Mary Carpenter
Feb 27, 2005
Mary Bussard Carpenter, 96, of Bolar, died Sunday, February 27, 2005 at Allegheny Regional Hospital.
She was born July 30, 1908 at Bolar a daughter of the late Nathan and Mirtie Woods Bussard.
Mrs. Carpenter was a homemaker. She was member of Valley Bethel church and Valley Bethel Women’s Fellowship.
On August 11,...
Nellie Malcolm
Feb 3, 2005
Nellie H. Malcolm, 89, of Roanoke and formerly of McDowell, went to be with the Lord, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2005 at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital.
She was born May 17, 1915 in Highland County, a daughter of the late James and Mary Siron Hatcher. She was reared by Roy and Myrtle Obaugh.
Mrs. Malcolm retired...
Marie Bishop
Feb 1, 2005
Marie L. Bishop, 64, of Staunton, died Tuesday, February 1, 2005.
She was born August 12, 1940 at Monterey a daughter of the late Curtis Lee and Dorothy Elizabeth Johnson Rexrode.
On September 17, 1960, she married Glen Elbert Bishop, who preceded her in death on November 23, 1998.
Mrs. Bishop was employed...
Cleo "Gommie" Mitchell
Feb 1, 2005
Mrs. Cleo “Gommie” Coursey Mitchell, 94, went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, February 1, 2005 at Augusta Medical Center.
She has made her home at Birch Gardens Assisted Living for the past 7 years, where she received loving care.
She was born July 17, 1910 in Highland County, a daughter of the late...
Donald "Don" Malcolm
Jan 9, 2005
Donald “Don” Randolph Malcolm Sr., 74, of McDowell, died Sunday, January 9, 2005, at his residence.
He was born September 11, 1930, in McDowell, a son of the late Claude Allen and Mildred Siron Malcolm.
Mr. Malcolm graduated from Franklin High School in Franklin, W.Va. and attended Bridgewater College. He retired after 32 years of...
Margie Bird
Jan 8, 2005
Margie Hevener Bird, 92, of Harrisonburg Health and Rehabilitation Center, and formerly of Hightown, died Saturday, January 8, 2005.
Mrs. Bird was born Nov. 14, 1912, in Hightown, and was the daughter of the late Henry Morgan and Sarah Ettie Rexrode Hevener.
She was a homemaker and member of Hightown United Methodist Church.
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Sadie Bowers
Jan 3, 2005
Sadie M. Bowers, 96, of the Pendleton Nursing Home in Franklin, W.Va. and formerly of Monterey, died Monday, Jan. 3, 2005.
Ms. Bowers was born November 11, 1908, in Monterey, and was the daughter of the late Cameron and Delila Wagoner Bowers.
She was a homemaker and a member of the Monterey United Methodist Church....
Robert "Bobby" Hull
Dec 15, 2004
Robert James “Bobby” Hull, 19, of McDowell, died Wednesday, December 15, 2004 near Churchville as a result of a work accident.
He was born November 10, 1985 in Harrisonburg.
Mr. Hull attended Highland High School and McKendree United Methodist Church. He was employed by Plecker Construction Company.
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Edith "Dee" Rexrode
Dec 9, 2004
Edith S. “Dee” Rexrode died Thursday, December 9, 2004 at Augusta Medical Center. She was born January 14, 1919, at Millboro, to Forrest Mitchell and Bessie Geneva Neff Swearengin.
She was a former housekeeper at Montvallee Motel.
Mrs. Rexrode was preceded in death by her husband, James Randolph Rexrode; a daughter, Barbara Mitchell; an infant...
John "Bob" Hooke
Nov 24, 2004
John Robert “Bob” Hooke, 91, of Hightown, died Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2004, at Kings Daughters Community Health and Rehabilitation Center in Staunton.
Mr. Hooke was born May 24, 1913, in Boyer Siding, W.Va., and was the son of the late George Wicklin Sr. and Anna Belle Hoover Hooke.
He was...
