March 10, 2002 Detroit News Detroit, Michigan FITZWATER,MARGURITE L. age 78, March 5, 2002. Mother of Nellie Ann (Jessie) Ross and Arthur Nuxoll. Grandmother of Jesse Lee Ross, Christina Ann Ross and Dwayne Allen Ross and three Nuxoll granddaughters. Arrangements by the Dearborn Chapel of the Howe-Peterson Funeral Home, Memorials to the American Heart Association.

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/26.27.28.29.42.44 Message Board Post: Eldon Fitzwater was the brother of Stella Fitzwater. I am looking for information on Stella who married first to John Busby. They had three children: John C., Pearl, and Benjamin. I am actually looking for the father of her fourth child Edith who was a Huffman. Stella later married a Seabolt. What was the name of Mr. Seabolt?

April 22, 2002 Daily News Record Harrisonburg, Virginia Trevia E. Fitzwater Trevia Elizabeth Fitzwater, 60, of Natwick Circle, Moorefield, W.Va., died Friday, April 19, 2002, at her home. Ms. Fitzwater was born March 21, 1942, in Moorefield, W.Va., and was a daughter of the late Johnathon Fitzwater and Leona B. Fitzwater of Moorefield. She was an active member of Bible Baptist Church in Frosty Hollow. In addition to her mother, she is survived by a sister, Ellen Ardinger of Bladensburg, Md.; a brother, John Fitzwater, Pittsburgh, Pa.; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Pastors Ken Burkhardt and Matt Lyon will conduct the funeral at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Elmore-Chambers Funeral Home in Moorefield, W.Va. Burial will be at the Olivet Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Memorial donations may be made to the Bible Baptist Church, P.O. Box 31, Fisher, W.Va., 26818.

April 19, 2002 News Gazette Danville, Illinois Steven Fitzwater GEORGETOWN - Steven J. "Cloe" - Fitzwater, 52, of Georgetown died at 10:20 p.m. Wednesday (April 17, 2002) at the Vermilion Manor Nursing Home, Tilton. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Houghton-Leasure Funeral Home, Georgetown. Bob Marsh will officiate. Burial will be in Whitlock Cemetery, east of Georgetown. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.

April 8, 2002 Hutchinson News Hutchinson, Kansas Hazel N. Fitzwater DODGE CITY - Hazel N. Fitzwater, 87, died April 6, 2002, at Trinity Manor, Dodge City. She was born Aug. 26, 1914, at Montezuma, the daughter of Roy L. and Kate Sugg Rabourn. She was a graduate of Montezuma High School, and a 1939 graduate of Fort Hays State University. A resident of Dodge City since 1982, moving from Enid, Okla., she was a teacher at Bloom, Arnold, Mullinville and Montezuma schools. She belonged to First United Methodist Church, Dodge City, United Methodist Women Circle No. 1, RSVP and Builders Sunday school class. On Aug. 31, 1942, she married Everett Fitzwater at Montezuma. He survives. Other survivors include: a daughter, Royanna Brehm, Harrisburg, Pa.; a granddaughter; and two great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a brother, Duward; and a sister, Bonnie. Funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Swaim Funeral Home, Dodge City, with the Rev. Dick Robbins presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Dodge City. Memorials may be sent to the Trinity Manor, Dodge City, in care of the funeral home.

I have two women in my direct line who married Fitzwaters. One was Jerusha France Cornett Fitzwater . Jerusha married JAnes Knox FITZWATER 18 Sept 1867 in Jackson Co. MO, also Elizabeth Agnes Cornett Fitzwater who married Nelson FITZWATER. I am trying to find out if any relative of these happen to have any photo graphs that I could get copied of. Please e-mail me at R_Bice@email.msn.com if you do. Thank You P. (cornett) Bice

