U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Robert Matthew Tully Jr.
FORT VALLEY - Robert Matthew Tully Jr., 75, passed away on Monday, June 15, 2009, at the Winchester Medical Center.
Mr. Tully was born on Nov. 26, 1933, in Brighton, Mass., and was the son of the late Robert Matthew Tully Sr., and Helen White Tully. He was a U.S. Navy veteran and retired after 35 years from Spags Supply in Shrewsbury, Mass. He was a member of St. John Bosco Roman Catholic Church.
He is survived by his wife, Rosamond Tully; three sons, Daniel Tully of Tyngsboro, Mass., Joseph Tully of Worcester, Mass., and Timothy Tully of Fort Valley; three daughters, Michelle Tully of Worcester, Mass., Jacqueline Pellegrino of Surprise, Ariz., and Kathleen Tully of Fort Valley; three sisters, Mary Maxwell of Colo., Katherine Barnes of Fla. and Barbara Tully of Worcester, Mass.; and seven grandchildren.
A funeral mass will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, June 19 at the St. John Bosco Roman Catholic Church in Woodstock, by Father Robert Lange. Burial will follow in the Detrick cemetery in Fort Valley.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 321, Woodstock, Va. 22664.
Guy Layman Dove
(June 17, 1926 - April 17, 2013)
Guy Layman Dove, 86, of Broadway, died April 17, 2013 at Avante of Harrisonburg.
He was born June 17, 1926 in Rockingham County and was a son of the late Jesse W. and Blanche C. May Dove.
He was a farmer, chicken catcher, construction worker, and lumberman. He was baptized E.U.B. at Caplinger Church in Criders.
In 1952 he married
the former Beulah Shoemaker, who preceded him in death on January 26, 1992.
Surviving are three sons; Roy A. Dove, of Broadway, Alton L. Dove, of Broadway, Vernon D. Dove, of Bergton, two daughters; Paula Dove, of Bergton, Wilma Dellinger, of Broadway, five grandchildren, seven great grandchildren, one step grandchild, three step great grandchildren, five step great great grandchildren, two brothers; Hubert Dove, of WA, Delmer Dove, of Marlington, WV, and four sisters; Norma White, of Mathias, WV, Christine Humble, of MD, Lois Dolly, of PA, Marcella Bowers, of Mt. Jackson.
He was preceded in death by seven siblings and a grandchild.
Pastor Randy Kiel will conduct a funeral service Monday 10 AM at Riverside United Methodist Church in Fulks Run. Burial will follow at Perry Moyer Memorial cemetery in Bergton.
The family will receive friends Sunday from 6-8 PM at the Grandle Funeral Home in Broadway.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimers Association, 250 E. Market Street, Harrisonburg, VA 22803.
Eldo Smoot Wheat
CHARLOTTESVILLE - Eldo Smoot Wheat, 87, formerly of Mount Jackson, passed away on Saturday, June 13, 2009, at Morningside Assisted Living in Charlottesville.
She was born on April 27, 1921, in Mount Jackson, and was the eldest daughter of the late Lester Randolph Smoot and Glenna Myers Smoot. She left Mount Jackson to work in Washington, D.C. where she met her husband, Jim. She traveled with Jim during his career in the U.S. Navy, but Mount Jackson was always her home and where she lived the majority of her life. She moved to Morningside Assisted Living in Charlottesville last year. She touched many lives on both sides of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
She was preceded in death by her husband, James Tilmond Wheat, her brother, John William Smoot and wife, Peggy Smoot Campbell, and a baby brother, Thomas Randolph Smoot.
She is survived by her sister, Jan S. Heischman of Charlottesville; a stepson, James Richard Wheat Hendrix and wife, Dottie, and their numerous children and grandchildren residing in Rochester, Wash. and several nieces and nephews. In Charlottesville, Kim Heischman and wife, Martha; Jana Crutchfield and her children, Jennifer and Will; Pam Brownfield and husband, Hal, and their children Cayman and Skylar. In Alaska and Mount Jackson, Johnny Smoot and wife, Faye, and their family, Kim, Mike, Michelle, Robin and their children; also in Mount Jackson, Martha Spitler and husband, Steve, their daughter, Crystal Lee, and husband, David, and their daughter, Addison; her brother-in-law, Richard Wheat and wife, Mary Lee, and their family.
