Alfred George Ashton, Jr. “Al”, passed away November 10th peacefully at home with his wife by his side.  He is now with the lord after a losing battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife Deborah Marie Ashton and sons Michael and Douglas Ashton as well as a blessed group of family members, so exceptional, as to make them hard to describe with clarity or the love and esteem in which he held them. Al loved his family “BIG TIME”. Al was born in Newton, NJ in...

Doris Elizabeth McLaughlin, age 73, of Waynesboro, passed away in Fishersville on Saturday, November 9, 2019. She was born on May 19, 1946 in Harrisonburg, VA. and was baptized at Wayne Hills Baptist Church. Doris retired from Dupont after 15 years of service as a factory worker. She was active in the St. Jude’s Children Charity Fund; she loved cooking and was a fan of Nascar and dirt track racing. Doris was preceded in death by her parents Tommy Madison and Elizabeth Mae Dunaway...

Glenn W. “Dick” Parker, 88, of Stuarts Draft, went to be with the Lord, Friday, November 8, 2019 at Augusta Health, Fishersville.  He was born September 9, 1931 in Sarton, West Virginia, son of the late Earl and Pauline Parker. Dick was a Navy veteran of the Korean Conflict and is a longtime member of Valley Baptist Church, Stuarts Draft, where he served as a Deacon.  His lifelong trade was that of a tool and die maker. He was a devoted husband, father and grandfather. In...

Cornelius Carter Parrish Jr. was born January 18, 1929 in Stuarts Draft, Va. He was the youngest and last survivor of 10 children born to Lovie and Cornelius Parrish Sr. He was educated in Stuarts Draft where he attended Booker T. Washington High School. Cornelius left home to join the United States Army, where he served for 26 years. He was a veteran of World War II and The Korean War. He acquired the rank of Staff Sergeant and the occupation of Executive Chef. Cornelius continued this...

William Richard “Billy” or “Doc” Cole, 66, of Waynesboro, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, November 3, 2019. He was born November 15, 1952 in Portsmouth, VA to Jay Harold Cole and Mary Ellen Legg. Billy loved playing the guitar, banjo and was very artistic. He never met a person that was a stranger and a friend to everyone. He was preceded in death by his father, Jay H. Cole and his wife, Margaret A. Cole; sister, Patricia L. Zakaib; brothers, Timothy A. Cole...

Betty Claytor Martin Cash, 88, of Fishersville, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, November 3, 2019 in Waynesboro. Betty was born January 27, 1931 in Ohio to the late L.P. Claytor and the late Ivy Lohr Claytor. Betty was always a kind and caring person that you could always depend on. She will be very missed and always loved. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Harold Cash; siblings, Ivy Coffey, Robbie Dooms and Earnest Claytor, Sr. She is survived by...

Heather Marie Bryant, 29, of Waynesboro, went to be with the Lord on October 31, 2019 in Richmond. She was born September 6, 1990 in Charlottesville to Randy J. Bryant, Sr. and Donna Bryant Bowen Bowles. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Warren and Joyce Bryant and George and Mae Bowen; sister, Amanda Bryant and a great aunt, Margaret Smith. She is survived by her brother, Jay Bryant; nieces, Emma Bryant, Kierstin Rubalcaba; nephew, Colton...

Douglas Wayne Colvin, 73, of Waynesboro VA, passed away Wednesday evening October 30th, 2019 at Shenandoah Hospice House, Fishersville, VA. He was born May 21, 1946, son of the late Charles Lee Colvin and Gladys Frances Coffey. D.W. as he liked to be called was employed by GE in Waynesboro the majority of his working career. He was an avid Dallas Cowboys fan and Tiger Woods fan.  He loved watching all kinds of sports on TV as well as driving his prize corvette, and sitting on his front...

Mason Lane of Stuarts Draft, 26, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, October 30, 2019. He was born November 25, 1992 in Charlottesville to Bradley Mason Lane and Jennifer Lee Hughes. Mason graduated from Stuarts Draft High School. He loved spending time with his son and friends. He had a passion for the sheriff’s department and campaigning for Donald Smith. He enjoyed making others laugh, physical fitness, and cheering for the San Francisco 49ers. Those who knew Mason, even just...

Roger Charles George, Jr., departed this life, to be with his Lord, on Thursday, August 8, 2019 at Augusta Health, Fishersville. Mr. George was born on June 29, 1967, in Pennsylvania, son of the late Roger and Marie (Bickleman) George of Staunton, Virginia. In addition to his parents, Mr. George was preceded in death by a sister, Cathy Fair. Surviving are two sons, Bryant George of Lebanon, Pennsylvania and Zachariah Jones of Waynesboro, Virginia; two sisters, Cindy Rubendall of Lipitz,...