Mr. Shillingburg was born Oct. 14, 1891, at Mt. Storm, a son of the late James Gibson and Amelia Francis Sollars Shillingburg.
He resided in Mineral Co. 37 years. Employed as a machinists helper in the B & O Railroad shops at Keyser, he retited following a heart attack.
Survivors include his widow, Maggie Mae Kitzmiller Shillingburg, 5 daug. Bernice Bowley and Mrs. Kathleen Streets, both of RD 1 Elk Garden, Mrs Marjorie Beatty, Glen Burnie Md, Mrs. Dorothy Roeder, New Creek and Mrs. Betty Kite, Baltimore, a son Donald Shillingburg, Keyser, three sisters, Mrs. Carrie Jones, Metuchen, NJ., Mrs. Mae Parks and Miss Rea Shillingburg, Mt. Storm, a brother, Samuel Shillingburg, Mt. Storm an 6 grandchildren.
Submitted by Debbie Fleming
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She was a member of the Church of the Brethren at Oak Grove. She was married in 1914 to Mr. Snyder who survives, also two brothers, John George, Williamsport, WV, and William George, Glebe WV, two sisters, Mrs. Belle Hemolich, Warten WV and Mrs. Martha O�Brien, Antioch, WV
Funeral services are being held this afternoon from the home with Emory Fike in charge. Interment will be in the John Mayle Cemetery.
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Born March 27, 1918 in Elk Garden, WV he was the son of the late Elmer J. and Blanche (Harris) Smootz.
He was also preceded in death by one brother, Virgil Smootz.
Mr. Smootz was a former employee of the American Woodmark Corporation, Moorefield, WV.
He was a member of the Ridge Dunkard Brethren Church, Antioch and was a veteran of World War II.
Mr. Smootz is survived by his wife, Ruby M. (Rohrbaugh) Smootz, whom he married on May 03, 1947; one son, Andrew A. Smootz of Linville, VA; two daughters, Sandra Eberly of New Holland, PA, Joyce Shaffer, of New Creek, WV; one sister Cletus Kauffman of Broadway, VA and five grandchildren, Anita Smootz, Andrew A. Smootz II, Roy Edward Eberly, Rebecca Eberly and Shane Russell Shaffer.
Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. today Monday, October 09, 1995, at the Ridge Dunkard Brethren Church, Antioch, with Brother Virgil Leatherman, Brother Millard Benner and Brother Frank Shaffer officiating.
Interment will be in the Knobley Cemetery, Antioch.
The family requests that memorials be made to the Knobley Cemetery.
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Born March 18, 1919 at Martin, WV, Grant County, she was the daughter of the late George V. and Meribah (Rotruck) Hines. She also was preceded in death by her husband, James Ernest Staggs on July 17, 1985 and one brother Victor "Pete" Hines in January 1997.
She was a member of the Duling United Methodist Church, Keyser, WV.
She is survived by two sons, Robert T. Staggs and wife, Glenda, Alan W. Staggs and wife, Kim; one daughter, Sandra E. Matlick and husband, Med, all of Keyser; one brother, W. Odell Hines, New Creek, WV; two sisters, Violet Staggs, Keyser, Beatrice Early, Roanoke, VA; eight grandchildren; Sherry (Staggs) Mattox, Watkinsville, GA, Christopher Matlick, Bridgewater, VA, Jill (Matlick) Ginevan, Riglione, Italy, and Greg Staggs, Darin Matlick, Jeremy Staggs, Justin Staggs and Amanda Staggs, all of Keyser, WV; and two great grandchildren.
Funeral Services will be held at 2 p.m. today in the Rotruck-Smith Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Thomas Anderson Officiating
Interment will be in the Memorial Gardens, Keyser, WV
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Born in Martin, WV, Grant County, she was the daughter of Homer Blondell Rotruck and Anna blanch Rotruck.
She was a member of the Bread of Life Free Methodist Church, Anthony, Florida.
Surviving is her husband of 48 years, Charles Schwinabart; a son Robert Craig Schwinabart, Ocala; a niece, Delores Johnson, Crawford, VA; a nephew, who was her caregiver, Leone Godwin, Anthony; and three grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Bread of Life Free Methodist church Building Fund, Anthony, or to Hospice of Marion County, Florida.
Arrangements are being handled by Hiers Funeral Home, 910 E. Silver Springs Blvd, Ocala, Florida 34470
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Born on Oct. 11, 1925, in Grant County, she was a daughter of the late Jerry and Ella (Rotruck) McNemar. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Harold D. Sisler, on July 20, 1994; a half-brother, Henry McNemar; and great-grandson, Tyler Luong.
Mrs. Sisler was formerly employed with the Fairfax County, VA, school system. She attended the Emmanuel Pentecostal Holiness Assembly, Keyser.
Surviving are two sons, Jerry D. Sisler, Harrisonburg, Va., and Larry Sisler and wife Debbie, Winchester, VA; two daughters, Shirley Hott and husband James, New Creek, and Linda Grissom and husband Ronnie, Nokesville, VA; 12 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Friends may call at the Smith Funeral Home, Keyser, on Saturday from 1 to 3 P.M.
Funeral services will be conducted at the Smith Funeral Home, Keyser, on Saturday at 3 P.M., with Rev. Earl N. Williams officiating.
