David Peerce Van Meter III

David Peerce Van Meter III, 83, of Petersburg, died April 28, at home.

He was born at Mitchell Station, Ala., on Aug. 27, 1918, the son of the late Wilson Hopkins and Minnie Susan Smith Van Meter.

He is survived by his wife of 50 years, the former Martha Chenoweth. Also surviving is one daughter, Pamela Sue Gobert of Houston, Texas; four sons, Wilson H. "Hoppy" of Petersburg, C. Sterling of Saratoga, Calif., David P. IV, Petersburg and Charles A. Van Meter of Boston, Mass. He is also survived by eight grandchildren and one sister, Mary Sue Van Meter of Baltimore, Md.

The body was cremated and a memorial service was May 2, at the Petersburg Presbyterian Church,.

Arrangements were under the direction of the Schaeffer Funeral Home, Petersburg.(5/7)

May 7, 2002 - Grant CountyPress, Petersburg, West Virginia.

David Peerce Van Meter III passed away at his home on Sunday, the 28th of April 2002, at the age of 83. Known to many of his friends as "Dave" or "Porky," he was born at Mitchell Station, Ala., on Aug. 27, 1918, the son of the late Wilson Hopkins and Minnie Susan Smith Van Meter. In 1927, David, his parents and a sister, Mary Sue Van Meter, who survives, moved to Petersburg, W.Va., where he has resided until his death.

During World War II, he served with the Army in both the European and Pacific Theaters of Operation. He served as a Grant County Court commissioner and a director of the Potomac Valley Bank. He was a director and twice president of Rockingham Poultry Marketing Co-op, a member and past president of the West Virginia Poultry Association, a director with the Southeastern Poultry and Egg Association, committee member to both the Baltimore District and National Advisory Board of Farm Credit, a former member of Kiwanis and a member of the Petersburg Presbyterian Church. He was actively engaged in farming with broiler chickens and beef cattle.

He is survived by his wife of 50 years, the former Martha Chenoweth. Also surviving are one daughter, Pamela Sue Gobert, Houston, Texas; four sons, Wilson H. "Hoppy" of Petersburg, C. Sterling of Saratoga, Calif., David P. IV, Petersburg, and Charles A Van Meter of Boston, Mass. He is also survived by eight grandchildren and a sister, Mary Sue Van Meter of Baltimore, Md.

The body was cremated and a memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday morning at the Petersburg Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Bruce A. Macbeth officiating.

The family will receive friends in the Fellowship Hall following the service.

From: The Daily News-Record, Harrisonburg, Virginia.   April 30, 2002.

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