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Nellie E. Davis
Jan 16, 2011
Nellie E. Davis, 89, of Ft. Seybert, WV died Sunday, January 16, 2011 at Pendleton Manor in Franklin, WV. She was born March 21, 1921 at Milam, West Virginia, and was the daughter of the late Benjamin Franklin Davis and Ella May Payne Davis. Nellie was a homemaker, and for fourteen years, had been a cook's helper at The Star...
Leora Breece
Dec 31, 2010
Leora "Ruth" Breece, 89, of Franklin, WV passed away Friday, December 31, 2010 at her home. She was born December 13, 1921 at Moyers, WV and was the daughter of the late George Hiram Rexrode and Mertie Puffenbarger Rexrode. She was a waitress and a member of Central Baptist Church in Bladensburg, MD. On December 31, 1949, she married Carl...
Irene M. Landes
Dec 30, 2010
Mrs. Irene M. Landes, 91, of Riverton, West Virginia, died Thursday, December 30, 2010 at Grant Memorial Hospital in Petersburg, West Virginia. Born December 28, 1919 at Riverton, WV, she was the daughter of the late Russell Ruddle and Floda Bennett Ruddle. She was a homemaker, had worked at Franklin Garment Company and was a cook at Dixie School. Irene...
Patricia Ketterman Jones
Dec 27, 2010
Patricia Ketterman Jones, 68, of Chesterfield, VA, went to be with the Lord on Monday, December 27, 2010. She was preceded in death by her husband, David R. Jones And by one sister, Mary Jo Ferruzza-Allen Patricia is survived by - Daughter - Kathryn Jones Tollison Jacqueline Jones (& Andrew) Baird Stepfather - Willie Simmons, Sr. Sister - Pamela Ketterman-Stevens...
Brandan Michael Raines
Dec 21, 2010
Brandan Michael Raines, 26, of Perryton, TX and formerly of Circleville, WV, died Tuesday, December 21, 2010 in Hemphill County, TX as the result of a truck accident. He was born February 16, 1984 at Harrisonburg, VA and was the son of Laura and Jeff Nelson of Riverton, WV and the grandson of Charles and Sue Raines of Circleville. Brandan...
Virgil Rexrode
Dec 19, 2010
Mr. Virgil Henry Rexrode, 92, of Franklin, WV died Sunday, December 19, 2010 at his home. He was born November 5, 1918 at Fort Seybert, WV and was the son of the late Glen Washington Rexrode and Myra Elizabeth Eye Rexrode. He was a salesman for Pendleton Motor Sales and Eye & Craig, and was a school bus driver for...
John Paul Propst
Dec 17, 2010
John Paul Propst, 76, of Brandywine, WV died Friday, December 17, 2010 at Harrisonburg Health & Rehab. He was born March 6, 1934 at Brandywine, West Virginia and was the son of the late William Cecil Propst and Beulah Hoover Propst. He had worked at Rocco and was a member of the Bethlehem Church of the Brethren. John was a...
Rocky Dale Miller
Dec 16, 2010
Rocky Dale Miller, 51, of Brandywine, West Virginia died Thursday, December 16, 2010 at his home. He was born November 6, 1959 at Harrisonburg, Virginia and was the son of the late William M. and Helen Grogg Miller. He was a crane operator for Dean Steel and was a member of Franklin Moose Lodge #769. On June 13, 2009, he...
Katherine Hedrick Starcher
Dec 13, 2010
Mrs. Katherine Hedrick Starcher, 88, of Franklin, WV died Monday, December 13, 2010 at Blount Memorial Hospital in Maryville, TN. She was born March 5, 1922 at Franklin, West Virginia and was the daughter of the late Robert Hedrick and Flossie Hartman Hedrick. She was a homemaker and loved to sew. Katherine was preceded in death by her husband, Cecil...
Betty Sinnett
Dec 9, 2010
Betty Lou McCoy Sinnett, 81, of Franklin, WV passed away Thursday, December 9, 2010 at Rockingham Memorial Hospital in Harrisonburg, VA. She was born October 30, 1929 at Kline, West Virginia and was the daughter of the late Scott McCoy and Jessie Smith McCoy. Betty had worked at Bowers' Market, for Dr. B. F. Mitchell and Dr. John Harman. She...
Casey Ryan Kiser
Dec 8, 2010
Casey Ryan Kiser, 16, of Franklin, WV passed away on Wednesday, December 8, 2010 at his home. He was born May 27, 1994 at Harrisonburg, VA and was the son of Tim Kiser of Upper Tract, WV and Jodie Propst Gardner and Rich Gardner of Franklin, WV. Casey was a Junior at Pendleton County High School, where he was a...
Dortha Lea Cross
Dec 7, 2010
Dortha Lea "Dorothy" Cross, 81, of Paw Paw, WV died Tuesday, December 7, 2010 at Western Maryland Regional Health Center in Cumberland, MD. She was born January 20, 1929 at Cumberland and was the daughter of the late Richard Nazelrod and Mary Taylor. Dorothy had worked at Vanguard, was an orchard worker and wrote the weekly Paw Paw News column...
Gilda S. Hedrick
Dec 5, 2010
Gilda S. Hedrick, 92, of Franklin, West Virginia died Sunday, December 5, 2010 at Bridgewater Home in Bridgewater, VA. She was born February 26, 1918 at Ruddle, West Virginia and was the daughter of the late William Pinkney Simmons and Luna Hasley Byrd Homan Simmons. She had worked as a Deputy in the Pendleton County Assessor's Office, at Franklin Garment...
Gale E. Warner
Dec 5, 2010
Mr. Gale E. Warner, 66, of Circleville, West Virginia, died Sunday, December 5, 2010 at his home. He was born November 21, 1944 at Hunting Ground, WV and was the son of the late Verlie Warner and Ona Sponaugle Warner. Gale was a farmer and Methodist by faith. Surviving are - Two daughters - Tammy Denise Warner of Harrisonburg, VA...
Margaret Hooton
Dec 2, 2010
Margaret J. "Maggie" Hooton, 68, of Riverton, WV died from a massive cerebral hemorrhage on December 2, 2010 at Grant Memorial Hospital in Petersburg, WV. Maggie was born in Waterbury, Connecticut September 3, 1942 and was the only child of Helen Silks Jakubauskas and Constantine Jakubauskas. Maggie was educated in Connecticut where she taught creative writing and high school English...
Bobby L. Hartman
Nov 19, 2010
Mr. Bobby L. Hartman, 75, of Franklin, WV died Friday, November 19, 2010 at Pendleton Manor in Franklin. He was born January 23, 1935 at Smith Creek, West Virginia and was the son of the late Robert Paul Hartman and Ella Lambert Hartman. He was a construction worker and a member of the Smith Creek Church of the Brethren. He...
Joe Allen Vandevander
Nov 19, 2010
Mr. Joe Allen Vandevander, 69, of Upper Tract, WV died Friday, November 19, 2010 at Grant Memorial Hospital in Petersburg, West Virginia. He was born January 14, 1941 at Upper Tract, WV and was the son of the late Isaac Marshall Vandevander and Hazel Elizabeth Miller Vandevander. He was a Master Electrician and a member of the Christ Central Community...
Charles Fishel
Nov 14, 2010
Mr. Charles Gary Fishel, 66, of Paw Paw, West Virginia died Sunday, November 14, 2010 at Western Maryland Regional Medical Center in Cumberland, Maryland. He was born May 17, 1944 at Okonoko, West Virginia and was the son of the late Jesse H. Fishel and Gladys Lewis Fishel. He had worked for Raygold in Paw Paw and Crown Cork and...
Pauline Virginia Kile
Nov 12, 2010
Mrs. Pauline Virginia Kile, 90, of Upper Tract, West Virginia, died Friday, November 12, 2010 at Pendleton Manor in Franklin. She was born April 13, 1920 at Hinton, VA and was the daughter of the late Wilson Arthur Lambert and Mollie Vernon Ruddle Lambert. Along with her husband, they owned and operated Kile's Service Station. In addition, she was employed...
Maurice Wayne Downs
Nov 2, 2010
Maurice Wayne Downs, 65, passed away on Tuesday, November 2, 2010 at his home in O'Fallon, IL. He was born June 16, 1945 at Alexandria, VA and was the son of the late Philip S. Downs and Mary J. Smith Downs. Mr. Downs was a retired firefighter and a lifetime member of the Mt. Vernon Masonic Lodge. He is survived...
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