December 20, 2005 Charleston Daily Mail Charleston, West Virginia Ceril McClistle Fitzwater, 83, of Clendenin, formerly of Clay, went home to be with the Lord after a long battle with Alzheimer's Disease. He died Sunday, Dec. 18, 2005, in Laurel Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, surrounded by his loving family. Born Aug. 25, 1923, in Clay County, he was the son of the late Morgan Shafter and Mary Ursula Price Fitzwater. His brothers, Creedis and Edsel, and his sister, Ermel Taylor, preceded him in death. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Willadene Hope Fitzwater of Clendenin; and his children and their spouses, Preston and Teresa Fitzwater of Clendenin, Valerie and Keith Brown of Fola, Chris and Elba Fitzwater of New Hampshire and Danita and Dwayne Mullins of Fola. He is survived by nine grandchildren whom he adored, Amanda Grayam and her husband, Mark, Amelia Fitzwater, Jeremy and Jessie Mullins, Caleb and Sam Brown and Fernando, Jonathan and Vanita Fitzwater; and three great-grandchildren, Jacob and Nicholas Grayam and Jayden Randolph. He is also survived by his brother, Carmel Fitzwater of Fola; and his sister, Vernal Taylor of Bickmore. Ceril was a lifelong member of Fola Missionary Baptist Church where he served as deacon, Sunday school superintendent, Sunday school teacher and choir director. He helped develop the annual Christmas nativity that has been presented at the church on Christmas Eve for 44 years. In the 1960s, he directed the Fola Missionary Baptist Church Girls Chorus who traveled throughout the state. He was also a former scoutmaster of Boy Scout Troop 130, which the church sponsored. He was retired from Clay County schools where he taught at several schools throughout the county over his long career. He was the first principal of Clay County Junior High School, serving for nine years. Ceril finished his career as an educator doing what he loved most, teaching English at Clay County High School. Ceril epitomized the Greatest Generation. He served in the Pacific Theater as a deep-sea demolition diver and signalman with the U.S. Navy in World War II. During the war, Ceril participated in campaigns such as Iwo Jima and Saipan and survived his ship being sunk by a typhoon, another by an enemy torpedo and a transport plane ditching at sea. He was also a Pacific Golden Gloves boxer. After his discharge, he attended the Stamps-Baxter School of Music, Dallas, Texas, and for a short while toured throughout the southeast with The Four States gospel quartet. On his return home to Fola, he taught singing schools and worked in this family's logging business until he began his teaching career while attending college on the GI Bill. He attended Glenville state and received his BA degree from Morris Harvey College and his MA degree from WVCOGS, Charleston. The Rev. Tom Price and the Rev. Rodney Smith will conduct the funeral services at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 21, at Fola Missionary Baptist Church, Fola. Burial will follow in the Fitzwater family cemetery, Fola. A gathering of family and friends will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Carl Wilson Funeral Home, Clay. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in Ceril's memory to the West Virginia chapter of the Alzheimer's Association. The family requests that all former members of the Fola Missionary Baptist Church Girls Choir contact Mrs. Greta Brown at 304-587-2934. Carl Wilson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.carlwilsonfuneralhome.com. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.14.7/214 - Release Date: 12/23/05

Beckham County, OK - Obits: Gerald Levi Fitzwater, 2004 December 8, 2004 Submitted by: Snibbod1@aol.com (Barbara Dobbins) ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm ************************************************ GERALD LEVI FITZWATER - OBITUARY The Sun, San Bernardino, CA - December 8, 2004 During his long career in banking, GERALD LEVI FITZWATER rubbed elbows with Bob Hope, Red Skelton and former President Gerald Ford, and traveled as far away as Singapore, Vietnam and Pakistan. “While he was managing a Bank of America in Palm Springs, he sent Gerald Ford, a bank customer at the time, a short note asking him to come in and discuss his account,” said his wife, Marion Fitzwater of Sun City West, AZ. “Ford liked him so much that he invited him to play golf in his annual tournament in Vail, Colorado.” Fitzwater, a longtime resident of San Bernardino County, died of cancer Friday at the Del Webb Hospital in Sun City West, AZ. He was 79 years old. He was born on October 9, 1925 in Elk City, OK, and moved to San Bernardino when h was 11. He graduated from San Bernardino High School in 1943. Immediately after high school, Fitzwater enlisted in the Navy and saw combat in World War II. He received an array of medals, including the World War II Victory Medal, the American Defense Medal and the Good Conduct Medal. After the war, Fitzwater was introduced to banking and began what would end up being a 40-year career. He took banking courses at San Bernardino Valley College and received a degree in banking from the American Institute of Banking. In 1964 he became Bank of America’s world banking manager in Singapore and a year later he helped found the first Bank of America in Vietnam. After retirement in 1986, he became a consultant to Bank of America. Fitzwater was an avid golfer and had two holes-in-one as an amateur. Other survivors include three daughters, Diane Travis and husband Chris of San Clemente, CA, Karen McCullough and husband Mike of Houston, TX, and Sheri Nicholls and husband Steve of Huntington, AR, and six grandchildren. Services will be held at 2 pm Friday at Camino Del Sol in Sun City West. NOTE: Submitter is not related in any way to deceased. Obituary is provided for genealogical interest only. ~RIP~ -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.14.1/206 - Release Date: 12/16/05

