Born on October 25, 1914, at Bismark, WV, she was a daughter of the late Sanford and Nora (Moreland) Cosner. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Paul H. Starnes on May 1, 1995, and by one brother.
She was a member of the Beaver Run Church of the Brethren and the Women’s Fellowship of both the Beaver Run Church and Markwood United Methodist Church. She was a member of the Russelldale Homemakers Club and had been a foster parent to numerous children.
She is survived two daughters, Delores "Dee" Burgess and husband John, Mason Neck, Virginia, Mary Dolly and husband Sheldon, Salem, WV; four brothers, Clyde Cosner and wife Viola, Keyser, WV, Calvin Cosner and wife Peggy, Moorefield, WV, Tony Cosner and wife Ruth, Moorefield, Glenn Cosner and wife Nancy, Moorefield; six grandchildren, Tammy Mason and husband Jeffery, Salem, Stephen Dolly and wife Barbara, Salem, Melissa Dolly, Salem, Wade Dolly and wife Renee, Marshall, Michigan, Jonathan Burgess, Woodbridge, Virginia, Joseph Burgess, Woodbridge; four great grandchildren, Matthew Mason, Dalton Dolly, Marie Mason and Amanda Dolly; a sister-in-law, Fern Westfall and husband Glenn, Augusta WV; and several nieces and nephews.
Services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Rotruck-Smith Funeral Home, Keyser, with Rev. Preston J. Miller officiating.
Interment will be in the Idleman Cemetery, Scherr, WV
Friends will be received from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
The family requests that expressions of sympathy take the form of contributions to either the People's’Hospice, P.O. Box 1680, Clarksburg, WV 26302 or to the Beaver Run Church of the Brethren, Burlington, WV 26710
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Mary Ellen Alt Sester, 76, Baltimore, MD, and formerly of Brushy Run, died Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2001, at her home.
Ms. Sester was born Feb. 16, 1925, in Brush Run and was a daughter of the late Scott R. and Effie Whetzel Alt.
She is survived by a daughter Shirley Cline, Baltimore, MD; two sisters Dorothy Sears, Petersburg, and Gladys Bain, Baltimore, MD, and Archie Alt, Sparta, MI; a grandson; and several nieces and nephews.
She was also preceded in death by three brothers, Titus Alt, Galen Alt and Russell Alt; four sisters, infant, Goldie Alt, Viola Smith, Vernie Whetzel and Hazel Cosner.
The funeral was held Sunday at the Bruzdzinski Funeral Home in Baltimore, MD. The Rev. Bruce Cosner conducted a graveside service at 11 a.m. Monday at the Alt family cemetery in Brushy Run.
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Dorothy M. Sites, 85, died Monday, Aug. 27, 2001, at Davis Memorial Hospital in Elkins.
Mrs. Sites was born July 26, 1916, at Whitmer and was a daughter of the late Sunday and Pearl Humphrey Dolly.
She was a homemaker and had worked at the Franklin Garment Company. She was a member of the Whitmer United Methodist Church and the EUB Ladies Auxiliary.
In 1930, she married Osce Sites, who preceded her in death in November of 1963.
Surviving are three daughters, Bernice Shrader, Petersburg, Shirley Kutz, Fredericksburg, VA, and Shelva Propst, LaPlata, MD; two sons, Blake Sites, Fairfax, VA, Bobby Sites, Dover, DE; twin sisters, Ruth Long, Whitmer, and Ruby Dolly, Riverton; four brothers, Clifford Dolly, Valley Bend, Eugene Dolly, Belington, Mike Dolly, Whitmer, and Jack Dolly, Ripley; nine grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
She was also preceded in death by four brothers, John Dolly, Floyd Dolly, Billy Dolly and Oakey Dolly; and two sisters, Vivian Tyre and Naomi Warner.
Graveside services were held 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at the North Fork Memorial Cemetery at Riverton with Jack Vogel officiating.
Funeral arrangements were under the direction of the Kimble Funeral Home in Franklin.
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Bunis Alonzo Stump, 88, Pendleton Nursing Home, Franklin, died Thursday, Nov. 1, 2001, at Grant Memorial Hospital in Petersburg. He had lived at the nursing home since 1993.
Mr. Stump was born June 25, 1913, in Smoke Hole and was a son of the late Adam Grant Stump and Martha Jane Kimble Stump.
He was employed by the West Virginia Department of Highways and was an Army veteran of World War II and a paratrooper. He was a member of the American Legion Post No. 78.
He is survived by a sister, Rhoda Bolin, Petersburg; a brother, Ersel Grant Stump, Martinsburg; four nieces and four nephews.
He was also preceded in death by one brother, Quinten Stump; and one sister, Maysell Teter.
The Rev. Glen M. Sites conducted the funeral at 11 a.m. Monday at the Basagic Funeral Home in Petersburg. Burial was at South Branch Valley Memorial Gardens in Petersburg with graveside rites by various military organization of Grant County.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Pendleton County Nursing Home or to the family.
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Charles L. Shreve, 85, of HC 84 Box 86, Keyser, WV, died Friday May 28, 1999, at the Grant Memorial Hospital, Petersburg, WV.
Born January 31, 1914, at Maysville, WV he was a son of Arnold and Miranda (Sears) Shreve. He also was preceded in death by his wife, Edith "Virginia" (Haslacker) Shreve on January 30, 1992; and one brother, Ray Shreve.
Mr. Shreve was a retired mechanic at the Westvaco Luke Mill with 37 and one-half years of service. He also was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, having served in the European Theater of Operations. He was a member of the Antioch United Methodist Church, Antioch, WV, ant the Kelly-Mansfield Post 52 American Legion, Piedmont, WV.
