Walters was an outgoing person who was always happy and smiling with his clergy friends and at Monumental UMC. He left the academy in 2015 after his last sermon on Mothers day of that year.He married his childhood sweetheart, Violet, on September 9, 1950. In 1983, he received an honorary Doctor of Ministry degree from Emory & Henry College.On August 24, 1957, he married the former Elizabeth Reeves Gamble of Louisville, Ky. Charles W. Chuck Parks III; their daughters, Rebecca Parks Eberts and her husband, ET, of Cashville, VA and Hannah Parks Annis and her husband, John, of Gargartha, VA; brothers; Cook Cannon and his wife, Jody, Larry Dise and his wife, Hennie, and Dana Dise and his wife, Sharon, all of Tangier; grandchildren, Wesley and Aidan Eberts, and Lily Miles and David Annis; several nieces and nephews, to include her special niece, Janet Cannon-Ford; and countless children, neighbors, and friends, all of whom were grateful to have known her love. Nothing in her life gave her more joy than to take care of her family and surround them with the warmth of her love and affection. Milford C. Rollins, September 13, 2020The Rev. She became a member of the World Organization of China Painters and was a certified teacher of porcelain painting. Soon after moving to the Richmond, Va. area, Doris began her extended career at the Baptist Foreign Mission Board, as a Word Processing Supervisor, until she retired in 1991. Linda C. Messner, of Garden Spot Village in New Holland, PA, passed away Saturday, January 11, 2020. The Rev. June Garber Obituary - Harrisonburg, VA He also served as the District Superintendent of the Rappahannock and Norfolk Districts. Reginald Reg Harrell Potts III, passed from life to life everlasting on January 19, 2020. Other favorites included Mary Poppins and The Sound of Music. The family will receive friends in Poquoson 9:00 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 25th at Claytor Rollins Funeral Home, 836 Poquoson Avenue in Poquoson with a graveside service immediately following in Smith Memorial Cemetery in Poquoson.The family wishes to express their heartfelt appreciation to the staff at The Hermitage for their compassionate care of Mom for the last few years. (Navy Medical Corps), passed away peacefully from congestive heart failure caused by Agent Orange exposure during the Vietnam War. Cecil Guy Smith | Obituaries | dnronline.com We will love you always.The family will receive friends on Friday, August 6, 2021, at Lotz Funeral Home in Salem from 6 until 8 p.m.A memorial service will be held at Central United Methodist Church in Salem on Saturday, August 7, 2021, at 1 p.m.In lieu of flowers, the family requests any memorial donation be made to The Evelyn Webb Jamison Scholarship, Ferrum College. Mary passed away on her birthday, February 15, 2017. Joseph H. Beasley, February 11, 2023 In her retirement, Pam served at Bluemont UMC and Roszell Chapel UMC in Loudoun County, VA since July of 2020.Pamela is survived by her daughter, Tammy (Rick) McMahon, and her son, Harold P. Hammons, Jr. as well as her 6 grandchildren and a sister and a brother in New York. Travis was a graduate of Duke Divinity School.Travis is survived by his loving spouse of 47, Deborah DeLoach of Greenbackville, VA; three daughters, Jenny Bare of Horntown, VA, Emily Melnitchouk and her husband Wally of Newport News, VA, Barbara Bowden and her husband Chris of Chincoteague Island, VA; son, Matthew DeLoach of Greenbackville, VA; three grandsons, Austin Bare of Colorado Springs, CO, Christopher Bowden, Jr. of Chincoteague Island, VA, Travis James DeLoach of Taneytown, MD; six granddaughters, Amanda Bare of Horntown, VA, Sierra Bowden of Chincoteague Island, VA, Grace Bowden of Chincoteague Island, VA, Olivia Melnitchouk of Newport News, VA, Lily Melnitchouk of Newport News, VA, Brooke DeLoach of Taneytown, MD; Sister, Ruth Oakes and her husband James of Danville, VA; Brother, Clyde DeLoach and his wife Lela of Stewart, VA; several nieces, nephews, and cousins.He was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Brenda Young.Due the COVID 19 restrictions, a memorial