Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Elmer Collier 1917-2011


Elmer Collier, 94, of Baltimore, Maryland, formerly of Greene County, Virginia, died on Friday, July 1, 2011.

He was a World War II verteran serving in the United States Army.

He is survived by his wife, June; eight children, eight grandchildren, numerous nieces, and nephews, all of Baltimore, Maryland; and one brother, Norman, of Charlottesville, Virginia.

He was a loving father and grandfather and will surely be missed by all that knew him.

Hysel Nicholson, Sr. 1934-2011

 Hysel Nicholson, Sr., age 77, of Stanardsville died Sunday, July 31, 2011 at Evergreen Nursing Home. He was born January 2, 1934 in Madison County to the late Albert and Mamie Corbin Nicholson.

Mr. Nicholson loved to play guitar and was an excellent story teller at heart. He cherished his time spent with his family and had many loving friends at Evergreen Manor House.

He is survived by his wife, Judith Ann Nicholson; nine children, Robin Morris and her husband, Ray, Henry Cox and his wife, Birgit, Hysel Nicholson, Jr. and his wife, Elaine, Joe Nicholson, Irene Cooper and her husband, Kenneth, Adam Nicholson, Mary Hapke and her husband, Tommy, Elizabeth Yarborough and her husband, Emmanuel and Barbara Starr and her husband, Chad; one sister, Virginia "Peggy" Nicholson, his wife's son, Bobby Clickner, and numerous grandchildren.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, Adam Nicholson and one sister, Beulah Clore.

A funeral service will be held on Thursday, August 4, 2011 at 11 a.m. at New Life Baptist Church, 12302 Alum Springs Rd., Culpeper, Va. with Pastor Rick Simpson officiating. A one hour visitation will be held prior to the service.

Interment will follow in the church cemetery.

Geneva Rose Buracker Cave 1939 - 2007

Geneva Rose Buracker Cave, 67, of Alexandria, died on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2007, at Inova. She was born on September 2, 1939, in Stanley and was a daughter of the late Ozzie Lee and Blanche Virginia Aleshire Buracker. Mrs. Cave was a home maker and a member of the Mount Clavary Comm.Church in Alexandria, Va. On Aug. 31, 1958, she married Arthur Floyd Cave, who survives.Surviving in addition to her husband are a son, Arthur F. Cave Jr. of Woodbridge; a daughter,Faye Elizabeth Cave Yager of Stanley; two sisters, Carolyn A. Buracker of Luray, and EllenYoung of Rileyville; four brothers, Dwight T. Haskell, William Thomas and Harry G. Burackerall of Stanley; and five grandchildren. She was proceded in death by a brother, Freeman Buracker.

Grover Elwood Buracker 1946 - 2011


Grover Elwood Buracker, 65, of White Post, died Thursday, March 3, 2011 at his home.

He was born January 26, 1946 in Augusta, VA; the son of Grover Wilson Buracker and Virgie Calhoun Buracker. He retired from the Frederick County Landfill. He was a member of Stephens City Mennonite Church.

He married Judy K. Buracker on August 15, 1965 in Hagerstown, MD.

Along with his wife, he is survived by his sons, Grover Eric Buracker of White Post, James Derek Buracker of White Post and Jack William Miller of Bluffton, SC; his brothers, Lynwood Buracker and Jerry Buracker; his sisters, Audrey See, Groveen Neff, Nancy Vaughn, Doris Clark and Brenda Pack.

A funeral service will be held on Saturday, March 5, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. at Jones Funeral Home Chapel in Stephens City with Rev. Al Huyard and Rev. Glen Horst officiating. Interment will be in Fairview Church Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Chris See, Alan See, Jeff Neff, Todd Neff, Joey Neff and Jay Neff. An honorary pallbearer will be Thomas Buracker.

The family will receive friends on Friday evening from 7-9 p.m. at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation, 811 W. Evergreen Ave., Suite 303, Chicago, IL 60642.

Online condolences may be left at www.jonesfuneralhomes.com

Evelyn Marie Corbin Minnick 1927-2011

Mrs. Evelyn Marie Corbin Minnick, 83, a resident of McGaheysville, passed away Saturday evening, March 19, 2011 at her home.

A daughter of the late Abraham and Edith Bowman Corbin, she was born on June 26, 1927 in Broadway, Virginia.

She attended Rockingham County schools and had been employed at Metro Pants in Harrisonburg, for 22 years before retiring.

On May 18, 1943 she married Warren H. Minnick, Sr., who survives. Also surviving are four sons, David Minnick, of Harrisonburg; Warren Minnick, Jr., of McGaheysville; Gary Minnick, of Timberville; Franklin Minnick, of Broadway; nine grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; and seven sisters, Charlotte Baker, Cora Anderson, Shirley Knupp, Ruby Fultz, all of
Harrisonburg; Phyllis Hamaday, of Troper, PA; Anna Sherman and Betty Arehart, both of Timberville.

All services will be private.


Memorial contributions may be made to the RMH Hospice, c/o RMH Foundation, 2010 Health Campus Drive, Harrisonburg, VA 22801, in her memory.

