Franklin – Gerald Wesley DeHaven, 86, died December 2, 2009 at his residence.
A native of Martinsburg, WV, he was a son of the late John Wesley and Cora Parker DeHaven. He was a graduate of Virginia Tech and received his Masters Degree from the Medical College of Virginia. He was a former President and CEO of Southampton Memorial Hospital and past President of the Virginia Hospital Association. Gerald was an Army veteran of WW II and Korea, and was a former National Guardsman. He was a life member and former adjutant of the Charles R. Younts American Legion Post 73, a former President of the Franklin Rotary Club, and a member of High Street United Methodist Church.
Left to cherish his memory is his wife of 59 years, Ruth Porterfield DeHaven; one daughter, Brenda D. Ashburn (Willie) of Norfolk; three grandchildren, Rosalyn A. Williamson (Romeo) of Virginia Beach, Andrew Ashburn (Amanda) 0f Saipan, and Melissa Ashburn of Florida; and two brothers, Leon DeHaven (Betty) of Ft, Myers, FL and Douglas DeHaven (Joan) of Winchester.
The funeral will be conducted at 2 pm Saturday in the Chapel of Wright Funeral Home with the Rev. Susan Reaves and the Rev. Edward Johnson officiating. Interment will be Monday at 2 pm in Mt. Hebron Cemetery, Winchester. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 pm Friday at the funeral home and suggests that memorials be made to High Street United Methodist Church, P O Box 218, Franklin, VA. 23851.