The Daily News Leader from Staunton, Virginia (2024)

NEWSLEADER.COM FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 2024 5A STAUNTON Audrey Staubus Boco*ck died on Friday, April 19, 2024, in Staunton. Daughter of the late Earl Staubus and Merle Louise Mi- chael Staubus. Mother of Robert Earl Boco*ck (Evelyn Boco*ck) (the late Judy Sweet Boco*ck), Brenda Hounshell (the late Thomas Hounshell), Jennifer Fitzpatrick (Lloyd J. Fitzpatrick, Grandmother of Sarah Anne Boco*ck, the late Adam Patrick Boco*ck, Katherine Lake Fitzpatrick, and Mary Lynn Fitzpatrick. Audrey was close to her sisters and brothers throughout her life and was preceded in death by her sisters Norene Staubus Walker, Anna Mae Staubus McCray, Naomi Staubus Bang, June Stau- bus Eddy, Anne Staubus Arey and brothers James Eddie Staubus, Melvin Wright Staubus, and Ben- nie (Ben) Gene Staubus.

She is survived by her brother, Earl DeWitt (Dee) Staubus. Audrey was a devoted member of Central United Methodist Church in Staunton. She was a gradu- ate of North River High School class of 1948 and enjoyed the friendships formed there. She ener- getically helped coordinate many class reunions. Her fondness for her children, grandchildren, and friends is memorialized in the many cards and notes she sent for birthdays, holidays, and special occasions.

A lover of gardening, Audrey enjoyed planting and caring for beautiful Her family would like to extend a sincere thank you to Cindy Higgs, R.N. and fellow staff members of for their assistance and support, with a special thank you to Elizabeth Colem, as well as the caregivers at Birch Gardens Assisted Living in Staunton. Family and friends are invited to a memorial service to celebrate life at Central Unit- ed Methodist Church, 14 North Lewis Street, Staunton, VA on Sunday, June 9, 2024, at 2:00 p.m., with a reception in the Fellowship Hall at Central United thereafter. Audrey Staubus Boco*ck Audrey Staubus Apr 19 Staunton, VA 92 Emma M. Henry Funeral Home Cremation Center Dalton Reed Nicely Funeral Home, Clifton Forge Apr 22 Millboro 68 DEATH NOTICES information in display obituaries Obituaries appear in print and online at newsleader.com/obituaries Name Age Town, State Passed Arrangements Service Time Service Location Interment Obituaries 23 OBS Emma Belle Moran Carpenter, 98, passed away Wednesday, April 24, 2024, at Birch Gar- dens Assisted Living in Staunton.

She was born on May 5, 1925, in Augusta County, to the late Frank Crist, Sr. and Clara Margaret Yago Moran. She was a member of the Staunton Church of the Brethren, but very active at Jerusalem Chapel. She loved cooking, baking, keeping a clean house and her grandkids. She is survived by her son, Michael Lynn Car- penter, and his wife Pamela; her daughter, Mar- garet Lee Carpenter Kincaid, and her husband John; her grandchildren, Steven Kincaid and his wife Fannie, Jeffery Kincaid, and his wife Tina Kincaid; her great grandchildren, Abigal, Alli- son and Boone Kincaid, Brittany Godwin, Jessica Falkner and three great-great grandchildren.

She is also survived numerous nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Stanley Harper Carpenter; her brothers, Frank Crist Moran, Howard Mar- shall Moran, Hunter Garland Moran, William Thomas Moran, Harold Wilson Moran, and her sisters, Julia Frances Moran Fitzgerald, Doris Lee Moran Campbell, and Jo Ellen Moran Hollis. A graveside service will take place Saturday, April 27, 2024, at 2:00 PM at Oak Lawn Mausoleum and Memory Gardens by the Reverend George Etling. Arrangements are being handled by Henry Fu- neral Home. Condolences may be made to the family online at www.henryfuneralhome.net.

Emma M. Carpenter 24 OBS MILLBORO Dalton Reed Vess, age 68, of 1011 Tunnel Hill Road, Millboro, Virginia died on Monday, April 22, 2024 at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke, Virginia. He was born on July 28, 1955 in Clifton Forge, Virginia to the late Garnet Reed Vess and Eleanor Warlitner Vess. He was a self-employed logger, and belonged to two pulling organizations, Ap- palachian Outlaws and Dragon Motor Sports. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Sherry Lowry, and grandparents, Emory and Louise Vess.

He is survived by two sons, Reed Vess, Jr. (April), and Derek Vess (Rebecca), both of Millboro; two sisters, Olivia Gibson and Lisa Vess, both of Lex- ington; three brothers, Darrell Vess (Mary), Rod- ney Vess, and Michael Vess; seven grandchildren, Shania Vess, Susannah Vess, Shyanne Vess, Brantley Vess, Shaelynn Vess, Kayleigh Vess, Tayton Vess; and a great grandson, Lucas Vess; a number of nieces and nephews; and his girlfriend, Tammy Lynn Moore. In keeping with his wishes, his body has been cremated. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, May 11, 2024 at 12:00 Noon at Millboro Industrial Park in Millboro with Pastor Lloyd Via Everyone is encouraged to bring their pulling trucks. Nicely Funeral Home, Clifton Forge is handling arrangements.

