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Ward Bussard

Ward Bussard

Aug 4, 2009

Ward Miller Bussard, 82, of Mustoe, died Tuesday, August 4, 2009 at his home.  He was born April 20, 1927 in Highland County a son of the late Eutis Ward and Vernie Florence (Miller) Bussard.

Mr. Bussard graduated from Monterey High School in 1945 and was an U.S. Navy veteran of WWII.  He was...

Stewart "Chief" Bolling

Stewart "Chief" Bolling

Aug 1, 2009

Stewart “Chief” Bolling, 89, of Bolar, died Saturday, August 1, 2009 at his home.  He was born December 15, 1919 in Philadelphia, PA a son of the late Stewart and Grace Ethel (Norris) Bolling.

Mr. Bolling was a rubber and plastic machinery engineer. He was a member of the Highland Masonic Lodge #110, a...

Leona Botkin

Leona Botkin

Jul 11, 2009

Leona H. Botkin, 66, of Monterey, died Saturday, July 11, 2009 at Bath Community Hospital.  She was born March 18, 1943 in Franklin, WV a daughter of the late Robert Paul and Ella C. (Lambert) Hartman.

Mrs. Botkin was a homemaker and had worked at Aileen Inc.  She was a member of Hiner Church...

Jean Roberts

Jean Roberts

Jul 8, 2009

Jean B. Roberts, 69, of Burnsville, died Wednesday, July 8, 2009 at Bath Community Hospital.  She was born July 14, 1939 in Bath County a daughter of the late Thomas H. and Leta Jones (Folks) Burns.

On April 19, 1957, she married Lacy Lee Roberts who preceded her in death on March 21, 2006. ...

Virginia Gum

Virginia Gum

Jul 5, 2009

Virginia C. Gum, 83, of Penn Laird, went to be with the Lord, Sunday, July 5, 2009 at Rockingham Memorial Hospital.  She was born May 27, 1926 in Pendleton County, WV a daughter of the late Elmer and Virginia Maude (Smith) Crummett.

On August 16, 1947, she married Charles Ray Gum, whom preceded her in death on...

Walter "Tom" Beverage

Walter "Tom" Beverage

Jun 17, 2009

Walter Lee “Tom” Beverage, 79, of Monterey, died Wednesday, June 17, 2009 at The Springs Nursing Center.  He was born February 17, 1930 in Highland County a son of the late Olin S. and Mattie May (Ryder) Beverage.

Mr. Beverage was a sheep, cattle and poultry farmer and a maple syrup producer.  In the...

Paul Colaw

Paul Colaw

Jun 16, 2009

Paul Swecker Colaw, 90, of Monterey, died Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at Augusta Medical Center.  He was born July 1, 1918 in Blue Grass a son of the late George Edward and Virgie Belle (Swecker) Colaw.

Mr. Colaw was a farmer.  He was a past member of New Church Methodist and the Blue Grass...

Maxine McCutchan

Maxine McCutchan

Jun 9, 2009

Maxine M. McCutchan, 83, of Staunton, died Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at her home at Gypsy Hill Apartments.  She was born November 26, 1925 at McDowell a daughter of the late Thomas Brown and Ollie Virginia (Kerlin) Malcom.

On September 28, 1946, she married Eugene Ernest McCutchan, Jr.

Mrs. McCutchan was a member of Staunton...

Irene Smith

Irene Smith

Jun 3, 2009

Irene Smith, 86, of McDowell, died Wednesday, June 3, 2009 at Pendleton Manor.  She was born November 15, 1922 in Pocahontas County, WV a daughter of Oren and Gladys Mae (Vandevander) Ober.

Mrs. Smith was a homemaker.  She liked to read and sew.

On August. 19, 1945, she married Wilmer C. Smith, who preceded her...

Elzie Grogg

Elzie Grogg

May 18, 2009

Elzie H. Grogg, 85, of Churchville, died Monday, May 18, 2009 at Envoy of Staunton.  He was born November 22, 1923 at Blue Grass a son of Robert Lee and Ethel Jane (Puffenbarger) Grogg.

Mr. Grogg was a member of St. James United Methodist Church and a charter member of Western Augusta Steam &...

