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Our dear mother Mary O�Brien was departed this life April 24, 1923, was born at Antioch, WV, Mineral County November 5, 1845. She was 77 years 5 months and 17 days at the time of her death. She had been in very delicate health for about two years. She was a good mother, kind and loving in every way. Always trying to set a good example for her children to follow. Every one that knew her had learned to love her. She was a member of the Dunkard Church for a number of years and lived faithful till death. Her old arm chair is vacant, her feeble voice which we so dearly loved is still, but we have the blessed promise if we live faithful of meeting her over on that blissful shore where there will be no more farewells, no more sad heartaches but all will be joy and happiness.
She leaves to mourn her loss four daughters and seven sons, also forty-five grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Also four brother who reside near Antioch, WV. Her husband John O�Brien preceded her to the spirit world several years ago. She was laid to rest in the Males graveyard at Deer Park, Maryland.
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CUMBERLAND - Keith Seymour Ours, 68, of 313 Pennsylvania Ave., Cumberland, died Saturday, Nov. 20, 1999, at Memorial Hospital.
Born Aug. 1, 1931, in Petersburg, W.Va., he was the son of the late James Seymour Ours and Imogene (Mongold) Buckley.
Keith was a corporal in the U.S. Army and was stationed in Berlin, Germany, where he devoted his military service to a West German orpahnage.
Surviving are one son and one daughter, both of Chicago; three brothers, William L. Ours, of LaVale, and children Michael Ours, Joyce Ours, Sherry Neff and Belinda Davis; Jack Ours, of Corriganville; and John Ours and wife Charlotte, Corriganville, and children David Ours, Tammy Collette and Sammy Ours; three sisters, Wanda Thomas and husband Dave, Mount Savage, and children Renee Wolfe, Michelle Fisher and Stacy Thomas; Judy Ours of California; and Deanne Ours of Romney, W.Va.; one stepsister and two stepbrothers; several great-nieces and -nephews; and three special friends, Benny Aguallo and Orville James, both of Cumberland, and David Nazelrod of LaVale.
Keith was an avid hunter and enjoyed literature and music. He was a loving and generous person. He will be greatly missed.
At Keith's request, his remains will be cremated, followed by burial at the Maryland State Veterans Cemetery at Rocky Gap.
The Upchurch Funeral Home, P.A., Cumberland, is in charge of arrangements.
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PETERSBURG, W.Va. -- Leland Thaddeus Ours, 89, of Petersburg, died Monday, Aug. 13, 2001, at the Winchester Medical Center, Winchester, Va.
Born May 22, 1912, in Dorcas, he was the son of the late Clarence E. and Arletta (Crites) Ours.
Preceded in death by his wife, Lois (Feaster) Ours, May 25, 1997. Also preceded in death by two brothers, Carl E. Ours and Marlen Archie Ours; three sisters, Lola Ours, Ruth Belt, and Arletta Lease.
Mr. Ours was the last member of his immediate family.
Mr. Ours was a farmer, a livestock dealer and auctioneer. He had been associated with the South Branch Stockyards at Moorefield for 46 years where he served as clerk or auctioneer. He was a charter member of the Petersburg Volunteer Fire Company and served as trustee of the Grant Memorial Hospital for 20 years. In 1956, he was elected to the Board of Directors of the Potomac Valley Bank, Petersburg, and retired as chairman in 1998 after 42 years. He was a member of the Grove Street United Methodist Church.
Surviving are two sons, Leland Thad Ours and wife Nancy, Petersburg, C. Fred Ours and wife Carol, Petersburg; four grandsons, Joshua Ours, Tad Ours, Brian Ours, and Jeremy Ours; and four great-grandsons, Dalton Ours, Kandice Ours, Libby Ours, and Joseph Ours.
Visitation will be Wednesday from 6 to 8 at the Schaeffer Funeral Home, Petersburg.
Funeral services will be Thursday, 11 a.m. at the Schaeffer Funeral Home, Petersburg, with the Rev. Richard L. Longbon officiating.
Burial will be in Maple Hill Cemetery, Petersburg.
Memorials may be made to Burlington United Methodist Family Services or charity of choice.
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PETERSBURG, W.Va. - Ruth E. Ours, 77, of Petersburg, and formerly of Warsaw, Va., and Fort Ashby, died Friday, Dec. 22, 2000, at the Grant County Nursing Home, Petersburg, where she had resided since 1993.
Born on July 15, 1923, in Dorcas, she was the daughter of the late Noah M. and Flora (Stump) Ours. She was also preceded in death by five sisters; an infant sister; three brothers; and five infant brothers.
Miss Ours moved from Warsaw to Fort Ashby in 1991. She then resided in the Grant County Nursing Home the past 7 1/2 years. During that time, she was member of the Petersburg Church of God.
Surviving are one sister, Marie Ault of Short Gap; and several nieces and nephews.
Friends will be received at the Schaeffer Funeral Home, Sunday from 6 to 8 p.m.
Services will be held there Tuesday at 3 p.m. with the Rev. Johnnie W. Stump officiating.
Interment will be in Maple Hill Cemetery, Petersburg.
