Obituaries

Carolyn Ann Himelright Sutton, 53, of Buena Vista passed away Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022.

Ralph Wallace Chittum, age 83, of Natural Bridge Station, died Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023.

Opal Juanita White Wheeler, 91, of Buena Vista went to her heavenly home on Jan. 4, 2023.

Brandy Nicole Lipscomb, 38, of Buena Vista passed away Monday, Jan. 2, 2023.

Carolyn Wiseman Davis of Buena Vista died Monday, Jan. 9, 2023. She was born Aug. 16, 1942.

Mr. Temple Lyman Kessinger Jr., age 77, of Covington went to be with Jesus Friday, Jan. 6, 2023, at the Woodlands Health and Rehab Center, Clifton Forge. He was the husband of Karen Byerly Kessinger.

Kenneth Howard Cathey, 80, died Jan. 9, 2023, in Lexington, after a short battle with old age.He was born on March 5, 1942, in Brevard, N.C., the son of Ray and Alice Rickman Cathey.

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Ruth Ann Hartless, 75, of Charlottesville but formerly of Rockbridge County, died Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2022 at the University of Virginia Hospital.

Judy Carter Clements, 85, formerly of Buena Vista, who was residing in New Port Richey, Fla., passed away Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2022.

Phillip Darrell “Shorty” Staton, 71, of Buena Vista, went to be with his Lord Thursday, Dec. 29, 2022.

Joyce Clements Campbell, 84, of Timber Ridge passed suddenly and peacefully at her home on Thursday, Dec. 29, 2022.