Surviving are one daughter Loretta Amtower and husband Leon, Burlington, WV; two sons, Darl Shreve and wife Brenda, Grantsville, Maryland, and Kevin Shreve and wife Judy, Keyser, WV; two sisters, Nellie Tichnell, Swanton, Maryland, and Kate Halterman, Maysville, WV; six grandchildren, Petula Staggs, Tiffney Custer, Darl Shreve II, Daphne Bennear, Caleb Shreve and Zachary Shreve; and four great-grandchildren, Kristin Custer, Brianna Custer, Morgan Custer and Chase Bennear.
Funeral Services were conducted at the Antioch United Methodist Church Monday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Wade Sirk and the Rev. Tom Anderson officiating.
Interment was in the Thrush Cemetery, Antioch, WV
The family requests that expressions of sympathy take the form of contributions to the Antioch United Methodist Church c/o Judy Shreve, HC 84, Box 86, Keyser, WV 26726.
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Orville G. Shreve Sr., 91 of HC 72 Box 136 Keyser, WV died Friday October 27,2000, at the Potomac Valley Hospital, Keyser.
Born on October 05, 1909, at Smoke Hole, he was a son of the late Daniel Oscar and Martha Mae (Kesner) Shreve. He also was preceded in death by an infant son, Vernon Lough Shreve; one brother, Archie Shreve; and two sisters, Julia Mace and his twin sister, Mary Mae Simpson.
Mr. Shreve was the last surviving member of his immediate family.
Mr. Shreve was a retired mechanic’s helper and carman with the Chessie System with 32 years of service. He was an avid gardener, hunter and outdoorsman and was a member of the Lehigh Rod and Gun Club, Burlington.
Surviving are his wife of 72 years, Lucy Pearl (Feaster) Shreve, whom he married on December 15, 1927; three sons, Orville G. Shreve Jr. and wife Bernice, Burlington, Robert D. Shreve, New Creek, and Harlan N. Shreve and wife Karen, Keyser; four daughters, Twila L. Hershey, Keyser, Norma K. Amtower and husband Arnold, Fort Ashby, Naomi V. Eisenhour and husband Ervin, Keyser, and Sharon A. Cannon and husband Oscar, Keyser, 16 grandchildren, 22 great grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren.
Friends may call at the Smith Funeral Home, Keyser today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be conducted at the Smith Funeral Home, Keyser, on Tuesday at 2 p.m. with Pastor Paul Dye and pastor Jerry Eisenhour officiating.
Interment will be in the Lahmansville Cemetery, Lahmansville, WV
Pallbearers were: (Active) Randy Shreve, Ronnie Shreve, Terry Amtower, David Shaw, Randy Richey and Kevin Miller; (Honorary) Harry Wittman, Lloyd O’Brien, Roger Kunkle and Lyle Landes.
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Mrs. Gertrude Scherr, whose maiden name was Gertrude Arnold, was born in Reiden, in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland, on the 18th of July 1820; and died at her residence in Maysville, Grant County WV March 28th 1882; age 61 years 8 months and 14 days.
Thirty-seven years ago the deceased became the wife of Mr. Joseph Scherr, and of this union only three children survive.
In 1857 she immigrated to the United States with her husband where after residing sometime in the west, they settled in Preston County of this State. From whence about 16 years ago they removed to Maysville, at which place, with the exception of a few years spent in Washington, D. C. they have resided ever since. While at Washington Mrs. Scherr unfortunately contracted a malarial fever from which she never fully recovered, and which finally caused her death. When last attacked with this disease she was fully conscious that her end was near and felt that she was prepared and perfectly willing to meet her God.
She was a firm believer in the Christian religion, and an estimable patter of the faith she professed. All who knew her loved her and respected her for her many virtues and excellent life.
She was a faithful and devoted wife, a loving mother and a true good woman. While the chief delights was in the welfare of her own family, she did not neglect the poor or the sick, and left behind her a name that is like sweet perfume, and will be embalmed in the memory of all who knew her.
She will be greatly missed in the community but in the home, stricken by this great sorrow, who shall take her place?
May God Comfort the bereaved husband and children, and help them to realize that their Lose is her eternal gain. “Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord.”
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Eloise Lorraine Schell, 50 of Petersburg, died Wednesday, February 10, 1999 at Grant Memorial Hospital, Petersburg.
Born May 17, 1948 in Petersburg, she was the daughter of the late Otto S. and Ollie “Nippy” (Puffenbarger) Schell.
Surviving are her foster family, Della Folk of Maysville; two foster brothers, Charles E. and Richard Kessel of Maysville, one foster sister, Judy Rohrbaugh of Maysville; one foster niece, Tonya Renee Kessel of Winchester, Virginia; and four foster nephews, Todd and Patrick Rohrbaugh and Jeremy and Tommy Kessel, all of Maysville.
Funeral services were Saturday afternoon at the Schaeffer Funeral Home chapel, Petersburg, with the Rev. Joseph Eversole officiating. Interment was in the Lahmansville Cemetery at Lahmansville.
Memorials may be made to the family c/o Charles E. Kessel, HC 80 Box 32, Maysville, 26833.
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Bonnie June Selby, 65, of Harney, Maryland died Friday December 05, 1997 at her home of cancer.
Born April 19, 1932 at Cabins, she was the daughter of the late Jonah E. and Sarah Ester (Moyers) Wolford. She was preceded in death by her former husband, Gene Haines; one daughter; Sharren Elaine Harvey; and one sister, Carol Rankin.
Mrs. Selby was past owner and operator of Westminster Lanes Restaurant and the Kountry Kitchen Restaurant in Westminster, Maryland. She belonged to the ladies auxiliary of Harney VFW. She collected and delivered clothing, baby supplies and food for mission trips to the Appalachians. She also belonged to the Bethel Assembly of God in Littlestown, PA.