Lindsey Funeral Home in Harrisonburg is handling arrangements and online condolences may be sent to the family at www.lindseyharrisonburg.com.

Jessie Pearl Corbin 1922-2011

Jessie Pearl Corbin, age 88, of Madison died Sunday, March 6, 2011 at Autumn Care of Madison. She was born July 1, 1922 in Madison to the late John and Fannie Dodson Nicholson.

Mrs. Corbin was a member of Maranatha Baptist Church.

She is survived by her children, Anna Deavers and her husband, Edward of Front Royal, Edward Corbin of Culpeper, Linwood Corbin and his wife, Renee of Elkwood, Johnny Corbin and his wife, Connie of Culpeper and Danny Corbin and his wife, Tracy of Madison, one sister, Essie Mae Nicholson, and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Daniel Lee Corbin, two sons, Joseph Nicholson and Ronnie Corbin, two sisters, one brother and one half brother.

The family will receive friends on Tuesday, March 8, 2011 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Found and Sons Funeral Chapel, 850 Sperryville Pike, Culpeper, Va. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, March 9, 2011 at 11 a.m. at Found and Sons Funeral Chapel with Rev. John Burke officiating. Interment will follow in Culpeper National Cemetery.

The family will serve as pallbearers. An online guestbook and tribute wall is available at www.foundandsons.com

Found and Sons Funeral Chapel of Culpeper is handling the arrangements

Monday, August 29, 2011

Carroll D. Buracker 1942 - 2009

Carroll D. Buracker, 66, former Chief of the Fairfax County Police Department and CEO of a nationally known public safety consulting firm, died April 22 at the Winchester Medical Center in Winchester, Virginia of complications from a stroke. He lived in Harrisonburg, Virginia for the past 19 years but maintained close personal and business ties to Fairfax County.

Mr. Buracker's company, Carroll Buracker and Associates, Inc. (CBI), based in Harrisonburg, conducted more than 260 in-depth efficiency and management studies of police, sheriffs and fire departments; emergency medical services; 9-1-1 centers; and security services in over 120 major cities and counties around the world. Mr. Buracker served as project manager for the comprehensive assessment of Chicago's new police/fire/EMS communications system; for the emergency dispatch study in Los Angeles; for development of integrated police and security plans for the downtown districts of the cities of Seattle and Cleveland and many more. CBI's recommendations vastly improved public safety operations, drove down crime, and saved taxpayers' money.

Mr. Buracker founded a second, non-profit company, the Center for Public Safety (CPS) which was chosen by the Department of Housing and Urban Development to conduct the first and only nationwide study of policing in public housing in the United States. He became a national leader in setting standards of quality and best practices for community policing in cities and urban counties. Under his leadership, CPS and CBI produced the first nationwide community policing training video for the federal government which was released to 800 municipalities.

Mr. Buracker honed his penchant for excellence and quality while serving 20 years with the Fairfax County Police Department. He joined on New Years Day, 1966 and rose through every rank to become the Chief of Police in 1981, a position he held until his retirement in 1985. Working full time in the police department, Mr. Buracker earned both bachelor's and master's degrees from American University in six-and-a-half years, becoming the first police chief in Virginia to hold a master's degree. Later, he also graduated from the FBI National Academy.

Chief Buracker modernized law enforcement in Fairfax County with the addition of the police helicopter program; the installation of computers in police cruisers; the acquisition of armored vehicles for the SWAT team; the creation of an automated fingerprint identification system; authorization to create the department's own training facility; and standardization of blue lights on police vehicles throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia.

He served as chairman of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Government's Police Chiefs' Committee and co-chaired the development of the Area Emergency Disaster Plan. That plan, with updates, has been implemented three times, including the day of the attack on the Pentagon.

As police chief, he was awarded Fairfax County government's two highest honors, the Onthank Leadership and the Unusual Ability Awards. He was also the recipient of more than 50 awards, including the Gold Salute Award bestowed upon him by the United Black Fund of Washington, D.C. for his work in recruiting and promoting blacks and women in law enforcement.
Carroll David Buracker
Born in Luray, Virginia on July 3, 1942, Carroll David Buracker was raised by foster parents. He worked on farms while attending school yet managed to excel in sports at Luray High School, becoming the first to letter in four sports. His love of athletics and physical fitness led to a lifelong passion for running. Renowned for covering over 60 miles a week, Mr. Buracker was a marathon runner who completed 12 major marathons, including Boston, the Marine Corps and New York, in less than three hours.

He served in the U.S. Army in Germany and returned to complete a brief stint as a Harrisonburg police officer before moving to Fairfax County. A chance encounter between the officer and a receptionist at the National Bank and Trust Company in McLean culminated in marriage to Patricia Blair Buracker. In addition to his wife of 38 years, survivors include the couple's two sons, David and Brian Buracker.

A visitation will be held at Fairfax Memorial Funeral Home, 9902 Braddock Road, Fairfax, Virginia 22032 on Wednesday, April 29, 2009 from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. where services will begin at 2:00 p.m. Interment to follow at Fairfax Memorial Park.

