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Vol. 7 No. 7 - May 2004
This month our nation celebrates the Memorial Day holiday, a time when we
pause to remember our veterans who have died defending our country and our way
of life. The freedoms that so many Americans enjoy did not come cheaply. They
were paid for with the flesh and blood of American servicemen and women, and
with the tears of those whose lives were changed forever by the loss of a loved
one.
We will also be celebrating the dedication of the World War II Memorial, a national monument to the 16 million U.S. men and women who served during the Second World War, in which over 400,000 gave their lives. What we have as Americans we owe to these fallen warriors. As the flowers rest on the decorated graves, it is a responsibility with which we all are charged -- to not forget those who made that ultimate sacrifice for our freedom.
This month we pay tribute and dedicate the newsletter to those members of the Van Bibber family who died while answering the call to duty during World War II. Their names are listed in the Military section of the newsletter. Let us ever be grateful.
Your Editor,
Gary R. Hawpe
CONTENTS:
NEW SUBSCRIBERS:
Please welcome the following three new subscribers for the month of May. We lost four others due to invalid addresses. This puts us at 628 subscribers receiving the newsletter.
ADDRESS CHANGES:
INVALID ADDRESSES:
Peter VanBibber, Jr. and Marguery Bounds
John Jesse VanBibber
and Elizabeth Greenlee
Elizabeth Greenlee
VanBibber and Richard Tillis
Miles Tillis and Nancy
Kimberling
Peter White Tillis, Sr. and Viola Victoria
Gard
Peter White Tillis, Jr. and Ethel Irene Bradshaw
FAMILY OF PETER WHITE TILLIS, JR.
Peter White Tillis, Jr. son of Peter White Tillis, Sr. and Viola (Gard) Tillis born December 3, 1889 at Arbuckle, WV married Ethel Irene Bradshaw born April 25, 1892, Lawrence County, Ohio April 25, 1912.
Married second Francis Goode 1939 Indiantown, Florida.
Peter died July 8, 1957 at Indiantown and was buried in Fern Hill Cemetery, Stuart, FL.
Peter was very skilled as a telegrapher for railway companies. He began working 1909 at Arbuckle, WV for the K and M railroad then for the B and O and K and M at Pt. Pleasant station. The last employment was for the Seaboard Lines in Indiantown, Fla. This employment was the most lengthy.
Children born of Peter and Ethel Irene Bradshaw Tillis were:
(1) Mary Aileen Tillis born July 26, 1915 Pt. Pleasant, WV m. 1st Alexander Harrell; m. 2nd William P. Patterson; m. 3rd James Henry Parker (deceased) r. Tampa Fla. (Note: Mother Ethel Bradshaw living with Mary Eileen; age 94) Children:
(a) Bobby A. Harrell - teacher in Tampa, FL.
(b) James Rudy Harrell -
Correction Specialist County Sheriff’s Department in Tampa FL.
(2) William Edwin Tillis born Oct 15, 1917 Pt. Pleasant, WV. Served World War II wounded in lungs, three times, bayoneted once. (Note: Family lost contact yrs. ago.)
(3) Sibyl Viola Tillis born Oct. 11, 1919 at Pt. Pleasant, WV married Dempsey Lewis Simpson 1937. r. Seffner, Fla. Five children were born:
(a) Avis Irene b. Mar 4, 1938 m. Robert Swartz r. Tampa , FL.
(b)
Mary Jane b. May 22, 1941 m. Albert Mills, Jr. r. Tequesta, FL.
(c) Ethel Ann
b. Nov. 27, 1942 m. Clayton Hutcheson r. West Palm Beach, FL.
(d) Dempsey
Lewis b. Jan. 12, 1944 m. Anna Bailey r. Tampa, FL.
(e) Charles David b. Oct.
16, 1949 m. Sandy Woods r. Seffner, FL.
(4) Charles Faver Tillis born Oct. 5, 1924 Tampa, FL r. Baldwin, FL. Retired from Seaboard Airline Railway telegrapher, m. Yuvonne Marie Prevatt Mar. 30, 1932. Children:
(a) Brenda Elaine Tillis b. Mar 7, 1951
(b) Charles Faver Tillis, Jr. b.
Jan. 22, 1956.
(c) Charlene Renee Tillis b. Mar 17, 1960.
(5) Betty Louise Tillis b. Dec. 25, 1930 Tampa, FL m. Lacy Rice Shaw at Plant City, FL. May 22, 1948. He was born July 10, 1920 and was employed in electronics for the Government. Children of Betty Louise Tillis and Lacy Rice Shaw:
(a) James Lacy Shaw b. Feb. 3, 1949 Alexandria, Va.
(b) Edmond Rice Shaw
b. Nov. 5, 1953 Cocoa, FL.
Children of the second marriage of Peter White Tillis, Jr. and Frances Goode:
(1) Miriam Tillis b. 1940 m. John Stachoon r. Indiantown, FL.
(a) Donna m. Glen Martin.
(2) Richard Tillis b. 1943 m. Nancy Orton r. Indiantown, FL.
(a) Marsha - age 19.
(b) Richard age 17 (1986)
Written by Mary Eileen Tillis Parker - daughter.
History of Mason County, West Virginia -- Page #359.
Submitted by Jane Holstein --
[email protected]
John VanBibber and Chloe Staniford
Miriam VanBibber and John
Reynolds
Ellicott Reynolds married Elizabeth
Howe
Elizabeth VanBibber
Reynolds and James Richard
Smith
Percy Howe Smith and Angeline Burlingame Middaugh
PERCY HOWE SMITH
Percy was born in Marmet, West Virginia, on April 17th, 1879. Marmet was, at the time, called Brownstown. He was the seventh of eight children born to James and Lizzie Reynolds Smith. James ran a general store in Brownstown, and died when Percy was a child. Percy¹s older brother James was a conductor for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad and Percy rode his train, selling sandwiches and newspapers to the passengers. He also helped out in the store after his father died. As soon as he was old enough, Percy got a job with the railroad, as a brakeman. Although Percy only attended school through the eighth grade, he educated himself by reading the dictionary and encyclopedia. Sometime before 1900, Percy left West Virginia and came to Minneapolis, Minnesota to visit his sister Geneva. While in Minnesota, he landed a job with the Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern Railroad. Percy's first assignment was a run from St. Paul, Minnesota to Mankato, Minnesota. While laying over there, he stayed at a rooming house in Kasota, which is just north of Mankato. The rooming house was run by his aunt, Catherine Smith Rowe, a sister of his father. It was at Aunt Kit's rooming house that he met his future bride, Angeline Middaugh.
