Gary Wayne Adcock
(June 17, 1956 - March 21, 1981)

PALMYRA - Gary Wayne Adcock, 24, of Rt. 1, Palmyra, and formerly of Waynesboro, died Saturday morning (March 21, 1981).

He was born in Charlottesville June 17, 1956.

Surviving are his mother and stepfather, Sam and Hazel Johnson of Waynesboro; his father, Walker R. Adcock Jr. of Palmyra; three brothers, Stanley R., Rodney L. and David C. Adcock, all of Waynesboro; two half brothers, Kelly Adcock of Palmyra and Samuel T. Johnson of Waynesboro; two sisters, Mrs. Pamela Cox of Piney River and Miss Brenda Adcock of Waynesboro; maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. William Rhodes of Simeon; paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Richard F. Cloth of Charlottesville; stepgrandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel F. Johnson of Sutton, W.Va.; five nieces and nephews.

A service will be conducted 2 p.m. Wednesday at Etter Funeral Home by the Rev. Ed Bateman. Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery.

The family will receive friends 7-8 tonight at the funeral home.

[The Daily News Leader – Staunton, Virginia – Tuesday March 24, 1981 – Page 3]

NOTE (2025-04-25): On Saturday March 21, 1981, Gary’s body was discovered alongside “Rt 691 near Greenwood, VA” and transported to the Albemarle County Medical Examiner’s Office at the University of Virginia Hospital. Dr. Benjamin C. Sturgill, M.E. cited Gary’s immediate cause of death as “exsanguination” due to “stab wounds.” Dr. Sturgill’s investigation further determined that Gary’s “stab wounds” were the result of an “altercation” occuring at approximately 4:00 a.m. Saturday morning. Accordingly, Dr. Sturgill authorized an autopsy and ruled Gary’s manner of death a “Homicide.”

[Commonwealth of Virginia Certificate of Death (State File Number 81-010555)]