
Howard "Dick" Woods
Apr 27, 2002
Howard “Dick” Woods, 94, of the Mill Gap Community in Highland County, died Saturday, April 27, 2002, at King’s Daughters’ Health and Rehabilitation Center.
Mr. Woods was born Sept. 26, 1907, in Mill Gap, and was a son of the late James Harmon and Lizzie Wade Woods.
He worked in the C.C.C. Camps in the...

Stella Hiner
Apr 19, 2002
Stella Maloy Hiner, 105, of McDowell, died Friday, April 19, 2002, at the Bridgewater Retirement Community, where she had lived since Aug. 10, 1993.
Mrs. Hiner was born Aug. 24, 1896, in McDowell, and was a daughter of the late Emmet Jackson and Georgia B. Vance Maloy.
She was a homemaker and a member of...

Charles Gum
Apr 11, 2002
Charles Ray Gum, 79, died Thursday, April 11, 2002 at Avante at Harrisonburg.
He was born Nov. 3, 1922, at Forks of the Water, Highland County, a son of Charles D. and Minnie Catherine Simmons Gum.
He was a member of the United Brethren Church and served in the Army during World War II. He...

Christie Botkin
Apr 9, 2002
Christie Gail Botkin, 28, died Tuesday, April 9, 2002 at the University of Virginia Medical center, as the result of an automobile accident on Friday, April 5.
She was born January 26, 1974, at Charlottesville, a daughter of Vickie Gail Armstrong Botkin of Head Waters and Roger Dale Botkin of Sugar Grove, W.Va.
She was...
Kenton Rexrode
Mar 16, 2002
Kenton Marshall Rexrode, 86, died Saturday, March 16, 2002 at the University of Virginia Medical Center.
He was born November 4, 1915, in Blue Grass, a son of the late Eugene Russell and Effie Simmons Rexrode.
On August 10, 1937, he married Marie Puffenbarger Rexrode, who survives.
He was a livestock farmer, a...

Ruth Hoy
Mar 15, 2002
Ruth Rebecca Revercomb Hoy, 86, of Deerfield died Saturday, March 16, 2002 at Augusta Medical Center. She was born April 18, 1915 in the Flood Community of Highland County.
She was a daughter of the late John Henderseon and Emma Graham Revercomb.
On October 4, 1937 she married Elmer Lawrence...

Nellie Wagner
Mar 12, 2002
Nellie May Wagner, 72, a resident of Avante at Waynesboro, died Tuesday, March 12, 2002.
She was born May 1, 1929, at Vanderpool, Highland County, a daughter of Jessie and Bessie Harris Tidd.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Marvin Luther Wagner; a son, Frederick Lee Wagner; a brother, Aubrey Tidd;...

John Hammer
Feb 24, 2002
John David Hammer, 74, died Sunday night, February 24, 2002, at Augusta Medical Center, where he had been a patient since February 9, 2002.
He was born February 25, 1927, at McDowell, the only son of Winfield and Maggie Varner Hammer. He was a member of McKendree United Methodist Church and was a charter member of the...

Leola Ritchie
Feb 22, 2002
Leola Grace Ritchie, 95, of Blue Grass, died Friday, February 22, 2002 at the Shenandoah Nursing Home in Fishersville.
She was born August 30, 1906 at Blue Grass, a daughter of Alexander Lee and Ida Hinkle Wimer.
Mrs. Ritchie was a homemaker. She was a member of the Blue Grass united Methodist Church. She was...

Justin Mines
Feb 21, 2002
Justin Curtis Mines, 19, died Thursday, February 21, 2002 at Alkin, N.C., from a job related accident.
He was born October 21, 1982, at Harrisonburg, a son of French Timothy and Debra Lynn Bennett Mines.
He was a member of Totten Chapel United Methodist Church, and he attended McKendree United...

Betty "Bets" Baker
Feb 19, 2002
Betty Ann “Bets” Baker, 42, died Tuesday, February 19, 2002 at Augusta Medical Center.
She was born May 12, 1959, at Manassas, a daughter of the late Joseph Delbert Sr. and Eva Frances Cornell Rexrode.
Prior to her illness, she was employed as a sales clerk at an automotive supply...

Curtis Ramsey
Feb 7, 2002
Curtis Charles Ramsey, 82, of the Forks of the Waters community of Highland County, died Thursday, February 7, 2002 at the Springs Nursing Center.
He was born, September 30, 1919, at Beards Fork, W.Va., a son of Orville and Bettie Duncan Ramsey.
He served in the Army during World War II in the European Theater....

John Hiner
Jan 30, 2002
John William Hiner, 75, of Monterey, died Wednesday, January 30, 2002 at his residence of complications arising from multiple myeloma.
He was born October 9, 1926 at Monterey, a son of the late John L and Laura Blanche Sipe Hiner.
He was a retired master brick mason and a farmer....

Margaret Propst
Jan 30, 2002
Margaret Mitchell Propst, 88, died Wednesday, January 30, 2002 at the King’s Daughters’ Community Hospital and rehabilitation Center.
She was born July 26, 1913 at Highland county, a daughter of Elizabeth Mitchell.
She was a past member of St. Michael’s Lutheran Church at Sugar Grove, W.Va. In 1971, she moved...

Luella Malcolm
Jan 28, 2002
Luella Woods Malcolm, 72, died Monday, January 28, 2002 at Augusta Medical Center.
She was born February 17, 1929 at Lodi, Ohio, a daughter of Ralph Clifford and Nellie Mae Simcox Woods.
She was employed as an office manager at Stonewall Veterinary Clinic and was a member of McDowell Presbyterian church. While living in Florida,...

Viola Flippin
Jan 27, 2002
Viola Grace Flippin, 80, formerly of Monterey, Va., died Sunday, January 27, 2002.
She was born July 16, 1921 at Monterey, a daughter of Arlie M. and Lura Wimer Jack.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Charles Porter Flippin, who died June 11, 1984.
Surviving are four daughters,...

George Hevener Jr.
Jan 26, 2002
George Pinkney Hevener Jr., 80, died Saturday, January 26, 2002 at Bath County Hospital.
He was born December 8, 1921, at Monterey, a son of George P. and Bonnie Marie (Rexrode) Hevener Sr.
He was retired from the Virginia Department of Highways and he had also served in the Navy.
Survivors include a...

Van Simmons Sr.
Jan 23, 2002
Van Edward Simmons Sr., 75, of McDowell, died Wednesday, January 23, 2002 at The Springs Nursing Center.
He was born April 7, 1926, at Doe Hill, a son of Maude Simmons.
On March 17, 1947, he married Ella Louise Abel.
Mr. Simmons served in the U.S....

Sonny Pitsenbarger
Jan 20, 2002
Sonny Lee Pitsenbarger, 45, died Sunday, January 20, 2002.
He was born July 6, 1956 at Harrisonburg, a son of W. Virgil and Retha (Simmons) Pitsenbarger.
He was a farmer and was a member of St. Paul Independent Lutheran Church. He also attended Totten Chapel United Methodist Church.
Surviving are his wife, Michele...

Adrian Halterman
Jan 16, 2002
Adrian Leslie Halterman, infant daughter of Christal M. (Slawson) and Melvin E. Halterman of Deerfield, died January 16, 2002 at birth at Augusta Medical Center.
She is survived by a sister Ashley Halterman and a brother Cody Halterman, both of the home; maternal grandparents, Donald and Norma Slawson of Doe Hill; and paternal grandmother, Ruth Halterman of...
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