March 17, 2002 The Columbian Vancouver, Washington Grace L. Gotthardt Vancouver Grace Lorel Gotthardt, who retired from Bonneville Power administration, died Thursday, March 14, 2002, at Southwest Washington Medical Center. She was 80. Mrs. Gotthardt was born April 14, 1921, in Portland. She lived in Yacolt 25 years before moving to a Vancouver foster home one year ago. Her maiden name was Fitzwater. Her husband, George, died in 2001. Survivors include three daughters, Linda Williams of Aurora, Ore., Laura Tetteh of Portland and Sharleen Trenda of Kent, Wash.; one son, Fred Munhoven of Vancouver; seven grandchildren; and five great- grandchildren. Mrs. Gotthardt was a volunteer for St. Vincent de Paul. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Yacolt and Columbia River China Painters. A service will begin at 11 a.m. Friday at St. John Catholic Church in Vancouver.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/GdW.2ACIB/110.141.142.143.147.149 Message Board Post: The person I m looking for is from Oregon.

March 26, 2002 The Journal Martinsburg, West Virginia Randall D. Fitzwater MARTINSBURG - Randall D. "Gary" Fitzwater, 67, of Martinsburg, died Monday, March 25, 2002, at War Memorial Hospital, Berkeley Springs. March 27, 2002 same paper Randall D. "Gary" Fitzwater, 67, died Monday. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. today at the Brown Funeral Home. This newspaper doesn't offer much in the line of obituary space!

January 27, 2002 Charleston Daily Mail Charleston, West Virginia Page 4B James A. Fitzwater Mount Nebo, WV James A Fitzwater, 51, of Mount Nebo, Nicholas County, died Friday, Jan 25, 2002, at his home. Born Nov. 21, 1950, in Summersville, he was the son of Chaus W. and Mary Keener Fitzwater of Summersville. He was a chief electrician and mine forman for Lightning Contract Services in Teays Valley, a former employee of Cannelton Coal Co., Maple Meadows Coal Co., and John Brown Harris Coal Co. He was an Army Veteran of the Vietnam War, a member of the Nicholas Memorial Golf Association, and was an avid athlete involved in golf, softball, basketball and football in high school and college. Surviving besides his parents are his wife, Deanna Davis Fitzwater; two sons, James A Fitzwater II of Summersville and Christopher Bryan Fitzwater at home; one daughter, Elizabeth Ann Fitzwater at home; three brothers John and his wife Judith Fitzwater of Parkersburg, Don and his wife Penny Fitzwater of Craigsville, and Tim and his wife, Mary Fitzwater; three sisters, Karen Sue and her husband, Bill McCutcheon, Kathy Thopson and Patricia McLean, all of Summersville; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan 29, 2002, at White Funeral Home, Summersville, with the Rev Bud Truman officiating. Interment will follow in Baughman Cemetery on Widen-Dille Road, near Birch River. Friends may call at White Funeral Home, Summersville, on Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Greenbrier Valley Hospice Inc. 610 Church St., Summersville, WV 26651.

February 15, 2002 Charleston Daily Mail Charleston, West Virginia Marlin "Jake" W. Fitzwater, 57, of Charleston, formerly of Moorefield, Hardy County, died at his residence Thursday, Feb. 14, 2002, of a short illness. Jake was a loving husband and friend to all. He was a retired insurance agent with 23 years of service with Combined Insurance Co., and a Marine Corps veteran. He attended South East Church of the Nazarene and was a member of the Charleston B.P.O.E. Elks 202 Lodge. He previously attended Walnut Grove Church of the Brethren. Son, Michael T. Fitzwater ; mother, Beulah Fitzwater; and stepmother, Ruth Saville Fitzwater, preceded Mr. Fitzwater in death. Surviving are his wife, Virginia "Ginny" Lantz Fitzwater of Charleston; son, Brian K Fitzwater of Clarksburg; daughters, Stacy L. Marion of Elkins, and Valerie E. Fitzwater of Charleston; brother-in-law, Victor Lantz of Cedar Grove, whom Jake raised; father, Noah M Fitzwater of Moorefield; brother, Randy Saville of Moorefield; grandchildren, Michael Marion, Tiffany Fitzwater, Megan Hustead and Brian Fitzwater Jr. Services will be 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 17, 2002, at the Nazarene, Kanawha City. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb 16, 2002, at J E Johnson Funeral Home, Kanawha City. An Elks memorial service will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the funeral home. There will be a second service 3 p.m. Tuesday, Feb 19, 2002, at the Walnut Grove Church of the Brethren, Moorefield, with visitation from 1 to 3 p.m. at the church. The Rev. Ollie Parsons and Dr. Mervin Smith will officiate. Burial will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Moorefield. In lieu of flowers , donations to either South East Church of Nazarene, 5102 MacCorkle Ave., S.E., Charleston, WV 25304; or the Walnut Grove Church of the Brethren, P.O. Box 773, Moorefield, WV 26836. J.E. Johnson Funeral Home, 514 50th St., SE Charleston, WV 25304, is in charge of arrangements.

