Sidney "Spike" Ralston Stroop, 85, of Harrisonburg, died May 30, 2010, at his residence.
He was born Oct. 5, 1924, in Edom, and was a son of the late Fredrick W. and Maude Day Stroop.
He had worked as a sheet metal mechanic for Shenandoah Manufacturing and Dunham Bush, both in Harrisonburg. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Timberville, where he served in the music department and was an usher. A recipient of the Purple Heart and Bronze Star, he served in the U.S. Army during WWII. Spike was a well-known musician and songwriter in the Valley, having sung with his wife on the Valley Barn Dance. Along with his wife, he was inducted into the Old Time Country Music Hall of Fame in August of 2008. Throughout his life, he obtained numerous fiddle and guitar awards.
On Dec. 12, 1945, he married the former Vallie May Johnson, who survives.
Along with his wife, he is survived by three daughters and son-in-law, Patricia Gale Weaver of Mathias, Gloria Jeanne Jenkins and husband, Dwight, of Luray, Va., and Irene Stroop of Harrisonburg; a son and daughter-in-law, Justin Wayne Stroop and wife, Mary, of Brandywine, W.Va.; two sisters, Mildred Sherman and Dorothy Bean, both of Mount Jackson; one brother, Eugene Stroop of Mount Jackson; 11 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; eight great-great grandchildren; extended family, the Phillip and Jenny Clark family, Jerry Neff, and a number of nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by a son, Vernon Franklin Stroop, three sisters, Frances Keister, Mamie Stroop, Georgie Nell Hamilton, and two brothers, Donald Stroop, and Freeman Stroop.
Pastors Danny Sawyer, Guy Ferrell, Glen Turner, and Archie Webster will conduct a funeral service 1 p.m. Wednesday at Calvary Baptist Church. Burial with military honors will follow at Singers Glen Cemetery.
The family will receive friends today from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Grandle Funeral Home in Broadway.
Flowers may be sent or memorial contributions may be made to the Calvary Baptist Church Building Fund, 15266 New Market Road, Timberville, VA 22853.
The Daily News Record 6/1/2010
He was born Oct. 5, 1924, in Edom, and was a son of the late Fredrick W. and Maude Day Stroop.
He had worked as a sheet metal mechanic for Shenandoah Manufacturing and Dunham Bush, both in Harrisonburg. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Timberville, where he served in the music department and was an usher. A recipient of the Purple Heart and Bronze Star, he served in the U.S. Army during WWII. Spike was a well-known musician and songwriter in the Valley, having sung with his wife on the Valley Barn Dance. Along with his wife, he was inducted into the Old Time Country Music Hall of Fame in August of 2008. Throughout his life, he obtained numerous fiddle and guitar awards.
On Dec. 12, 1945, he married the former Vallie May Johnson, who survives.
Along with his wife, he is survived by three daughters and son-in-law, Patricia Gale Weaver of Mathias, Gloria Jeanne Jenkins and husband, Dwight, of Luray, Va., and Irene Stroop of Harrisonburg; a son and daughter-in-law, Justin Wayne Stroop and wife, Mary, of Brandywine, W.Va.; two sisters, Mildred Sherman and Dorothy Bean, both of Mount Jackson; one brother, Eugene Stroop of Mount Jackson; 11 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; eight great-great grandchildren; extended family, the Phillip and Jenny Clark family, Jerry Neff, and a number of nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by a son, Vernon Franklin Stroop, three sisters, Frances Keister, Mamie Stroop, Georgie Nell Hamilton, and two brothers, Donald Stroop, and Freeman Stroop.
Pastors Danny Sawyer, Guy Ferrell, Glen Turner, and Archie Webster will conduct a funeral service 1 p.m. Wednesday at Calvary Baptist Church. Burial with military honors will follow at Singers Glen Cemetery.
The family will receive friends today from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Grandle Funeral Home in Broadway.
Flowers may be sent or memorial contributions may be made to the Calvary Baptist Church Building Fund, 15266 New Market Road, Timberville, VA 22853.
