Robert Gary Waugh

Robert Gary Waugh, 76, of Racoon Ford, died Tuesday, March 28, 2006 at his residence. Born November 27, 1929, in Charlottesville, he was a son of the late Robert Monroe Waugh and Bland Gary Waugh. Mr. Waugh attended Randolph-Macon College and served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He worked 31 years for Transcontinental Gas Pipeline and was also a starter at Meadows Golf Course. He was a member of Bethlehem United Methodist Church, where he served as treasurer for many years. In addition to family and friends, Gary loved golf, the Rapidan River and the Washington Redskins. Mr. Waugh is survived by his wife of 53 years, Sara Wells Waugh of Racoon Ford; one daughter, Corinne Cummings and her husband, Ted, of Richmond; two sons, Robert Gary Waugh Jr. and his wife, Mary, of Ashland, John Wells Waugh and his wife, Sharon, of Racoon Ford; one sister, Sara Waugh Hurst of Fort Myers, Fla.; five grandchildren, Nicole Chandler Waugh, John Tyler Waugh, Sara Page Hobson Waugh, Kelly Meghan Locklin and Andrew Ford Cummings. A graveside funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, March 31, 2006 at Oakwood Cemetery in Unionville with Rev. Lou Anne Frederick officiating. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday at Preddy Funeral Home in Orange and ask that memorial contributions be made to the Hospice of the Rapidan, P.O. Box 1715, Culpeper, Va. 22701 or to the Bethlehem United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 35, Unionville, Va. 22567. The family would also like to thank Ellen Otto and all of the staff at the University of Virginia Hospital for their tremendous assistance during his illness, and also the Hospice of the Rapidan for their help in his final days.