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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...
William H. Bowers
Sep 22, 2011
Mr. William H. "Bill" Bowers (lovingly known as Papaw) ,86, of Sugar Grove, West Virginia, died peacefully at his home on Thursday, September 22, 2011, with his wife, Ruth (Nana), of sixty-one years, by his side. Bill was born at his home on December 20, 1924 in Sugar Grove, West Virginia. He was the second of three children of the...
Dailey Gene Rockwell
Aug 31, 2011
Mr. Dailey "Gene" Rockwell, 74, of Paw Paw, WV, passed away on Wednesday, August 31, 2011 at his home. Born on August 18, 1937 at Paw Paw, WV, he was the son of the late Perry and Hazel Rockwell. He attended Paw Paw High School before joining the United States Navy in 1956. Mr. Rockwell retired honorably from the Navy...
Shirley Pitsenbarger Rexrode
Aug 24, 2011
Shirley Pitsenbarger Rexrode, 97, of Brandywine, WV died Wednesday, August 24, 2011 at Pendleton Manor in Franklin, WV. She was born May 18, 1914 at Brandywine, WV and was the daughter of the late Martin Frank Propst and Julia Ann Dickenson Propst. She was a homemaker and had been assistant postmistress at Ft. Seybert. Shirley was a member of Martin...
Betty Jo Mowery Mays
Aug 12, 2011
Betty Jo Mowery Mays, 79, of Upper Tract, WV died Friday, August 12, 2011 at her home. She was born May 23, 1932 at Smoke Hole, West Virginia and was the daughter of the late Albert Nelson, Sr. and Lillie Florence Kimble Nelson. Betty had worked at Morton's Store, Hub Furniture, Brinks Armored Car, Domino's Pizza and The Daily Progress...
Mary M. Warner
Aug 11, 2011
Mary M. Warner, 98, of Franklin, WV died Thursday, August 11, 2011 at Pendleton Manor in Franklin. She was born September 17, 1912 at Riverton, WV and was the daughter of the late Harry Pleasant Snyder and Cora Propst Snyder. She was a homemaker and a foster parent and a member of Faith Lutheran Church. Mary loved flowers and birds....
Charlene K. Ryan
Aug 10, 2011
Charlene K. Ryan, 62, of Paw Paw, West Virginia died Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at her home. She was born January 30, 1949 at Romney, WV and was the daughter of the late Arlie John Kesner and Alverta Wilson Kesner. Charlene had worked at Ashworth Brothers and was a member of the Lighthouse Assembly of God Church. On November 27,...
Elmer P. Snyder
Jul 19, 2011
Mr. Elmer P. Snyder, 99, of Franklin, West Virginia, died Tuesday, July 19, 2011 at Pendleton Manor in Franklin. He was born May 12, 1912 at Sugar Grove, WV and was the son of the late Harry and Elizabeth Jane Puffenbarger Snyder. On October 7, 1934, he married Ina E. Simmons Snyder, who preceded him in death on November 15,...
Stanley Robert Davis, Sr.
Jul 18, 2011
Mr. Stanley Robert Davis, Sr., 75, of Paw Paw, WV died Monday, July 18, 2011 at Western Maryland Regional Health Campus in Cumberland, MD. He was born August 27, 1935 at Sandy Run, PA and was the son of Samuel Davis and Bertha Anthony Gerlach Davis. He was a forklift operator for Graham Packaging. On December 19, 1959 he married...
William Richard Munn
Jul 12, 2011
Mr. William Richard Munn, Colonel, U.S. Army (Ret), 80, of Orlando, FL, passed away on Tuesday, July 12, 2011. He was born in Athens, Ohio December 16, 1930 and was the youngest son of the late Willie and Cora Munn. Mr. Munn was born and raised near Athens, Ohio. He graduated from Ohio State University in 1952 with a degree...
Mary Sue Weese
Jul 10, 2011
Mrs. Mary Sue Weese, 58, of Brandywine, WV died Sunday, July 10, 2011 at her home. She was born November 12, 1952 at Lorraine, Ohio and was the daughter of Fred McCraw of Gassaway, WV and the late Wanda Jane Stump McCraw. She was a housekeeper at Ramada Inn. On March 10, 1970, she married Jackie Dale Weese, Sr., who...
Adrian Alan Simmons
Jul 6, 2011
Mr. Adrian Alan Simmons, 26, of Raeford, NC and formerly of Franklin, WV died Wednesday, July 6, 2011. He was born December 11, 1984 at Harrisonburg, VA and was the son of Daniel and Deborah Simmons Propst of Franklin and Frank Sinclair of PA. He served in the U.S. Army 82nd Airborne Division and was a member of St. John's...
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