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TUSCARORA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH CEMETERY
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NAME BORN DIED Veteran OBITUARY
Onderdouk, Bertha 1897 19??
Onderdouk, Lawrence 1887 1952
Orr, Charles H. Oct 15, 1874 Oct 14, 1938
Orr, Ethel E. Nov 28, 1900 Dec 20, 1960
Orr, Mary E. Mar 1, 1882 Jan 20, 1940
Orrick, Ann Campbell Oct 4, 1824
Owens, Edith V. 1907 !970
Owens, Harry C. 1900 1965
Pearl, Willelmer, July 4, 1889
Pearrell, Judy Ann Barrett 1951 2004
Judy Ann Barrett Pearrell, 53, of Martinsburg
died Monday, Oct. 4, 2004, at Winchester
Medical Center.
Born Aug 13, 1951, in Berkeley County, she
was the daughter of the late Richard and L. Fern
Bartles Barrett. She is survived by her husband, Walter "Pete"
Pearrell, at home; one son and a daughter-in-law, Shawn and Kim Barrett of Martinsburg;
one grandson, Brandon Barrett; one brother and
sister-in-law, Gary and Sally Barrett of Winchester; one sister and brother-in-law,
Margaret and Cracker Robinson; mother and
father-in-law, Phyllis and Walter Pearrell; one stepdaughter, Samantha Jones; one step-
granson, Trenton Jones, all of Martinsburg; one
aunt, one uncle and a number of nieces and nephews.
Pease, Dean A. Oct 13, 1941 July 23, 1994
Phelps, Della, F. 1868 1949
Phelps, Homer L. 1858 1939
Potts, Joseph Eldridge Mar 27, 1871
Pownall, Annie Lee
Gladden Dec 5, 1899
Pownall, Charles V. Aug 1, 1871 July 23, 1955
Pownall, Ella V.
Rhinaman Jun 14, 1941
Price, Edith Taylor Jan 12, 1917 May 31, 1952
Rainey, Elizabeth Aug 7, 1851
Rainey, Joan Dec 5, 1850
Rainey,John Aug 18, 1851
Rainey, Samuel H. Aug 16, 1851
Rainey, Sarah J. Aug 28,1842
Raney, Bonnie e. 1905
Raney, G. H. 1856 1924
Raney, (Infant) Aug 11, 1852
Raney, Jacob Feb 22, 1816 Dec 4, 1891
Raney, Lydia S. 1850 1911
Raney, Mary Dec 10, 1895
Rice, Dorothy M. Sep 11, 1921 Sep 21, 1921
Rice, Margaret B. Mar 8, 1880 Sep 13, 1969
Ring, Jane Greenfield May 1, 1928 July 15, 2002
Roberson, Mildred Eileen
Cushwa Oct 3, 1928 Dec 6, 2009
Mildred Eileen Cushwa Roberson, 81, of
Martinsburg, died unexpectedly Sunday, Dec. 6,
2009, at her home.
Born Oct 3, 1928, in Berkeley County, she was
the daughter of the late Otho Howard Cushwa
and Edna Pearl Donaldson Cushwa. She was preceded in death by her husband of 54 years,
Willis Ashby Roberson, in March 2008.
She was a lifelong and active member of Tuscarora Presbyterian Church, having served
as treasurer for 33 years, choir member, and
Sunday School teacher. She held various offices in the Tuscarora Presbyterian Women, as well
as the West Virginia Endeavor Union and the
local Christian Endeavor Society. For 25 years, she and her husband, Willis,
operated Roberson’s Gulf, later
Roberson’Chevron, before retiring in December 1998. She was an active member of Tuscarora
CEOS, formerly Tuscarora Homemakers Club,
for more than 50 years and was proud to attend
the club’s 90th anniversary celebration in
October. She also served as past treasurer for
the Berkeley County CEOS. She was a 1945 graduate of Martinsburg High School, where
she was a member of the Thespian Club and a
charter member of the Library Club. She is survived by one son, Wendell Roberson,
of Martinsburg; one daughter, Marlene
Roberson England and husband, Tom, of Woodsboro, Md.; two grandsons, Michael and
Christopher England; son "number two",
Michael Via, of Salem, Va.; and brothers, Harold Lee and Howard Kenneth Cushwa. She
will be remembered by numerous family
members and friends, including niece, Carla Kitchen, of Falling Waters. She was preceded in
death by her sister, Evelyn Donaldson Cushwa Kitchen; and her brother , Otho Donald Cushwa.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 9 p.m.
Wednesday at Brown Funeral Home. The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday
at Tuscarora Presbyterian Church with the Rev.
Clark DeSarro-Raynal and the Rev. Dr. John W. Cushwa officiating. Interment will be in the
Tuscarora Presbyterian Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of the Panhandle, 122
Waverly Court, Martinsburg, WV 25403 or
Tuscarora Presbyterian Church, 8854 Tuscarora Pike, Martinsburg, WV 25403.
Roberson Services
Funeral services for Mildred Eileen Cushwa
Roberson, 81 who died Sunday, Dec. 6, 2009, were held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Tuscarora
Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Clark
DeSarro-Raynal and Rev. John W. Cushwa officiating. Interment was in the Tuscarora
Presbyterian Cemetery.
Bearers were Robert Boarman, Jeff Boehm, Scott Cushwa, Jack Hockman, Robert Jones,
and James Smith.
Honorary bearers were Edward Frye, Fred Keefauver, Jan Keefer, Charles Russler, Paul
Sencindiver and Larry Thatcher.
Congregational hymns were "Holy, Holy, Holy" and "Amazing Grace." Jeanie Cushwa sang
"The Lord’s Prayer" and "Goin’ Home."
William D. Powell III was the organist. Arrangements by Brown Funeral Home.
Roberson, Willis Ashby Aug 11, 1928 Mar 8, 2008
Willis Ashby Roberson, 79, of Martinsburg,
died Saturday, March 8, 2008 at
Heartland Nursing Home after an extended illness.
Born August 11, 1928 in Hampshire
County,
WV, he was the son of the late Lorenzo L.
and Mary Ellen (Kaylor) Roberson.
He was an active member of Tuscarora
Presbyterian Church since 1953, having served as deacon, elder, Sunday School
superintendent, and Christian Endeavor
officer. He was a church trustee at the time of his death. He will be remembered
for his many selfless acts of kindness and
for visiting sick and homebound friends.
For more than 30 years, he was employed by
F.Paul Burkhart at Call Paul's Gulf
Service Station and later purchased the business
with his wife. The two operated
Roberson's Gulf, later Roberson's Chevron, for 25
years
before retiring in December 1998.
He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Mildred Cushwa Roberson; one son,
Wendell
Roberson of Martinsburg; one daughter, Marlene Roberson England and husband
Tom,
of Woodsboro, Maryland; two grandsons, Michael and Christopher England; and
sister, Freda Baldwin Mason.
He was preceded in death by his sister,
Audrey Lawrence; brother, Blakeley Roberson;
and infant siblings, Willard (twin), Iona,
and Chester.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 9
p.m. Monday at Brown Funeral Home.
The funeral will be held at 11a.m. Tuesday
at Tuscarora Presbyterian Church with
the Rev. Clark DeSarro-Raynal and Chaplain John Waidande officiating.
