Hazel Ann Hoover Jarrett, 71, of Hot Springs, Virginia passed away Thursday, August 24, 2023, at her residence. She was born March 12, 1952 in Bath County, Virginia, the daughter of the late Victor Dow Hoover and Phyllis Irene Altizer Hoover. Hazel retired from the Homestead Resort after 49 years of service where she worked as a Switchboard...
Obituaries
Travis Jason “Big Bear” Moats
Travis Jason “Big Bear” Moats, Sr., 60, of Warm Springs, Virginia, passed away Tuesday, August 8, 2023, at VCU Hospital in Richmond, Virginia. He was born March 3, 1963, in Hot Springs, Virginia, the son of Virgil Lee Moats and Brenda Darlene Welch Moats. Jason was employed as a driver with Jack’s Trash Service. “Big Bear” was an excellent...
Nellie Anna McCray Woodzell
Nellie Anna McCray Woodzell, 86, of Hot Springs, Virginia passed away Friday, July 28, 2023, at Bath County Community Hospital. She was born May 30, 1937, in Bath County, Virginia, the daughter of the late Thomas James McCray and Etta Robertson McCray. Nellie worked as a housekeeper for several local families. She was a loving wife, mother,...
Madeline May Harris
Madeline May Clem Harris, 83, of Millboro, Virginia, went to be with her Savior on Wednesday, July 26, 2023, in Salem, Virginia. She was born June 28, 1940, in Middletown, Maryland, the daughter of the late Raymond Clayton Clem and Edith Elizabeth Vidle Clem. Madeline was employed for 47 years as a seamstress for HR Hart, making men’s suits in...
Tabatha “Tabby” Dawn Avis
Burnsville— Tabatha “Tabby” Dawn Avis, 38, of Burnsville, Virginia passed away Monday, July 17, 2023, at Bath Community Hospital in Hot Springs, Virginia. She was born April 5, 1985 in Hot Springs, Virginia, the daughter of Rodney Lee Avis of Hot Springs, Virginia and the late Mary Elizabeth Gwin Avis. Tabby worked at Ft. Lewis Lodge for many...
Richard Lloyd Grimes
Richard Lloyd Grimes, 85, of Zephyrhills, Florida, passed away Wednesday, July 12, 2023, at the Rucki House Hospice in Zephyrhills. He was born January 14, 1938, in Bath County, Virginia, the son of the late Howard C. Grimes and Thelma Christine Armstrong Grimes. On May 12, 1956, he married Helen LaPierre Grimes, his wife of 66 years, who...
Donna Mace Hepler
Donna Mace Hepler “Psalm 91 Girl”, 53, of Hot Springs, Virginia went to her eternal family reunion on Thursday, June 29, 2023. She was born November 18, 1969, in Hot Springs, Virginia, the daughter of the late Larry Otis Mace and Mattie Virginia Ailstock Chestnut. Donna began childcare as a youth out of necessity, being the oldest of her...
Patsye Lee Johnson
Patsye Lee Johnson, 77, of Deerfield, Virginia, formerly of Highland County, passed away Wednesday, June 21, 2023, at the University of Virginia. Patsye was born April 17, 1946, in Norfolk, Virginia, the daughter of the late George Tilden Mathews and Virginia Elizabeth Holt Mathews. She was married to Robert Luck Johnson, whom she married in...