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Denny G. Glover
Apr 22, 2011
Mr. Denny G. Glover, 80, of Franklin, WV died Friday, April 22, 2011 at Rockingham Memorial Hospital in Harrisonburg, Virginia. He was born June 9, 1930 at Franklin, WV and was the son of the late Homer Glover, Sr. and Deliah Lough Glover. He owned and operated Denny's Barber Shop & Shoe Repair for 48 years. He was a Veteran,...
Virgil D. Puffenberger
Apr 20, 2011
Mr. Virgil D. Puffenberger, 85, departed this life on Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at Pendleton Manor in Franklin, WV. He was born March 25, 1926 at Fort Seybert, WV and was the son of the late George Leslie and Ressie Lee Puffenbarger. A graduate of Franklin High School, he received a B.S. degree from Shepherd College and an M.A. degree...
Otis Selmon
Apr 19, 2011
Mr. Otis Selmon, 102, of Cherry Grove, WV, died Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at Pendleton Manor in Franklin, WV. He was born March 31, 1909 in Calhoun County, WV and was the son of the late Monroe and Hettie Selmon. Otis was retired from the West Virginia State Road Commission. Along with his late wife, Alice, he operated a farm...
Joy Hartman
Apr 19, 2011
Joy E. Hartman, 72, of Upper Tract, WV died Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at Pendleton Manor in Franklin, WV. She was born December 11, 1938 at Mozer, West Virginia, and was the daughter of the late Isaac Marshall Vandevander and Hazel Elizabeth Miller Vandevander. Joy was a cook at Ikey's Restaurant and worked in housekeeping at Thompson's Motel. She attended...
Linda J. Kesner
Apr 12, 2011
Linda J. Kesner, 68, of 661 Locust Avenue, Weston, WV passed away on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 in Crestview Nursing Home at Jane Lew, WV. She was born October 30, 1942 at Morgantown, WV and was the daughter of the late Harvey O. VanHorn, Jr. and Opal Marie Shaw VanHorn. Linda was a graduate of Morgantown High School, attended WVU...
Cathern Helen Woodell
Apr 12, 2011
Cathern Helen Wooddell, 86, of Seneca Rocks, WV died Tuesday, April 12, 2011 at Pendleton Manor in Franklin. She was born May 12, 1924 at Onego, WV and was the daughter of the late John Woodell and Jane Hedrick Woodell. She had worked at the poultry plant in Hinton, VA, at Hanover Shoe Company, and at Thompson's Motel and was...
Iva M. Harper
Apr 11, 2011
Iva M. Harper, 90, of Franklin, West Virginia, died on Monday, April 11, 2011 at her residence. She was born March 26, 1921 at Moyers, West Virginia, and was the daughter of the late Ernest Clem Hoover and Mary Jane Rexrode Hoover. She was a homemaker and a member of St. John's Lutheran Church. On December 24, 1941, she married...
Vandell Brookes
Apr 9, 2011
Mr. Vandell Brookes, 80, of Franklin, West Virginia, died Saturday, April 9, 2011 at Rockingham Memorial Hospital in Harrisonburg, Virginia. He was born September 1, 1930 at Glen Daniel, WV and was the son of the late Wirt Brooks and Zada Lucas Brooks. He was a Veteran, having served in Vietnam, and retired after 25 years in the U.S. Army...
John Samuel Glover
Apr 8, 2011
Mr. John Samuel Glover, 92, of Franklin, WV went to be with his Savior on Friday, April 8, 2011 at Rockingham Memorial Hospital in Harrisonburg, Virginia. John was born November 3, 1918 at Franklin, West Virginia and was the son of the late Homer and Deliah Kathryn Lough Glover. He graduated from Franklin High School in 1939. John would have...
Raymond Cowger
Mar 28, 2011
Mr. Raymond "Shorty" Cowger, 97, of Franklin, West Virginia, died Monday, March 28, 2011 at his home. He was born July 8, 1913 at Franklin, West Virginia and was the son of the late Casper Cowger and Emma Patch Cowger. He was a school bus driver, a painter, a farmer, had worked for Potomac Valley Soil Conservation where he mowed...