*29 November 2005 The Inter Mountain Elkins, West Virginia Harold W. Parsons* Harold William “Pappy” Parsons, 91, a resident of Parsons and more recently a resident of the Cortland Acres Nursing Home of Thomas, departed this life Saturday afternoon, Nov. 26, 2005, at the nursing home. He had been in declining health and death was attributed to congestive heart failure. He was born Wednesday, April 15, 1914, at Parsons, a son of the late James William Parsons and Nancy Lee Long Parsons. He was married to the former Lessie Fitzwater, who preceded him in death. Surviving are one son, James M. Parsons and wife, Joyce, of Eglon; two grandchildren, Kimberly Ann Winkler and husband, James, and James William Parsons and wife, Robin, all of Pennsylvania; and three great-grandchildren, Dean Pistorius, Ryan John Parsons and Tara Adele Parsons, all of Pennsylvania. He was the last surviving member of his immediate family, having been preceded in death by one infant daughter, Carolyn Jane Parsons. He was a graduate of Parsons High School with the class of 1933, where he was on the football team. He was inducted into the Parsons High School Alumni Hall of Fame. He attended Fairmont State College and received his master’s degree in education from West Virginia University. During World War II, he worked in the shipyards at Baltimore, Md. He was a schoolteacher at Thomas High School and Parsons High School, teaching American history, social studies and drivers education. He was the truancy officer in Tucker County. He was a life member and elder at Parsons Presbyterian Church at Parsons. The family will receive friends at Lohr & Barb Funeral Home of Parsons today from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Final rites will be conducted at the funeral home parlor Tuesday, Nov. 29, at 11 a.m. The Rev. Dr. Robert J. Klein will officiate and interment will follow at Parsons City Cemetery at Parsons. Lohr & Barb Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements for Harold William “Pappy” Parsons. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.lohrbarbfuneralhome.com. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.14.1/206 - Release Date: 12/16/05

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: fitzwater, Coppola, Underwood, Richards, Patrick Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/GdW.2ACIB/213.2.1.1.2 Message Board Post: ps, Thomas and Mary had 4 children and brought their servants with them. Mary and the 4 children all died from small pox.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Fitzwater, Coppola, Underwood, Richards, Patrick Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/GdW.2ACIB/213.2.1.1.1 Message Board Post: My great-aunts genealogy documents, she used to work for the San Diego Morman church. You still have not correct Dora Lee Fitzwater Patrick info. She died in Rialto, I know because I was at her funeral!

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Fitzwater Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/GdW.2ACIB/277 Message Board Post: Is there anyone out there who would be interested in participating in a Fitzwater DNA study? There are several lines of Fitzwater's that have never been connected. DNA might be the only answer we ever find! If you are interested in investigating this possibility further, please contact me off list. lllawson@dslnorthwest.net I have found that we as a group can contribute funds individually to help fund the study. These tests are rather expensive. Thank you.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Fitzwater, Coppola, Underwood, Richards, Patrick Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/GdW.2ACIB/213.2.1 Message Board Post: I will check my papers and see what I have. Since you live there in UK, would you be kindly to look something up for me? Thomas Fitzwater came to America on a ship "WELCOME" with William Penn. Thomas had his whole family and his servants. Some of them died on the ship with small pox and burried at sea. Thomas' father was Lord John and Thomas' wife was Mary Cheney. Here is the question: Is there a way to get information about Lord John Fitzwater in Village of Hanworth, Middlesex County, England? This is Thomas' birth place. HAPPY HOLIDAY to YOU and FAMILY! Ursula

