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Hilda Glascock Preece, 88, of Berryville, Virginia died Saturday, November 23, 2024 surrounded by her loving family. Hilda was born August 1, 1936 in Marshall, Virginia. She was the daughter of Frank Glascock and Minnie Canard Glascock. Hilda was a well-known banker at Middleburg National for many years. She married Duncan Preece on February 14, 1976, Valentine's Day. They were married for 45 years before Duncan's passing in August of 2021. Surviving Hilda is her daughter, Lisa Dodge (Harvey); nephew, Daniel Glascock (Cindy), grandchildren, Bambi Dodge (Jimmy) and Frank Dodge (Shayna); great grandson, Forrest Payne; great nephews, Bradley and Justin Glascock; great...

William David Channell, 63, of Leesburg, Virginia, died, Saturday, September 14, 2024 in Inova Loudoun Hospital, Leesburg. Mr. Channell was born January 27, 1961 in Annapolis, Maryland, the son of the late Floyd Leonard Channell, Sr., and Rose Ann Wright Channell. He worked as an HVAC technician for EPS. He was a member of Keystone Baptist Church. He is survived by three brothers, Floyd L. Channell, Jr., of Winchester, VA, Jeffrey "T.C." Todd Channell (Sheryl) of Winchester, VA, James Mark Channell (Carolyn) of Winchester, VA and a sister, Robin Marie Jones (Sam) of Winchester, VA. A Memorial service was held 6:30 P.M., Monday, September 23, 2024 at Keystone...

On June 14, 2024, Diane Hartman Adams died in Bentonville, VA. She was 61 years old. Diane was born in Baltimore, MD in 1962 to Lyle and JoAnn Hartman. She grew up in Loudoun County, graduating from Loudoun Valley High School in 1980 and George Mason University in 1985. She was employed by the defense contractor Ad Tech in Crystal City, working on the Seawolf submarine. In 1989, she married naval officer John "Mike" Adams in Purcellville, VA and had one daughter, Annie, in 1990. She was an incredible athlete all her life, starting with her four varsity letters for soccer and winning the first ever Viking Award for all-around athletic accomplishment from Loudoun Valley High School. Her...

Patricia Stites Konschak, 91, of Montross, Virginia formerly of Winchester, Virginia and Millville, New Jersey died Monday, February 12, 2024, at her home. Mrs. Konschak was born July 2, 1932, in Bridgeton, New Jersey, the daughter of the late Joseph A. Stites and Edna C. Gandy Stites. She married Russell Winfield Konschak on August 30, 1955, in Millville, New Jersey. Mr. Konschak died June 13, 2002. She was a teacher for almost 50 years with Winchester City Public Schools, Millville Public Schools and Glassboro Demonstration School as well as at church and in the community. In addition to "normal" school hours, she could often be found on the weekends, evenings, and during the summer...

Mary Shirley Becker Nickels, 96, formerly of Waterford, Virginia, and a retired school librarian, died at her home in Winchester, on Friday, February 2, 2024. She was devoted to her family and friends and cherished by many. Shirley was born on July 21, 1927, in Battle Creek, Michigan, the youngest of three daughters of Geta Lucile Tucker Becker and Harry Francis Becker, MD. Favorite memories from her early years included visits to Fennville, MI, to see her maternal grandparents, who ran a successful fruit farming business, and to South Haven on Lake Michigan. Her lifelong love of sports was nurtured by her father, who took her by train to see the Detroit Tigers and the Chicago Cubs...

Mary Ann Butler, 95, of Winchester, Virginia, died peacefully on Wednesday, January 3, 2024 at her home. Mrs. Butler was born on December 30, 1928, in Lincoln, Virginia, the daughter of the late Henry Titus and Carrie Virginia Hough Titus. She was a cafeteria worker for Loudoun County and Clarke County Public School Systems. She was a member of Greenwood United Methodist Church, Winchester. She married Rudolph James Butler in 1966. Mr. Butler preceded her in death November 24, 2009. She is survived by one daughter, Gretchen VanSickler Overstreet (Jim) of Charlottesville, VA; and two sons, Christopher Vansickler (Barbara) and James "Mike" Butler (Lisa), all of Winchester, VA. She is...