Laura Simmons

Laura Simmons

May 12, 2009

Laura Mae Simmons, 93, of Moyers, WV, died Tuesday, May 12, 2009 at Rockingham Memorial Hospital.  She was born October 28, 1915 in Pendleton County, WV a daughter of Harvey and Lucille (Rexrode) Simmons.

She was a homemaker and a member of St. Paul Independent Lutheran Church.  She enjoyed reading the newspaper and her...

William "Bill" Niswander

William "Bill" Niswander

May 10, 2009

William M. “Bill” Niswander, 87, of Monterey, died Sunday, May 10, 2009 at his home.  He was born March 14, 1922 on a farm near Herndon, a son of Paul C. and Helen Viola (Smith) Niswander.

He graduated from Washington-Lee High School in Arlington.  He served in the U.S. Army during WWII with the 1286 th Combat...

Clem Kincaid

Clem Kincaid

Apr 22, 2009

 Clem Osten Kincaid, 73, of Monterey, died Wednesday, April 22, 2009 at his home.  He was born August 15, 1935 in Mustoe a son of the late Guy L. and Lillian (Doyle) Kincaid. 

 Clem was a member of Pisgah Presbyterian Church and the Wagon Wheel Hunt Club.  He was a truck driver, an avid outdoorsman and a NASCAR fan.  He served...

Matthew Pitsenbarger

Matthew Pitsenbarger

Mar 24, 2009

Matthew Tyler Pitsenbarger, 2 ½, died Sunday, March 24, 2002 at the University of Nebraska Medical Center at Omaha.

He was born Aug. 20, 1999, at Offutt Air Force base, the son of Larry A. and Ruth A. Pitsenbarger of Bellevue.

He was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, Henry C. Pitsenbarger of Amherst,...

Lorraine "Tiny" Hooke

Lorraine "Tiny" Hooke

Mar 18, 2009

Lorraine “Tiny” Hooke, 86, of Monterey, died Wednesday, March 18, 2009 at Bath Community Hospital.  She was born February 26, 1923 in Highland County a daughter of Elmer Harry and Argyle Grace (Arbogast) Nicholas.

Mrs. Hooke was a homemaker and a member of the Monterey Presbyterian Church.  She loved her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, golf and visiting on...

George "Jack" Botkin

George "Jack" Botkin

Mar 18, 2009

George Addison “Jack” Botkin, 74, of Monterey, died Wednesday, March 18, 2009 at Augusta Medical Center.   He was born May 12, 1934 near McDowell a son of the late Cameron and Ethel (Puffenbarger) Botkin.

On June 20, 1953, he married Charlotte Virginia Rexrode.

For over 50 years he had worked...

Dorothy Hevener

Dorothy Hevener

Mar 15, 2009

Dorothy W. Hevener, 90, of Harrisonburg and formerly of Hightown, died Sunday, March 15, 2009 at Oak Lea Nursing Care.  She was born March 31, 1918 in Blue Grass, a daughter of Frank Cameron and Bonnie Kate (Wimer) Wimer.

Mrs. Hevener was a homemaker and a member of Pisgah Presbyterian Church.  She was a...

William "Nick" Beverage

William "Nick" Beverage

Mar 14, 2009

William Nicholas “Nick” Beverage, 94, of Monterey, died Saturday, March 14, 2009 at his home.  He was born May 7, 1914, a son of Isaac Luther and Clara Hester (Seybert) Beverage.

Mr. Beverage studied at the University of Virginia and then returned to Monterey, where he was the county surveyor and a member of the Lions Club...

Lola Armstrong

Lola Armstrong

Mar 13, 2009

Lola Bell Armstrong, 100, of Monterey, passed away, Friday, March 13, 2009 at Pendleton Manor.  She was the widow of J. Hiner Armstrong of the McKendree area in Highland County, who passed away on July 28, 1970.  She was born December 21, 1908 in Doe Hill the first child of Charles and Bessie (Leach) Botkin.

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Roger Botkin

Roger Botkin

Mar 11, 2009

Roger Dale Botkin, 63, of Monterey, died Wednesday evening, March 11, 2009 at his home.  He was born October 4, 1945 in Highland County a son of the late Edward Harrison and Eva (Puffenbarger) Botkin.

Roger was a livestock farmer and a truck driver.  He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Viet Nam...

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