The Daily News Record 6/1/2010
Sidney "Spike" Ralston Stroop, 85, of Harrisonburg, died May 30, 2010, at his residence.
He was born Oct. 5, 1924, in Edom, and was a son of the late Fredrick W. and Maude Day Stroop.
He had worked as a sheet metal mechanic for Shenandoah Manufacturing and Dunham Bush, both in Harrisonburg. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Timberville, where he served in the music department and was an usher. A recipient of the Purple Heart and Bronze Star, he served in the U.S. Army during WWII. Spike was a well-known musician and songwriter in the Valley, having sung with his wife on the Valley Barn Dance. Along with his wife, he was inducted into the Old Time Country Music Hall of Fame in August of 2008. Throughout his life, he obtained numerous fiddle and guitar awards.
On Dec. 12, 1945, he married the former Vallie May Johnson, who survives.
Along with his wife, he is survived by three daughters and son-in-law, Patricia Gale Weaver of Mathias, Gloria Jeanne Jenkins and husband, Dwight, of Luray, Va., and Irene Stroop of Harrisonburg; a son and daughter-in-law, Justin Wayne Stroop and wife, Mary, of Brandywine, W.Va.; two sisters, Mildred Sherman and Dorothy Bean, both of Mount Jackson; one brother, Eugene Stroop of Mount Jackson; 11 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; eight great-great grandchildren; extended family, the Phillip and Jenny Clark family, Jerry Neff, and a number of nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by a son, Vernon Franklin Stroop, three sisters, Frances Keister, Mamie Stroop, Georgie Nell Hamilton, and two brothers, Donald Stroop, and Freeman Stroop.
Pastors Danny Sawyer, Guy Ferrell, Glen Turner, and Archie Webster will conduct a funeral service 1 p.m. Wednesday at Calvary Baptist Church. Burial with military honors will follow at Singers Glen Cemetery.
The family will receive friends today from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Grandle Funeral Home in Broadway.
Flowers may be sent or memorial contributions may be made to the Calvary Baptist Church Building Fund, 15266 New Market Road, Timberville, VA 22853.
The Daily News Record 6/1/2010
He was born Oct. 5, 1924, in Edom, and was a son of the late Fredrick W. and Maude Day Stroop.
He had worked as a sheet metal mechanic for Shenandoah Manufacturing and Dunham Bush, both in Harrisonburg. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Timberville, where he served in the music department and was an usher. A recipient of the Purple Heart and Bronze Star, he served in the U.S. Army during WWII. Spike was a well-known musician and songwriter in the Valley, having sung with his wife on the Valley Barn Dance. Along with his wife, he was inducted into the Old Time Country Music Hall of Fame in August of 2008. Throughout his life, he obtained numerous fiddle and guitar awards.
On Dec. 12, 1945, he married the former Vallie May Johnson, who survives.
Along with his wife, he is survived by three daughters and son-in-law, Patricia Gale Weaver of Mathias, Gloria Jeanne Jenkins and husband, Dwight, of Luray, Va., and Irene Stroop of Harrisonburg; a son and daughter-in-law, Justin Wayne Stroop and wife, Mary, of Brandywine, W.Va.; two sisters, Mildred Sherman and Dorothy Bean, both of Mount Jackson; one brother, Eugene Stroop of Mount Jackson; 11 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; eight great-great grandchildren; extended family, the Phillip and Jenny Clark family, Jerry Neff, and a number of nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by a son, Vernon Franklin Stroop, three sisters, Frances Keister, Mamie Stroop, Georgie Nell Hamilton, and two brothers, Donald Stroop, and Freeman Stroop.
Pastors Danny Sawyer, Guy Ferrell, Glen Turner, and Archie Webster will conduct a funeral service 1 p.m. Wednesday at Calvary Baptist Church. Burial with military honors will follow at Singers Glen Cemetery.
The family will receive friends today from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Grandle Funeral Home in Broadway.
Flowers may be sent or memorial contributions may be made to the Calvary Baptist Church Building Fund, 15266 New Market Road, Timberville, VA 22853.
The Daily News Record 6/1/2010
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