Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Obituaries
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Kenneth 'Ken' Wayne Bennett
Kenneth "Ken" Wayne Ben-
nett, 73, of Charles Town, passed
away Mon-
day, Feb. 13,
2012 at his
residence.
Born July
23, 1938 in
Circleville,
W.Va., he
was the son
of the late
Warren Ben-
nett and Gladys Hartman Ben-
nett.
He was of the Catholic faith.
He is survived by one sister,
Charlotte Bennett of Charles
Town; one brother, Orlando
"Dec" Bennett of Annapolis,
Md.; three aunts, Eva Propst,
Avis Thompson and Doris Ko-
law; one nephew, Kevin Ben-
nett; four great nephews and two
great greit nephews. He is also
survived by best friends, Peggy
LaGray, Ron Cohen and Cliff
Sanforth.
He was preceded in death his
nephew, David Bennett and three
uncles.
A celebration of life was held
on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012
at McCully-Polyniak Funeral
Home, Baltimore, Md. Interment
was in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Bal-
timore, Md.
In lieu of flowers, memorials
may be made to Hospice of the
Panhandle, 122 Waverly Court,
Martinsburg, WV 25403.
Condolences to the family
may be expressed at his obituary
at www.eackles-spencerfuneral-
home .com.
Betty L. Maphis
Betty L. Maphis, 80, of
Shenandoah Junction, passed
away Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012,
at the Shenandoah Center,
Charles Town.
Born July 18, 1931 in Jeffer-
son County, she was the daugh-
ter of the late Gilbert Everett
Frye and Edna A. (Griffith)
Frye.
In addition to her husband
Virgil L. Maphis. she was pre-
ceded in death by one sister,
Evelyn Maphis.
She retired as owner and
operator, along with her hus-
band, of the Blue Ridge View
Orchard. She was a member
of Charles Town Presbyterian
Church where she taught Sun-
day school. She was a gradu-
ate of Shepherdstown High
School. She was a member of
the Jefferson County Demo-
cratic Executive Committee.
She is survived by two
daughters, Karen Sue Kelley
and husband, Bill, of Martins-
burg, and Barbara Gail Meyers
and husband, Andy, of Shenan-
doah Junction; one son, Kev-
in S. Maphis and wife, Melo-
dy, of Greenville, Tenn.; two
grandchildren, Amanda Mey-
ers and Daniel Meyers; and
one great-grandchild, Sean
Thomas Meyers.
Services will be held at 11
a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 23,
2012, at Melvin T. Strider Co-
lonial Funeral Home. Charles
Town, with the Rev. John
Bethard officiating. Interment
will be at Pleasant View Mem-
ory Gardens, Martinsburg.
Friends will be received at
Melvin T. Strider Colonial Fu-
neral Home from 6 to 8 p.m.
on Wednesday.
Condolences may be ex-
pressed at www.mtstrider.
com.
Memorial contributions can
be made to Shepherdstown
Fire Company, P.O. Box F,
Shepherdstown. WV 25443
or Charles Town Presbyterian
Church, P.O. Box 89, Charles
Town, WV 25414.
pirit of JEFFERSON and FARMER'S ADVOCATE
Wilbur Paul Chidester Alfred tt. Scott Sr.
Wilbur Paul Chidester, 87,
of Harpers Ferry, passed away
Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012 at his
daughter's residence.
Born Oct.
26, 1924, in
Newburg,
W.Va., he
was the son
of the late Jay
Clarence and
Annie Larew
Chidester.
He was
a member
of the Charles Town Baptist
Church.
He was a retired hill super-
visor for CSX Railroad and
a member of the Rowlesburg
Lodge No. 165 A.F & A.M. for
over fifty years. He had been a
lay speaker in the United Meth-
odist Church of Rowlesburg,
sang in a men's chorus and
"The Lord's Four" gospel quar-
tette, and taught the Young at
Heart Sunday school class at
Charles Town Baptist Church.
He is survived by his daugh-
ter, Peggy Paulette Young and
husband, Michael, of Harp-
ers Ferry; one grandson, Dan-
iel Michael Young, of Harpers
Ferry; one brother, George W.