Interment will be at the Tuscarora
Presbyterian Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of the
Panhandle,
122 Waverly Court, Martinsburg, WV 25403
or Tuscarora Presbyterian Church, 8854
Tuscarora Pike, Martinsburg, WV 25403.
Rogers, Rev. John
Langdon Aug 1,1886 Oct 17, 1979
World War I
The Rev. John Langdon Rogers, retired Presbyterian minister of Rt. 1, Arden, died at
6:30 a.m. Wednesday in the VA Medical Center
after an extended illness. He was born in Buckingham County, Va., Aug.
1, 1886, son of the late John Thorton and
Mildred Mosely Rogers. He received his A.B. Degree from Hampden
Sydney College and was principal of a high
school in Virginia for two years. He then received his B.D. (Bachelor of Divinity) from
Union Theilogical Seminary in Richmond, Va.,
and later served churches in West Virginia and Virginia from 1913 to 1917.
He was a veteran of World War I, serving in the
U.S. Army from 1918 to 1919. He came to Martinsburg in February of 1919 and served as
pastor of Tuscarora, Tablers and Shanghai
churches until retiring in 1956. He served as supply pastor until August of 1957. He was a
member of the Masonic Bodies.
His wife, the former Lillian Karnes, a former teacher at Winchester Avenue School, survives
at home.
Other survivors include one niece, Mrs. Malcolm Sadler, Buckingham; two nephews,
Samuel Glover, Farmville, Va., and Thorton
Glover, Greenboro, N.C. The last of his immediate family, he was
preceded in death by two brothers and three
sisters. Services will be conducted Fridayat 1 p.m. at
Tuscarora Presbyterian Church by the Rev.
William H. Jarrett, with interment in the church cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the Brown
Funeral Home this evening from 7 to 9. The casket will be moved to the church at 12:30 p.m.
Friday. The family suggests that memorial
remembrances take the form of contributions to
the Tuscarora and Tablers churches or to the
charity of the donor's choice.
Rogers, Lillian Karnes Sep 27, 1904 Sep 21, 1994
Lillian Karnes Rogers, 89, of Martinsburg, died
Wednesday in City Hospital.
She was the daughter of the late Jonas H. and Rosa Barnes Karns.
She attended Shepherd College acquiring a
bachelor's degree in education and later a master's degree from West Virginia University.
She served as an educator at various schools
from 1927 until her retirement in 1968 and taught at Winchester Avenue Elementary
School for 40 years. In 1957, she married the Rev. John Langdon
Rogers and together they served and attended
the Presbyterian churches at Tuscarora and Tabler Station. She was honored for 60 years of
service.
She leaves, one brother, J. Alonzo Karns of Martinsburg; one nephew, John a. Karns,
Martinsburg; two great nephews, John Bradley
and John Wesley Karns. She is preceded in death by her husband, the
Rev. John Langdon Rogers.
Services will be held 11:00a.m. Saturday from the Brown Funeral Home.
Interment will be in the Tuscarora Cemetery.
Calling hours are 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Ronemous, Angelina D. Jan 9, 1892
Ronemous, John C. Mar 3, 1870
Ronemous, Margaret
Moore Apr 25, 1853
Runemous, Robert d. Nov 1, 1852
Saniker, Adam July 10, 1871
Saniker, Catherine 1782 1852
Saniker, Elizabeth
Brillhart Jun 19, 1853
Saniker, george W. July 10, 1869
Saniker, John B. 1819 1857
Saniker, Margaret May 6, 1877
Schwartz, Nellie V. Nov 24, 1900 Mar 10, 1986
Scott, Anita Lord July 9, 1922 Aug 28, 1997
Scott, Frank Velda Feb 23, 1918
Sencindiver, Alma L. May 14, 1923 May 14, 1987
Sencindiver, Anna l. 1904 1978
Sencindiver, Clifford L.
Sencindiver, Florence
Anna 1893 1972
Sencindiver, Grover C. 1886 1965
Sencindiver, Harold A. Mar 25, 1922 Apr 27, 1988 May 2, 1988
Services for Harold A. Sencindiver, of
Darkesville, who died Wednesday in City
Hospital were conducted Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at Brown Funeral Home with the Rev. Joseph
Eversole officiating. Burial was in Tuscarora
Cemetery.
Honorary pallbearers were Robert Price, Preston
Gooden, Dick Weller, Seth Jenkins, Bill McDonald, Tim Greenfield, Al Dials, all
members of the F.O.P.
Active pallbearers were Sherman Beard, Harold
Cushwa, Robert L. Noll, Bill Mills, Seth Jenkins
and Vincent Sencindiver.
Sencindiver, Hunter M. 1899 1972
Obituary – October 28, 1972
Hunter McCormick Sencindiver, 73, of Route 1,
died Friday at 5:20 p.m. in City Hospital where
he had been a patient for six days.
Born Sept. 21, 1899 in Berkeley County, he was
the son of John William and Mary E. Barrett Sencindiver.
He was a retired farmer and former operator of the Sencindiver Rest Home on Route 1, and a
member of the Tuscarora Ruritan Club.
Surviving are his wife, the former Lottie Lee
Omps, at the home; whom he married April 14,
1920; three sons – Harold A., Darkesville; Paul, Route l; Garland, 409 West Martin street; 11
grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren; one
brother, Roy Sencindiver, 301 North Maple avenue; two sisters, Mrs. Emma Barrett, 122
South Raleigh street; Mrs. Anna Sencindiver,
122 South Raleigh street; and a number of nieces and nephews.
One sister, Mrs. William (Jessie) Grubb, and four brothers – James, Wade, Joseph and Grover
– preceded him in death.
Services will be conducted Monday at 1:30 p.m.
at the Brown Funeral Home by the Rev. Ralph
E. Fowler and the Rev. William H. Jarrett. Interment will be in Tuscarora Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home today and Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m.
Sencindiver, Lottie Lee 1897 1988
Obituary – Wednesday, September 7, 1988
SENCINDIVER, LOTTIE LEE OMPS, 91, of
2090 Tavern Road, Martinsburg, died Tuesday morning at City Hospital.
Born March 20, 1897, in Whitacre, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late George A. J. and
Mary Puffenburger Omps.
Mr. and Mrs. Sencindiver operated the
Sencindiver Rest Home on Poor House Road.
She was a member of the Salme United Methodist Church in Whitacre, Virginia.
Surviving are two sons, Paul J. Sencindiver of Dry Run Road; Garland M. Sencindiver of
Tuscarora Road; three sisters, Nelia Brenner of
Zepher Hills, Fla.; Minnie Cupp of Winchester,
Va.; Georgie Campbell of Sperryville, Va.; 12
grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren, two great-great-grandchildren and several nieces and
nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband,
Hunter M. Sencindiver on Oct. 27, 1972; a son,
Harold A. Sencindiver, one brother and three sisters.
Services will be conducted Thursday at 1:30 p.m. at the Brown Funeral Home with the Rev.
Richard A. Forbes Jr. officiating. Burial will be
in the Tuscarora Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the funeral
home this evening from 7-9 p.m.
Sencindiver, Isabella
McDonald Aug 10, 1829 Feb 2, 1891
Sencindiver, James
William 1884 1963
Sencindiver, John L. May 14, 1840 May 2, 1919
Sencindiver, John W. 1859 1924
Sencindiver, Joseph A. Jun 8, 1921 Apr 22, 1964
Sencindiver, Joseph A. 1890 1959
Sencindiver, Joseph A. Jr. Mar 25, 1947 Apr 22, 1964
Sencindiver, Laura V. 1886 1964
Sencindiver, Mabel
Pauline 1897 10??