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Buddy Franklin Buracker 1952-2011






Buddy Franklin Buracker, 59, of Harpers Ferry, WV, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, August 21, 2011 at Johns Hopkins Medical Center in Baltimore, after a short illness.

Born on January 6, 1952, in Luray, Virginia, he was the son of the late Ernest and MaeBelle Rossen Buracker.

Buddy was a member of the Worship Center in Leola, Pennsylvania.

He was a devoted husband and loving father who always put family first. He will be surely missed, but will always live in the hearts of those who were privileged to know him.

Buddy is survived by his loving wife of thirty-four years, Cheryl Buracker; one son, Christopher Buracker; and one daughter, Sarah Buracker, all of Harpers Ferry; one brother, Frank Buracker of Golden Beach, MD; two nephews, Jamie Buracker and Brian Greene; and four nieces, Jessica Hagy, Mackenzie Walton, Julie and Kim Greene.






Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, August 25, 2011 at the Eackles-Spencer & Norton Funeral Home, US 340 at Halltown Road, Charles Town/Harpers Ferry, WV, with Pastor Donald Neff officiating. Interment will be in Mt. Zion Cemetery at Luray, Virginia.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour prior to the service.

Memorial contributions in memory of Buddy may be made to Compassion International, Colorado Springs, CO 80997.

Condolences to the family may be expressed at his obituary at www.eackles-spencerfuneralhome.com/ .

JAMES OSCAR COLLIER 1896-1965

James Oscar Collier, 69,of RFD 2, died today in a Charlottesville hospital. He was a retired farmer. Born in Greene County, he was the son of the late May and Louisa Conley Collier. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lou Horner Collier; three brothers, Clinton Collier of Eheart, Dewey Collier of Alexandria and William S. Collier of Grottoes; and four sisters, Mrs. Russell Raynor of Ehart, Mrs. William Collier and Mrs. H.B. Frazier, of Charlottesville and Mrs. Chesley Thomas of Louisa. The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Monday in the Hill and Irving Chapel. Burial will be in Mount Pran Church Cemetery in Albemarle County.

From The Daily Progress, Charlottesville, VA, Sat, Aug. 21, 1965

Thursday, August 25, 2011

John Pollard Gaines 9/22/1795 – 12/9/1857

John Pollard Gaines
3rd Territorial Governor of Oregon
In office
1850–1853
John Pollard Gaines was a U.S. military and political figure. He was a Whig member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Kentucky from 1847 to 1849, and he served as Governor of the Oregon Territory from 1850 to 1853, stepping down after a turbulent term in office.

Gaines was born September 22, 1795 in Augusta County, VA, (then VIRGINIA now WEST VIRGINIA) to Abner Gaines and Elizabeth Matthews. His grandfathers and great-grandfather served during the American Revolutionary War. He received an education and studied law, and volunteered in the War of 1812. In 1819, Gaines married Elizabeth Kincaid from Kentucky.   He was a lawyer practicing in Boone County, Kentucky, and served as a state legislator in Kentucky during the 1820s and 1830s.

Gaines volunteered and was appointed the rank of "Major" during the Mexican-American War in 1846. During the war in 1847 he was General Winfield Scott’s aide-de-camp.  He and some 80 soldiers were captured at Incarnation in January 1847. They were held captive in Mexico City until August. While a prisoner, he was elected to the 30th United States Congress from Kentucky's 10th Congressional District. He served one term and lost reelection.

At the end of his term as congressman he returned to Boone County, and in October 1849 he accepted the position of Governor of the Territory of Oregon. He was a supporter of President Zachary Taylor, who was elected in 1848. The Taylor administration rewarded Gaines by appointing him to be the Oregon territorial governor. However, Gaines was the President’s second choice, with future President Abraham Lincoln turning down the offer.   He traveled with Territorial Secretary Edward D. Hamilton aboard the sloop Falmouth to Oregon.

From the start, Gaines's tenure in office proved to be difficult. He arrived in the territory by ship, losing two of his daughters to yellow fever along the way in Santa Catarina Island, Brazil. Shortly after arriving in the territory, his wife died in 1851 after falling off a horse. His political life would prove to be just as turbulent.
During his tenure in June 1850 he became a member of an Indian Commission set up by the United States government to negotiate treaties with the Native American tribes west of the Cascade Mountains in the territory.    This commission was created because of the Donation Land Act in 1850 allowed citizens to settle up to 640 acres (2.6 km2) and the government wanted the lands west of the Cascades for settlement and to move the tribes to Eastern Oregon.   However, Gaines and his fellow commissioners Alonzo A. Skinner and Beverly S. Allen were only able to get treaties signed that allowed the tribes to remain on the west side and in the foothills of the Willamette Valley.       The commission ratified 19 treaties and was then disbanded in February 1851.