She is survived by her husband of 18 years, Frank K. Selby; one son, Ronald E. Haines, of Littlestown; four stepsons, Steven Selby and Anthony Selby, both of Hanover, PA, Allen Selby of Reisterstown, Maryland and Timothy Selby of Gettysburg, PA; two step daughters, Missy Selby of Taneytown, Pa and Kristen Selby of Harney; two brothers, Denton J. Wolford of Davidsonville, Maryland and Roy A. Wolford of Glen Burnie, Maryland; two sisters, Alverta W. Miller of Westminster and Laura Mae Conner of Aspers, PA; and five grandchildren.
Funeral services wee Monday morning at the Bethel Assembly of God, Littlestown, with the Rev. James M. Ruddy officiating. Interment was in Pipe Creek Cemetery, Linwood, Maryland.
Memorials may be made to the Carroll Hospice, 95 Carroll St., Westminster, 21157.
Arrangements were under the direction of little Funeral Home, Littlestown, PA
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John Randolph Sperling, 10-week-old infant, of Maysville died Monday February 04, 2002 at his home.
Born November 25, 2001, in Ravenna, Ohio, he was the son of Jeremy W. Sperling and Anita (Rohrbaugh) Wildman of Maysville.
Surviving besides his parents are one half-sister, Shaly Sperling of Cabins, two half-brothers, Colby Sperling of Cabins and Jordon Wildman of Garrettsville, Ohio; paternal grandmother, Donna McCullough of Fairmont, paternal step grandfather, David McCullough of Fairmont; paternal grandfather, Ronnie Sperling of Old Fields; paternal step grandmother, Janet Sperling of Old Fields; paternal great-grandparents, Otha and Ora bible of Maysville, maternal grandmother, Donna Nelson of Garrettsville; maternal step grandfather, Thomas Nelson of Garrettsville; maternal grandfather; John Rohrbaugh of Maysville; maternal great grandmother, Georgia Patchett of New Creek; several aunts and uncles including Shane McCullough of Fairmont, Josh Sperling of Maysville and Mark Ketterman of Greenville, S.C.
Funeral services were Friday morning at the Schaeffer Funeral Home chapel, Petersburg, with Pastor Craig A. Howard officiating. Interment was in Maysville Cemetery at Maysville.
Memorials may be made to the family c/o Otha and Ora Bible, HC 30 Box 163, Maysville, WV 26833.
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Bert Stonebreaker, 70 of 144 East St. died last night August 14, 1972 at Potomac Valley Hospital.
Born at Forman, WV, he was a son of the late Isaac and Hattie (Runion) Stonebreaker.
Mr. Stonebreaker was a retired employee of the Bonham Company. A veteran of World War II, and a member of Nancy Hanks Post 3518, Veterans of Foreign Wars.
He is survived by his widow Ethel (Shillingburg) Stonebreaker; a stepdaughter, Mrs. Ruth Sauders of Westernport; three sisters, Mrs. Ruth Trenton and Mrs. Grace Rotruck of Keyser and Mrs. Emma Rotruck of Fort Walton, Florida; three brothers, George Stonebreaker of Fort Walton, Raymond Stonebreaker of Frostburg, and Ralph Stonebreaker of Cumberland and two grandchildren.
Friends will be received after 7 p.m. today at the Rotruck Funeral home where Rev. Kenneth G. Long, Pastor, Keyser Church of the Brethren will hold services at 1 p.m. Thursday. Interment will be in Hartmansville Cemetery.
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Mineral Daily News Tribune January 09, 1941
Mrs. Esther Lyon Schell, 46, died last evening at her home near Antioch. Mrs. Schell, who was the wife of Henry Schell was a life long resident of grant County. She was the daughter of the late John William and Paulina (Cosner) Lyon. She is survived by her husband and four children, Ida, Levada, Laura and Temple at home; three brothers, Calvin Lyon, Greenland, Millard Lyon, Detroit and Mrs. Elijah Sions of Old Fields.
Funeral services will be held Friday morning at eleven o’clock in the Lahmansville Church. Rev. B. W. smith will officiate. Interment will be in Lahmansville Cemetery.
Mineral Daily News Tribune Friday January 10, 1941
FATHER AND FOUR DAUGHTERS BURN TO DEATH IN DWELLING NEAR ANTIOCH EARLY TODAY. STARK TRAGEDY STRIKES HOME OF HENRY SCHELL ON DAY WIFE AND MOTHER WAS TO BE BURIED. ONLY CHARED BONES LEFT OF FAMILY: THREE ROOM HOUSE DISCOVERED BURNED TO GROUND AT 6:30 THIS MORNING.
Stark tragedy struck at a Mineral County home early this morning when a father and four daughters burned to death on the day their mother and wife was to be buried. The dead are Henry Schell, 74; Ida Feaster Schell 24; Louvada Schell 13; Laura Schell, 11 and Tempia Schell 7:
The home was located on what is known as the Penneroil Road about 2 miles from Antioch. The road branches off to the right from the secondary road to Antioch just before it reaches Graysons Gap.
The tragedy was discovered about 6:30 this morning by Ira McNear, who lived farther up the road, while on his way to work at the West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company in Luke. At that time the house was burned to the ground and only smouldering ashes remained.
Only the charred bones of the five bodies were left. State Troopers R. R. Karickhoff and L. W. Kelly spent hours this morning sifting the bones with shovels, rakes and pitch forks from the debris left by the fire. Recognition of course, was impossible and the remains will probably be buried in one casket.
The house was a three-room frame structure. Schell slept in the front room while the daughters slept in a room to the left. From the location of the bones it can be assumed that the girls awakened to find the house in flames and rushed from their room to the front but were overcome before they could make their escape.