Sencindiver, Mary 1867 1945
Sencindiver, Mary Irene 1913 1940
Sencindiver, Mattie L.
Davis. Nov 15, 1873 Dec 11, 1899
Sencindiver, Phyliss M. Oct 12, 1924 Apr 22, 1964
Sencindiver, Robin Lynn Jan 25,1961 Jan 30, 2002
Sessions, Robert E. Oct 9, 1929 Jan 3, 1994
Korean
Robert Ed Sessions
He was the first cousin of Joseph M. New who
is also interred in Tuscarora Cemetery.
ADOPTION – Born Robert Lewis Morris,
mother Maggie Morris of Shelbyville, Texas,
was adopted by Issaic and Adelaine Darcus
Sessions of Wilmington, NC.
OBITUARY 9 January 1994 The Washington
Post
Sessions, Robert Ed (Age 64)
On January 3, 1994 at the home of his daughter.
He was born Robert Lewis Morris on October 9,
1929, in San Antonio, TX and was adopted by
the late Issaic and Adelaine Darcus Sessions of
Wilmington, NC. He retired after working as a
self-employed carpenter in the Washington, DC area. He served seven years in the National
Guard and the US Army. On December 22,
1961, he married Sylvia D. Catrow of Martinsburg, WV. Surviving are his former
wife, Sylvia Hunt of New Market, VA; one
daughter, Karen Sue Dotson; son-in-law, Rodney Dotson; one granddaughter, Kelly Ann
Dotson, all of Culpeper, VA; one sister, Lucille
Colley of Orlando, FL. A private interment will be held at Tuscarora Presbyterian Church in
Martinsburg, WV. In lieu of flowers, memorial
contributions may be made to the Hospice of the Rapidan, PO. Box 715, Culpeper, VA 22701.
Shade, C. Scott "Bud" Feb 15,1985
Obituary February 16, 1985
Shade, C. Scott “Bud,” 79 Showers Lane, died
Friday morning in City Hospital.
Born April 11, 1905, in Frederick County, Va., he was the son of the late Ernest C. and Agnes
M. Bennett Shade.
He retired in 1979 as owner-operator of S&S
Motor Parts; was a veteran of World War II,
having served in the U.S. Army and was a member of the Tuscarora Presbyterian Church.
Surviving are his wife Elizabeth Cather Shade, at home, whom he married Dec. 18, 1960, and
two sisters, Dorothy Russell and Cardell
Fletcher, both of Winchester.
Services will be 2 p.m. Sunday from the Brown
Funeral Home with the Rev. Richard Forbes officiating. Burial in the Tuscarora Presbyterian
Church Cemetery.
Friends will be received at the funeral home
Saturday, 4-5 and 7-9 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be made to the
Tuscarora Presbyterian Church, c/o Mrs. Willis
Roberson, Rt. 1, Box 133 M, Martinsburg.
February 19, 1985
Shade Services
Services for C. Scott “Bud” Shade, of Showers
Lane, who died Friday in City Hospital, were
conducted Sunday, 2 p.m. from the Brown Funeral Home with the Rev. Richard Forbes and
the Rev. David Coffey officiating. Burial in
Tuscarora Presbyterian Cemetery.
Honorary bearers were Dan Harman, Walter
Ridenour, G. Francis Caton, Daniel T. Burkhart, Fred Hess and Dr. William R McCune.
Active bearers were Paul Stuckey, Harry Zimmerman, Charles Ritter, Willis Roberson,
Roger Young, George Fleming, Marvin Mason and Bill Rapp.
Shade, Elizabeth C. Jul 14, 1909 Nov 25, 2001 Elizabeth C. Shade, 92, of Martinsburg, died
Sunday, November 25, 2001, at City Hospital.
Born July 14, 1909, in Winchester, she was the daughter of the late Silas and Anna Ewing
Cather.
She was a 1927 graduate of Handley High
School and received her nursing degree from
Winchester Memorial Hospital in 1930. She was a registered nurse at Winchester Memorial
Hospital, where she served as night supervisor
from 1930 until 1960.
She was a member of Tuscarora Presbyterian
Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, C.
Scott Shade; and was the last of her immediate family, preceded in death by two brothers,
Kenneth and Granville Cather; and one sister,
Dorothy Bageant.
A memorial service was held at 1 p.m.
Thursday, November 29, 2001, at the Brown Funeral Home, with the Rev. Clark S. Raynal
and the Rev. David G. Coffey Jr., officiating.
Private interment was in Tuscarora Cemetary.
Shewalter, Elizabeth Oct 30, 1781 Jun 14, 1840
Shifflett, Mina C. 1901 1974
Shimp, Augustus Henry Jun 26, 1906
Shimp, Ella V. Lord Jun 28, 1906
Shimp, John H. Dec 23, 1907 Sep 27, 1947
Shipley, Catherine
Sirignano, Frances Helen
Largent Dec 23, 2009
Frances Helen Largent Sirignano
Funeral services for Frances Helen Largent Sirignano, 76, of Falling Waters, who went to
be with the Lord Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2009,
were held at 1 p.m. Monday, Dec. 28, 2009, at Brown Funeral Home with the Rev. Richard
Snyder, of Williamsport, officiating. Interment
was held at Tuscarora Cemetery. Pallbearers were Rex Largent, Marshall Miller,
Leo Mussolino, John Aikens, Joe Boarman and
Denny Saunders. Rev. Snyder read the poem "God’s Garden."
Frances Helen Largent Sirignano
Frances Helen Largent Sirignano, 76, of Falling
Waters, went to be with the Lord Wednesday,
December 23, 2009, at her home.
Born October 27, 1933 in Martinsburg, she was
the daughter of the late Charles Henry Largent
and Mabel Fishell Butts Largent.
She is survived by two sons, Larry E. Miller, of Hagerstown, MD, and David W. Miller, of
Martinsburg; two daughters, Brenda Lee Miller,
of Harpers Ferry and Judith R. Tinsman, of FallingWaters; 11 grandchildren; 13
greatgrandchildren; two brothers, Paul S. Butts and Charles D. Largent both of FallingWaters;
two sisters, Ethel Miller, of Martinsburg, and
Lola Cole, of Bedington. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in
death by one son, Anthony R. Miller, Sr.; two
brothers, Joseph L. and Floyd Butts and her
close companion, Evers R. Miller.
Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m.
Monday, December 28, 2009, at the Brown Funeral Home with Rev. Richard Snyder of
Williamsport, MD, officiating. Interment will be
held atTuscarora Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Rex and Ryan Largent, Joey Boarman, John
Aikens, Leo Mussolino and Denny Saunders.
The family will receive friends from 7:00 p.m.
to 9:00 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Slanter, William Mar 28, 1836
Slonaker, Hubert G. 1903 1969 Hubert G. Slonaker had three chilren: Hubert
J.Slonaker, Neva V Richardson of Martinsburg, and D. Isabelle Fultz. He was married to Lena
V. Abshire Slonaker.
Slonaker, Lena 1906 1998
Obituary July 24, 1998
Martinsburg, W.Va. – Lena Abshire Slonaker, 92, of Martinsburg, died Wednesday, July 22,
1998, at Canterbury Nursing Home,
Shepherdstown, W.Va.
