Mr. Charles "Beanie" Clifford Virts, 84, of Brunswick, MD, died Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013, at VA Medical Center in Washington, DC. Charles was born Sunday, April 29, 1928, in Lovettsville, VA. He was a son of the late Elbert Franklin Virts and the late Myrtle Riley Virts. He predeceased by longtime companion, Mildred Ely; daughter, Nancy Welsh; one sister and two brothers.
Charles served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He from the B&O Railroad as a carman and machinist.
He is survived by his daughter, Ellen Rice and husband Charles of Cumberland, MD; his son, Clifford VanWinkle and Lisa of Brunswick, MD; a nephew, Roy Virts, of Brunswick; several nieces, nephews, grandchildren, great-grandchildren; and close friends June Anders, of Brunswick, MD and John "Jay" Robinson and family, of Spring Hill, TN.
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Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Mt. Olivet United Methodist Church Cemetery in Lovettsville. A celebration of his life will follow the graveside services at the Ruritan Farmers Woods, in Petersville MD.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the family, In care of Ellen Rice or Clifford VanWinkle, 9 Ninth Avenue, Brunswick MD 21716.
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Online condolences may be made to the family at www.loudounfuneralchapel.com.
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