His tenure was marked with fierce partisanship, facing opposition from the press and the Democrat-controlled territorial legislature. Gaines unsuccessfully tried to keep the territorial capital at Oregon City, Oregon. The governor also pushed for other Whig policies that were often at odds with popular sentiment. These unpopular positions, coupled with fierce partisanship, cemented a perception that Gaines was an Easterner, out of touch with Pacific Coast needs and attitudes.
In 1853, Gaines left office, succeeded by the Democrat Joseph Lane, who assumed the reins of government for three days. Undeterred by the past hostilities of the Oregon electorate, he chose to stay in Oregon, remarrying and settling in a farm just outside Salem, Oregon. His second marriage was to Margaret B. Wands in 1853.    In 1854 he and two of his sons (Archibald & Abner) drove over 200 head of cattle from Kentucky and Arkansas across the plains to Oregon. 35 of these were pure bred Durham.

Gaines ran for the U.S. House of Representatives in 1855, but lost to Lane.  Governor Gaines' appointment to the governorship cost him the death of several of his family: two daughters (Harriet & Florella) in 1850 in Brazil, his wife (Elizabeth) in 1851 in a fall from a horse, at which time his remaining children were sent back to relatives in the east. His daughter Matilda died in Tennessee in the spring of 1857. He died December 9, 1857 and is interred in the Old Pioneer Cemetery at Salem, Oregon.

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Edmund Pendleton Gaines (1777-1849)

Edmund Pendleton Gaines (1777-1849) - Born in Culpeper County, Virginia, on 20 Mar 1777.  Died at New Orleans, Louisiana, 6 Jun 1849.
Edmund P. Gaines
Edmund P. Gaines
A United States Army Officer who served with distinction during the War of 1812, the Seminole Wars and the Black Hawk War. Awarded the Thanks of Congress, an Act of Congress Gold Medal (outranking a Congressional Medal of Honor), and a brevet promotion to Major General for his actions during the War of 1812. Served in the U.S. Army until his death in New Orleans, 6 Jun 1849. He was interred in the Church Street Graveyard in Mobile, Alabama.
Fort Gaines in Mobile, Alabama is named after him and Fort Ripley in Minnesota was named after him for a time.

David M. Corbin

"David M.Corbin has been referred to as "Robin Williams with an MBA" because of his very practical, high content speeches coupled with entertaining and sometimes side splitting stories and applications. A former psychotherapist with a background in healthcare, he has served as management and leadership consultant to businesses and organizations of all sizes - from Fortune 20 companies to businesses with less than 1 million - and enjoys the challenges of all. He has worked directly with the Presidents of companies such as AT&T, Hallmark, Sprint as well as the Hon.Secretary of Veterans Administration and others.
David was the host and star of the movie Pass It On with his colleagues Mark Victor Hansen, Brian Tracy, John Assaraf, Denis Waitley, Evander Holyfield, Les Brown and 50others. www.passitontoday.com. David is featured in the Napoleon Hill Foundation's movie, Three Feet From Gold http://www.threefeetaway.com/and the book of the same name (Sterling, 2009) which is currently the #3 best selling book in America . David's latest book, Illuminate- Harnessing The Positive Power of Negative Thinking (John Wiley & Sons Publishing) has reached the #2 book in the Amazon category of business life http://www.illuminatethenegative.com/ He has been a featured speaker for INC Magazine's national and regional business conferences since 1995 and was rated in their top 5% of speakers. His full service consulting and development firm specializes in maximizing the productivity and profitability of business, industry and government. David was awarded the International Enterprise of the Year for Innovation by Bank of America for the touch screen patient interview system that he invented and took to market. Presented by Former Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, Sec. James Baker, Tom Peters, Maya Angelou, Hon. Newt Gingrich and others, the Enterprise Award is awarded once per year to only one recipient."

Monday, August 22, 2011

Rachel Elizabeth Haymes 5/20/31-8/15/11

Rachel Elizabeth Haymes passed away on Monday, August 15, 2011, at the Martha Jefferson Hospital.

She was born on May 20, 1931, in Madison, VA and was the daughter of the late Ohmer Oscar and Evelyn Beahm Jackson.

She is also preceded in death by a great-granchild, Nevaeh.

She leaves behind six children, Jeanette and Mike Meade of Quinque, VA, Ted and Pam Haskins of Vacaville, CA, Dinah Williamson of Wolftown, VA, Darlene and Calvin Meade of Ruckersville, VA,  Cheryl and Pic Evans of Stanardsville, VA, and Susan Jones of Waynesboro, VA; three sisters, Virginia and Ron Lewis of Romney of  WV, Mary Stanley of Wolftown, VA, and Barbara Ann and Delmar Dodson of Brightwood, VA; 16 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, August 20, 2011, at Cedar Grove Church of the Brethren, 616 Cedar Grove Road, Ruckersville, VA 22968, conducted by the Reverend David Knighton.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the University of Virginia Medical Center Development, Diabetes Care and Research, C/O Cindy Reynolds, P.O. Box 800773, Charlottesville, VA 22908-0773.

Preddy Funeral Home, Madison, is in charge of arrangements.

