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Obituaries
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The Daily Progress, Charlottesville, VA, Jan. 1, 2001
ADDIE LEE GEER SPROUSE
Addie Lee Geer Sprouse, 84, of North Garden died December 30, 2003, in a local
nursing facility. Born October 3, 1919, in Charlottesville, she was the daughter
of the late Elzie Otis Geer and Sally Ann Walker Geer. Mrs. Sprouse was a member
of Mooreland Baptist Church In addition to her parents she was preceded in death
by her husband, Jacob White Sprouse, Sr.; one sister, Willie Mae Ray; and two
brothers, Willard O. Geer and Johnnie B. Geer. She is survived by her four
children, Jacob W. "Jake" Sprouse, Jr. and his wife Judy of Martinsburg, WV;
Malcolm L. "Tony" Sprouse of North Garden, Brenda Sprouse Korfanty and her
husband Stephen of Stanardsville; and Charles A. Sprouse and his wife Audrey of
North Garden; five grandchildren, Michael Todd Sprouse and his wife Barbara,
Christopher Scott Sprouse and his wife Xan; Traci Lynn Wolf, and her husband
Doug; Jennifer Dawn Sheltra and her husband Terry; and Megan J. Sprouse; and
five great-grandchildren, Shannon Nicole Sprouse, Aaron Jacob Chesser, Brittany
Sprouse, Jacob Lee Sheltra, and Elizabeth Kathryn Sheltra. A funeral service
will be conducted 2 p.m. Friday, January 2, 2004, at Mooreland Baptist Church
with Pastor Clark Hawkins and Pastor Jake Stewart officiating. Interment will
follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m.
Thursday, January 1, 2004, at Teague Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be
made in her memory to Mooreland Baptist Church, 2255 Taylor's Gap Road, North
Garden, VA 22959 or Hospice of the Piedmont, 1490 Pantops Mountain Place, Suite
200, Charlottesville, VA 22911. The family would like to express their thanks to
the staff of Riverdale Assisted Living for the care given to her. Teague Funeral
Service is in charge of arrangements.
The Daily Progress, Charlottesville, VA, Sep. 9, 1966
ALBERT LAWRENCE GEER
RUCKERSVILLE - Albert Lawrence Geer, 59, died suddenly yesterday at his home. He
was born Dec 2, 1906 at Ruckersville, a son of the late Elizah and Mary Knight
Geer. Surviving are a brother Walter Ray Geer of Ruckersville and a sister, Mrs.
Ola G. Moore of Charlottesville. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. tomorrow at
Hood-Clore Funeral Home at Quinque, with burial in Holly Memorial Gardens.
The Daily Progress, Charlottesville, VA
BERTER MAY GEER MORRIS
BARBOURSVILLE - Mrs. Elijah Morris, 73, of Barboursville died yesterday at her
home. Born in Greene County, she was the former Berter May Geer. Her parents
were the late Lucy Ann Knight Geer and William Geer. Besides her husband, Mrs.
Morris is survived by one son, Paul Morris of Barboursville; two daughters, Mrs.
Carrie Collier of Barboursville and Mrs. Wallace Marsh of Shadwell; and one
brother, Eddie Geer of Stanardsville. She also leaves eight sisters, Mrs. James
Southards and Mrs. Jack Birkhead, both of Charlottesville, Mrs. Charles Knight,
Mrs. James Wise, Mrs. Ausbury Shifflett, Mrs. Caney Shifflett, and Miss Carrie
Geer, all of Geer, Greene County, and Mrs. Vernon Donovan of Shelby, Madison
County; six grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren. The funeral will be
held at 11 a.m. Monday at Preddy’s Funeral home of Gordonsville, with burial in
Maplewood Cemetery at Gordonsville.