A drastic note in the tragedy is that Mrs. Esther Schell, the girl’s mother and Schell’s wife who died Wednesday was to have been buried in Lahmansville at 11 o’clock this morning. Vance Doll of Antioch who was to have taken the Schell family to the funeral was one of the first to arrive at the scene. Mrs. Schell’s funeral has been postponed.
The body was being kept at the Rogers Funeral Parlor here until time for the funeral.
The cause of the fire is not known, but it is thought to have started from a stove being placed to near a bed. The many neighbors and friends who called on the Schell’s yesterday to extend sympathy on the death of Mrs. Schell, said that a sheet metal stove was less than eight inches from Schell’s bed in the front room. On the bed was a straw tick, which could easily have caught fire from the nearby stove. It is assumed that Schell was overcome in his sleep and the girls found the house in flames too late to make their escape.
With the exception of a house directly across the road, there is no other habitation nearer than approximately three quarters of a mile. Paul Rotruck, who lives across the road from the Schell’s told Prosecuting Attorney Joseph E. Hodgson that he was not at home last night and those living nearest the scene said they did not see any flames during the night. A neighbor who lives over a hill from the Schell home said he was up at midnight too see about the weather and noticed nothing then.
From the way the ashes were smouldering when the tragedy was discovered it can be judged that the fire started early this morning, maybe as late as four 0’clock. A factor that added to complete destruction of the home was a huge stack of old magazines in the corner of the front room. Mrs. Ed Coffman and her daughter, who were the last to see the Schell’s alive at 10:30 o’clock last night, said that there was perhaps a small truckload of magazines in the room.
The entire family was wiped out by the tragedy. Schell however is survived by two brothers and one sister, Miss Annie and Willie Schell, of Cumberland and Milton Schell of Cincinnati.
Funeral services for the entire family will be held Sunday morning at eleven o’clock at the Lahmansville Church with interment in Lahmansville cemetery. The Rev. Benjamin Reed will officiate. The remains of Mr. Schell and four daughters will be buried in one casket.
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Margaret Mae Steele, 86 of Mt. Storm died Wednesday, January 08, 1997 at Potomac Valley Hospital, Keyser.
Born May 02, 1910, in Hartmansville, she was the daughter of the late Howard and Bertie (Roderick) Abernathy. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Thomas H. Steele.
Surviving is one daughter, Janice Alderton of Vincennes, Indiana
Funeral services were Sunday afternoon at the David A. Burdock Funeral Home chapel, Kitzmiller, Maryland, with the Rev. John Walker officiating. Interment was in the 1000F Cemetery at Elk Garden.
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Maysville, WV – Mrs. Rhea (Keplinger) Smith, 61, Baltimore, MD, formerly of Maysville, died Saturday, Nov. 11, 1989, at the Franklin Square Hospital, Baltimore.
Born Jan. 15, 1928, in Maysville, she was the daughter of the late Oscar B. and Mamie (Park) Keplinger.
She was preceded in death by one daughter and one son.
Mrs. Smith was a member of the Mount Hebron United Methodist Church, Maysville.
Surviving are her husband, Luther A. “Bud” Smith; one daughter, Cindy Brandau, Baltimore; five sisters, Mary Feaster, Short Gap; Maxine Feaster, Petersburg; Lurene Bridgen, Williamston, N.C.; Mildred Feaster, Rock Hill, SC; and Verna Dell Rupert, Lanham, MD; and one brother, Vernon Keplinger, Maysville.
Friends will be received at the Schaeffer Funeral Home, Petersburg, Monday from 7 to 9 p.m.
Services will be conducted there Tuesday at 11 a.m. by the Rev. Stanley Kile. Interment will be in the Maysville Cemetery.
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James Allen Smith, age 2, son of Luther Smith and Rhea Keplinger Smith, Maysville, died last Tuesday morning (January 10, 1954) at his home near Maysville. Besides his parents he is survived by his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Keplinger, Maysville, and Mr. and Mrs. Loy Smith, Kline.
Funeral services were held last Thursday afternoon at the E.U.B. Church, Maysville, with the pastor, the Rev. D.A. Drazier officiating and burial was in the Maysville cemetery.
Arrangements were in charge of Thrush Funeral Home.
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Ellen K. Smith, 29, Baltimore, formerly of Cumberland, died Sunday (November 18, 1984).
Born here May 12, 1955, she was a daughter of Luther A. Smith and Rhea (Keplinger) Smith, who reside in Baltimore.
She was employed by the Internal Revenue Service in Baltimore.
Surviving besides her parents are one sister, Cynthia Ann Smith, Baltimore, and her paternal grandmother, Mrs. Loy Smith, Upper Tract, WV.
Friends will be received Tuesday from 7 to 9 pm at the Schaeffer Funeral Home in Petersburg, WV. Services will be conducted Wednesday at 11am in the funeral home chapel by the Rev. Stanley Kile. Interment will be in the Maysville, WV, Cemetery.
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The Grant County Press, September 20, 2005
Kathleen Marcella Stonestreet, age 88, of 24 Ours Street, Petersburg, W.Va., died Monday, Sept. 12, 2005, at her residence.
She was born August 15, 1917, in Job, W.Va. and was the daughter of the late Daniel Levi and Ada Belle (Montoney) White. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Eston Elmer Stonestreet, Sept. 7, 2000, and one son, Elmer Eston "Bud" Stonestreet on June 11, 2002; three sisters and five brothers.
Surviving are one daughter, Norma Jean Harber of Albuquerque, N.M.; one brother, Daniel White of Martinsburg; four grandchildren, Duane, Shawna, Cindy and Danny; eight great-grandchildren, Alyssa, Richard, Brittani, Brandi, Brandon, Joselynn, Tatyana and Duane Jr.; one daughter-in-law, Mildred Stonestreet of Hanover, Va.; several nieces and nephews, including Etta Kindle of Hagerstown, Md.
