 1892 - 1980 (87 years)
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| Name |
Clarence Virts Eldridge |
| 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 |
7 Mar 2021 |
| Father |
John Harp Eldridge, b. 5 Jan 1854, Myersville, Maryland , d. 7 Aug 1930, Washington County, Maryland (Age 76 years) |
| Mother |
Sarah Lillian Virts, b. 15 Dec 1863, Knoxville, Maryland , d. 14 Jan 1901, Washington County, Maryland (Age 37 years) |
| Married |
30 Nov 1881 |
Washington County, Maryland [2] |
| Family ID |
F1404 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Lillie Mae Ridenour, b. 21 Sep 1891, Hagerstown, Maryland , d. 8 Oct 1985, Boonsboro, Maryland (Age 94 years) |
| Married |
17 Mar 1915 |
Hagerstown, Maryland |
| Children |
| | 1. Doris Virginia Eldridge, b. 2 Nov 1916, Hagerstown, Maryland , d. 9 Sep 1998, Hagerstown, Maryland (Age 81 years) |
| | 2. Clarence Virts Eldridge, Jr., b. 24 Jun 1921, Hagerstown, Maryland , d. 18 Jun 2010, Hagerstown, Maryland (Age 88 years) |
| | 3. Gladys Jane Eldridge, b. 20 Apr 1926, Hagerstown, Maryland , d. 25 Apr 1926, Hagerstown, Maryland (Age 0 years) |
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| Last Modified |
7 Oct 2012 |
| Family ID |
F2096 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Photos
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 | 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 |
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| 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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| Sources |
- [S971] obituary.
- [S675] Herald and Torch Light, Hagerstown, Maryland, December 14, 1881.
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