MARTINSBURG, W.Va. - Alverta Beard Fierro, 94, of Martinsburg, died Sunday, March 14, 1999, at City Hospital, Martinsburg.
Born Jan. 13, 1905, in Martinsburg, she was the daughter of the late George T. and Mattie E. Hines Beard.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Fierro Sr., in 1959.
She was a partner with her husband in Robert Fierro Co. Inc., until his death.
She was a member of Calvary United Methodist Church.
She is survived by one daughter, Norma Fierro Sutherland, at home; one son, Robert Fierro Jr. of Martinsburg; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren, and nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by six sisters, Ruth Slinghuff, Estie King, Nellie Fellers Gano, Mildred Embrey, Margaret Powell Sturm and May Whitelock; and five brothers, Clarence Beard, Philip Beard, George Beard, Julian Beard, and Charles Beard.
Graveside services will be Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. at Rosedale cemetery. The Rev. Al Clipp will officiate.
Memorial donations may be made to Berkeley Senior Services, 217 N. High St., Martinsburg, WV 25401.
Arrangements are by Brown Funeral Home, Martinsburg.
Lester P. Merritt
CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. - Lester Paul Merritt, 66, of Shiloh Estates, Charles Town, died Sunday, March 14, 1999, at Winchester (Va.) Medical Center.
Born May 15, 1932, in South Weymouth, Mass., he was the son of the late Lester C. and Annetta McBride Merritt.
He graduated from Durfee Technical School, Fall River, Mass., and from Dartmouth University, Dartmouth, Mass. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Missouri, Columbia, Mo.
He was retired in 1994 from the National Weather Service Division of the Department of Commerce.
A veteran of the U.S. Air Force, he served during the Korean War.
He was of the Catholic faith.
He was a member of Jackson-Perks American Legion Post 71, Loyal Order of Moose Lodge 948, both of Charles Town, and National Association of Retired Federal Employees.
He is survived by his wife of 20 years, Beverly J. "Bev" Wiley Merritt, at home; one stepson, Isaac Lee Cox of Bethany, Mo.; one half sister, Margaret Harkins of Warwick, R.I.; one brother, William C. Merritt of Middleboro, Mass.; four half brothers, Robert Jones of Carver, Mass., Steven Merritt of Farmington, Mass., Edward Merritt of Massachusetts and Rick Merritt of Connecticut; one stepgrandchild; and two stepgreat-grandchildren.
Services will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Melvin T. Strider Colonial Funeral Home, Charles Town. The Revs. James Chambly and Gary Taylor will officiate. Burial will be in Miriam cemetery, Bethany, on Saturday.
The family will receive friends today from 7 to 9 p.m. at Melvin T. Strider Colonial Funeral Home, and Friday evening from 7 to 9 p.m. at Roberson-Polley Funeral Home, Highway 69 South, Bethany.
Memorial donations may be made to Independent Fire Department, P.O. Box 925, Charles Town, WV 25414; or to Citizens Fire Department, P.O. Box 927, Charles Town, WV 25414.
Nikolaus M. Fillmann
RANSON, W.Va. - Nikolaus Matias Fillmann, 87, of Ranson, died Saturday, March 13, 1999, at Integrated Health Services of West Virginia, Charles Town, W.Va.
Born Dec. 11, 1911, in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Nikolaus John and Zuzanna Tautcenberger Fillmann.
He retired from Charles Town Races where he worked as a jockey's valet.
He was of the Lutheran faith.
He was a member of Charles Town Moose Lodge 948.
He is survived by his wife, Reva May McCauley Fillmann; four daughters, Agnes Nicholson of Laurel, Md., Ruth Wiseman of Severna, Md., Betty Bender of Pasadena, Md., and Carolyn K. Fillmann of Ranson; one son, Nikolaus Fillmann Jr. of Severna; one sister, Esther Denyer of Anchorage, Alaska; six brothers, Samuel Fillmann of Ranson, Frank Fillmann of Lanham, Md., William Fillmann of Silver Spring, Md., Robert Fillmann and Andrew Fillmann, both of Laurel, and John Fillmann of Port Republic, Md.; 17 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by one sister, Anna Hansen; and two brothers, Raymond Fillmann and George Fillmann.