The family wishes to express its gratitude to the kind and compassionate staff at Morningside and to the residents who became wonderful friends to Eldo, making her time there happy. She was a gentle soul who deeply loved her family. She laughed a lot and enjoyed life.
A memorial service and celebration of her life was held on Tuesday, June 16, at the Mount Jackson United Methodist Church, with Pastor Ken Dewitt officiating. Burial was private.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Mount Jackson United Methodist Church, 141 Orkney Drive, Mount Jackson, Va. 22842, to the Wounded Warrior Project, 7020 A.C. Skinner Pkwy, Ste. 100, Jacksonville, Fla. 32256, American Cancer Society or to a charity of choice.
Willard A. Whetzel
NEW MARKET - Willard A. Whetzel, 72, formerly of Toms Brook, passed away on Thursday, June 11, 2009, at the Consulate Health Care in Woodstock.
He was born on Oct. 27, 1936, in Rockingham County and was the son of the late Ott and Blanche Hottinger Whetzel. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1954 to 1962 as a aircraft and weapons mechanic. He retired from Norfolk Southern Railroad in 2000. In Jan. 1974 he married
Ruth L. Alger, who passed away on March 11, 2009.
He is survived by his step-daughter, Doris Ann Seekford of New Market; a sister, Una Hartman of Timberville; two brothers, Paul and Carl Whetzel both of Broadway, four step grandchildren, Mitchell “Bo” Stroop, D.J. Collins, E.G. Seekford and Olivia Gillispie.
Cremation arrangements have been entrusted to the Theis Funeral Home of New Market, Va. 740-3312.
Col. Donald D. Burke
STRASBURG - Col. Donald D. Burke (retired), 87, passed away on Friday, May 15, 2009, at his home in Strasburg.
Col. Burke was born on May 20, 1922, in New Hampton, Iowa and was the son of Perle Edmund Burke and Anna Matilda Christensen Burke of Rock Island, Ill. where he grew up. He went to high school with Juanita Potter, whom he married
in 1941 and were married
for 68 years and were very devoted to one another. He was a devoted family man who loved life. He was loyal to his church and served as an elder. He was church treasurer for ten years. He will be sorely missed by his family. Col. Burke served his country in the U.S. Army during three wars — World War II, Korea and Vietnam. Included among Col. Burke's decorations are the Bronze Star Medal with V-device for valor and oak leaf cluster, the Purple Heart and Legion of Merit.
He is survived by his wife; two daughters: Emily D. Kedzierski and husband Lt. Col. Edmund Kedzierski of Warrenton, and Tracy E. Kaminer and husband David of Dunwoody, Ga. He is also survived by his sister Marianne Ed of The Woodlands, Texas and many nieces and nephews. He leaves behind four grandsons and two great-granddaughters. Preceding him in death were his parents, a brother, a sister, and his son Jack as well as an infant great-granddaughter, Ashley Pettway.
The family will receive friends from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, May 22 at the Stover Funeral Home in Strasburg. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 23, at the Strasburg Presbyterian Church, followed by internment with full military honors at the Riverview cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Strasburg Presbyterian Church, 325 S. Holliday St., Strasburg, Va. 22657 or, to the Blue Ridge Hospice 333 W. Cork Street, Winchester, Va. 22601.
Stover Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc., in Strasburg, was in charge of the arrangements.
Norman Harry Teague
(January 17, 1925 - April 3, 2013)
The Rev. Norman H. Teague slipped peacefully into Jesus arms on April 3, 2013 at Mt. View Nursing Home in Aroda, VA after suffering a stroke. He was 88. Norman was the eldest son of Harry and Maude (Reeves) Teague. He was born in Kansas City, MO on January 17, 1925. At the age of 8 during the Great Depression, his mother placed him in the Mennonite Children's Home in Kansas City, KS, along with his younger siblings, Naomi Jean and Billy. He never returned to his boyhood home, and lived in several foster homes during his teen years. He then attended Bible School at Hesston, KS. In 1941 he registered as a conscientious objector and was assigned to the 5th Civilian Program Service (CPS) Soil Conservation Camp in Colorado Springs, CO where he fulfilled his military service obligation. He returned to Hesston College and received an Associate of Arts Degree in 1948. Just prior to graduation, he toured the country as a Hesston College ambassador with the Conqueror's Quartet. His harmonious tenor voice was rarely silent. He married
Fannie Troyer on August 14, 1949 at Mt. Pleasant Mennonite Church in Chesapeake, Virginia. They began their married
life in Hickory, VA.