Mildred Moats
Nov 19, 2004
Mildred Vandevander Moats, 76, of Harrisonburg, died Friday, November 19, 2004 at Rockingham Memorial Hospital. She was born April 12, 1928, in Blue Grass, a daughter of the late Neal and Lillie Cathern (Vandevander) Vandevander.
On June 14, 1944, she married Johnny Lloyd Moats, who preceded her in death on September 7, 2000. She was also predeceased...
Lt. Gen. Maurice Casey
Nov 11, 2004
Lt. Gen. Maurice Frances Casey, 84, of Satellite Beach, Fla. And McDowell, died Thursday, Nov. 11, 2004, at the Augusta Medical Center in Fishersville.
Lt. Gen. Casey was born June 3, 1920, in Chicago, and was a son of the late Maurice Frances and Marie Rowan Casey.
He retired in 1977 from the Joint Chiefs...
Dahlia Waggoner
Nov 10, 2004
Dahlia Ruckman Waggoner, 87, of Hightown died Wednesday, November 10, 2004 at her home. She was born June 2, 1917, in Hightown, a daughter of the late John Arthur and Clemmie Virginia Hevener Ruckman.
Mrs. Waggoner was a homemaker. She was a lifelong member of the Union Chapel United Methodist Church.
On April 29, 1944,...
Hubert Ratcliffe
Nov 6, 2004
Hubert Kenton Ratcliffe, 61, of Warm Springs, died Saturday November 6, 2004 at his home. He was born May 30, 1943 in Highland County, a son of the late Kent Harper and Mary Lottie Simmons Ratcliffe.
Mr. Ratcliff was the manager of Mill Run Farms and a member of the Starr-Bolar United Methodist Church. He was a...
Ethel Stephenson
Oct 27, 2004
Ethel McElwain Stephenson, 95, of Verona and formerly of Williamsville, died Wednesday, October 27, 2004 at Kings Daughters Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born November 13, 1908 at Halo, W.Va., a daughter of the late William Dixon and Cora Lee Pullen McElwain.
Mrs. Stephenson was a homemaker. She was a member of the Williamsville Presbyterian Church.
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Vonda Terry
Oct 25, 2004
Vonda Rexrode Terry, 65, of Bolar, died Monday, October 25, 2004, at The Springs Nursing Center. She was born February 19, 1939 in Highland County, a daughter of the late Charles Richard, Sr. and Maysie Kelly Rexrode.
On November 15, 1991, she married Tommy Terry.
Mrs. Terry was a member of the Hamilton Chapel Advent...
David "Bo" Hise
Oct 24, 2004
David Leroy “Bo” Hise, 57, of Webster Springs, W.Va., died Sunday, Oct. 24, 2004.
Mr. Hise was born September 3, 1947, in Cass, W.Va., and was a son of Margaret Virginia Gum Hise of Monterey and the late William Jacob “Buck” Hise.
He was an Army Veteran of the Vietnam War and was a construction...
Luther "Jack" Simmons
Oct 15, 2004
Luther “Jack” Compton Simmons, Jr., 79, of Blue Grass died Friday, October 15, 2004 at Shenandoah Valley Health Care Center. He was born December 9, 1924 in Crabbottom, a son of the late Luther C. Sr. and Willie Louise Pence Simmons.
He was united in marriage on July 5, 1971 to Mary Catherine Smith a daughter of...
Mary Sweitzer
Oct 13, 2004
Mary Hammer Sweitzer, 80, of Monterey died Wednesday, October 13, 2004 at UVA Medical Center. She was born May 31, 1924 near McDowell, a daughter of the late Winfield S. and Maggie Alice Varner Hammer.
Mrs. Sweitzer was a contributing writer for The Recorder, a DJ for WVLS radio; a supervisor at Aileen, Inc. for 21 years...
Leslie Napier
Oct 12, 2004
Leslie Sterling Napier, 77, of McDowell, went to be with his Savior on Tuesday, October 12, 2004.
He was born March 10, 1927 at Drakes Branch, a son of the late Otis James and Manche Ovelia Lewis Napier.
He spent 21 months in the occupation of army medics in Italy during World War II. He...
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