William Z. Propst
Mar 18, 2011
Mr. William Zachariah Propst, 78, of Franklin, WV passed away Friday, March 18, 2011 at Rockingham Memorial Hospital in Harrisonburg, Virginia. He was born March 23, 1932 at Franklin, WV and was the son of the late Edward Terry Propst and Ada Catherine Bowers Propst. He was a farmer and a member of Faith Lutheran Church. He never married. William...
Margaret Bohrer
Mar 15, 2011
Margaret "Peg" Bohrer, 94, of Paw Paw, WV went to be with her Lord and Savior on March 15, 2011 while residing at Lion's Manor Nursing Home in Cumberland, MD. She was born November 21, 1916 and was the daughter of the late Howard and Minnie Mae Crouse. On December 8, 1931, she married Curtis Bohrer, who preceded her in...
Glenwood Marvin Edmonson
Mar 6, 2011
Glenwood Marvin Edmonson, 86, of Washington, D.C., and formerly of Paw Paw, WV, passed away on Sunday, March 6, 2011 at the Washington Hospital Center. He was the son of the late Glenwood Edmonson and Jeanette Powell Edmonson. Glenwood worked as a structural engineer/architect for the U.S. Government. He was a Veteran, having served in the U.S. Army. He is...
George Wilbur Corbett
Feb 27, 2011
Mr. George Wilbur Corbett, 83, of Paw Paw, West Virginia, died Sunday, February 27, 2011 at Western Maryland Regional Health Center in Cumberland, MD. He was born February 10, 1928 at Hancock, MD and was the son of the late Pete Corbett and Madeline Shives Corbett. George was a mail carrier in Paw Paw for 27 years and was a...
Gene Wilson Smith, Sr.
Feb 24, 2011
Gene Wilson Smith, Sr., 69, of Brandywine, West Virginia died Thursday, February 24, 2011 at Rockingham Memorial Hospital in Harrisonburg, Virginia. He was born April 17, 1941 at Ruddle, West Virginia and was the son of the late Olin Frederick "Poodie" Smith and Margaret Pauline Miller Smith. He had worked as an auto mechanic and at Marvel Poultry in Dayton,...
Jack Lee Teter
Feb 22, 2011
Mr. Jack Lee Teter, 81, of Franklin, West Virginia, died Tuesday, February 22, 2011 at Grant Memorial Hospital in Petersburg, West Virginia. He was born August 17, 1929 at Sinks of Gandy, West Virginia, and was the son of the late William Olie Teter and Martha Ellen Wimer Teter. He was a farmer and attended Christ Central Community Church. Jack...
Charles N. Ruddle
Feb 15, 2011
Mr. Charles N. "Charlie" Ruddle, 80, of Franklin, WV died Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at his home. He was born February 21, 1930 at Franklin, WV and was the son of the late Roy Campbell Ruddle and Leta Simmons Ruddle. Charlie had worked for the West Virginia Dept. of Highways, had been a heavy equipment operator and was a timberman....
Alice K. Selmon
Feb 12, 2011
Mrs. Alice K. Selmon, 86, of Cherry Grove, WV, died Saturday, February 12, 2011 at Pendleton Manor in Franklin, West Virginia. She was born October 17, 1924 at Cherry Grove, West Virginia, and was the daughter of the late Don Cameron Mauzy and Verdie J. Lambert Mauzy. She was a homemaker, and along with her husband, owned and operated a...
Elizabeth Gallen
Feb 1, 2011
Elizabeth Gallen, 90, of Brandywine, West Virginia and formerly of Williamstown, New Jersey, died Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at her home. She was born October 24, 1920 at Philadelphia, PA and was the daughter of the late Adrian Brown and Ann Neff Brown. She was a homemaker. Elizabeth was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Edward Gallen on August...
Mary Martha Moyers
Jan 17, 2011
Mary Martha Moyers, 82, of Franklin, West Virginia died Monday, January 17, 2011 at Rockingham Memorial Hospital in Harrisonburg, Virginia. She was born July 1, 1928 at Franklin, West Virginia and was the daughter of the late Ocie J. Shrader and Tiva Thelma DePriest Shrader. She was a homemaker and a member of the Smith Creek Church of the Brethren....
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