Hardy County, West Virginia - Obituaries G index ******************************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. Submitted by Suzanne W. Whitson (suzanne.whitson@home.com) May, 2001 DORA E. GAPP THE MOOREFIELD (WV) EXAMINER, Wednesday, March 17, 1999 Dora E. Gapp, age 85 of Jackson Avenue, passed away Wednesday, March 10, 1999 at the Winchester Medical Center in Winchester, VA. Born July 27, 1913 in Pendleton Co., WV she was a daughter of the late J. Branson and Bessie (Reel) Watts. She was preceded in death by her husband, Matthew F. Gapp in November 1978, six brothers and three sisters also preceded her in death. She was a retired cook for the Hardy County Board of Education and was a member of the Epiphany Catholic Church. Surviving are two sons, Matthew E. Gapp and C. Steve Gapp of Moorefield, WV; one daughter, Patsy D. Hudson of Williamsport, MD; two brothers, Minor Watts and Jay B. Watts of Augusta, WV; two sisters, Fern Rohrbaugh of Fairfax, VA and Violet Barlow of Atlanta, GA; twelve grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren. A Mass of Christian Burial was held on Saturday, March 13, 1999 at the Epiphany Catholic Church near Moorefield with Father Jim Creeden officiating. Burial followed at the Olive Cemetery in Moorefield. Pallbearers were grandsons, Stephen Hudson, Michael Hudson, Douglas Hudson, Anthony Gibson, Stephen Gapp and Matthew V. Gapp. Funeral arrangements were under the direction of the Fraley Funeral Home. ******************************************* CHARLES HINEGARDNER GARRETT, SR. THE MOOREFIELD (WV) EXAMINER, Wednesday, December 22, 1999 The funeral service for Charles Hinegardner Garrett, Sr., age 73, of Lost City, WV was held on Wednesday at the Ivanhoe Presbyterian Church in Lost City, WV. Officiating was the Rev. John Douglas Sterrett, III. Burial was in the Laurel Hill Cemetery in Lost City. Mr. Garrett died December 12, 1999 at Johnson's Home for the Elderly in Harrisonburg, VA. He was born August 31, 1926 in Lost City and was a son of the late Charles Arthur and Nettie Hinegardner Garrett. He served in the U.S. Army during the 1950's. He was a welder for Pipeliner's Local Union #798 and a farmer. He was a member of Ivanhoe Presbyterian Church. On October 16, 1944 he married the former Nora Geraldine McKeever, who died September 19, 1995. Surviving are one daughter, Allaiana M. Garrett of Lost City; one son, Charles H. Garrett, Jr. of Pennsylvania; two grandchildren; one niece and one nephew. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Ivanhoe Presbyterian Church, Lost City, WV 26810. The casket will be closed. Funeral arrangements were under the direction of the Grandle Funeral Home. *************************************** DELBERT L. "BUDDY" GEORGE THE MOOREFIELD (WV) EXAMINER, Wednesday, November 18, 1998 Delbert L. "Buddy" George, age 68 of Purgitsville, passed away Friday evening, November 13, 1998 at the Hampshire Memorial Hospital in Romney, WV. Born June 19, 1930 in Hampshire County, WV he was a son of the late Willie & Daisy (Brown) George. He was preceded in death by one son and was a member of the White Pine Church of the Brethren. He was a retired salesman from Hardman's Hardware in Moorefield. Surviving is his wife, Bonnie (Kesner) George; two sons, Allen George and Delmas George of Purgitsville; three daughters, Susan Riggleman of Baker, WV; Sandra Alt of Old Fields, WV; Tena White of Moorefield, WV; one brother, Thurman George of Winchester, VA; two sisters, Dale Hefner of Moorefield, WV and Pearl Evans of Maysville, WV; 10 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Funeral