Chidester, of South Carolina;
and numerous nieces, nephews
and cousins.
He was preceded in death by
his wife of sixty-three years,
Betty, in 2010; four sisters and
five brothers.
Services were held at 10 a.m.
on Friday, Feb. 17, 2012 at the
Eackles-Spencer & Norton Fu-
neral Home. The Rev. Brian
Hotaling officiated. Interment
will be in Mary's Chapel Cem-
etery in Philippi. W.Va.
Condolences to the family
may be expressed at his obitu-
ary at www.eackles-spencerfu-
neralhome.com
Alfred H. Scott Sr.. 82, of
Charles Town, passed away
Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012, at
Shenandoah Center, Charles
Town.
Born Sept.
21. 1929, in
Leesburg, Va.,
he was the son
of Clarence
Scott and Lou-
ise (Thomas)
Scott.
He was a
profession-
al horse groomer throughout the
United States.
He was a member of Zion Bap-
tist Church.
He served in the U.S. Army dur-
ing the Korean Conflict.
He is survived by three daugh-
ters: Stephanie G. Scott, Alison
Edwards and husband, David Jr.,
all of Charles Town, and Melissa
Nelson and fiance, John Young,
of Maryland: four sons: Alfred
H Scott Jr., and wife, Donita, of
Charles Town, Steven Scott and
wife, Barbara, of Ransom Mark
Scott. of Hagerstown, Md., and
Phillip Scott and wife, LaRae, of
New York, N.Y." 20 grandchil-
dren; 22 great- grandchildren; one
sister, Jeanette Thornton, of Lees-
burg, Va.; one brother, W'dliam
Scott. of Fredericksburg, Va.; and
a host of nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents,he was
preceded in death by his grandson,
Steven Scott Jr.; three sisters: Lil-
lian Myers,Elsie Scott and Frances
Jackson: and two brothers: Joseph
Scott and Newman Scott.
Services were held Wednes-
day, Feb. 22, 2012, at Zion Baptist
Church, 801 Martin Luther King Jr.
Ave., Charles Town, with Bishop
Charles Cummings Jr. officiating.
Interment was in Pleasant View
Memory Garden, Mattinsburg.
Condolences may be expressed
at wwwartstrider.com.
Quality Service Award recipient announced at City Hospital
SUBMITTED PHOTO
City Hospital's January (uality Service Award winner Justin
Northcraft (center) is pictured with Anthony Zelenka, chief ad-
ministrative officer (left) and Steve Canby (right), director of safety
and security.
Justin Northcraft was recent-
ly named City Hospital's Qual-
ity Service Award winner for
January 2012.
Each month, the hospital's
Service Award Committee se-
lects an employee to receive
the Quality Service Award.
Northcraft, a security officer,
was nominated by his manager,
Steve Canby, for his recent he-
roic efforts to assist an uncon-
scious male fennel on the hos-
pital grounds.
Canby wrote, "At approxi-
mately 2:35 am, Security re-
ceived a call regarding a male
lying outside the north employ-
ee door. Justin Northcraft and
Archie Houck, a newly hired
guard still in orientation, re-
sponded and were the first to ar-
rive on the scene. Justin found
a male unconscious and in car-
diac arrest. He called for assis-
tance and started CPR which he
continued until the Code Blue
staff arrived."
Criteria for selection as a
• Quality Service Award recipi-
ent includes: demonstrating a
consistently high level of pro-
ductivity and quality of work
along with a high degree of ini-
tiative m performing work re-
sponsibilities, displaying ex-
ceptional dependability, ex-
hibiting effective relationships
with others, displaying a com-
mitment to service and serving
the City Hospital community,
and meeting the criteria for the
WVUH-East mission, vision
and values.
Pediatrician joins Harpers Ferry Family Medicine
Jane Holt, DO, has joined the
medical practice of Harpers Fer-
ry Family Medicine as a pediatri-
cian. She is also an active mem-
ber of the
medical staff
at Jefferson
Memorial
Hospital.
