Born October 16, 1899 in Grant County, she was the daughter of the late D William Turner and Sally (Jordan) Turner.
She was an Avon representative for 25 years, a member of the Jordan Run Homemakers Club and a member of Avon's Presidents Club. She was a member of the Jordan Run Baptist Church.
Her husband, Daniel Nesslerodt preceded her in death in 1931. She was also preceded in death by one son, four brothers and six sisters.
She is survived by one son, Warren A Nesslerodt, Maysville; two daughters, Mrs Hollis (Tomasenia) Ours and Mrs Herbert (Marie) VanMeter, both of Maysville; seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. She was the last member of her immediate family.
Funeral services were held at the Jordan Run Union Church Tuesday morning with the Rev. David Kidd and the Rev Paul Donaldson officiating. Interment was in the Turner Family cemetery, Jordan Run.
The family requests that memorials be made to Jordan Run Union Church.
The Schaeffer Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements
Grant County Press April 9, 1986
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Ruby Marie Feaster Brotherton, 82, of Maysville, died Monday, May 21, 2001 at Grant County Nursing Home, Petersburg, where she had resided since Feb 2, 1997.
Born Feb 14, 1919, at Jordan Run, she was the daughter of the late Adam H and Diana (Goldizen) Evans. She was also preceded in death by her first husband, Glenvil Charles Feaster in 1977; and infant son; two brothers, Ernest Evans and Garnald Evans; and one sister, Alice Alt Souder. She was the last member of her immediate family.
Mrs Brotherton was a member of Cabins Assembly of God.
Surviving are her husband, Roscoe R Brotherton; one son, Tommie A Feaster and wife Betty, of Petersburg; three grandchildren, Debra K Cunningham and Rickie A Feaster both of Petersburg, and Vickie Lambert of Maysville; six great-grandchildren, Nicole L Watts, Matthew W Cunningham, Jeff A Feaster, Thomas Lee Rohrbaugh, JR Lambert and Jessica Lambert; three great-greatgrandchildren, Codie Rohrbaugh, Samatha Rohrbaugh and Blake D Watts.
Funeral Services were Wednesday afternoon at Cabins Assembly of God, Cabins, with the Rev Stephen Landis and the Rev Joseph Eversole officiating. Interment was in South Branch Valley Memorial Gardens, Petersburg.
Arrangements were under the direction of the Schaeffer Funeral Home, Petersburg,
Grant County Press May 29, 2001
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Williamston, N.C. � Mrs. Lurene Keplinger Bridgen, 77, died Saturday, Oct. 9, 1999. Funeral services were held Monday, Oct. 11 at 5 p.m. at Church of the Advent.
She was born in Maysville, WV on Jan. 28, 1922. She received her education at Rockingham Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in Harrisonburg, VA, graduating on May 19, 1943 as a Registered Nurse. She served in the military as a 1st Lieutenant with the U.S. Army, serving with the 93rd General Hospital in Malvern, England from 1943-1945.
On Sept. 12, 1945 she married William J. Bridgen in Fairford, England. She moved to Williamston with her husband in 1950. Mrs. Bridgen was a member of the Church of the Advent, Williamston Kiwanis Club, Williamston Women�s Club, Honorary member of the Carolinas District Key Club from which she received the Key of Success Award in 1988 and the Hixon Award in 1996, Episcopal Churchwomen, American Cancer Society, the American Red Cross and Roanoke Golf Association. She was recognized with the Governor�s Volunteer Award in 1979 and 1985.
She retired from nursing at Martin General Hospital.
Survivors in addition to her husband are daughter Janet Bridgen Sessoms of Whiteville; grandchildren, William Sessoms III of Wilmington, Jeremy Sessoms of Charlotte, Amanda Park Sessoms of Whiteville; sisters, Maxine Feaster, Verna Dell Rupert, Mary Feaster and brother, Vernon Keplinger.
Memorials may be made to Church of the Advent, Williamston Rescue Squad or American Cancer Society.
Arrangements by Biggs Funeral Home.
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Mrs. Laura Mildred Barger, 48, of Petersburg, died Saturday August 28, 1976 in the Grant Memorial Hospital after a brief illness.
Born July 15, 1907 in Petersburg, she was the daughter of the late Claude A. and Luna (Taylor) Bergdoll.
She is survived by her husband J. Justin Barger, of Petersburg; one step son Junior Barger of Petersburg; one sister, Mrs. Marguerite Martin, of Petersburg; two brothers, Ellis Bergdoll, Flintstone, Maryland and William Bergdoll, Moorefield and one step-granddaughter and one step-great-grandson.
She was a retied schoolteacher, a member of the Order of Eastern Star in Petersburg and Grove Street United Methodist Church.
Services were held Monday morning in Grove Street U. M. Church by Rev. Doyle Payne. Interment was in Maple Hill Cemetery.
Arrangements were in charge of the Schaeffer Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials to the Grove Street U. M. Church or the Grant County Cancer Fund.
