OBITUARIES

Ethel Rexrode

Ethel Rexrode

Oct 27, 2001

Ethel Mullenax Rexrode, 92, of Hightown in Highland County, died Saturday, October 27, 2001 at the Springs Nursing Center.

She was born June 10, 1909, on Middle Mountain and was a daughter of William Arthur and Harriet Sponaugle Mullenax.

On August 30, 1929, she married Dewey Esau Rexrode, who died...

Dorothy Hevener

Dorothy Hevener

Oct 21, 2001

Dorothy Puffenbarger Hevener, 69, died Sunday, October 21, 2001 at Augusta Medical Center.

She was born July 31, 1932 at Blue Grass, a daughter of Kennie Roosevetl and Maude Ellen Whitecotton Puffenbarger.

She married Thomas Carlyle Hevener on May 23, 1953. He preceded her in death August 30, 1999.

She was a homemaker....

Billy Hannah

Billy Hannah

Oct 11, 2001

Billy Warren Hannah, 78, of Mustoe, died Thursday, October 11, 2001 at Reston Hospital, following a heart attack suffered while visiting his sister in northern Virginia.

He was born near Slatyfork in Pocahontas Co., West Virginia, on October 14, 1922, a son of Hugh Amos and Lovie Sabina Hannah. He attended school in West Virginia and in...

William Key

William Key

Oct 10, 2001

William Jennings Key, 75, formerly of Monterey, died Wednesday, October 10, 2001 at Bath County Community Hospital.

He was born March 8, 1926 at Monterey a son of Dewey Wilson Sr. and Leola Frances (Strathy) Key.

He had been a resident of The Springs Nursing Center since 1996. He also had been a member of...

David Allen

David Allen

Oct 10, 2001

David Lambert Allen, 60, of the Mustoe Community of Highland County died, Wednesday, October 10, 2001 at the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville.

He was born November 7, 1940 in Atlanta, Ga., the son of the late George and Dorothy (Lambert) Allen.

Mr. Allen was a self-employed photo journalist and a conservationist.

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Adolphe Hooke

Adolphe Hooke

Oct 6, 2001

Adolphe Edmond Hooke, 76, of the Mill Gap Community in Highland County, died Saturday morning, October 6, 2001 at his home.

He was born August 15, 1925, at McDowell, a son of George Wickline Sr. and Anna Sue Hoover Hooke.

He was a partner with his brother, George Hooke, at...

Nancy Whitelaw

Nancy Whitelaw

Sep 29, 2001

Nancy Gentry Whitelaw, 75, died Saturday, September 29, 2001 at Mercy Hospital Hospice.

She was born August 19, 1926 at Monterey, a daughter of Earnest B. and Juantia Whitelaw.

She was a member of the United Methodist Church.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

Surviving are five children, Mary...

Emma Horne

Emma Horne

Sep 14, 2001

Emma L. Horne, 79, formerly of Front Royal, died Friday, September 14, 2001 at her residence.

She was born March 11, 1922 at Blue Grass, a daughter of Fannie Ethel Nelson.

She retired from Mackey’s Vending Company in Verona after 22 years of service.

She was preceded in death by her first husband,...

Emma Horne

Emma Horne

Sep 14, 2001

Emma L. Horne, 79, formerly of Front Royal, died Friday, September 14, 2001 at her residence.

She was born March 11, 1922 at Blue Grass, a daughter of Fannie Ethel Nelson.

She retired from Mackey’s Vending Company in Verona after 22 years of service.

She was...

Louise Marion

Louise Marion

Sep 9, 2001

Louise Virginia Marion, 71, died Sunday, September 9, 2001 at Oak Hill Center.

She was born October 29, 1929, at Highland County, a daughter of Oliver Luther and Elva (Mullenax) Mullenax.

She grew up in Bartow, West Virginia, and graduated from Green Bank High School. She attended Moody Bible College,...

Louise Marion

Louise Marion

Sep 9, 2001

Louise Virginia Marion, 71, died Sunday, September 9, 2001 at Oak Hill Center.