Published in the Daily Progress on August 18, 2011

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Jacob M. Beahm 1886 - 1931

Jacob M. BEAHM, 45, died Thursday at the Madison Park Hospital in Brooklyn, New York. 
He was born in Virginia.  He is survived by his wife, Gertrude A.
BEAHM a daughter, Mrs. Emily CANNON; four sisters, Mrs. Mamie BROWN, Mrs.
Edward STOMBECK, Mrs. George ATKINS, Mrs. Katherine CLENDENNON, and three
brothers, John, William and Robert BEAHM.  The deceased conducted a
restaurant and tea room at 187 Schermerhorn Street for the past fifteen
years.  Reposing at the funeral parlors at 187 South Oxford street, where
the Rev. Dr. BROUGHER, of the Baptist Temple will conduct services on
Monday, 1 P.M.  Interment will follow at the Beechwood Cemetery, New
Rochelle, N.Y., under the direction of Weigand Bros.


Obituary published May 1931 in the Brooklyn Standard Union

"God And A Garden" by May Beahm

When God created man in His own image fair,

He made for him a garden with naught but beauty there.

He walked among the flowers, made friends of every beast,

Communion with the Father made every meal a feast.

At even, when the day grew dim,

The Lord God came and walked with him.

Now I have made a garden wilt Thou, Lord, make it fair;


May it be for me an Eden with naught but beauty there.

As I walk there when the sun sinks low,

Lord, make me in Thy image grow;

As there at eve I wait for Thee,

Wilt Thou, Lord, come and walk with me!


Published in NEW AMERICAN POETRY VOL I copyright  1945

Thursday, August 11, 2011

David Beahm


David Beahm is one of New York's top event designers.  He has a broad-based background in the arts; thus, he views event design as a combination of theater and art. Beahm attended San Diego State University-California State University, James Madison University (VA), and Elon University (NC). He has worked as Company Manager (National Company) at New York City Opera, Education Administration and Union Liason at San Diego Opera and Director of Music, Luray High School at Page Country Public Schools, VA.   He founded David Beahm Design in 1989. He has been featured on Martha Stewart and designed the wedding of Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones at the Plaza Hotel.

Isidor Rayner

Isidor Rayner (April 11, 1850 – November 25, 1912) was a Democratic member of the United States Senate, representing the State of Maryland from 1905-1912. He also represented the Fourth Congressional District of Maryland from 1887 to 1889, and 1891 to 1895.
Rayner was born in to a Jewish-German family [1] in Baltimore, Maryland, and attended local private schools. He later attended the University of Maryland, Baltimore, and the University of Virginia. He began to study law and was admitted to the Maryland bar in 1871.
Rayner was elected to the Maryland House of Delegates and served from 1878-1884. In 1885, he was elected to the Maryland State Senate, serving one year until 1886.
Rayner was elected the same year to the Fiftieth United States Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1888 to the Fifty-first Congress, but was victorious in the next two elections to the Fifty-second and Fifty-third Congresses. He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1894.
Several years later in 1899, Rayner was chosen to be the Attorney General of Maryland, serving until 1903. He was elected as a Democrat in 1905 to the U.S. Senate, and was reelected again in 1911. While senator, he served as chairman of the Committee on Indian Depredations (Sixty-second Congress).
In 1912, Rayner died in Washington, D.C. while serving as senator. He is buried at Rock Creek Cemetery.

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Eliza Jane Beahm Banks 1909-2006

Eliza Jane Beahm Banks 96, of Culpeper, VA passed away at Martha Jefferson Hospital April 20, 2006. Eliza was born June 17, 1909 in Madison County, VA to William Beahm and Elizabeth Frances Gaines Beahm.

Mrs. Banks was the widow of Seldon Banks.   Surviving Mrs. Banks are her children Seldon Banks, Jr. and his wife Glenna of PA,  Lee Roy Banks and his wife Fern of Madison, VA, Louvenia Hoffman and her husband Loyce of Reva, VA,  Polly Banks of Madison, VA,  Joan Rivas and her husband Jose of Madison, VA and Eugene Banks and his wife Elizabeth of Madison, VA;  grandchildren, Ann Marie Jones, Cynthia Riggle, Kimberly Johnson, Stephanie Hall, Davis Edwards, Lisa Kuiper, Beth Lower, Waverly Banks, Roy Lee Banks, Jr., Terry White, Lucas Banks and Gregory Banks and 19 great-grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her parents, her husband and daughters Helen Kibler and Dorothy Edwards.

Pallbearers will be David Edwards, Cynthia Riggle, Joshua Ralls, Gregory Banks, Lucas Banks, Roy Banks, Jr., Waverly Banks and Jose Rivas.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday, April 25, 2006 at 1 p.m. in the Thoroughfare Chapel, Leon, Virginia. Pastor Wayne Yowell and Pastor Michael Vaughan will conduct the service. Interment will be in Robinson River Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Brightwood, VA.

The family will receive friends Monday evening from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. at the Clore-English Funeral Home, 11190 James Monroe Highway, Culpeper, VA. 

