Obituaries
Recent Obituaries from Ruckersville, VA
Aaron M. Matthews
Apr 25, 2021
Aaron M. Matthews, 48, of Spotsylvania, Virginia, passed away on April 25th, 2021 at Mary Washington Hospital He is survived by his brothers, John Logan and Walter Henry Matthews Jr.; Friends, Rob (Bass) Gaines and Family, Weatherly and Linda Lion and Henri the Cat, Cathy Rowlings, Joe Minnick and Family, and numerous clients and other people who all came to...
Mary G. Barbera
Apr 22, 2021
Mary Gene Barbera, 89, of Charlottesville, VA passed away surrounded by loved ones on April 22, 2021. Mary was born on October 3, 1931 to Charles H. and Clara Gene Finch in Memphis, TN. Growing up she lived in Conchas Dam, NM, Little Rock, AR and finally Washington, D.C. where she graduated from H.S. Besides being a devoted wife, Mary...
Bruce Keith
Apr 10, 2021
Bruce Keith, 86, died peacefully in Charlottesville, Virginia on April 10, 2021. Mr. Keith grew up in Highland Springs and was a graduate of the University of Virginia. He began his career in personnel work in Richmond and moved to Charlottesville in 1973 to serve as the city's Director of Personnel, later Human Resources, a position he held for twenty-five...
Sheldan C. Collins
Mar 28, 2021
Born on winter solstice 1943 in Louisville, KY, Sheldan Collins, having consumed Lachesis's earthly portion, and refusing to "battle" unavoidable physical health consequences, passed through the Big Bardo state on March 28, 2021, at 5:30 PM. The ultimate cause of death was the exhaustion of those karmic factors that support the continuance of life in a human body. He was...
Callie Jane Oriot
Mar 21, 2021
Callie Jane Hess, 59, passed away on March 21st, 2021 at the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville, VA. She was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia in December of 2020 and fought it like a warrior until the end. Born, October 14th, 1961 in Washington, DC, she was the daughter of Fred and Frances Hess. Callie is survived by...
Mark E. Gresham
Dec 29, 2020
Mark E. Gresham Mark E. Gresham, 63, of Stanardsville VA, formally of Neptune, NJ joined his Lord and Savior Tuesday, December 29, 2020. Mark was born on December 30, 1956 in Long Branch, NJ, son of Audrey Gresham and the late Robert Gresham. He was preceded in death by his sister Bonnie Gresham. He was a devoted Husband, Father, and...
Bernard Paul Bryant
Nov 26, 2020
Bernard Paul Bryant, 48, of Madison, VA, passed away on November 26th, 2020. He is survived by his daughters, Brooklyn and Lauren Bryant of Brandenton, FL; father Frank Bryant of Aurora, IL; brother Christopher Bryant of Aurora, IL; grandmother Catherine Anamateros of Madison, VA; uncle Demetric Anamateros of Stephens City, VA; aunt Daphne Anamateros of Madison, VA; and former spouse,...
Samuel Lester Grimsby
Sep 22, 2020
SAMUEL LESTER GRIMSBY Samuel "Sam" or "Les" Lester Grimsby, 78, of Ruckersville, VA, passed away on September 22, 2020, surrounded by loving family after his courageous battle with cancer. He was born to parents Samuel and Ida Grimsby, on July 8, 1942, in Rockville Centre, NY. Sam was active with football and wrestling at Valley Stream High School (Class of...
Brenda Faye Lacy
Sep 18, 2020
Brenda Faye Lacy, 72, of Reva passed away Friday, September 18, 2020 at her residence after a courageous fight with pancreatic cancer. She was surrounded by family. She was born on January 21, 1948 in Washington D.C. to Sterle and Gladys "Punky" Ervin and grew up in Herndon, VA. Prior to moving to Reva in 1989, Brenda raised her family...
Angelique May Detamore
Aug 25, 2020
On Tuesday, August 25th, Angelique May Detamore, loving wife and mother of four, passed in her home at the age of 46. After a long hard fought battle with breast cancer. Angelique was born at the Seven Day Adventist Hospital, in Maryland on May 3rd, 1974 to Lorene Sole. She was a William Monroe High School graduate of 1993. On...
Betty Jo Klipfel
Aug 15, 2020
Betty Klipfel was born Betty Jo Gates on March 28, 1935, to Lily Cox Gates and John Gates. She was the only surviving child of Lily, who later married Otha Faulkner and he became the father of her heart. Betty married twice, first to James Carl Gaydon in 1951 and they had two daughters, Carloyn Sue Gaydon and Brenda Kay...
Marcia Jo Ann Pearce
Jul 17, 2020
Marcia Jo Ann Pearce was born on Nov. 23, 1935 in Kansas City Mo, the oldest child of Marc and Alice Lampton. She earned a degree in business administration and then a master degree in educational administration. She worked as a teacher for many years while her children were younger but went on to serve in administration for legal and...
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