The Dogwood Village Blog

Ms. Hazel Kennon was born November 16, 1917 in Charlestown, WV. Her family moved to North Carolina and later to Locust Grove, VA where...

Ms. Helen Shoemaker was born in Charlottesville, VA and was raised in Greene County and Orange County. She has two children, one son and...

Mrs. Irmgard Sames, formerly known as Irmgard Neeb, meaning “unforgettable” was born and raised in Germany along with her three sisters...

Mrs. Dottie Burke born Dottie Halvorsen, was born and raised in Flushing, New York just outside Long Island with her parents and older...

Mr. Garnett Kestner was born and raised in Abington ,Virginia right outside of Bristol, and attended school in Washington County,...

Mr. John Pente was born and raised with his brother and sister in Baltimore, Maryland. After graduating from Calvert Hall College John...

Ms. Brenda Burns was born and raised in Castlewood, Virginia and graduated from Castlewood High School. She had four sisters and one...

Mr. Charles Butler was born November 6, 1943 and raised in Culpeper County, Virginia. He is known to family and friends as “Boozie”. He...

Mrs. Mabel Nell Denny, formerly known as Mabel Riley was one of ten children. Mabel grew up with five brothers and four sisters. After...

Ms. Audrey Briggs was born and raised in Newcastle England. She had two brothers and one sister and worked as a dentist prior to moving...

Ms. Marian Durden was born and raised in Green Bay, Wisconsin. She grew up with 2 sisters and one brother of which she was the eldest....

Our resident spotlight for the month of June is Mr. William H. Gentry. He was born June 22, 1947 in Charlottesville, VA to a large...

Mrs. Frances Reamy grew up in Caroline County, Virginia with her parents and one brother. After graduating from C.T Smith High School in...

Our Resident Spotlight for the month of May is Ms. Agnes Carpenter. Agnes was born July 7, 1937, in Charlottesville, Virginia; She has...

Mrs. Irene Peltzer is originally from Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania and moved down South later in life. Irene was one of five children and...

Mrs. Ruth Ecker was born in Nork, New Jersey but was raised and spent the majority of her life in Maplewood, New Jersey. Ruth grew up in...

We would like to wish Ms. Mabel Wright a very Happy Birthday! She recently celebrated her 100th birthday on 3-20-2018. Ms. Mabel was born...

Mrs. Mildred Ransom originally hales from the coal mining town of Slabfork, WV. She was one of nine children and grew up to marry her...

Bette Oliver grew up in Arlington, Virginia and was the oldest of eight children. She completed college and worked as a computer...

Mrs. Mary Stephen is a native of Madison County but has resided in Orange County since she was twelve years old. Mary is the youngest of...