Charlottesville High Virginia Alumni Obituaries

Joanne Elizabeth Hetrick, 93, of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, died Sunday January 4, 2026 at her home. Joanne was born in Woodville, Ohio on November 6, 1932, the fourth and youngest child of Edward J. and Marie K. Dorfmeyer of Woodville. She graduated from Woodville High School in 1950 and married the...

Jane Karen Andersen DunnAugustaJane Karen Andersen Dunn 85 formerly of Augusta went home to her Lord Jesus Christ on Tuesday April 3 2018. At the time of her passing she resided at Augusta Center for Health and Rehabilitation in Augusta.She was born in Quincy Massachusetts on February 18 1933 the da...

Arnold Carlton Arnie Hendricks of Naples FL and formerly of Perkasie PA passed away Saturday December 20 2025 at Vitas Hospice Naples. He was 96. He was the loving husband of 67 years of the late Joan P. Rosenberger until her passing on August 3 2016. Born in Perkasie PA he was the son of the late H...

Caldwell Bady 74 passed away peacefully on Friday October 10 2025 at The University of Virginia Medical Center. Over the last several years he had found enjoyment in studying the bible and listening to his favorite hymns such as He promised me a home over there no more sorrow and sickness. In Februa...

Our world lost an honest kind loving and thoughtful Christian man Danny Vaughn Brookshire 73 who passed away on Saturday November 15 2025. He was born on March 6 1952 to the late James Edwin and Margaret Marie Carter Brookshire of WinstonSalem North Carolina. Jimmie and Margie moved with Danny and h...

Lewis John Turner Jr., M.D., died peacefully on January 5, 2026, following a brave struggle with dementia.He was born on June 1, 1937, in Charlottesville, Virginia, to Jessie Miller Jones Turner and Lewis John Turner Sr. Raised in Little Washington, Virginia, John graduated from Randolph-Macon Milit...

Debra W. Marshall, 72, of Urbanna, formally of Charlottesville, Virginia, passed away on December 16, 2025, after a long illness. Born to Thomas and Roberta Marshall, Debra, kno...

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Barbara Mae Hawkins 72 years young departed this earthly life for eternal rest on Thursday August 28 2025. She transitioned at the University of Virginia Medical Center surrounded by the love of her family. Born on July 19 1953 in a small area of Nelson County Virginia called Faber Barbara Mae was t...

"Be strong and courageous do not be afraid or discouraged for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go." Zelda DeBerry Mitchell gracefully departed this life on Wednesday March 12 2025 in Charlottesville Virginia after a courageous fiveyear battle with cancer. She was surrounded by her lov...

Barbara Hale Sutherland went to her Heavenly Home early in the morning on January 7, 2026. A lifelong resident of Buchanan County, she was born in Clell, Virginia, on July 27, 1937, to Roy and Mary Duty Hale.Barbara was a graduate of Garden High School and went on to earn her bachelor’s degree in ed...

Art Chester Jackson the eldest child born to Mary Smith Jackson and James Arthur Jackson was born on June 14 1954. On Wednesday October 1 2025 Art Chester departed this life at his home in Charlottesville Virginia. Art Chester was raised in Buckingham County Virginia and attended Buckingham County P...

Ray Edward Tyree was born August 28th 1961 to Edith Virginia Swann and George Edward Tyree in Charlottesville Virginia. He grew up in Buckingham County Virginia with his late brother Winston Tyree Paulette late sister Angela Tryee Johnson and surviving brother Terry Tyree Estalene. He attended Bucki...

Yvonne Chambers Eldridge was born on June 2 1959 in Charlottesville Virginia. Yvonne was the daughter of Julia Gough and the late Cleveland Tyree Chambers Sr. On August 11 2025 our beloved Yvonne peacefully left this world at home surrounded by love. She was 66 years old. She grew up in Buckingham C...

passed away on Monday January 27 2025 at the age of 64. He was born and raised in Charlottesville Virginia on January 121961 where he lived until 2008 when he had the opportunity to move to Western Albemarle County. He had a love for all animals. He had dogs cows goats and a cat. The legacy he left ...