Funeral services were Sept. 15, at the Schaeffer Funeral Home chapel, Petersburg, with interment in Mt. Hebron Cemetery, Maysville, W.Va.
Memorials may be made to Main Street United Methodist Church. (9-20)
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Oscar Hezekiah Shaffer, 95, of Maysville, W.Va., died Friday, June 18, 2004, at Grant County Nursing Home in Petersburg, W.Va.
Mr. Shaffer was born Nov. 17, 1908, in Clay County, W.Va., and was the son of the late Louis Shaffer and Virginia Elizabeth Shoemaker Shaffer.
He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and a member of Cabins Assembly of God Church.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Georgia Shaffer.
Surviving are his wife, Verda Keplinger Mallow Shaffer; a son, Keith Shaffer of Charleston, W.Va.; two stepsons, Arvel Mallow and Ervin Mallow, both of Maysville; two stepdaughters, Betty Goldizen of Maysville, W.Va. and Mae Heberlig of Chambersburg, Pa., and several grandchildren.
He was the last surviving member of his immediate family.
The Rev. Joseph Eversole will conduct the funeral 11 a.m. Monday at the Schaeffer Funeral Home in Petersburg, W.Va. Burial will be at South Branch Memorial Gardens in Petersburg with military honors by the combined veterans organizations of Grant County and the JROTC.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
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Grant Co Press March 2004 - Verda Shaffer
Mrs. Verda Mallow Shaffer, 89, of Maysville, died Feb. 24, at Grant Memorial Hospital, Petersburg.
Born July 2, 1915, in Cabins, she was the daughter of the late Olie Keplinger and Mattie (Keplinger) Keplinger. She was also preceded in death by her first husband, Granville Mallow, Aug. 26, 1943; her second husband, Oscar H. Shaffer, June 18, 2004; two sons, Merlin "Buck" Mallow and infant Melvin Mallow; one infant daughter, Ruth Mallow; one sister, Edna Feaster; and two brothers, Victor Keplinger and Thurman Keplinger.
She is survived by two sons, Ervin Mallow and Arvel Mallow, both of Maysville; two daughters, Betty Goldizen of Maysville, and Lona Mae Heberlig of Chambersburg, Pa.; one sister, Emily Veach of Maysville; 10 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were Feb. 26, at the Schaeffer Funeral Home, Petersburg, with interment in Mount Hebron Cemetery, Maysville.
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Mrs. Beulah Simpson-Funeral services were held Monday at the Corner United Methodist Church for Mrs. Beulah Simpson, 71, of Petersburg, who died Friday May 29, 1981 at Grant Memorial Hospital. The Rev. Joseph Eversole and the Rev. George Widmyer officiated. Burial followed in the Mt. Hebron Cemetery.
Born September 3, 1909 in Grant County, Mrs. Simpson was a daughter of the late Arnold and Mary (Keplinger) Feaster. She was a member of the Corner United Methodist Church, North Fork Farm Women's Club and Grant Memorial Hospital Auxiliary.
Preceding her in death were he husband, Charles Simpson in 1976, 1 son, 1 daughter and 1 grandson.
Surviving are 4 daughters, Mrs. Elva Goldizen, Petersburg; Mrs. Ireda Ours, Fairfax, Va.; Mrs. Mae Ann Kisamore, White Plains, Md., and Mrs. Norma Kyle, Bel Air, Md.; 21 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
Arrangements were under the direction of Arnold's Funeral Home.
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July 2005 Grant County Press - Delmer Stonestreet
Delmer Ronald Stonestreet, 72, of Petersburg, died July 10, at the Pendleton Nursing Home, Franklin.
Born July 12, 1933, in Maysville, he was the son of the late Elmer Aaron Stonestreet and Anna (Dayton) Stonestreet. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, Glenn Stonestreet and Charles Stonestreet; two sisters, Dorothy Miles and Rosalie Karitis; two half brothers, Lester Stonestreet and Eston Stonestreet; and three half sisters, Irene Sams, Artie Turner and Zola Dixon.
He is survived by two sons, Ronald A. Stonestreet of Cabins and James D. Stonestreet of Fisher; one sister, Mary L. Berg of Maysville; three grandchildren, Joshua Aaron Stonestreet, Breanna Marie Stonestreet and Jaime Liegh Stonestreet; and one great-grandson, Zayen Clay Stonestreet.
Funeral services were July 12, at the Schaeffer Funeral Home chapel, Petersburg, with the Rev. Joseph Gerstell officiating. Military graveside services were at the South Branch Valley Memorial Gardens, Petersburg, by the combined veteran organizations of Grant County and the JROTC.
Memorials may be made to American Cancer Society or American Diabetes Association.
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Mrs. Irene (Stonestreet) Sams, 92, of Parkersburg, died Thursday, Jan. 6, at her residence.
Born Sept. 25, 1912, in Petersburg, she was the daughter of the late Elmer and Myrtle (Bible) Stonestreet. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Robert James Sams, whom she married Dec. 28, 1935, and who died in 1991; three brothers, Lester Stonestreet, Eston Stonestreet and Glenn Stonestreet; and four sisters, Artie Turner, Zola Dixon, Dorothy Miles and Rosalie Karitis.
Mrs. Sams was a homemaker. She was a member of Stout Memorial United Methodist Church for 66 years, and was active in the Altar Guild and the United Methodist Women.
She is survived by one son, Robert E. Sams, M.D., of Parkersburg; three grandchildren, R. Steven Sams of Parkersburg, Patricia Sams of Coolville, Ohio, and Erik Sams of Parkersburg; two brothers, Charles Stonestreet and Delmer Stonestreet, both of Petersburg; and one sister, Mary Berg of Baltimore.
Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon at the Leavitt Funeral Home chapel, Parkersburg, with the Rev. Scott Sears officiating. Interment was in Parkersburg Memorial Gardens.
Memorials may be made to Stout Memorial U.M. Church.
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Eston E. Stonestreet, 85, of Petersburg, died Sept. 7, 2000, at his residence. Funeral services were Sept. 10, at the Schaeffer Funeral Home chapel, Petersburg, with interment in Mount Hebron Cemetery, Maysville. (9/12)
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Donald Evers Swick - January 1982
Army Veteran
Donald Evers Swick, 53, Petersburg, died Sunday in Grant Memorial Hospital.
A native of Grant County, he was born Jan. 27, 1929 to Evers
Swick and the late Pauline (Delawder) Swick.
Besides his widow, Mrs. Jean (Barr) Swick, he is survived by four sons, Jack E. Swick, Roger A. Swick, Doug E. Swick Jeff G. Swick, all of Petersburg; two daughters, Mrs. Cathy Kemp, Richmond, Va.; Mrs. Penny Borror, Petersburg; a sister, Mrs. Juanita Riggleman, Forestville, Md.; two brothers, Junior A. Swick, Fleming, Ohio, and Elwood M. Swick, Waldorf, Md.; and three grandchildren.
Mr. Swick was a U. S. Army veteran and had been employed as a truck driver for Mowry Trucking and Vance Trucking Company, Petersburg, before becoming disabled several years ago.
Services were conducted yesterday at the Schaeffer Funeral Home.
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Services for Mrs. Nina G. Stump, 70, Landes, who died Tuesday, June 2, 1981, were conducted Friday afternoon in the Schaeffer Funeral Home. The Rev. Ernest Metheny officiated and interment was in the Stump family cemetery.
Born in Grant County, she was a daughter of the late John Lyons and Lydia (Schell) Lyons.
Surviving are her husband, Oliver G. Stump; a daughter, Mrs. Margaret Shrewsbury, Camarillo, Calif.; two sisters, Miss Clara Lyons, Miss Lucy Lyons, both of Maysville; two brothers, Robert Lyons, Maysville and George Lyons, Antioch and one granddaughter, Kristen Shrewsbury.
Mrs. Stump was preceded in death by 1 son, 1 sister and 1 brother.
In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate memorials to Gordon Chapel or Grant Memorial Hospital.
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Elvin Swick, 67, Petersburg, died Thursday, October 3, 1985 at the Winchester, Va., Medical Center.
Born Sept. 1, 1918 in Grant County, he was the son of the late John M. Swick and Stella (Iman) Swick.
Mr. Swick was employed at the old Petersburg Tannery for 35 years.
He is survived by his widow, the former Ruth Hall; one son, Ronald J. Swick, Myersville, Md.; three daughters, Mrs. Susan Hartman, Short Gap, Mrs. Eileen Riggleman, Mount Airy, Md., and Mrs. Shirley Freeland, Petersburg; four sisters, Mrs. Evelyn Wratchford and Mrs. LeAnna Crawford, both of Petersburg, Mrs. Irenes Nelson, Short Gap and Mrs. Kathleen Elza, Cicleville; 14 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at the Schaeffer Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. James R. T. Boyce and the Rev. John Goldizen officiating. Interment was in the Newhouse Cemetery.
The family suggests that expressions of sympathy take the form of donations to the Heart Fund or to the donor's favorite charity.
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Lahmansville, W.Va.--Helen (Feaster) Secrist, 65, of Lahmansville, died Wednesday, May 26, 1993, at Grant Memorial Hospital, Petersburg.
The Schaeffer Funeral Home, Petersburg, is in charge of arrangements.
Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Friday at 2 p.m.
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Taken from March 22, 1950 Grant County Press
Rites are Held for William B. Snyder, 91
Funeral Services were held last Thursday evening at the United Brethren Church at Kessel for William B. Snyder, 91, who died in the Potomac Valley Hospital, Keyser, following a short illness. Rev. S. J. Westfall, Petersburg conducted the service and interment was in the Kessel Cemetery.
Mr. Snyder was born October 13, 1858 in Hampshire County, the son of the late Levi and Eliza Frye Snyder. He moved to the old Frye place near Kessel eighty one years ago and made his home there until about a year ago when he moved to the home of his daughter and son in law, Mr. and Mrs. Z. C. Reel.
He was married to Rebecca VanFleet from Arthur and she died in 1929. To this union were born seven children, six of whom survives him; Mrs. John Barr, Rig, Mrs. Wilbur Feaster, Maysville, twin daughters, Mrs. Z. C. Reel, Fisher and Mrs. John Fultz, Kessel, Jobe Snyder, Curt Snyder, Kessel, one son Pete Snyder preceded him in death several years ago.
Mr. Snyder is also survived by one sister Mrs. Seymour Huffman, Moorefield, 34 grandchildren, 73 great grandchildren and 9 great great grandchildren
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Taken from the July 5, 1950 Grant County Press
Franklin I. Strother Succumbs at Keyser
Keyser- Franklin Irwing Strother, 70, retired farmer died Saturday at his Residence here.
Born in Peru, Hardy County, Mr. Snyder was a member of the First Methodist Church. His parents were the late John H. and Sarah Shoemaker Strother.
Surviving besides his wife, the former Miss Myrtle Hall are the following children; Mrs. Madeline Stickley, Misses Mary Grace and Maxine , John, Albert, Franklin Jr. all of Keyser. One brother Arlie Strother, Rowelsburg, and 5 grandchildren also survive
Services were held at 11 O’clock from the home with the Rev. L. A. Steele, pastor of the first Methodist Church officiating. Interment was in the Lahmansville Cemetery.