Interment will be in the Knobley Memorial Gardens, Martin
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Harold D. Sisler, 74 of 500 Carskadon Lane, Keyser, died Wednesday, July 20, 1994 at the Moran Manor Nursing home, Westernport.
Born April 18, 1920 in Corinth, WV, he was the son of the late Delphia and Grace (Saville) Sisler.
Sisler was a retired custodian for the Fairfax County School System and the National Memorial Park, Falls Church, VA for nine years. He was a member of the Calvary Assembly of God Church, Fort Ashby.
Survivors include his wife, Wilda H. (McNemar) Sisler; two sons, Jerry D. Sisler, Manassas, VA; Larry Sisler, Winchester, VA; two daughters, Shirley Hott, New Creek; Linda Grissom, Nokesville, VA; two sisters, Margaret Hamilton, Pittsburgh, PA; Better Rinker, Morgantown; 12 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the Rotruck-Smith Funeral Home, Keyser.
Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday in the funeral home chapel by the Rev. Thomas Lantz.
Interment will be in the Knobley Cemetery, Knobley WV.
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Born September 03, 1917 at Williamsport, WV, he was the son of Daniel a. and Ida Mae (Hyde) Smith.
Mr. Smith was a retired timberman with Kessel Lumber Company. He attended the Knobley Church of the Brethren and was a member of the Civilian Conservation Corp.
Surviving are one son, Richard E. Smith, Melbourne, Florida; four daughters, Freda S. Alexander, Granbury, Texas, Debra J. Smith, Martin WV, Vicki L. Smith, Martin, WV and Carla Paxton, Antioch, WV; two brothers, Lloyd Smith, Martin, WV and Milford Smith, McCoole, Maryland; three sisters, Martha Pyles, New Creek, WV, Leatha McNemar and Beulah Ray, both of Keyser, WV; 17 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted at the Smith Funeral Home, Keyser, WV on Thursday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Roger Leatherman officiating
Interment will be in the Smith Family Cemetery, Williamsport, WV.
Friends may call at the funeral home on Wednesday from 7 to 9.
The family requests that expressions of sympathy take the form of contributions to the Smith family c/o Debra J. Smith, HC 75 Box 103, New Creek, WV 26743
Daniel A. Smith, 81, died 1971 at Potomac Valley Hospital, Keyser, WV. He lived at Williamsport, WV
Born in Old Fields, WV, he was a son of the late John Henry and Sueanna (Cook) Smith. He was an ex farmer and a member of Williamsport Baptist Church.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Ida Mae (Hyde) Smith; six sons, Wilbert Smith, Fort Ashby, WV, Richard Smith, Millville, WV, Robert Smith, Cumberland, Maryland, Lloyd Smith, Antioch, WV, and Gordon Smith and Milford Smith, Keyser, WV; five daughters, Mrs. Sadie Harris, Burlington, WV, Mrs. Letha McNemar and Mrs. Beulah Ray, Keyser, WV, Martha Whetzel, New Creek, WV, and Lucy Watson, Glenwood, Maryland; 35 grandchildren and 38 great grandchildren.
The body is at the Rotruck Funeral Home, Keyser, where friends will be received after 7 p.m. Services will be conducted there at 2 P.m. on Friday by Rev. Herman Balies. Interment will be in the Smith Family Cemetery.
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Lester D. Stottlemyer, 83, of Medley, died Thursday In Grant Memorial Hospital.
Born March 23, 1898, in Grant County, he was a son of Louisa (Bright) Hanlin. His wife, Verda (Leatherman) Stottlemyer preceded him in death.
Mr. Stottlemyer was the owner/operator of Stottlemyer's Grocery at Medley from November 1940 until October 1980, and was a member of the Harness Run Church of the Brethren.
Surviving are one half-sister, Mrs. Mary Harman of Melbourne, Fla.; one half-brother, Clyde D. Hanlin of Mt. Storm.
Services were held Sunday afternoon at the Harness Run Church of the Brethren with the Rev. Roger M. Combs officiating. Interment was in the Lahmansville Cemetery.
The family requests that expressions of sympathy take the form of memorial to the Harness Run Church of the Brethren.
Arrangements were in charge of the Schaeffer Funeral Home
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Services for Alice M. Sites 51, of Burlington, who died following an automobile accident March 05, 1980 on U.S. Route 50 where conducted Saturday in Knobley Church of the Brethren by the Rev. Sam Goldizen. Interment was in the Knobley Cemetery.
Born April 08, 1928, Mrs. Sites was a daughter of Ella (Moyers) Heavener, Cabins and the late Asa Heavener.
Besides her mother, she is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Shirley Goldizen, Maysville; four sisters, Mrs. Betty Dolly, Cabins, Mrs. Rosetta Berg and Mrs. Norelena Berg, both of Maysville, and Mrs. Mernie Brown, Jacksonville, Florida; seven brothers, Kenneth Heavener, Larry Heavener and Luther Heavener, all of Cabins; Ernest Heavener, Maysville, Mason Heavener, Manassas, Virginia, Will Heavener and Paul Heavener, both of Falls Church, Virginia.