March 10, 2002 Detroit News Detroit, Michigan FITZWATER, MARGURITE L. age 78, March 5, 2002. Mother of Nellie Ann (Jessie) Ross and Arthur Nuxoll. Grandmother of Jesse Lee Ross, Christina Ann Ross and Dwayne Allen Ross and three Nuxoll granddaughters. Arrangements by the Dearborn Chapel of the Howe-Peterson Funeral Home, Memorials to the American Heart Association.

Person who recently sent me information on Irma Elizabeth Fitzwater family, please get in contact with me. I have misplaced your email address.... Leslie Lawson

All, I have been in contact with a person who has rescued several Fitzwater baby photos from an antique shop. Both were post marked to: Holly Grove, [Kanawha Co.], West Virginia. Here is her message: I "rescued" a photograph of a baby in a rocker from a local antique shop this afternoon. Written on the back of the photograph - "Mr. James Clark Fitzwater, Holly Grove, WV" In addition to this postcard type of photograph, there was another picture of a baby in a baby carriage. Written on the back of this postcard photo (addressed to Mrs. Metta Fitzwater, Holly Grove, WV. - "See my little girl. Everything is all ok, Will write soon." signed Mrs. L. M. The postmark on the second photo is Burnsville, West Virginia. The postmark is indistinct because it overlaps on the deckle edge of the stamp. It appears to have been mailed June 1, 1911 or 1914. My goal is to return these pictures to a descendant or someone who knows who they are and has an interest in them. Thanks! Linda So, if you have any idea of the current living descendants or James, or just exactly who "Metta" might have been, please let me know! Let's see if we can get these priceless photos back in the family. Thanks for your help! Leslie Lawson Fitzwater List Admin. Fitzwater One Name Study

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/GdW.2ACIB/183.1.1.1.2 Message Board Post: You replied to the wrong one, I am Dorothy's daughter in law. I hope you have more luck than I am having trying to get all this done, but I am trying to do all four sides of the family. Jeff's and mine.

February 27, 2002 Daily Commercial Leesburg, Florida ROBERT PEARL FITZWATER Robert Pearl Fitzwater, 72, of Leesburg, died Monday 25 Feb 2002. Born in Richwood WV, he moved to Leesburg 12 years ago from Houston, TX. He was retired from General Motors Corp. as an auditor with thirty years of service. He served in the Army during WWII. He was a member of Plantation Golf and Country Club in Leesburg and was a Methodist. Survivors include two sisters, Laura Margaret Miller of Inverness and Mary Virginia Harper of Ft. Lauderdale. Charles E. Davis Funeral Home & Crematory, Inverness.

