Charles Elmo Dovel Jr.

Charles Elmo Dovel Jr., 79, of Luray, passed away on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, at Winchester Medical Center.

He was born on January 24, 1947, in Virginia and was a son of the late Charles Elmo Dovel Sr. and Maggie Mae Lucas Dovel.

Charles was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses.

On July 4, 1970, he married Beulah Knott Dovel, who survives.

In addition to his wife, Charles is survived by a daughter, Janine Dovel-Gray of Luray; a brother, Ralph Wayne Dovel of Luray; two sisters, Sylva Comer of Shenandoah, and Mary Lou Fisher of Luray; a granddaughter, Alyssa Gray of Stanley; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by two sisters, Glora Kite and Bonnie Kay Good.

The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. on Tuesday, June 30, at the Bradley Funeral Home.

A funeral service will be conducted at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, July 1, at the funeral home by Greg Purdham. Burial will be in the Leake’s Chapel Cemetery in Stanley.

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