Harold Woodrow Fitzwater

Harold W Fitzwater BIRTH 24 Apr 1925 Junior, Barbour County, West Virginia, USA DEATH 7 May 2002 (aged 77) Philippi, Barbour County, West Virginia, USA BURIAL Belington Fraternal Cemetery Belington, Barbour County, West Virginia

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Relationships and name came from his grandson's, Anthony Jarvis Reed, obituary. See Anthony Jarvis Reed's profile.

Additional information verified on Marriage Certificate. Marriage certificate dates are different than obituary states.

Obituary from the Elkins Intermountain Obituaries 2002:

Harold W. Fitzwater

Harold W. Fitzwater, 77, of Route 1, Philippi, passed peacefully in his sleep on Tuesday, May 7, 2002, at the home he shared with his son.

He was born April 24, 1925, at Junior, a son of the late Talbert and Margaret Hinebaugh Fitzwater.

On April 25, 1947, he married the former Helen Y. "Bonnie" Hymes, who preceded him in death on Feb. 15, 1999.

Surviving are one son, Randall E. Fitzwater, with whom he made his home; three daughters, Mrs. Chuck (Vicki) Reed, Belington, Mrs. Gail (Beverly) Hardy, Clarksburg, and Mrs. Doug (Katrina) Meadows, St. Leonard, Md.; one brother, Raymond Fitzwater, Belington; two sisters, Kate Lemon, Akron, Ohio, and Midge Pratts, Surprise, Ariz.; seven grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

He was also preceded in death by four brothers, Bob, Aubrey, Stanley and Harry Fitzwater; and one infant sister.

Mr. Fitzwater was a veteran of World War II, serving with the U.S. Army and was a life member of Laurel Mountain Post 410, VFW at Belington. He was a former coal miner, retiring from Wolverine Mining’s Badger Mine and was a member of the United Mine Workers, District 31. He was a Methodist.

Friends may call at Schoonover-Stemple Funeral Chapel in Belington from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. Friday, when funeral services will be conducted from the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Doyle N. Rider officiating. Interment will follow in Belington Fraternal Cemetery. From 9 May 2002.

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Harold W. Fitzwater Harold W. Fitzwater, 77, of Route 1, Philippi, passed peacefully in his sleep on Tuesday, May 7, 2002, at the home he shared with his son. He was born April 24, 1925, at Junior, a son of the late Talbert and Margaret Hinebaugh Fitzwater. On April 25, 1947, he married the former Helen Y. "Bonnie" Hymes, who preceded him in death on Feb. 15, 1999. Surviving are one son, Randall E. Fitzwater, with whom he made his home; three daughters, Mrs. Chuck (Vicki) Reed, Belington, Mrs. Gail (Beverly) Hardy, Clarksburg, and Mrs. Doug (Katrina) Meadows, St. Leonard, Md.; one brother, Raymond Fitzwater, Belington; two sisters, Kate Lemon, Akron, Ohio, and Midge Pratts, Surprise, Ariz.; seven grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. He was also preceded in death by four brothers, Bob, Aubrey, Stanley and Harry Fitzwater; and one infant sister. Mr. Fitzwater was a veteran of World War II, serving with the U.S. Army and was a life member of Laurel Mountain Post 410, VFW at Belington. He was a former coal miner, retiring from Wolverine Mining's Badger Mine and was a member of the United Mine Workers, District 31. He was a Methodist. Friends may call at Schoonover-Stemple Funeral Chapel in Belington from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. Friday, when funeral services will be conducted from the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Doyle N. Rider officiating. Interment will follow in Belington Fraternal Cemetery.

• Updated from Find A Grave Memorial via brother Stanley C Fitzwater by SmartCopy: May 18 2015, 19:12:39 UTC