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SPIRIT OF JEFFERSON Farmer's ADVOCATE - THURSD~:Y DECEMBER 4 2003
In Memoriam
Mary R. Smith
Mart Rogers Smith, 93, of
Charles Town, died Tuesday,
November 25, at her residence.
Born December 24, 1909, in
Kimbleton, Vs., she was the
daughter of the late William
Herbert Rogers and Rachel
Harless Rogers.
She was married to Robert
Randolph Smith November 25,
1939. He preceded her in death
' March 30, 1983.
She was a graduate of the
Winchester Memorial Hospital
School of Nursing and had been
employed as a nurse at the hos-
pital.
She was a member of Grace
Episcopal Church where she
had taught the preschool Sun-
day School class; Jefferson
County Farm Bureau; Clarke
County Senior Women's Club;
and the Visiting Nurses Asso-
ciation.
She is survived by two
daughters, Ruth Rogers S.
Prichard, Berryville, Vs., and
Elizabeth Rogers S. Beamer,
Charles Town; one son, Rob-
ert R. Smith, III, Naples, Fla.;
one brother, Robert William
Rogers; two sisters, Ruth Rog-
ers Christen and Juanita R.
Reutlinger; seven grandchil-
dren; and two great-grandchil-
dren.
She was preceded in death by
one daughter, Mary Randolph
S. Hetzel.
Services will be private.
Enders & Shirley Funer-
al Home, Berryville, Va., is in
charge of arrangements.
Lcc Sollcnbcrgcr
Lee Sollenberger, 76, of Ran-
son, died Saturday, November
22, at Jefferson Memorial Hos-
pital.
Born May 28, 1927, in Cham-
bersburg, Pa., he was the son of
the late Mr. and Mrs. Sollen-
berger.
Memorial graveside rites
were held Tuesday at 1 p.m. at
the Mt. Hope Cemetery in Mar-
tinsburg. Henry Christie offici-
ated.
Arrangements were made by
the Melvin T. Strider Colonial
Funeral Home.
David W. Tomlin, Jr.
David W. Tomlin, Jr., 44, of
Harpers Ferry, died Saturday,
November 29, at Jefferson Me-
morial Hospital.
Born August 9, 1959, in Mer-
ced, Calif., he was the son of
David W. Tomlin, of Charles"
Town, and Lois (Marcum)
Peck, of Ransom
, He attended Jefferson High
School.
He had been employed with
the Southern Electric Compa-
ny as an electrician.
He attended Shepherd's Rod
Church.
Mr. Tomlin was a member of
Jackson-Perks Post 72 Ameri-
can Legion in Charles Town
and Veterans of Foreign Wars
Post 896 in Martinsburg.
In addition to his parents, he
is survived by his stepmother,
Joan Tomlin, Charles Town;
two stepdaughters, Dawn Day
and Amy Leonard; one step-
grandchild; and two brothers,
Bruce A. Tomlin and Walter
Tomlin, both of Charles Town.
Services were held Wednes-
day at 11 a.m. at the Melvin
T. Strider Colonial Funeral
Home. Rev. Bruce Singhas offi-
ciated and burial was in Pleas-
ant View Memory Gardens,
Martinsburg.
Memorial donations may be
made to the American Cancer
Society, 1599 Clifton Road, NE,
Atlanta, GA 30329.
Veronica C. Bartuch
Vernonica Chuberko Bar-
tuch, 82, of Kearneysville, died
Thursday, October 9, at Jef-
ferson Memorial Hospital. A
memorial service will be held
Friday; December 5 at 11 a.m.
at St. James Catholic Church,
311 S. George Street, Charles
Town. Father George Pucci-
arelli will officiate.
Dorothy J. Laird
Dorothy Jean Laird, 79, of
Route 1, Harpers Ferry, died
Wednesday, November 26, at
Jefferson Memorial Hospital.
Born February 7, 1924, in
Waynesboro, Pa., she was the
daughter of the late Lawrence
Harley, Sr., and Bessie Wright
Haley.
She was preceded in death by
her husband, Wilson B. Laird.
She retired from Johns Hop-
kins Hospital in Baltimore,
Md., as a registered nurse.
She is survived by three
daughters, Darlene Laird-Ad-
ams, Harpers Ferry, Carolyn
Carnes, Tallahassee, Fla., and
Sharon Harris, Greencastle,
Pa.; one son, Bain Laird, Ocean
City, Md.; two sisters, Fran
Hollaway, Oriental, Ohio, and
Mildred Gary, of Baltimore; 13
grandchildren; 18 great-grand-
children; and two great-great-
grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by
12 siblings.
Services were private.
Memorial donations may be
made to the American Heart
Association, care of Robert
D. Ott, 420 Forrest Avenue,
Charles Town, WV 25414.
Arrangements were made by
the Eackles-Spencer Funeral
Home in Harpers Ferry.
George E. Gaither, Jr.
George E. Gaither, Jr., 44,
of Charles Town, died Tues-
day, November 25, at Valley
View Nursing Home, Berkeley
Springs.
Born August 2, 1949, in
Martinsburg, he was the son
of George E. Gaither, Sr., and
Agnes M. Domer Gaither, of
Charles Town.