Arrangements were in charge of the Arnold Funeral Home, Petersburg
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Mrs. Stephanie Ann Strawderman, 21, of Upper Tract, died April 9, 2002 as a result of an automobile accident on South Mill Creek Rd., Dorcas.
Born Jan. 24, 1981, in Petersburg, she was the daughter of Steve Shockey of Old Fields and Delphia (Ketterman) Holloway of Petersburg.
She is survived by her husband LaVerne Lane Strawderman; one son, Dalton Strawderman, at home; two half sisters, Samantha Holloway of Petersburg and Shannon Shockey of Moorefield; paternal grandmother, Katheryn Shockey of Old Fields; and maternal grandparents, Paul and Irene Ketterman of Petersburg.
Funeral services were April 12, at the Basagic Funeral Home chapel, Petersburg, with interment in Maple Hill Cemetery, Petersburg.
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ELIZABETHTOWN, N.Y. � Nellie V. Schaeffer, 89, of Horace Nye Home in Elizabethtown, died on Friday, Feb. 22, 2002, at Elizabethtown Community Hospital.
Born on Sept. 30, 1912, in Pansy, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Fred E. and Claudia (Smith) Harman. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Forrest Schaeffer; one son, George Schaeffer; one sister, Louella Harman Mathias; two brothers, Joseph and Don Harmon; and a cousin, Norris Dolly.
Nel was a member of Petersburg Presbyterian Church. She enjoyed playing bridge and once was a member of the local bridge club. She worked for many years at Bonds Jewelry Store.
Surviving are many nieces and nephews. Friends will be received at the Petersburg Presbyterian Church, Petersburg, on Sunday, March 3, 2002, from 2 to 4 p.m. A Memorial Service will be held at a later date. Private burial will take place in Maple Hill Cemetery, Petersburg.
Memorial donations may be made to the Petersburg High School Scholarship Fund. The W.M. Marvins Sons Funeral Home, P.O. Box 397, Elizabethtown, N.Y., 12932, is in charge of the arrangements.
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DORCAS, W.Va. Audrey Virginia (Reel) Schell, 83, of Dorcas, died Monday, June 26, 2000, at her home in Dorcas.
Born Jan. 15, 1917, in Maysville, she was the daughter of the late Ira T. and Alma (McDonald) Reel. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Ernest Ellis Schell, on Nov. 11, 1989; one daughter, Barbara Ellen Reel; three sons, Ernest Ellis Schell Jr., Kenneth Lee Schell and Richard Allan Schell; one brother, Phillip N. Reel; two infant sisters, Norma Jean Reel and Glenna Reel; and twin sisters, Dorothy Rohrbaugh and Doris Franz.
Mrs. Schell was a homemaker and member of the Maysville United Methodist Church.
Surviving are four sons, Warren William Schell, of Dorcas, Daniel Leon Schell and wife Violet, of Petersburg, Ira Wendell Schell and wife Lynn, of Stafford, Va., and Robert Thornton Schell and wife Jolene, of Bunker Hill; four daughters, Bonnie Lou Grimes and husband Randolph, of Spotsylvania, Va., Alma Yvonne Schell, of Jefferson, Ga., Eleanor Jean Feaster, of Petersburg, and Margaret Elaine Carr and husband Harman, of Winchester, Va.; three brothers, William Reel, of Petersburg, Glenn Reel, of El Paso, Texas, and Wayne Reel, of Petersburg; 18 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and eight step-grandchildren.
Friends will be received at the Schaeffer Funeral Home, Petersburg, Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
Funeral service will be conducted at the funeral home on Friday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Stanley Kile officiating.
Burial will be in the Maysville Cemetery, Maysville.
Memorials may be directed to the Maysville United Methodist Church or the Maysville Volunteer Fire Company.
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ELK GARDEN, W.Va. Pearl Ida Secrist, 80, of Elk Garden passed away, Saturday, Aug. 14, 1999 in the Grant County Hospital.
Born Feb. 1, 1919, in Gorman, Md., she was a daughter of the late Harry A. and Lilly (Cosner) Brown. She was preceded in death by her husband, Virgil A. Secrist.
She is survived by her step-mother, Ida Brown of Leadmine; five sons, William Secrist, Fort Ashby, Andrew Secrist, Westernport, Md., Roger Secrist, Petersburg, Melvin Secrist, Kitzmiller, Md., and Kenny Secrist, Meyersdale, Pa.; eight daughters, Wanda Coleman, Silver Spring, Md., Martha Beavers, Westernport, Md., Betty Kidwell, Laurel, Md., Wilma Howdyshell, Kitzmiller, Md., Lilly Moats, Crellin, Md., Mary Harvey, Elk Garden, and Linda Moats, Horseshoe Run; four cousins, Harry Brown, Keyser, Dan Brown, Buffalo, NY, George Brown, Buffalo, NY, and Shine Brown, Buffalo, NY; three half-sisters, Patty, Jackie, and Ida; 46 grandchildren; 67 great-grandchildren and; one great-great-granddaughter.
The body is at the David A. Burdock Funeral Home, Kitzmiller, Md., where friends will be received Sunday from 3:30 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m.
Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 1 p.m. in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Tom Brackett officiating.
Interment will be in the Kalbaugh Cemetery, Elk Garden.
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PETERSBURG, W.Va. Roland Craig See, 47, of Petersburg, died Sunday, Sept. 17, 2000, at Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown.
