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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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Harry William Chapman
May 12, 2023
Harry William Chapman May 12, 2023
Harry William Chapman, 85 of Ruckersville, passed away on Friday, May 12, 2023 at his home. He was born on April 5, 1938 to the late Gerald Adrian Chapman and Eleanor M. Barrickman Chapman. He was also preceded in death by a daughter, Kathleen Rose Jackman; grandchild, Josh Roy.
Joseph Brian Villemaire
May 12, 2023
Joseph Brian Villemaire May 12, 2023
Joseph Brian Villemaire, 62 of Reva, Va. passed away on Friday, May 12, 2023 at his home. He was born on August 28, 1960 to the late Rodric Louis Villemaire and Lorraine Pearl Godbout Villemaire.
He is survived by his wife, Deborah Lynn Anderson Villemaire of Reva;...
Joseph Brian Villemaire
May 12, 2023
Joseph Brian Villemaire May 12, 2023
Joseph Brian Villemaire, 62 of Reva, Va. passed away on Friday, May 12, 2023 at his home. He was born on August 28, 1960 to the late Rodric Louis Villemaire and Lorraine Pearl Godbout Villemaire.
He is survived by his wife, Deborah Lynn Anderson Villemaire of Reva;...
Joseph Brian Villemaire
May 12, 2023
Joseph Brian Villemaire May 12, 2023
Joseph Brian Villemaire, 62 of Reva, Va. passed away on Friday, May 12, 2023 at his home. He was born on August 28, 1960 to the late Rodric Louis Villemaire and Lorraine Pearl Godbout Villemaire.
He is survived by his wife, Deborah Lynn Anderson Villemaire of Reva;...
Danielle Lea Duckett
May 11, 2023
Danielle Lea Duckett May 11, 2023
Danielle Lea Duckett 35 of Madison, formally of Manassas passed away Thursday, May 11, 2023. She was born August 11, 1987 in Marietta, Ohio.
Danielle was employed at Costco in Charlottesville, Virginia.
She is survived by her husband, Christopher E. Duckett, children Marissa, Vanessa and Kaden all of Madison;...
Spencer Craig West, Jr.
May 11, 2023
Spencer Craig West, Jr. May 11, 2023
Spencer Craig West Jr. 23 years old fell asleep in death on May 11 ,2023 at Hospice of the Piedmont in Charlottesville Virginia. He was the son of the late Spencer C. West Sr. and Wanda R. West. Spencer was born in Georgetown, Washington D.C. at the Columbia Hospital for Women on...
Florence Taylor Lamb
May 11, 2023
Florence Taylor Lamb May 11, 2023
Florence Taylor Lamb, 82 of Madison, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 11, 2023 at Greene Acres Nursing Home.
She was born on July 22, 1940 to the late James Taylor and Mabel Jarrell Taylor. She was also preceded in death by
her husband, Elmer Davis Lamb;daughter,Barbara Lamb Jenkins;...
Betty Joe Leach Blankenbaker
May 8, 2023
Betty Joe Leach Blankenbaker May 8, 2023
Betty Joe Leach Blankenbaker, 85 of Madison, passed away on Monday, May 8, 2023 at Dogwood Village in Orange, Va. She was born on August 4, 1937 to the late Andrew Columbus Leach and Mary Minerva Corn Leach. She was also preceded in death by her husband, James Franklin Blankenbaker; sister, Peggy...
Keith Linroy Ellis
May 7, 2023
Keith Linroy Ellis May 7, 2023
Keith Linroy Ellis, 49, of Roanoke died in Roanoke Memorial Hospital on Sunday, May 7, 2023. Keith was born on November 26, 1973, in Charlottesville and was the son of the late Edith Spotswood.
Keith is survived by his father Charles T. Ellis Sr; three daughters; three sons; five brothers; five...
Destiny Audrey Moubray
May 6, 2023
Destiny Audrey Moubray May 6, 2023
Destiny Audrey Moubray, 18, of Resettlement Road, Madison, died on Saturday, May 6, 2023, at the University of Virginia Hospital, Charlottesville. She was born on August 24, 2004 in Manassas and was the daughter of Delma Franklin Moubray of Madison and Nicole Jacqueline Rogers Moubray of Manassas.