A memorial service will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at St. Thomas Lutheran Church. The Rev. Richard Neal will officiate. Burial will be private.
Memorial donations may be made to Hospice of the Panhandle, 2015 Boyd Orchard Court, Martinsburg, WV 25401.
Arrangements are by Jefferson Chapel Funeral Home, Ranson.
Roy C. Keiper
CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. - Roy Clifford Keiper, 80, of Kabletown Road, Charles Town, died Saturday, March 13, 1999, at City Hospital in Martinsburg, W.Va.
Born Nov. 21, 1918, in Conemaugh, Pa., he was the son of the late Emery M. and Catherine M. Karns Keiper.
He was employed as a steelworker in Johnstown, Pa.
A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served in World War II.
He was of the Catholic faith.
He is survived by his wife, Charlotte Elizabeth Hipp Keiper, who resides with her daughter in Cloister, N.J.; one son, Roy Clifford Keiper Jr. of Charles Town; a stepdaughter, Regina DeNicola of Cloister, N.J.; a stepson, Robert Michael Rosenbaum of Pittsburgh; a sister, Dorothy Gillman of Johnstown; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
He was preceded in death by three brothers, Earl Keiper, Harry Keiper and Homer Keiper.
A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Saturday at 11 a.m. at St. Andrews Catholic Church, Johnstown. The Rev. Joseph Fleming will officiate. Burial will be private.
There will be no visitation.
Arrangements are by Melvin T. Strider Colonial Funeral Home, Charles Town.
George F. Jacobs
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. - George F. Jacobs, 74, of Rt. 2, Martinsburg, died Sunday, March 14, 1999, at Winchester (Va.) Medical Center.
Born April 15, 1924, in Berkeley County, W.Va., he was the son of the late George M. and Addie Proctor Jacobs.
He retired from DuPont.
He was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church.
He was a member of Berkeley Lodge 37, A.F. & A.M., Hedgesville, W.Va., Martinsburg Lodge 120, Loyal Order of Moose and American Legion, Sharpsburg.
He is survived by his wife, E. Marie Ronk Jacobs, at home; two sons, Frederick W. Jacobs of Martinsburg, and Randall Lee Jacobs of Monrovia, Md.; one sister, Beulah Jane Wasson of Martinsburg; two grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. at Brown Funeral Home, Martinsburg. The Rev. James D. Riley Jr. will officiate. Burial will be in Rosedale cemetery with Masonic services by Berkeley Lodge 37, A.F. & A.M.
The family will receive friends today from 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home. Martinsburg Lodge 120 Loyal Order of Moose will conduct a memorial service at 7:30 p.m.
Memorial donations may be made to Martinsburg Lodge 120, Loyal Order of Moose Scholarship Fund, 201 Woodbury Ave., Martinsburg, WV 25401.
Master Masons will meet Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. at the lodge hall before going to the funeral home.
William H. Morris
CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. - William Henry Morris, 85, of Charles Town, died Saturday, March 13, 1999, at Jefferson Memorial Hospital, Ranson, W.Va.
Born Feb. 1, 1914, in Burkittsville, Md., he was the son of the late Leo Augusta and Sarah Jane White Morris.
He retired from the B&O Railroad.
He was of the Catholic faith.
He is survived by his wife, Betty Jane Spriggs Morris; 13 daughters, Charlene Morris, Mildred Hosby, Reminda Morris, Darlene Thellwell, Mary Spriggs and Betty Jane Woodson, all of Charles Town, Julia Gilyard of Columbia, S.C., Nellie King, Dorothy Johnson, Henretta Molten, Sarah Duffin, Geraldine Hills and Shirley Hinnant, all of Brunswick, Md.; four sons, Charles Spriggs of Lewisville, Ky., Howard Morris of Charles Town, William Morris and Leo Morris, both of Brunswick; 41 grandchildren; and 33 great-grandchildren.
Services will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at Jefferson Chapel Funeral Home, Charles Town. The Rev. Arthur J. Patterson will officiate. Burial will be in Johnsontown cemetery, Charles Town.
The family will receive friends today from 2 to 4 p.m. at the funeral home.
