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JOSEPH W. WOODARD
Joseph Walton Woodard, 96, formerly of Keyser, died Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2007, at the home of his daughter and son-in-law at Deep Creek Lake, where he has resided since July 2006.
Born Jan. 12, 1911, in Keyser, he was a son of William W. and Ida M. (Koontz) Woodard. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy M. (Young) Woodard; one brother, Earl Grove; and one sister, Willouise (Woodard) Bailey.
He was a retired maintenance supervisor from Hercules Powder, a graduate of Keyser High School, and a World War II U.S. Army veteran.
He is survived by his children, William W. Woodard and wife Pam, Concord, Mass., and Martha (Woodard) McGettigan and husband Alvin, Swanton; and his grandchildren, Jonathan and Stephen Woodard and Holly Clark.
At his request his body was cremated.
A graveside memorial service for family will be held at Queen's Point Cemetery, Keyser, at a later date.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the Markwood Funeral Home, Keyser.
ALFREDA W. MOORE
Alfreda W. Moore, 83, Oakland, died Thursday, Nov. 8, 2007, at Garrett County Memorial Hospital, Oakland.
Born April 6, 1924, in Oakland, she was a daughter of the late Gilbert and Mary Elizabeth (Dewitt) Weimer.
She worked as an electronic assembler at Glen L. Martin Co., Baltimore.
She is survived by one daughter, Sheila E. Sweitzer, Terra Alta, W.Va.; one sister, Alma Hebden, Oakland; five grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; four step great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Friends were received at the David A. Burdock Funeral Home, Oakland, where a service was held Sunday, Nov. 11, with the Rev. Gail Hixon officiating.
Interment was held in Garrett County Memorial Gardens.
Edward P. stockman
Edward Paul Stockman, 84, died Thursday, Oct. 25, in the care of Glenbrook Hospice.
Born June 29, 1923, in Keyser, W.Va., he was the son of the late Amy and Edward Paul Stockman.
After graduation from Terra Alta High School, he attended West Virginia University in 1942, and then he entered the U.S. Army as a first lieutenant. in the infantry. He commanded a combat platoon in General Patton's 3rd Army in Germany.
Upon his separation from the service in 1946, he returned to WVU and received a degree in business administration.
He was first employed at Garrett County Memorial Hospital, Oakland. In 1951, he became the administrator at Sinai Hospital, Baltimore, and in 1952, relieved of his administrative duties, he devoted full time to the construction and planning of the new Sinai Hospital. He later joined Johns Hopkins Hospital, where he was significant in the construction of the new children's hospital.
He later served as director of the American University Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon, for six years. He then relocated to LaJolla, Calif., where he became the director of Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation.
Before his retirement in Coronado, he spent 10 years in Saudi Arabia building and staffing several medical centers.
He is survived by his daughter, Elizabeth Moncrief, Austin, Texas; one son, Zouheir Stockman, Las Vegas, Nev.; two grandchildren; and one sister, Shirley Blue, Raleigh, N.C.
A memorial service was held Saturday, Oct. 27, at the Roeder Pavilion, Coronado.
Interment was held at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, Point Loma, Calif.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donation may be made to the Austin Humane Society, 124 W. Anderson Lane, Austin, TX 78752.
FLOYD O. LEIGHTON
Floyd O. Leighton, 83, Enterprise, Ala., died Friday, Nov. 9, 2007, at his home.
Friends were received at the Providence Funeral Home, where a memorial service was held Tuesday, Nov. 13, in the chapel, with Rev. Dean Allerheiligen officiating.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to: the American Heart Association, 305 University Drive, Suite 1, Valdosta, GA 31602; the American Cancer Society, c/o Linda Andress, P.O. Box 310900, Enterprise, AL 36331; or Wiregrass Hospice, 1800 Hwy. 84 W, Opp, AL 36467.
GEORGE S. THOMAS
A memorial service for George "Sonny" Thomas will be held at the Seventh-Day Adventist Church on Sunday, Nov. 25, at 4 p.m.
The church is located on Rt. 219, north of Oakland.
Frances J. Doyle
Frances Johanna Frankenhoff Doyle, 103, Westminster and formerly of Taneytown, died Wed., Oct. 31, 2007, at Sun Valley Assisted Living Center.
Born Oct. 28, 1904, in Atchison, Kan., she was a daughter of the late Anthony George and Mary Christine Wolters Frankenhoff. She was the wife of James Doyle III, her husband of 76 years, who died in 2006. She was also preceded in death by one sister; four brothers; a granddaughter; and two great-grandsons.
She received a bachelor of arts degree from George Washington University in 1927. She was employed by the State Department in Washington, D.C., before her retirement to become a full-time mother and homemaker.
She assisted her husband in various endeavors, and they moved to St. Croix, Virgin Islands, in 1962, where they lived and developed real estate for eight years.
She was a past member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Taneytown, and a current member of St. John Catholic Church, Westminster.
She is survived by sons and daughters-in-law James IV Doyle and wife Sue, Finksburg, William E. Doyle and wife Patricia, Sykesville, Charles J. Doyle, Sykesville, and Thomas E. Doyle and wife Margaret, Oakland; 13 grandchildren; 25 great-grand-children; and three great-great-grandchildren.
A service and interment were private and were arranged by Burrier-Queen Funeral Home and Crematory, Winfield.
The family requests memorials take the form of contributions to a charity of choice.
NORMA L. BOWSER
Norma Lucille Bowser, 85, Grantsville, died Monday, Nov. 12, 2007, in Cherry Hill Assisted Living, Accident.
Born March 18, 1922, in Grantsville, she was a daughter of the late Arthur and Grace (Yost) Resh. She was also preceded in death by four brothers, Harold, Robert, Kenneth, and Emerson Resh; and two sisters, Josephine Crowe and Kathryn Nixon.