To send condolences to the family online, please visit http://url.us.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/Zj8f- home.com Dalton Reed Vess, Sr. PHOENIX A grand jury has charged 11 Arizona Re- publicans and seven top aides to Donald Trump in a scheme to keep Trump in the White House by falsely certifying he won the state in 2020, though voters in the Grand Canyon State narrowly favored Joe Biden. Attorney General Kris Mayes, a Democrat, an- nounced on Wednesday the grand jury had issued the nine-count indictment. It alleges the slate of Repub- licans sometimes known as fake electors and the Trump aides engaged in a conspiracy aimed at venting the lawful transfer of the presidency of the United States, keeping President Donald J. Trump in against the will of Arizona voters, and depriving Arizona voters of their right to vote and have their votes The names of the seven Trump allies are redacted from the indictment, meaning they have not yet been served notice of the charges against them.

Though their names are redacted, as are the charges against them, details in the indictment make clear that the architects of national campaign to steal the election are also facing charges in Arizona. Those individuals appear to include Trump lawyers Rudy Giuliani and John Eastman, former chief of Mark Meadows, lawyers Jenna Ellis and Christina Bobb, and Trump advisers Boris Epshteyn and Mi- chael Roman. Trump himself is, according to the document, indicted coconspirator The Arizonans now facing charges include powerful and GOP a former Republican Party of Arizona chairman; a Republican national commit- teeman and executive at Turning Point USA and its po- litical arm; and two sitting state senators one of whom retains immense political power at the Arizona Capitol. The grand decision could levy criminal con- sequences for an unprecedented plot to subvert the will of Arizona voters, one that has ruptured faith in elections and fueled election conspiracies that have taken root in GOP politics in the state. It comes as Mayes has promised to aggressively combat election conspiracies, a sharp contrast to her prede- cessor.

Mayes the gravity of the case in a minute video statement released Wednesday. their reasoning was, the plot to violate the law must be answered for, and I was elected to up- hold the law of this Mayes said. scheme, had it succeeded, would have deprived vot- ers of their right to have their votes counted for their chosen president. It would have made their right to vote The grand jury, a panel of Arizonans who met in se- cret, in recent weeks heard evidence presented by prosecutors and ultimately decided there was enough to substantiate criminal charges. The 11 electors are each charged with nine criminal counts, including conspiracy, fraudulent schemes and fraudulent schemes and practices, and six counts of forgery.

Many of the electors or their attorneys could not be reached by The Arizona Republic late Wednesday to comment on the indictment. revived his previous statements claiming investigation the once me be unequivocal, I am innocent of any crime, I will vigorously defend myself, and I look forward to the day when I am vindicated of this naked political persecution by the judicial said in the statement. The statement directs reporters to con- tact Dhillon Law Group, the namesake of Harmeet Dhillon that has represented Trump and his aides in other states, for more information. lawyer, Dennis Wilenchik, said his client will be acquitted and they look forward to suing for damages over the accusations. a politically motivated Wilenchik said.

can see no crime in any of Wilenchik also represents one of two Republican Cochise County supervisors who are facing criminal charges brought by in another case. He has said that case, too, was motivated by political par- tisanship. Mayes has been under immense political pressure to bring a case. Similar slates of electors in Michigan, Georgia and Nevada have already been charged for their role in the sweeping to keep Trump in pow- er. And a federal grand jury last year brought charges against Trump himself, alleging the former president conspired with others to disenfranchise voters and subvert win.

Trump is also facing charges in the Georgia case, which alleges he led a criminal en- terprise and relies on a state law normally reserved for prosecuting mobsters. Several of the Arizona electors have previously claimed they were merely Congress a backup plan, though nothing in the documents they sent to Congress and the National Archives backs up that as- sertion. Similar groups of electors in other states did include conditional language, but none was included in Arizona. Biden carried Arizona in November 2020 by a 10,457 vote margin with nearly 3.4 million votes cast. It was smallest margin of victory in any state, and only the second time in 70 years that a Democrat won the state.

Arizona actually had two groups of illegiti- mate GOP electors. The indictment made public on Wednesday names the slate that included more prom- inent Republican and some of whose involve- ment has already been well established by the Con- gressional committee investigating the violent break- in at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Those 11 GOP electors met at the Arizona Republican headquarters in Phoenix on Dec.

14, 2020, posting videos on social media of themselves casting their votes for Trump. They signed paperwork to submit to Congress claiming they were elected and qual- electors. But that was a lie. The same day, electors for Biden met to cast their votes in the Electoral College the Demo- win. They met at an undisclosed location, citing security concerns tied to refusal to accept his loss.

It was a procedural process that, prior to 2020, was a formality often overlooked by most Americans. Stacey Barchenger Arizona Republic USA TODAY NETWORK scheme, had it succeeded, would have deprived voters of their right to have their votes counted for their chosen Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes said. CHERYL REPUBLIC fake 2020 electors indicted.