She was born October 29, 1929, at Highland County, a daughter of Oliver Luther and Elva (Mullenax) Mullenax.

She grew up in Bartow, West Virginia, and graduated from Green Bank High School. She attended Moody Bible College,...

Clara Herold

Clara Herold

Sep 9, 2001

Clara Alice Herold, 89, died Sunday, September 9, 2001 at Johns Hopkins’ Geriatric Center.

She was born February 29, 1912, at Durbin, W.Va., a daughter of Austin and Mary Stone Nottingtham.

She was a member of Hamilton Presbyterian Church.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her parents, Woodrow L. Herold; four...

Hubert Halterman

Hubert Halterman

Sep 6, 2001

Hubert Morton Halterman, 76, died Thursday, September 6, 2001 at his home.

He was born November 24, 1924 at Monterey a son of William Mercer and Elsie (Propst) Halterman.

He was an Army veteran of World War II; he served in Company C, 320 Infantry, 35 th Division. He was retired from the Bath County...

Kathryn Mauzy

Kathryn Mauzy

Aug 31, 2001

Kathryn Wimer Mauzy, 92, of Monterey, formerly of Blue Grass, died Friday, August 31, 2001 at Oak Lea Nursing Home in Harrisonburg. She was born November 14, 1908 at Blue Grass, a daughter of Frank Cameron and Bonnie Kate (Wimer) Wimer.

She was a retired bookkeeper with the Blue Grass Valley Bank. She was...

Mabel Bussard

Mabel Bussard

Aug 29, 2001

Mabel Wilson Bussard, 87, of Monterey, died Wednesday, August 29, 2001 at Augusta Medical Center.

She was born March 10, 1914 at Doe Hill, a daughter of Harmon Irving and Mary Louella (Siron) Wilson.

Mrs. Bussard was a member of the Christ Science Church in Boston. She managed Montvallee Motel in Monterey until she was...

Montgomery Linkous

Montgomery Linkous

Aug 17, 2001

Montgomery Reamer McClung Hunter Linkous, 85, formerly of McDowell, died Friday, Augusta 17, 2001 at Augusta Medical Center.

She was born July 17, 1916, in Highland County, a daughter of Louie Edwin and Bessio Granton (Pullin) McClung.

Her husband, Brig. Gen. (Army, retired) Kenneth Terrell Linkous preceded her in death...

Clyde Schooler

Clyde Schooler

Jul 30, 2001

On July 30, 2001 Clyde Emerson Schooler, 81, departed his Earthly home from Bridgewater Retirement Home where he had resided since January 1, 1997. Clyde was born September 28, 1919, the son of Garrett Benjamin and Mary Corbett Schooler of Hightown.

On October 4, 1941, he married Charlotte Louise Simmons, who survives.

They are the...

Clyde Puffenbarger

Clyde Puffenbarger

Jul 21, 2001

Clyde Rubert Puffenbarger, 86, of Head Waters died Sunday, July 21, 2001 in the V.A. Medical Center in Martinsburg, W.Va.

He was born June 13, 1915 at the Palo Alto community of Highland County a son of George and Dorothy (McCray) Puffenbarger.

He was a self-employed painter and an Army Veteran of World War II...

Frederica "Freddie" Moomaw

Frederica "Freddie" Moomaw

Jul 17, 2001

Frederica “Freddie” Hamlet Moomaw, 70, of Monterey, died Tuesday, July 17, 2001 at Augusta Medical Center.

She was born October 31, 1930 at Charlottesville, a daughter of Frederick Pannell and Annie Elizabeth (Wiseman) Hamlet.

She was a homemaker. She attended the Monterey United Methodist Church. She was a member of the Monterey United Methodist Women...

James "Jimmy" Moats

James "Jimmy" Moats

Jul 6, 2001

James Lee “Jimmy” Moats, 62, died Friday, July 6, 2001 at his second home in Doe Hill.

He was born April 12, 1939, at McDowell, a son of Luther William and Ada Belle (Vandevander) Moats.

On March 28, 1959, he married Jenny Lee Puffenbarger, who preceded him in death on...