Emma Lucille Thompson, 83, of Winchester, Virginia, passed away on Sunday, December 24, 2023, at her home. She was born April 4, 1940, the daughter of the late Edgar Milbourne and Emma Fletcher Milbourne. She worked at Hazelton Laboratory for 32 years until her retirement. She married James Hackley Thompson on June 15, 1955 in Frederick, Maryland. She lived at Woodburn Farm in Loudoun County, Virginia with her husband and six children from 1959-1990. They then moved to Winchester, Virginia and lived until her death. Lucy is preceded in death by her parents, five brothers; one sister; one step-sister; one grandchild and four great-grandchildren. Lucy is survived by her loving...

Kenneth William Reed ,45, of Upperville, Virginia, died on Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at his residence. Mr. Reed was born June 28, 1978, in Leesburg, Virginia, the son of Evelyn Jane Reed. He worked at Lowes as a display assembler. He was a member of the Moose Club of Berryville. Surviving with his mother, of Middleburg, VA; are two daughters, Delanie Pierce-Reed "Lane, my baby girl" of Bluemont, VA and Jadyn Danielle "Lucy" Pierce of Inwood, WV; a son, Jonathan Pierce of Bluemont, VA; one sister, Helena Shelton (special brother-in-law Calvin) of Upperville, VA; one brother, Danny Reed of Upperville, VA; nieces and nephews, Nathaniel "Monkey" Reed, Calvin "Gump" Shelton, Jr., Makayla...

Patricia (Pat) Ann Price was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend. She died on December 14, 2023, in Winchester, VA. Pat was born to Salvador and Blossom Knipple Scaffido on April 26, 1938, in Wilkes-Barre, PA. She grew up in Alexandria, VA and met her husband George (Billy) Price there when his cousins were her neighbors. They got married on July 27, 1954, and started their family while Billy was still in the Army. They ended up having five children and raising them in Round Hill, VA. Through the years, Pat was active in Junior Woman's Club, in Bridge Club, in Canasta Club, as a Girl Scout leader, as a church youth leader, as well as holding several leadership...

Iva Horst Petre, 81, of Winchester, Virginia died Saturday, November 18, 2023 in the Winchester Medical Center. Ms. Petre was born May 26, 1942 in Hagerstown, Maryland, the daughter of the late Russel V. Petre and Emma Horst Petre. On the farm, she would help her brother, Mahlon with field work and milking the cows. She served as maid for many of her in-laws. Her first job off the farm, she served as the head cook at Cedar Ridge Boy's Home. She served several summers as the head cook at Cedine Boy's Summer Camp in Tennessee. She owned and operated Sunrise Country Store in Stephens City which was a bakery and bulk food store. She worked at the Winchester Medical Center as a sitter...

Raymond George Mingle, age 77, of Berryville, VA (formerly of Eden, NY) passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, November 12, 2023 in his Virginia home. Raymond was a graduate of West Seneca West High School, a former National Guardsman, and a retired truck driver. He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Mary Jane; daughters, Lana Gardner (Shawn) of Eden, NY, and Christina Bearce (Clint), along with grandchildren Steel and Eden Bearce of Berryville, VA; and brother, Jim Mingle (Mary Lou) of West Seneca, NY. He is preceded in death by his father, Harold H. Mingle, his mother, Ester Bach Mingle, and sister, Betty Offhaus. Raymond's passing has left a hole in the hearts of his family; his wit...

Howard "Wayne" Lightner, 81, of Broadlands, Virginia passed away Saturday, November 11, 2023 at his home with loved ones. Born March 12, 1942 in New Castle, PA, the son of the late Howard E. and Clara E. Lightner. Wayne proudly served in the United States Air Force followed by a lifelong career with IBM. Surviving with his loving wife, Bonnie are four children, Laura Carey (Dirk), Pamela Simons (Tom), Anthony Micale, and Anjanette Hughes (David); and four grandchildren, Kayla, Luke, Jessica, and Abigail. Memorial services were held at Enders & Shirley Funeral Home in Berryville, VA. Burial followed at Shenandoah Memorial Park, Winchester, VA with military honors provided by Clarke...

Victoria Deborah Small, 75, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, passed away on Monday, November 6, 2023 in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. She was born on August 13, 1948 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the daughter of the late Thadeus Lazicki and Victoria Link Fox. Victoria worked in real estate with Villager Reality in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. She was an active parishioner at Saint Pius X Catholic Church in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania. Victoria was preceded in death by her first husband, Edward Thompson, on July 15, 1986. She later married Robert John Small, Jr. who preceded her in death on February 9, 2022. Surviving is her son, Anthony Thompson (Mary) of Bunker Hill, WV; four grandchildren,...

