Grafton Obituaries

Local obituary notices in Grafton, WV

• Saturday May 18 | via The Inter-Mountain 

  Dema Carr

  Dema Almonta Zirkle Carr, 92, a resident of High St. in Belington, passed away Friday, May 17, 2013, at her residence.

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• Sunday May 12 | via Examiner.com 

  Mother's Day a national holiday

  The origins of Mother's Day are attributed to different people. Many believe that two women, Julia Ward Howe and Anna Jarvis were important in establishing the tradition of Mother's Day in the United States.

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• Sunday May 12 | via Patch.com 

  Celebrating Mothers: Not a New Concept

  The origin of Mother's Day goes back to the era of ancient Greek and Romans. But the roots of Mother's Day history can also be traced in UK where a Mothering Sunday was celebrated much before the celebration saw the light of the day in US.

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• Saturday May 11 | via Edhat 

  Mother's Day

  Ahhha Mother's Day. It's here. It's time for you to honor your mother. Celebrate her, thank her and spoil her today.

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• Saturday May 11 | via Kane Co. Chronicle 

  Mom finds fulfillment in volunteering

  Suzanne Spry is seen with her children, Jenna, 11, and Derek, 14. Spry, who lives in Mill Creek, will be president-elect of the Mothers Club of Geneva, picks up leftover food each week at Red Lobster for Lazarus House and helps with the Fox Valley Volunteer Hospice's garden party fundraiser.

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• Friday May 10 | via The Inter-Mountain 

  Herbert Holloway

  Mr. Herbert G. Holloway, 78, a former resident of Martinsburg and a patient in Nella's Nursing Home, passed away Friday morning, May 10, 2013, in the nursing home.

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• Tuesday Apr 30 | via The Free Dictionary 

  Anna Marie Jarvis

  Anna Jarvis was born in the tiny town of Webster, West Virginia . She was the daughter of Ann Maria Reeves Jarvis .

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• Tuesday Apr 30 | via The Tennessean 

  Donna Frances Borck

  Donna Frances Borck, 75, departed this life on April 25, 2013. She was preceded in death by her parents, Donald Boyd and Helen Lawson Boyd; and daughter, Jacqueline Borck.

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• May 8, 2011 | via National Geographic 

  Anna Jarvis.

  Before the brunches, before the gifts and greeting cards, Mother's Day -today honored with perhaps the ultimate Internet accolade, a Google doodle -was a time for mourning women to remember fallen soldiers and work for peace.

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