TUSCARORA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH CEMETERY

Registry O-Z

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.

Weir, Sylvia Jean Jan 31, 1947 Jan 31, 1947

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