David Howard Snyder, 76, of Brandywine, West Virginia, passed away Wednesday, November 16, 2022 at Sentara RMH in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

He was born April 21, 1946 at Lima, Ohio and was the son of the late George Willard Snyder and Mary Alice Davidson Snyder.

David was a Veteran, having served 20 years in the U.S. Navy.  He worked as a cook at the Mountaineer Club, and later opened Fat Boy's Pork Palace, which he owned and operated for seven years.  He had also worked at Hanover Shoe Company.  David was a member of the Killbuck Riflemen, and he travelled extensively throughout the United States participating in Revolutionary War re-enactments.  He was Catholic by faith.

On June 19, 1970, he married Shirley Lynn Ervin Snyder, who survives.

Also surviving are –

One son –

Thomas Edwin Francis Snyder of Brandywine

Two sisters –

Dianna Row of Lima, Ohio

Carolyn Coolidge of Columbus, Ohio

One brother –

Kenneth Snyder of Lima, Ohio

And one grandson –

David Wendell Cale Snyder

His body has been cremated and his family will commemorate his life privately.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Killbuck Riflemen, 9742 Petersburg Pike, Upper Tract, WV  26866.