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The Dogwood Village Blog


Health & Rehab Resident Spotlight – Doris J. MacEwan
Mrs. Doris J. MacEwan was born in Charlottesville, Virginia in 1932. She was raised in Somerset, Virginia where her father ran the...
Feb 1, 20181 min read


Senior Living Resident Spotlight – Doris Washburn
Mrs. Washburn, better known as Doris moved to Orange County only four years ago to be closer to family. Doris married her high school...
Jan 4, 20181 min read


Health & Rehab Resident Spotlight – Alan Roper
Mr. Alan Roper was born March 20, 1957 in Charlottesville, VA. He lived in Kentucky and North Caroline before recently moving back to...
Jan 2, 20181 min read


Health & Rehab Resident Spotlight – Mike Lohr
Mike Lohr was born in August of 1957, one of six children, raised in Orange County, Virginia. He graduated from Orange County High...
Dec 1, 20171 min read


Senior Living Resident Spotlight – Helen Stewart
Mrs. Helen Stewart was born is Roanoke, Va., but has resided in Orange County since 1922. Helen went on to further her education at both...
Dec 1, 20171 min read


Health & Rehab Resident Spotlight – Ms. Irene Silberski
Ms. Irene Silberski was born on January 26, 1930 in Higginsville, West Virginia (Hampshire Co.) to George Hamilton Day and Maude Unstot...
Nov 1, 20171 min read


Senior Living Resident Spotlight – Pat Brumett
Pat Brumett was one of three children born and raised in Indiana. After graduating high school Pat went on to further her education at...
Nov 1, 20171 min read


Senior Living Resident Spotlight – Julia Hodges Williams
Julia Hodges Williams was born in Florida and was raised in Virginia to become a farmer. She had two siblings: Harriet and Bill. An...
Sep 29, 20171 min read


Health & Rehab Resident Spotlight – Mr. Robert (Bobby) Turner
Mr. Robert (Bobby) Turner was born October 29, 1937 in Madison County, Virginia. He was born into a large family with ten brothers and...
Sep 29, 20171 min read


Health & Rehab Resident Spotlight – Penny Gallihugh
Ms. Penny Gallihugh was born October 8, 1961 in Charlottesville, VA to Robert and Mary Gallihugh of Orange, Virginia; she has two...
Sep 1, 20171 min read


Senior Living Resident Spotlight – Betty Wright
Betty Wright, who is the oldest of five siblings, was born in Liberty, South Carolina and was raised in Lyman, South Carolina. After...
Sep 1, 20171 min read


Health & Rehab Resident Spotlight – Tina Nicholson
Tina Nicholson was born September 30, 1973 in Charlottesville, Virginia to James and Mary Nicholson. She has four brothers, two sisters...
Jul 31, 20171 min read


Senior Living Resident Spotlight – Myrtle Martin
Myrtle Martin was born on September 14th at her grandparent’s dairy farm in Locust Grove. Myrtle was the third child of four; Walter,...
Jul 31, 20171 min read


Health & Rehab Resident Spotlight – Mr. Scott Kennedy Rooth
Mr. Scott Kennedy Rooth was born on October 26, 1951 in Dallas, Texas. His parents divorced when he was six years old and his mother...
Jun 30, 20171 min read


Senior Living Resident Spotlight – Roderick Knighton
Roderick “Rod” Knighton was born and raised in Orange, Virginia. He was the youngest of 5 children; Evis, Lyell, Jack, and Janis. Mr....
Jun 14, 20171 min read


Senior Living Resident Spotlight – Patricia Faulconer
Mrs. Patricia Faulconer is a native to Orange County. She was born in her family home in Orange, VA along with her younger sister. While...
Jun 1, 20171 min read


Health & Rehab Resident Spotlight – Ms. Patricia Yancey
Ms. Patricia Yancey was born January 6, 1954 in Gordonville, Virginia, to James Edward and Hilda May Yancey. She has three sisters and...
Jun 1, 20171 min read


Health & Rehab Resident Spotlight – Robert “Bobby” Seal
Mr. Robert “Bobby” Seal was born January 2nd, 1932 in Orange, VA and has two siblings. He graduated from Orange County High School in...
May 1, 20171 min read


Senior Living Resident Spotlight – Philippa Brown
Philippa Brown (AKA Phil) was born and raised in Grassland, VA along with seven siblings. After graduating from Unionville High School in...
May 1, 20171 min read


Senior Living Resident Spotlight – Jay R. Marshall
Mr. Jay Marshall, resident in Senior Living, was born on a farm in Arcola, Virginia, where he grew up with four younger siblings. At the...
Mar 31, 20171 min read
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