Jon Alvin Johnson 65 of Culpeper Virginia entered into eternal rest on Monday December 8 2025 at the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville Virginia.

Ellen Marie Capua 57 of Loretto passed away on Friday December 19 2025 at her home with her family by her side. She was born on July 3 1968 in Marion County. Ellen loved painting gardening knitting and traveling. She especially enjoyed taking long rides with her husband on their motorcycle exploring...

Laura Edith Cooper Golden passed away peacefully surrounded by her sons on the morning of Friday January 2 2026 in Sewickley Pennsylvania. She was preceded in death by her father Lawrence Ambrose Cooper born in Charlottesville Virginia her mother Laura Edith Harris Cooper born in East Liberty Pennsy...

Carolyn CeCe Rachelle ChristianDonaldson age 45 of Rome Georgia transitioned from labor to reward on Saturday December 20 2025 at the Medical Center in Rome Georgia. Carolyn was born on July 25 1980 in Winchester Virginia to the late Kelvin Christian Sr. and Mable Haines Christian. From an early age...

Frank was born in Petersburg Virginia and grew up in Charlottesville Virginia. After moving with his family to Pennsylvania he graduated from Haverford High School in 1972. He began his college education at the University of Virginia and later completed his degree at Penn State University. Frank bec...

Warnell Smith was born to McKinley Smith and Elizabeth Mack on September 41943 in Cumberland Virginia. He attended the public schools in Cumberland Virginia. He was employed at Buffalo Shook and later Capitol Mason Construction Company as a Bricklayer Foreman until he retired. He helped build John P...

Steven Wayne Grose 54 of Hot Springs Virginia passed away Sunday October 26 2025 at the Bath Community Hospital in Hot Springs Virginia. He was born December 5 1970 in Hot Springs the son of the late George Harrington Grose and Marie Susan Ryder Grose of Hot Springs. Steven was employed at the Homes...

John Edward Morse was born on May 14, 1943, in Charlottesville, Virginia to the late John L. Morse and Lucille Toliver Morse. He was called to his heavenly home on Thursday, Nov...

Jean H. Kaneshiro, 99,died on January 8, 2026 in Charlottesville, Virginia. She was born in Honolulu in 1934 to Seikichi Uyehara and Kame Kaneshiro. Condolences may be shared with the family on the tribute wall.

Rebecca Snider, 79, of Charlottesville, Virginia,  passed away on January 10,2026. She was born in Ohio to William and Martha Shilts. Details regarding services will be shared at a later date. Condolences may be shared with the family on the Tribute Wall. 

Melvin L. Blincoe passed away on January 13, 2026 in Charlottesville, Virginia. He was born on April 12, 1935 to the late Harold C. and Rena M. Blincoe. He was predeceased by his wife, Peggy H. Blincoe, and his brothers, Ed, George, and Michael Blincoe.He was a graduate of McIntire High School in Ch...

Dolores Calla McGettrick Gelly, died January 4th, in Charlottesville, Virginia, where she had lived since 2021.She was the youngest of three children born to Arthur John McGettrick of Burlington, Vermont, and Mary Margaret Myers of Washington D.C. Three of her grandparents were first-generation Ir...

George Cook Raynor died on January 12, 2026, at the age of 21.George leaves behind a hole that can never be filled. George had a generous, open nature that endeared him to everyone around him. Regardless of any personal struggles he faced, he unfailingly met others with a bountiful spirit and a fr...

Edward Douglas Harris was the fifth child born to the union of Edna Whiting Harris and Nathan Daniel Harris Sr.He made his entrance into his earthly life experience on July 31, 1956 and transitioned into eternal rest on Sunday, December 28, 2025.He was preceded in death by both of his parents, broth...

William Kirby Gilligan (Bill), died Tuesday, January 13, 2026, at the University of Virginia Hospital in Charlottesville, Virginia. Bill was born in Vermont on October 3, 1947, the third child and second son of Cornelius Patrick Gilligan, Jr., and Frances Kirby Gilligan.Bill served in the United St...