Henry Ford ALTIZER b. 13 Feb 1919 Tazewell Co. VA d. 05 Nov 2010 Bluefield, Mercer Co. WV: Appalachian Aristocracy

1919 - 2010 (91 years)

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Name	Henry Ford ALTIZER
Born	13 Feb 1919	Tazewell Co. VA
	Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current Name: Henry F. Altizer Last Residence: 24651 Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia Born: 13 Feb 1919 Died: 5 Nov 2010 State (Year) SSN issued: Virginia (Before 1951)
Gender	Male
Died	05 Nov 2010	Bluefield, Mercer Co. WV
Buried	Grandview Memory Gardens, Bluefield, Tazewell Co., VA
	Grave location: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=AL&GSfn=h&GSpartial=1&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=48&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GSsr=681&GRid=68071390&df=all&
Notes	CENSUS RECORDS 1920 United States Federal Census Name: Henry F Allizer [Henry F Altizer] Age: 10 months Birth Year: abt 1920 [abt 1919] Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1920: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Son Marital Status: Single Father's Name: Elbert G Altizer Father's Birthplace: Virginia Mother's Name: Mary B Altizer Mother's Birthplace: Virginia 1930 United States Federal Census Name: Henry Ford Altizer Gender: Male Birth Year: abt 1919 Birthplace: Virginia Race: White Home in 1930: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia Marital Status: Single Relation to Head of House: Son Father's Name: G E Altizer Father's Birthplace: Virginia Mother's Name: Mary B Altizer Mother's Birthplace: Virginia MILITARY RECORDS U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 Name: Henry F Altizer Birth Year: 1919 Race: White, citizen (White) Nativity State or Country: Virginia State of Residence: Virginia County or City: Tazewell Enlistment Date: 25 Mar 1943 Enlistment State: Virginia Enlistment City: Abingdon Branch: No branch assignment Grade Code: Private Source: Civil Life Education: 2 years of high school Civil Occupation: Semiskilled miners, and mining-machine operators Marital Status: Single, without dependents OBITUARY Bluefield Daily Telegraph; 7 Nov 2010 TAZEWELL, Va. Henry F. Altizer, age 91, of Tazewell, Va., died Friday, November 5, 2010 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center in Bluefield, W.Va. Born February 13, 1919 at Cliffield, Va., he was a son of the late George Elbert Altizer and Bertie Patton Altizer. He was a member of the Tazewell Christian Church and the Christian Men's Fellowship. Mr. Altizer was a U.S. Army Air Force Veteran of World War II and was a life member of the Barns Beavers VFW Post # 7136 of Tazewell, Va. He was a retired coal miner and member of the UMWA Local # 2322 at Amonate. He also worked for a time at the Pocahontas Shop. He was a former member of the North Tazewell Lions Club and the Tazewell Moose Lodge. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by four sisters, Ruth Witt, Ruby Suiter, Ella Lambert, and Helen Lockhart; two brothers, Hoyt Altizer and Charles Altizer. He is survived by his wife, Edith Griffin Altizer; two sons, David Altizer and wife, Lori of Fort Wayne, Ind. and Eddie Altizer and wife, Sharon of Mechanicsville, Va.; two sisters, Irene Nichols of Bluefield, W.Va. and Jean Strickland of Suffolk, Va.; six grandchildren, Sarah Altizer, Matthew Altizer, Chuck Altizer, Lonnie Altizer, Stephen Altizer, and James Henry Altizer; three great-grandchildren, Grayson Altizer, Bailey Altizer, and Xavier Altizer; numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m., Monday, November 8, 2010 at the Tazewell Christian Church in Tazewell, Va. with the Reverend Michael Stump officiating. Burial will follow at Grandview Memory Gardens in Bluefield, Va. where military graveside rites will be conducted by members of the Barns Beavers VFW Post # 7136 of Tazewell, Va. Grandchildren will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends at Peery & St. Clair Funeral Home in Tazewell, Va. from 6-8 p.m., Sunday, November 7, 2010. The family requests memorial contributions be directed to Tazewell Christian Church 302 E. Pine St. Tazewell, VA 24651.
Person ID	I8577	Master File
Last Modified	22 Jan 2014

Father	George Elbert ALTIZER, b. 19 Jul 1880, Tazewell Co. VA , d. 19 Jun 1959, Bluefield, Mercer Co. WV (Age 78 years)
Mother	Mary Bertie Patton, b. 11 Jan 1886, Tazewell Co. VA , d. 13 Oct 1956, Bluefield, Mercer Co. WV (Age 70 years)
Married	29 Apr 1908	Tazewell Co. VA
Family ID	F105	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Edith Elaine Griffin, b. 29 May 1920

Children

+	1. David Henry ALTIZER
+	2. Charles Edward ALTIZER

Last Modified 15 Jul 2011

Family ID F6167 Group Sheet | Family Chart