Obits

Bill S. Swadley, 91, of Salisbury, North Carolina, went home to Glory on Dec. 8, 2024. He was born Feb. 18, 1933, in Brandywine. Mr. Swadley was a graduate of Franklin High School in Franklin. He was drafted into military service in 1953 and was stationed in Alaska while serving...

Amanda Kay Hodges, 46, of Harrisonburg, Virginia, passed away Dec. 1, 2024, at University of Virginia Hospital in Charlottesville, Virginia. She was born on April 12, 1978, in Harrisonburg, Virginia, the daughter of Brenda Pitsenbarger of Harrisonburg, Virginia, and the late Terry Richie Miller.  Mrs. Hodges attended Harrisonburg High School and...

Dolan Mallow, 88, of Seneca Rocks passed away Nov. 24, 2024, at his home. He was born on Aug. 7, 1936, in Onego, the son of the late Omar Lee Mallow and Mable (Morral) Hedrick.  Mr. Mallow attended school in the Seneca Rocks and Onego area and retired from the...

Leslie C. “Bub” Snyder, 79, of Brandywine passed away on Nov. 27, 2024, at Pendleton Manor in Franklin. He was born on Aug. 3, 1945, in Brandywine, the son of the late Robert C. and Effie Dorothy (Reed) Snyder.  Mr. Snyder was a kind-hearted man who enjoyed spending time with his...

Myron Lyle Champ, 70, passed away in his sleep at home on Nov. 19, 2024.  Born Aug. 2, 1954, at the Veach Townsend Clinic in Petersburg, he was the son of the late John Robert Champ and Ruth Miller Champ.   Mr. Champ graduated in 1972 from Circleville High School.  He...

Jean Ann Shockey, 42, of Keyser passed away on Nov. 18, 2024, at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown. She was born on April 8, 1982, the daughter of Arthur and the late Helen Marie (Moyers) Sim. Mrs. Shockey was a 2001 graduate of Patapsco High School in Baltimore, Maryland, and was...

Christopher Lee Wimer, 74, of Riverton passed away Nov. 19, 2024, at his home. He was born April 9, 1950, at Riverton, and was the son of the late Harlan Wimer and Texie Lee Bland Wimer. Mr. Wimer was a graduate of Circleville High School and attended Solomon Chapel Church....

Evelyn Mae (Ryder) Waybright, 76, of Franklin passed away Nov. 4, 2024, at her residence. She was born May 16, 1948, in Spotsylvania, Virginia, a daughter of the late Ernest and Gussie (Leake) Ryder. Prior to retirement, Mrs. Waybright had been a successful entrepreneur and franchisee of multiple 7-Eleven locations. ...

Deyerle Conrad Rexrode went to his heavenly home on Nov. 2, 2024, just 12 days shy of his 94th birthday. He lived in Sugar Grove his whole life, except for lately when he lived at Pendleton Manor in Franklin. Mr. Rexrode was born Nov. 14, 1930, to the late Jared...

Juanita Lou Driver, 80, of Fulks Run, Virginia, passed away Oct. 29, 2024, at Sentara RMH Medical Center in Harrisonburg, Virginia. She was born Jan. 11, 1944, in Ruddle to the late William Denver and Fanny Hazel Grogg Thompson. Mrs. Driver was a poultry farmer.  She was a member of...