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Petersburg, W. Va.--Services for Mrs. Luna (Taylor) Bergdoll, 67, wife of Claude A. Bergdoll, who died at her home on Central Avenue here Saturday morning May 22, 1948, were held this morning in the United Brethren Church. Interment was in Maple Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Bergdoll was born near Petersburg and was a daughter of the late Harrison and Elizabeth (Hougeland) Taylor.
Besides her husband she is survived by two sons, William Bergdoll, Martinsburg, and Ellis Bergdoll, Berkeley Springs, W.Va.; two daughters, Mrs. Marguerite Martin and Mrs. Mildred Barger, Petersburg, 10 grandchildren and a sister, Mrs. A. R. Walls, Shinnston, W. Va.
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- Petersburg--Claude Allen Bergdoll, 79, died Saturday November 01, 1952 at his home here.
A native and life-long resident of Grant County, he was a son of the late Scott and Anna (Snyder) Bergdoll. He worked as a contractor. His wife, Mrs. Lula (Taylor) preceded him in death.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Justin Barger and Mrs. Johnson Martin, both of Petersburg; two sons, William Bergdoll, Martinsburg, and Ellis Bergdoll, Berkeley Springs; three brothers, J. E. Bergdoll, Petersburg; T. J. Bergdoll, Moorefield, and Homer Bergdoll, Elkins; two sisters, Mrs. Donley White, Bruceton Mills, and Mrs. Harley Warman, Morgantown; nine grandchildren and a great grandchild.
Services were conducted Monday at Petersburg United Brethren Church and interment was in Rose Hill Cemetery.
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Cumberland--Martha E. (Huffman) Bergdoll, 83, of Cumberland, and formerly of Onego, W.Va., died Wednesday, Aug. 3, 1994 at her home in Cumberland.
Funeral services will be Sunday at 1 p.m. at the Schaeffer Funeral Home, Petersburg. Friends will be received on Saturday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the funeral home.
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Ellis Richard Bergdoll, 72 of Flintstone, died Wednesday June 29, 1977 at Memorial Hospital.
A native of Petersburg he was a son of the late Claude A. and Lura (Taylor) Bergdoll.
Mr. Bergdoll was a retired school teacher and a retired employee of Fairchild Corporation, Hagerstown.
Surviving are his widow, Martha (Huffman) Bergdoll, a son, Richard Bergdoll, Oak Harbor, Wash; a sister, Mrs. Marguerite Martin, Petersburg and three grandchildren
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Taken from the June 18, 1952 Grant County Press:
Samuel Frederick Burgess, 82, died Sunday on his birthday in Potomac Valley Hospital as a result of injuries received seven months ago in an auto accident.
Born in Laurel Dale, he was the son of the late Edwin and Helen (Wright) Burgess. He was a retired farmer and had lived here his entire life.
Surviving are two brothers, Rev. George Burgess and Edwin Burgess of Laurel Dale and a number of nieces and nephews.
Services were held Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Rogers Funeral Home with Rev. Robert L. Bridges, pastor of Calvary Evangelical United brethren Church officiating. Burial in Queens Point Cemetery.
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Petersburg--Haven Burgess, 46, of St. Augustine, Fla., died last Thursday December 25, 1975 in a hospital there.
Born in Grant County, August 29, 1929, he was a son of the late Edgar and Pearl (Rexrode) Burgess.
He was a machinist and a veteran of the Korean War.
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Surviving are a son Steven Burgess, with the Navy; two sisters, Mrs. Maxine Rotruck, Baltimore; Mrs. Helen Harris, Antioch, and a brother, Leon Burgess, Baltimore.
Friends will be received at the Arnold Funeral Home after 7 p.m. today.
Services will be conducted tomorrow at 1 p.m. in the funeral home. The Rev. Herman Baliles and the Rev. Sam Goldizen will officiate. Interment will be in Maysville Cemetery.
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Martin, W. Va.--Edgar Glenn Burgess, 57-year-old merchant, died early today September 09, 1949 at his home here.
Born in Maysville, he was the son of the late Aaron and Barbara (Nelson) Burgess.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Pearl (Rexrode) Burgess; two sons, Leon Burgess, Martin, and Pvt. Haven Burgess, Fort Bliss, Texas; two daughters, Mrs. Maxine Rotruck and Mrs. Helen Harrison, both of Martin; a brother, Thomas Burgess, Maysville; three sisters, Mrs. Bessie Arbogast, Laurel Dale, and Mrs. Mary Rohrbaugh and Mrs. Pearl Feaster, both of Maysville, and five grandchildren.
Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. (EST) at Knobley Church. Rev. Lowell Rogers, pastor, will officiate and interment will be in Maysville Cemetery.
****************************************************************************************** Thomas Burgess age 71 of Maysville died Wednesday, June 3, 1964 after suffering a heart attack.
Born in Grant County he was a son of the late Aaron and Barbara (Nelson) Burgess.
He was a member of Brick Church of the Brethren, Maysville, and until his retirement he operated a store in Maysville Gap. His wife Nellie (Becker) Burgess preceded him in death last year.
