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Henry Ford Ruddle
Dec 25, 2011
Mr. Henry Ford Ruddle, 87, of Harrisonburg, VA died Sunday, December 25, 2011 at Oak Lea Nursing Home in Harrisonburg, VA. He was born December 1, 1924 at Riverton, West Virginia and was the son of the late Russell Ruddle and Floda Bennett Ruddle. Henry was a Veteran, having served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was...
Naomi J. Stotler
Dec 22, 2011
Mrs. Naomi J. Stotler, 93, of Paw Paw, West Virginia died Thursday, December 22, 2011 at the home of her daughter in Winchester, VA. She was born December 6, 1918 at Largent, West Virginia and was the daughter of the late Raymond Powell and Emma Henderson Powell. She was a seamstress and had worked for National Fruit. Naomi attended Lighthouse...
Mary Mullenax
Dec 21, 2011
Mrs. Mary "Louise" Mullenax, 85, of Upper Tract, West Virginia died Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at Winchester Medical Center in Winchester, Virginia. She was born December 13, 1926 at Upper Tract, West Virginia and was the daughter of the late Earle Wheaton and Lena Heavener Wheaton. A 1945 graduate of Franklin High School, she worked as a receptionist/secretary at Monongahela...
Donald Elmo Saville
Dec 20, 2011
Mr. Donald Elmo Saville, 73, of Oldtown, MD, died Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at Western Maryland Regional Medical Center in Cumberland, Maryland. He was born May 18, 1938 at Points, West Virginia and was the son of the late Wilson Cleveland Saville and Leona May Lewis Saville. He had worked as a Greyhound bus driver for 27 years. He is...
Barbara C. Belford
Dec 20, 2011
Mrs. Barbara C. Belford, 80, of Moran Manor in Westernport, MD died Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at Western Maryland Regional Medical Center in Cumberland, Maryland. She was born June 14, 1931 at Frederick, Maryland and was the daughter of the late Elwood Wilson Crum and Evelyn Irene Null Crum. She retired from the U.S. Government at Fort Detrick after 18-1/2...
Kathryn Laura Goodnight
Dec 19, 2011
Mrs. Kathryn Laura Goodnight, 80, of Upper Tract, West Virginia, died Monday, December 19, 2011 at Pendleton Manor in Franklin, West Virginia. She was born March 12, 1931 in Pennsylvania and was the daughter of the late Henry and Margaret Bartow. She had worked as a seamstress at Dalton's Clothing Factory in Willoughby, Ohio. Kathryn was preceded in death by...
Lester V. Puffenbarger
Dec 17, 2011
Mr. Lester V. Puffenbarger, 97, of Brandywine, West Virginia, died Saturday, December 17, 2011 at Pendleton Manor in Franklin. He was born November 8, 1914 at Brandywine, West Virginia and was the son of the late William Puffenbarger and Ida Dickerson Puffenbarger. He was a farmer, had worked for Wampler Foods and was a member of Riverside United Methodist Church....
William Hinkle Ruddle
Dec 13, 2011
Mr. William Hinkle Ruddle, 95, of Franklin, West Virginia died Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at Rockingham Memorial Hospital in Harrisonburg, Virginia. He was born January 9, 1916 at Deer Run, West Virginia and was the son of the late Taylor Ruddle and Bessie Mahulda Henkel Ruddle. Hinkle was a plumber, having worked as a Civilian Contractor for the U.S. Navy....
Edward Douglas Waggy
Dec 3, 2011
Edward Douglas Waggy, 27, of Laramie, Wyoming and formerly of Franklin, West Virginia passed away unexpectedly at his home on December 3, 2011. He was born February 24, 1984 at Harrisonburg, VA, the son of Charles D. and Paula J. (Dickerson) Waggy. He was the grandson of Pauline and the late Carson Waggy of Reeds Creek, and Mary and the...
Philip Wimer
Nov 16, 2011
Mr. Philip Wimer, 83, of Harrisonburg, Virginia, died Wednesday, November 16, 2011 at Emeritus Senior Living in Harrisonburg, Virginia. He was born July 20, 1928 at Franklin, West Virginia and was the son of the late Alfred Taylor Wimer and Anna Rebecca Vandevander Wimer. Philip had worked at Max Ruddle's Sawmill in Franklin and retired from Walker Manufacturing after thirty-three...