Norman was ordained into Christian ministry in the Mennonite Church, and earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English from Goshen College. He taught school in Pigeon, MI and in Johnstown, PA. Rev. Teague served numerous churches in Elton, PA, Grantsville and Bittinger, MD, Casselton, ND and in Virginia. In addition to his church ministries and teaching, he served as a jail chaplain. He was a skilled woodworker and cabinet maker. He sold Stanley Home Products and was a top sales producer for the McNess Company.
Rev. Teague was a pastor at the New Life Center in Fargo, ND which provided shelter and spiritual support to the poor and needy. He also assisted Fannie with opening and managing The Teague Home at 514 University Drive in Fargo for six years. The Home was a residential facility where they cared for 20 young male trainable special needs residents who attended the Vocational Training Center in Fargo.
Norman and Fannie moved to Chesapeake, VA in 1977 and lived on Land of Promise Road where he founded Norm's Woodworking and helped Fannie with Fannie's Bakery. In 1996, they moved to Linville, VA where Rev. Teague continued his woodworking services. He was active in the community through Living Waters Ministries, All Saints House Fellowship, and numerous prison ministries, including the Kairos Ministries. During this period of time he made caring for Fannie a priority when her health was declining.
For the past five years, Norman resided with his wife at Mt. View Nursing Home in Aroda, VA. Norman and Fannie sang together frequently with him playing guitar and Fannie on the autoharp or accordion.
Norman will be remembered most as a prayer warrior, who prayed for every family member individually, by name, daily. He talked to any stranger that he could about how he could help them or pray for them. As a young man, he hitchhiked more than 25,000 miles from the Gulf of Mississippi to lumber camps in the western U.S. While woodworking he would give customers with financial difficulties discounts. He enjoyed prison ministry. Numerous letters from prison inmates expressed their deep appreciation for Chaplain Teague's open heart.
Norman was never short on words. No matter where the family lived, he wrote articles to the local newspapers with the consistent theme of social justice. He began writing a book "Homeward Bound" that imparts his life story from the streets of Kansas City during the Depression to an orphanage, to foster homes where he was mentored in the Christian faith, which ultimately launched his life ministry. His daughter, Carole, plans to publish the work.
Rev. Teague is survived by his wife, Fannie; three daughters, Sharon (David) Vincent, Hattiesburg, MS, Carole (Ken) Schumacher, Highlands Ranch, CO, and Wanda (Bobby) Alger, Winchester, VA; one son, David Teague, Richmond, OH; and daughter-in-law, Diane Rich Teague, Austin, TX; 11 grandchildren, and 12 great grandchildren. His eldest son, Samuel, predeceased him in 2003.
Memorial services will be held at Mt. Pleasant Mennonite Church, Chesapeake, VA at 3 pm on Saturday, April 20, and at Cornerstone Church of Broadway at 4 pm on Sunday, April 21. At Norman's request, he asked that services be dedicated to the homeless and needy children of the world. He had a special passion for Franklin Graham's Samaritan's Purse and the Operation Christmas Child project of that organization.
Those desiring to do so may send memorial contributions to Norman Teague Memorial Fund, c/o Bobby & Wanda Alger, 1616 Woodstock Lane, Winchester, VA 22602.
Edward Huston
(March 11, 1962 - November 1, 2011)
U.S. Veteran - Edward Huston, Jr., 49, of Grottoes died November 1, 2011 at his home.
He was born March 11, 1962 in Gallipolis, OH, and was a son of the late Edward Huston Sr. and Louise (Queen) Church of Jackson, OH, who survives.
On May 18, 2005 Ed was united in marriage to Cindy Miller Huston of Grottoes, who survives.
In addition to his wife and mother, Edward is survived by a daughter, Melanie Huston of FL; two step-sons, Austin Miller of Warner Robins, GA, and Brian Fink of McGaheysville; three brothers, Melvin Detty of Brandywine, WV, Dean Detty of Radcliff, OH, and Johnny Huston of Jackson, OH; one sister, Lamura Phillips of Stuarts Draft; and seven grandchildren, Richard, Christian, Jada, Will, Chris, Stone, and Garrett.
In addition to his father, Ed is preceded in death by a brother, Sonny Huston, and a beloved pet, Molly.
