Elmer Eckard

Elmer Richard Eckard, 62, of Fork Road, Moorefield died Monday morning, October 11, 2004 at Winchester Medical Center in Winchester, Va.

Born January 9, 1942 in Sugar Grove, he was a son of the late Alfred R. and Anna Mae King Eckard. A brother and two sisters preceded him in death.

Surviving are his wife of 24 years, Dianna Varner Eckard; two daughters, Melissa Eckard of Phoenix, Ariz. And Doris Ayers of Moorefield; three brothers, Teddy Eckard of Milam, Charles Eckard of Elkton, Va.; four sisters, Anna Calloway of Spartansburg, S.C., Thelma Sherman of Petersburg, Bertha Calhoun of Upper Tract and Vicki Loss of Brandywine; and four grandchildren.

The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. Thursday at Obaugh Funeral Home. Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Friday at Obaugh Funeral Home, with the Rev. Shannon Mullins officiating. Interment will follow at St. Michael’s Lutheran Cemetery in Sugar Grove.

Memorials may be directed to the family, 105 Fork Road, Moorefield, W.Va. 26836.