Besides her parents she...
Jake Strother
May 6, 2023
Jake Strother May 6, 2023
Jake Strother, 76 of Madison, passed away on May 6, 2023 at his home. He was born on June 3, 1946 to the late Jake Hall and Lillian Hestelle Strother. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Junior Strother.
Jake love NASCAR and UVA sports. He worked many years for...
Vivian Mae Shifflett
May 6, 2023
Vivian Mae Shifflett May 6, 2023
Vivian Mae Shifflett, 75 of Dyke, passed away May 6, 2023 in the University of Virginia Hospital. She was born August 14, 1947 in Charlottesville to the late John Robert Shifflett and Nancy Morris Shifflett.
She was preceded in death by four sisters, Annie Shifflett, Hazel S. Scott, Arlene Hensley, and...
Steven Craig Lawson
May 5, 2023
Steven Craig Lawson May 5, 2023
Steven Craig Lawson, 68, of Stanardsville, Virginia, passed away on Friday, May 5, 2023, at his home surrounded by his family. He has entered the secret gate to the garden path that runs west of the moon and east of the sun. There, white shores and a swift sunrise awaits.
He...
Thelma Lee Lewis
May 4, 2023
Thelma Lee Lewis May 4, 2023
Thelma Lee Lewis, 81 of Rochelle, passed away on Thursday, May 4, 2023 at her home. She was born on October 21, 1941 to the late William Russell Wheeler, Sr. and Eleanor Mae Gibson Wheeler. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Charles Walter Lewis, Jr.
Thelma enjoyed doing...
John Wesley Newman Jr.
May 3, 2023
John Wesley Newman Jr. May 3, 2023
John Wesley Newman Jr. 80 of Rhoadesville died on Wednesday, May 3, 2023, at the Dogwood Village of Orange. Johnny was born on November 15, 1942 in Gordonsville and was the son of the late John Wesley Newman Sr. and Grace Richards Newman.
Johnny is survived by two cousins Phyllis...
Thomas Garland Donaghy
May 2, 2023
Thomas Garland Donaghy May 2, 2023
Thomas Garland Donaghy, 87, was called home on May 2nd, 2023, at UVA Hospital in Charlottesville. He was born on May 29, 1935, to Harry Hagerty Donaghy and Nellie Smith Payne. He is survived by his wife Maxine of 63 years, son Keith and wife Hope, daughter Terri and husband Erik, his grandchildren...
Margaret Mary (Margie) Stanton
May 1, 2023
Margaret Mary (Margie) Stanton May 1, 2023
Margaret Mary (Margie) Stanton, 60, of Gordonsville Virginia, formally of Bristol Pennsylvania, surrounded by her family, peacefully departed this world on Monday May 1, 2023 for her eternal vacation on the banks of Jordan with her Lord and Savior.
Margie was born July 28 th , 1962, the youngest of...
Monica Lamont Robinson
May 1, 2023
Monica Lamont Robinson May 1, 2023
Monica Lamont Robinson was born at UVA Hospital on September 19,1972 to the late Juanita Waddy and Henry Thomas Robinson of Louisa, Va. She transitioned on May 1, 2023, while at the Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital in Charlottesville, Va.
Monica education was in the Louisa County Public School system. She graduated...
Richard Bruce Wright, Jr.
May 1, 2023
Richard Bruce Wright, Jr. May 1, 2023
Richard Bruce Wright, Jr. of Gordonsville, VA was born on April 8, 1930, and went home to be with his Savior on May 1, 2023. Bruce was the son of Richard and Ora Wright. During his full life, he was blessed with three children. His oldest children, Richard Bruce Wright,III and Linda...
Jane Allman Hale
Apr 29, 2023
Jane Allman Hale April 29, 2023
Jane Allman Hale 80 of Richmond, formerly of Orange, passed away Saturday April 29, 2023 in Richmond. She was born February 1, 1943 in Charlottesville and was the daughter of the late Thomas Neill Hale and Helen Allman Downer Hale.
Jane graduated from Orange County High School and Mary Washington College....
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