Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014
Myrtle Edna (Newell) Feary
Myrtle Edna (Newell) Feary, formerly of Cornish, NH, died January 22, 2009 at the Riverview Nursing Home in Rich Creek, VA. She was the wife of the late Arnold Weldon Feary. Born November 14, 1907, in Medway, MA, she was the daughter of the late Melvin and Mae Louella (Harris) Newell. She was 101 years old.
She was a remarkable, adventuresome woman with many interests throughout her long life. A resident of Cornish for 55 years, she was active in the local Planning Board, the Board of Adjustments, the County Fair Committee, Mother/Daughter Club, and the Cornish Garden Club. She passed along her vast knowledge of crafts by teaching younger people to hook and braid rugs, cane chairs, stencil trays and lampshades and dry and arrange dried flowers. She also enjoyed painting with watercolors. Not one to shy away from a challenge, she learned to drive in her 50s, had many good times with dear friends and family members and never got too old for a practical joke.
She leaves a legacy of innate curiosity and intellectual engagement. She raised three accomplished children who began their educational lives in a one-room schoolhouse and went on to achieve Bachelors’, Masters’ and Doctoral degrees. She will continue to live in her family’s hearts every time they enjoy listening to classical music, reading good books, watching birds, rescuing stray dogs and cats, gardening and eating true Yankee macaroni and cheese, brown bread, baked beans and dessert of any kind.
She is survived by two daughters, Mary-Jane (Feary) Rand and her husband Nahum of Las Vegas, NV and Barbara (Feary) Knicely and her late husband Gerald of Peterstown, W VA. She leaves daughter-in-law Vaughana (Henderson) Feary of Delaware Township, NJ, as well as four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren: granddaughter Yardena Montague-Rand and her partner Nancy and daughter Rachel of Cumberland, RI; grandson Christopher Feary of Miami, FL; grandson Jayme Feary of Jackson Hole, WY; grandson Thomas Feary and his wife Tracey and daughters Taylor and Hale of Richmond, VA; and great-granddaughters Amy Feary of San Jose, CA and Amber Feary of Houston, TX. She was the mother of the late Thomas W. Feary and grandmother to the late Dwan Feary.
In a tribute to her interest in people and the world around her, she will be sorely missed by her family, but also by her many caregivers. The family would like to acknowledge the kindness and generosity of spirit that characterized those who cared, shopped, landscaped, cooked, visited, cleaned and laughed with her in New Hampshire and at the Riverview Nursing Home, who all gave her so much love and support. Thank you.
A memorial service will be held in the spring in New Hampshire. Dona
William (Bill) Robertson
ROBERTSON, WILLIAM (Bill), 81 of Pearisburg, VA. went to be with the Lord Tuesday night, February 24, 2009 at Montgomery Regional Hospital in Blacksburg. Mr. Robertson was born on June 25, 1927 in Ferrum, VA and was a son of the late William C. and Mollie Woods Robertson. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Mildred R. Woods. Mr. Robertson was a WWII Veteran, enlisting in the U.S. Navy at age 16. He attended Emmanuel College in Georgia and Bluefield College in West Virginia. He was a Pentecostal Holiness Minister in Virginia and an Ordained Bishop and Evangelist with the Church of God in West Virginia. He was also a Counselor at Bland Correctional Center in Bland, VA. He shared and taught about his faith and love in the Lord to many people throughout his life. We as a family feel that we are the ones that are truly blessed to have had such a wonderful husband, father and grandfather in our lives for so many years. He touched each of us with his gentleness, patience and wisdom. Now our hearts are aching, our minds have become unclear, and emptiness has set in. He taught us so much about his journey, the words that should be said, the final peace one feels when the Lord is guiding the way, and the guidance he has taught his family over the last days of his life. He spoke of many positive things each of us played in his life, the importance of living each day for the right reasons, the strength of accepting that death was near, and sharing a calmness and faith that his Lord and Savoir was waiting for him with open arms. He is survived by wife Mamie (Betty) Robertson of Pearisburg, one sister, Jean Blizin of Pittsboro, NC, four sons, Daniel and Leslie Robertson of Inglewood, Fl, Donald and Debra Robertson of Inglewood, Fl, Robin and Maria Robertson of Tobaccoville, NC, Byron Robertson of Roanoke, one daughter Kimberly and Robie Reddy of Roanoke, one stepdaughter, Kathy and Toby Phillips of Pearisburg, 16 grandchildren, 9 great grandchildren and his beloved dog Scottie. The family will receive friends at the Kellysville Church of God, Kellysville, WV on Friday February 27 from 5 – 7:30 pm with funeral services following at 7:30 pm with Pastor Franklin Adkins officiating. Burial services will be conducted at the Birchlawn Burial Park in Pearisburg, Saturday at 11:00 am. with military honors will be given by American Legion Post #68 in Narrows, American Legion Post #311, American Legion Post #145 and VFW Post #6000 in Narrows. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Kellysville Church of God, P.O. Box 6, Kellysville, WV. 24732, in his memory.
