Donald Dean "Don" Bohrer1,2

M, b. November 20, 1935, d. September 11, 2020
     Donald Dean "Don" Bohrer Donald Dean “Don” Bohrer, 84, of Paw Paw, WV passed away on Friday, September 11, 2020 at his home. Don was born on November 20, 1935 in Paw Paw, WV, the son of the late Homer F. and Georgia V. Anderson Bohrer. He was a 1955 graduate of Capon Bridge High School, worked for 50+ years as a master electrician & plumber as he owned & operated Don’s Electrical Plumbing & Heating, a former apprentice at Baker & Anderson Electrical Service & Rubbermaid Corp. both in Winchester, VA and a member of the Assembly of God Faith. Don enjoyed working, Jack of All Trades, master of all, outdoors and antique car enthusiast. Don married Ruby Marie Burke Bohrer on June 10, 1956 in Great Cacapon, WV. Surviving with his wife of 64 years are two sons: David L. Bohrer and wife Christy; Christopher D. Bohrer and his wife Cheryl; a daughter: Sherida A. Smith and her husband Rodney all of Paw Paw, WV; a sister: Oleda Fowler of Paw Paw, WV; five grandchildren: Chantel Herrel, Dexter Smith, Rebekah Smith, Megan Bohrer & Joshua Bohrer; two great-grandsons: Max & Ryan Smith and several nieces & nephews. He is preceded in death by a brother: Wallace Bohrer. Interment will be private in the Bohrer Family Cemetery near Paw Paw, WV.2 He was buried at Bohrer Family Cemetery, Paw Paw, Morgan Co., West Virginia.2 He was born on November 20, 1935 at Paw Paw, Morgan Co., West Virginia.1,2 He married Ruby Marie Burke, daughter of Ralph Baxton Burke Sr. and Ima Lois Blackard, on June 10, 1956 at Great Cacapon, Morgan Co., West Virginia.1,2 Donald Dean "Don" Bohrer died on September 11, 2020 at Paw Paw, Morgan Co., West Virginia, at age 84.2

Family

Ruby Marie Burke
Marriage*He married Ruby Marie Burke, daughter of Ralph Baxton Burke Sr. and Ima Lois Blackard, on June 10, 1956 at Great Cacapon, Morgan Co., West Virginia.1,2 
Children
  • Sherida Ann Bohrer3,2
  • David Lee Bohrer3,2
  • Christopher Dean Bohrer3,2,4

Citations

  1. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Bohrer-Burke marriage record.
  2. [S11235] Giffin Funeral Home Inc., online www.giffinfuneralhome.com, From the Donald Dean Bohrer obituary.
  3. [S599] Sr. Robert Somerville Radford Yates, A History of John Yeardley Yates of Pittsylvania and Patrick Counties, Virginia.
  4. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.