Featured Resident

April 1, 2019 — Penny Gallihugh was born and raised in Orange County, Virginia. She is the middle child; she has two brothers. She also has four nieces, one nephew and several great nieces she is very proud of. Penny attended Orange County High School. After school she went to work at The American Silk Mill and later worked... Read More

April 1, 2019 — Phillipa Mae Faudree Brown was born in Grassland, VA. Her mother and father ran a country store and post office along with raising their brood of 8 children. Mrs. Brown grew up along side her 3 brothers and 4 sisters of which she was the second to oldest. At the age of 19 Phil moved... Read More

March 1, 2019 — Mr. Don Detwiler was born and raised in Clifton, VA. Shortly after graduating high school Don moved to Washington, D.C. and began working in a shoe shop mastering all things shoe related. In the year 1948 at just 18 years old he joined the military and spent the next four years defending the proud freedoms... Read More

March 1, 2019 — Vernon and Elizabeth “Jean” Trout were born and raised in Quinwood, a former coal town in Greenbrier County, West Virginia. They met and fell in love in a small hometown five and dime store when they were introduced by Jean’s sister. They moved to Unionville, Virginia in 1961 where they built their home and raised... Read More

February 1, 2019 —  Mrs. Barbara Hutchinson has spent the majority of her life in Orange County after moving back to her father’s home place. Through the years the unbreakable bond between Barbara, her younger brother and two younger sisters has only grown stronger as they’ve seen each other through some of the happiest as well as the hardest... Read More

February 1, 2019 — Ms. Margaret “Peggy” Crane was born in Culpeper County Virginia to Margaret and Buck Smoot and has two brothers. Peggy graduated from Culpeper High School and worked as a deputy clerk for Culpeper Board of Supervisors for twenty-five years. She was a member of the clerk’s association, bowled on a bowling league in Culpeper and... Read More

January 2, 2019 — Our neighbor, Mr. Joseph “Joe” Taylor is originally from York, Nebraska, a small county in which he grew up along with his two younger sisters. Joe always had a close relationship with his mother and grandparents; especially his grandfather whom he credits with teaching him some of the most important lessons and values in life.... Read More

January 2, 2019 — William Bland Davis was born and raised in Raleigh, North Carolina and graduated from Cardinal Gibbons Catholic High School. He stated working at the age of 14 for the Raleigh News and Observer. He graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1972 where he earned several degrees in philosophy and psychology and... Read More

December 3, 2018 — 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. Their story began when they met on a blind date while both were attending the University of Richmond where fate brought them together. Peggy is originally from Norfolk, VA and... Read More

December 3, 2018 — Ms. Hazel Kennon was born November 16, 1917 in Charlestown, WV. Her family moved to North Carolina and later to Locust Grove, VA where her father opened Dulin’s Furniture & Hardware Store in Mine Run, August 1932. Her son, Milton Kennon, continues to own and operate the family store to this day. Ms. Kennon worked... Read More