Obituaries in Charlottesville, VA

A wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, caregiver and community member, Shirley Brockman Gillenwater, 92 years old, of Charlottesville, Virginia, died on Dec. 26, 2025, at home with her family at her side. Shirley was a sweet-natured and intelligent woman who had a happy, memorable impact on those wh...

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...

Bella Parks Burnett, 76, of Ruckersville, Va., passed away on Sunday, December 28, 2025. She was born to the late Andrew Thomas Parks and Adlene Dize Parks of Tangier Island, Va.She is survived by her three children, Jennifer Woodward (Petey), Thomas Burnett, and Susan Holtzman (David); along with h...

Charles Thompson Vest died peacefully at the University of Virginia Hospital on December 26, 2025, holding his daughters’ hands. Tonchie was born at the same hospital on October 15, 1943, though he would be quick to tell you that it was in the original building across the street. He was given h...

Our beloved Paul William Hiner, 86, passed away peacefully on December 26, 2025. A devoted husband, father, and grandfather, Paul found joy with his family, friends, and his love of cars.He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Joann (Harper) Hiner; two children, Sherry (Hiner) Berka and Eric Harper ...

Vernon Lee Breeden, II, 68 of Fluvanna, passed away peacefully on December 28,2025 surrounded by his loved ones. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Wanda G. Breeden; his two children; Joyce Spradlin and her husband Wayne, and Jonathan Breeden and his wife Maddy; by his two grandchildren: D...

Born June 21,1941, he was the son of Charles Samuel Berry and Bertha Lee Berry. He was preceded in death by his brother, A. D. Berry, of Waynesboro, Va. and his sister, Helen Brenda Shell, of Augusta County, Va.Virgil is survived by his wife, Beth H. Berry, of Albemarle County, Va., his son, Mark H...

William Gregory Howard was born on September 3, 1951, in Albemarle County, Virginia, the son of Nathaniel L. and Elnora T. Howard. Affectionately known as "Willie" by friends, family, co-workers, and the many he mentored, he touched countless lives with his warmth and wisdom.Willie dedicated decades...

Billie Ann Midthun, 85, of Charlottesville Va. was born on October 26, 1940 and passed away Thursday, January 1, 2026.  Arrangements with Hill & Wood are private. 

The Reverend Father Schemahieromonk Kyrill (Stephen James Juli) reposed peacefully on the morning of January 1, 2026 at the University of Virginia Hospital in Charlottesville, VA attended by his colleagues and friends from the Skete of St. Maximos the Confessor in Palmyra, VA. He was 77 years old. B...

James Montgomery Fogleman died January 4, 2026, after a long battle with dementia. He is preceded in death by his parents, Maxwell Brooks Fogleman and Edna Montgomery Fogleman; his three sisters: Nancy McClary, Elizabeth (Betty) Long, Joyce Fogleman; and his brother and best friend, Maxwell Brooks F...

Tessa Gowen Ader, one of Charlottesville’s leading philanthropists, passed away peacefully at her home in Charlottesville on January 5, 2026 at the age of 92 after a long illness. Her gift in September 2020 of $50 million to establish the Tessa and Richard Ader Performing Arts Center was the largest...