Ed worked as a Service Technician for Cargill in Dayton, and was a member of Riverside United Methodist Church in Brandywine, WV. He served in the US Army as an Airborne Ranger and was a member of American Legion Post 188, VFW Post 632, and Amvets Post VA-7. In his spare time, Ed loved hunting and fishing.
There are no formal services scheduled at this time.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society 1920 H Medical Ave. Harrisonburg, VA 22801 or RMH Hospice 2010 Health Campus Dr., Harrisonburg, VA 22801.
Johnson Funeral Service in Grottoes is entrusted with funeral arrangements.
David Pail Burrell
NEW MARKET - David Pail Burrell, 49, passed away on Saturday, May 16, 2009, at the Shenandoah Memorial Hospital in Woodstock.
A memorial service was conducted on Wednesday, May 20, at the Windhaven Church in Mount Jackson. Burial was private.
Arrangements were handled by the Theis Funeral Home in New Market.
Jack Dempsey Fisher
(September 1, 1928 - July 3, 2011)
Jack Dempsey Fisher, 82, of Bridgewater passed away on July 3, 2011, at his home.
Son of the late Harry H. Fisher and Florence Huckabee Fisher, he was born on September 1, 1928, in Roanoke, Virginia.
Jack served in the U.S. Army, Korean War, 2 years and 6 years in Reserves.
He retired from Georgia Bonded Fibers as supervisor after 33 years with the company. His hobbies were antique cars and traveling.
He is survived by one daughter from his first marriage, Susan Fisher and husband Michael Moore of Rockbridge County, and a sister, Helen Bird of Roanoke.
Jack was married
twice, first to Hilda Swink Fisher in 1956, who preceded him in death on November 21, 1970, in 1992, he married
Helen Zimmerman Fisher who preceded him in death on June 26, 2011.
Jack was a past member of Mt. Olive Presbyterian Church where he served as an elder. At the time of his death he was a charter member of Victory Fellowship Church. He was also a member of the American Legion Post No. 27 at Dayton.
At Mr. Fisher’s request, his body will be cremated. Burial will be private at Oaklawn cemetery in Bridgewater.
Memorial contributions may be made to Victory Fellowship Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 326, Dayton, VA 22821.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.johnsonfs.com
Johnson Funeral Service in Bridgewater is in charge of arrangements.
Mary Johnson
STRASBURG - Mary Johnson passed away on Monday, May 11, 2009, at the home of her niece, Lorraine Edwin O'Neill.
She was a long time resident of Uniontown, Pa. and the owner of Neuhansen's Dress Shop. Her husband, James H. Johnson, predeceased her. Interment was in the St. Mary's cemetery in Uniontown, Pa.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Blue Ridge Hospice, Inc., 333 W. Cork St., Winchester, Va. 22601.
Imogene Fravel Jones
WOODSTOCK - Imogene Fravel Jones, 79, passed away on Tuesday, May 19, 2009, at the Shenandoah Memorial Hospital in Woodstock.
Mrs. Jones was born on April 9, 1930, in Woodstock, and was a daughter of the late Merville Elbert and Flora Alice Ryman Fravel. She was a 1949 graduate of Woodstock High School and a retired hairdresser. She was a member of Mt. Calvary United Church of Christ where she sang in the choir. She was preceded in death by a brother, Carroll F. Fravel.
She is survived by her husband, Alden Hope Jones; three sons, Gregory L. Jones and wife, Gayle S., Randall S. Jones and wife, Deborah D. and Kendall B. Jones, all of Woodstock; sister, Patsy A. Whittington of Toms Brook; brother, Tommy Fravel of Sweet Home, Ore.; four grandchildren, Mathew Jones, Megan Jones, Shelby Jones and Nicole Jones and step-grandson, Austin Payne.
Pallbearers will be Charles Whittington, Dennis Fravel, Carroll Fravel Sr., Gary Fravel, Steve Jones, Ralph Ritter, Jeff Jones and Gary Jones.
Honorary pallbearers will be Gordon Seibert, Elvin Walker, Ray Rau, Jim Kibler, Ralph Fadely, Carroll Jones, Bill Ryman and Weldon Miller.
A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, May 22 at the Dellinger Funeral Home in Woodstock with the Reverends Julie Overman and Barbara Rhodes officiating.
Burial will follow in the Sunset View Memorial Gardens in Woodstock.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Mt. Calvary United Church of Christ, c/o Weldon Miller, 51 Church Rd., Edinburg, Va. 22824.