services were conducted on Monday at the Fraley Funeral Home with Rev. Laurean R. Smith officiating. Burial followed at the Old Pine Cemetery in Purgitsville, WV. Pallbearers were Artie Stickley, Raymond Hefner, Robert Hefner, Robert Southerly, Garland Combs and Winnie Miller. Funeral arrangements were under the direction of the Fraley Funeral Home. ************************************************ BESSIE M. GIBBS THE MOOREFIELD (WV) EXAMINER, Wednesday, September 24, 1997 Bessie M. Gibbs, age 87 of Wardensville, passed away on Friday, September 19, 1997 at her home. She was born on June 14, 1910 in Fraght, KY daughter of the late Sherman and Marthy Lammon Murray. She was married to the late Steve L. Gibbs who passed away December 22, 1990. Surviving are three sons, Frank and Billy Gibbs, both of Wardensville and Andy Gibbs of Baltimore, MD; three daughters, Lois Wolfe and Jewell Jacobs, both of Wardensville and Jolia Rothgeb of Augusta, WV; one brother, Otis Murray of Jellico, Tenn.; 10 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. She was a housewife and a member of the Church of God. Services were held on September 22, 1997 at the Loy Funeral Home in Wardensville with Rev. Henry Dunsmore officiating. Interment was in the Greenfield Cemetery in Wardensville, WV. Funeral arrangements were under the direction of the Loy Funeral Home. ******************************************* BOYD S. GODLOVE, JR. THE MOOREFIELD (WV) EXAMINER, Wednesday, April 23, 1997 Boyd Scott "Pete" Godlove, Jr., 72, of 853 Summitt Ave., Hagerstown, died Sunday, April 13, 1997, at Washington County Hospital. Born May 13, 1924, in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Boyd Scott Godlove, Sr. and Helen Leota Dorsey Godlove. He was employed by Iron Workers Union Local 5. He was of the Baptist faith and a member of Hagerstown Lodge 217 A.F. & A.M. and Board of Policy-Liberty Lobby. He is survived by one sister, Nancy G. Ebersole of York Haven, PA; three nieces; four nephews; 23 grandnieces and grandnephews. He was preceded in death by one brother, Edward W. Godlove. Services were Wednesday at Andrew K. Coffman Funeral Home, Hagerstown, with the Rev. Louis L. Emerick officiating. Burial was in Rest Haven Cemetery, Hagerstown. A Masonic memorial service was conducted at the funeral home by Hagerstown Lodge 217. ************************************************** JOSEPH R. GODLOVE THE MOOREFIELD (WV) EXAMINER, Wednesday, October 30, 1996 Joseph Raymond "Doke" Godlove, 80, of 1149 Cedar Hill Road, Clearbrook, died Thursday at a local nursing home. The funeral was conducted Saturday at the Omps Funeral Home in Winchester by the Rev. Constance Cather Martin. Burial was in the Shenandoah Memorial Park. Mr. Godlove was born October 13, 1916, in Wardensville, WV son of the late Raymond Lee and Grace Stottlemyer Godlove. He was a plumber and worked for Mervil Adams Plumbing and Heating and Connie I. Renner and retired from Renner Plumbing and Heating. He had worked for Blandy Experimental Farm in Clarke County. He was a U.S. Army Veteran of World War II and recipient of the Good Conduct Medal, American Theater Service Ribbon, European African Middle Eastern Service Ribbon and Victory Ribbon. He was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2123 and Galilee Christian Church. He was the husband of the late Louise Dorsey Godlove. Surviving are his wife, Marie Dellinger Crider Godlove; two daughters, Carolyn Glaize and Jessie Sullivan, both of Fredrick County; two brothers, Kenneth H. Godlove and Junior R. Godlove, both of Fredrick County and Mabel Sheets of Bunker Hill, WV; one granddaughter