A celebration of life for Mary “Carole” Smyer will be held on Saturday, Sept. 12, at 2:30 p.m. at New Providence Presbyterian Church, 1208 New Providence Road, Raphine. The News-Gazette Corp.

Fredericka Lee Elliot, 80, of Glasgow died Sunday, March 15, 2026, at LewisGale Hospital. She was born to the late Russell Lee Elliott and Janie Berniece Diamond-Elliott on July 1, 1945, in Lexington.

David Lee Runkle, 83, of Raphine died Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, at Brookdale in Staunton. Born July 11, 1943, in Rockbridge County, he was a son of Russel Lee Runkle and Claudia Bell Wade Runkle. David ...

Ivan Waverly Branch, 87, of Lexington died Thursday, April 2, 2026, at Shenandoah Health & Rehab. Born March, 13, 1939, he was a son of Curtis Washington Branch and Clemmie Ann Johnson Branch. In ...

Quiet and steady, Allison Blocker Russell left this physical world on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026, to join her beloved and devoted late husband, John W. Russell. Allison was born in Houston, Texas, to Lee ...

Robert Charles Sizemore peacefully passed away Oct. 29, 2025, in Buena Vista at the age of 72. He passed at home with his wife, Marsha; daughter, Melissa; and son, Jacob, to the sound of sweet ...

Glenn Tucker Rose, 79, of Hogback Mountain, passed away May 28, 2026, at Shenandoah Health and Rehabilitation in Buena Vista. Glenn was born Jan. 9, 1947, in Fairfax County, the eldest son of the late ...

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Shirley Swink Montgomery, 91, of Lexington, died Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026, at Carilion Rockbridge Community Hospital. Born June 26, 1935, in Rockbridge County, she was a daughter of the late Robert ...

Culinary skills will include how to prepare and serve meals in restaurant settings, reading and following recipes, and proper ...

Rockbridge County High School opened its football season on its new artificial turf field last Friday. This drone shot by ...