{"id":98159,"date":"2021-03-24T17:55:38","date_gmt":"2021-03-24T17:55:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snapwhole.com\/index.php\/velma-emogene-varner-moats-1927-2013-obituary\/"},"modified":"2023-01-17T01:05:10","modified_gmt":"2023-01-17T01:05:10","slug":"velma-emogene-varner-moats-1927-2013-obituary","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.snapwhole.com\/index.php\/velma-emogene-varner-moats-1927-2013-obituary\/","title":{"rendered":"VELMA EMOGENE VARNER MOATS 1927-2013 Obituary"},"content":{"rendered":"<center><a style=\"color:Tomato; \" href=\"https:\/\/www.snapwhole.com\/index.php\/randolph-county-west-virginia-area-obituaries\/\">Return to Randolph County Area Obituaries Home Page<\/a><\/center><br><br><p>VELMA EMOGENE VARNER MOATS, age 85 years, a resident of the Clover Run Community, St. George, WV, departed this life early Saturday morning May 25, 2013 at the Hospice Care Regional Inpatient Center at Elkins, WV.<br><br>She was born Tuesday, October 4, 1927 at Clover Run, Tucker County, WV, a daughter of the late Porter A. and Melvina &#8220;Millie&#8221; Shaffer Varner. On July 21, 1951 at Oakland, MD, she was married to Ward Maree Moats, who survives. They had celebrated sixty one years of marriage.<br><br>Also surviving are one son, William &#8220;Bill&#8221; Moats and wife Sharon of Clover Run; one daughter, Mildred &#8220;Millie&#8221; Marie Shaffer and husband Tom of Clover Run; four grandchildren, Kristi Wolford and husband David of Fairmont, Tommy Shaffer of Morgantown, Travis William Moats and Scott Wesley Moats, both of Clover Run; and two great grandchildren, Zachariah Wolford and Tristan Wolford, both of Fairmont; and one sister in law, Wilma Moats of Tacy Community.<br><br>She was preceded in death by one brother, John Edward Varner and one sister, Mildred Ruth Varner.<br><br>She attended the one room Harper School at Clover Run. She was a Homemaker and a member of the Union Chapel Church. She was a noted cook, enjoyed making big meals, gardening and canning and spending time with her family.<br><br>The family will receive friends at the Lohr &#038; Barb Funeral Home on Wednesday from 5 to 8 PM. Final rites will be conducted at the funeral home parlor on Thursday, May 30, 2013 at 11:30AM. The Rev. Neil Precht and The Rev. Neil Parsons will officiate and interment will follow at the Cross Roads Cemetery in the Tacy Community.<\/p><center><a style=\"color:Tomato; \" href=\"https:\/\/www.snapwhole.com\/index.php\/randolph-county-west-virginia-area-obituaries\/\">Return to Randolph County Area Obituaries Home Page<\/a><\/center><br><br><div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div><p id=\"pvc_stats_98159\" class=\"pvc_stats all  \" data-element-id=\"98159\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"https:\/\/www.snapwhole.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=0 \/><\/p><div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Return to Randolph County Area Obituaries Home Page VELMA EMOGENE VARNER MOATS, age 85 years, a resident of the Clover Run Community, St. George, WV, departed this life early Saturday morning May 25, 2013 at the Hospice Care Regional Inpatient Center at Elkins, WV. 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