Born April 19, 1906, in Berkeley County,
W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Robert M. and Ella May Miller Abshire.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Hubert G. Slonaker.
She was a member of Tuscarora Presbyterian Church.
She was a member of Inwood, Tuscarora and
and Gerrardstown Homemakers Club.
She is survived by two daughters, Neva
Richardson of Martinsburg and Isabelle Fultz of
Bunker Hill, W.VA.; a son Hubert J. “H.J.” Slonaker of Inwood, W.Va.; 11 grandchildren,
including Ronald L. Slonaker, whom she raised;
22 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by eight brothers, William, Edgar, Carl, Harry, Ernest, Roy, Lester
and Melvin Abshire; a granddaughter, Karen
Orsini; and a great-grandson, Michael Andrew Slonaker.
Services will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Brown Funeral Home, 327 W. King. St., Martinsburg.
The Rev. Paul Stanley will officiate. Burial will
be in Tuscarora Cemetery.
The family will receive friends today from 7 to
9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Small, John A. 1869 1931
Small, John D. 1839 1909
Small, R. Porter 1873 1912
Smeltzer, Betty Lee Wever Mar 30, 1930 Sep 27, 1952
Smeltzer, Dorcas Ann Nov 16, 1816 Dec 6, 1890
Smith, Barbara Ann Oct 7, 1942 Oct 30, 2004
Barbara Ann Smith, 62, beloved wife of James
B. Smith Jr., went home to be with the Lord on
Oct. 30, 2004.
Born Oct 7, 1942, in Frostburg, Md., she was the daughter of the late Robert T. and Sara
Preston Crump.
Mrs. Smith had been employed by the Berkeley County Board of Education Office for the past
25 years, having retired on Sept 20, 2004.
Previously, she was employed by the employment Security Office and as executive
secretary at Potomac Edison.
She was a member of Tuscarora Presbyterian Church having served as Sunday School teacher
for 18 years, Presbyterian Women treasurer for
four years, and was historian for a short period of time.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by
her three children, John Christopher Smith and David William Smith, both of Martinsburg, and
Laurinda Gail Craver and husband, Keith, of
Hagerstown; one sister, Carolyn Michael of Bunker Hill, one granddaughter, Olivia Marie
Craver of Hagerstown, and mother-in-law Laura
Bailey of Bunker Hill. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Smith was
preceded in death by nephew, Brian Taylor
Michael. Services will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at South
Berkeley Funeral Chapel in Inwood, W.Va. The
Rev. Clark DeSarro-Raynal will officiate. Burial will be in Tuscarora Presbyterian Cemetery.
The family will receive friends Monday and Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral chapel.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be
made to the American Cancer Society, 2654
Valley Ave., Suite B., Winchester, VA 22601
Smith, Elizabeth Francis May 16, 1919 Feb 25, 2004
Smith, Emily Hannah Apr 18, 1851 Sep 17, 1929
Smith, Henry Lott Oct 22, 1874 Mar 12, 1928
Smith, James B. Sr. Dec 18, 1818 Jan 31, 1967
James Benjamin Smith, Sr., 48, well-known
farmer, of Route 1, was stricken while at work
on his farm and was pronounced dead on arrival
at King’s Daughters Hospital at 2:00 p.m.
Tuesday.
He was born in Berkeley County, December 18,
1918, son of the late John W. and Lillie G.
Collis Smith.
Mr. Smith was a member of the Tuscarora
Presbyterian Church, Tuscarora Ruritan Club,
Isaak Walton League of America and the United
Commercial Travelers.
Surviving are his wife, Mr. Laura Catrow Smith,
at the home; step-mother, Mrs. John W. Smith,
Route 1; one son, James B. Smith, Jr., Route 1;
two daughters, Mrs. Patricia Ann Hess, 431
Virginia Avenue, and Wanda Jean Smith, at the
home; one grandchild, John Christopher Smith,
Route 1; one brother, William C. Smith, Route
1; one sister, Mrs. Elsie Brown, Route 1; two
half-sisters, Mrs. Mary Ellen Dalzell, Al Tahoe,
Calif., and Mrs. Martha C. Miller, Biloxi, Miss.
Services will be conducted Friday at 1:30 p.m.
at the Brown Funeral Home by the Rev. Lamar
Neville, of Petersburg, a former pastor. Burial
will be in the Tuscarora Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the funeral
home today and Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m.
The family has requested that memorial
remembrances take the form of contributions to
the Heart Fund.
Smith Rites
Rites for James Benjamin Smith, Sr., well-
known farmer of Tuscarora, who died Tuesday
afternoon, were conducted Friday at 1:30 p.m. at the Brown Funeral Home by the Rev. Lamar
Neville, a former pastor. Burial was in
Tuscarora Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Harold Lee Cushwa, Paul
Sencindiver, William (Buddy) Noll, Americus Qualini, Paul Cogle and Charles Miller.
Members of the Tuscarora Ruritan Club attended the services in a group and served as
honorary bearers.
The services were largely attended and there
were many flowers.
Smith, James Henry May 31, 1851 Sep 5, 1928
Smith, John W.
Services were held today at 11 a.m. at Tuscarora
Presbyterian Church for John W. Smith, well-
known 69-year-old farmer, orchardist and bank
director, who died Saturday afternoon at his
home in the Tuscarora section. He had been in
ill health for several years.
He farmed and operated an orchard in the
county and was a member and elder of Tuscarora Church. He was the oldest active
memberof the board of directors of the Old
National Bank. A native of the county, he was born at the home,
a son of the late James H. and Emily H.Thatcher
Smith.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Mary K. Brown
Smith, at home; two daughters--Mrs. Mary E.
Dalzell, Alexandria, Va.; Miss MarthaC. Smith, at home; daughter and two sons by former
marriage--Mrs. Elsie L. Brown, William C. and
James B. Smith, Tuscarora; and eight grandchildren.
The body eas removed from Rosemont,
Kogelschatz and Coffman Funeral Home, to the church at 10 a.m. to lie in state until time of
service, conducted by the Rev. John Rogers.
Burial was in the church cemetery.
Directors of the Old National Bank served as
honorary bearers.
Smith, Jonathan William Apr 14, 1888 Aug 31, 1957
Smith, Laura E. May 23, 1923
Smith, Lillie Gray May 18, 1888 Jun 7, 1929
Smith, Margaret Elizabeth July 8, 1917 July 23, 1928
Smith, Martha C. Sep 25, 1869
Smith, Mary Katherine Dec 3, 1900 Feb 27, 1989
Obituary – March 1, 1989
Smith, Mary K., 88, widow of Jonathan W.
Smith, of Route 1, Martinsburg, died Monday
morning in the Hemet Valley Hospital, Hemet, Riverside County, Calif.
Born Dec. 3, 1900, in Berkeley County, she was
the daughter of the late Samuel T and Frances
Ellen Westenhaver Brown.
She was a member of the St. Joseph’s Catholic
Church and the Catholic Daughters of America.
Surviving are two daughters, Mary Ellen Dalzell
of Hemet, Calif. and Martha C. Miller, of Route 1, Hedgesville; a son, William C. Smith of
Route 1; 14 grandchildren; and 14 great-
grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband,
Jonathan W. Smith, who died Aug. 31, 1957; a son James B. Smith; a daughter, Elsie E. Brown;
a sister, Helen Brophy; and two brothers, J.