18 November 2005 The Hutchinson News Hutchinson, Kansas Velma M. Wilkerson Horton DODGE CITY - Velma Marie Fitzwater Wilkerson Horton, 88, died Nov. 13, 2005, at The Shepherd's Center, Cimarron. She was born June 20, 1917, in Welsford, the daughter of Ernest and Pearl Riepe Fitzwater. A resident of Dodge City, she worked for Ferguson's, Montgomery Ward and Ford County register of Deeds. She was a 50-year member of the Moose Lodge, Dodge City, and a member of the Rebecca Lodge, Cimarron. In 1937, she married Chris Wilkerson. He died in 1960. She later married Ted Horton in 1961. He died in 1990. Survivors include: three sons, Larry Wilkerson, Dodge City, Darell Wilkerson, Charlestown, W.Va., and Jay Wilkerson, Wichita; a sister, Jean Fitzwater, Ashland; 19 grandchildren; 47 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren. Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Swaim Funeral Home, Dodge City, with Dr. Jim Godbey and Fr. Jack Gleason presiding. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Greencrest Cemetery, Dodge City. Memorials may be sent to Hospice of the Prairie or the Shepherd's Center of Cimarron, both in care of the funeral home. 11/15/2005; 02:31:35 AM -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.13.8/184 - Release Date: 11/27/05

26 November 2005 The Chronicle Telegram Elyria, Ohio Judy A. Hawes (nee Fitzwater), 50, of Avon, died Thursday, Nov. 24, 2005, at her home after a short illness. Born in Ashtabula, she lived in Avon the last seven years. She was a 1973 graduate of Jefferson High School and received her bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Mount Vernon Nazarene College, now Mt. Vernon Nazarene University. Following graduation, she taught fourth grade in the Jefferson Schools System 1978-1979 until having her first child. In 1990, she and her husband, Jay, received a call into the ministry. Their first appointment was at Cleveland First Church of the Nazarene, where they co-directed a daycare and she was youth group leader and a Sunday school teacher. In 1992, they became the pastoral family of Shelby Church of the Nazarene in Shelby, where she was president of the Missionary Council and taught Sunday school. In 1995, they joined the ministerial staff at Delaware Church of the Nazarene in Delaware, where she was leader of Children’s Church. In 1996, they received the call to pastor the Elyria Community Church of the Nazarene, where she served as young adult Sunday school teacher and Missionary Council president and was involved in the Heaventrain ministry. After her husband’s death in 2001, she went into the bereavement ministry and touched many lives with her testimony and presentations. She enjoyed traveling, shopping, reading and spending time with her family. Survivors include sons Jarod J. of Dixon, Mo., and Jacob W. of Lexington, Ky.; a daughter, Jaimee A. Hager of Lexington, Ky.; three grandchildren; her mother, Doris Mae Fitzwater of Tavares Fla.; and brothers Gary Fitzwater of Leesburg, Fla., and Ronnie Fitzwater of Jefferson City, Mo. She was preceded in death by her husband of 23 years, the Rev. Wesley J. “Jay” Hawes in 2001; and her father, Billy L. Fitzwater in 2001. Friends may call 3 to 7 p.m. today at Elyria Community Church of the Nazarene, 1107 Clemens Ave., Elyria, where services will be 11 a.m. Monday. The Rev. David P. Wilson, district superintendent of North Central Ohio Church of the Nazarene, will officiate. A graveside service will be 3 p.m. Monday at Evergreen Cemetery, Geneva. Memorials may be made to the Rev. Wesley J. Hawes Memorial Fund, Mount Vernon Nazarene University, 800 Martinsburg Road, Mount Vernon, OH 43050. Busch Funeral Home, Elyria, is handling arrangements. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.13.8/183 - Release Date: 11/25/05

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Fitzwater Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/GdW.2ACIB/213.2 Message Board Post: Hi, I am from a UK line of Fitzwaters from Cornwall & Devon. I really don't what to ask for in regards to a lookup, but I will tell you a few people I have. Main person is Hetty/Hettie Ann Fitzwater b.1880 m.1903 Frederick William Dawe Palmer in Plymouth, Devon UK. I have Hetty/Hettie's parents and I think grandparents too. If you can be of any help that would be great, if not no worries Steve