Born Feb. 9, 1953, in Petersburg, he was the son of Elva (Simmons) See, of Ridgeley, and the late Roland H. See.
Craig graduated from Petersburg High School in 1971 and from Glenville State College. He was a mine inspector for WV Division of Environmental Protection, a member of the Brake Church of the Brethren where he was a lay leader and Sunday school superintendent, the National Speleological Society, Pendleton County Tactical Skills Team and Middle Mountain Muzzle Loaders.
Surviving besides his mother, are his wife, Julie (Hill) See; special friend, Hazel Haenftling, of Ridgeley; several aunts and uncles, including a special aunt, Velma Evans, of Petersburg; and several cousins, including Allen Evans, of Dorcas, and Bruce Evans, of Elkins.
The body has been cremated.
Memorial services will be held at the Camp Echo Park, Rt. 28, Petersburg, on Wednesday at 2 p.m. with Pastor Craig Howard and the Rev. Lee Brown officiating.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, Gideons International, Petersburg FFA Scholarship Fund, or charity of choice.
Arrangements are under the direction of Schaeffer Funeral Home Inc., Petersburg.
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PETERSBURG, W.Va.-William Lester "Shobie"Shobe, 76, of 105 Pine St., Petersburg, died Monday, Feb. 15, 1999, at Winchester Medical Center, Winchester, Va.
He was born June 17, 1922, a son of the late William Jennings Bryan Shobe and Ella (Kimble) Shobe.
Mr. Shobe was retired as a driver for the Petersburg Oil Company on Jan. 1, 1984, after 42 years' service. He was a member of Main Street United Methodist Church and Big Mountain 5-20 Club.
He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Riggleman Shobe, whom he married on July 9, 1964, in Moorefield. Also surviving are his daughter, Sandra Minnich Barr, Petersburg; a brother, James S. Shobe, Petersburg; two grandchildren, James E. Minnich II, Providence, R.I., and Gary Lee Minnich and wife, Vera, serving with the U.S. Army at Fort Irwin, Calif.; and several nieces and nephews.
Friends will be received at the Basagic Funeral Home, Petersburg, on Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
Services will be conducted at the Main Street United Methodist Church on Wednesday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. John Wildman officiating.
Interment will be in the Maple Hill Cemetery, Petersburg.
Memorials may be directed to Main Street United Methodist Church or to the charity of one's choice.
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KEYSER, W.Va. - Charles L. Shreve, 85, of HC 84, Box 86, Keyser, W.Va., died Friday, May 28, 1999, at the Grant Memorial Hospital, Petersburg, W.Va.
Born on Jan. 31, 1914, at Maysville, W.Va., he was a son of the late Arnold and Miranda (Sears) Shreve. He also was preceded in death by his wife, Edith ``Virginia'' (Haslacker) Shreve on Jan. 30, 1992; and by one brother, Ray Shreve.
Mr. Shreve was a retired mechanic at the Westvaco Luke Mill with 37 and one-half years of service. He also was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, having served in the European Theater of Operations. He was a member of the Antioch United Methodist Church, Antioch, W.Va., and the Kelly-Mansfield Post 52 American Legion, Piedmont, W.Va.
Surviving are one daughter, Loretta Amtower and husband Leon, Burlington, W.Va.; two sons, Darl Shreve and wife Brenda, Grantsville, Md., and Kevin Shreve and wife Judy, Keyser, W.Va.; two sisters, Nellie Tichnell, Swanton, Md., and Kate Halterman, Maysville, W.Va.; six grandchildren, Petula Staggs, Tiffney Custer, Darl Shreve II, Daphne Bennear, Caleb Shreve and Zachary Shreve; and four great-grandchildren, Kirstin Custer, Brianna Custer, Morgan Custer and Chase Bennear.
Friends may call at the Rotruck-Smith Funeral Home, Keyser, on Saturday and Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
Funeral services will be conducted at the Antioch United Methodist Church on Monday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Wade Sirk and the Rev. Tom Anderson officiating. The body will be taken to the church one hour prior to the services.
Interment will be in the Thrush Cemetery, Antioch.
The family requests that expressions of sympathy take the form of contributions to the Antioch United Methodist Church, c/o Judy Shreve, HC 84, Box 86, Keyser, WV 26726.
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Lawrence A. Streets, 72, of Mt. Storm, died Tuesday, November 24, at Grant Memorial Hospital, Petersburg.
Born November 12, 1926 in Hartmansville, he was the son of the late Charles R. and Edna M. (Burgess) Streets.
Mr. Streets recently retired as the president of Allegheny Mining Corp. and was a co-owner of the Stony River Trucking Co., Mt. Storm. Since 1960, he served on the board of Grant Memorial Hospital and was a member of the Potomac Valley Bank
He was a Methodist by faith and a member of Thomas Fairfax Lodge, A.F.& A.M., Davis, the Scottish Rite Bodies, Cumberland, Maryland, Ali Ghan Shrine, Cumberland and L.O.O. Moose Lodge 662, Keyser, WV.
He was a Navy veteran of World War II, and a lifetime member of Post 41, American Legion, Keyser, WV. He was a member of the NRA and the North American Hunters Club.
