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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Irene Lucy Herring Wood

Irene Lucy Herring Wood

Nov 12, 2022

Irene Lucy Herring Wood           November 12, 2022

Irene Lucy Herring Wood, 89 of Free Union, Va. went to be with the Lord on Saturday, November 12, 2022 in Charlottesville. She was born on March 1, 1933 to the late Robert Lee Herring and Rosa Michael Herring. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 70...

Purcell Leroy Jackson

Purcell Leroy Jackson

Nov 11, 2022

Purcell Leroy Jackson           November 11, 2022

Purcell Leroy Jackson 61 passed away November 11, 2022. He was born February 4, 1961, to James and Artelia Jackson. He attended the public schools in Queens, New York.

Purcell was preceded in death by his mother; Artelia Jackson, Sister; Angel Jackson, Grandparents; John and Mary Norwood Sr and John and...

Edward Lee (Butch) Nichol

Edward Lee (Butch) Nichol

Nov 10, 2022

Edward Lee (Butch) Nichol              November 10, 2022

Edward Lee (Butch) Nichol, 84 of Madison, passed away on Thursday, November 10, 2022 at his home. He was born on December 27, 1937 to the late Robert Kenneth Nichol and Mary Katherine Palmer Nichol. He was also preceded in death by brothers, J. R. Nichol and Robert Nichol; sisters,...

Linda Faye Morris-Neal

Linda Faye Morris-Neal

Nov 9, 2022

Linda Faye Morris-Neal              November 10, 2022

Linda Faye Morris-Neal, 56, of Madison County, passed away on Wednesday, November 9, 2022, at Martha Jefferson Hospital in Charlottesville, Va. She was born on May 30, 1966, to the late Raymond and Marie Worley.

She is survived by her husband, Joe Neal, daughters, Crystal Chu (husband Wayne) and Rose White...

Patricia Yvonne Battle

Patricia Yvonne Battle

Nov 9, 2022

Patricia Yvonne Battle              November 9, 2022

Patricia Yvonne Battle, 64 of Charlottesville, died Wednesday November 9, 2022 at the University of Virginia Hospital. Born December 11, 1957, she was the daughter of the late John Pershing Atkins and Annie Elizabeth Atkins. She worked as a nurse at UVA for forty years.

Pat was a caring nurse, a...

Joshua "Bobby" Woodward

Joshua "Bobby" Woodward

Nov 8, 2022

Joshua Hugh Woodward    November 8, 2022

Joshua Hugh Woodward, 39 of Madison, passed away Tuesday, November 8, 2022 in Davidsonville, Maryland. He was born November 7, 1983 in Charlottesville. He was the son of the late Hugh Ross Woodward, maternal grandparents, Jessie and Sallie Dobyns and paternal grandparents, Andrew and Susie Woodward.

He is survived by his...

Helen Elizabeth Bunch Faulconer

Helen Elizabeth Bunch Faulconer

Nov 5, 2022

Helen Elizabeth (Bunch) Faulconer              November 5, 2022

Helen Elizabeth (Bunch) Faulconer, 96, of Charlottesville Va. passed away on Saturday November 5, 2022 in Charlottesville. Helen was born on May 1st, 1926 in Huntington, WV to the late Zachariah Garland "Zack" Bunch and Emma Helena "Lena" Burks Bunch. She was preceded in death by her husband of 62...

Otis Ashton Sr.

Otis Ashton Sr.

Nov 5, 2022

Otis Ashton Sr.              November 5, 2022

Otis Ashton, Sr., 87, of Unionville, VA, passed away on Saturday, November 5, 2022 at Novant Health UVA Culpeper Medical Center. He was born on January 31, 1935 in PA, to the late, Joseph and Fannie Ashton.

He is survived by his loving wife, Ruby Ashton; his daughters, Angela Ashton-Becton, and...

Lula Christian Compton

Lula Christian Compton

Nov 4, 2022

Lula Christian Compton                November 4, 2022

Lula C. Compton went to be with her Lord, and Savior on November 4, 2022 at Autumn Care in Madison. She was born on October 26, 1935 in Washington, D. C. She was the daughter of the late E. J. Christian Sr. and Leah G. Christian.

She was proceeded in death...

James Robert Garnett, Jr.

James Robert Garnett, Jr.

Nov 4, 2022

James Robert Garnett, Jr.                November 4, 2022

James Robert Garnett, Jr., 75 of Gordonsville, died Friday November 4, 2022. Born May 26, 1947 in Fredericksburg, he was the son of the late James Robert Garnett and Myrtis Bache Garnett. He was also preceded in death by his sister, Doris Garnett.

