OBITUARIES

Virginia R. "Pat" Stephenson

Virginia R. "Pat" Stephenson

Sep 19, 1994

 

Virginia R. “Pat” Stephenson, 73 of Williamsville died Monday, September 19, 1994 in the Springs Nursing Home.

She was born March 17, 1921 at Goshen, a daughter of the late Robert H. and Mary (Copper) Ramsey.

She was a member of the Williamsville Presbyterian Church.

On January 28, 1961, she married Andrew e. Stephenson of Williamsville, who survives.

In...

J. Leroy Gardner

J. Leroy Gardner

Sep 15, 1994

J. Leroy Gardner, 69, of Monterey, died Thursday evening, September 15, 1994 in the Bath County Community Hospital.

He was born March 6, 1925 in Mustoe and was the son of Hampton Bruce and Jemima Jane (Stalnaker) Gardner.

He was a member of Victory Chapel Advent Christian Church and was a veteran of World War II.

He is survived by...

Sandy Judy Varner

Sandy Judy Varner

Sep 9, 1994

The funeral for Sandy Judy Varner, 60, of McDowell, will be held at 11 a.m. at Obaugh Funeral Home in McDowell.

The Rev. Lester LaPrade will conduct the service. Burial will be in the Crummett Run Cemetery.

Mr. Varner died September 9, 1994 as the result of a logging accident.

He was born May 6, 1934 in Palo Alto and...

Leola Swadley Maloy

Leola Swadley Maloy

Sep 8, 1994

Leola Swadley Maloy, 89, of McDowell died Thursday evening, September 8, 1994 at her residence.

Born August 19, 1905 in Burnsville, she was the daughter of William Henry and Theressa (Revercomb) Swadley.

On May 18, 1937, she married Patrick Shannon Maloy, who died on February 22, 1956.

Mrs. Maloy was a graduate of Randolph Macon Woman's College. She taught 19...

Bobby Gene Botkin Sr.

Bobby Gene Botkin Sr.

Aug 31, 1994

Bobby Gene Botkin Sr., 48, of Verona, died Wednesday, August 31, 1994 at King's Daughters' Hospital.

He was born August 10, 1946 at Harrisonburg, a don of Ressie Virginia (Puffenbarger) Botkin and Loyd Fleisher Botkin.

He spent most of his life in construction work and had worked for five years for Moffett Paving Company in Staunton.

In addition to his...

Ruby Vaiden Hamilton

Ruby Vaiden Hamilton

Aug 28, 1994

Ruby Vaiden Hamilton, 76, of Hot Springs, died Sunday morning, August 28, 1994 in Bath County Community Hospital.

She was born February 10, 1918 at Mustoe, a daughter of Albert and Mary Susan (McAllister) Gum.

She had been employed at the Homestead Hotel for 15 years.

Her husband, Willis Hamilton, died April 6, 1993.

Survivors include one son, Charles Edward...

Margaret Florence Losh

Margaret Florence Losh

Aug 19, 1994

Margaret Florence Losh, 76, of McDowell, died on Friday evening, August 19, 1994 at King's Daughters' Hospital.

She was born on August 24, 1917 at Sugar Grove, WV, a daughter of Berlin and Della (Puffenbarger) Smith.

She was a member of McKendree United Methodist Church.

Her husband, Harry Burnett Losh, died on November 23, 1984.

Surviving are a daughter, Janet...

Eliza Roxie Crummett

Eliza Roxie Crummett

Aug 13, 1994

Eliza Roxie Crummett, 90, of Sugar Grove, WV, died August 13, 1994, while visiting her family in Pennsylvania.

Mrs. Crummett was born December 14, 1903, in Circleville, WV, and was a daughter of Harman and Martha Nelson Bennett.

Her husband, Charlie Crummett, died November 13, 1981.

Surviving are two daughters, Martha Hottle and Mary Rose Worley, both of Alexandria; three...

Vernie Emogene Colaw

Vernie Emogene Colaw

Aug 12, 1994

The funeral of Vernie Emogene Colaw, 54, of College Park, Md., will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at Obaugh Funeral Home.

The Rev. Donald Rose will conduct the service. Burial will be in Hightown Cemetery.

Mrs. Colaw died August 12, 1994 at her home.

She was born March 19, 1940 at Hightown and was a daughter of the late...

Loyd Fleisher Botkin

Loyd Fleisher Botkin

Jul 20, 1994

Loyd Fleisher Botkin, 85, of Verona, died on Wednesday morning, July 20, 1994 at the District Home in Waynesboro.

He was born May 20, 1909 at Doe Hill, a son of Polly Botkin.

On March 10, 1934 he married Ressie Virginia Botkin of Verona, who resides.

