Posted: 7:22 PM - Feb 22, 2009
From The Omps Funeral Home.
Carlton Franklin "Corky" Dyke, 93, of Frederick County, Virginia, died Friday, February 20, 2009, at the Edmonds Home.
Mr. Dyke was born in 1915, the son of the late Doctor Franklin and Carrie S. Dyke. He was a self-employed farmer, an avid horse lover, and also worked over thirty years at the Farmers Livestock Exchange, Frederick County, Virginia. He participated in many parades in the area, including the Apple Blossom Parade, providing horse and carriage rides.
His wife, Ollie Marie Brown Dyke, whom he married on February 12, 1937 in Frederick County, Virginia, preceded him in death on August 31, 1994.
Surviving are his daughter and son-in-law, Gwen and Henry Russell of Clear Brook, Virginia; son and daughter-in-law, C. Scott and Sue Dyke of Winchester, Virginia; six grandchildren, Kirk G. Russell, Gail D. Russell, Jessica Capitani, Anna McKenna, Elizabeth Dyke and Carrie McGowan; and five great grandchildren, Ryan Russell, Rachel Russell, Elke Doby, Kensington McKenna and Caden Capitani.
He was preceded in death by four sisters, Beatrice Wisecarver, Lois Russell, Bertha Russell Moulden, Stella Shiley and one brother, Herman J. Dyke.
A funeral service will be conducted at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, at Omps Funeral Home, Amherst Chapel with Reverend Suzanne Vance officiating.
Interment will be in Mount Hebron Cemetery, Winchester, Virginia.
Pallbearers will be Robert Belford, Bobby Kaval, David Miller, Billy Staples, Sterling Shockley, Lynn Anderson, Douglas Robinson, Gary Luttrell, Linda Hepner and Mary Ann Pullen.
The family will receive friends on Monday evening from 6:00 8:00 PM at Omps Funeral Home, Amherst Chapel.
Memorial contributions may be made to White Hall United Methodist Church, 3270 Apple Pie Ridge Road, Winchester, Virginia 22603 or Old Stone Church, c/o Pat Swisher, 111 Montague Avenue, Winchester, Virginia 22601 or Blue Ridge Hospice, 333 W. Cork Street, Suite 405, Winchester, Virginia 22601.
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Carlton F. "Corky" Dyke
1915 - 2009
1915 - 2009
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Mr. Dyke was born in 1915, the son of the late Doctor Franklin and Carrie S. Dyke. He was a self-employed farmer, an avid horse lover, and also worked over thirty years at the Farmers Livestock Exchange, Frederick County, Virginia. He participated in many parades in the area, including the Apple Blossom Parade, providing horse and carriage rides.
His wife, Ollie Marie Brown Dyke, whom he married on February 12, 1937 in Frederick County, Virginia, preceded him in death on August 31, 1994.
Surviving are his daughter and son-in-law, Gwen and Henry Russell of Clear Brook, Virginia; son and daughter-in-law, C. Scott and Sue Dyke of Winchester, Virginia; six grandchildren, Kirk G. Russell, Gail D. Russell, Jessica Capitani, Anna McKenna, Elizabeth Dyke and Carrie McGowan; and five great grandchildren, Ryan Russell, Rachel Russell, Elke Doby, Kensington McKenna and Caden Capitani.
He was preceded in death by four sisters, Beatrice Wisecarver, Lois Russell, Bertha Russell Moulden, Stella Shiley and one brother, Herman J. Dyke.
A funeral service will be conducted at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, at Omps Funeral Home, Amherst Chapel with Reverend Suzanne Vance officiating.
Interment will be in Mount Hebron Cemetery, Winchester, Virginia.
Pallbearers will be Robert Belford, Bobby Kaval, David Miller, Billy Staples, Sterling Shockley, Lynn Anderson, Douglas Robinson, Gary Luttrell, Linda Hepner and Mary Ann Pullen.
The family will receive friends on Monday evening from 6:00 8:00 PM at Omps Funeral Home, Amherst Chapel.
Memorial contributions may be made to White Hall United Methodist Church, 3270 Apple Pie Ridge Road, Winchester, Virginia 22603 or Old Stone Church, c/o Pat Swisher, 111 Montague Avenue, Winchester, Virginia 22601 or Blue Ridge Hospice, 333 W. Cork Street, Suite 405, Winchester, Virginia 22601.
Obituary and online guestbook at http://www.ompsfuneralhome.com
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