He is survived by his wife, Evelyn L. (Cosner) Streets; one son, L. Andrew Streets of Mt. Storm; two daughters, Linda Kitzmiller and Wanda Kifer, both of Mt. Storm; five sisters, Edna Lucas of Manassas, Virginia, Beulah Colvin of Highland, California, Mildred Maze of North Carolina, Pauline Kojola of Dayton, Ohio and Christina Fink of Morgantown; and five grandchildren.
Funeral services were Saturday afternoon at the Stewart Funeral Home chapel, Oakland, Maryland with the Rev. John Walker officiating. Interment was in the Alkire/Bosley Cemetery, Mt. Storm, WV.
A Masonic memorial services was conducted at the funeral home Friday evening, and graveside military honors were accorded by members of various veterans organizations in southern Garrett County, Maryland.
Memorials may be made to the building funds of either the Locust Grove Church of the Brethren, c/o Pearl McDonald, HC 76, Box 470, Mt. Storm 26739 or Grant Memorial Hospital
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Funeral services were held Monday at the Corner United Methodist Church for Mrs. Beulah Simpson, 71, of Petersburg, who died Friday (May 29, 1981) at Grant Memorial Hospital. The Rev. Joseph Eversole and the Rev. George Widmyer officiated. Burial followed in the Mt. Hebron Cemetery.
Born September 3, 1909 in Grant County, Mrs. Simpson was a daughter of the late Arnold and Mary (Keplinger) Feaster. She was a member of the Corner United Methodist Church, North Fork Farm Women's Club and Grant Memorial Hospital Auxiliary.
Preceding her in death were he husband, Charles Simpson in 1976, 1 son, 1 daughter and 1 grandson.
Surviving are 4 daughters, Mrs. Elva Goldizen, Petersburg; Mrs. Ireda Ours, Fairfax, Va.; Mrs. Mae Ann Kisamore, White Plains, Md., and Mrs. Norma Kyle, Bel Air, Md.; 21 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
Arrangements were under the direction of Arnold's Funeral Home.
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Edna Jane Sites, 76, of Petersburg, died Monday July 21 at the Pendelton County Nursing Home in Franklin.
A daughter of the late Adam and Cleta (Smith) Ours, she was born July 15, 1904 in Grant County.
She is survived by her husband, Bart Sites. Twice married, she was preceded in death by her first husband, John W. Ours, in 1949.
In addition to her husband, Bart Sites, she is survived by three daughters, Evelyn Vetter of Moorefield, Georgianna Patch of Petersburg and Addie Bowser of Clarksville, Pa.; two sons, John M. (Skip) Ours of Petersburg and James T. Ours of Washington, Pa.; one sister, Zella Hedrick of Petersburg; three brothers, William and Vexie Ours of Petersburg and Adam Ours of Franklin; fourteen grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by one son, three sisters, two grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Schaeffer Funeral Home Chapel and officiated by Revs. Joseph Eversole and George Lockhart. Interment will be in Maple Hill Cemetery.
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Junior Lee Sites, 66, of Parrill Hollow Road, Burlington, W.Va., died Wednesday, January 25, 2006, at his residence.
Born March 13, 1939, in Petersburg, W.Va., he was a son of the late Lula Bell Sites. He also was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Ashley Steward; and a son-in-law, LeeRoy Dolly.
Mr. Sites was retired as a truck driver, having been employed with several different companies, most recently Dettinburn Trucking and Nesselrodt Trucking. He attended the Harness Run Church of the Brethren, Burlington, and was an avid yard sale enthusiast.
Surviving are his wife of 48 years, Janet I. (Weasenforth) Sites; two sons, Roy Sites and wife, Krista, and Troy Sites and wife, Deborah, all of Burlington; four daughters, Cindy Dolly and husband, Donald, of Burlington, Sandy Eichelberger and husband, Larry, of New Creek, W.Va., Susie Marple and husband, Shawn, and Patty Marple and husband, Danny, all of Burlington; 16 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren, and one brother, Earl Sites of Burlington.
Friends may call at the Smith Funeral Home, Burlington Chapel, on Saturday, Jan. 28, from 7-9 p.m. and on Sunday, Jan. 29, from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.
Funeral services will be conducted at the Smith Funeral Home, Burlington Chapel, on Monday, Jan. 30, at 1 p.m. with Rev. Carol Yerkey officiating.
Interment will be in the Knobley Memorial Gardens, New Creek.
Condolences and personal reflections to the family may be left after Mr. Sites' obituary at www.smithfuneralhomes.net.
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Funeral services were conducted last Thursday at the Schaeffer Funeral Home Chapel for Frederick Ray Smith, Sr., 70 who died Monday, October 15, 1979, at Potomac Valley Hospital, Keyser. Elder Robert T. Lowman officiated, followed by interment in Lahmansville Cemetery.
Mr. Smith was born April 29, 1909 to the late John and Susan (Shirk) Smith at Cabins. He had resided at Medley where he was engaged in farming until recently when he moved to Keyser.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Zola M. (Self) Smith; 5 daughters, Mrs. Pauline S. Oates, Keyser, Mrs. Freeda Pence, Charlottesville, Va., Mrs. Ruth Gochenour, Luray, Va., Mrs, Mary Alice Whaley, Arlington, Va., and Mrs. Betty Mallow, Riverdale, Md.; one son, Frederick Ray Smith, Jr., Beltsville, Md; 3 brothers, Page Smith, Maysville, Charles and Bryan Smith, Lahmansville; 11 grand-children and 6 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by two brothers.