Dr. "Holt
graduat-
ed from the
WV School
of Ostee- Dr. Jane Holt, DO
pathic Medi-
cine in Lewisburg. She complet-
ed a residency in pediatrics
at WVU School of Medicine,
Department of Pediatrics in
Morgantown. She obtained a
Bachelor of Science in biol-
ogy from Emery and Henry
College in Emery, Va.
In addition to patient care
services, Dr. Holt will help to
train resident physicians and
medical students as an assis-
tant professor for the WVU
Department of Family Medi-
cine, Eastern Division.
Harpers Ferry Family Med-
icine has been serving pa-
tients in Jefferson County
since 1982. They provide a
full range of adult and pedi-
atric care services. Dr. Holt is
one of three pediatricians on
staff. Harpers Ferry Family
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Elizabeth K. 'Libba' Wysong
Elizabeth K. "Libba" Wysong,
88. of Charles Town, passed
away Friday, Feb. 17, 2012,
at Shenandoah Health Village
Center, Charles Town.
Born Feb. 27, 1923 in Charles
Town, she was the daughter of
the late George Kearsley Wy-
song and Judith B. (Thomas)
Wysong.
She was preceded in death by
one sister, Lily S. Cain.
During World War lI, she was a
secretary at the Pentagon. Later she
was employed at Newton D. Bak-
er and Victor Products. For over
40 years, she had been a secretary
at Halltown Paperboard." She was
a lifelong member of Zion Episco-
pal Church where she taught Sun-
day school and had been a member
of the Altar Guild. She graduated
from Charles Town High School,
class of 1941. She volunteered at
Jefferson Memorial Hospital, Ran-
son. She was a member of the The-
ater Guild at The Old House,
Jefferson County Garden Club,
Tuesday Bridge Club and the Jef-
ferson County Historical Society. ;
She is survived by two sis-
ters, Frances Keyser, of Martins-
burg, and Judith Corer, of Vir;
ginia Beach, Va.; two brothers;
George K. "Buckshot" Wysong
and wife, Marianne, of Bethle:
hem, Pa., and Willam S. "Bill'"
Wysong and wife, Hazel, of Nexv
Milton; and several nieces, neph-'
ews, great-nieces, great-nephews,
great-great-nieces and great-great=
nephews.
Memorial Services were held
on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 20121
at Zion Episcopal Church,'
Charles Town. The Rev. Mela:
nie McCarley officiated.
Interment was in Zior
churchyard.
Condolences may be expressed
at wwwantstrider.com.
In lieu of flowers, memoria
contributions may be made to Ziod
Episcopal Church, 221 E. Wash-
ington St., Charles Town, WV
25414 or Animal Welfare Societ3{
of Jefferson County, P.O. Box 147;
Charles Town, WV 25414.
City Hospital names!
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her award from hospital officials at a recent ceremony. From
left, Oncology Nurse Manager Terry Reser, Turner, and Donna:
Clews, vice president of patient care services.
MARTINSBURG CityHos-
pital's Nurse Work Life Council
named Diane Turner, LPN, as the
recipient of the DAISY Award
For Extraordinary Nurses for the
fourth quarter 2011.
Turner, a nurse on the sec-
ond flood oncology unit at City
Hospital, was presented the
award during a recent ceremo-
ny at the hospital. She received
a certificate along with a sculp-
ture called A Healer's Touch,
hand-carved by artists of the
Shona Tribe in Africa.
The DAISY award was estab-
lished nationally to recognize
the super-human efforts nurs-
es perform every day. Nurses
at WVUH-East's City Hospital
and Jefferson Memorial Hospi-
tal are being honored throughout
the year with the DAISY Award.
The WVUH-East awards are be-
ing sponsored by the City Hospi-
tal Foundation and the Jeffersorr
Health Care Foundation.
The not-for-profit DAIS
Foundation is based in Glen El::
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family members in memory of Jr
Patrick Barnes. Patrick died at the
age of 33 in late 1999 from com-
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rick and his family received from
nurses while he was ill inspired
this umque means of thanking
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