and one great-granddaughter. Pallbearers were Lloyd Renner, James Dorsey, Hugh Campbell, Walter McIntosh, Charles Webber and Murphy Leake. Honorary pallbearers were Wayne Godlove, Michael Godlove, Russell Godlove, Jess Godlove and Roy Sheets, Jr. Memorial contributions may be made to the Weekday Religious Education, c/o Frances Reed, Treasurer, 2456 Front Royal Pike, Winchester, VA 22602. ************************************************ REV. JOHN ALLEN GOLDIZEN, SR. THE MOOREFIELD (WV) EXAMINER, Wednesday, May 15, 1996 Rev. John Allen Goldizen, Sr., age 61 of Medley, WV, died Monday, May 6, 1996 at Grant Memorial Hospital. Born June 18, 1934 in Jordan Run, WV, he was the son of the late Rev. G. Lester and Dora (Evans) Goldizen. Preceded in death besides his parents, is one brother, Virgil Goldizen. Rev. Goldizen was a licensed minister with the Assemblies of God. For the past 19 years he was Pastor of Rig Assembly of God Church, Rig, WV. He was a graduate of Petersburg High School Class of 1953. He was a farmer and avid hunter and was a member of the local Union 70 International Brotherhood Electrical Workers (IBEW), Fairfax, VA. Surviving is his wife, Carole (Stallings) Goldizen. They were united in marriage on June 30, 1955. Also surviving are two sons, John A. Goldizen, Jr. of Bunker Hill, WV and Steven A. Goldizen of Maysville, WV; one daughter, Teresa (Goldizen) Pennington of Burlington, KY; one brother, Reginald L. Goldizen of Medley, WV; one sister, Pauline Klienheltzer, Louisville, KY; five grandchildren, Christopher S. Goldizen, Gavin A. T. Goldizen, Megan M. Goldizen, Brant Pennington, Ryan Pennington; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Thursday at the Rig Assembly of God Church with the Rev. Gordon Hensley and Rev. Kenneth Phares officiating. Burial was in the Lahmansville Cemetery, Lahmansville, WV. Memorials may be made to the Rig Assembly of God Church, HC 85 Box 362, Rig, WV 26836 or Visions Beyond Ministries, 3058 Caribou Drive, Burlington, KY 41005. Funeral arrangements were under the direction of the Schaeffer Funeral Home, Petersburg, WV. **************************************************** MARVIN DENVER "SONNY" GRAHAM THE MOOREFIELD (WV) EXAMINER, Wednesday, November 18, 1998 Marvin Denver "Sonny" Graham, age 54 of Romney, WV passed away on Nov. 17, 1998 at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WV. Mr. Graham was born April 4, 1944 in Romney, WV the son of the late Lester W. and Virginia E. "Peg" (Heavener) Graham. He was a Superintendent of Maintenance for the City of Romney, WV; a member of the Sons of the American Legion Hampshire Post #91; Social member of the VFW Wappoccoma Post #1101 and the Loyal Order of Moose Lodge #1371. Survivors include his wife, Linda Georgianna (Kline) Graham, Romney, WV; one stepson, David E. Crites, Moorefield, WV; one daughter, LaDonna Runion, Augusta, WV; two brothers, Lester E. Graham, Baltimore, MD and Terry A. Graham, Romney, WV; two sisters, Virginia L. Graham and Vickie L. Walls, of Romney, WV; six grandchildren, Tommy D. Crites, Ft. Polk, LA, Jermiah Jayson Crites and Keanna Lynn Crites of Moorefield, WV; Jessie Rae Crites of Alva, FL and Katrina Lee Ann Stickley and LaShona Dean Runion of Augusta, WV. Services were held on Saturday, Nov. 21, 1998 at the Shaffer Funeral Home in Romney, WV with Rev. Fred Tomlinson officiating. Mr. Graham's body was cremated. The family requests that memorials take the form of donations to the American Cancer Society. Funeral arrangements were under the direction of the Shaffer Funeral Home. ************************************************ LILLIE