Angie had attended business school and was a clerk in a dry goods store in Mankato. Her parents farmed near Waseca, Minnesota, which was far enough from Mankato that she was also rooming at Aunt Kit's. Two of Percy's sisters, Minnie and Carrie, also met their husbands there, so it seems that Aunt Kit must have been quite a matchmaker.
Percy & Angie were married in St. Paul on September 3rd, 1902. The witnesses were Angie¹s brother Luther and Percy¹s sister Geneva. After their honeymoon, they lived in St. Paul for a while, at 425 St. Clair. Then they moved back to Mankato, where Avanalle and Raymond were born. Percy was moving up in the railroad, and his promotions brought the family back to St. Paul, where they lived at 391 Goodrich from 1906 to 1913. James and Kenneth were born while they lived on Goodrich. They moved to 705 Jefferson for a year, then another promotion and back to Minneapolis, where they lived at 965-14th Av. SE. When Percy was named yardmaster of the Rollins yard, they bought a larger home at 1047-17th Av. SE.
Percy retired in the late 1930¹s as the General Superintendent of the Minneapolis, Northfield and Southern Railroad. A few years before his retirement, Percy & Angie had purchased a resort near Mcgregor, Minnesota, on Lake Minnewawa, named Greenwood Lodge. Their plan was that their three sons would take over the resort. Jim did work at Greenwood Lodge for nine years, but Ray and Kenny weren¹t interested. In 1935, Kenny was killed when his car overturned while driving to Mcgregor from Minneapolis. Jim’s fiance, Melba Fetzer, was riding with him, but was not seriously injured.
The resort business was very different back in the 30’s and 40’s. In the 30’s, there was no electricity. There were outhouses and water was pumped from a well. During the winter, blocks of ice would be cut out of the lake and put in sawdust in an icehouse, for use in the summer. The 40’s brought electricity, and the large windowed porch all along one side of the main house was turned into a small store on one end where groceries, ice cream, pop and beer were sold.
Percy and Angie sold gas and rented boats as well as cabins. During the tourist season, Percy would rise early to cut ice and fill the iceboxes in the cabins and house. Yes, even after the introduction of electricity, there were iceboxes in the cabins. Angie kept the books and cleaned the cabins. For the first few years, Percy & Angie moved back to Minneapolis during the winter. Later they sold their house and moved to the resort year around. They usually had a couple live with them and help with the resort during the season. Greenwood Lodge had a large, screened, dance gazebo, which was equipped with a jukebox. Until a reform governor put an end to quasi-legal gambling in northern Minnesota, there were even slot machines in the gazebo. Sometime in the early 50's, Percy & Angie sold Greenwood Lodge and bought a home in Osseo, Minnesota, where they both lived out their days. Percy died on July 22nd, 1960. Angie only lived three more years. They were both buried in Sunset Memorial Park in St. Anthony, Minnesota, next to Kenny.
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This information is the personal recollection of Percy & Angie’s daughter Avanalle, her daughter Joanne, and their grandson Kenneth Smith, and the vital records of Waseca, Ramsey and Blue Earth Counties in Minnesota.
Submitted by Kenneth Smith --
[email protected]
Peter VanBibber, Jr. and Marguery Bounds
John Jesse VanBibber
and Rachel Greenlee
Elizabeth VanBibber and
Richard Tillis
Miles Tillis
and Nancy
Kimberling
Peter White Tillis and Viola Victoria
Gard
Mary Margaret Tillis and Frederick Brooks
Holstein
Charles Edwin Holstein, Sr. and Mary Elizabeth
McDermitt
Jeffery Merrill Holstein and Toni Jane Daugherty
Jeffery Damon Holstein
J. D. HOLSTEIN
Age: 26
Degree: Bachelor of Business Administration
Hometown: Point Pleasant, W.Va.
J.D. Holstein felt fortunate to even join his fellow graduates Saturday. Nearly six years ago physicians discovered a brain tumor, which ultimately was diagnosed as malignant. Holstein was a Marshall University junior at the time, but his academic pursuits were exchanged for extended hospital stays in Pittsburgh, Pa. At age 26, he has his long-awaited degree.
"I set that goal for me," he said. "Without the help of many people, I probably would not have made it."
He credits his success to his wife, Molly; his parents, Jeff and Toni Holstein; the Marshall faculty; and above all else, God.
"He’s the one who brought me through this," Holstein said.
The Herald Dispatch -- Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia -- May 9, 2004 -- Sunday.
Submitted by Jane Holstein --
[email protected]
Peter VanBibber, Jr. and Marguery Bounds
Peter
VanBibber, III and Sarah Yoakum
Jacob
VanBibber and ____________
Isaac VanBibber and Missouri Ann
Sutton
William Albert VanBibber and Ann Mary
Sutton
Olive VanBibber and Henry
Tafel
Dorothy Alene Tafel and Elmer Austin
Gillihan
Gordon Gene Gillihan, Sr. and Beverley Audrey
Hill
Shelly L. Gillihan
TWO DEAD, DRIVER ARRESTED IN HIT-AND-RUN CRASH
ARLINGTON -- Two people are dead and a young man is being held for investigation of vehicular homicide following what the Washington State Patrol described as a hit-and-run crash on Interstate 5.