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Born in Grant County, Aug. 6, 1904, he was a son of the late Jacob and Sallie (Chestnut) Smith. He was also preceded in death by one grandson, one brother and two sisters.
Mr. Smith was a retired maintenance employee of Petersburg Oil Co., a veteran of World WarI I and a member of VFW Post 6454.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Jane "Tiny" (Roby) Smith; four daughters, Mrs. Reva Jean Hartman, Franklin, Mrs Rosa Andrews, Keymark, Md., Mrs. Doris Mongold, Arthur, Miss Donna Smith, Alexandria, Va.; four sons, Robert Smith, William Smith, John Smith and Gary Smith, all of Maysville; 18 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren; and three brothers, Ralph Smith, Cumberland, Md., Robert Smith and Reggie Smith, both of Petersburg.
Services will be conducted Thursday, 2 p.m., at Mt. Hebron United Methodist Church with the Rev. Stanley Kile and the Rev. Forest Rodgers officiating. Burial will be in the Mt. Hebron Cemetery with graveside services conducted by the VFW Post 6454.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Arnold-Basagic Funeral Home.
Memorial may be directed to the cancer fund.
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Alvin A. Smith, 78, of RD3, Moorefield, died Wednesday (April 17, 1980) at the Courtland Acres Nursing Home at Thomas.
Born November 7, 1901, at Petersburg, he was a son of the late Charles T. and Ida (Getz) Smith. He was a retired farmer and had been in ill health several years.
Surviving are his widow, Lulu (Helmick) Smith; five sons, Alvin W. Smith, Tacoma, Wash.; Melvin G. Smith, Van Nuys, Calif.; Eldon W. Smith, Hershey, Pa.; Carl O. Smith, RD 3, Moorefield; and Forrest E. Smith, Stevenson, Va.; four daughters, Mrs. Mary L. Bill, Barboursville; Mrs. Doris L. Avery, Lawton, Okla.; Mrs. Helen S. Dodge, Hershey, Pa.; Mrs. Joyce M. Gumpher, Merritt Island, Fla.; five brothers, Edwin Smith, RD3, Moorefield; Justin Smith, Winchester, Va.; Virgil Smith, Harrisonburg, Va.; Charles I. Smith, Broadway, Va.; and Luther Smith, Baltimore, Md.; 20 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Services were conducted at the Chambers Funeral Home Friday with the Rev. Martin A. Bauer officiating. Interment was in Olivet Cemetery.
Arrangements were under the direction of the Chambers Funeral Home.
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Lester D. Stottlemyer, 83, of Medley, died Thursday April 23, 1981 In Grant Memorial Hospital.
Born March 23, 1898, in Grant County, he was a son of Louisa (Bright) Hanlin. His wife, Verda (Leatherman) Stottlemyer preceded him in death.
Mr. Stottlemyer was the owner/operator of Stottlemyer's Grocery at Medley from November 1940 until October 1980, and was a member of the Harness Run Church of the Brethren.
Surviving are one half-sister, Mrs. Mary Harman of Melbourne, Fla.; one half-brother, Clyde D. Hanlin of Mt. Storm.
Services were held Sunday afternoon at the Harness Run Church of the Brethren with the Rev. Roger M. Combs officiating. Interment was in the Lahmansville Cemetery.
The family requests that expressions of sympathy take the form of memorial to the Harness Run Church of the Brethren.
Arrangements were in charge of the Schaeffer Funeral Home
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paper obit Aug 14, 1985
Harry L. Smith, 80, of Dorcas, died Tuesday, Aug.6, 1985 at Grant Memorial Hospital, Petersburg.
Born Feb. 3, 1905, in Grant County, he was a son of the late George G. and Anna Lee (Brown) Smith. He was a member of the Petersburg First Baptist Church.
He was preceded in death by two daughters, three brothers and two sisters.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Nellie (Ketterman) Smith; two sons, George W. Smith, Dorcas and John E. Smith, Warren, Ohio; three daughters, Mrs. Maxine Smith, and Coneila Ours, Dorcas, and Mrs. Dora Wooten,Marietta, Ohio; two sisters, Mrs. Sally Crites, Ridgely, and Mrs. Emma Rinker, Dorcas, 12 grandchildren and a great-grandson.
Services were conducted at the Schaeffer Funeral Home Chapel on Friday, Aug. 9 by the Rev. Paul Donaldson. Interment was in Maple Hill Cemetery, Petersburg.
The family requests lmemorials be made to Grant County Ambulance Authority or Grant Memorial Hospital
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Cumberland Times-News, Wednesday, May 10, 1972
Martin W. Schrader Jr., 53, of LaCrosse, Wis. died Monday in Indiana, while enroute to a vacation at his former home in Ridgeley, W. Va.
Born in Ridgeley, he was a son of the late Martin W. and Minerva (Spangler) Schrader.
Mr. Schrader was a veteran of World War II and was employed by the Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Company in LaCrosse.
Surviving are his widow Almyra Schrader and one daughter, Mary Schrader. Services will be conducted in LaCrosse.