Jeffrey Wade Perdue
PERDUE, JEFFERY WADE, 52 of Ripplemead, VA. passed away Wednesday, March 11, 2009 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Mr. Perdue was born in Pearisburg, VA on January 31, 1957 and was a son of the late A.M. (Ken) Perdue and Myrtle Stafford Perdue. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by one brother Clinton Perdue. Mr. Perdue was a millwright at the Celanese Corp. in Narrows for 30 years. He is survived by his life companion, Nancy Weiss of Ripplemead, her mother, Christine Brown, one daughter and son-in-law, Jessica and James (Boone) Dick of Dublin, one son and daughter-in-law, Jason (Jake) and Amanda Perdue of Bear Springs and four grandchildren, Michaela, Skyler, Alyssa and Derrick. Funeral services will be conducted Friday, March 13, 2009 at 11:00 am at the Givens Funeral Chapel in Pearisburg with burial following in the Birchlawn Burial Park in Pearisburg. The family will receive friends at the Givens Funeral Home Thursday evening from 6 – 8 pm.
Eula Johnston Stafford
STAFFORD, EULA JOHNSTON, 92 of Pearisburg passed away Sunday morning March 15, 2009. Mrs. Stafford was born on January 29, 1917 in Ripplemead, VA. and was a daughter of the late Robert Lacy Johnston and Verna Givens Johnston. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John Randolph Stafford and two sisters, Josephine Teass and Lois Reynolds and one brother, Fred Johnston. Mrs. Stafford received her B.S. degree from Radford University and taught elementary school in Newport and Kimbleton for over 10 years. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Pearisburg, the Ann S. Holman Sunday School Class and the Lydia Circle. She is survived by one daughter, Elizabeth Ann Stafford of Roanoke, one son and daughter-in-law, James Robert Stafford and his wife Margaret Fowler of Vestal New York, one granddaughter, Jillian Stafford, one brother, Lawrence Johnston of Princeton, WV, on sister, Thelma Carden of Peterstown, WV, and his wife Betty, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, March 17, 2009 at 11:00am at the Givens Funeral Chapel in Pearisburg with Rev Dr. Fred L. Austin and Rev Dr. Brad Scott officiating with burial following in the Birchlawn Burial Park in Pearisburg. The family will receive friends at the Givens Funeral Home Monday evening from 6 – 8 pm. Memorial donations may be made to the First United Methodist Church in Pearisburg.
August Charles Hodowsky
HODOWSKY, AUGUST CHARLES, 84, of Waiteville, WV., formerly of Edison, New Jersey, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at Montgomery Regional Hospital in Blacksburg, VA. after a long illness. Mr. Hodowsky was born in Poland on February 12, 1925 and was a son of the late John and Pauline Dembrowycz Hodowsky. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Irene Rasinski Hodowsky. Mr. Hodowsky was an Army Veteran of WW II, a retired truck driver for the Anchor Motor Freight Co., Linden, N.J. and was a member of the Teamsters Union. He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Laura Mary Hodowsky and John Stephan Kennedy of Waiteville, WV, and his son and daughter-in-law, Steven John and Sallie Hodowsky of Los Angeles, C.A. Funeral Mass, 9:30 a.m., St. Helena,s R.C. Church, Edison, N.J. on Sat. April 18, 2009. Interment, St. Gertrude’s cemetery in Colonia, NJ.