Honorary bearers were: H. C. Rogers, S. S. Smith, G. N. Neadele, Albert Hull, Ernest Dawson, George Parrill, Elijah Taylor, Harry Camberlidge and Add Wilson.
Bearers were William and Emmett Inskeep, Baker Shank, Roscoe Crites, Roland Cline and Arthur Umstot.
Mr. Strother is a brother in law to Mrs. Fannie F. Weese and assessor Albert Hull
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DeWitt Moore Scudder Jr., 70, of Richmond, VA, formerly of Petersburg, died Friday, January 24, 1992 in a Richmond hospital
Mr. Scudder was born July 29, 1921. He was retired from Vepco and served as a U.S. Navy Seabee in World War II.
Surviving are his wife, Rose G. Scudder; three daughters, Nina E. McMillan, Alexandria, VA, Nancy L. Miller, Petersburg, and Janet Elliott, Richmond; one son, DeWitt Scudder III, Richmond; one sister, Mary Haines, Vincentown, NJ; and nine grandchildren
Gladys M. See – paper Jan 30, 1996
Mrs. Gladys Maxine (Heavner) See, 68, of Moorefield, died Saturday, January 27, 1996, at Scared Heart Hospital, Cumberland, MD.
Born June 24, 1927, in Cumberland, she was the daughter of the late Ora Lester and Lelia (Whetzel) Heavner. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Thurman “Bud” Lester See, September 1986; and one brother.
Mrs. See retired from the Hardy County school system where she had been a cook. She was a member of the Durgon Homemakers Club, Ladies of the Moose Lodge of Moorefield, and Fraternal Order of Eagles #2883 in Cresaptown, MD.
She is survived by two sons, David Markwood See of Harrisonburg, VA and Thurman L. See Jr. of Moorefield; one daughter, Barbara Swick of Moorefield; three brothers, Melvin Heavner, Lariety Heavner and Loring Heavner, all of Moorefield; and five grandchildren.
Funeral services are today (Tuesday) at 11am at the Elmore-Chambers Funeral Home chapel, Moorefield, with the Rev. Barry D. Sink officiating. Interment will be in the Olivet Cemetery, Moorefield.
Memorials may be made to the American Institute for Cancer Research, Washington, DC 20069, attn: Marilyn Gentry.
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Eston G. Self Sr – paper May 19, 1998
Eston G. Self Sr., 87, of Petersburg, died Saturday, May 16, 1998, at Grant Memorial Hospital, Petersburg.
Born November 22, 1910, in Smoke Hole, he was the son of the late John Thomas and Mary Elizabeth (Shirk) Self. He was also preceded in death by seven brothers, infant Ralph Self, Edward Self, Olie Self, Lester Self, Alvin Self, William Self and Lee Self; and four sisters, infant Ruth Self, Alice Shreve, Ethel Alt and Ella Kimble.
Mr. Self had worked at the tannery in Burgin, until his retirement. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Petersburg. He was a US Navy veteran of World War II.
He is survived by his wife, Evelyn Louise (George) Self, whom he married April 24, 1946; two sons, Eston G. Self Jr. and Richard Wayne Self, both of Petersburg; three daughters, Nancy Strawderman of Aberdeen, MD and Esther Louise Self and Vickie Mitchell, both of Petersburg; one sister, Zola Mae Smith of Keyser; and four grandchildren.
At the request of the deceased, the body has been cremated.
Memorial services were Monday morning, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, with Elders Stephen Kimble, Cleo Self and Arch Self officiating.
Memorials may be made to: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Valley Street, Petersburg, 26847.
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Mrs. Laura Mae Self – paper March 21, 1979
Augusta – Mrs. Laura Mae Self, 76, of RD 1, Paw Paw, died last week in Winchester Memorial Hospital.
Born in Davis, she was a daughter of the late Henry Judy and Eliza (Champ) Judy.
Surviving are her husband, William H. Self; four daughters, Mrs. Leafie Shimps, Rockville, MD; Mrs. Jessie Kidwell, RD 1, Paw Paw; Mrs. Anna Belle Saville, Augusta; Mrs. Norma Shank, Hagerstown, MD; three sons, Denver Self, Potomac, MD; Herman Self, Moorefield; Rumsey Self, Berkeley Springs; three brothers, Arlie Judy and Charles Judy, both of Petersburg; Jess Judy, Smoke Hole; fours sisters, Mrs. Dora Moyer, Mrs. Clara Rohrbaugh, Mrs. Zernie Reed and Mrs. Susan Kimble, all of Petersburg; 26 grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
Services were conducted in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Romney, with President William DeLoy Smith officiating. Interment was in Green Lane Cemetery.
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Cecil Fay Shackelford, 90, of Petersburg, died Friday, September 25, 1998, at Grant Memorial Hospital, Petersburg.
Born July 17, 1929, in Barrackville, he was the son of the late Edmund and Lessie (Billingsley) Shackelford. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Ruby Josephine (Teets) Shackelford, October 28, 1982; and one grandson, Aaron Kent Hudgins.
Mr. Shackelford was a 1927 Barrackville High School graduate and the Fairmont Business College. He worked as a purchasing agent for the Consolidation Coal Company, where he retired in July 1970.
He was instrumental in establishing and organizing the Barrackville Fire Department and the town council.
He was lifetime member of the Old Stone Methodist Church, where he served as a treasurer, trustee and an active member of the building committee.
He was well known for his ability to restore and refinish antiques for more than 50 years.
