Name |
Bradford Zinn SPIKER [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] |
Nickname |
Brad |
Born |
29 Apr 1908 |
Holbrook, Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA [2, 3, 7, 8] |
Gender |
Male |
Education |
SCHOOL - Sunny Point School, Holbrook, Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA [9] |
Education |
SCHOOL - West Virginia University, Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA [2] |
Obtained Master's Degree |
Education |
1926 |
SCHOOL - Pullman High School, Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA |
Graduated |
Education |
1945 |
SCHOOL - Salem International University, Salem, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA [2] |
Graduated with Bachelor's Degree. |
Occupation |
Public School Teacher for 52+ years in Ritchie County. [2] |
Retired |
Retired from Ritchie County School System with 42+ years of service as a teacher, and later served as a substitute teacher for 10 years, serving in seven different decades as a teacher. [2] |
Church or Religion |
1. Member and Deacon of the South Fork Baptist Church, Doddridge County, WV.
2. Attended the First United Methodist Church of Pennsboro, Ritchie County, WV. [2] |
Military Service |
Enlistment Date 23 Jul 1942. Release Date 17 Oct 1945. Branch ARMY [5] |
Military Service |
TEC 5 US ARMY, World War II [6] |
Military Service |
U.S. veteran of WWII with service in the European Theatre in the 80th Infantry Division of Gen. George Patton's Third Army, having taken part in the liberation of Bastogne at the Battle of the Bulge, and the Allied liberation of the Nazi concentration camps. [2] |
Memberships |
1. Member and Leader of 4-H clubs in Ritchie County.
2. Life member of the 4-H All-Stars.
3. Chosen for membership in the United States Holocause Memorial Council in 1981 in recognition of his service in helping to liberate Nazi Concentration Camps.
4. Active member and past President of the Ritchie County Retired Teachers Association.
5. Member of the former Pennsboro High School Band Parents.
6. Member Harmony Lodge #59 of Pennsboro, AF&AM.
7. Member O'Dell S. Long Chapter #25 of the Knights Templar, RAM.
8. Member Pennsboro Commandry #20 Knights Templar.
9. Member of the Executive Committee of the West Virginia Baptist Association.
10. Member of the Pennsboro American Legion, West Virginia Association. [2] |
Died |
20 Jan 1996 |
HOSP or INST - Sheppard Health Care, Ellenboro, Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA [2, 3, 5, 7] |
Age: 87 |
Cause: Natural Causes |
Buried |
23 Jan 1996 |
CEMETERY - South Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Oxford, Doddridge County, West Virginia, USA [2, 3] |
- Funeral services provided by McCullough-Rogers Funeral Home, Pennsboro, WV. Minister: Rev. Joseph Gluck.
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Person ID |
I3 |
Spiker Genealogy |
Last Modified |
4 Jan 2018 |
Father |
Jacob SPIKER, b. 8 Feb 1881, Pennsboro, Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA , d. 24 Dec 1956, Holbrook, Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA (Age 75 years) |
Mother |
Missouri Gay ZINN, b. 23 Jun 1884, Horn Creek, Gilmer County, West Virginia, USA , d. 20 May 1967, Pennsboro, Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA (Age 82 years) |
Married |
14 Apr 1907 |
Bear Run, Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA |
Family ID |
F1 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |