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Margaret Helena Gordon
Nov 24, 2009
Margaret Helena Shanholtz Gordon, 94, of Paw Paw, passed away at her home on Tuesday, November 24, 2009. Born in Paw Paw on June 14, 1915, she was the daughter of the late James Morgan and Ida Patterson Shanholtz Hogbin. She was preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, Charles Aldon Gordon, Sr., who died in October of...
Myrtle P. Johnson
Nov 11, 2009
Myrtle P. Johnson, 80, of Franklin, WV died Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at her home. She was born May 25, 1929 at Franklin and was the daughter of the late William Claude Johnson and Alpha Susan Hartman Johnson. She had retired from Hanover Shoe and was a member of the Franklin Presbyterian Church. She is survived by - A daughter...
Frances Crigler Glover
Oct 21, 2009
Mrs. Frances Crigler Glover, 88, of Franklin, WV went to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at the Grant County Nursing Home in Petersburg, West Virginia. She was born in Franklin on February 10, 1921, the fourth daughter of the late A. Boyd and Eva Kathryn Crigler. Frances was a beautician, first with her elder...
Mary Judy
Oct 19, 2009
Mrs. Mary Harper Lambert Judy, 90, of Franklin, WV died Monday, October 19, 2009 at Henrico Doctors Hospital in Richmond, VA. She was born October 31, 1918 at Circleville, West Virginia and was the daughter of the late Leonard Boyd Harper and Leoda Kate Weiford Harper. She was a homemaker and a member of the Franklin United Methodist Church. On...
James Fredman
Oct 13, 2009
Mr. James Fredrick Fredman, 83, of Paw Paw, WV, went to be with his Lord on Tuesday, October 13, 2009, surrounded by his family at his home. He was born September 10, 1926 at Paw Paw and was the son of the late George Fredrick Fredman and Nellie Gross Fredman. He was a Veteran, having served in the U.S. Army,...
Jessie Vandevander
Oct 12, 2009
Miss Jessie M. Vandevander, 93, of Franklin, West Virginia died Monday, October 12, 2009 at the Grant Memorial Hospital in Petersburg, West Virginia. She was born October 25, 1915 at Simoda, West Virginia and was the daughter of the late Charles A. Vandevander and Christina Lambert Vandevander. She had worked at the Star Restaurant and Byrd's Restaurant and had retired...
Ed Null
Oct 7, 2009
Rev. Ed Null, 75, of Upper Tract, WV, died Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at his home. He was born December 11, 1933 at Parkersburg, WV and was the son of the late Clarence E. Null and Ella Naomi Archer Null. Rev. Null came to Pendleton County in January, 1960 and served as a minister until July, 1960 for the Franklin...
Betty Jean Locklin
Sep 29, 2009
Betty Jean Locklin of Franklin, West Virginia passed away at her home on Tuesday, September 29, 2009, after a long battle with cancer, surrounded by family, friends and her God. She was born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama on June 19, 1929, the only child of Tracy Hendricks and Eleanor North Huffstutler, where she attended elementary and high school. She was a...
Christopher Lewis Barr
Sep 24, 2009
Mr. Christopher Lewis Barr, 46, of Harrisonburg, VA died Thursday, September 24, 2009 at Rockingham Memorial Hospital in Harrisonburg. He was born October 10, 1962 at Jackson, Michigan and was the son of the late Ralph Lewis Barr and Patricia Hamblin Barr. He worked as a stocker at Roses Dept. Store and was a driver for City Yellow Cab. On...
Richard A. Landis
Sep 18, 2009
Richard A. "Rick" Landis, 38, of Glen Burnie, MD died September 18, 2009 at his residence. He was born September 11, 1971 at Baltimore, MD and was the son of Richard and Phyllisann Landis of Severn, MD. He was a 1989 graduate of Old Mill High School and had received his Certificate in Law Enforcement from Anne Arundel Community College....
Ruth Virginia Gruber
Sep 11, 2009
Ruth Virginia Gruber, 69, of Ashburn, Virginia, died on Friday, September 11, 2009 in Ashburn. She was born March 24, 1940 in Smoke Hole, West Virginia, and was the daughter of the late George Vernon and Minnie Judy Shreve. She moved to Sterling, VA in 1977 and began her career as a Realtor with Dulles Properties in Sterling. Ruth is...
Sandra Kay King-Hott
Aug 17, 2009
Sandra Kay King-Hott, 58, of Paw Paw, WV died Monday, August 17, 2009 at the Western Maryland Health System Memorial Campus at Cumberland, MD. She was born November 11, 1950 at Berkeley Springs, WV and was the daughter of the late Cecil Floyd King, Sr. and Josephine Elizabeth Manning King. She had worked at Capitol Records, IBM and Audio-Pak in...
Gae N. Smith
Aug 3, 2009
Mrs. Gae N. Smith, 92, of Riverton, West Virginia, died Monday, August 3, 2009 at Pendleton Manor in Franklin, West Virginia. She was born June 13, 1917 at Circleville, WV and was the daughter of the late Zola Warner and Lillie Wimer. She was a homemaker and a member of the Riverton United Methodist Church. On February 19, 1936, she...
Elsie L. Warner
Aug 1, 2009
Elsie Lena Smith Warner, 93, of Riverton, WV departed this life Saturday, August 1, 2009 at Pendleton Manor in Franklin, WV. She was born at Bowden, Randolph County, WV and was the daughter of the late Andrew C. Smith and Zettie Ware Smith. On January 11, 1939, she married Gale J. Warner, who preceded her in death on January 9,...
Lee Sinnett
Jul 15, 2009
Mr. James Lee Sinnett, 82, of Franklin, West Virginia, passed away on Wednesday, July 15, 2009 at Pendleton Manor in Franklin. He was born December 1, 1926 at Deer Run, WV and was the son of the late Harvey and Myrtle Bolton Sinnett. Lee was a 1947 graduate of Franklin High School. He served honorably in the U.S. Navy during...
Fanny Pitsenbarger
Jul 7, 2009
Fanny Pitsenbarger, 92, of Fort Seybert, WV died Tuesday, July 7, 2009 at Pendleton Manor in Franklin. She was born August 12, 1916 at Deer Run, West Virginia and was the daughter of the late Anderson Pierce Pitsenbarger and Sally Margaret Shoemaker Pitsenbarger. She was a homemaker, a member of the Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, and also attended Fairview-Bethel...
Harry Hoover
Jul 1, 2009
Mr. Harry O. "Buster" Hoover, 90, of Moyers, WV died Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at Pendleton Manor in Franklin. He was born September 20, 1918 at Moyers and was the son of the late Ernest Clemin Hoover and Mary Jane Rexrode Hoover. He had worked at the B.J. Aulde Sawmill and for sixteen years as a heavy equipment operator for...
Sarah Rachel Lewis
Jun 27, 2009
Sarah Rachel Lewis, 84, of Oldtown, MD, died Saturday, June 27, 2009 at the Golden Living Center at Cumberland, MD. She was born August 7, 1924 at Romney, WV and was the daughter of the late Les Corbin and Carrie Edna Orndoff Corbin. She was a homemaker and attended the Bethel Assembly of God Church at Oldtown. On August 17,...
Richard C. Soper, Sr.
Jun 1, 2009
Mr. Richard C. Soper, Sr., 79, of Brandywine, West Virginia died Monday, June 1, 2009 at Ruby Memorial Hospital at Morgantown, West Virginia. He was born June 15, 1929 at Baltimore, MD and was the son of the late Milburn Soper, Sr. and Jennie Marie Bayline Soper. He operated Soper Brothers Upholstery. He was a Veteran, having served in the...
Jim Cole
Jun 1, 2009
Mr. Dorsey James "Jim" Cole, Jr., 73, of Harrisonburg, Virginia, died Monday evening, June 1, 2009 at his home. He was born July 4, 1935 at Grafton, West Virginia and was the son of the late Dorsey J. Cole and Nellie Wallace Cole. Jim served in the U.S. Navy from August 1953 - August 1957. He attended Glenville State College...
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