Memorials may be made to the Petersburg Church of God or Grant County Nursing Home.
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KEYSER, W.Va. -- William Luther Ours, 69, of Route 1 Box 229-BB, Keyser, died Friday, June 15, 2001, at Sacred Heart Hospital.
Born on June 24, 1931 at Petersburg, he was the son of the late Charles and Mernie (Thorne) Ours. He also was preceded in death by two brothers, Cletus and Oscar Ours.
Mr. Ours was a retired self employed automobile mechanic. He was a member of the Christ Memorial Baptist Church, Westernport, and was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean Conflict.
He is survived by his wife, Maxine D. (Cosner) Ours; four sons, David Whetzel and wife Brenda, Keyser, Junior Whetzel and wife Ethel, Mercersburg, Pa., Gary Whetzel, Mo., and William Dale Ours, Keyser; two daughters, Georgianna Baugher and husband Charles, Baltimore, and Wanda Lee Matthews and husband Kirk, Merritt Island, Fla.; nine brothers, Leon Ours, South Fork, Galen Ours, Glen Ours, Bobby Ours, Dale Ours, Ralph Ours, Olin Ours, all of Dorcas, Paul Ours, Durgon, and Delmas Ours, Petersburg; three sisters, Janie Sites, Mernie Kimble, both of Dorcas, and Arvella Zimmerer, Petersburg; 15 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Friends may call at the Smith Funeral Home, Keyser Chapel on Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
Funeral services will be conducted at Christ Memorial Baptist Church, Westernport on Tuesday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Steffan Carr officiating. The body will be taken to the church one hour prior to services.
Interment will be in the Mount Storm Cemetery, Mount Storm.
Graveside military honors will be accorded.
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Fred Amos Ours, 74, of Maysville, died March 31, 2002 at his residence.
Born Sept. 19, 1927, in Cabins, he was the son of the late Virgil A. and Myrtle (Turner) Ours.
He is survived by one son, Fred Allen "Bud" Ours and wife, Sherry, of Cabins; one daughter, Peggy Younce of Stafford, Va.; one brother, Justin J. Ours of Cabins; two sisters, Lucy M. Blackwell of Baltimore and Ruby B. Waldron of Cabins; four grandsons, Michael Swick, Fred Swick and Joe Swick, all of Stafford and Jeremiah Ours of Cabins; one great-grandson, Michael Allen Swick and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were April 4, at the Lighthouse Community Church, with interment in the Lahmansville Cemetery, Lahmansville.
Arrangements were under the direction of the Schaeffer Funeral Home, Petersburg.
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Maxine Dora (Turner) Ours, 58, of Cabins, died March 2,2002 at Davis Memorial Hospital, Elkins, after a lengthy illness. She was a resident of the Pendleton Nursing Home, Franklin, for the past three months.
Born July 24, 1943, in Seneca Rocks, she was the daughter of Annie (Nelson) Turner of Cabins and the late Marvin Turner.
Besides her mother, she is survived by her husband of 39 year, John J. Ours; one son, Brian Ours of Ridgeway, Va.; three daughters, Julie Swick and Fallon Ours, both of Cabins and Sandra Paz of Harrisonburg, Va.; two sisters, Marlene Ours of Seneca Rocks and Delores Keplinger of Maysville; one brother, Roland Turner of Seneca Rocks; three grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were March 4, at the Schaeffer Funeral Home chapel, Petersburg, with interment in the Turner family cemetery, Cabins.
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Anna Lee Ours, 60, Rough Run, died Saturday, March 3, 2001, at the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville, VA.
Mrs. Ours was born July 31, 1940 in Hardy County, and was the daughter of the late Alvin and Clara Crites.
She was a member of rough Run Church of the Brethren. She was previously employed at the former Hanover Shoe Company in Franklin and later worked at the Former Windsor Knit and Petersburg Garment Company.
On Nov. 19, 1958, she married Bobby L. Ours, who survives. She is also survived by two sons, Lee Ours, Arthur, and Melvin Ours, Petersburg; two sisters, Norma Bowman Cleaver, Arthur and Louise Steffey, Oakmont, PA; four grandchildren and Glenn Ours, Jr., who was like a son.
In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by one brother, Harvey Crites, and two sisters, Helen Michael and Geraldine Armstrong.
The Rev. Thomas "Sam" Goldizen conducted the funeral at 2 p.m. Monday at Schaeffer Funeral Home, Petersburg. Burial was at the Ours family cemetery Rough Run.
Memorial donations may be made to the family, c/o Bobby L. Ours, HC 33, Box 2128, Dorcas, WV 26847.
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George E. O�Brien, 89 formerly of Antioch, died Friday October 13, 1967 at Gettysburg, PA hospital. He had resided at Taneytown, Maryland for 5 years.
A retired farmer, he was a native of Williamsport, WV, a son of the late John and Mary (Likens) O�Brien.
Surviving are his wife, Martha A. (George) O�Brien; three daughters, Mrs. Thomas Leatherman of Gettysburg, Mrs. Howard Surbey of Taneytown and Mrs. Virgil Leatherman of Littlestown, PA; three sons, Henry and Emory O�Brien of Purgitisville and Herbert O�Brien of Hanover, PA; a brother, Robert O�Brien of Ridgeley; 10 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren.