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Fitzwater Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/GdW.2ACIB/276 Message Board Post: Hi, Wondering if anyone is related to Fitzwaters in Cornwall. My great grandfather Frederick William Dawe Palmer married Hetty/Hettie Ann Fitzwater in 1903 in Plymouth, Devon. Hettie's family are from Calstock area in Cornwall. Hettie died in London area in 1906. They both had one son.... Frederick Samuel Fitzwater Palmer in 1904. I have gone back before Hettie and have lots of info. Thanks to anyone Steve

9 October 2005 The Charleston Gazette Charleston, West Virginia Ruth Ann Flowers, 88, a resident of Sweet Briar, Dunbar, formerly of St. Albans, passed away Friday, October 7, 2005. She was born September 30, 1917. She was preceded in death by parents, Joseph B. and Nancy D. Creech; brothers, Earl Creech, Homer Creech, Arnold Creech, and Douglass Creech. Ruth retired from the Ohio Public Employees System after many years of home care of seniors. She is survived by daughter, Patricia Gail Catalano of East Brunswick, N.J.; three sons and their wives, Conrad and Phyllis Fitzwater of South Charleston, Gary and Jan Fitzwater of Panama City Beach, Fla., and Phillip and Sandy Fitzwater of South Charleston; one sister, Wanda Kaneday of Winfield; five brothers, Eugene Creech and Wilmer Creech of Alum Creek, William and Donald Creech of Thornville, Ohio, and Alvin Creech of Avon Park, Fla.; nine grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. The funeral service will be 2 p.m. Monday, October 10, at Curry Funeral Home, 2097 Childress Road, Alum Creek, with Pastor Frank Chapman officiating. Burial will be in Graceland Memorial Park. Friends may call one hour prior to the service on Monday at the funeral home. The family is very grateful for the loving care provided by the staff and friends at Sweet Briar. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.12.8/162 - Release Date: 11/5/05

24 October 2005 Charleston Newspapers Charleston, West Virginia Mary Gene Fitzwater of Bickmore, W.Va., went home to be with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Saturday, October 22, 2005. Born to the late Howard and Rhoda Keith, Mrs. Fitzwater was a retired schoolteacher for the Clay County School Board for 42 years. She was also a member of the Fola Missionary Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband, Carmel L. Fitzwater of Bickmore, W.Va.; her son, Greg Fitzwater, also of Bickmore, W.Va.; and by a host of other loving friends and family. The funeral service will be held Tuesday, October 25, 2005, beginning at 1 p.m. at the Carl Wilson Funeral Home Chapel with the Ministers Rodney Smith and Tom Price officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Cemetery, Fola, W.Va. Friends may call from 6 until 8 p.m. Monday, October 24, 2005, at the Carl Wilson Funeral Home Chapel. Friends and family may leave online condolences at www.carlwilsonfuneralhome.com. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.12.8/162 - Release Date: 11/5/05

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: FITZWATER, LONG, COGSWELL, FISHER, HARPER, WILLIAMS, BEAN, WEST Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/GdW.2ACIB/272.1.1 Message Board Post: Katheryn, No, I have not had a chance to correspond with DAR. Too much going on here. I do have this on my list of things to do. I did do a quick search under the DAR Patriot Index; no one has ever joined DAR using Thomas (son of John & Judith West Fitzwater) as their Patriot. He is not listed in the Patriot index. John’s brother William (wife- Ann McCaslen) is still listed as an approved Patriot. I am already a member of DAR using a Captain Thomas Copenhaver on my mother’s side. The Fitzwater’s are on my father’s side. I just wanted to submit supplemental papers on John and Thomas. Thanks, Chris

29 September 2005 The Herald Democrat Sherman, Texas Izora R. Fitzwater Graveside services for Izora Ruth Fitzwater, age 95, of Bonham will be held at 10 a.m.Friday, September 30, 2005 in Brown Cemetery under the direction of Wise Funeral Home. Rev. Lyn Holly will officiate. Mrs. Fitzwater passed away early Wednesday, September 28, 2005 at Fairview Nursing Home in Bonham. Mrs. Fitzwater was born November 28, 1909 in the Oakland Community of Fannin County, Texas, the daughter of John C. Snead and Bertha Tacker Snead. She attended the Oakland School. She married Earl S. Fitzwater, June 12, 1926 in Bonham, and he preceded her in death, Jan. 9, 1963. She was also preceded in death by two daughters, Wilma Joyce Fitzwater and Ruth Earleen Moore and two brothers, Henry Snead and Irvin Snead. Mrs. Fitzwater had been a member of Boyd Baptist Church since 1963. She was a homemaker and enjoyed cooking for her family and friends. Surviving are two sons, Harold Fitzwater and Roger Fitzwater, both of Bonham; two daughters, Linda Harrell of Bonham and Jackie Lynn McGee and husband, Dave, of Durant, Okla; nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren The family will receive friends at Wise Funeral Home from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday night. You may sign the online guest register at www.wisefuneralhome.com -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.12.0/134 - Release Date: 10/14/05

