Obits

Evelyn Mae (Ryder) Waybright, 76, of Franklin passed away Nov. 4, 2024, at her residence. She was born May 16, 1948, in Spotsylvania, Virginia, a daughter of the late Ernest and Gussie (Leake) Ryder. Prior to retirement, Mrs. Waybright had been a successful entrepreneur and franchisee of multiple 7-Eleven locations. ...

Deyerle Conrad Rexrode went to his heavenly home on Nov. 2, 2024, just 12 days shy of his 94th birthday. He lived in Sugar Grove his whole life, except for lately when he lived at Pendleton Manor in Franklin. Mr. Rexrode was born Nov. 14, 1930, to the late Jared...

Juanita Lou Driver, 80, of Fulks Run, Virginia, passed away Oct. 29, 2024, at Sentara RMH Medical Center in Harrisonburg, Virginia. She was born Jan. 11, 1944, in Ruddle to the late William Denver and Fanny Hazel Grogg Thompson. Mrs. Driver was a poultry farmer.  She was a member of...

James Steven “Steve” Pope, 72, of Franklin passed away Nov. 3, 2024, at Grant Rehabilitation and Care Center in Petersburg. He was born on June 18, 1952, in Harrisonburg, Virginia, the son of the late James Keith and Alberta (Ryan) Pope.  Mr. Pope loved growing up in Brandywine. He was...

Enoch S. Lyons walked on to the spirit world on Oct. 23, 2024, after a short illness. Born Nov. 25, 1945, in a parsonage in Whittaker Ridge in Bandy, Virginia, Mr. Lyons, an American Indian, spent his childhood moving across the Appalachians with his father, Rev. James “Tony” Lyon, an...

Suzanne Jennifer Terschueren, 57, of Kaarst, Germany, and formerly of Harrisonburg, Virginia, passed away Oct. 1, 2024, in Germany. She was born Dec. 20, 1966, and was the daughter of the late Dr. H. Luke Eye and Elsie Peppel Eye.  Ms. Terschueren graduated from Franklin High School, received a bachelor’s...

Rutholene Mae Judy, 95, of Riverton went to be with Jesus on Nov. 2, 2024, in Elkins. She was born on June 13, 1929, in Riverton, the daughter of the late William Olie and Josie Ella (Warner) Harman. Mrs. Judy was a 1947 graduate of Circleville High School and a...

Velma “Kitty” Kathleen Lambert Kettlewell, 96, of Wheeling died Oct. 22, 2024, at Good Shepherd Nursing Home in Wheeling. She was born Jan. 17, 1928, in Piedmont, a daughter of the late Esta and Lola Eye Lambert. Mrs. Kettlewell was a member of Corpus Christi Parish, worked at Heck’s Department...

Brenda Sue Mick, 70, of Riverton passed away on Oct. 27, 2024, in Franklin. She was born on March 4, 1954, in Riverton, the daughter of the late Donald Gary and Nellie Mae (Hinkle) Mick.  Ms. Mick attended Circleville High School. She was a homemaker and had worked as a...

Adalbert Eugene Hoover, 90, of Brandywine passed away Oct. 27, 2024, at the Pendleton Manor in Franklin. He was born on May 14, 1934, in Moyers, the son of the late Raymond Ralph and Beulah Elisabeth (Moyers) Hoover. Mr. Hoover was a 1954 graduate of Franklin High School and a...