March 2, 2002 Sentinel Carlisle, Pennsylvania Memorial services for Sandra Lee Barley Fitzwater, 63, of 2813 James Drive, Alexandria, Va., were held Thursday at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Alexandria. She died Sunday, Feb. 24, 2002, at home. Born Feb. 18, 1939, in Carlisle, she was a daughter of the late Albert and Mary Barley. A 1957 graduate of Carlisle High School, Mrs. Fitzwater retired in 2001 from US Air. She began her career in the airline industry in 1959 with Eastern Airlines and later worked for National Airlines. She is survived by her husband of 38 years, Donald Fitzwater; a daughter, Kristi Purdy of Centreville, Va.; a brother, William Barley of Carlisle; two sisters, Isabel Unger and June Watt, both of Carlisle; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by a sister, Phylis Boudman. Memorial contributions may be made to National Brain Tumor Foundation, 414 13th St., Suite 700, Oakland, CA 94612-2603.

February 17, 2002 February 18, 2002 Oakland Press Oakland County, Michigan MARY ELIZABETH BELL BELL, MARY ELIZABETH; of Frankenmuth; former long time resident of Pontiac; died Saturday, February 16, 2002 at 7:30 a.m. at the Lutheran Home in Frankenmuth at the age of 87; loving wife of Russel C. Bell, whom she married October 25, 1933 in Pontiac; beloved mother of Betty M. (Ronald) Schultz of Frankenmuth, Dorothy Bell of Champaign, Illinois and the late Ruth Streit; beloved grandmother of R.B. Streit of Redford, Brian Schultz of Castle Rock, CO, Jennifer (Randall) Robichaud of Kirkland, WA and Bradley Schultz of Itasca, IL; great-grandmother of Kayla Streit and Alexis Robichaud. Mrs. Bell was born June 9, 1914 in Darke County, Pitsburg, Ohio to Minnie and David Fitzwater. She is preceded in death by her parents, her daughter Ruth Streit; four sisters; and two brothers. Mrs. Bell graduated from Pontiac High School in 1933 as a member of the National Honor Society. In past years she was active in the Parent-Teacher Association, was a volunteer with the American Red Cross and attended the Oakland Avenue Evangelical Presbyterian Church. Funeral Services will be Tuesday, February 19, 2002, 11 a.m. at the RIVERSIDE CHAPEL, Simpson-Modetz Funeral Home, 5630 Pontiac Lake Road, Waterford. Officiating Reverend Thomas A. Dages. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Monday 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Interment White Chapel Memorial Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Oakland Avenue Church.

February 21, 2002 Wichita Eagle Wichita, Kansas FITZWATER, Elizabeth Josephine, 92, homemaker, died Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2002. Visitation 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Dunsford Funeral Home; rosary 6 p.m. Sunday; funeral mass 10 a.m. Monday, both at St. James Catholic Church. Mrs. Fitzwater was born March 1, 1909 at Garden Plain, to the late Bernard Meyer and Mary Wehlage Meyer. Preceded in death by husband, William Fitzwater. Survivors: son, James Fitzwater of Stillwell, Kan.; daughters and son-in-law, Mary Jane and Velton Oglesby of Augusta, Janet Fitzwater of Andover; daughter-in-law, Sandra Fitzwater of Overland Park; grandchildren and spouses, Lisa and Jeff Daniels of Augusta, Toni and Paul Porter of Wichita, Dr. Amanda Fitzwater of Oklahoma City, Eric Fitzwater of Alexandria, VA.; great-granchildren, Adam, Chase and Claire Daniels, Nicholas Cannady. Memorial established with St. James Catholic Church, 813 State St., Augusta, KS 67010.

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/189 Message Board Post: All, I have talked with Katheryn Devine, and she plans to be done editing the final pages by the end of the month. When I asked her what prices she was able to find for printing, she said that it looks as though the book will sell for $60 for the leather bound. She is also planning to offer just the book unbound for you to put in your own 3 ring binder. I expect this to go for about $40, but not real firm on price just yet. So, if there are any others out there who are considering buying the book, let me know so that I can let Katheryn know and get the mailing labels done for her as well. If you are interested, please send to me: Your name, address and email address. Thanks! Leslie Lawson