Notes:
Data source is the 1990 book, "Moomaw-Mumma-Mumaw-Mumaugh Genealogy" compiled by Robert Austin Moomaw (deceased).
William P. Moomaw
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William P. "Bill" Moomaw, 82, of Bridgman, Michigan, died Tuesday, January 23, 2007 at Northview Manor in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where he was under Hospice Care.Bill was born on July 9, 1924, in Staunton, Virginia to Joseph F. and Sarah (Brown) Moomaw. After graduating from Robert E. Lee High School in Staunton, Bill worked for the United States War Department as a civil engineering aide and then served his country in the U.S. Navy, stationed in the Pacific from 1943 to 1945. He went to college on the G.I. Bill and graduated from Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1949. Bill married Therese Docis in 1953 in Toledo, Ohio. He was employed for many years at Marathon Oil Company in Findlay, Ohio, and managed two truck stops in Ohio before moving to Michigan where he was manager/owner of the Sawyer Truck Plaza for 17 years until his retirement in 1985.Bill received the St. George Medal, the highest honor for lay volunteers, from the Diocese of Toledo for his work with the Boy Scouts. He officiated high school football, CYO basketball and softball, and helped organize Babe Ruth baseball in Findlay. He was part of the team that established the Chikaming Volunteer Ambulance program, where he also served as a volunteer driver. Bill was an active member of St. Agnes Catholic Church serving as lector, Eucharistic Minister, and usher. He volunteered with the River Valley Senior Center, including several terms on the Board of Directors. He volunteered with Hospice at Home in Stevensville, Michigan, and Hope Hospice in Ft. Myers, Florida. He was a lifetime member of the Knights of Columbus and a member of the Sawyer Lions Club. Bill loved playing bridge and golf, enjoyed reading, all sports, walking on the beach, and collecting rocks and stones. He was an avid River Valley High School sports fan.Bill is survived by his wife, Therese; children Sarah (George) Preisinger of Rochester Hills, Michigan, Carol (Chip) Krieger of Grand Rapids, Ann (Dan) Sullivan of Oak Forest, Illinois, Mary (Paul) Grill of Fowlerville, Michigan, and Janet Moomaw (KC Cohen) of San Francisco; grandchildren Patty Sullivan of Springfield, Illinois, Colleen Sullivan of Oak Forest, Jennifer Krieger of Dayton, Ohio, and Emily Krieger of Grand Rapids; brother Robert (Peggy) Moomaw of Cameron Park, California; and numerous nieces, nephews, grandnieces, and grandnephews. Preceding Bill in death were his parents; grandson Bill Sullivan; and brothers Joseph (Kitty) Moomaw and Edwin (Marion) Moomaw.Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m., Monday, January 29 at St. Agnes Catholic Church, Sawyer, Michigan, with Father Don Suberlak, CR. as celebrant. Interment will follow at Riverside Cemetery, Chikaming Township. Visitation will be from 2:00 to 4:00 and 6:00 to 8:00, Sunday, January 28, at Pobocik Funeral Home, Three Oaks, Michigan; where a Scripture Service will be held at 7:00 pm Sunday.Memorial contributions may be made to St. Agnes Catholic Church, c/o 28 West Ash Street, Three Oaks, Michigan 49128 or to the River Valley Senior Center, 13321 Red Arrow Highway, Sawyer, Michigan 49125
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BRIDGMAN, Mich. — William P. "Bill" Moomaw died Tuesday (Jan. 23, 2007) at Northview Manor, Grand Rapids, where he was under hospice care. He was born July 9, 1924, in Staunton, Va., to Joseph F. and Sarah (Brown) Moomaw. He was manager/owner of Sawyer Truck Plaza for 17 years until his retirement.
Survivors include his wife, Therese Docis Moomaw; five daughters, Sarah Preisinger of Rochester Hills, Carol Krieger of Grand Rapids, Ann Sullivan of Oak Forest, Ill., Mary Grill of Fowlerville and Janet Moomaw of San Francisco, Calif.; and a brother, Robert Moomaw of Cameron Park, Calif.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and two brothers, Joseph and Edwin Moomaw.
A mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Agnes Catholic Church, Sawyer. Burial will follow at Riverside Cemetery, Chikaming Township. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Pobocik Funeral Home, Three Oaks. A Scripture Service will be at 7 p.m. Sunday.
Staunton News Leader, Staunton, Augusta County, VA.