Senior Living Resident Spotlight – Peggy Fitch
Peggy Fitch was born and raised in Orange County, Virginia. In fact, she has lived here in Orange her entire life! She grew up with two...
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The Dogwood Village Blog
- Apr 1, 2021
- 1 min
Senior Living Resident Spotlight – Don Detwiler
Don was born and raised in the small town of Clifton, which is located in Fairfax, Virginia. He lived there for 16 years with his mother,...
- Mar 2, 2021
- 1 min
Senior Living Resident Spotlight – Dorothy Garnett
Dorothy Garnett was born in Alberene in Albemarle County which is now known as North Garden. She lived with her Dad and Mom, Morton and...
- Feb 1, 2021
- 1 min
Senior Living Resident Spotlight – Barbara Garr
Newest resident, Barbara Garr grew up in Louisa County on a farm with her parents, two brothers and sister. Barbara drove a school bus by...
- Jan 4, 2021
- 1 min
Senior Living Resident Spotlight – Sibyl Johnson
Our friend, Mrs. Sibyl Johnson was born and raised in Fluvanna County, VA with her two brothers and three sisters. Living in a rural it...
- Nov 2, 2020
- 1 min
Senior Living Resident Spotlight – Mary McBride
Our neighbor, Mrs. Mary McBride was born and raised in Holderness, New Hampshire where she grew up with her parents, 2 brothers and 3...
- Jul 31, 2020
- 1 min
Senior Living Resident Spotlight – Luther Dofflemoyer
Mr. Luther Dofflemoyer was born at Martha Jefferson Hospital in Charlottesville, Virginia but has spent the entirety of his life in...
- Jul 1, 2020
- 1 min
Senior Living Resident Spotlight – Len Deeds
Our fellow Villager, Mr. Len Deeds is originally from Erie, Pennsylvania where he grew up with his doting parents as well as his sister...
- Jun 1, 2020
- 1 min
Senior Living Resident Spotlight – Glynn and Betty Coleman
Glynn and Betty Coleman have spent most of the last 70 years together in a wonderful marriage. Glynn was raised in Gibson County, TN and...
- Apr 1, 2020
- 1 min
Health & Rehab Resident Spotlight – Mike Lohr
Mike Lohr grew up in Orange and has lived in town his whole life. After he became disabled, he moved to Dogwood Village. “I love it...
- Apr 1, 2020
- 1 min
Senior Living Resident Spotlight – Zeke and Ann Tomlinson
Zeke and Ann Tomlinson have spent the majority of their lives in Orange County though Ann was raised in Lahore and Zeke spent the very...
- Mar 2, 2020
- 1 min
Senior Living Resident Spotlight – Frances Purcell
Mrs. Frances Purcell was born and raised in Washington. D.C. and spent the entirety of her childhood along with her brother, Jay and...
- Mar 2, 2020
- 1 min
Health & Rehab Resident Spotlight – Dorothy Mitchell
Ms. Dorothy Mitchell was born in Natural Bridge, Virginia. She was born into a large family of twelve children, nine girls and four boys....
- Jan 2, 2020
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Health & Rehab Resident Spotlight – Barbara Jean Grasty
Ms. Barbara Jean Grasty was born and raised in Orange, VA. along with her brother and sister and attended Orange County schools. After...
- Jan 2, 2020
- 1 min
Senior Living Resident Spotlight – Alice Wells
Mrs. Alice Wells immigrated to the United States from the Czech Republic with her mother and brother at the age of 13. Her father had...
- Dec 2, 2019
- 1 min
Senior Living Resident Spotlight – Cora Smith
Cora Smith was raised in rural Greene County, VA along with her 2 sisters and brother on a farm. She attended William Monroe High School...
- Dec 2, 2019
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Health & Rehab Resident Spotlight – Hazel Kennon
Ms. Hazel Kennon was born November 16, 1917 in Charlestown, WV. Her family moved to North Carolina and later to Locust Grove, VA where...
- Nov 1, 2019
- 1 min
Senior Living Resident Spotlight – Mary Lou Baker
Mrs. Mary Lou Baker has been a friend to all from the moment she moved into Dogwood Village. She was born in Unionville and has spent the...
- Nov 1, 2019
- 1 min
Health & Rehab Resident Spotlight – Sherwood Parrott
Mr. Sherwood Parrott was born and raised in Quinque, a community in Green County, VA. He attended William Monroe High School and worked...
- Oct 1, 2019
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Senior Living Resident Spotlight – Alice Lumsden
Our dear friend, Mrs. Alice Lumsden with a heart of gold and larger than life personality has spent her life in Orange County and has...
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