Clarence Virts Eldridge, Sr.

1892 - 1980

• Suffix	Sr.
  Born	24 Oct 1892	Frederick County, Maryland
  Gender	Male
  Died	31 Mar 1980	Boonsboro, Maryland   [1]
  Buried	Rest Haven Cemetery, Hagerstown, Maryland
  Person ID	I4590	Virts
  Last Modified	16 Nov 2013

  
  

  Father	John Harp Eldridge,   b. 5 Jan 1854, Myersville, Maryland ,   d. 7 Aug 1930, Washington County, Maryland
  Mother	Sarah Lillian Virts,   b. 15 Dec 1863, Knoxville, Maryland ,   d. 14 Jan 1901, Washington County, Maryland
  Married	30 Nov 1881	Washington County, Maryland
  Family ID	F1404	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Lillie Mae Ridenour,   b. 21 Sep 1891, Hagerstown, Maryland ,   d. 8 Oct 1985, Boonsboro, Maryland
  Married	17 Mar 1915	Hagerstown, Maryland
  Children	1. Doris Virginia Eldridge,   b. 2 Nov 1916, Hagerstown, Maryland ,   d. 9 Sep 1998, Hagerstown, Maryland   2. Clarence Virts Eldridge, Jr.,   b. 24 Jun 1921, Hagerstown, Maryland ,   d. 18 Jun 2010, Hagerstown, Maryland   3. Gladys Jane Eldridge,   b. 20 Apr 1926, Hagerstown, Maryland ,   d. 25 Apr 1926, Hagerstown, Maryland
  Last Modified	7 Oct 2012
  Family ID	F2096	Group Sheet

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Charles Alfred Eldridge, John Wesley Eldridge, Viola Catherine Eldridge Elliot, Clarence Virts Eldridge, Sr., Russell Andrew Eldridge photo courtesy of Julie Eldridge Carbaugh
  		Russell Andrew Eldridge, Clarence Virts Eldridge, Sr., John Wesley Eldridge, Charles Alfred Eldridge, John Harp Eldridge and Viola Elridge Elliot Photo courtesy of Julie Eldridge Carbaugh
  		Clarence Virts Eldridge,Sr. (1892-1980) Photo courtesy of June Eldridge Carbaugh

  
  

• Notes

  The Frederick Post, April 2, 1980 Clarence Virts Eldridge Sr., 87, formerly of 41 E. Antietam St., a resident of Fahrney-Keedy Memorial Home, died at the Washington County Hospital Monday. Born ner Myersville, he was the son of John H. and Lillian Virts Eldridge. He was a member of the Otterbein United Methodist Church. He had served four terms as county commissioner (16 years), he was chairman of the Tax Appeals Court for 6 years, and had served on the Hagerstown Zoning Board for 12 years. He was also on the Board of Directors of the Coffman Home for the Aging for 17 years. He was a member of Hagerstown Lions Club, the Fraternal Order of Hagerstown Elks Club 378 and the Hagerstown Shrine Club. He was a life member of the Ali Ghan Shrine of Cumberland, the Hagerstown Forrest Tall Cedars of Lebanon, the Palestine Council R. & S.M., the Ithiel Royal Arch Chapter, the St. Bernarnd Commandry Knights of Templar, and the Friendship Lodge A. F. & A.M. He is survived by his wife, Lille M. Ridenour Eldridge; one daughter, Mrs. Russell B. Keener of Hagerstown; one son, Clarence V. Eldridge Jr. of Hagerstown; one sister, Viola C. Elliott of the Fahrney-Keedy Memorial Home; and five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services will be held from the Andrew K. Coffman Funeral Home Thursday at 2 p.m. The Rev. Lamar W. Kopp and the Rev. John R. Lebo will officiate. Burial will be at the Rest Haven Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. Donations may be made to the chapel at the Fahrney-Keedy Home.

  
  

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