service will be held at a later date.In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Christ United Methodist Church 6253 Church Street, Chincoteague Island, VA 23336, Camp Occohannock on the Bay, 9403 Camp Lane, Belle Haven, VA 23306, or Eastern Shore Emmaus Scholarship Fund PO Box 91, Franktown, VA 23354. She is survived by her children, Rev. Burial will follow in Hillcrest Burial Park.The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service from 1 to 2:00 p.m. Monday, October 24, 2022 at Watson Memorial United Methodist Church, Chatham, VA.The family wishes to thank the many who assisted with meals, fellowship, and prayers. Garland Michael Huffman of the Virginia Conference.Surviving are her children, Jason T. Fuller and Daren Fuller (Rhonda); stepchildren, Michele Huffman and Meghan Huffman; and two grandchildren, Charles Fuller and Mary Ellis Fuller.At Patricias request, there will be a private family get-together at a later date.In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be given to the Buena Vista Rescue Squad. They relocated to Atlanta where Richard graduated with a Masters Degree from Candler School of Theology at Emory University. Mrs. Mable Pulley Knotts, January 18, 2022Mable Pulley Knotts, 89, of Blackstone, VA, passed away Tuesday, January 18, 2022.She is the widow of the Rev. IN THE CARE OF. Robert James Thorne, June 8, 2020The Rev. Jennings graduated from Randolph-Macon College and later Duke University before serving as pastor in numerous United Methodist churches in Virginia. Celeste Heath, Monumental Pastor, are deeply saddened to share the news that Darlene died on Thursday, May 27, 2021.Darlene served as the Virginia Conference Lay Leader (1994-2000) and was elected to General Conference every quadrennium since 1992. Bishop Eutsler was assigned to the Holston Area until his retirement in 1988. Billy G. Johnson, Sr., age 85, of Danville, VA, passed to his heavenly home on Thursday, August 5, 2021, at Stratford Rehabilitation Center in Danville, VA.The Rev. There were many days on this walk he was accompanied by church members, a fellow pastor, and his son Clay. She began her ministerial career in 1998 at Crimora-Mount Bethel, Harrisonburg District, where she served until her retirement in 2004. The Rev. He is now in heaven, surely joking with the angels. She also assumed many roles within the Virginia United Methodist Conference through her music as well as an adult Sunday School Teacher, Lay Leader, and Discipleship Ministry. He later wrote five books known as the Pungo Tales series and loved selling his books at the Pungo Strawberry Festival and local venues. Condolences may be expressed atwww.williamsfuneralhomeva.com. Charles W. Parks, III, PO Box 225, Tangier, VA 23440.______Obituary Mrs. Karen Dise Parks, 61, of Tangier Island, VA, formerly of Onley, VA, went peacefully into the arms of her Lord and Savior on Saturday, October 3, 2020, with her loving family at her side. She was an avid reader, and enjoyed singing in the church choir. Mrs. Susan Logan Craun, 76, of Harrisonburg passed away on February 12, 2023 at the Bridgewater Retirement Community. He retired in 2004. The Rev. Graveside services will follow on Monday, October 12, 2020, at 11 AM in Parklawns Memorial Gardens. No flowers please. Clyde was very successful in his calling and touched many, many lives. Donald Lee Long, November 18, 2021The Rev. His deepest regret in life was to have never been a published author. In addition to her parents and her first and second husbands, she was predeceased by her brother Harry A. Shields Jr.A funeral was held on November 24, 2021, at Oakland United Methodist Church with the Rev. The Rev. Great-granddaughters, Thea Rue and Riley Ann Payne, were born October 19.Ed is survived by two sisters, Phyllis Hughitt of Palm City, Florida, and Barbara Wilkins Bonner of Reston, VA. The interment in Hopewell United Methodist Church Cemetery was private. She was born on April 8, 1950 in Harrisonburg and was the daughter of the late Joseph L. and Irene Rosalee Holley. Please keep the family in your prayers. Lee G. Bowman.After graduation from, Petersburg, W. Va., high school, she moved to the Capitol Hill area in Washington, D.C., living at the Thompson-Markward Hall Womans Home during the first term of the Eisenhower administration. He was the embodiment of an old-fashioned circuit rider preacher. Mrs. Elaine Funkhouser Layman, November 23, 2022Elaine Funkhouser Layman, 81, of Winchester, VA, passed away Wednesday, November 23, 2022 at The Willows at Meadow Branch.Elaine was born August 24, 1941 in Winchester, a daughter of the late Blair Allen and Elizabeth Combs Funkhouser. Box 474, Mathews, Va. 23109. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Marjorie Cason. Edward Pruitt will be held at 2 PM on Friday, December 30, 2022 at Asbury Cemetery in McKenney, VA where she will be laid to rest beside her precious daughter, Melanie.A memorial service to celebrate Bonnies life, officiated by Rev. In lieu of flowers, you may send donations honoring her to Salem United Methodist Church Building Fund, P.O. Doris Tucker Higgins Teeter, May 31, 2021Doris Tucker Higgins Teeter was born in Lynchburg, VA on November 7, 1928 to Rev. She was born July 2, 1934, to Cosby Moody Moss and Gladys OBryant Moss. Read Harrisonburg Daily News Record Newspaper Archives, Dec 31, 2004, p. 56 with family history and genealogy records from harrisonburg, virginia 1825-2023. Online condolences may be shared with the family by visitingwww.oakeys.com. Her final days were spent surrounded by family and friends that loved and cared for her deeply.Mrs. Gil then became Director of Adult Ministries at the Conference offices in Richmond. A reception will be held after the service. The family moved to New Market, VA when Ken was 12. Mrs. Lois Seay Turner, September 6, 2021Lois Seay Turner, 86, a native of Fredericksburg, Virginia, passed away on September 6, 2021. She supported her husband in his career as a United Methodist minister. Mrs. Carol A. Dommisse, November 7, 2022Carol Ann Dommisse, 54, of Hanover, VA, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 7, 2022. Funeral information is not available at this time. He joins his parents, 5 brothers and 2 sisters, and many dear friends who no doubt were there to greet him at the end of his earthly journey. Richard Lee Worden, December 17, 2020Richard Lee Worden, 84, of Harrisonburg, formerly of Luray, passed away December 17, 2020, at Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community, where he received kind and compassionate care. Smith. Arrangements entrusted to the JOHN F. SLATER FUNERAL HOME, INC., 412-881-4100, 4201 Brownsville Road, Brentwood 15227. They both were an example of what it meant to live life everyday with grace, dignity, generosity and spiritual strength.Kay appreciated her husbands hobby of growing roses and enjoyed them in the parsonages they lived in, and most of all the rose garden at their retirement home in Roanoke. His daughter, Lenoir was his partner and continues teaching the classes. The two newest additions to the family Nathaniel and Rueben Jinks were ambassadors that had only recently ushered Carolyn into the role of Great Grandmother.Two memorial services will be held: Friday, March 13th at 2:00pm at Francis Asbury UMC, 1871 North Great Neck Rd., Virginia Beach, (reception to follow) and Saturday, March 21st at 11:00am at Arcola UMC, 24757 Evergreen Mills Rd Sterling VA 20166, (visitation at 10 am). Memorial donations can be made to: Calvary UMC Mission Fund, 150 Norlo Dr., Fayetteville, PA 17222. Born in Salisbury, she was the daughter of the late Wade Hampton Insley Jr. and Evelyn Long Insley.She graduated from Southern Methodist University in Dallas. She married the late Rev. Reservations are not necessary for the graveside service. She was born on May 2, 1947, in Pittsburgh, PA to Eldon Carl Sneegas and Mary Lou Elliott Sneegas, and grew up in Topeka and Olathe, KS.She was educated in the Olathe Public Schools, began her undergraduate work at the University of Kansas, and received a Bachelor of Arts in English and a Master of Library Science from the University of Maryland.She and her husband, William Reid McKenney (Mac), met in Washington, DCs Capitol Hill neighborhood, and were married on January 31, 1981. