Otis Henry Woodard Sr. of West Pawlet passed away at his home on Thursday, July 24, 2008 following a long illness.Otis was born on Feb. 28, 1928 in East Arlington, Vt., the son of Warren Henry and Violet (King) Woodard.Otis initially served in the US Marine Corp during World War II. When the war ended [...]
Leland Craig Getty, 85
Leland Craig Getty passed away in Burlington on June 30, 2008. Getty was born on June 20, 1923, in Hebron, N.Y., the son of Harold E. and Alfreda (Craig) Getty. Lee retired after a long career as a designer for General Electric in Burlington. He was deeply committed to his children and grandchildren [...]
Clinton A. Taft, 88
Clinton A. Taft, 88, of Lafayette Street and a lifelong resident of Whitehall, passed away at his home on Friday, June 13, following a long illness. Born on August 26, 1919 in Whitehall, he was the son of the late Gus and Ida (Hyatt) Taft. Taft was married to the late Kathleen Barker Taft for 57 years, [...]
William F. Dalton
William F. Dalton, 80 years old, of Bellingham, Washington, died March 6, 2008 after a lengthy illness. William was born on October 17, 1927 in Whitehall, the son of Fred Dalton and Hazel (Dalton) Meyer. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy at the age 17, serving four years during World War II. He [...]
Betty (Rudd) Goodspeed, 86
Betty (Rudd) Goodspeed, 86, of Rutland, died peacefully on Saturday afternoon, Feb. 16, 2008, at the Rutland Regional Medical Center. She was surrounded by her family. Betty had been in failing health for many years, but always rallied. She had an amazing will right up until the end. Betty Rosamund Rudd was born on [...]
Betty (Beatrice) R. Martin
Betty (Beatrice) R. Martin died from a heart attack at her home on Thursday, Feb. 14. Betty was the daughter of Bert and Matilda Snody and was born in Dresden on June 26, 1923. She was 84 years old at the time of her death.Betty was predeceased by her husband of 60 [...]
Betty (Beatrice) R. Martin
Betty (Beatrice) R. Martin died from a heart attack at her home on Thursday, Feb. 14. Betty was the daughter of Bert and Matilda Snody and was born in Dresden on June 26, 1923. She was 84 years old at the time of her death. Betty was predeceased by her husband of 60 [...]
William Raymond Hughes, 83
William Raymond Hughes of West North Street, Ballston Spa, died suddenly Friday, Jan. 25, at Albany Medical Center Hospital, where he was being treated for a torn aorta suffered a week earlier. He was born at the family farm on March 20, 1924 in Granville, the son of William R. Hughes and Margaret [...]
Ruth F. Jackson, 94
Ruth F. Jackson, 94, a former resident of Skenesborough Harbor Apartments, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, October 4, 2007 at Misty Heather Morn Community Care Center in Hydeville, Vt. Born on December 11, 1912 in Huletts Landing on Lake George, she was the daughter of the late Harland and Mabel (Belden) Foote. Ruth graduated [...]
Edrys W. Ross, 94
Edrys W. Ross, 94, of Rochester, passed away peacefully on July 18, 2007 at Rochester General Hospital surrounded by loved ones. Born on February 5, 1913 in Whitehall, he was the youngest of eight children born to the late James and Sarah (Thomas) Ross.. Mr. Ross was a U.S. Army veteran of World [...]






VPR commentator entertains at Slate Valley Museum
By Jaime Thomas About 75 people gathered at the Slate Valley Museum Thursday evening to listen to Vermont Public Radio [...]