Shelly L. Gillihan, 36, and Doren W. McKinney, 35, both of Arlington, were thrown from the bed of a northbound 1984 Toyota pickup truck when it was rear-ended by a car and overturned about 45 minutes before sunset Saturday evening, trooper Charles Sletten said.
McKinney died later that night at Providence Everett Medical Center and Gillihan died early Sunday at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.
Christian Tiedeman, 6, also riding in the pickup, was listed in serious condition early today with leg and pelvis injuries at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.
Jeffrey Medford, 32, of Arlington, driver of the pickup, and two other passengers in the vehicle were taken to Providence Everett for treatment of cuts, bumps and bruises.
A car was stopped by a Snohomish County sheriff's deputy at the nearby off-ramp to Washington 531 and the driver, a 19-year-old man from Shoreline, was jailed in Everett for investigation of leaving the scene of an accident and vehicular homicide. He was not injured.
Witnesses said the car had been passing other traffic before the crash.
The Associated Press -- May 22, 2000 -- Monday.
Submitted by Bev Gillihan --
[email protected]
CALIFORNIA DEATH RECORDS
The following are two deaths from the California Death Records, between the years of 1940 and 1997, who have a Van Bibber connection.
Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
John VanBebber and Margaret
Chrisman
William VanBebber and Elizabeth
Barbee
James Henry VanBebber
and Elizabeth Jane
Baker
Lydia A. VanBebber and Eppa
Holder
Virgil L. Holder and Eleanor C. Hoffman
Last Name: Holder
First Name: Virgil
Middle:
L.
Birth Date: November 16, 1896
Mother Maiden:
Father Last:
Sex: M
Birth Place: Missouri
Death Place: Los Angeles County
Death
Date: January 2, 1973
Age: 76 years
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John VanBibber and Chloe Staniford
Chloe VanBibber and Jesse
Bryan Boone
Albert Gallatin Boone and Zeralda
E. Randall
Mary Boggs Boone
and Benjamin D.
Spencer
Alberta Edgerton Spencer and Eugene Palmer Valentine
Last Name: Valentine
First Name: Alberta
Middle:
Spencer
Birth Date: May 3, 1870
Mother Maiden: Boone
Father
Last: Spencer
Sex: F
Birth Place: Colorado
Death Place: Los Angeles
County
Death Date: April 24, 1955
Age: 84 years
KENTUCKY DEATH RECORDS
The following are two deaths from the Kentucky Death Records, between the years of 1911 and 2000, who have a Van Bibber connection.
Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
John VanBebber and Margaret
Chrisman
Gabriel VanBebber and Barbara
Carlock
Emily VanBebber and
Samuel
McBee
Mary
Ann McBee and Isaac James Dennison
Sharp
Emily Cleva Sharp and Alva Young Bartlett
Last Name: Bartlett
First Name: Cleva
Middle Initial:
S.
Age: 094
Death Place: Perry County
Residence: Perry
County
Death Date: January 17, 1980
Volume: 004
Certificate:
01538
Death Volume: 1980
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John VanBibber and Chloe Staniford
James VanBibber and Lois
Reynolds
Hannah VanBibber and Joshua Rawlings
Lois Rawlings and Nicholas
Fisher Thom
Anna E. Thom and Sabra Scott Colegrove
Last Name: Colegrove
First Name: Anna
Middle Initial:
E.
Age: 080
Death Place: Boyd County
Residence:
Death Date:
March 25, 1939
Volume: 012
Certificate: 05824
Death Volume:
1939
OHIO DEATH RECORDS
The following are two deaths from the Ohio Death Records, between the years of 1958 and 2000, who have a Van Bibber connection.
Peter VanBibber, Jr. and Marguery Bounds
Jacob VanBibber and
Sarah Miller
Ezekial VanBibber and Susan
Rice
Harding VanBibber and
Elizabeth Jane
Artis
James
Edward VanBibber and Margaret Bell
Welch
Carrie F. VanBibber
Name: Carrie VanBibber
Gender: Female
Date of Death: June 28,
1998
Volume: 31607
Certificate: 054991
Marital Status: Never
Married
Place of Death: Hospital/Inpatient
Race: White
Residence:
Ohio
Age: 78
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James VanBibber and Sarah Margaret Bradburn
Charles Wesley
VanBibber and Emma Lee Lowder
Morton Appendix
VanBibber and Avis Mariah
English
Paul Hobart
VanBibber and Juanita R. Coburn
Name: Paul VanBibber
Gender: Male
Date of Death: January 24,
1960
Volume: 16039
Certificate: 07272
Marital Status: Married
Place
of Death: Scioto County
Race: White
Residence: Portsmouth, Scioto
County
Age: 36
OBITUARIES:
Peter VanBibber, Jr. and Marguery Bounds
Jacob VanBibber and
Sarah Miller
Ruth A. VanBibber and George
Washington Hensley, Sr.
George Washington Hensley, Jr. and Sarah Ann
Lightner
George Washington Hensley, III and Elizabeth Belle
Gearheart
Carson Hensley
CARSON HENSLEY, 64, FOUND DEAD AT RURAL HOME
A 64-year-old Greenup County farmer, Carson Hensley of near Argillite, was found dead at his home early last Wednesday.
Coroner Milton Evans, Jr., said Hensley apparently died from a heart attack.
A veteran of World War I, he was a son of the late George and Eliza Hensley.
Three brothers and a sister survive. They are Segal Hensley, Danleyton; Judson Hensley, Flatwoods; Hayne Hensley, Ashland and Mrs. Beatrice Gillespie, Danleyton.
Funeral services were held Friday at 2 p.m. in the Danleyton United Baptist Church. Rev. John R. Gilpin officiated.
Burial was in Danleyton Cemetery.
Greenup News -- Greenup, Greenup County, Kentucky -- July 15, 1960 -- Friday.
