All Obituaries

Paul Francis Mitchell, Jr. 81, a resident of Middletown, VA passed away Sunday, May 12, 2019 at Winchester Medical Center, Winchester, VA.  A graveside service for Mr. Mitchell will be conducted at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, May 18, 2019 at Mount Carmel Cemetery, Middletown, VA with Rev. Wendell Schurtz officiating.   Mr. Mitchell was born in Warren County, VA on February 17, 1938 a son of the late Paul Franklin and Ruth McDonald Mitchell.  Mr. Mitchell worked as a welder...

William Guy Southers, Sr. 87, a resident of Star Tannery passed away Friday, May 10, 2019 at Envoy of Winchester.  A funeral service for Mr. Southers will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, May 16, 2019 at Stover Memorial Chapel.  Burial will follow in Panorama Memorial Gardens. Mr. Southers was born in Rockbridge County, VA on March 9, 1932 a son of the late James Bernard and Martha Annie Ramsey Southers.  Mr. Southers was the owner of J&W Landscaping, was a former...

Michael Anthony “Big Mike” McMinn 54, a resident of Toms Brook, VA passed away Saturday, May 4, 2019 at his residence.  A celebration of life for Mike will be conducted at 1:00 p.m. Friday, May 10, 2019 at Zion Lutheran Church, 321 Headquarters Road, Edinburg, VA, with Pastor Katie Gosswein officiating.  The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service and will have a time of food and fellowship immediately following the service at the church.  Mike...

A life we loved came to an end on Friday, May 3, 2019 when the Lord dispatched an angel for Thelma M. “Sisbabe” Williams. Thelma was born on September 4, 1932, to the late William & Edna Willis Jackson in Strasburg, Virginia.  A Celebration of Life for Thelma M. Williams will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, May 11, 2019 at the Stover Memorial Chapel.  She will be laid to rest at the Good Hope Cemetery, Front Royal, VA.  The family will receive friends at...

Dale Jonathan “D.J.” White, Jr. 43, of Middletown, VA passed away Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at Winchester Medical Center. A funeral service for D.J. will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at Stover Memorial Chapel with Pastor Richard McDowell officiating. Burial will be conducted privately. D.J. was born in Winchester, VA on June 22, 1975 the son of Dale & Judy Hamman White.  D.J. was a member of the first graduating class of Sherando High School in...

George Francis Reynolds, 80 a resident of Strasburg, VA passed away Thursday, April 25, 2019 at Winchester Medical Center. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. John Bosco Catholic Church at a later date.   George was born in Washington D.C. on December 8, 1936, the fourth of six siblings, to the late Robert Wilson and Mary Frances Sullivan Reynolds.   George was a 1957 graduate of Archbishop Carroll High School and the same year joined the U.S. Army. ...

Silas Nelson Shifflett 78, a resident of Middletown, VA passed away Thursday, April 25, 2019 at the Blue Ridge Hospice In-Patient Care Center in Winchester, VA.  A funeral service for Mr. Shifflett will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at Stover Memorial Chapel with Rev. Dr. Ken Patrick officiating.  Burial will follow in Mount Carmel Cemetery, Middletown, VA. Mr. Shifflett was born in Frederick County, VA on May 23, 1940 a son of the late Denver Silas and Helen...

James William “Billy” Mathews 62 of Strasburg, VA passed away Sunday, April 21, 2019 at his residence.   A memorial service for Billy will be conducted at 1:00 p.m. Friday, April 26, 2019 at Stover Memorial Chapel with Rev. Dr. Stan Thompson officiating.   Billy was born on December 24, 1956 a son of the late Alfred James and Peggy Ann Green Mathews.  Billy was a loving husband, a member of the Strasburg Moose Lodge and a retired paint finisher in the...

Ralph Galen Hockman 78, a resident of Middletown, Virginia passed away Saturday, April 20, 2019 at his residence.   A funeral service for Mr. Hockman will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, April 25, 2019 at Stover Memorial Chapel with Rev. Corey Miles officiating.  Burial will follow in Lebanon Church Cemetery.  Mr. Hockman was born in Shenandoah County, VA on October 20, 1940 a son of the late Albert and Hilda Hodson Hockman.  He was a member of Meadow Mills...

Alma Louise “Boot” Kane 84, a resident of Stephens City, VA passed away Friday, April 19, 2019 at her home surrounded by her loving family and friends.  A graveside service for Alma will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, April 27, 2019 at the Alum-Bank Cemetery in Wardensville, West Virginia with Rev. Frankie Roberts officiating.   Alma was born in Wardensville, WV on September 8, 1934 a daughter of the late George Arthur and Cloy Elizabeth Ball Cain.  She...