Etta Virginia Miles Weaver Stadel, 93, of Maurertown, Virginia, died Wednesday, January 1, 2014, in Winchester Medical Center, Winchester, Virginia.
Mrs. Stadel was born in 1920, in West Virginia, the daughter of the late Troy F. and Nellie Miles. She was a graduate of Washington-Irving High School, Class of 1938, and attended college. Mrs. Stadel was a retired Investment Counselor with Union Nation Bank in Clarksburg, West Virginia, later working at the Staunton Wal-Mart, retiring in 2010. She was known as the “scarf lady” while working as a door greeter at Wal-Mart for 20 years. She was a member of Cherryvale United Methodist Church in Staunton. Mrs. Stadel was an outgoing individual, everyone was a friend she just hadn’t met yet. She was an avid reader and donated many books to the Staunton Library over the years. She loved animals and took joy in giving to others in need.
She married Charles Leroy Stadel on February 16, 1978, in Elkins, West Virginia.
Her first husband, Creighton Ord “Pete” Weaver, preceded her in death in 1976.
Surviving with her husband, is her son, David Weaver and wife, Cora, of Maurertown, Virginia; grandchildren, Michael Weaver and wife, Nina, of Garner, North Carolina, Amanda Weaver of Raleigh, North Carolina, and great granddaughters Julia and Lauren Weaver of Garner, North Carolina.
Three brothers, Paul Jackley, Glenn Miles and Robert Miles, preceded her in death.
A Celebration of Life will be conducted at 2:00 PM on Friday, January 10 at Cherryvale United Methodist Church, Staunton, Virginia.
Memorial contributions in her name may be made to Smile Train, PO Box 96231, Washington, DC, 20090.