Howard and Frank W. Brown.
Mass of Christian burial will be said Friday at
10 a.m. from St. Joseph’s Catholic Church with the Rev. William J. Nolte Jr. as celebrant. Burial
prayers will be in the Tuscarora Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the Brown
Funeral Home Thursday evening 7 to 9 p.m.
where the rosary will be said at 8 p.m.
The family will meet at the funeral home Friday
morning at 9:30 a.m. before going to the church.
Smith, Nannie C. Oct 1, 1876 Jan 22, 1960
Smith, William July 29, 1883
Smith, William Collis Nov 25, 1912 Sep 30, 1989
Obituary – October 2, 1989
Smith, William C. “Bill”, 76, a well-known
orchardist in Berkeley County died Saturday in City Hospital.
Born Nov. 25, 1912, in Berkeley County, he was the son of the late John W. and
Lillie(Collins) Smith and Mary K. Smith.
He was a life member of the Tuscarora
Presbyterian Church where he was a deacon,
elder and Sunday School superintendent. He belonged to the Ruritan Club, the West Virginia
Horticultural Society; the West Virginia Farm Bureau; and he was a 1931 graduate of
Martinsburg High School.
He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth S. (Barber)
Smith, at home, whom he married March 11, 1938; one son Timothy J. Smith of Martinsburg;
one daughter, Melissa E. Smith Helitzel of
Maurertown, Va.; two sisters, Mary E. Dalvell of Hemet, Calif, and Martha C. Miller of
Martinsburg; seven grandchildren; and a
number of nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by one brother, James
B. Smith and two sisters, Elsie L. Brown and Margaret E. Smith.
Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Tuscarora Presbyterian Church with the
Rev. Richard A. Forbes Jr. officiating. Interment
will be in the Tuscarora Cemetery
The family will receive friends this evening
from 7 to 9 at the Rosedale Funeral Home.
Donations may be made at the Tuscarora
Presbyterian Church, Rt. 1, Martinsburg.
Arrangements are by the Rosedale Funeral
Chapel.
Smith Services October 4, 1989
Services for William C. “Bill” Smith of Martinsburg who died Saturday in City Hospital
were conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the
Tuscarora Presbyterian church with the Rev. Richard A. Forbes Jr. officiating. Interment was
in the Tuscarora Presbyterian Cemetery.
Bearers were Harold Miller, Ron Rafth, Robert
Jones, Johnathan Brown, Greg, Mat, Jim Jr. and
Chris Smith.
Honorary bearers were Vince Miller, John
Miller, Harold Cushwa, Paul Burkhart, David Catrow, Wilber Catrow and Lyle Noll.
The congregation sang “O Love That Will Not Let Me Go” and “O’er The Battle Won.” Willay
Reynolds and Mrs. John Cushwa sang “There Is
a Place of Quiet Rest.” Judy Reynolds read the cards and letters.
Arrangements were by the Rosedale Funeral
Chapel.
Snodgrass, Ann Aug 28, 1853
Snodgrass, Cornelius
Stribling Aug 8, 1900
World War I,
II
Snodgrass, Mary Mattage Dec 18, 1904 Oct 19, 1944
Snodgrass, William May 15, 1830
Snyder, Clifford W. Jan 15, 1908 Oct 21, 1928
Snyder, John H. July 30, 1849 Mar 22, 1917
Snyder, John W.
Snyder, John W. Jan 24, 1891 Oct 7, 1918
Snyder, John W. Jan 27, 1891 Oct 7, 1918
Snyder, Robert Newton 1892 1966
Snyder, Sarah J. May 7, 1854
Snyder, William H.
Snyder, William N. Nov 19, 1881 Oct 20, 1918
Sperow, Frank D. Mar 8, 1906 Dec 20, 1981
Spitzer, Danny L. Oct 3, 1933 Aug 17, 2004
Oct. 3, 1933 – Aug. 17, 2004
Berkeley Springs, W.Va. – Danny Landon
Spitzer, 70, of Berkeley Springs, died Tuesday Aug. 17, 2004, in Rushtown, Ohio.
Born Oct. 3, 1933, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., he was the son of the late Benjamin Franklin
and Emma Armentrout Spitzer.
He attended school in Berkeley Springs.
He was a clerk at Wal-Mart.
He served in the U. S. Army
He was a member of Tuscarora Presbyterian
Church in Martinsburg, W.Va.
He is survived by one sister, Mary Cushwa of
Martinsburg, two brothers, Bobby Spitzer and
Bill Spitzer, both of Berkeley Springs and nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by three sisters, Dixie Warner, Patty Kief and Frances Spitzer; and
eight brothers, Sam Spitzer, Homer Spitzer,
John Spitzer, Kingsley Spitzer, Roy Spitzer, Ben Spitzer, Marshall Spitzer and Max Spitzer.
A memorial service will be held Friday at 11
a.m. at Tuscarora Presbyterian Church. The
Rev. Clark Raynal will officiate. Burial will be in Tuscarora Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
Arrangements are by Helsley-Johnson Funeral Home in Berkeley Springs.
Stephens, Lee V. Nov 15, 1928
Stephens, Marvin Eugene May 9, 1935 Jun 24, 1995
Korean
Marvin Eugene Stephens, 60, of Martinsburg, died Saturday in Winchester Medical Center.
He was the son of the late Charles C. and
Florence R. (Largent) Stephens. He was of the Presbyterian faith.
He was a 1953 graduate of Martinsburg High
School and a 1959 graduate of the Paul Smith College for Hotel and Restaurant Management.
He served in the Navy from 1953-61, the Air
Force from 1961-78 and was retired from the Air National Guard.
He leaves one son, Douglas A. Stephens of
Martinsburg; one daughter, Cassandra L. Shade of Martinsburg; two brothers, Charles Stephens
of Martinsburg and Ernest Stephens of Florida;
one sister, Marie Thompson of Martinsburg; and several nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the
Rosedale Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Bruce R.
McClendon officiating.
Interment will be in the Tuscarora Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
Calling hours are 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral
home. Stephens
Services
Services for Marvin E. Stephens, 60, of
Martinsburg, who died Saturday at the
Winchester Medical Center, were held Tuesday morning at the Rosedale Funeral Chapel with
the Rev. Bruce R. McClendon officiating.
Interment was in Tuscarora Cemetery.
Bearers were John W. Cushwa, Michael Cushwa, Robert Jones, James B. Smith, J.
Christopher Smith and David W. Smith.
Honorary bearers were Leon Bovey, Harold
Cushwa, Ned Noll, Lyle Noll, Paul Sencindiver
and Richard Augustine.
Soloist Jeanie Cushwa sang, “Wind Beneath My
Wings” and “How Great Thou Art.”
The congregation sang, “Amazing Grace.”
Organist was Ellen Keefer.
Eulogy was presented by Becky Jones.
Military graveside services by the VFW Post
No. 896 and American Legion Post No. 14
members were Commander Paul Besaw, Ted Ruppenthal, Fred McKee, Gary Miller, Charles
Murphy, Floyd Spong and Paul Arvin.