Betty Jane Driver Ruble
RUBLE, BETTY JANE DRIVER, 82 of Ripplemead, VA. went to be with the Lord on Friday, April 10, 2009 at Henrico Doctors Hospital in Richmond, VA. Mrs. Ruble was born on October 19, 1926 in War, WV. and was a daughter of the late Dave Driver and Goldie W. Driver Tickle. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband George Kenneth Ruble and her step-father, Earl D. Tickle.
Mrs. Ruble graduated from Big Creek High School and was a retired employee with the Celanese Corp. in Narrows, VA. She is survived by one daughter and son-in-law, Sharen and Andy Melvin of Richmond, one sister, Louise Mauritz of Turtle Creek, Pa. and two grandchildren, Zachary Melvin of Richmond, Michael Melvin and wife Angie of San Antonio, TX and several nieces and nephews. Graveside funeral services will be conducted on Tuesday, April 14, 2008 at the Birchlawn Burial Park in Pearisburg at 11:00am with the Rev. Shahn Wilburn officiating. The family will receive friends Monday evening from 6 – 8 at Givens Funeral Home.
Bently Odell Ratcliffe
RATCLIFFE, BENTLY ODELL, 78 of Pearisburg, VA, went to be with the Lord Thursday morning April 16, 2009 in Bristol Regional Hospital. Odell was born on July 29, 1930 in Bluff City, VA and was a son of the late Wirt Jackson Ratcliffe and Zenobia Davis Ratcliffe. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by one daughter, Mary Ellen Akers, five brothers, Budley, Tommy Luther, Cecil, Claude and one sister Sally Viars. Odell was a Korean War Army Veteran, owned and operated the Tastee Freeze in Pearisburg for 30 years, was a member of the American Legion Post #68 in Narrows American Legion Post #311 and VFW Post #6000 in Narrows, was a lifetime member of the Giles Masonic Lodge # 106 in Pearisburg, A.F & A.M. and was a true fan of Giles Spartan Football. Odell was a beloved husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather and was loved by all in the community. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Mary Comer Ratcliffe of Pearisburg, two daughters, Diane R and husband Skip Bradley of Pearisburg, Amy R. and Rhett Butler of Pearisburg, two sons, Mike and wife Carol Ratcliffe of Newport, Bentley and wife Doris Ratcliffe of Pearisburg, two sisters, Bonnie and husband Clyde Ratcliffe of Pearisburg, Francis and Billy Farley of Pearisburg, three brothers, Roger and wife Brenda Ratcliffe of Salem, Roy and Ellen Ratcliffe of Princeton, Oakley Ratcliffe of Pearisburg, thirteen grandchildren, twelve great grandchildren, one special great grandchild, Sophie, and very special friends, Lacy and Martha Ratcliffe of Pearisburg. A celebration of his life will be held Sunday, April 19, 2009 at 2:00pm at God’s House Church in Hoges Chapel, VA with Pastor Wayman Creger, the Rev Bill Brown, Tommy Gordon and Rev Ron Barnard officiating with burial following in the Ratcliffe Family cemetery in Pearisburg, VA. The family will receive friends at the Givens Funeral Home Saturday evening from 6 – 8 pm. The grandsons will serve as pallbearers and military honors will be given by American Legion Post #68 in Narrows American Legion Post #311 and VFW Post #6000 in Narrows. The family would like to give a special thanks to Dr. Harry McCoy, Dr. Kenneth J. Walker and to the ICU nursing staff at Montgomery Regional Hospital.