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 2654 Valley Avenue, Suite B, Winchester, VA 22601.
Condolences may be sent via e-mail to cloreenglish@gmail.com. The family was entrusted these arrangements to the CloreEnglish Funeral Home.
Published in The Culpeper Star-Exponent on April 22, 2006

THE OLD MOUNTAIN HOME by John T. Nicholson

THE OLD MOUNTAIN HOME
 
In the old mountain home,
For six months more,
Where then shall I go,
Down in the valley,
To perish and to die.

To leave my mountain home,
Is such a loss and grief,
Words can hardly express
The sadness of the thought.

It must be awful, you know,
Some who left, wept and mourned,
And said in words so sad,
I would rather go to my grave,
Than to leave my mountain home.

Sad the thought, I must depart
From the old mountain home,
Where life has been so sweet,
Sad will be the rest of my life,
If from my home I have to de-
   part.

No longer here to stay,
To drink at the springs,
Where the water is so cold,
Both in summer and in winter,
Flowing so full and free
Out of the old mountain coves.

Sad will be my thoughts,
When I am in the valley,
To think of days gone by,
In the old mountain home,
Where life has been so sweet.

Sad and lonely is the thought,
To plant a tree in the valley,
At the age of seventy-three,
Just to hasten on death
Of the tree in the valley.

Now I see I have been deceived,
That the old in the park
Would be let to remain,
As the last of life ebbs away.

Just a few weeks ago,
To my surprise came the order,
Sign the use permit, or
Move out at once.
How would the appraisers feel,
If they had but a heart,
And only knew the sadness
They have added to the hearts
Of the old living in the park?

Sad thought, November first,
A new situation I must face,
At the age of seventy-three,
Moved down in the valley
Just to wither and pine away.

Sweet was one the thought, 
In the mountain home to stay
Until the death angel should
   come
To take my soul to its home
In the heavenly rest above.

While my body is laid away
Beside my darling wife,
In the graveyard on the hill
To wait the trumpet sound,
At the first resurrection
When I shall arise
And meet the Lord in the air.

The rest of my stay on earth,
I am hoping to spend it,
In the mountain home,
Where life is sweet to me,
Where one never suffers
With the heat of summer,
As down in the valley.

To leave my mountain home,
At the age of seventy-three,
And go down in the valley,
Where the heat is depressing,
Is such a loss and grief,
Words fail to tell.

In the old mountain home,
Where the summer breezes
Blow so refreshing,
And the birds sweetly sing
In the trees at the home.

Sad the thought to leave
A garden spot of paradise,
When one is old and feeble,
And cannot work any more,
Life will not be worth living,
When planted in the valley,
Where everything is different,
To the seeing and the hearing.

At the age of seventy-three,
In my old mountain home,
Like a prisoner in his cell,
Thinking of the execution day,
For November will soon appear,
To move down in the valley,
But I am hoping and praying
For the best until the last.

Once my hope brightly beamed
With the thought that my home
Would be leased for my life---
At least that was the promise.
But now it seems I must go
From the old mountain home
To be planted in the valley,
There to grieve and pine away.

My hope is dark and gloomy,
In view of November the first,
When I must depart in sadness
From the old mountain home,
For the order had this to say,
Move out before, or on November 
   first.

Officials of the park,
If by chance this you read,
Be assured I oppose not the park,
Though sad is the thought,
At the age of seventy-three
Having to depart from the park.

For in the appraisers promise,
I had hope of living in the park
The balance of my life,
But now I see I have been de-
   ceived,
According to the order signed,
Move out before, or on November
   first.

Such a promise was the scheme
To take my home for the park.
Give an acre for the park,
Said the boosters of the park,
If you want to live in the park,
At least this was the thought,
That impressed the old in the 
   park.
Five instead of one,
I gave for the park,
In hope of favors granted,
To be living in the park.
Sad no favors to be shown,
Instead of stay I must go,
Just the same as those,
Who gave nothing for the park.

Officials of the park,
Who I honor in the right,
I am not finding fault,
This I hope you understand,
As I am only quoting facts.

For my Bible says, murmur not,
This I do as heretofore,
Filled with sadness to leave
My old mountain home,
At the age of seventy-three.
In the Swanson park bill,
I still have glimpse of hope
To see my dreams come true,
Living in the park all my life.

Officials of the park,
Can you this to me deny?
To grant my life in the park,
For at the age of seventy-three
It won’t be long, you know.
Few more years at the most,
I will reach my heavenly park.

Now when the angels come
To take my soul to rest,
Hope they will find it in the park.
Then the old will be out of the 
   way,
While the park is progressing,
When the people out of the cities
Come to see the beauties of the
   park.

Dear officials of the park,
In conclusion this I say,
Written for my aged father,
Pained at heart to leave the park
At the age of seventy-three.
If you want to know his name,
This is what you read in print,
John Russ Nicholson,
Patriarch living in the park.

                    --John T. Nicholson
Nethers, Va.
This poem was written by John T. Nicholson about his father John "Russ" Nicholson and the removal of the families from the Shenandoah National Park. It is a heart wrenching poem that reflects the pain of being forced to leave the homes that they loved.