The Daily Progress, Charlottesville, VA, Tue, Oct. 7, 1969
CLEMMIE ANN GEER MORRIS
STANARDSVILLE -- Mrs. Clemmie Ann Morris died at her home here Sunday. She was
71. The daughter of the late Thomas Geer and Virginia Ann Knight, she was born
May 9, 1898, in Greene County. She is survived by her husband, Marshall Morris
of Stanardsville. Also surviving are three sons, Robert, Barton and Fred Morris
of Stanardsville; and two daughters, Mrs. Mamie Estes and Mrs. Mary Brown of
Stanardsville. Other survivors include four sisters; Mrs. Elsie Shifflett of
Martinsburg, W. Va., Mrs. Addie Morris and Mrs. Rachael Williams of
Stanardsville and Mrs. Nellie Crumm of Crozet; 12 grandchildren and eight
great-grandchildren. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. tomorrow at the temple Hill
Mennonite church, Stanardsville, with burial in the church cemetery. The Ryan
Funeral Home, Stanardsville, is in charge of arrangements.
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ELIZABETH MORRIS GEER
Mrs. James R. Geer
ORANGE -- Mrs. Elizabeth Morris Geer, 68, wife of James Richard Geer, died
Sunday at her home at Oak Park. Besides her husband she leaves four daughters,
Mrs. Edith Powell of New York, Mrs. Mary Morris of Oak Park, Mrs. Hattie Jewell
of Luray, and Mrs. Lula Ann Rogers of Ruckersville; three brothers, Charles and
Theodore Morris of Somerset and Ashby Morris of Luray; 13 grandchildren and four
great grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. today from Preddy's
Funeral Home of Orange. Burial followed in Rochelle Christian Church Cemetery.
The Daily Progress, Charlottesville, VA, May 2, 1979
ELSIE GEER SHIFFLETT
MARTINSBURG, W.VA. - Elsie Geer Shifflett, 64, died Monday (Apr. 30, 1979) in
Martinsburg. She was born in Greene County, the daughter of the late Thomas and
Virginia Geer. Surviving are her widower, Martin Shifflett of Martinsburg; four
sons, Marion Shifflett of Stanardsville, Lonnie Shifflett of Orange, John
Shifflett and Lee Shifflett of Martinsburg; a daughter, Violet Shifflett Knight
of Martinsburg; two sisters, Rachel Williams of Stanardsville and Nellie Crummet
of Charlottesville; 25 grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral will
be 2:00 P.M. Thursday at First Bible Baptist Church, Ruckersville. The Rev.
James Shank will officiate. Burial will be in Mt. Herman Cemetery. Ryan Funeral
Home of Quinque is in charge of arrangements.
The Daily Progress, Charlottesville, VA, Mon, Mar. 27, 1995
GLADYS GEER SHIFFLETT
Gladys Shifflett, 88, of Stanardsville went to be with the Lord on Saturday,
March 25, 1995. She was born April 15, 1906, in Greene County, a daughter of the
late William Geer and Lucy Knight Geer. Her husband was the late Gemes Osby
Shifflett. She is survived by three daughters, Peachey Shifflett, Lois
Shifflett, and Barbara Breeden, all of Stanardsville; four sons, Cecil W.
Shifflett, Recil Shifflett, and Melvin Shifflett of Stanardsville and Norman
Shifflett of Ruckersville; sixteen grandchildren; twenty great-grandchildren;
and one great-great-grandchild; and a number of nieces and nephews. Mrs.
Shifflett was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Betty Lam, eight sisters and
a brother. She was a member of the Brethren Church. A funeral service will be
held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Mt. Herman Mennonite Church, With the Rev. Eli
Slabaugh officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Note:
Tombstone date is April 15, 1905 where obit gives birthdate as April 15, 1906.
The Greene County Record, Stanardsville, VA, Jan. 5, 1967
JOHN LINWOOD GEER
John Linwood Geer, 41, of Madison, died Saturday, December 24, 1966, in a
Charlottesville hospital. Born July 25, 1925 in Greene County, he was the son of
Mrs. Ola Wood Geer and the late Robert L. Geer. He was an Army veteran of World
War II and has been awarded the Good Conduct Medal, the Purple Heart, the
American Theater Medal, the African-Middle East medal, and the Victory Ribbon.