Francis "Fran and Frank" Demko of Middletown Virginia passed on November 1, 2023. He was born in 1942 Allentown PA and was a 1960 class Central Catholic High School graduate. He attended Moravian College for two years prior to joining the US Naval Air Corps as an electronics technician in 1962. Fran graduated from Kutztown State Teachers College in 1970, then obtained a MRP degree from Penn State in 1972 and a MSBA degree from Bucknell University in 1990. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Saundra Lee (Tidd) of Greenville, RI, and children: Jennifer Buechler of Springfield VA, Todd of Bayfield, CO and Craig of Stephens City, VA, nine grandchildren Jordan, Jaxon, Jaden, Jessica, Alec,...

James Madison Cutts IV, 100, of Round Hill, Virginia died Thursday, October 26, 2023 at Morningside House - Leesburg, Leesburg, Virginia. Mr. Cutts was born March 7, 1923 in Washington, D.C., the son of the late James Madison Cutts III and Amy Sedonia Pumphrey Cutts. He worked as a structural engineer. He married June Marion Hitchcock on May 9, 1987 on Sanibel Island, Florida. Mrs. Cutts died March 23, 2023. Surviving are a step-son, Justin O'Brien of London, England and a step-daughter, Elizabeth Wertz (Harold) of Rockville, MD. Services will be private. Arrangements are being handled by Enders & Shirley Funeral Home, Berryville. To view the obituary and send condolences...

Anna Ruth Gipson, 96, of Berryville, Virginia died Tuesday, October 3, 2023 at her home. Ruth was born February 5, 1927 in Alto, Tennessee, the daughter of the late Peter Wiley Moran and Vivian Henley Moran. Ruth spent her career working as first a salesperson and then haute couture buyer for M. O'Neal's which later became the May Co. and is now Macy's. She was, at the height of the classic department store era, the top-grossing buyer for the May Co. chain nationally and was the first North American buyer to introduce Americans to now famous designers like Escada. She pioneered a kind of personal shopper service that brought elegance and style to the entire Northeastern Ohio region for more...

It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Texas Olan Wolfe, 81, of Bluemont, Virginia on Sunday, August 13, 2023. Born on July 20,1942, and raised in the countryside of Glade Spring, Virginia, Tex was the son of Walter Harmon Wolfe and Cordie Ellen Vannoy. His early life in the countryside spent on a farm sparked a love for animals and farming that continued throughout his life. He spent his free time raising cattle, tending goats, and making hay. Tex loved his family and his wife, Sammie, was his world. Up until her recent passing, they were married 61 years. Along with his fierce love of his family and farming, he enjoyed hunting, reading Western novels, and...

Earl Hall Parker, 86, of Winchester, Virginia died Wednesday, August 2, 2023 in the Winchester Medical Center. Mr. Parker was born April 3, 1937 in Tazewell, Tennessee, the son of Ed Parker and Effie Runions Parker. He retired from the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) as a maintenance supervisor. He married Charlene Buchanan on November 28, 1958 in Tazewell, Tennessee. Surviving with his wife are a sister, Marie Lynch of Morristown, TN; a brother, Hoyle Parker of Knoxville, TN; and several nieces and nephews and great-nieces and great-nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Carl Parker. The family received friends 10:00...

Breathe in, exhale, breathe out. That rhythm is the guarantor of life. Breathe in breathe out - then nothing. No struggle for air. No last minute struggles. This is what is meant by "passed peacefully", which Elaine did on the morning of 7 June 2023, in bed, at home, the birds at their feeder just outside her window in the garden which she loved. Thus ended a long bout with cancer, starting with removal of part of her left lung: then a mastectomy, then other medical interventions until it was determined that medical science had bought her another five years of life but could offer nothing more than palliative care. Born in 1948 in Atlanta, oldest of four children to Albert and Katherine...

Heather Lee Nelson Brame, age 50, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, May 1, 2023 at her home in Rocklin, California. She was born in Southhampton, New York on July 20, 1972 to the late Donnalee (Thornton) Nelson and Willis C. Nelson. A former resident of Herndon and Sterling, Virginia, she was an active member of the Christ the Redeemer Youth Ministry organization and was a 1990 graduate of Broad Run High School, Ashburn, Virginia. She received a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology from the University of Virginia (UVA) in 1994. While attending UVA, she was a volunteer at Madison House, a mentor with the Big Siblings program and a member of the Alpha Phi Sorority. During her...