• In addition to his parents,
he is survived by one stepson,
Michael A. Cole, Martinsburg;
three sisters, Patricia A. Schop-
pert, Kearneysville, and Lorna
M. Hite and Leslie M. Cole,
both of Martinsburg; three
brothers, Terry L. Gaither
and Douglas M. Gaither, both
of Martinsburg, and D. Scott
Gaither, of Missouri; nieces,
nephews, aunts, uncles, cous-
ins, great-nieces, and great-
nephews.
He was preceded in death by
one brother, Stanley W. Gaith-
er; and one nephew.
Services were held Sunday
at I p.m. at the Brown Funer-
al Home in Martinsburg. Rev.
Marcus Caton officiated and
burial was in Rosedale Ceme-
tery, Martinsburg.
John W. Popkins, Jr.
John William (Popcorn) Pop-
kins, Jr., 56, of Charles Town,
died Saturday, November 29, at
his home.
Born August 14, 1947, in
Charles Town, he was the son
of the late John William Pop-
kins, St., and Alice Isadora
Armstrong McVickers, of Bal-
timore, Md.
He was a member of the
Mannings Assembly of God
Church.'
He was a construction super-
intendent with the William A.
Hazel Construction Company
for 30 years.
In addition to his mother, he
is survived by his wife of 37
years, Barbara Jean Mahoney
Popkins, at home; two sons,
John William Popkins, Ill, Ke-
arneysville, Tracy Scott Pop-
kins, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.; one
daughter, Sheila Dinges, Harp-
ers Ferry; six grandchildren;
one adopted daughter, Tma
Tallman; one brother, Gar-
land Wayne Popkins, Berkeley
Springs; and one sister, Nancy
Elaine Franks, Baltimore, Md.
Services will be held today
(Thursday) at 2 p.m. at the
Mannings Assembly of God
Church. ,Pastor James Boyce
and Pastor C.D. Coley will of-
ficiate. Interment will be in
Pleasant View Memory Gar-
dens, Martinsburg.
Jefferson Chapel Funeral
Home in Ranson handled ar-
rangements.
The family requests memo-
rial contributions be made to
the Mannings Assembly of
God Church, Route 4, Box 371,
Harpers Ferry, WV 25425.
Marshall W. Staubs
Marshall W. "Jack" Staubs,
78, of Garretts,Alle, Ohio, died
Sunday, November 23, at Essex
of Salem following a lengthy ill-
ness.
Born October 6, 1925, he was
the son of the late Clarence E.
and Dora Painter Staubs. He
was raised in Charles Town.
He was of the Lutheran
faith.
A serf-employed blacksmith,
he was a member of the Inter-
national Union of the Journey-
men Horseshoers of the Umted
States and Canada AFL-CIO.
He also served with the Ci-
vrlian Conservation Corps
(CCC) in Utah at one time.
He is survived by his wife,
Bessie L. Atkinson Staubs,
of Salem, whom he married
September 23, 1951; a broth-
er, Grafton Woodrow "Sonny"
Staubs, Charles Town; seven
nephews; one niece; and sever-
al great-nieces and great-neph-
ews.
He was preceded in death by
two brothers, Ellis and Arnold
Staubs.
Graveside services will be
held in Shadow Lawn Memo-
ry Garden, in Ohio, at a later
date. Dawson Funeral Home,
East Liverpool, Ohio, is in
charge of arrangements.
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JHS Inducts
New Honor
Society Members
The Shenandoah Chapter
of the National Honor Society,
at Jefferson High School, in-
ducted 33 new members on No-
vember 24.
Following a welcome by Sara
Potter, a speech by Principal
Susan Wall, a review of the
qualities necessary for induc-
tion into the Honor Society-
Scholarship by Jordan Ford,
Service by Megan Corley, Lead-
ership by Carrie Sechler, and
Character by Emily Nibert-
the following students were in-
ducted: Ashley Boutcher, Jacob
Cameron, Amanda Carpenter,
KeUsye Carnill, Jared Clark,
Hannah Cohen, Emmie Col-
lier, Edgar Coma, Marsha Coo-
per, Thomas Flanagan, Lauren
Fields, Pierre Fleri, Meagan
Gratton, Colleen Hamrick, Mi.
chelle Hense, Jessica Houser,
Kristy Koppenhaver, Michele
Julie Meyers, Julie Ott, Jennca
Polen, Emma Prillaman, Me-
lissa Reed, Blythe Riese, Ken-
ny Smith, Madison Stevens,
Amanda Van Vliet, Cara Vo-
gler, Christen Wall, Molly Wid-
myer, Marisa Wilcom, Jessica
Williams, Hannah Rose Wis-
niewski, and Kristie Young.
Officers of the National Hon-
or Society for 2003-2004 are
Sarah Potter, president; Jen-
nifer Heinen, vice president;
Sara Bouberhan, secretary;
Amanda Mitchell, treasurer;
and Joanna Clark, historian.
The advisor is Mrs. Kelly
Fleming, a science teacher at
Jefferson High School.
