MEMORIES of
our IAD Members
Bessie Marie Tress, 77
SEPT. 29, 1931-AUG. 14, 2009

She  graduated from West Virginia School  
for the Deaf in Romney, W.Va.  

She is survived by her husband of 56 years,
Donald E. Tress of Falling Waters;
two daughters, Brenda L. Tress-Mowl
and Janet Tress
NETTIE G. ELLIOTT (nee Poe);
July 30, 1921- Feb 3, 2009
Graduated from MSD-1940

beloved wife of the late James
Armstrong Elliott;
devoted mother of Nancy Schulze and
her husband Merton,
and Mary Jo Wood and her husband Bob
LELIA OBER,
Lititz, PA
OCT 14, 1924-NOV 19, 2006

GRADUATED FROM PSD-1944

3 WONDERFUL CHILDREN:
DENNIS OBER, GLORIA MYERS
AND REBA OBER
MAX PYLES
NOVEMBER 20, 2006

He graduated from the
West Virginia School for
the Deaf in 1953

Husband of Carolyn Pyles
Debbie & Andre Coyle:
Debbie's Mother:
Frances Katherine Lowe  
age 81, of Rushville, Indiana,
passed away on
December 18, 2007
Tom & Marian Jividen:
Tom's mother was
passed away on
October 29, 2007
in Charleston, West Virginia.
She was 84 years old.
Christine Sentelle
Her grandmother,
June (haymaker) Holliday

Oct 4, 1927-Dec 9, 2006

She went to VSDB
from 1934 to 1947.  
IAD MEMBERS'  FAMILIES
Jack Herbert Wright, VA
November 5, 2006  
He was survived by his wife,
Carole Lou

He, formerly from Missouri,
graduated from Gallaudet
University in 1955
GENE SMITH
HIS MOTHER, AGNES
PASSED AWAY
JUNE 20, 2006
Joan Luhouse
Her  Mother,
Eleanora Smith
passed away on
March 24, 2008
Sandy Ewans
May 29, 1940-Aug 06


Husband of Teddy Ewans
Son: Karl Ewans
Daughter: Darlene Ewans
CHARLES GRIFFITH, 90 YRS OLD
of Baltimore, MD
(former of Martinsburg, WV)

May 18, 1914-Oct 17, 2005

He graduated from WVSD
in 1936.
MADELINE DEHAVEN,
73 YRS OLD:INWOOD, WV
OCT 3, 2005
Mose Vance, 65 years old
of Martinsburg, WVA
Oct. 15, 1941-Oct 22, 2006
                      
He graduated West Virginia School Deaf
in 1962.
   
He is survived by his wife, Audrey  Vance:
two daughters, Belinda Vance
and Mollie Malatt   
Harry Vincent Grabill, Hagerstown, MD
November 5, 1918- July 1, 2007

Graduated from WVSD in 1939

Survied by his wife, Peggy Main Grabill;
5 children:
Jack Raun, David Grabill, Don Grabill,
Martha Ambrose, Sylvia Myers
Lillian Wynn, Tenn
Her Parents,
Mary Wilkinson
Oct 31, 1922-June 27, 2008
and 15 days later,
Arthur Wilkinson  
April 25, 1919-July 12, 2008
Mary from N.C. School for Deaf in 1940’s
Arthur from PSD in 1940’s

Clyde Veron Bartee Jr.,
of Ranson, WV
sept 6, 1941-July 30, 2008.

Mr. Bartee was the devoted
husband of Bonnie A. Bartee.

Clyde graduated from
WVSD in 1960
WILLIAM  *BILL* HERROLD,
WVA
SEPT 1929- AUG 25, 2005
Tamara Harper's lovely mother
passed away on August 19th,
2006, peacefully in her sleep at
home.  She was 96 year old.
Dorothy Ann Swafford, Fredericksburg, VA
 August 04, 1930-October 19, 2009

  Dorothy is survived by her daughter Linda Swafford,
her son Mel Swafford and his wife May and
grandchildren Sabrina and Tyler Swafford,
all of Fredericksburg,VA