MAUDE GROVES THE MOOREFIELD (WV) EXAMINER, Wednesday, September 3, 1997 Lillie Maude Groves, age 54, of Moorefield, WV passed away Monday morning August 25, 1997 at the Grant Memorial Hospital in Petersburg, WV following a long illness. She was born June 19, 1943. Surviving are seven sons, Ronnie Richards of Lizemores, WV; Donnie Burner, Joseph Hose, Leo Hose, Douglas Hose and Bryan Hose, all of Moorefield and Frances Turner of Keyser, WV; one daughter, Kathy Hose of Harrisonburg, VA; and seven grandchildren. A memorial service was held Thursday at the Mt. Olive Lutheran Church in Peru, WV with Seminarian Pat Tharp officiating. Ms. Groves donated her body to the WVU Human Gift Registry in Morgantown. This obituary was provided by the Fraley Funeral Home in Moorefield, WV. *************************************** EDWIN G. GUNTER THE MOOREFIELD (WV) EXAMINER, Wednesday, October 9, 1996 Edwin Glover Gunter, age 78, of Wingina, Virginia, died Wednesday, October 2, 1996, in Lynchburg General Hospital in Lynchburg, VA. Born in Nelson County, VA, on November 5, 1917, he was a son of the late Robert W. Gunter and Elizabeth Caroll Gunter. He attended Maple Grove Pentecostal Church in Buckingham Co., VA, and was a retired mechanic with the Metro Transit Authority in Washington, D.C. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters, Lola Gunter and Grace Gunter; three brothers, Robert L. Gunter, Lacy D. Gunter and Woodrow G. Gunter. Survivors include three sons, Dallas E. Gunter of Bryans Road, MD, Rod W. Gunter of Moorefield, WV; Keith B. Gunter, Freemont, CA; four daughters, Barbara G. Peregoy, York, PA, Linda A. Gunter of Springfield, VA, Francis G. Lantz and Sandy Clarke of Wingina; four sisters, Carro G. Ragland of Lynchburg, Sadie F. Harlow of Vera Beach, FL, Hazel G. Wright of Silver Spring, MD and Wilma G. Kidd of Culpeper, VA. A graveside service was held Saturday, Oct. 5 at the Trinity Memorial Gardens in Waldorf, MD with Rev. Edward Baker officiating. The family suggests that those wishing to make memorial contributions consider the Nelson County Squad at Rt. 1, Faber, Virginia 22938. Funeral arrangements were under the direction of the Wells/Sheffield Funeral Chapel of Lovingston, VA. ***************************************** JOHN R. GUTHRIE THE MOOREFIELD (WV) EXAMINER, Wednesday, March 20, 1996 John Robert Lee Guthrie, 82, Broadway, died Sunday, March 10, 1996, at Rockingham Memorial Hospital in Harrisonburg. Mr. Guthrie was born Jan. 15, 1914, in Milam, WV, and was a son of the late John Balum and Mary Jane Turner Guthrie. He was a retired carpenter for Neff and Myers Development in Timberville and did farming work. He was a member of Bethel Church of the Brethren in Keezletown. On Dec. 19, 1934, he married the former Nellie Jane Michell, who survives. Other survivors include two daughters, Naomi W. Bare, Fulks Run, and Mary Grace Frye, Harrisonburg; two sons, John D. Sites and Donald L. Guthrie, both of Broadway; one brother, Thomas Andrew Jackson Guthrie, St. Petersburg, Fla.; 11 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. The Rev. Charles "Chip" Leatherman conducted the funeral on Wednesday at the Grandle Funeral Home in Broadway. Burial was in Trissels Mennonite Church Cemetery near Broadway. Memorial donations may be made to the Broadway Emergency Squad, PO Box 666, Broadway, VA 22815 or the Bethel Church of the Brethren, Keezletown Men's Fellowship, in care of Pastor Don Guthrie, Route 2, Box 34, Broadway. Funeral arrangements were under the direction of the Grandle Funeral Home in Broadway. *****************************************************