Students who are interested
in becoming members of the
National Honor Society must
have a 3.2 unweighted grade
point average, must have at
least two-three items under
service and leadership each
year, and must have good char-
acter.
Students complete an appli-
cation and include with it at
least two references from out-
side the high school. These ap-
plications are then reviewed by
a Faculty Council for complete-
ness, accuracy, and fulfillment
of the requirements for mem-
bership in the Honor Society.
If a student is denied admis-
sion to the Honor Society, he or
she may appeal to the Faculty
Council and present addition-
al information that he or shee
feels qualifies him or her for
membership.
Rotary Vocational Service
The Rotary Club of Charles
Town recently held its 13th an-
nual Vocational Service Awards
to recognize those deserving
individuals in the communi-
ty who strive for excellence in
their field and show high eth-
ical standards. The presenta-
tion was made at the club's
weekly luncheon at Jefferson
Memorial Hospital.
"Fhe award is given annually
to an individual who exempli-
fies Rotary's pledge to 'Service
Above Serf' both through his
or her occupation and with-
in the community," said Dan
Burhans, president of the Ro-
tary Club of Charles Town.
The 2003 Vocational Service
Awards were presented to Kel-
lie Skerrett, a personal trainer
at Gold's Gym in Charles Town
and Ray Rokni, of PC4Less in
Charles Town. "One of the ways
we express our appreciation is
to recognize people who display
a distinct quality in their ap-
proach, attitude, and dedica-
tion to the job, and in life," said
Burhans.
On behalf of Chris Cope, Vo-
cational Service chairperson,
Carol Kable read a heartwarm-
ing letter written by Cope nom-
inating Ray Rokni for a Voca-
tional Service Award. 'q)oing
business with Ray is like do-
ing business with a friend," she
read. "As an American, Ray ap-
preciates what most of us take
for granted. I am very proud to
have nominated Ray for this
award."
Mike Shepp, Rotarian who
nominated Skerrett, said, "Kel-
lie exemplifies the qualities of
character that Rotary looks for.
She always puts her clients' in-
terests to the forefront of the
training program she designs."
Shepp explained how Skerrett
has made an impact on his
health, fitness, and outlook on
life. "I will always be grateful,"
said Shepp. Each Vocational
Service Award winner will re-
ceive a monetary donation to
the charity of their choice.
The Rotary Club of Charles
Town also awarded a Scholar-
ship to James Rumsey Techni-
cal Institute. On hand to accept
the award was Principal Direc-
tor Jim Spears. Spears said this
award would be given to a grad-
uate of Jefferson High School,
Bryan Hyre, an electrical stu-
dent at James Rumsey. "We'd
like to congratulate all the
award winners," said Spears.
Ketlie Skerrett, a personaltrainerat Gold'sGym,
al Service Award from Mike Shepp, who nominated
Ray Rokni, recipient of a Vocational Service Award, is
lated by Carol Kable.
Don Burhans, Rotary Club president, presents a :
to Principal Director Jim Spears, of James Rumsey Technical
Collections For Santa'sWorksho
Several Jefferson County orga-
nizations have combined efforts to
help families in need this holiday
season.
Santa's Toy Workshop collects
new, unwrapped toys for children
from one to sixteen and then dis-
tributes them to families in Jef-
ferson County through a toy shop
format, allowing parents to select
toys for their children.
If you would like to help make
this a great Christmas for some
of the youth in Jefferson County,
drop an unwrapped toy in one of
the Santa's Toy Workshop Collec-
tion boxes by December 15 at any
of the following locations: Jeffer-
son Security Bank (Charles Town
and Shepherdstown branches),
- F&M Bank, City National Bank.
United .Bank, Bank of Charles
Town, Zion Episcopal Church, As-
bury. United Methodist Church,
AFAC/Kidde. Adelphia, Shenan-
doah Lanes, Long & Foster Re-
altors. Wright Denny Elementary
School, Jefferson Asphalt, Charles
Town Races & Slots
and Jefferson
If you would
a monetary
your check, made out to
County Communiu'
(designated Santa's
to Charles Town
P.O. Box 1045.
V~W 25414. If you have
about the program.
Bowers. Jefferson
munity Ministries at
3186.
Military Corner
Army Staff Sgt. Thomas L.
McDiffit has returned to the
U.S. from Kabul, AfghaniStan,
in support of Operation Endur-
ing Freedom as a member of
Task Force Phoenix.
Task Force Phoenix is a mul-
tinational team formed to train,
mentor and assist the Afghani-
stan National Army to l~'a
strong, effective mission-ready
Central Corps. Members of the
U.S. Armed Forces and coali-
tion forces who, beside fighting
the war against terrorism, also
prepare the Afghan nationals
to defend their country against
terrorists threats and acts.
U.S. military members focus
on training Afghan nationals in
basic infantry training skills
and combat tactics.
The sergeant is a special elec-
tronics devices repairer super-
visor normally assigned to the
210th Forward Support Bat-
talion at Fort Drum, Water-
town, N.Y.
He is the son of Twila J.
McDiffit, of Tusoawilla Hills,
Charles Town. His father and
mother-in-law, Daniel and Bar-
bara Faulkiner, reside in Cam-
eron, W. Va.
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