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Dorothy Crowder Coffey, his daughters MaryScott C. Tuck and her husband Stephen Tuck of Moneta, Paige Coffey-Cirrone and her husband Chris Cirrone of Cape Canaveral, his granddaughter Chloe Coffey, and his sister Louise Smith and her husband Terrell Smith II of Bedford, their son Terrell Smith III and his wife Robin of Bonsack. Jack Milliner who served as pastor to Eastern Shore District churches -Melfa, St. Thomas, Guilford and Bloxom. He will be remembered for the 101 bluebird houses he built to give to family and friends and the thousands of letters he wrote. During this time, he completed his Bachelors Degree in Philosophy and Religion at Eastern Mennonite College. She and Bill were married for 61 years and she traveled with him all over the world. The family will have a private interment at 9:30 AM at Old Dominion Memorial Gardens, 365 Cloverdale Road, Roanoke, prior to a Memorial Service which will be held at St. Marks United Methodist Church, Daleville, Virginia on Thursday, July 28, 2022 at 11:00 AM with the Rev. Together, they served in the Ministry of the Virginia United Methodist Church for 50 years, serving in churches all over the state of Virginia. McMullen Funeral Home. Please keep his wife, Tara, in your prayers. The couple lived in Ramstein, Germany until he left the army. William Albert Jester (Katie Curry Kay Loflin Jester), 86, of Roanoke, died on Friday, July 22, 2022 at her residence. 01 Ret. Raymond Elwood Pack, age 90 of Stuart, passed away Thursday, February 20, 2020, at the Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, NC. He received his Master of Divinity degree from Duke University and a Master of Higher Education from Columbia University. He was a skilled pianist and cartoonist whose generous spirit, uplifting music and quirky humor brought smiles to many.His ancestry qualified him to be a member of the Jamestowne Society, the National Society of Washington Family Descendants, and the Sons of the American Revolution. He loved to study. Dr. Clay Branscome Tucker, 88, went to be with the Lord on Friday, October 2, 2020, at his home in Oak Ridge, North Carolina, in the care of his family and hospice.He was born in Rockingham County, Stoneville, North Carolina on August 2, 1932. as Senior Minister in Newport News, Virginia. A United Methodist pastor, he served many churches in W.Va. and Va. He truly had an undeniably special gift for pastoral care and said so many times we have SO many friends! These friendships were one of his largest sources of happiness throughout his entire lifespan.A celebration of Linwoods life took place on Tuesday, August 16, 2022, at Highland United Methodist Church in Colonial Heights, Virginia. Dr. William Kelly Thomas of Waynesboro, Virginia died on March 23, 2020. Robert Townsend Knox, October 10, 2021Robert Bob Townsend Knox, 86, of Elon, NC, passed away on Sunday, October 10, 2021, at Alamance Regional Medical Center.Born in Ashland, KY, he grew up in Huntington, West Virginia. Dr. Susan Schweitzer Garrett, his sons David (Marcy) of Tustin, California, and Joshua (Ngoc) of Costa Mesa, California, and by his five grandchildren, Zachary, Jonathan, and Benjamin of Tustin, and June and Heath of Costa Mesa. She was predeceased by her husband of 57 years, Trevor Turner. Interment will follow at 2:30 p.m. in Fort Hill Memorial Park, Lynchburg, Virginia. Upon retirement, Ken gleefully pursued fulltime what he referred to as the piscatorial pleasures. In December 2018 Ken and Charlotte moved to a retirement community in Harrisonburg, VA. Ken left this world less troubled than he found it and he always chose to see the good in people. She is survived by her son, William Albert Jester, Jr., and his wife, Angelique; and two grandchildren, Brandon Albert Jester and Faith Armindy Jester, all of Uniontown, Ohio (near Akron). Virgil F. "Sonny" Heishman Virgil F. "Sonny" Heishman, 82, of Winchester, VA, passed away on Monday, February 27, 2023, at Evergreen Health & Rehab. Charge as Minister in Lancaster County.