Thursday, August 4, 2011

James Russell Corbin 1951-2008

James Russell Corbin, 56, of Culpeper died on Friday, May 16, 2008, at his residence. He was born on June 13, 1951, in Fauquier County, Va., to Thelma Bennett Corbin and the late Robert Lee Corbin.
Mr. Corbin was a member of Thoroughfare Bible Church. He had a passion for hunting and enjoyed spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren.
In addition to his mother, he is survived by his wife of 34 years, Brenda Lee Corbin; two children, James "Tony" Corbin and his wife, Deborah, of Rixeyville, and Lori Hitt and her husband, Daniel, of Castleton; and four grandchildren, Devyn, Dalton and Kaylee Hitt, and Shelby Corbin.
Additional survivors include his siblings, Lee Corbin Jr. and his wife, Sue, of Fayetteville, N.C., Wayne Corbin and his wife, Regina, of Lignum, Terry Corbin and his wife, Tena, of Fauquier, Patty Barfield and her husband, Charles, of Culpeper, and Dennis Corbin of Reva; and also one sister-in-law, Janet Corbin of Reva.
In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by his brothers, Billy Corbin and Jerry "Tibbs" Corbin, and a nephew, Danny "Cricket" Corbin.
A visitation will be held on Saturday, May 17, 2008, from 6-8 p.m. at Found and Sons Funeral Chapel, 850 Sperryville Pike, Culpeper VA 22701.
A memorial service will be held on Monday, May 19, 2008, at 2 p.m. at Thoroughfare Bible Church with Pastor Michael Vaughn officiating.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Mr. Corbin's name to Hospice of the Rapidan, PO Box 1715, Culpeper VA 22701.
An online guestbook is available at www.foundandsons.com.
Found and Sons Funeral Chapel of Culpeper is handling the arrangements.

Milton Edward Beahm 1920-2011


MILTON EDWARD BEAHM
August 7, 1920July 18, 2011

On Monday, July 18, 2011, Milton Edward Beahm of Hyattsville, MD, departed this life to be with the Lord.  He was the husband of the late Aline Constance McCoy Beahm. He is survived by his son, Thomas Lee and daughter, Belinda Ruth and two grandsons. Milton was the 5th of 20 children.  His surviving siblings are Mary Ellen Beahm Spicer and husband Jack of Fairless Hills, PA; Sarah Jane Beahm Thomas and husband, Bernie of Rochelle, VA; Rev. Charles E. Beahm and wife, Ethel May also of Rochelle, VA; Mabel Beahm Clore and husband, Raymond of Brightwood, VA;  Gladys Beahm Nicholson and husband Bill of Brightwood, VA; and Thomas Beahm and his wife, Esther of Oak Park, VA.  There are numerous nieces and nephews who will miss him greatly.

Milton was born in Madison, VA, August 7, 1920, to the late John William and Rosa Lee Corbin Beahm.  He worked as a young boy for Randy Tucker and the Basil Families locally, then moved to Maryland and worked at various jobs with his brothers until enlisting in  the U.S. Army in 1942. He served in WWII, through July 20, 1945, in the 92nd Chemical Mortar Battalion in Normandy, Rhineland, and Northern France.  He received a Purple Heart for injuries received while in action in Germany, a Good Conduct Medal and a European African Middle Eastern Service Medal with 4 Bronze Stars.  After receiving an Honorable Discharge dated September 17, 1945, Milton was employed as a carpenter by Frank Rubino, owner of a local construction company where he remained for 40 years until he “retired”.  He continued to work for Mr. Rubino until his health declined.

Milton and his family attended Calvary Memorial Baptist Church in Hyattsville, MD until health issues put his wife in a nursing home, where he faithfully cared for her and his children who are now both in special care facilities.
Milton enjoyed his RV Camper and loved to talk to people by CB and/or Ham Radio up on the Skyline Drive
where he could reach almost anyone!       
                            
His Cowboy Hats and Western clothes were his favorite outfit when he went out and his guitar was a favorite past time at home.  Milton was a kind and caring brother, husband, father and friend.  We will all miss him and the Kentucky Fried Chicken he always brought to the family reunions!  He enjoyed taking videos at many of our family gatherings.

Funeral services were held for Milton at the BORGWARDT Funeral Home in Beltsville, MD, with his brother Rev. Charles Beahm officiating.  A message titled “What Will You Do With Your “Dash”?  was given to the many friends and family gathered for his Memorial Service.    Interment with Military Honors was held at the Fort Lincoln Cemetery near Washington, D.C.




Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Patsy Cline 1932-1963

Patsy Cline, the famed county music star was born, Virginia Patterson Hensley.  She was the daughter of Samuel and Hilda Patterson Hensley. Patsy was born September 8, 1932 and married Gerald Cline on March 7, 1953. After they divorced , she married Charlie Dick, who was very influential in her music career. She was killed in an airplane crash in 1963.

