles Chaney. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Joshua May Chaney, III. Jerry was...
Russell Everette Marks
Dec 16, 2022
Russell Everette Marks December 16, 2022
Russell Everette Marks, 83 of Louisa, passed away on Friday, December 16, 2022, at UVA Hospital. Born on December 24, 1938, in Louisa, he was the son of the late William Henry Marks and Gertrude Smith Marks.
Russell was employed by Louisa Feed Service, was a self-employed...
Sandra Faye Roach
Dec 13, 2022
Sandra Faye Roach December 13, 2022
Sandra Faye Roach, 59 of Stanardsville, passed away on December 13, 2022 at her home. She was born on March 14, 1963 to the late George Edward Morris and Virginia Ree Conley Morris. She was also preceded in death by her brother, Troy Lynn Morris; sister, Wanda Marie Shifflett; two grandchildren,...
Warren Comer Turley, Jr.
Dec 11, 2022
Warren Comer Turley, Jr., 82 of Culpeper, passed away on Sunday, December 11, 2022 at his home surrounded by his family and friends. He was born on January 3, 1940 to the late Warren Comer Turley and Nellie Pearl Jenkins Turley and step-father Cliff Sisk. He was also preceded in death by his daughter, Sherry Betziada (Pichy)...
Jane B. Thomas
Dec 9, 2022
Jane B. Thomas, 94, of Rochelle, VA died Friday, December 9, 2022, at The Laurels in Charlottesville, VA. Jane was born September 19, 1928, in Oak Park, VA, the daughter of the late John William Beahm and Rosa Lee Beahm. Jane worked in the Washington, D.C. area in multiple Marriott Corporation restaurants for over 42 years, retiring in 1989....
John Strader
Dec 8, 2022
John passed from multiple medical issues at age 64 on December 8, 2022, at Sentara in Charlottesville, Virginia. Next spring his family will have a celebration of his life at a yet to be determined place and date.
He was born in West Virginia and was adopted by Charles J. and Elsie Strader who provided him with...
Frances May Balderson
Dec 8, 2022
Frances May Balderson, 84 of Brightwood, passed away on Thursday, December 8, 2022 at her home. She was born on January 30, 1938 to the late Herbert Paxton Lambert and Edna Catherine McCallhan Lambert. She was also preceded in death by her son, Ronald J. Balderson; granddaughter, Melissa Morgan; great-granddaughter, Kaetlyn Mills.
She...
Nellie May Mouberry
Dec 7, 2022
Nellie May Mouberry 86, of Orange passed away on Wednesday, December 7, 2022 at her residence in Orange. She was a daughter of the late James Lewis May Sr., and Rachael Mallory May. She was also preceded in death by her husband Cubie Lee Mouberry.
She is survived by her daughters, Jeanne Anita Siron, of Orange, Joanna...
Lebert Wayne Deane
Dec 6, 2022
Lebert Wayne Deane December 6, 2022
Lebert Wayne Deane, 74, of Stanardsville, VA, passed away at his home surrounded by his loving family and friends on December 6, 2022. He was born November 17, 1948, to the late Lebert Brown Deane and Bernice Shifflett Deane. He was also preceded in death by his wife of 45 years, Deborah Garth...
Daniel Lee Nicholson
Dec 5, 2022
Daniel Lee Nicholson December 5, 2022
Daniel Lee Nicholson, 53 of Reva, Va. passed away on Monday, December 5, 2022 at his home. He was born on June 4, 1969 to the late Grant Luther Nicholson and Katherine Elizabeth Nicholson. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Sharon Corbin.
Daniel worked...
Marian Keffer Eppard
Dec 4, 2022
Marian Keffer Eppard December 4, 2022
Marian Keffer Eppard, 81 of Madison, passed away on Sunday, December 4, 2022 at her home. She was born on December 29, 1940 to the late Elbert Lee Keffer and Minnie Exie Martin Keffer. She was also preceded in death by two sisters, Janie Smith and Lorene Meadows.
Russell Ross Cave
Dec 3, 2022
Russell Ross Cave December 3, 2022
Russell Ross Cave passed away December 3 at Mountain View Nursing home in Aroda, Va. He was born April 26, 1933 to the late Douglas and Stella Buracker Cave. He was also preceded in death by his son, Roger L. Cave; his stepfather, Oscar Buracker; brother, Cecil Buracker; sister, Iva Filmore....
John J. Sponski
Dec 1, 2022
John J. Sponski December 1, 2022
John J. Sponski died peacefully at home surrounded by his wife and daughters on Thursday, December 1, 2022. He was a resident of Locust Dale in Madison County, Virginia. John was born on October 21, 1939 in Detroit, Michigan, the only son of the late John F. and Jeanette Sponski.
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