He is survived by one son, Robert Shackelford of Lima, Ohio; one daughter Joyce Ann Hudgins of Petersburg, with whom he was living; one sister, Alice May Reed of Elyria, Ohio; three grandchildren, Robert Eric Hudgins of Maysville, Leigh Ann Taylor of Petersburg and Rebecca Lemley Shackelford of Springfield, Ohio; and two great-grandchildren, Katylyn Ann Taylor of Petersburg and Mitchell Shackelford Morris of Springfield.
Funeral services were Sunday afternoon, at the Old Stone Methodist Church, Barracksville, with the Rev. Wayland Taylor officiating. Interment was in Barrackville Baptist Cemetery, Barrackville.
In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the Petersburg High School chorus, Grant County Habitat for Humanity or charity of choice. Arrangements were under the direction of the Basagic Funeral Home, Petersburg.
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Cecil Lee Sheppard, 84, of Staunton, VA, died Monday, May 11, 1998, at Avante, of Waynesboro, VA.
Born November 11, 1913, in Reedy, he was the son of the late J.W. and Ruby (Thorn) Sheppard. He was also preceded in death by one daughter, Roberta Neale Sheppard; one brother; and one sister.
Mr. Sheppard served in the military with the Air Force Engineers and received his training at the 864 EAB. He was a retired sales manager for the Volkswagon dealership in Clarksburg and owned and operated Rhodes Hatchery, Petersburg. He was a member of the Loyal Order of Moose, Lodge #358 in Moorefield, the Masonic Lodge #145 AF&AM, Petersburg, a 32nd Degree Scottish Rite Mason and the Osiris Shrine, Wheeling.
He is survived by his wife, Ruth Elaine Sheppard; one daughter, Elaine Huffman of Staunton; one sister Eloise Miller of Ayden, NC; two granddaughters, Jalane (Adaire) Reed of Verona, VA and Jayma Lynn Huffman of Staunton; one great-grandson, Joseph Thomas Reed of Verona; and a number of nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be held at a later date.
Memorial contributions may be made to Shrine Headquarters, Shrine Children’s Hospital, 2900 Rocky Point, Drive, Tampa, FL 33607; the Talking Book Center, Staunton Public Library, #1 Churchville Avenue, Staunton, VA, 24401; or the Reedy Baptist Church, P.O. Box 11, Reedy, 25270. Arrangements were under the direction of Hamrick Funeral Home, Staunton.
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Mrs. Bertha Dawn Simmons, 82, of Mountain Lake Park, MD, died Wednesday, February 16, 1994, at Heartland of Preston County, Kingwood.
Born August 26, 1911, in Grant County, she was the daughter of the late Jacob A. and Hattie (Buckbee) Landis. She was also preceded in death by her husband, W. Blair Simmons, in 1983.
Mrs. Simmons was a member of the Bethel United Methodist Church.
Surviving are one son, Nowell B. Simmons of Oakland, MD; one daughter, Carolyn S. Corley of Loch Lynn, MD; one brother, Jesse Landis of Baltimore, MD; one sister, Ona B. Smith of Lahmansville; and three grandchildren.
Funeral services were Saturday morning at the Durst Funeral Home chapel, Oakland, with the Rev. Mark Hickman officiating. Interment was in Oakland Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the Burlington United Methodist Family Services, P.O. Box 96, Burlington, 26710.
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Roy C. Smith – paper Aug 17, 1993
Roy Clifford Smith, 75, of Moorefield, died Monday, August 9, 1993, at his residence.
Born January 9, 1918, at Leadmine, he was the son of the late Andrew J. Smith and Laura G. (Entler) Smith. He was also preceded in death by three brothers, Delpha, Delmar and Junior Smith and five sisters, Elva Kight, Lula Flinn, Oma McKenzie, Cleta Nogel and Maggie Lewis. He was the last member of his immediate family.
Mr. Smith retired from Bethlehem Steel in Maryland, after 26˝ years of service, and moved to West Virginia. He was a member of the Memorial church of the Brethren, Petersburg, where he was a deacon and choir member and a member of the Golden K Kiwanis Club of Petersburg.
Surviving are his wife, Florence M. (Kight) Smith, whom he married June 19, 1940; one son, Clifford R. Smith of Baltimore, MD; two daughters, Dottie L. Hornyak of Moorefield and Juanita R. Rochl of Baltimore; five grandchildren, Robin Hornyak, Kerry Lofton, Scott A. and Melissa Smith and Jennifer L. Roehl; and six great-grandchildren, Jessee Hornyak, Joshua and Jay Lofton, Ryan and Becca Jenkins and Jonathan H. Roehl.
Funeral services were Thursday morning at the Schaeffer Funeral Home chapel, Petersburg, with the Rev. Laurean Smith and the Rev. J.R. DeHart officiating. Interment was in Eglon Cemetery, Eglon.
Members of the Golden K Kiwanis Club served as honorary pallbearers.
Memorials may be made to the Memorial Church of the Brethren.
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Felix Edgar Swick, 79, of Cumberland, MD, formerly of Petersburg, died Saturday, January 25, 1992, at the Lyons Manor Nursing Home, Cumberland.
Born July 18, 1912, in Petersburg, he was the son of the late Phil E. and Ida Lewis Swick. He was the last member of his immediate family.
Mr. Swick was a lifelong truck driver. He drove for Crites Transfer, Cumberland.
He was also preceded in death by his first wife, Arbutus Hartman Swick in 1979 and his second wife, Maudie Dunithan Swick in 1991; one daughter, one brother and four sisters.
Surviving are one son, Wayne B. Swick, Dorcas; two daughters, Gladys L. Liennenwerer, Mechanicsville, MD and Joyce E. “Betty” Allen of Fort Ashby; nine grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted Wednesday morning at the Scarpelli Funeral Home, Cumberland, with the Rev. Thomas P. Roberts officiating. Interment was in the Sunset Memorial Park, Cumberland.
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