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The Dogwood Village Blog


Oct 1, 20191 min read
Health & Rehab Resident Spotlight – Glen Reid
Mr. Glen Reid was born and raised in Barboursville, Virginia and attended Orange County schools. He spent six years in the Army/Air Force...


Sep 3, 20191 min read
Senior Living Resident Spotlight – Erba Burton
Mrs. Erba Burton was born in Monticello, Illinois and spent the first four decades of her life there. She grew up along side her two...


Sep 3, 20191 min read
Health & Rehab Resident Spotlight – Joyce Ann Woodward
Ms. Joyce Ann Woodward was born in Charlottesville but lived her whole life in the beautiful mountains of Madison County, Virginia. Joyce...


Aug 1, 20191 min read
Senior Living Resident Spotlight – Betty Colvin
Mrs. Betty Colvin grew up in Gordonsville, VA along with her sister Eugenia. Throughout her early years her family spent time in...


Aug 1, 20191 min read
Health & Rehab Resident Spotlight – Ruby Shifflett
Ms. Ruby Shifflett was born and raised in Madison County along with her four siblings. She attended Madison County schools. She grew up...


Jul 1, 20191 min read
Health & Rehab Resident Spotlight – Frances Roberts
Ms. Frances Roberts was born and raised in Culpeper County Virginia. She owned an antique shop in Mitchells, Virginia for thirty years...


Jul 1, 20191 min read
Senior Living Resident Spotlight – Claudia Chisholm
Our friend, Claudia Chisholm, affectionately known as C.C., is originally from Buckingham County, VA where she grew up with an older...


Jun 3, 20191 min read
Senior Living Resident Spotlight – Herbert Breeden
Mr. Herbert Breeden grew up in Greene County along with his 8 brothers and sisters. Mr. Breeden’s mother passed when he was a young boy...


Jun 3, 20191 min read
Health & Rehab Resident Spotlight – Carole McKenney
Ms. Carole McKenney was born in Fauquier County and raised in Culpeper County, Virginia. She graduated from Culpeper County High School....


May 1, 20191 min read
Senior Living Resident Spotlight – Peggy Woodward
Mrs. Peggy Woodward, born Peggy Sisk, has spent the majority of her life in or around Orange County. Being the only child, Peggy’s...


May 1, 20191 min read
Health & Rehab Resident Spotlight – Jean Dempsey
Ms. Jean Dempsey was born and raised in Orange County Virginia and attended Orange County Public Schools. She has two sons and one...


Apr 1, 20191 min read
Senior Living Resident Spotlight – Phillipa Mae Faudree Brown
Phillipa Mae Faudree Brown was born in Grassland, VA. Her mother and father ran a country store and post office along with raising their...


Apr 1, 20191 min read
Health & Rehab Resident Spotlight – Penny Gallihugh
Penny Gallihugh was born and raised in Orange County, Virginia. She is the middle child; she has two brothers. She also has four nieces,...


Mar 1, 20191 min read
Senior Living Resident Spotlight – Don Detwiler
Mr. Don Detwiler was born and raised in Clifton, VA. Shortly after graduating high school Don moved to Washington, D.C. and began working...


Mar 1, 20191 min read
Health & Rehab Resident Spotlight – Vernon and Elizabeth “Jean” Trout
Vernon and Elizabeth “Jean” Trout were born and raised in Quinwood, a former coal town in Greenbrier County, West Virginia. They met and...


Feb 1, 20191 min read
Senior Living Resident Spotlight – Barbara Hutchinson
Mrs. Barbara Hutchinson has spent the majority of her life in Orange County after moving back to her father’s home place. Through the...


Feb 1, 20191 min read
Health & Rehab Resident Spotlight – Ms. Margaret “Peggy” Crane
Ms. Margaret “Peggy” Crane was born in Culpeper County Virginia to Margaret and Buck Smoot and has two brothers. Peggy graduated from...


Jan 2, 20191 min read
Health & Rehab Resident Spotlight – William Bland Davis
William Bland Davis was born and raised in Raleigh, North Carolina and graduated from Cardinal Gibbons Catholic High School. He stated...


Jan 2, 20191 min read
Senior Living Resident Spotlight – Joseph “Joe” Taylor
Our neighbor, Mr. Joseph “Joe” Taylor is originally from York, Nebraska, a small county in which he grew up along with his two younger...


Dec 3, 20181 min read
Senior Living Resident Spotlight – Mr. and Mrs. Butterworth
Two became one 60 years ago this month. Mr. and Mrs. Butterworth have spent three times the number of years married than when they met....
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