Mr. Garnett was a member of Blue...

Ronda Bentley Stone

Ronda Bentley Stone

Nov 3, 2022

Ronda Bentley Stone           November 3, 2022

In loving memory of Ronda Bentley Stone, loving wife and mother, who passed away on November 3, 2022 at the age of 53. She was the devoted wife of Daniel Stone and loving mother of their two daughters, Ellen Morrissette (Justin) and Brittny Chum (Chivoanmony). She is also survived by her sister, Cindy...

Rowena Elizabeth Harlow

Rowena Elizabeth Harlow

Oct 25, 2022

Rowena Elizabeth Harlow            October 25, 2022

Rowena Elizabeth Harlow 102, of Aroda passed away on Tuesday, October 25, 2022 at her home. She was born on August 25, 1920 in Madison to the late Eddie William McClammer and Mary Elizabeth Walker McClammer and wife of the the late Spurgeon Linwood Harlow. She was also preceded death by...

Alice Dorothy "Fern" Morris

Alice Dorothy "Fern" Morris

Oct 24, 2022

Alice Dorothy Morris         October 24, 2022

Alice Dorothy "Fern" Morris, 80, died peacefully Oct. 24 surrounded by family at her home in Gordonsville.

Fern was born Feb. 14, 1942 in Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Canada, the eighth of 10 children of Fred and Sarah House. Though she left home at age 20, she remained...

James Lyman Bradley

James Lyman Bradley

Oct 24, 2022

James Lyman Bradley          October 24, 2022

James Lyman Bradley, 74 of Gordonsville, died Monday October 24, 2022. Born January 21, 1948 in Honolulu, Hawaii, he was the son of the late Willie Warren Bradley and Lauretta Carr Bradley. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Ronnie Bradley. Mr. Bradley was retired from the U.S. Navy where he...

Bev Gray Lumsden

Bev Gray Lumsden

Oct 21, 2022

Bev Gray Lumsden          October 21, 2022

Bev Lumsden, 70, of Mineral VA, died on Friday, October 21, 2022.  Born in Orange VA, Bev was the son of the late Roy and Alice Lumsden.

Bev was kind, independent and loved freedom. He lived life on his own terms. He loved being outside and he...

Clarence Daniel "Danny" Yancey

Clarence Daniel "Danny" Yancey

Oct 21, 2022

Clarence Daniel "Danny" Yancey           October 21, 2022

Clarence Daniel "Danny" Yancey, 71, of Mallorys Ford Rd. Gordonsville, VA. died on Friday, October 21, 2022 at the Hospice of the Piedmont in Charlottesville. Danny was born on April 9, 1951 in Charlottesville and was the son of the late George Daniel "Sam" Yancey and Alice Reva Powell Yancey. He was...

Clifford Eugene "Pete" Hoffman Jr.

Clifford Eugene "Pete" Hoffman Jr.

Oct 20, 2022

Clifford Eugene "Pete" Hoffman Jr.             October 20, 2022

Clifford "Pete" Eugene Hoffman Jr, 71 of Gordonsville, Va went home to be with the Lord on Thursday October 20, 2022. He was born on March 28, 1951. He was the owner of Hoffman Tree Service.

He was preceded in death by his father,Clifford Eugene Hoffman Sr and a...

Hayden Charles Curry Iv

Hayden Charles Curry Iv

Oct 20, 2022

Hayden Charles Curry IV          October 20, 2022

Hayden Charles "Charlie" "Chuck" Curry IV, 38, of Orange, Va., passed away peacefully at home with his mother and sister by his side, on October 20, 2022. Born September 1, 1984, he was the son of Janet Curry and the late Hayden Charles "Buzz" Curry III.

Charlie lived life to...

June Herndon Miller

June Herndon Miller

Oct 20, 2022

June Herndon Miller            October 20, 2022

June Herndon Miller, 97, of Midlothian, Va., passed away peacefully at her home on October 20, 2022. Born May 15, 1925 in Orange, she was the daughter of the late Willie Newton Herndon and Myrtle Leake Herndon. She was a 1942 graduate of Orange High School (Belleview Avenue) and attended Longwood College. She...

Scott Daniel White

Scott Daniel White

Oct 19, 2022

Scott Daniel White          October 19, 2022

Scott Daniel White, 38 of Barboursville died Thursday October 19, 2022 at the Martha Jefferson Hospital. Born August 22, 1984 in Charlotteville, he was the son of Steve Daniel White of Barboursville and the late Barbara Lam White. In addition to his mother, he is also preceded in death by his grandparents, Wilmer...

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