Stephens, William W. Nov 26, 1892 Jun 26, 1954
Steptoe, James D. Mar 19, 1951 Aug 30, 2009
James Duff Steptoe, who practiced law in Martinsburg for more than 30 years, passed
away at his home on Tuscarora Pike on Aug. 30,
2009. He was 58.
Mr. Steptoe, who was preceded in death by his
father, Robert Mason Steptoe, is survived by his mother, Sarah Virginia Duff Steptoe; one sister,
Sally Steptoe Hazard, of Charleston and her
husband, Sprague William Hazard; two brothers, Robert M. Steptoe Jr., of Clarksburg
and his wife, Mary Patricia Thompson Steptoe
and Philip P. Steptoe II, of Martinsburg. Additionally, Mr. Steptoe is survived by the
following nieces and nephews, Robert M.
Steptoe III, of Morgantown, Katherine Steptoe Fisher, of Columbus, Ohio, Dr.Hannah W.
Hazard, of Morgantown, Dr. Sprague William
Hazard III, of Hershey, Pa., Charles Yancey Steptoe,of Crofton, Md., James Glenn Steptoe,
of Martinsburg, Elizabeth Steptoe Smailes, of
Morgantown, Anne Pendleton Steptoe, of Morgantown, and Rebecca Nalle Hazard Dick,
of Pittsburgh, Pa. Mr. Steptoe also is survived
by nine grand-nieces and nephews, Dylan S. Steptoe, Sarah E. Steptoe, Robert M. Steptoe
IV, Charles Hastings Steptoe, Miles Thompson
Steptoe, David Blake Fisher,Lillian Sarah Fisher, Cooper James Hazard and Brandt
William Hazard.
Jim Steptoe was born in Charlottesville, Va., on March 19, 1951, the youngest of four siblings.
After receiving his primary education in
Berkeley County public schools, Mr.Steptoe graduated from Episcopal High School in
Alexandria, Va., in 1969. At Episcopal High, he
received the Whittle Prize for academic excellence and was a member of the track and
cross country teams.
Mr. Steptoe graduated from Haverford College,
Philadelphia, Pa., in 1973. After working one
year for The Peoples Bank in Martinsburg,he graduated from the West Virginia University
College of Law in 1977. In law school, he was
inducted into the Order of the Coif, which is the highest academic recognition awarded to law
school graduates.
In 1977, Mr. Steptoe began his legal career in
Martinsburg with the law firm of Avey, Steptoe,
Perry, Van Metre & Rockwell, the firm co-founded by his late father, Robert M. Steptoe
and Guy R. Avey Jr. In 1990, Avey & Steptoe
merged with Steptoe & Johnson, the state-wide law firm co-founded by Mr. Steptoe’s
grandfather. For the next seven years,
Mr.Steptoe practiced as a partner in Steptoe & Johnson at its Martinsburg office. In 1997, he
established his own private law firm and
continued to concentrate his practice in real estate, banking and estate planning and
administration until his death.
In addition to practicing law, Jim was an
accomplished professional musician. Taught the
banjo by Andy Boarman, a renowned banjo
player in the bluegrass genre, Jim started his
musical career with “Mountain Grass.” Shortly
thereafter, Jim joined with Rusty Williams, Eldred Hill and Leigh Taylor-Kron to form
"Patent Pending” in 1979. Over the course of 30
years, the band played more than 2,000 shows in 22 states and recorded six albums.
Mr. Steptoe was a member of The West Virginia State Bar, and the Berkeley County Bar
Association. He served on the board of directors
of The Peoples National Bank, and was a longtime member of the Elks Club. He was a
lifelong member of Trinity Episcopal Church, and as a young man, he achieved the rank of
Eagle Scout and was awarded scouting’s “God
and Country Award.”
Jim’s passions in life were principally three: his
family, where he was adored by numerous nieces and nephews, as not just an uncle, but
also a friend and playmate; his law practice
where he practiced faithful adherence to the standards established by his late father and
former partner, Robert M. Steptoe; and his
music, which afforded him wonderful friendships and innumerable enjoyable and
interesting life experiences.
Family and friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m.
Wednesday at the Brown Funeral Home, 327
W. King St., Martinsburg. A memorial service
will be held at Trinity Episcopal Church, 200
West King St., Martinsburg, WV, on Thursday, September 3, commencing at 11:00 a.m.
The family has requested that memorial contributions be made to Trinity Episcopal
Church or the Boy Scouts of
America,Shenandoah Area Council.
Steptoe, Patricia G. Jul 24, 1946 Apr 19, 2007
The Journal, Martinsburg, WV - April 22, 2007
Patricia Gail "Wendy" Steptoe, 60, a resident of
Crofton, Md., for 17 years, died suddenly of cardiac arrest on April 19 at Washington
Hospital Center. Born in Atlanta on July 24, 1946, she was the
daughter of James G. and Margaret T. Taylor.
Mrs. Steptoe graduated from Galveston High School in Galveston, Texas, in 1964 and
attended Sam Houston University in Huntsville
Texas and Florida Atlantic University in Boca
Raton, Fla.
She was a registered respiratory therapy
technician at Baptist Hospital of Miami from 1968 to 1978 where she was a supervisor and
intensive care specialist. As an Air Force wife,
she traveled extensively and lived in Miami; Austin, Texas; Arlington, Texas; and Crofton,
Md.
Her interests were spiritual growth and environmental causes. She was a member of St.
Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Crownsville,
Md. Surviving are her husband of 32 years, Col.
Philip P. Steptoe, USAF (Ret); her two sons,
Charles Y. Steptoe and James G. Steptoe; two grandchildren, Dylan S. Steptoe and Sara E.
Steptoe, all of Crofton Md.; her father, James G.
Taylor of Miami; and her two sisters, Katherine Urban of Miami and Diane DePlonty of
Woburn, Mass.
Family will receive friends at the Beall Funeral Home, 6512 NW Crain Hwy, Bowie, Md., on
Monday, April 23, 2007, from 7 to 9 p.m.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 1110 St. Stephen’s
Church Road, Crownsville, MD.
Interment in Tuscarora Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Martinsburg.
Memorial donations may be made to the
Annapolis SPCA or The Christian Childrens Fund, 2821 Emorywood Pky, Richmond, VA
23294.
Stewart, Margaret
Stuckey, Alice E. Aug 26, 1866 Jan 4, 1875
Stuckey, David Oct 12, 1862
Stuckey, (Infant) Jan 16, 1855
Stuckey, Susan Dec 16, 1893
Obituary – 23 December 1893 – Martinsburg
Independent
Died of Cancer – Mrs. Susan Stuckey, died at 5
o’clock Saturday morning, at her home near the Almshouse, of cancer, at the advanced age of 69
years. Her funeral took place on Monday
morning, at the Tuscarora Church. Rev. F. M. Woods conducted the services. Mrs. Stuckey
was a most excellent Christian woman, kind
neighbor and true friend. She was a daughter of
the late H. Lewis Grantham, and mother of Mrs. Smith D. Stuckey, Mrs. H. T Cushwa and Mrs.
Taylor Catro and a son living in Kansas.
Stum, Clarence E. 1883 1963
Stum, Elmer W. 1908 19??