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: fitzwater Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/GdW.2ACIB/274 Message Board Post: I want to send a HUGE thank you to Katheryn Devine for all her help and support these past 5+ years in helping me locate my father's birth family. It all started when we found out his birth name was FITZWATER. Arrmed with that information and Katheryn's expertise, we were able to get the answers we were seeking. Katheryn is unbelieveable in her knowledge and kindness to have helped me each step of the way. I cannot sing her praises enough. I have to say that the entire FITZWATER family should be grateful to have such a knowledgable and good hearted person working so hard to keep the records correct and intact. When it comes to geneological research, accept no substitues! Katheryn is THE BEST!

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: FITZWATER, LONG, FISHER, COGSWELL Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/GdW.2ACIB/272 Message Board Post: Does anyone have any thoughts on why there have been no DAR papers submitted through Thomas Fitzwater ,1760-1830, son of John Fitzwater and Judith West. I was going to submit supplemental papers through him and I was told by National DAR that the only son of Captain John Fitzwater and Judith West that had papers verified was John Fitzwater (wife Charity Humble). I was just a little surprised that no one had submitted papers through Thomas. I also was not aware that John Fitzwater (wife Charity Humble) was a son of Captain John Fitzwater. Any thoughts? Chris Thiessen

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/GdW.2ACIB/245.1.2.1 Message Board Post: As an attorney and an adoptive parent, I want to add to the information that Katheryn has provided. I want to point out that I was not telling Lisa how to handle her search, but to provide her with suggestions on where to start looking for the information. As I said in my original post, Catholic Charities "could" be helpful. Every diocese is different, and what works in one state doesn't work in others. If an orphanage or adoption home is no longer in existence, the records are generally transferred to the diocesan headquarters, not destroyed. Now whether or not the diocese will release the records is another question entirely. The state laws on adoption information and disclosure also differ from state to state. Some states are more open than others. In those cases, the county offices MIGHT provide information on how to start the process. (Katheryn is absolutely correct in stating that the county clerks won't give out information. However, depending on the state and county, they MAY be able to refer an adoptee to the local or state adoption ombudsman -- if such an office exists). Also, in some states, the probate or orphans' court IS the place to seek the record, because that is the court designated to handle adoptions. In PA, for example, the court called the Orphans' Court handles both estate administration and adoptions. Our local court DOES have an officer to handle the release of (some) information to adult adoptees. At least one of our local adoption agencies also assists in reunions of adult adoptees. And this is in a state which has very conservative adoption laws. My point, of course, is that when it comes to adoptions and disclosure, every state is different. While SOMETIMES it is possible for an adoptee to handle this search on their own, usually it is necessary to hire an attorney or adoption search expert. I am happy that Lisa was able to have a successful conclusion to her search.

Mary, The photos can be posted on the Fitzwater board (not on this mailing list). Congratulations on the winning bid! I look forward to seeing the pages! Leslie Lawson Quoting maryhitt@aol.com: > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/GdW.2ACIB/270 > > Message Board Post: > > I was the successful bidder for the Fitzwater Bible recently listed > on Ebay. Once I receive it, I will share the information contained > in it with this board. > > Does anyone know if we can post photos here? If so, I can scan any > of the photos and post them as well. > > > ==== FITZWATER Mailing List ==== > Need help writing *excellent* queries? Check out > http://www.ancestry.com/library/view/news/articles/503.asp > Dated, but also good: http://www.rootsweb.com/~surnames/goodbad > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > New content added every business day. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx > >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/GdW.2ACIB/270 Message Board Post: I was the successful bidder for the Fitzwater Bible recently listed on Ebay. Once I receive it, I will share the information contained in it with this board. Does anyone know if we can post photos here? If so, I can scan any of the photos and post them as well.