Surviving are two sons, John Burgess, Denton, Maryland and Robert Burgess, Decatur, Georgia, two sisters, Mrs. Dayton Feaster and Mrs. Mary Rohrbaugh, Maysville and five grandchildren.
A funeral service was held Saturday morning at the Brick Church with the Rev. Paul Boll officiating. Interment was in Maysville Cemetery.
Arrangements were in charge of Schaeffer�s Funeral Home
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A funeral service was conducted Friday at the Knobley Church of the Brethren for William Clem Blackburn, 80, of Burlington, who died last Tuesday February 06, 1973 at Potomac Valley Hospital, Keyser. The Rev. Herman L. Balies officiated and interment was in Knobley Cemetery.
A native of Hardy County, he was a son of the late George and Molly (Parker) Blackburn, His wife, Marie (Likens0 Blackburn, preceded him in death.
A retired custodian for the Burlington School, he was a member of Knobley Church of the Brethren.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Beulah Martin, Aliquippa, PA and Mrs. Juanita McCarty, Antioch; a brother, Walter Blackburn, Detroit; 6 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
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Mrs. Stella R. Barr, 76, of Rig, died Sunday, Feb.6, 1983 in Grant Memorial Hospital.
Born Dec. 27, 1906, in Grant County, she was a daughter of the late John D. Hardy and Joanne(Clayton) Hardy. She was a member of Oak Dale Christian Church.
She is survived by her husband, Hugh C. Barr; two sons, Johnny Barr, Mineral, Va. and Loring Barr, Rig; two daughters, Mrs. Cleta Pratt, Linville, Va., and Mrs. Priscilla Evans, Rig; three sisters, Mrs. Mima Dooley, Cumberland, Md., Mrs. Ethel Weese, Durgon, and Mrs. Mabel Kessel, Virginia; two brothers, Ervin Hardy, Moorefield, and William Hardy, Rig; 12 grandchildren, three step-grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Services will be conducted today (Wednesday) at 2 p.m. at the Chambers Funeral Home Chapel, Moorefield, with the Rev. Glenn Jones officiating. Interment will be in the Newhouse Cemetery at Rig.
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Clarence Russell Bergdoll, 68, Cardington, Ohio, formerly of Petersburg, died Wednesday (April 1, 1980) from injuries suffered in a tractor accident there.
Born June 21, 1911 in Rough Run, he was a son of the late S. E. Bergdoll and Ella Mae (Propst) Bergdoll. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Ethel (Smith) Bergdoll; two sons, Ralph Bergdoll, Dayton, Ohio; Wayne Bergdoll,Gallipolis, Ohio; two sisters, Mrs. Bertha Cleaver, Dorcas; Mrs. Erslie Sites, Petersburg; two brothers, Carl Bergdoll and Leland Bergdoll, both of Moorefield, and three grandchildren.
Funeral services took place in Cardington, Ohio on Saturday.
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Cumberland Times-News, Friday, November 2, 1973
Mrs. Edgar Burgess
Petersburg--Mrs. Pearl Burgess, 80, of Antioch, died Wednesday October 31, 1973 at Nella's Nursing Home in Elkins.
A native of Grant County, she was a daughter of the late William and Anna (Groves) Rexrode, and was the widow of Edgar Burgess.
Mrs. Burgess was a retired postmaster at Martin and was a member of Maysville United Methodist Church.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Maxine Rotruck, Baltimore, and Mrs. Helen Harris, Antioch; two sons, Haven Burgess, Grottoes, Va., and Leon Burgess, Baltimore; six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
The body is at the Arnold Funeral Home where friends will be received today.
A service will be conducted at the Knobley Church of the Brethren tomorrow at 2 p.m. Rev. Herman Baliles will officiate and burial will be in Maysville Cemetery. The body will be taken to the church one hour prior to the service.
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Debbie J (Pritts) Bailey, 40, of Arthur, died Wednesday, Oct 24, 2001 at her residence.
Born Dec 19, 1960 at Keyser, she was a daughter of Virginia M (Moorehead) Pritts of Bloomington, Md and the late Richard E "Hunch" Pritts, Sr.
Debbie was employed at Pilgrim"s Pride in Moorefield and was Methodist by faith.
Surviving in addition to her mother, her fiance, Michael P Phillips of Moorefield; three daughters, Melissa Bailey of Fort Ashby, Kimberlay Bailey of Hambleton, Pamela Bailey of Petersburg; one son, DeWayne Bailey of Keyser; two brothers, Richard E Pritts, Jr of New Market, Md, Robert Lee Pritts of Keyser,; three sisters, Kathy Shillingburg of Keyser, Karen McKone of Keyser , Lynn Baker of Bloomington, Md; two grandsons, Robert Camren Aronhalt and Devin Michael Nine; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Friends may call at the Smith Funeral Home, Keyser Chapel, on sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
At the request of the family, there will be no funeral service.
Graveside committal services will be private for the family.
Interment will be in the Bloomington Cemetery.
The Smith Funeral Home, Keyser Chapel, is in charge of the arrangements.
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