Obituaries

Corbett Alster Wilcher, 83, of Natural Bridge Station died Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020, in Heritage Hall.

Published on Thu, 01/16/2020 - 4:03pm

Corbett Alster Wilcher, 83, of Natural Bridge Station died Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020, in Heritage Hall. 

Calvin Cope Hale II, 72, died Jan. 12

Published on Thu, 01/16/2020 - 3:16pm
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Yup, it’s true.  If you are reading this, I am dead.  I am not up in the clouds looking down at you playing a golden harp.  I am not meeting with friends who died before me.  I’ve

Roy "Butch" Stevens, 72, of Fairfield died Jan.14

Published on Thu, 01/16/2020 - 9:56am
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Roy William “Butch” Stevens, 72, of Fairfield, died peacefully Tuesday, Jan.

Horace "Butch" Jones II died Jan. 11

Published on Wed, 01/15/2020 - 3:31pm
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Horace David “Butch” Jones II entered eternal peace on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020. He battled cancer as a strong and brave warrior and fought the good fight with God by his side.

JACKIE FITZ

Published on Wed, 01/15/2020 - 2:00am

Jacqueline “Jackie” Ann Fitz died in her home in Glasgow on Jan. 5, 2020.She was born July 27, 1964, in Lexington. She was the daughter of the late Joan “Jo” E. Fitz Cabbell and the late Robert “Bobby” Rosser and her stepfather, the late Franklin W. Cabbell.

KATHLEEN SHORTS

Published on Wed, 01/15/2020 - 2:00am

Kathleen Marie Shorts, 55, of Lexington died Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020, at her home.Born Sept. 10, 1964, in Warren, Ohio, she was a daughter of the late Barbara Jean Maloney Shorts Rector.

ROBIN FITZGERALD- FLOYD

Published on Wed, 01/15/2020 - 2:00am

Robin Denise Fitzgerald- Floyd, 57, of Buena Vista died Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020, at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital.Born March 14, 1962, in Lexington, she was a daughter of Willie Hansford Fitzgerald and the late Ruby Estelle Shaw Fitzgerald.

ANNE CALDWELL

Published on Wed, 01/15/2020 - 2:00am

Anne Entsminger Caldwell, age 79, formerly of Clifton Forge and Roanoke, died Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020, at Richfield Recovery and Care in Salem.She was born April 22, 1940, in Clifton Forge to the late Joseph Albert and Corinne Vise Entsminger. She was a clerk for CSX Transportation and a member of First Christian Church D.O.C. of Clifton Forge.

MARY MUTISPAUGH

Published on Wed, 01/15/2020 - 2:00am

Mary Elizbeth Conner Mutispaugh, 84, died Jan. 5, 2020, in Duluth, near Atlanta, after a brief illness.Mary was born on July 11, 1935, in Rockbridge County to James Erby Conner and Dorothy Virginia Johns. Her mother was a proud member of the Monacan Indian Nation and a direct descendent of both Mallory Johns and William Evans, both of whom helped to found the Bear Mountain Settlement.

JOHN BOLEN

Published on Wed, 01/15/2020 - 2:00am

John Robert Bolen, 53, of Bustleburg died Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020, at Augusta Medical Center.Born April 12, 1966, John suffered his stroke on Jan. 5, 2017, three years and two days ago. He fought hard, made tremendous progress, never gave up, but the obstacles were too great to overcome. With all the struggles, it seems appropriate that he passed away peacefully on a quiet, beautiful, snowy morning.

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