Rev. Melvin Roesch held services at 2 p.m. yesterday at Knobley Church of the Brethren. Interment was in the church cemetery under the direction of Rogers Funeral Home. Pallbearers were Dwight, James and Richard Leatherman, Lawrence Rice, John Cease and Kenneth Whitmore.
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Emory Franklin O'Brien, 77, of HC 86, box 151, Purgitsville, WV, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, November 13, 2001 at his residence.
Born on November 23, 1923 in Grant County, WV, he was a son of the late George Edward and Martha A. (George) O'Brien. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, Albert and Henry O'Brien and two sisters, Grace Surbey and Mary Leatherman.
A veteran of the United States Army, Mr. O'Brien served as a military policeman in Germany at the close of War World II. After his discharge from the services, he worked at chert Mountain Orchards and was later employed by the West Virginia Department of highways. he retired from American Woodmark in Moorefield in 1991. a born again Christian, he was a member of the Mount Olive United Methodist Church, Purgitsville, WV where he was a member of the adult Sunday school class. His interests and hobbies included his garden and playing his guitar.
Surviving are his wife of 47 years, Frances Marie High O'Brien; one daughter, Jane O'Brien Cooper and husband Leon of Oak Hill, WV; one brother, Herbert O'Brien and his wife, Dorothy , of Hanover, PA; a sister, Ethel Leatherman and husband Elder Virgil Leatherman of New Oxford, PA; two grandchildren, Justin Patrick Cooper of Orlando, Florida and Courtney Brook Cooper of Oak Hill, WV. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
Friends may call at the Smith Funeral Home, Burlington chapel, on Thursday from 6-8 p.m.
Funeral services will be conducted at the Mount Olive United Methodist Church, Purgitsville, WV on Friday at 1:00 p.m. with Rev. Glen Hamric officiating. The body will be taken to the church one hour prior to the service.
Interment will be in the Elijah High Cemetery, Purgitsville, WV. Grave side military honors will be accorded.
The family requests that memorial contributions be directed to the Mount Olive United Methodist church c/o Emma Jean Stickley, HC 66, Box 11-B, Purgitsville, WV 26852
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Olin Richard "Dick" Oates Jr., 70, of HC 59, Box 446, Petersburg, W.Va., died Thursday, Aug. 10, 2000, at his home.
Mr. Oates was born Oct. 22, 1929, in Petersburg, the son of Olin Richard and Pearl Riley Oates.
He retired from the Air Force after 20 years with the rank of master sergeant. He served in the Korean and Vietnam wars.
He was a member of New Life Revival Center, Petersburg.
He married Betty L. Kimble on Sept. 12, 1983, in Albuquerque, N.M.
His first wife, Violet Shoemaker, died April 15, 1983.
Surviving with his wife and his mother, of Hampshire Home Care Center, Romney, W.Va., are a daughter, Cheryl D. Hand of Littleton, Colo.; two sons, Dana R. Oates of Melbourne, Fla., and Doug E. Oates of Falls Church; four sisters, Phyliss Dale Smith of Petersburg, Norma B. Lee of Waynesboro, Carolyn F. Riggleman of Stephens City, and Elizabeth Sue Smith of Norfolk; two brothers, Gerald J. Oates of Keyser, W.Va., and Joseph K. Oates of Columbus, Ohio; a half brother, Arthur Oates of Pensacola, Fla.; three grandchildren; and two step grandchildren.
A funeral will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Basagic Funeral Home, Petersburg, with Pastor Ronald Bowman and the Rev. Gerald Mayham officiating. Burial will be in Maple Hill Cemetery, Petersburg, with military honors by VFW Post 6454 and American Legion Post 78.
Memorials may be made to Grant County Hospice, Petersburg, W.Va. 26847; or to New Life Revival Center, Petersburg.
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Mrs. Wilda Elaine Ours, 77, of Baltimore, MD, died Friday, August 7, 1992, at St. Agnes Hospital, Baltimore.
Born May 29, 1915, in Landes, she was the daughter of the late Bert F. and Minnie J. Hiser.
She was the wife of the late Kerlin Bolton and the late Noran Edward Ours.
She was a graduate of Petersburg High School and worked for many years for the Social Security Administration in Baltimore. She was a member of Lakeland Presbyterian Church, Ladies Circle, Lakeland Senior Citizens, Easter Star and the Baltimore Blast Booster Club.
She is survived by three daughters, Sharon Grabill of Union Bridge, MD, Jane Nolan and Joyce St. John, both of Baltimore; two sisters, Eileen Dove of Upper Tract and Mary Pryor of Mt. Nebo; five brothers, Ronald Hiser, Hudson, FL, Robert Hiser, Frederick, MD, Warren Hiser, Baltimore, Keith Hiser, Elkins and Roy Hiser, Cincinnati, OH; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild; and a number of nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were conducted at the Hubbard Funeral Home, Baltimore. Interment was in the Lake View Memorial Park, Sykesville, MD.
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