This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Huver, Shepard, Crakes, Rodgers, Piper Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/QFB.2ACE/1538 Message Board Post: Virginia L. Huver, age 80, of Hastings, passed away Saturday, May 10, 1997 at her residence. Mrs. Huver was born on June 16, 1916 at Mobile, Alabama, the daughter of George and Donna (Shepard) Crakes. She was raised in the Hastings area and attended Hastings schools, graduating in 1935. She went on to attend Grand Rapids Beauty Academy. She was married to Alvin L. Huver on August 14. 1936. Mrs. Huver owned and operated "Virginia's Beauty Shop" in Hastings for nearly 50 years. She had previously worked for the former Jean Pugh Beauty Shop in Hastings for a brief time. She was a member of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church. Mrs. Huver was preceded in death by her husband, Alvin L. Huver on November 13, 1973; her parents, a grandson; a great grandson and step-brother, Donald Nevins, Sr. She is survived by four sons, Michael (Barbara) Huver of Hastings, Richard (Sunny) Huver of Austin, Texas, Stephen (Suzanne) Huver of Jackson and David (Janice Hummell) Huver of Middlevil! le; one daughter Catherine Huver of Hastings; sixteen grandchildren; seven great grandchildren; one sister, Hildah Rodgers of Hastings and a stepsister, Marjorie Piper of Hastings. The Rite of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 13, 1997 at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Hastings with Reverend Charles H. Fischer officiating. Burial will take place at Hastings Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Rose School Building Fund or a charity of one's choice. Arrangements were made by Wren Funeral Home or Hastings. (The Hastings "Reminder" - Tuesday, May 13, 1997) Transcriber has no family connection.