He was a prisoner of war in Germany for nine months. Besides his mother, he
leaves his wife, Mrs. Lucy Jarrell Geer of Madison; four daughters: Miss Mary
Catherine Geer, Miss Brenda Irene Geer, Miss Donna Reed Geer and Miss Sandra Lee
Geer, all of Madison; three brothers: Lee P. Geer and Turner Ashby Geer of
Brightwood, and Robert L. Geer of Madison; four sisters: Mrs. Ina G. Coates of
Brightwood, Mrs. Virginia D. Jenkins of Culpeper, Mrs. Nanette G. Rife of
Manassas, and Mrs. Pansy G. Fincham of Madison. Funeral services were held at
two o’clock December 27th at the Hood-Clore Chapel in Quinque, with burial in
Cedar Hill Cemetery, Madison. Conducting last rites were the Rev. Roy Walker and
the Rev. James Fleet. Pallbearers were Jackie Clore, Robert Lee Blankenbaker,
Billy Mitchell, Donald Eddins, Don Utz and Ray Gooding.
The Daily Progress, Charlottesville, VA, Mon, Dec. 26, 1966
JOHN LINWOOD GEER
MADISON – John Linwood Geer, 41, of Madison, died Saturday at a Charlottesville,
hospital. Born July 25, 1925, in Greene County, he was the son of Mrs. Ola Wood
Geer and the late Robert L. Geer. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was
awarded The Good Conduct medal, The Purple heart, The American Theater Medal,
The African-Middle East Medal and The Victory Ribbon. He was a prisoner of war
in Germany for nine months. Besides his mother, he is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Lucy Jarrell Geer of Madison; four daughters, Miss Mary Catherine Geer, Miss
Brenda Irene Geer, Miss Donna Reed Geer, and Miss Sandra Lee Geer, all of
Madison; three brothers, Lee P. Geer and Turner Ashby Geer of Brightwood and
Robert L. Geer of Madison; four sisters [rest of obit missing]
The Greene County Record, Greene Co., VA, Jul. 30, 1964
LAWRENCE GEER
Lawrence Geer of Lydia died Saturday, July 25, 1964. He was 56, born January 27,
1908, son of the late Thomas and Virginia Ann Geer. He leaves a daughter in
Florida; six sisters: Mrs. John Geer, Mrs. Marshall Morris, Mrs. App Morris, and
Mrs. Raymond Williams, all of Stanardsville, Mrs. Martin Shifflett of West Va.,
and Mrs. Nellie Shifflett of Charlottesville. Funeral services were held Monday
at two o'clock in the Mennonite Church at Geer with burial in the church
cemetery.
The Daily Progress, Charlottesville, VA, Sat, Jun. 10, 1989
LETTIE P. GEER
Lettie P. Geer, 62, of Charlottesville, died Friday, June 9, 1989, at her home.
Born March 30, 1927, in Greene County, Va., she was the daughter of the late
Noah and Sydney Crawford Frazier. She was employed by General Electric and was a
member of the Open Door Evangelistic Center. She was preceded in death by a
brother, George Frazier, and a sister, Bessie Shifflett. She is survived by her
husband, Lloyd E. Geer, of Charlottesville; two daughters, Gloria J. Napier of
Earlysville and Debbie J. Roberts of Charlottesville; three sons, George W. Geer
of Earlysville, John P. Geer of Gordonsville, Kenneth W. Geer, of
Charlottesville; two sisters, Viola F. Walker of Charlottesville and Lissie F.
Walker of Scottsville; two brothers, William A. Frazier of Charlottesville and
Robert L. Frazier of Scottsville; 11 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Monday, June 12 at 11 a. m. in the chapel of the
Hill and Wood Funeral Home with the Rev. Gary R. Stacy officiating. Burial will
follow in Riverview Cemetery. The family will receive friends Sunday evening
from 7 to 8 at the funeral home.
The Daily Progress, Charlottesville, VA, Fri, Apr. 25, 2003
LLOYD J. GEER
Lloyd J. Geer, 79, of North Cambria, Pa., passed away Tuesday, April 22, 2003,
in North Cambria, Pa. He was born August 27, 1923, in Greene County, a son of
the late John and Parcy Ann Geer. He is also preceded in death by his wife,
Cornelia Geer. He is survived by a daughter, Shelby Miller of North Cambria,
Pa.; two step-daughters, Mary Rhoades and Linda Cole, both of Charlottesville; a
sister, Virginia Geer; and five grandchildren. A funeral service will be held at
11 a.m. Saturday at the Ryan Funeral Home, Quinque, with interment in Holly
Memorial Gardens. With Pastor Mark Holder officiating. The family will receive
friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
The Greene County Record, Greene Co., VA
MARY JANE GEER
Mrs. Mary Jane Geer of Ruckersville died at the age of 80, February 24, 1966 in
a Charlottesville nursing home. Born April 20, 1885, she was the daughter of the
late Wesley and Athelia Mororis Knight, and was the widow of Elijah Geer of
Greene. She leaves two sons, Lawrence Geer and Ray Geer, both of Ruckersville; a
daughters, Mrs. Ola Moore of Charlottesville; eleven grandchildren and
twenty-five great-grandchildren. The funeral was held Saturday at two o’clock
with services in Hood-Clore-Funeral Home at Quinque. Burial was at Holly
Memorial Gardens near Charlottesville. Last rites were conducted by the Rev. I.