Submitted by Bruce Logan --
[email protected]--------------------
Peter VanBibber, Jr. and Marguery Bounds
Jacob VanBibber and
Sarah Miller
Ezekial VanBibber and Susan
Rice
Rebecca VanBibber and
Benjamin Preston
Smith
Mary
Etta Smith and George Washington
Burgess
Georgia Mae Burgess and Cecil Charles
Loptien
Charles Austin Loptien
CHARLES LOPTIEN
Charles Austin ‘Chuck’ Loptien, 67, passed away at Putnam Community Medical Center Monday evening, April 17, 2000.
Born in Russell, Kentucky, he was a resident of the Crescent City area for the past ten years coming from Atlantic Beach. He was retired from the U.S. Navy as a Hospital Corpsman and a veteran of the Korean War and World War II. He was also retired from the City of Jacksonville with the Health Department. He was a member of the Fleet Reserve Association in Jacksonville, St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Crescent City and the American Legion at large. As an avid golfer, he also enjoyed membership with the Live Oak Golf and Country Club in Fruitland.
He was preceded in death by his parents and the mother of his children, Edna Loptien.
He is survived by his wife, June Loptien of Crescent City; son, Terrance Loptien of Oxford, Miss.; daughters, Cynthia Reeves of San Bruno, Calif., Marietta Loptien of Duluth, Ga., and Delyne Moore of Melbourne; and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held today, 10 a.m. at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church with Father Brian Eburn officiating. Burial will follow in St. Johns Catholic Cemetery in Crescent City. Military honors to be accorded by the Jacksonville Naval Honor Guard. Active pallbearers are Michael Moore, Neil Johnson, Charley Tulley, Joe Leib, Danny Jenkins, Pepe Rodriguez.
Visitation was held Wednesday evening, April 19, at the funeral home from 5-7 p.m. with Vigil service starting at 6 p.m.
At the family’s request those who wish may make contributions to the Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, Box E, New York, New York 10021.
Clayton Frank & Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Palatka Daily News -- Palatka, Putnam County, Florida -- April 20, 2000.
Note: Charles was a subscriber to the newsletter up to the time of his death. (GRH)
Submitted by Gary R. Hawpe --
[email protected]--------------------
John VanBibber and Chloe Staniford
Margery VanBibber and
Andrew Donnally, Jr.
VanBibber Donnally and
Mary Boyd Waggoner
William
Boyd Donnally and Sally Ashton
Cotton
Lester Lorenzo Sheets and Sarah Fitzhugh
Donnally
Granville Donnally Sheets and Dorothy Watson
DOROTHY WATSON SHEETS
Dorothy Watson Sheets, 84, of Charleston died Aug. 16, 2002 at home after a short illness. She was born March 11, 1918, and lived her entire life in Charleston. Dot was a homemaker and did secretarial work in the late 1930s and 1940s at DuPont. She also worked for the House of Delegates Judiciary Committee in the 1960s and early 1970s. She was a member of St. Matthew's Episcopal Church and a former member of Edgewood Country Club, Two Hills Garden Club and the YWCA.
She was preceded in death by her husband Granville Donnally Sheets; and three sisters: Florence Hillenbrand, Janet Halsted and Annie Shaw Sittig. Survivors include: her daughter Sarah F. Sheets and son-in-law Paul J. Nyden of Charleston; her son Granville D. "Randy" Sheets Jr. of Califon, N.J.; her brother and sister-in-law William F. and Rita Watson of South Charleston. Also surviving are her four grandchildren: Laura Anne Steck, Carrie Mandela Nyden, Katharine Allende Nyden and Christopher DuBois Nyden; and a host of nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 22, at St. Matthew's Episcopal Church with the Rev. Roy Cole officiating. Burial will be at the St. Matthew's Columbarium immediately following the service. Friends may call one hour prior to the service at the Harvey
The Charleston Gazette -- Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia -- August 20, 2002.
Submitted by Gary R. Hawpe --
[email protected]--------------------
Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
Peter VanBebber and Ellinor
VanBibber
Peter VanBibber and Catherine
Ridenour
Olive VanBibber
and Thomas Ives
Fulfer
Isaac Joseph Fulfer and Martha Elizabeth
Ledbetter
George Columbus Fulfer and Lillie Katie
Wyatt
Jabe Olan "Jack" Fulfer and Verda Elsie Thomas
--and--
Peter VanBibber, Jr. and Marguery Bounds
Ellinor VanBibber
and Peter VanBebber
Peter VanBibber and
Catherine Ridenour
Olive
VanBibber and Thomas Ives
Fulfer
Isaac Joseph Fulfer and Martha Elizabeth
Ledbetter
George Columbus Fulfer and Lillie Katie
Wyatt
Jabe Olan "Jack" Fulfer and Verda Elsie Thomas
JABE OLAN FULFER
March 03, 1898 - August 27,
1969
Jabe O. "Jack" Fulfer of Central Valley, Calif., died in a Seattle hospital Aug. 27 at the age of 71. He had been visiting a son in Kirkland the past few months.
Survivors include his wife Verda E. Fulfur; sons Johnny Fulfur of Kirkland, Jack L. Fulfur of Seattle and Gene D. Fulfur of Santa Ana, Calif; brothers Milton, Clifton J., Felton and Charles Fulfur and a sister, Mrs. Ernest Mathews, all of Mountainair, N.M.; and brothers Clyde Fulfur of Las Vegas and Herschel Fulfur of Las Cruces, N.M.
Services were held Sept. 2 at Green's Colonial Chapel. Interment was in Sunset Hills Memorial Park, Bellevue.
East Side Journal -- Bellevue, King County, Washington -- September 3, 1969 -- Wednesday.
Submitted by Vanessa Deshazer -- [email protected]
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Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
John VanBebber and Margaret
Chrisman
Nancy VanBebber and William
Renfro
Marcellus Renfro and
Elizabeth Gibson
MRS. MARCELLUS RENFRO
Early last Saturday, April 14, 1900, the soul of Mrs. Marcellus Renfro, mother of Israel, took its flight, and those who had known and loved her for years, were brought to a realization that her work on earth was done, and that their only hope to again enjoy the sunlight of her smiles is in the enjoyment of that religion which she revered, and in the presence of the God whom she worshipped.