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Moorefield Examiner 6/5/85
William Garver Sites, 87, died Sunday, May 26, 1985 at Heartland of Preston, Kingwood.
Born in Grant County, he was a son of the late William Seymour Sites and Frances (Koontz) Sites.
He was a member of the Church of the Brethren and was a retired farmer. He was preceded in death by his wife, Etta Ethel (Mongold) Sites, in 1960.
Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Irene See and one son, Vernon Sites, both of Moorefield; two sisters, Mrs. Carrie Smith, Mozer and Mrs. Elsie Stump, Petersburg; three brothers, Floyd Sites and Ray Sites, both of Rough Run; and Charles (Butch) Sites of Virginia; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services were held Tuesday, May 28, at the Elmore-Chambers Funeral Home in Moorefield with the Rev. Laurean R. Smith officiating. Interment was in Olivet Cemetery.
The family requests that expressions of sympathy take the form of memorials to the Moorefield Church of the Brethren building fund.
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THE MOOREFIELD (WV) EXAMINER, Wednesday, October 8, 1997
Jessie Junior "J.J." Stump, age 79, of 71 Point Drive, Petersburg, WV, died Saturday, October 4, 1997 at Grant Memorial Hospital.
Born October 21, 1997 in Petersburg, WV, son of the late Edward H. and Sadie (Yokum) Stump. He was also preceded in death by one stepdaughter, Neva (Jenkins) McCoole; one step-grandson, Freddie Coffman; one brother, Ray Stump;
one sister, Eurania Riggleman.
Mr. Stump was a farmer and auctioneer. He was a member of the Grove Street United Methodist Church and Landes Ruritan Club.
Surviving is his wife, Elise M. (Sites) Stump. They were united in marriage on December 24, 1943.
Also surviving are one stepson, Bobby J. Jenkins of Wardensville, WV; one stepdaughter, Pauline Coffman of Wardensville, WV; four sisters, Georgia Whetzel and Ruth Runion, both of Petersburg, WV, Iona Rose of Morgantown, WV and Mary Lou Bonnette of Geneva, Ohio; one brother, Elwood Grant Stump of Glen Gardner, NJ; six step-grandchildren; five step-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
A funeral service was conducted Monday at the Schaeffer Funeral Home, with Rev. Richard L. Longbon officiating. Burial was in South Branch Memorial Gardens, Petersburg, WV.
Memorials may be made to Landes Ruritans Club or charity of choice.
Funeral arrangements were under the direction of the Schaeffer Funeral Home, Petersburg, WV.
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THE MOOREFIELD (WV) EXAMINER, Wednesday, April 17, 1996
Mary Ellen (Keplinger) Borror Stonestreet, age 77, of Petersburg, WV, died Wednesday, April 10, 1996 at the Grant Memorial Hospital.
Born February 5, 1919 in Petersburg, WV, she was the daughter of the late Loss L. and Lena (Judy) Keplinger. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Rumsey R. Borror, October 8, 1953; one son, Junior Wayne Borror, July 1939; one daughter, Wanda (Borror) Stump Kesner, July 1993; one grandson, Matthew Stump, February 1993; three brothers, John, Lester, and Harry Keplinger; and one half-brother, Charles William Keplinger.
Mrs. Stonestreet was Methodist by faith, a member of the Potomac Highland VFW Post 6454 Auxiliary and a member of the American Legion Post 78 Auxiliary.
Surviving are her ex-husband, Charles E. Stonestreet of Petersburg, WV; two sons, W. Paul Borror and Rick A. Stonestreet, both of Petersburg, WV; four daughters, Juanita (Borror) Mullenax, Betty (Borror) Kesner, Alma (Borror) Kimble, all of Petersburg, WV and Sandra (Borror) Riggleman of Moorefield, WV; one sister, Helen V. Ayers of Petersburg, WV; six half-sisters, Gladys Vance of Dorcas, WV, Maxine Cordel and Betty Kottmyer, both of York, PA, Hannah Sally Davis of Cabins, WV, Vista Flemings of Broadway, VA and Norma Maupins of Stuart Draft, VA; two half-brothers, Richard W. Keplinger and William "Clint" Keplinger, both of Petersburg; WV; 19 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandson.
Funeral services were conducted Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Schaeffer Funeral Home, Petersburg, WV, with Rev. Gary Phillips and Rev. Robert J. Klier officiating. Burial was in the Maple Hill Cemetery, Petersburg, WV.
Memorials may be made to Grant Memorial Hospice or Charity of Choice.
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Lacy Simmons, 69, of 131 Winter St., Hagerstrown died Wednesday October 7, 1992 at his home.
Born in Hinton, WV June 11, 1923, he was the son of the late M. Benjamin Simmons and Nina Parker Simmons Kesner
He was a retired employee of the City of Hagerstown with the Parks Department
He is survived by his wife, Esther May Simmons; one daughter, Loretta Miller of Berkeley Springs, WV; two sons, Lacey Simmons of Smithsburg and Eugene Simmons of Hagerstown; three brothers, James Simmons of Greensboro, N. C., Tommy Simmons of Middleport, Ohio, and Ernest Simmons of Hinton; four half sisters, Mary Raia of Hustontown, PA, Dorothy Adkins and Betty Adkins both of Hinton� and Tina Gill of West Virginia; two half brothers, Elwood Kesner and William Kesner, both of Hinton; six grandchildren; six great- grandchildren and 64 nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in the chapel of the Douglas A. Fiery Funeral home, 1331 Eastern Blvd, north Hagerstown. The Rev. John W. Schidt will officiate. Burial will be in the Cedar Lawn Memorial Park.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home Friday from 7 to 9 p.m.
