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James Donald "Jim" Truslow

1937 - 2022

James Donald "Jim" Truslow obituary, 1937-2022, Nellysford, VA

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1937

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2022

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James Truslow Obituary

James Donald "Jim" Truslow

May 11, 1937 - May 5, 2022

James Donald "Jim" Truslow, 84, of Nellysford, passed away on Thursday, May 5, 2022, at the University of Virginia Medical Center.

Mr. Truslow was born on May 11, 1937, in Nellysford, a son of the late Maury and Louise (Thompson) Truslow. He worked for GE/Genicom for more than 30 years. Jim later owned and operated Lincoln Log Homes of Virginia. He greatly enjoyed his work as a contractor. He also enjoyed traveling with his wife. Jim was a longtime member of the Mountain View Mennonite Church.

On February 28, 1958, he married the former Twilla Jean Campbell who survives.

In addition to his wife, Jim is survived by his children, Darlene Kaye Aldridge, Geoffrey Truslow, and Gregory Truslow, all of Nellysford; a sister, Doris Drumheller of Lovingston; a granddaughter, Ashley Jean Aldridge; and two great-grandchildren, Michael and Lexi.

The funeral service will be held on Wednesday May 11, 2022, at 11 a.m., at the Mountain View Mennonite Church with the Rev. Wills Kitchen and the Rev.Dennis Hatter officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

The family will receive friends on Tuesday, May 10, 2022, from 6 until 8 p.m. at the Waynesboro Chapel of Reynolds Hamrick Funeral Homes.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests all memorial contributions be made to the Mountain View Mennonite Church, C/O the Building Fund, P.O. Box 208, Lyndhurst, VA 22952, or to the Emily Couric Clinical Cancer Center, 1240 Lee St., Charlottesville, VA 22903. Please Indicate Donations in Honor of James Donald Truslow in the Memo Line.

Those wishing may share a memory or an online condolence by visiting www.reynoldshamrickfuneralhomes.com.

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

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by The News Virginian on May 8, 2022.

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Janice Mawyer

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I know everyone will miss you. I remember as children
playing in the apple trees at Ma's and Pa's. Many memories as cousins and good times. I pray blessings on the family you have left behind.
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