L. Bennett assisted by the Rev. Thomas W. Geiman of the Church of the Brethren,
Charlottesville. Pallbearers were Steward Seiler, Jr., Curtis Seiler, Ronald
Moore, Gary Trater, Floyd Morris, and James Moyer.
The Greene County Record, Stanardsville, VA, Apr. 26, 1928
RANSOM GEER
RANSON GEER - Ransom Geer, a civil war veteran, passed to the great beyond
Wednesday, April 18, 1928. His body was laid to rest in Temple Hill Cemetery
Friday. Services were conducted by Miss Carrie Makely. Mr. Geer leaves a fine
war record. He lost the sight of his left eye in the hard fought battle of the
Wilderness. He had lived a quiet life and was known by many people outside his
immediate neighborhood. He was in his 89th year and was highly respected by all
who knew him. It was said by his comrades that no better soldier than he ever
shouldered a rifle. Our old soldiers are fast thinning out and soon all that
will be left will be their fine records carved on the enduring monuments to make
their descendants proud of the valiant service and sacrifice they gave unto
their beloved country. The deceased leaves the following children: Mrs. Rosa
Shiflett, Messers. James, Bob, Thomas, and John Geer and Mrs. Mollie Marshall.
The Gospel Herald Obituaries - Apr. 1952
THOMAS GEER AND VIRGINIA ANN GEER
Geer-Geer -- Thomas and Virginia Ann Geer died only 55 minutes apart on Feb. 18,
1952. Thomas Geer was born in 1871; aged 81 y. Virginia Ann (Knight) Geer was
born in 1874; aged 78 y. They had lived together 61 years. They spent their
entire life in Green Co., Va. Surviving are their children (Parsha - Mrs. John
Geer, Clemmie - Mrs. Marshall Morris, Elsie - Mrs. Martin Shifflett, all of
Lydia, Va.; Addie - Mrs. Apt Morris, and Rachel - Mrs. Raymond Williams, of
Geer, Va.; Nellie - Mrs. James Shifflett, Charlottesville, Va.; Laurence,
Marion, Va.), 34 grandchildren, and 22 great-grandchildren. Tommy and his wife
have been supporters of our mission work in Mutton Hollow ever since the work
started in 1937; Sister Geer came into the church in 1938 and Tommy in 1945.
Funeral services were held at the Mt. Hermon Mennonite Church Feb. 21. Friends
and relatives were present from Charlottesville, Richmond, and Baltimore, Md.,
and only about half of the people attending were able to get into the church
during the services. Their bodies were laid away in the new cemetery back of the
church, in identical caskets, in the same grave, side by side. Services were in
charge of J. E. Kurtz, assisted by S. H. Rhodes and D. W. Lehman.
The Greene County Record, Stanardsville, VA, Jul. 11, 1968
WALTER RAY GEER
Walter Ray Geer, 63, of Greene County, died Tuesday, July 9, 1968, in a
Charlottesville hospital. Born May 8, 1905, in Greene County, he was the son of
the late Elijah S. and Mary J. Knight Geer. Husband of the late Myrtle Ponton
Geer, he was a member of the Spring Hill Baptist Church in Advance Mills. He is
survived by two daughters: Mrs. Floyd L. Morris and Mrs. Dewey L. Mawyer, jr. of
Charlottesville; a sister: Mrs. Ray W. Moore of Charlottesville, and six
grandchildren. Funeral services were held today, Thursday, July 11, at two
o’clock in the Preddy-Teague Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Holly Memorial
Gardens near Charlottesville.
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