Stum, Ida Cleveland Mar 14,1885 Dec 3, 1947
Swearinger, Isabella Lyle Jun 22, 1817 Nov 6,1891
Sweeney, AnnBarthlow 1876 1926
Sweeney, William isreal 1860 1941
Swimley, David M. 1842 1932
Swimley, Emma V. May 19, 1855 Jan 21, 1931
Swimley, George D. Feb 21, 1845 July 10, 1921
Tabb, (Infant)
Tabb, Lucy V. Jan 18,1830 Feb 25, 1883
Tabb, M. V. Dec 4, 1829 July 15, 1882
Tabb, Nannie, A. Feb 20, 1853 July 25, 1892
Tabb, Steve T. Feb 5, 1859 Jun 1, 1920
Tabler, Dressa Myers 1875 1962
Taylor, Harriett D. Oct 13, 1806 Sep 18, 1826
Taylor, Pearl Elizabeth Dec 19,1899 Jun 7, 1966
Thatcher, Abalina L. Sep 15, 1816 Feb 10, 1890
Thatcher, Charles W. Sep 1870 Jun 1945
Thatcher, David M. Oct 17, 1863 Civil War
Thatcher, Ella M. Apr 19, 1866 Feb 9, 1922
Thatcher, E. Newton Aug 1909 Nov 1969
Edward Newton Thatcher, well-known
Berkeley County resident, died unexpectedly Friday, November 28, 1969, at 2:35 p.m.
enroute to King’s Daughters Hospital. He was
stricken while at work at Potomac Farms Dairy.
A resident of Route 1, he was born at the
Thatcher Homestead, west of Martinsburg, on August 23, 1909, son of the late Harlan Cushwa
and Anna Martha Henson Thatcher.
Affiliated with the dairy industry his entire life,
Mr. Thatcher was associated with Thatcher’s
Dairy for 42 yeas and with Potomac Farms the past six years.
He was an active member and former deacon of the Tuscarora Presbyterian Church. He was also
a member of the Tuscarora Ruritan Club, Adam
Stephen Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution, and a former member of the
Martinsburg Kiwanis Club.
Mr. Thatcher was a devoted member of the
ASPCA and served as an officer at various
times.
A graduate of the Martinsburg High School,
Class of 1927, he was an outstanding tackle on
the football team for two years.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Dorothea Hughes
Thatcher, at the home; one son, Larry E.
Thatcher, Sterling Park, Virginia; one daughter, Mrs. Nick (Rebecca) Handakas, Route 1; eight
grandchildren: Bret, Kym, Sheryl, Tonja, and
Nikki Thatcher, Marika, Gregory and Alexandra Handakas, and a number of nieces, nephews,
aunts and cousins. A brother, Harlan C.
Thatcher, II, died May 10, 1965.
Services will be conducted Monday at 3:00 p.m.
at the Brown Funeral Home by the Rev. David G. Coffey, his pastor. Burial will be in the
Tuscarora Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the funeral
home Sunday from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
The family has requested that memorial
remembrances take the form of contributions of
the Tuscarora Presbyterian Church Building Fund or the Heart Fund.
Thatcher, Harlan Apr 1916 May 1965
Thatcher, Jonathan W. Feb 13, 1818 Jan 17, 1892
Mr. Jonathan W. Thatcher, one of Berkeley
County’s most respected and influential citizens,
while attending the funeral of Miss Katie Sperow on last Sunday and just as he was about
to lead in the singing, fell back in his chair and
died almost instantly. Mr. Thatcher had just returned from Washington and was to all
appearances in good health. He was taken from
Mr. Sperow’s to his home from where he was buried Wednesday in the Tuscarora graveyard.
Five sons and one daughter survive him, his two
wives and one son having gone before. He was
born February 13, 1818, on the same farm on
which he lived at the time of his death and was
73 years, 11 months, and 2 days of age. His son, David, was a member of Capt. Hammond’s Co.,
in the Confederate Army and was killed at
Warrenton, Virginia, in 1863. His wives were Nancy and Evoline Miller, sisters, all his
children being by his first wife, who died about
1861. His last wife died in 1890. In Mr. Thatcher’s death, the community has lost a true
citizen and friend, his children a fond and
affectionate father, the Presbyterian Church, of which he was a member for many years, a true
and devoted Christian. His generous and jovial
nature gained for him, friends wherever he went, friends who will miss him sadly and
sorrowfully.
In Memoriam
Died January 17th, 1892, in the 74th year of his
age, Mr. Jonathan Thatcher. A few more weeks,
and he would have been turned into his 75th year, having been born the 13th of February
1818. Few men have been better known
throughout the county than Mr. Thatcher. Free and affable in his manners, he made friends
easily and held them firmly. Being a very active
and energetic nature; he was thrown in contact with a great many people, who esteemed him
highly. He was a careful manager of his affairs,
and was a prosperous man. His success in life
well illustrates Solomon’s proverb, “the hand of the diligent maketh rich.” It was always pleasant
to see Mr. Thatcher in church. He enjoyed it
thoroughly. His heart was wrapped in the old Tuscarora Church, in which for many years, he
was a ruling elder. He loved to sing; death found
him at last with his hymnbook in his hand. He was just preparing to raise the tones, which were
to be sung at the funeral of a neighbor’s
daughter, which occurred that Sunday morning. Almost in an instant, his voice was hushed, to
be awakened no more to the strains of praise on
earth. The life militant was exchanged for the life triumphant, earth, for the glory that
excelleth. The active busy career of the hard-
working man was surrendered, and the sweet repose of eternity enfolded him in its embrace.
As he was about to sing, “Asleep in Jesus”, at
the open grave of another on that Sabbath morning, so around his own bier on the
Wednesday that followed, friends gathered and
sang, “Asleep in Jesus, blessed sleep, from which none ever wakes to weep,” “Blessed are
the dead that die in the Lord from hence forth” –
from the moment of their death. In an hour when he thought not, when no one imagined it,
the swift messenger came and the soldier fell
with his armor on. “Be ye also ready.”
Thatcher, Mary Dorothea
Hughes Feb 4, 1912 Nov 12, 2011
Thatcher, Mary Elizabeth July 17, 1886
Thatcher, Minnie F. Feb 1873 Jan 1965
Miss Thatcher Dies in Hospital
Miss Minnie Florence Thatcher, of Route 1,
died at 3:30 a.m. today in King’s Daughters
Hospital.
Active in the workings of the Tuscarora
Presbyterian Church, and in many
organizations, she was born in Berkeley County, February 28, 1873, daughter of Jonathan
Newton and Emma Cushwa Thatcher.
She was past president of the West Virginia
Farm Woman’s Council and past president and
charter member of the Tuscarora Farm Woman’s Club. She helped form the Tuscarora
Indians 4-H Club and the Christian Endeavor of
the Tuscarora Presbyterian Church.
A Master Farm Home Maker, Miss Thatcher
was a former member of the Shenandoah Valley Chapter, N.S.D.A.R., for more than 20 years
and was a member of Berkeley County Chapter,
United Daughters of the Confederacy, and was active in the King’s Daughters Hospital Circle
for a long period of time.
Her only survivors are two nephews, Newton
and Harlan C. Thatcher, Route 1.
Services will be conducted Monday at 11 a.m. at
the Tuscarora Presbyterian Church by the Rev.
David Nash and the Rev. John L. Rogers. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
The family will meet at the Brown Funeral
Home Monday at 10:30 a.m. before going to the church.
Friends of the family will be received at the funeral home Sunday from 4 to 6 p.m.
