Our Staff

Meet Our Caring Staff

Our staff is comprised of dedicated and licensed professionals with the experience to answer all your questions regarding our services. Please feel free to contact any of our staff members at any time.

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Doug W. Conner

Vice President/Manager/Funeral Service Licensee

Doug W. Conner is a lifelong resident of Augusta County and resides at LaBelle Estates in Stuarts Draft with his wife, Debbie (Massie) Conner. They have two children: Travis, a special education teacher, and Tracy, a social worker. Doug and his family are members of Calvary United Methodist Church in Stuarts Draft. Doug serves as Vice President of the McDow Funeral Home Board of Directors and the funeral home's General Manager. He is a graduate of John Tyler Community College, where he earned an associate degree in applied science in funeral service. Doug is a past president of the Shenandoah Valley Funeral Directors Association and was a board member of the Virginia Funeral Directors Association.

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Robert B. Morris

President-Board of Directors, CCO

Robert "R.B." Morris lives in Nelson County on the family farm. He has been a licensed and bonded auctioneer for over 30 years. He is a faithful member of Hebron Baptist Church in Nelson County. He is an avid bear hunter. He is married to June Fox Morris. They are the proud parents of one son and three daughters; they also have two grandchildren.

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Douglas Campbell

Funeral Service Licensee

Douglas D. Campbell joined the staff of McDow Funeral Home in 2002. A graduate of Bridgewater College, he received his Bachelor of Science degree in Sociology in 1986. Doug graduated from Gupton-Jones College of Mortuary Science, Atlanta, Georgia, in 1989 with an Associate of Science Degree. Born in Richmond, Virginia, Doug has lived in Houston, Texas, and Boston, Massachusetts. He now resides in Stuarts Draft with his wife Linda and their daughter Julia. His love for woodworking and genealogy has followed him throughout his life.

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Rhonda Winfield

Funeral Service Licensee, CCO

Rhonda Winfield is a Funeral Service Licensee and Certified Crematory Operator. She earned a Mortuary Science degree from John Tyler Community College, a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Averett University, and a Master's degree in Human Services with a concentration in Military Resilience from Liberty University. Rhonda and her husband, Scott, are lifelong residents of Augusta County and raised four sons on the family farm in Stuarts Draft, where they still reside.

Warren "Rusty" Johnson

Funeral Services Licensee

June Fox Morris

Office Manager/Secretary of Board of Directors

June is a lifetime resident of Afton in Nelson County. She and her husband, Robert Morris, are parents to Colter, Emily, Caitlin, and Morgan Morris and grandparents to Cole and Maddie Morris.

June joined the staff of McDow Funeral Home as Office Manager in 2017 and is a member of the Board of Directors. She is a graduate of Nelson County High School and JMU.

June enjoys spending time with her family and friends, gardening, and baking custom sugar cookies.

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James Raines

Funeral Assistant

James Raines joined the staff at McDow Funeral Home in August of 2008. He is a lifetime resident of the Waynesboro area, and a DuPont retiree with 29 years of service there. Prior to that, "Jim" served a 6 year enlistment in the U.S. Navy.

A member of Free Pentecostal Church, Jim also visits the Full Gospel Church in Verona, and loves Gospel Music.

He enjoys fishing, especially for trout, and spending time with his son, James Michael Raines, and 4 grandsons: Christopher, Brandon, Dillon, Benjamin and great-grandson, Caleb.

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Darrell Weaver

Member-Board of Directors

Darrell Weaver graduated with a business degree from Eastern Mennonite University. He is a retired President of Weaver Insurance and Financial Advisors. He is a member of Springdale Mennonite Church, the Waynesboro Noon Rotary Club, has served as a member of the Eastern Mennonite University Finance Committee, and as Chairman of Goodville Mutual President's Council. He has also served on the Executive Committee of Virginia Mennonite Property Aid, served as Chairman of Springdale Mennonite Church Council, on the Erie Insurance Exchange Agent's Council, and as a Director of SunTrust Bank.

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Mike Moles

Member-Board of Directors

Mike was born in Monroe, N.C., raised in Waynesboro, and graduated from Waynesboro High School. He is a 1984 graduate of Hampden-Sydney College, where he received a B.A. in Economics. Upon graduation from college, Mike began his career as a financial advisor with Ameriprise Financial Services, formerly known as IDS Financial Services, Inc. In 1994 he earned his Certified Financial Planner designation from the College for Financial Planning of Denver, Co.

Mike is an active member of the Waynesboro Kiwanis Club, where he is a two-term Past-President and a recipient of the Hixon award.

Mike is married to his wife Gloria and resides in the Ladd area of Augusta County. They have two sons, Michael (EMU ’11) and Jeffrey (US Navy). He and Gloria have one granddaughter, Evelyn. The family attends the Waynesboro Free Methodist Church.

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John Lasher

Funeral Assistant

John Lasher joined the staff at McDow Funeral Home in 2022 as a funeral assistant. John is a 1983 graduate of King’s College in Wilkes-Barre, PA, having earned a B.A. in Criminal Justice with a minor in Computers and Information Systems. John spent 37 years in the Property & Casualty insurance industry, primarily with Erie Insurance, where he was a Vice President and Claims Manager here in Waynesboro, VA. He retired from insurance in 2022 and started with the McDow Funeral Home soon afterward. Since joining McDow, John obtained his certificate as a Certified Crematory Operator (CCO). He resides in Augusta County with his wife Susan and their two dogs and a cat. John is a member of First Baptist Church Waynesboro, where he sings in the chancel choir and also teaches Adult Sunday School. He is a member of Waynesboro’s Schola Cantorum where he sings baritone. John also serves on Schola’s Board of Directors as their treasurer. John is an active Amateur Radio Operator holding an Extra Class FCC license with the call sign N3GLZ.