He was a member of Bridgewater Church of the Brethren.

In addition to his...

Leona "Rosie" Jane Smith

Leona "Rosie" Jane Smith

Jul 16, 1994

Leona Jane "Rosie" Smith, 71, of Harrisonburg, died Saturday evening, July 16, 1994 in the Camelot Hall Nursing Home.

She was born September 10, 1922 at Sugar Grove, WV and was the daughter of Harry and Polly (Losh) Puffenbarger.

She attended the Brethren Church. Her husband, Calvin J. Smith, died January 14, 1991.

She is survived by a daughter, Madaline...

Geneva Bell Stone

Geneva Bell Stone

Jul 11, 1994

Geneva Bell Stone, 76, of Sugar Grove, WV, died on Monday afternoon, July 11, 1994 at Rockingham Memorial Hospital.

She was born on March 17, 1918 at Riverton, a daughter of Charles and Virginia (Warner) Bland.

On July 2, 1979 she married to Joseph Lee Stone, who died on June 14, 1991.

She was a member of the Lutheran Church.

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Lynne Sheldon Waybright

Lynne Sheldon Waybright

Jul 9, 1994

Lynne Sheldon Waybright, 44, of Monterey, died Saturday, July 9, 1994 at her residence.

She was born January 19, 1950 in Detroit, Mich., a daughter of Frederick E. and Kathryn (Hansford) Sheldon Jr.

On February 19, 1977 she married Richard Waybright.

She was employed by the Bacova Guild.

In addition to her husband of Monterey, survivors include three sons, Gregory...

Draper Weese

Draper Weese

Jul 7, 1994

Draper Weese, 84, of Harrisonburg, died on Thursday night, July 7, 1994 at Camelot Hall Nursing Home.

He was born on August 16, 1909 in Highland County, a son of Sebert and Lucy Jane (Propst) Weese.

His first wife, Lola (Helmick) Weese, preceded him in death. His second wife, Jessie (Todd) Weese, died on Feb. 15, 1991.

He was an...

Hallie Juanita (Gilmore) Connell

Hallie Juanita (Gilmore) Connell

Jul 6, 1994

Hallie Juanita Gilmore Connell, 71, of Monterey died July 6, 1994, at her home on Back Creek.

Mrs. Connell was born October 7, 1922, at Canton, Pa., and was a daughter of the late Lloyd McNeil and Helen Rush Hoffman Gilmore.

She was a member of the Methodist Church. She was past matron of the Falmouth Massachusetts Order of the...

Margie H. Simmons

Margie H. Simmons

Jul 6, 1994

Margie H. Simmons, 82, of Monterey died Wednesday night, July 6, 1994 at Bath County Community Hospital.

She was born October 28, 1911 at Williamsville, daughter of Columbus and Melinda (Simmons) Halterman.

She was a member of the Monterey Presbyterian Church. She was the cook at the Monterey Hotel for 40 years and at the Monterey School and at High's...

Mary Mildred Lotts

Mary Mildred Lotts

Jul 3, 1994

Mary Mildred Lotts, 83, formerly of Monterey, died Sunday morning, July 3, 1994 at St. Luke's Home for Adults near Waynesboro.

She was born March 14, 1911 at Blue Grass, a daughter of Abel Pryor and Amanda Swecker Arbogast.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Albert Martin Lotts Sr., who died September 15, 1984.

Survivors include a daughter,...

Elsie P. Corbett

Elsie P. Corbett

Jul 3, 1994

Elsie P. Corbett, 85, of Mustoe died Saturday, September 3, 1994 at Monterey. She was born July 2, 1909 at Deerfield, a daughter of Albert and Josephine (Grandfield) Pritt.

She was a member of the Advent Christian Church. Her husband, Charles Harper Corbett, died in April 1960.

Surviving are four daughters, Shirley C. Verges of Monterey. Patsy C. Herold of...

Myrtle Marie Hooke

Myrtle Marie Hooke

Jun 25, 1994

Myrtle Marie H. Hooke, 78, of Hightown, a native of Southampton County, died Saturday, June 25, 1994, at Roanoke Memorial Hospital.

She was born on Sept. 9, 1915, a daughter of Gardner Thomas Hundley Sr. and Myrtle Williams Hundley.

She was a 1936 graduate of Farmville State Teacher's College with a BS degree in education. She had taught school in...

Mildred Brown Folks

Mildred Brown Folks

Jun 5, 1994

Mildred (Brown) Folks, 68, of Blue Grass died Sunday evening, June 5, 1994 at the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville.

She was born April 17, 1926 in Augusta County and was a daughter of Clarence William and Bessie (Sipe) Brown.

On May 23, 1953, she married William P. Folks, who survived of Blue Grass.

She was a member...