| Name |
Patricia Jo Della "Patty" CRISS |
| Born |
8 Mar 1940 |
Wolf Summit, Harrison Co, WV  [1, 2] |
| Gender |
Female |
| Education |
Salem High School [1] |
| Occupation |
Salem College (1965-1971), First National Bank Salem (1976-1989) [1] |
| Residence |
Salem, Harrison Co, WV [1, 2] |
| Died |
7 Feb 2019 |
Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV [3] |
| Buried |
IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV [1] |
| Notes |
- Patty Criss Carder was a graduate of Salem High School and was employed at Salem College from 1965 to 1971 and, what began as First National Bank at Salem, from 1976 to 1989. She was active in Van Horn Elementary School, Salem Middle School and Liberty High School PTOs and Band activities, as well as city groups such as the Park Board and the First United Methodist Church Womans Group.
Patty strived to remain active in city council meetings and city groups. Her list of retirement achievements includes the restoration of the historical painting at the Salem Post Office that was often overlooked and under appreciated by many city residents and visitors, and she supported her husband in the restoration of the caboose at the Salem Depot Park. With the assistance of Salem International University students, she organized the plotting and cleaning of the IOOF Cemetery where many of her family members are buried. Relatives seeking to visit the grave sites of their ancestors can now easily locate them through a map developed with this project.
She published a collection of newspaper articles entrusted to her by the beloved Salem High School teacher, Dorothy Belle Davis, into a book, SALEM 1776-1976. All profits of this book went into a fund established by Patty to the improvement of Salem. Projects completed include the re-introduction of the Salem Newsletter, restoration of pictures damaged in the Depot fire and the purchase and installation of new street signs. She published a second book of Dorothy Belle Davis writings titled, COLUMNS. All proceeds from the book were donated toward the Salem Veterans Restoration Memorial Project. Patty was the Chairman of the Salem Improvement Movement Infrastructure Committee since 2009. Her committee worked with city government and building inspectors on the demolition of properties and general enforcement of ordinances to clean up Salem. In 2014 she was selected Citizen of the Year by Salem Chamber of Commerce.
[Obituary]
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| Person ID |
I123476 |
Doddridge County Roots |
| Last Modified |
25 Mar 2019 |
1940 - 2019 (78 years)