Mrs. Bowser was a seamstress for the Flushing Shirt Factory, Grantsville, and also a homemaker.
She was a member of Maple Grove Church of the Brethren. She was a graduate of the Grantsville High School class of 1940 and Catherman’s Business School. She was also a member of Mars Hill Homemakers Club and Maple Grove Ladies Aid.
Her life centered around her family. She enjoyed cooking, quilting, and crafts, and spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
She is survived by her husband, Alvin E. Bowser; one son, Richard A. Bowser and wife Doris, Grantsville; one daughter, Nancy L. Durst and husband Ronald R., Harmony, Pa.; five sisters, Doris Cross, Cumberland, Mary Kamp, Grantsville, Helen Bowser, Louisville, Ohio, Wanda Brewer, Fort Worth, Texas, and Frances Barncord, Corriganville; eight grandchildren, Suzanne and Louis LaBlanc, Jennifer and Thomas Bodes, Laura and Rusty Miller, Andrew Bowser, Amanda Bowser, Ryan Bowser, Gina and Jamie Gramz, and Matthew and Megan Durst; and seven great-grandchildren, Nathan and Hannah Bodes, Danielle, Logan, and Kaitlyn Miller, Bailey Gramz, and Mattix Durst.
Friends were received at Newman Funeral Home, Grantsville, where a service was conducted today, Thursday, Nov. 15, with Rev. Daniel Whitacre and Rev. Tim Fetterly officiating.
Interment was held in the Grantsville Cemetery.
Expressions of sympathy may be directed to Hospice of Garrett County.
DR. JOYCE COLBERT
Dr. Joyce Colbert, 48, longtime resident of Deer Park, died in her sleep on Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2007.
Born March 27, 1959, in Louisville Ky., she was reared in Kentucky, Delaware, and Northern Ireland. With a passion for farm animals, she attended the School of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell University after graduating with honors from the University of Connecticut.
She moved to Garrett County in the late 1980s and contributed her services to the Pineview Veterinary Hospital before establishing her own practice, Deer Park Veterinary Services.
Dr. Colbert was a dedicated veterinarian to the livestock of the many farmers and ranchers of Garrett and Preston counties. Her services to these farms and their animals will be greatly missed.
She was also involved in many local and national organizations, and especially enjoyed working with the 4-H organizations and the Garrett County Fair and Rodeo.
She is survived by her mother, Jean Colbert, Wilmington Del.; one brother, Rev. Paul Colbert, Las Vegas, Nev.; and one sister, Elizabeth Colbert Root, Beaverton, Ore.
A memorial service will be held Saturday, Nov. 17, at 1 p.m., at the McHenry fire hall, opposite the fairgrounds.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions be made to the Joyce Colbert Veterinary Scholarship Fund, c/o First United Bank & Trust, P.O. Box 9, Oakland MD 21550.
Henry M. Wick Jr.
Henry M. Wick Jr., 85, Mt. Lebanon, Pa., and Deep Creek Lake, passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2007.
Born on Dec. 21, 1921, in Scottdale, Pa., he was a son of the late Henry and Eleanor Wick and grew up with his siblings Hilton, John, Jean, and Blanche.
He graduated from Maryville College Tenn., in 1942 with a degree in political science and shortly thereafter became a cadet in the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. He served on various ships during World War II, but spent most of his time as a lieutenant on the USS Taney, deployed in the Pacific.
In 1946 he enrolled in law school at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa. After graduation, he began his law career in 1949 as a staff attorney with the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. It was while working there he met a secretary named Lucille Nolte. Henry and Lucille married in 1950 and eventually settled in Mt. Lebanon in 1958.
In 1954 he started a private law practice named Delisi & Wick with his partner Samuel Delisi. This firm went through various changes over the years and today is known as Wick, Streiff, Meyer, O'Boyle and Szeligo, P. C. He always considered himself to practice general corporate law, but focused on transportation industries such as railroad, barge, trucking and bus lines.
A favorite aspect of his law practice revolved around his role as fund Counsel for the Western Pennsylvania Teamsters and Employers Pension and Welfare Fund. His relationship with many of his clients spanned over 40 years.
Henry was also active in his local community. In 1969 he was elected to the Mt. Lebanon School Board. As board president, he worked with the rest of the board on the $15 million addition to Mt. Lebanon High School. Another one of his favorite projects was the expansion of the Mt. Lebanon Public Library. As a library board member, he worked on the fundraising campaign that raised $1.3 million in funding for the construction project.
Henry and his family enjoyed traveling throughout the U.S. and Europe, but his favorite retreat was his house at Deep Creek Lake. For the past 30 years, he could be found on most summer weekends enjoying the lake with family and friends. As a member of the Deep Creek Lake Yacht Club, he enjoyed many social activities of the club, as well as sailing his Flying Scot in club races. He was a long-time member of many organizations and clubs, including the F&AM Lodge #45, St. Clair Country Club and the Duquesne Club, as well as the Junta in Pittsburgh.
He was also an active member of Southminster Presbyterian Church of Mt. Lebanon and served the church in various capacities including chairman of the church's Endowment Fund Committee.
He is survived by his loving wife of 57 years, Lucille; three children, Elizabeth, James (Lisa), and Robert (Kelly); his grandchildren, Eliza and Kinsey; his sisters, Jean Hudkins and Blanche Demagall; and many nieces and nephews.
Friends will be welcomed at Laughlin Memorial Chapel, 222 Washington Road, Mt. Lebanon, tonight, Nov. 15, from 6 to 8 p.m., and on Friday, 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m.
A memorial service will be held in Southminster Presbyterian Church Saturday at 1 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials to Mt. Lebanon Public Library Endowment Fund.