Elizabeth Gibson was born in Virginia, now West Virginia, the 23rd day of December, 1825 and in her childhood moved with her parents to Grundy County, Missouri. In that county she was united in marriage with Marcellus Renfro, in May, 1843. The result of this union was five sons and five daughters, all of whom survive the mother except one daughter. The daughters all live in this county. One son lives in this county, and two on the Pacific slope.
Mrs. Renfro and her husband moved on a farm about two miles southwest of Modena, in the forties, and lived there continuously until the spring of 1892, when they sold the farm and moved to Grundy County. The change did not prove satisfactory, and for some time the old people made their home with their youngest daughter Mrs. C.F. Brush, less than one fourth of a mile from their old home, around which were clustered so many memories that were dear to them.
She had been in poor health for several years, but was able to be about the house the greater part of the time and to make her other children and occasional visit. She was a faithful member of the Baptist Church for more than thirty years, and when the time came for her spirit to take its flight she murmured not, and was ready to obey the Divine mandate. During her last sickness she received very tender care from her husband, and daughters and old time friends.
Funeral services were held in Wild Chapel, six miles southwest of Modena, Sunday afternoon, after which all that was mortal of Mother Renfro was laid to rest in the cemetery adjoining the Church.
Submitted by Bev Tout --
[email protected]--------------------
Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
James VanBebber, Sr. and
Hannah Hoover
Isaac VanBebber and Hannah
Long
James VanBebber and
Elizabeth Jane
Snuffer
Isaac Franklin VanBibber and Louisa Ellen
Sharp
Rufus Ernest VanBibber and Julia Agnes
Austin
Richard Earnest VanBibber
--and--
Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
James VanBebber, Sr. and
Hannah Hoover
Mary Malinda VanBebber and
Powell Hamilton Sharp
John
B. Sharp and Nancy Ann
Youngblood
Louisa Ellen Sharp and Isaac Franklin
VanBibber
Rufus Ernest VanBibber and Julia Agnes
Austin
Richard Earnest VanBibber
NAVY LIEUTENANT VAN BIBBER DIES
Lieut. Richard E. Van Bibber, U.S.N., a
former resident of Elwood, died yesterday at the veterans’ hospital at
Minneapolis. He was 42 years old. Word of his death was received by his mother,
Mrs. Julia Van Bibber of Elwood.
Lieutenant Van Bibber spent his earlier life in Seneca, Kan., and Elwood. He served in the South Pacific during the recent war. His death followed a protracted illness. In addition to his mother, the naval officer is survived by his wife, Mrs. Vern Van Bibber, and a son, Donnie of Superior, Wis.; two sisters, Mrs. Frances Williams, Rosendale, Mo., and Mrs. Eunice Heller, Lost Hills, Cal.; two brothers, Charles Van Bibber, Manchester, Mo., and Norman Van Bibber, Kansas City, Mo.
The body has been taken to Superior for service and burial. The Lieutenant’s mother has gone to Superior.
Richard E. Van Bibber and
mother, Julia A. Van
Bibber
St. Joseph News Press -- St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri -- August 31, 1948 -- Tuesday.
Submitted by Terry Williams --
[email protected]
RECENT DEATHS:
Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
James VanBebber, Sr. and
Hannah Hoover
James VanBebber, Jr. and Nancy
Ann Ferrill
William M. VanBebber
and Eliza Jane
Sanders
Algy Dean VanBebber and Ella Berdella
Stultz
Verner Vain VanBebber and Mary Lois
Spencer
Roy Lawrence VanBebber and Allene Louise Darrah
ALLENE L. VANBEBBER
JACKSONVILLE -- Allene Louise VanBebber, 73, of Jacksonville, formerly of Nortonville, died Tuesday, May 18, 2004, at Jacksonville Convalescent Center.
She was born Feb. 24, 1931, in Lyons, Kan., the daughter of William Magee and Rosa Massie Darrah. She married Roy Lawrence VanBebber in 1954 in Sterling, Kan.
Mrs. VanBebber was a member of Nazarene Church in Kansas.
Survivors: husband, Roy; two sons Gary Lynn (wife Tony) VanBebber of Jacksonville and Wayne Lee (wife, Vanette) VanBebber of Nortonville; a daughter, Cheryl Kay VanBebber (husband, Matt Dillon) of Nortonville; six grandchildren; and three brothers, Marvin Eugene Darrah of Topeka, Kan., Beryl Leslie Darrah of Valley Falls, Kan., and Arnold Willis (wife, Ruth) Darrah of Lyons, Kan.
Services: 2 p.m. Friday, Mackey Daws Funeral Home in Murrayville. Burial: Youngblood Cemetery in Nortonville.
The State Journal-Register -- Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois -- May 19, 2004 -- Wednesday.
Submitted by Brenda Johnson --
[email protected]--------------------
Peter VanBibber, Jr. and Marguery Bounds
John Jesse VanBibber
and Rachel Greenlee
Elizabeth VanBibber and
Richard Tillis
Miles Tillis
and Nancy
Kimberling
Peter White Tillis and Viola Victoria
Gard
John Coulter Tillis and Alma
Miller
Garnette Marie Tillis and Charles Morton Grant Stanley
GARNETTE TILLIS STANLEY
Garnette Tillis Stanley, 98, of Point Pleasant, W.Va., died Wednesday, March 31, 2004, at Pleasant Valley Hospital in Point Pleasant.
She was born May 29, 1905, in Arbuckle, W.Va., to the late John Coulter Tillis and Alma Miller Tillis.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Frank Tillis.
Garnette was a member of the Presbyterian Church in Point Pleasant, the Col. Charles Lewis Chapter of the DAR, and a retired teacher of vocational home economics at Point Pleasant High School for 41 years.
She is survived by a sister, Marjorie Tillis King of New Martinsville, W.Va., three nieces, Susan (King) Lesher and John of Newark, Del., Marilyn (King) Ingold and Paul of Greensboro, N.C., and Jeanne (King) Hinkel and Harry of Easton, Md.; a nephew, John H. King and Daphine of Wheeling, W.Va.; and eight great-nieces and nephews.
Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday, April 3, 2004, in the Wilcoxen Funeral Home at Point Pleasant, with the Rev. John S. Franklin officiating. Burial will follow in the Kirkland Memorial Gardens, near Point Pleasant. Friends may call at the funeral home from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, April 2, 2004.
Note: Left out of the obit was the fact, Garnette married Charles Morton Grant Stanley on June 12, 1948. He died on December 21, 1980. (JH)
Submitted by Jane Holstein --
[email protected]--------------------
Peter VanBibber, Jr. and Marguery Bounds
Olive VanBibber and
Nathan Boone
Jemima Boone and Henry
Zumwalt
Sarah Jane Zumwalt
and John Jump,
Jr.
Martha
Ellen Jump and Isaac Lem
Farmer
Bertha Kathryn Farmer and Joe Hawkins
BERTHA KATHRYN (KATIE) HAWKINS
Katie
Hawkins, age 102, Bolivar, died Thursday, May 13, 2004, at 9:05 a.m. in
Citizens Memorial Healthcare Facility, Bolivar. Katie was born on Jan. 13, 1902,
in Goodson, Mo., to I.L. Farmer and Martha Jump Farmer. She was a lifelong
resident of Bolivar. On Nov. 26, 1919, she married Joe Hawkins.
She was a member of First Baptist Church of Bolivar, where she devoted her time and talents to church activities. She was a Luziers Cosmetics Consultant for 50 years, a lifetime member of the American Legion, and a charter member of the Citizens Memorial Hospital Auxiliary. Katie was known for her ability to memorize and recite poetry. She was interviewed by Paul Harvey and was featured on his radio broadcast on two occasions. Katie was the oldest known living direct descendant of Nathan Boone. Katie enjoyed life, family and friends. Her hobbies included crocheting, gardening and studying the Bible. We will miss her dearly and will always cherish our memories of her. We rejoice that she is now with the Lord, at peace, and free from pain; yet we sorrow in the void that her absence will forever leave in our lives.
She is survived by two daughters, Maxine Davis, Phoenix, Ariz., and Betty Killian and her husband, Bob, Springfield, Mo.; grandchildren, Randall Sheridan, Springfield, Dana Hawkins, Springfield, Tommie Miller, Bolivar, Joe Killian, Springfield, and Bill Killian, Springfield; 12 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers; husband Joe Hawkins; son L.J. Hawkins; daughter-in-law Elsie Hawkins; son-in-law Bill Davis; grandson Roger Killian; and granddaughter Katie Lou Chandler.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 16, 2004, in First Baptist Church of Bolivar, Mo., with Dr. Ray Leininger officiating. Burial will follow in Greenwood Cemetery, Bolivar. Pallbearers will be Randall Sheridan, Dana Hawkins, Joe Killian, Bill Killian, Terry Miller and Heath Hawkins. Honorary pallbearers will be Hal Hawkins, Mike Miller, Jeff Miller, Eric Baker, Hunter Toombs and Darin Rowe. Visitation will be held from 3 to 4 p.m. Saturday in the funeral home. In lieu of plants and flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the First Baptist Church of Bolivar in care of the funeral home. Arrangements are under the direction of Pitts Chapel of Bolivar.
Springfield News-Leader -- Springfield, Greene County, Missouri -- May 14, 2004 -- Friday.
Submitted by Tim Reese -- [email protected]
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Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
Peter VanBebber and Ellinor
VanBibber
Peter VanBibber and Catherine
Ridenour
Olive VanBibber
and Thomas Ives
Fulfer
Isaac Joseph Fulfer and Martha Elizabeth
Ledbetter
George Columbus Fulfer and Lillie Katie
Wyatt
Camilla Eucile Fulfer and Riley
Reynolds
Noble Reynolds and Lucille Mathews
--and--
Peter VanBibber, Jr. and Marguery Bounds
Ellinor VanBibber
and Peter VanBebber
Peter VanBibber and
Catherine Ridenour
Olive
VanBibber and Thomas Ives
Fulfer
Isaac Joseph Fulfer and Martha Elizabeth
Ledbetter
George Columbus Fulfer and Lillie Katie
Wyatt
Camilla Eucile Fulfer and Riley
Reynolds
Noble Reynolds and Lucille Mathews
NOBEL EUGENE REYNOLDS
Nobel Eugene Reynolds, 85, of Mountainair passed away Dec. 6 at home in Mountainair.
He was born March 12, 1918, Clarksdale, Ariz., to Riley and Camilla (Fulfer) Reynolds. He married Lucille Mathews on Dec. 23, 1970, in Mountainair. He was a member of the Mountainair Christian Center and the VFW.
He is survived by his wife of almost 33 years, Lucille Reynolds of Mountainair; one son, Richard N. Reynolds; one stepson, Duane Boyle; one daughter, Gerry and her husband David Hightower; one stepdaughter, Dixie Boyle; one sister, Katie Lee Knight; four grandchildren; and 3 great-grandchildren.
A memorial service was held Dec. 13 at the Mountainair Christian Center. Donations may be made to the Mountainair Christian Center.
Harris-Hanlon Mortuary, Mountainair.
Albuquerque Journal -- Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico -- January 8, 2004 -- Thursday.
Submitted by Vanessa Deshazer -- [email protected]
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Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
Peter VanBebber and Ellinor
VanBibber
Peter VanBibber and Catherine
Ridenour
Mary Eleanor
VanBibber and John Henry Fulfer
Marion
Francis Fulfer and Mary Francis Loletta
Miller
Green
Berry Fulfer and Zora Parrish
Warren
James Walter Fulfer and Vera Bertha
Littrell
Opal Marie Fulfer and Thomas O'Hara
--and--
Peter VanBibber, Jr. and Marguery Bounds
Ellinor VanBibber
and Peter VanBebber
Peter VanBibber and
Catherine Ridenour
Mary Eleanor VanBibber and John Henry
Fulfer
Marion Francis Fulfer and Mary Francis Loletta
Miller
Green Berry Fulfer and Zora Parrish
Warren
James Walter Fulfer and Vera Bertha
Littrell
Opal Marie Fulfer and Thomas O'Hara
TOM O’HARA
1922 - 2004
Tom O'Hara
, 81, died Monday, April 26, 2004, at a local hospital.Graveside service: noon Thursday in Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery.
Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Alpine Funeral Home.
Tom retired after 35 years with Bell Helicopter where he was a member of union
318. He served in the U.S. Army for 17 years and was a veteran of World War II. He was preceded in death by a son, Randy Thomas O'Hara, and a daughter, Nora Judy O'Hara.
Survivors: Wife of 48 years, Marie; daughters, Ann and Linda, Brenda and husband, Larry, Deborah and husband, Raymond, Dorothy and husband, Bear, and Amy and husband, Kevin; son, Eric Sr. and wife, Debbie; grandchildren, Jeff, Steven, Shawn, Billy Joe, Raymond Jr. and Eric Jr.; brother, Barney and wife, Dolly; sisters-in-law, Betty Jones, Mary Ann Fulfer and Janie Fulfer; and several great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram -- Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas -- April 28, 2004 -- Wednesday.
Submitted by Gary R. Hawpe -- [email protected]
TOMBSTONES:
Isaac
VanBibber and Sarah Davis Inscription:
W
M VANBEBBERLocation: Van Bebber Cemetery, Ray County, Missouri
Date of
Photo: May 30, 1990
Photographer: Gary R. Hawpe
Submitted by Gary R. Hawpe --
[email protected]
CEMETERY RECORDS:
COLLETT-CAIN CEMETERY
ADAIR COUNTY,
MISSOURI
Peter VanBibber, Jr. and Marguery Bounds
Jacob VanBibber and
Sarah Miller
Solomon H. VanBibber and Mary
Jane Bryson
William
VanBibber and Frances Ann
Thoroughman
Thomas Jefferson VanBibber and Rebecca
Christopher
Price VanBibber and Susie Clifton
Van Bibber, Price 3/18/1890 - 11/06/1961
Susie C.
2/29/1908 - 10/23/1963
The Cemeteries of Adair County, Missouri, 1980 -- Adair County Historical Society -- Page #125.
ILLINOIS BEND CEMETERY
ADAIR COUNTY,
MISSOURI
Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
Isaac VanBibber, Jr. and
Elizabeth Hays
Susannah VanBibber and Thomas
Hickerson
Melissa Hickerson
and Fountain Baker
Sampson
Elgiva Sampson and Burr Musick
Musick, Burr d. 4-17-1887
Aged 57 years 13 days
The Cemeteries of Adair County, Missouri, 1980 -- Adair County Historical Society -- Page #403.
Submitted by Gary R. Hawpe --
[email protected]
NOTICES:
WORLD WAR II REGISTRY OF REMEMBRANCES
Do you have a family member who served in World War II or contributed to the war effort? On the
National World War II Memorial website you can add his or her name. Click on WWII Registry then go to Register a Honoree. To view the tens of thousands of names already submitted you can go to Search the Registry. Let’s get our Van Bibber family members added to the Registry of Remembrances for World War II.Submitted by Gary R. Hawpe --
[email protected]
GRADUATIONS:
Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
James VanBebber, Sr. and Hannah
Hoover
Isaac VanBebber and Hannah
Long
George VanBeber and Mary
Elizabeth Tinsley
George W. VanBevers and Elizabeth
Jones
John Severe VanBevers and Myrhl
McDonald
Clell John VanBevers, Sr. and Jimmie Beatrice
Gifford
Clell John VanBevers, Jr. and Sylvia
Maria Albert
Ashley
VanBevers
Ashley Van Bevers, the daughter of the late Clell Van
Bevers, Jr. and Sylvia Albert will be graduating from Jeb Stuart High School,
Falls Church, Fairfax County, Virginia on June 2, 2004.
To the Van Bevers family: Thank you for all the love and support you have given me. Thank you for proving to me that I can achieve any goal. I love you all!
Ashley Van Bevers --
[email protected]
REUNIONS:
Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
Peter VanBebber and Ellinor
VanBibber
Levicy VanBebber and John
Liford
Nancy Liford and
George
Hatfield
William Pryor Hatfield and Nancy Jane
Longworth
Harrison Hatfield and Amanda Sutton
HATFIELD/SUTTON REUNION
The 9th annual Hatfield/Sutton reunion is scheduled for Sunday, September 5, 2004. It will be held at the Berkau picnic park, down in the gap, Cumberland Gap, Claiborne County, Tennessee. Please bring lawn chairs, a covered dish and drinks for your family members who will be attending. Also, bring any pictures, names and dates to be added to the family tree.
Arrive as early as 10:00 a.m. and stay as late as you want. Lunch will be around 1-1:30 p.m.
This reunion also includes branches of the family with surnames; Cowan, Blaylock, Longworth, Brooks, Dean, Maples, Yeary, Snavley and Rosenbalm.
Please contact me if you have any questions. We hope to see you there.
Submitted by Jeanie Vaughn --
[email protected]--------------------
20TH ANNUAL
VANBIBBER-VANBEBBER-VANBEBER
FAMILY REUNION HELD IN PRYOR,
OKLAHOMA
The 20th annual VB family reunion was held on May 16, 2004 in Pryor, Oklahoma with forty-nine family members present. This reunion was started two decades ago primarily by the descendants of James Henry Van Bebber and Ruth Ann Hooker of Eastern Oklahoma.
