Obituaries

Ridgeley, W.Va. – Gary Charles Largent , 53 of Box 154, died Monday, Feb. 23rd 2015 unexpectedly. He was born in Stafford, Va. June 7th 1960, son of the late Charles D. Largent. He was also preceded in death by his sister Diane Largent, his step bother David Butterfeild. Mr. Largent was employed by Schroeder Industries, Cumberland, Maryland as a labor. He was a member of the American Legion, and the Loyal Order of the Moose. He is survived by his mother Patricia Knight, Florida. Sorry to inform that there will be no services. Interment will be in Stafford, Va.

Gregory Dean Ross passed away on January 28, 2015, at the Medical Center in Fishersville, Virginia from complications following spinal surgery. He was born September 4, 1957, to Donald and Patricia Ross at Fort Bragg, North Carolina and was 57 years old. He attended elementary and middle schools in Woodbridge, Virginia and graduated from Garfield High School in 1976. He worked as an independent remodeling contractor and painter of historical houses and, together with his wife, owned and operated The Stuffed Basket, a unique gift business in the town of Occoquan until moving to Massanutten. He leaves his wife, Margaret Wade Goodwin Ross, mother Patricia, sister Teresa, brother Mitchell, and stepsons Mark (wife Leslie) and Scott (wife Tammy), nine grandchildren and one great grandchild. He was preceded in death by his father Donald and stepson Wade Goodwin (wife Beth).

Major Angela M Erale, USA, of Montclair, VA, beloved daughter, sister, and aunt, died in New Mexico on February 14, 2015. She was 33 years old.
Angela’s sudden passing is a blow not only to her family but also to the United States Army in which she so faithfully served. Angela was a veteran of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. She was awarded two Bronze Star Medals, three Army Commendation Medals, an Army Achievement Medal, and numerous other awards.

Angela was born in Mobile, Alabama, and grew up in Montclair, VA. She attended Hylton High School and graduated with the class of 1999. After graduating with a degree in Mass Communications from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2004, Angela screened for and was accepted into the Army Officer Candidate School in Ft. Benning, GA, and graduated in 2005.

William Allen Coppage Keller of Dumfries, VA, died peacefully and surrounded by family, Feb. 12, 2015. He was born in Hawaii in 1940 to Mary Virginia Coppage Keller and Navy pilot Clarence Armstrong Keller but considered himself a son of Virginia, where he was raised and generations of his family had lived.

He loved sports and played on every boys team at Robert E. Lee High School in Staunton, VA. He also enjoyed watching sports, especially his beloved Duke Blue Devils, and, with his son Charles (Woody), the Washington Capitals.

Larry was born in Rowan County on March 26, 1947 to Olin Brown Weaver and Arline Safrit Weaver. He retired as Dean of Human Resources at Forsyth Technical Community College, employed with the Rowan County Sheriff’s Dept., a volunteer at the Midway Fire Dept. and Bostian Heights Fire Dept. in Salisbury and served in the US Army. He was preceded in death by his father.

Surviving is his wife Terry Parks Weaver of the home; his mother; a daughter, Lori Weaver Fuller (Hunter) of China Grove; a stepdaughter, Rachel Willey of Woodbridge, VA; three grandchildren, Tyler Fuller, Madison Fuller and Macon Fuller.

Lewis Lebakken, Jr., went to his Lord on Tuesday Nov. 25, 2014, after a brief and courageous battle with cancer. 

He was born June 16, 1941, to Lewis and Agnes (Moen) Lebakken of Galesville, Wis.  He was baptized and confirmed at French Creek Lutheran Church near at Ettrick, Wis.  Lewis attended local schools and graduated from Galesville High School in 1959.

On Saturday, November 22, 2014, at 10 p.m., Harvey Jerome Hindin, 85, passed peacefully into the waiting arms of his Savior, Jesus Christ.

Harvey was born on July 20, 1929 in Braddock, Penn. to Benjamin and Sarah (Charapp) Hindin. He grew up in Rankin, Penn., where his parents owned a small grocery store at 1 Miller Ave.

Leonard Walter Krawczyk, 72, of Bluffton, died November 9, 2014 at his residence.

He was born on December 3, 1941 in Chicago, Illinois the son of Walter and Rose Krawczyk.

Mario Edward Ferris, 75, of Morehead City, died Friday, October 31, 2014 at Carteret General Hospital.

A private family service to be held.