Mary Margaret Fry Keyser Smith, 82, of Covington, Virginia passed away Sunday, September 9, 2018 at Alleghany Health & Rehab in Clifton Forge, Virginia. She was born February 25, 1936 in Hot Springs, the daughter of the late George Given Fry and Lottie Frances Woodzell Fry. Mrs. Smith was employed at the Lower Cascade Golf Course as a...
Obituaries
Michael Gaston “M.G.” O’Farrell
Michael Gaston “M.G.” O’Farrell, Jr., 88, of Mountain Grove, Virginia, passed away Sunday, September 2, 2018 at Carillion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. He was born January 3, 1930 in Hot Springs, Virginia, the son of Michael G. O’Farrell, Sr. and Evelyn Blanche Fisher O’Farrell. He was married to his wife, Janice Ryder O’Farrell for over 59 years....
Charles Edward “Jim” Ailstock
Charles Edward “Jim” Ailstock, 80, of Warm Springs, Virginia passed away Tuesday, August 28, 2018 at Bath Community Hospital surrounded by family and friends. He was born August 22, 1938 in Bath County, the son of the late Charles Peyton Ailstock and Emma Margurette Hise Ailstock. Mr. Ailstock retired from the Homestead Resort with 55 years...
Leonard W. Shifflett
Leonard Warren Shifflett, 73, of Hot Springs, Virginia died Tuesday, August 28, 2018 at his residence. He was born October 31, 1944 in Bath County, Virginia, the son of the late Layton O’dell Shifflett and Mary Pauline Graham Shifflett. In his younger years, Leonard was employed as a construction foreman of The Vepco Pump Storage Station. He was...
Howard Cornielius Robertson
Howard Cornielius Robertson, 70, of Warm Springs, Virginia died Wednesday, August 22, 2018 at his home. He was born September 19, 1947 in Bath County, the son of the late Henry Cornielius Robertson and Harriett Elizabeth Hoover Robertson. Howard was formerly employed as a grounds keeper at the Cascades Golf Course. He was a member of Chimney Run...
Charles Edward Alexander
Charles Edward Alexander, 80, of Burnsville, Virginia passed away Wednesday, August 22, 2018 at his residence. He was born April 13, 1938 in Waynesboro, Virginia, the son of the late Charles Andrew Alexander and Earline Elizabeth Page Alexander. Charlie moved to Maryland as a teenager, where after high school, he pursued a career as an...
Button Guinnett “B.G.” McElwee
Button Guinnett “B.G.” McElwee, Jr., 86, of Hot Springs, Virginia passed away Tuesday, August 14, 2018 at Bath Community Hospital in Hot Springs, Virginia. He was born October 7, 1931 in Hot Springs, the son of the late Button Guinnett McElwee, Sr. and Christine Griffith Lucas McElwee. He was a veteran of the US Navy having served during the...
Shirley Ann Harold Foster
Shirley Ann Harold Foster, 75, of Hot Springs, Virginia passed away August 10, 2018 at Alleghany Regional Hospital in Low Moor, Virginia. She was born February 22, 1943 in Bath County, Virginia, the daughter of the late Russell Frederick Harold, Sr. and Anna Marguerite May Harold. Shirley was a private sitter who enjoyed watching sports on TV...