The family requests in lieu of flowers that memorial donations be made to the Hospice of Washington County, 20 S. Prospect St. Hagerstown Maryland 21740
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Barbara (Moyer) Six, 30, Petersburg, formerly of Morgantown, Pa., died Thursday, Jan. 26, 1989, at Tyrone, Pa., as a result of an automobile accident.
Born April 28, 1958, in reading, Pa., she was the daughter of Phyllis (Bieber) Moyer, Morgantown and the late Robert Moyer.
Mrs. Six attended Main Street United Methodist Church, Petersburg. She was a 1980 graduate of Penn State University with a degree in elementary education and received a master�s degree from West Virginia University in 1988. She was a fifth grade teacher at Union Elementary School, Mt. Storm, and was an active member of Grant County Education Association.
She is also survived by her husband, George Six; one sister, Linda Moyer, a student at Penn State University; two brothers, Robert Moyer and John Moyer, both at home; and her paternal grandmother, Mildred Moyer, reading, Pa.
Services will be conducted today (Tuesday) at 1p.m., at the Morgantown United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Clyde Huber officiating. Interment will be in the Caernarvon Cemetery, Morgantown.
The Kuhn Funeral Home, West Reading, Pa., is in charge of arrangements.
A scholarship fund will be established in her memory and donations may be sent c/o Donna Kuhn, P.O. Box 213, Petersburg 26847.
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Dr. John H. Stauffer � in paper July 12, 1994
Dr. John H. Stauffer, 86, died at his home in Palm City, Fla. After a brief illness.
He was born April 4, 1908, in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
His education was received at the Mercersburg Academy, Mercersburg, Pa., from which he graduated in 1925, and continued at Princeton University (A.B., 1929). He was appointed to the house staff of the Brooklyn Hospital, on which he served from 1933 to 1936. Later on, post-graduate work was done at the Tufts Medical School and the Lahey Clinic, in Boston.
Dr. Stauffer began his private practice in Canton, NY, in 1937 performing surgery at the Potsdam, NY Hospital where he was active until 1959. During this period Dr. Stauffer served four years in the Army Medical Corps, entering with the 69th General Hospital � overseas in 1942. He was a surgeon in the 30th portable surgical hospital. He was attached to the 32nd Division, and later, the First Cavalry Division of the Army with work in New Guinea and the Admiralty Islands and some service with the First Marines and the 13th Air Force. Upon his return to the United States, the doctor was the Chief of Orthopedics and Surgery at the Rhoads General Hospital in Utica, NY from 1944 to 1946.
In 1952, he was a founder of the E.J. Noble Hospital and was the Surgical Chief of Staff at the New Member Hospital in Canton. Between 1959 and 19654, Dr. Stauffer was on the surgical staffs in Calaz, Va. And Petersburg, bur returned to northern New York in 1965 to practice surgery in Hamilton. He was also the team physician for the Athletic Department of Colgate University for several years prior to his retirement.
He became a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons in 1950, and was president of the St. Lawrence Medical Society (NY) in 1952. He was also a member of the New York American Medical Society and the American Medical Association. Dr. Stauffer was a recipient of Colgate University�s Maroon Citation and Silver Puck Awards.
Those who wish to do so may send memorial contributions to The Mercersburg Academy, Mercersburg, Pa., or Hospice of Martin, Inc.
Surviving family members are his wife, Patricia Stauffer; three sons Dr. John Q. of Tampa, Fla.; Dr. J. Turner of Birmingham, Ala.; and Jay M. of Cincinnati, Ohio; and daughter, Debra Coseo of Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Also surviving are eight grandchildren: Marc and Christian in Tamps; Grant, Ellen and Leigh in Birmingham; Elizabeth and William, in Burlington, Vt.; and Brian in Philadelphia. Great-grandchildren are Michael Coseo and Kathleen Ambubl.
A memorial service was at the Aycock Funeral Home, July 9th.
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Anthony �Tony� R. Stump, 27, of Moorefield, died Saturday, July 11, 1998, of an accidental drowning, west of Moorefield.
Born Nov. 28, 1970, in Petersburg, he was the son of Jimmy Stump Sr. and the late Wanda (Borror) Kesner. He was also preceded in death by one brother.
Mr. Stump was employed at Wampler Foods in Moorefield and a member of the Charity Baptist Church.
Besides his father, he is survived by his stepmother, Mazie Stump; one son Kyle Stump, at home; two brothers, Jimmy Stump Jr. and Bruce Stump, both of Moorefield; two sisters, Glenda Bolyard and Rosemary Stump, both of Moorefield; and one special friend, Kelley Gross.
Funeral services are today (Tuesday), at 2pm, at the Fraley Funeral Home chapel, Moorefield, with Pastor Jimmy Stump Sr. officiating. Interment will be in Walnut Grove Memorial Gardens, near Moorefield.
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