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Celebrating lives in Lexington, VA and Rockbridge County

JOSE LOPEZ

Jose Luis Aguilar Lopez, 64, of Fairfield, died on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023. 12/19/2023 11:00 PM

EDIE HUMPHRIES

Edith “Edie” (Wagner) Humphries was born on June 4, 1956, to Frances and Robert “Bobby” Wagner in Buena Vista. She passed away on Dec. 17, 2023, after suffering a long illness. 12/19/2023 11:00 PM

JANICE LAVENDER

JANICE LAVENDER

Janice Cleo Hudson Lavender, 82, of Buena Vista, went home on Dec. 17, 2023, after a long illness. Born Oct. 30, 1941, in Amherst, she was the daughter of the late Woodville and Gladys Hudson. 12/19/2023 11:00 PM

FREDDIE GOODBAR

FREDDIE GOODBAR

Frederick “Freddie” Allen Goodbar, 69, of Roanoke passed away Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023. 12/19/2023 11:00 PM

WILLIAM WRIGHT

William Howell Wright, 98, a resident of Kendal at Lexington, died Nov. 26, 2023. 12/19/2023 11:00 PM

In Memory

We miss you every minute of every day. We hear your laughter, see your smile and those beautiful eyes that speak to you without a word spoken. Memories you gave us are now treasures, The second Christmas without you will be tears from missing you and laughing remembering our family times together. We will forever love you to the Moon and Back, Love, Dad, Mom, Maggie and Marley. Please advocate for our younger generations to be included in our Medical Necessity Scope of Care for all Cancer screenings. Cancer is a frightening word. But just as frightening and infuriating are hearing the words our medical standards for cancer screenings at younger ages have failed your loved one. Do not let your younger loved ones be the next ones to hear the word Cancer. 12/19/2023 11:00 PM

Ella Mae Richardson Branche, 69, died Dec. 18

Ella Mae Richardson Branche, 69, died Dec. 18

12/19/2023 04:22 PM

Jose Lopez, 64, of Fairfield died Dec. 14

Jose Lopez, 64, of Fairfield died Dec. 14

12/19/2023 10:41 AM

Edith "Edie" Humphries died Dec. 17

Edith "Edie" Humphries died Dec. 17

12/18/2023 03:20 PM

Freddie Goodbar, 69, of Roanoke died Dec. 16

Freddie Goodbar, 69, of Roanoke died Dec. 16

12/18/2023 01:46 PM

Janice Lavender, 82, of Buena Vista died Dec. 17

Janice Lavender, 82, of Buena Vista died Dec. 17

12/18/2023 01:44 PM

Charles Russell Smith Jr., 62, of Buena Vista died Dec. 14

Charles Russell Smith Jr., 62, of Buena Vista died Dec. 14

12/15/2023 03:54 PM

Randall Lynn Ruley, 55, of Lexington died Dec. 9

Randall Lynn Ruley, 55, of Lexington died Dec. 9

12/14/2023 12:52 PM

SARAH CUMMING

Sarah Rose Cumming, 33, a 2008 graduate of Rockbridge County High, died Dec. 6, 2023, of an astrocytoma brain tumor, the last of a series of cancers she had survived since age 14. 12/12/2023 11:00 PM

BILL GROW

William “Bill” Devereaux Grow, 88, of Harrisonburg died Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023, in Harrisonburg. 12/12/2023 11:00 PM

CATHERINE KESSINGER

CATHERINE KESSINGER

Devoted, faithful, hardworking, and, selfless, Mary Catherine Webb Kessinger’s love of God, family, and life didn’t come to an end with her death. Catherine, as most people knew her, passed away in Lexington from an ailing heart on Dec. 9, 2023, at the age of 95. 12/12/2023 11:00 PM

HARRY SWISHER

Harry Everett Swisher II, 65, of Glasgow passed away Monday, Dec. 11, 2023. 12/12/2023 11:00 PM

MONTY JOHNSTON

Monty Johnston, 79, of Natural Bridge Station died on Friday, Dec. 1, 2023, from pancreatic cancer and related complications. His last month of life was blessed by a path of talented, compassionate caregivers who helped Monty and his family find the way to his passing on. 12/12/2023 11:00 PM

JUDITH ROGERS

Judith M. Rogers, 80, of Buena Vista passed away Dec. 10, 2023, at Carilion Rockbridge Community Hospital in Lexington. 12/12/2023 11:00 PM

DORIS WEEKS

Doris Wade Weeks, aged 85, of Fairfield, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023. 12/12/2023 11:00 PM

BOB GLIDDEN

Robert “Bob” Glidden, age 87, entered eternal rest on Dec. 5, 2023. 12/12/2023 11:00 PM

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