The family has requested that memorial remembrances take the form of contributions to
the Tuscarora Church Building Fund.
Thatcher, Nancy C. Mar 1, 1860
Thatcher, Nancy E. Nov 1879 Mar 1948
Thatcher, Robert Jan 6, 1858 Dec 11, 1936
Thatcher, William A. Oct 19, 1848 Apr 20, 1920
Thompson, Charles E. 1913 1977
Thompson, Mary V. 1919 1994
Throckmorton, R. Louise Jun 20, 1866
Triggs, Albert G. Oct 1, 1901
Triggs, Henry F. Sep 19, 1912
Triggs, Lewis H. Oct 15, 1911
Triggs, Nellie Oct 1, 1901
Triggs, Virtie V. May 5, 1896 July 5, 1915
Vance, Rev. Hugh 1735 1791
Vanmeter, Benjamin 1929 1955
Vanmeter, James Lee May 30, 1937 July 3, 1937
Vanmeter, William Dec 30,1880 May 28,1919
Walker, Barnett Sep 6, 1857
Walker, Elias M. Dec 25, 1877
Walker, Eliza B. Jun 8, 1873
Walker, Elizabeth Jun 5,1851
Walker, Harrison Jun 18, 1869 Feb 9, 1870
Walker, James Sr. Dec 1766 Apr 8, 1828
Walker, James T. Nov 29, 1884
Walker, Mary E. Tabb Nov 28, 1822 Sep 23, 1873
Walker, Mary T.
Snodgrass Apr 20, 1812 oct 29, 1861
Walker, Nancy Nov 8, 1778 Apr 11, 1828
Walker, Rosa Ella Nov 8, 1876 Mar 28, 1878
Wallace, Sarah C.
Walters, George Benton 1905 1967
George Benton (Benny) Walters, 61, of
Nollville, died in Kings Daughters Hospital
Friday afternoon. He was born in Berkeley
County, W.V, and the son of the late William
Benton and Annie M. Noll Walters.
He had been associated with the State Roads
Commission for the past 20 years.
He was a member of Tuscarora Presbyterian
Church.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs Gladys Boltz Walters; daughters, Mrs. Lewis Frances
Wolford, Williamsport,MD; one grandchild;
brother, John D. Walters, Arlington, VA. Funeral services will be monday at 10;30 a.m. at
brown Funeral home, Martinsburg, with the
Rev. Norman G. Price officiating. burial in tuscarora cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the funeral
home Saturday and sunday evening from 7 to 9.
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Rites for George Benton (Benny) Walters of Nollville, who died in King's Daughters
Hospital were conducted Monday at 10:30 a.m.
at the Brwn Funeral Home by the rev. Norman g. Price, of st. andrew Presbyterian Church,
Williamsport, MD. Burial was in Tuscarora
Cemetery, Pallbearers were William E. Sites, John Ditto,
Carlton, Sencindiver, Harold Bartles, Leo
Puffenburger and Cecil Noll. The services were largely attended.
Walters, Gladys May 1906 1990
Gladys M. Walters, 84, of Nollville, died
Thursday in Williamsport Nursing Home.
Born March 23, 1906, in Berkeley County, she
was the daughter of the late Charles Samuel and Annie Mae (Morrow) Boltz.
She was a member of the Tuscarora
Presbyterian Church. Surviving are one daughter, Frances M. Wolford
of Williamsport, Md.; one grandson, Gregg
Wolford of Nashua, N.H.; and one great-granddaughter, Naimi Marie Wolford.
She was preceded in death by her husband,
George Benton Walters, in 1967; and two
brothers, Charles W. and James L. Boltz.
Services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at the
Brown Funeral Home with the Rev. Richard A. Forbes officiating. Interment will be in
Tuscarora Cemetery.
Family will receive friends at the funeral home today from 7 to 9 p.m.
Walters, John Douglas May 14, 1909 Aug 15, 1996
World War II
John Douglas Walters, 87, of Bunker Hill, died
Thursday, Aug. 15, 1996, in Williamsport
Nursing Home.
Born May 14, 1909 in Berkeley County, W.Va., he was the son of the late William Benton and
Annie Noll Walters.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Lora Knicely Walters.
He was a 1927 graduate of Martinsburg High
School. He also graduated from Stewart Business University and attended Southeastern
University, both in washington, D.C.
He retired from the U.S. Department of agriculture.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Army having
served during World war ii in the 17th Armored Replacement Battalion.
He is survived by nieces and nephews.
He is preceded in death by one brother, C. Benton Walters.
Graveside serviceswill be held at Tuscarora
Cemetery with the Rev. Norman G. Price
officiating. Arrangements are by brown Funeral Home,
Martinsburg.
Walters, Lora Knicely Apr 3, 1915 Sep 19, 1985
Lora Knicely Walters, 70, of Rt. 2, Bunker Hill,
died Thursday morning in City Hospital on Sept
19, 1985.
Born April 3, 1915, in Edinburg, Va., she was the daughter of the late Louie Percy and Louise
Riddleberger Knicely.
She lived in Washington, D.C. and Arlington County, Va. from 1935 to 1968 when she
returned to the area. She attended the Baptist
Church. Surviving are her husband, John Douglas
Walters, at home, whom she married May 19,
1954; a brother, Alfred Knicely, 908 N. Third
St.; two sisters, Martha Grove, 911 W. Addition
St. and Ella K. Speight, Baltimore, Md. and a
number of nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by four brothers,
Lewis H., Walter R., Ralph F. and Percy C.
Knicely and two sisters, Lillian K. Voorhees and Doris K. Byrum.
Services will be Saturday, 2:30 p.m. from the
Brown Funeral Home with the Rev. Richard Forbes officiating. Burial in the Tuscarora
Cemetery.
Friends will be received at the funeral home tonight, 7-9.
Weir, Carroll J. Nov 26, 1922 Aug 9, 1952
Weir, Lillian I. Oct 5, 1924 May 7, 2006
Martinsburg Journal – May 8, 2006
Lillian Irene Weir, 81, of Martinsburg, died Sunday, May 7, 2006, at the Canterbury Center
in Shepherdstown.
Born Oct. 5, 1924, in Berkeley County, the daughter of the late Hunter Canby and Rachael
Butts Canby.
She was a member of Moler Avenue Church of the Brethren.
She is survived by a son, Carroll Jackson “Jack”
Weir Jr. and wife, Janet, of Martinsburg; a grandson, Brian J. Weir and wife, Tracy, of
Raleigh, N.C.; three brothers, Oscar, Charles C.
and Douglas Canby, and a sister, Helen Butler, all of Martinsburg.
She was preceded in death by her husband,
Carroll J. Weir Sr. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, May
10, 2006, at 1 p.m. at the Brown Funeral Home.
Interment will be at Tuscarora Presbyterian Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the funeral
home on Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. Lillian Irene Weir
Funeral services for Lillian Irene Weir, 81, who
died Sunday, May 7, 2006, were held on Wednesday at 1 p.m. at the Brown Funeral
Home with Pastor Carl Baker officiating.
Interment was in Tuscarora Presbyterian Cemetery.
Bearers were Donnie Canby, Ronnie Canby, Doug Canby, George Canby, Dale Willingham,
and Todd Johnson.
A tribute written by the grandson, Brian, was
read by the minister.
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