Doris Day Rexrode
Nov 13, 2011
Mrs. Doris Day Rexrode, 84, of Sugar Grove, West Virginia, died Sunday, November 13, 2011 at Pendleton Manor in Franklin. She was born November 20, 1926 at Franklin, West Virginia and was the daughter of the late Clay Day and Myrtle Mae Lewis Day. A 1944 graduate of Franklin High School, Doris was a homemaker, and along with her late...
Frieda R. Propst
Nov 12, 2011
Mrs. Frieda R. Propst, 89, of Petersburg and formerly of Franklin, West Virginia, died Saturday, November 12, 2011 at Grant Memorial Hospital in Petersburg, West Virginia. She was born September 23, 1922 at Dorcas, West Virginia and was the daughter of the late Thomas Reel and Erma Blanche Judy Reel. She was a retired secretary and a member of Faith...
Mabel Eye Simmons
Nov 11, 2011
Mrs. Mabel Eye Simmons, 99, of Brandywine, West Virginia, died Friday, November 11, 2011 at Pendleton Manor in Franklin, West Virginia. She was born December 9, 1911 at Fort Seybert, WV and was the daughter of the late Preston Eye and Mary Catherine Propst Eye and the stepdaughter of the late Anna Eye. Mabel was a student at the Oak...
Virginia N. Judy
Nov 7, 2011
Virginia N. Judy, 90, of Upper Tract, WV died Monday, November 7, 2011 at Rockingham Memorial Hospital in Harrisonburg, Virginia. She was born September 19, 1921 at Ruddle, WV and was the daughter of the late Charles William Judy and Zola Simmons Judy. She was a registered nurse for over forty years, having worked at the Veach-Townsend Clinic and Grant...
Bernard W. Raines
Nov 1, 2011
Mr. Bernard W. Raines, 73, of Circleville, WV died Tuesday, November 1, 2011 at Rockingham Memorial Hospital in Harrisonburg, Virginia. He was born Jan. 11, 1938 at Dry Run, West Virginia and was the son of the late Bob Raines and Nola Hinkle Raines. He had worked for Lockhart Construction in Ohio, was a timberman, drove a lime truck for...
Douglas Lowell Hayes
Oct 30, 2011
Douglas Lowell Hayes, age 5 months, of Paw Paw, West Virginia died Sunday, October 30, 2011 at his home. He was born May 19, 2011 at Charleston, WV and was the son of Anthony Ray Hayes and Kayci Megan Ross of Paw Paw. In addition to his parents, he is survived by - His maternal grandparents - Regina and William...
Alma J. Simmons
Oct 27, 2011
Alma J. Simmons, 76, of Franklin, WV passed away Thursday, October 27, 2011 at Rockingham Memorial Hospital in Harrisonburg, Virginia. She was born May 14, 1935 at Franklin, WV and was the daughter of the late Henry Simmons and Gracie Alma Lambert Simmons. She had worked at Thompson's Motel and Restaurant, Boggs Mercantile, Western Auto and had retired from Hanover...
William David Sparks
Oct 22, 2011
William David Sparks, 80, of Paw Paw, WV, passed away Saturday, October 22, 2011 at Berkeley Springs Rehab and Nursing Home in Berkeley Springs, WV. He was born September 24, 1931 in Richmond, KY and was the son of the late Robert L. Sparks and Leota McKinney Sparks. William Sparks was a decorated Korean War Veteran who served in the...
Freddie Hansford Warner
Oct 10, 2011
Mr. Freddie Hansford Warner, 66, of Franklin, West Virginia died Monday, October 10, 2011 at Pendleton Manor in Franklin. He was born June 5, 1945 at Cherry Grove, WV and was the son of his birth parents, the late Clarence Smith and Nola Lamb Smith Hedrick and his adoptive parents, the late Mason Warner and Mary Snyder Warner. He had...
William Donald Hickman
Oct 2, 2011
Mr. William Donald Hickman, 83, of Upper Tract, WV passed away Sunday, October 2, 2011 at the home of his daughter. He was born October 17, 1927 in Manhattan, NY and was the son of the late Donald Hickman and Ethel Toro Hickman. He had worked as an interpreter at the Inter-American Development Bank in Washington, D.C. Mr. Hickman was...
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