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We just recently received notification about the death of Robert “Bob” Allen Byrne, a member of the West Virginia Society Sons of the Revolution.

The officers and members of the Society of Sons of the Revolution in the State of West Virginia extend their belated but most sincere condolences to the family and friends of Robert “Bob” Allen Byrne who passed away on Sunday, March 08, 2020. Robert “Bob” Allen Byrne was a member of the Society of Sons of the Revolution in the State of West Virginia.

The following is his obituary from the Wright Funeral Home of Philippi, W.V. Continue reading “Death of Robert Allen Byrne”

Due to the Coronavirus pandemic and the National Emergency declaration, any meetings or activities for the Society of Sons of the Revolution in the State of West Virginia is canceled until further notice.

For complete and detailed information about the Conronavirus pandemic, please visit the following website: https://coronavirus.gov/

The officers and members of the West Virginia Society of the Sons of the Revolution extend Seasons Greetings, wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Patriots, if you haven’t mailed your year 2020 dues to President Ray Kane of the West Virginia Sons of the Revolution, please do so as soon as possible.

For those Compatriots whose Sons of the Revolution membership has been dropped for non-payment of dues, if you would like to be reinstated as a member of the Sons of the Revolution, please contact the West Virginia Sons of the Revolution President Ray Kane.

We just recently received notification about the death of Charles Vincent Critchfield, a member of the West Virginia Society Sons of the Revolution.

The officers and members of the Society of Sons of the Revolution in the State of West Virginia extend their belated but most sincere condolences to the family and friends of Charles Vincent Critchfield who passed away on Sunday, July 07, 2019. Charles Vincent Critchfield was a member of the Society of Sons of the Revolution in the State of West Virginia.

The following is his obituary from the Raymer-Kepner Funeral Home of Huntersville, N.C. Continue reading “Death of Charles Vincent Critchfield”

Honor the United States military members and Veterans of our great Nation!

We have been made aware that scammers have been attempting to steal money from various organizations and members by sending emails that claim to come from an officer of the organization and requesting the recipient of the email scam to send either cash or gift cards for some made up cause.

Here is a partial email that contains part of the scam email messages:

“I need your assistance, are you available? I’m out of town, I need you to handle this for (they place the name of the organization here). We need some gift cards for donation to Veterans at Hospice Care and welfare with patients …”

The scammers will word their scam email messages in various ways, but the general idea of the scam remains similar.

DO NOT FALL FOR THESE EMAIL SCAMS!

If you receive an email like these or similar scam emails, DO NOT click on any links in the emails and DO NOT click on or save any email attachments. Delete the email.

As you, your families and friends celebrate the Fourth of July holiday weekend, take time to read the Declaration of Independence of July 4, 1776, which is commemorated by our Independence Day – Fourth of July – July Fourth federal holiday. And then remember our patriot ancestors who sacrificed so much to give us our great country – The United States of America.

Continue reading “Independence Day – July 4 2019”

Remember those who died while in U.S. military service of our great country.

We just recently received notification about the death of John Mathew Holt, a member of the West Virginia Society Sons of the Revolution.

The officers and members of the Society of Sons of the Revolution in the State of West Virginia extend their belated but most sincere condolences to the family and friends of John Mathew Holt who passed away on Friday, November 23, 2018. John Mathew Holt was a member of the Society of Sons of the Revolution in the State of West Virginia. Continue reading “Death of John Mathew Holt”