Patsy's father was Samuel Lawrence Hensley, who was the son of Solomon Job Hensley and Elizabeth Margaret Shifflett Hensley. After Samuel's first wife Ynona Jones died in 1927, he married Hilda Virginia Patterson, who was Patsy's mother.

Her grandmother, Elizabeth Margaret "Maggie" Shifflett was born on July 2, 1859, and died June 22, 1938. She was the daughter and 12th child of Solomon and Frances Collier Shifflett. Solomon was the youngest child of Stephen and Joanna McDaniel Shifflett. Solomon was born ca. 1818 and died in Rockingham Co., Va. in 1903. He married first, Frances Collier, daughter of Martin and Fannie Marshall Collier, on October 17, 1838 in Greene Co., VA.  Frances died on June 12, 1889 and is buried in the Baugher Family Cemetery in Beldore, Va., near Swift Run Gap. He married second, Matilda Shifflett Atkins, daughter of David and Lucinda Shifflett.

Solomon's father was Stephen Shifflett who was born ca. 1775 and died in Rockingham Co., Va., in 1865. Stephen was apparently born in Orange Co., Va., and moved to Hightop Mountain in the Blueridge Mountains between 1800 and 1810.

Collier/Conley

                                                                                                                                                   Nathaniel Morris----Jane   
Martin Culver Collyer (1760/71-1880)---Mary Williams                               begat                                                   
                   begat  
Preston Collier -Eliza Haney                                        Jackson Morris ------ Sallie                John Conley--Matilda
           begat                                                                               begat                                       
    Casewell Collier-Elizabeth Haney                      Emma J. Morris 2nd wife --- Zachariah Conley Sr
                           begat                                                                                          
                   Manda J. Collier-Hiram Banks Shifflett                                       begat                           
                                                                begat                                                          
James Raynor------Laura Warren            Christian May Collier---------------- Lucy Louisa Conley
                        begat                                 b: June1872              begat                   b: Sept 1884
                                                                                                    
                Russell David Raynor------------------------------------------- Margaret Loney Collier
Siblings: Emmett, Gaines, Lucy, Bessie        Siblings: William, Clint, Oscar , Dewey, Mandy,  Nettie. Blanche, Rose      


Ila Delores Nicholson 1931-2011

Ila Delores Nicholson, 80, passed away in her residence in Reva, VA, Sunday, April 10, 2011. Ila was born April 7, 1931 in Madison County, VA to Bob Hilton Nicholson and Ida Sisk Nicholson; was a member of the Novum Baptist Church and enjoyed the outdoors, flowers and farming. Ila’s biggest role was “Nanny” and being a mother to her family.
Surviving Mrs. Nicholson are her children, Delores Snead and her husband Jim of Sacramento, CA, Ralph Nicholson and his wife Cheryl of Reva, VA and Larry Nicholson and his wife Hilda of Reva, VA; her grandchildren, David Bayne, Brandon Nicholson, Shelly Ryder, Lori Nicholson, Rebecca Naball, Hanna Nicholson, Lydia Nicholson and Gwen Nicholson; her step-grandchildren, Marcus and Bradley Nicholson; five great grandchildren; her siblings, Betty Clark of Culpeper, VA, Milton Nicholson of Culpeper, VA, Hunter Nicholson of Luray, VA and Luther Nicholson of Lovettsville, VA and a special friend, Shirley Wise of Culpeper, VA. Mrs. Nicholson is preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Manuel Nicholson; her step-son, Paul Nicholson and her sister, Hilda Hoffman.
Funeral services will be held in the chapel of the Clore-English Funeral Home, Friday, April 15, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. with Rev. Jeff Light conducting the service. Interment will be in the Culpeper National Cemetery, U.S. Avenue, Culpeper, VA 22701. The family will receive friends Thursday, April 14, 2011 from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Clore-English Funeral Home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Hospice of the Rapidan, P.O. Box 1715, Culpeper, VA 22701. Condolences can be given at cloreenglish.com. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Clore-English Funeral Home, 11190 James Monroe Highway, Culpeper, VA 22701.

Monday, August 1, 2011

Benjamin Franklin Beahm 1849-1914

Benjamin Franklin Beahm age 71 years died Tuesday 10 Nov 1914,  from a complication of diseases at Thronton's Gap, Page, Va.
Born 27 Nov 1849, Rappahannock Co., Va., he was the son of Jacob M. Beahm and Mary Ann Shenk Beahm.   Mr Beahm enlisted as a private 05 Apr 1862 in Company H ("Page Grays"), 33rd Virginia Infantry.  He was wounded-in-action 03 May 1863 in elbow, age 19.  He never recovered from the wound and was forced to retire to the Invalid Corps 25 Nov 1864.  He was a farmer and a a tollgate keeper.
Wife - Josephine Butler.  Children - Mrs. I.E. Stomback, Mamie Brown, Mrs. George Atkins, Charles, Robert, John F. (of Philadelphia) & Jacob Beahm of New York. 
Interment in family graveyard, Beahm Family Cemetery, Shenandoah National Park, Page Co., Va.