Glen Arthur Carey

Glen Arthur Carey

Glen Arthur Carey, 70, of Waynesboro passed away, Tuesday night, March 30, 2010, at Augusta Health Hospice of the Shenandoah.

He was born on July 20, 1939, in Snohomish, Washington, a son of the late Forbes Stewart and Florence Alwilda Burkman Carey.

Mr. Carey was a graduate of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and a member of the Corp of Cadets. He served in the United States Air Force and was a retired engineer at General Electric.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one sister, Patricia Beard of Martinsville, Virginia.

Surviving are his wife, Ellen Bocock Carey; one son, Peter Carey and his wife, Lori, of Mooresville, North Carolina; two daughters, Kris Carey of Blacksburg, Virginia, and Donna Carey Kauffman and her husband, Scott, of Haw River, North Carolina; one brother, Earl Carey and his wife, Janice, of Snohamish, Washington; one sister, Betty Pfitzner and her husband, Max, of Snohamish; six grandchildren, Nicholas Kauffman, Carey Kauffman, Johnny Heffernan, Casja Carey, Ariana Carey and Stefanie Ernst.

A service will be conducted 10 a.m. Saturday, April 10, 2010, at the Waynesboro Chapel of Reynolds Hamrick Funeral Homes with Pastor Matt Coiner officiating.

Active pallbearers will be Scott Kauffman, Peter Carey, Barry Dallavalle, Nicholas Kauffman, Bob Beard and Gerald Reese.

The family will receive friends from 9 until 10 a.m. prior to the service at the funeral home.

A graveside service will be held 3 p.m. Saturday, April 10, 2010, at Roselawn Cemetery in Martinsville, Virginia.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Augusta Health Hospice of the Shenandoah, P.O. Box 215, Fishersville, VA 22939 or the American Cancer Society, 1920 H. Medical Avenue Harrisonburg, VA 22801.

Arrangements have been entrusted to the Waynesboro Chapel of Reynolds Hamrick Funeral Homes.

Relatives may sign the guest book at www.reynoldshamrickfuneralhomes.com.


This obituary was originally published in the Daily Progress.