Those in attendance were Gene & LaRue Howard from Harrison, AR., Carolyn Vanbeber & Jaime Schneickert, Parsons, KS., Jonna & Alissa Fearmonti, Pittsburg KS., Jerry & Lorraine Vanbeber Jarrard, Gonzales, LA., Paul & Patty VanBibber Santillan, Belton, MO., Jewel Vanbeber Staffelbach, Dallas, TX., Parker Vanbeber, Muskogee OK., Ruby Holiday, Muskogee, Marvin & Betty Vanbeber, Muskogee, Joe, RoseMary Vanbeber & Joey Seabolt, Muskogee, Rick Carbone, Muskogee, Geraldine Butler, Muskogee, George & Maxine Tally, Inola, OK., Bob & Dale Wagner, Henryetta, OK., Joyce, Virginia & Joseph Reich, Holdenville, OK., Lorna, & Ian Reich, & Exvaier Watkins, Holdenville, Elbert Lee & Eveline Hammons, Locust Grove, OK., Ruby Jones, Sallisaw, Billy, Carla, Misty & Tyler Clifton, Sallisaw, OK., Don Scott, Tulsa, OK., Wynona VanBeber Passow, Perry, OK., Daniel & Helen Dyches, & Nelson Abrams, Claremore, OK., Roy & Mary Coffman, Wainwright, OK., Kenny & Claudeia Alexander, OK., Homer & Josh VanBeber, Pryor, OK., and Deboria Nadine Duvall, Pryor.
The oldest family member at this years reunion was Parker Vanbeber, 87 years old. Youngest members present were Alissa Fearmonti and Ian Reich, three years old. Jerry and Lorraine Vanbeber Jarrard traveled the farthest, making the trip from Gonzales, Louisiana.
Patty Santillan, Bob & Dale Wagner, & Helen Dyches entertained everyone with a sing along. There was more than enough of very delicious food along with hours of visiting and picture taking.
Submitted by Nadine Duvall --
[email protected]
BITS AND PIECES:
Isaac VanBibber and Maria Walraven
Loyal VanBibber and Sarah
Elizabeth Robinson
Albert VanBibber and Phebe
Eakins
Charles Edison
VanBibber and Nellie Avery
Waterman
Edward Hazen VanBibber
Name: Edward Hazen Van Bibber
Death Place: Kansas City,
KS.
Death Date: July 9, 1956
Sex: M
Cemetery: Ft. Leavenworth, KS.
Leavenworth County Genealogical Society -- Leavenworth, Kansas Burial Permits (1954-1958 and 1963-1970).
Submitted by Jerry Brown --
[email protected]
MILITARY:
FOLLOWING NINETEEN MEMBERS
OF THE VAN BIBBER FAMILY GAVE THEIR LIVES
FOR IN WWII.
KIA - Killed in Action
DOW - Died of Wounds
NBD -
Non Battle Death
|
Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis |
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Pvt D. B. Ballew |
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Branch of Service: U.S. Marine Corps |
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Peter VanBibber, Jr. and Marguery Bounds |
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S SG John D. Baker |
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ID: 15063204 |
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Peter VanBibber, Jr. and Marguery Bounds |
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PFC Willie H. Everhart |
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ID: 38693431 |
|
Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis |
|
S SG Chester B. Holcomb |
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ID: 38181747 |
|
Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis |
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PFC Melbern Liford |
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ID: 35809400 |
|
Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis |
|
Aviation Radioman 1c |
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Branch of Service: U.S. Navy |
|
Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis |
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Pvt John R. McCreary |
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ID: 14158312 |
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Peter VanBibber, Jr. and Marguery Bounds |
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Sgt Gordon D. McGaffey |
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ID: 6818165 |
|
Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis |
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PFC Winfred C. Ross |
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ID: 13072728 |
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Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis |
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2 LT Bert T. Sampson |
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ID: 0-450765 |
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Peter VanBibber, Jr. and Marguery Bounds |
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Seaman 2c Arnold Kelly Tillis,
Jr. |
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Branch of Service: U.S. Navy |
|
Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis |
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Pvt Clarence Tinnel |
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ID: 34285805 |
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Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis |
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2 LT Harold C. Turpin |
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ID: 0-807541 |
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Peter VanBibber, Jr. and Marguery Bounds |
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Cpl Chester H. VanBibber |
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ID: 13018657 |
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Peter VanBibber, Jr. and Marguery Bounds |
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T SG James W. VanBibber |
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ID: 15394471 |
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Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis |
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Sgt Adolph N. Willeford |
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ID: 35787154Branch of Service: U.S. Army |
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James Van Bibber and Sarah
Margaret Bradburn |
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PFC Elbert T. Worthington |
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ID: 35202019 |
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Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis |
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Aviation Ordnanceman 2c |
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ID: 03779096 |
|
Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis |
|
PFC Earl D. Yoakum |
|
ID: 37239574 |
SOUND OFF:
From:
[email protected] (Martha Jones)Hi Gary and Bruce,
Congratulations for sharing your excellent newsletter with us and now we even get colored photos!
The Hensley family mentioned in this one is part of my line. George and Ruth VB Hensley were my ggg grandparents.
Again, applause to both of you.
Martha
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From:
[email protected] (Bev Tout)Hello Gary,
Again I thank you, more than I can express, for the wonderful newsletters you create for all of your cousins.
Beth
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From:
[email protected] (Mark Herron)Gary,
You sure do good work on this project. Thanks so much for your time and effort.
Mark Herron
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From:
[email protected] (Jane Gomez)Dear Gary,
Thanks so much for all your work on the newsletters. I really enjoy reading about the families.
Jane
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From:
[email protected] (Beth Perona)Dear Gary,
I certainly enjoy your newsletter and look forward to receiving it every month. Again, thank you for all of your hard work and dedication.
All my best,
Beth
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From:
[email protected] (Mary Almond)Thank you so much for your hard work and dedication when providing us all with copies of the Van Bibber Newsletter. I really enjoy reading them and look forward to each issue.
Mary Poff-Almond
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From:
[email protected] (Shirley Smith-Bohannon)Informative and fantastic history as always Gary. Thanks to you and the others participating with the newsletter, I learn so much each and every month.
Shirley Smith-Bohannon
Van Bibber Website:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~blogan/