Statten Earl Echard

Statten Earl Echard, 87 Statten Earl Echard, 87, a resident of Harrisonburg, passed away on September 18, 2011. Mr. Echard was born on November 26, 1923 in Sugar Grove, West Virginia and was the son of the late Jacob H. and Iva Eye Echard. He moved to Virginia when he was eleven and attended Victory Hill School and McGaheysville School. Mr. Echard was a veteran of World War II where he served in Japan and the Philippine Islands. He was a dairy farmer, producing Grade A milk for Shenandoah?s Pride Dairy, was a carpenter working both independently and for a building contractor, and was a Rockingham County School bus driver for fifty one years. He transported students to Keezletown Elementary, Montevideo High School/Middle School, and Spotswood High School. He holds the record for driving more years than any other school bus driver in Rockingham County. He was a member of the Cross Keys and Mill Creek Ruritan Clubs. Mr. Echard was a member of the Mill Creek Church of the Brethren where he served as Chairman of the Properties Commission, Superintendent of the Cemetery, and member of Calvary Sunday School Class. On November 11, 1948, he married Catherine Lam Echard who preceded him in death on October 26, 2004. Surviving are a daughter, Donna J. Nesselrodt and husband Randy Nesselrodt of Penn Laird, Virginia; a grandson, Chad B. Nesselrodt and wife Brandy M. Nesselrodt of Harrisonburg, Virginia; a brother James H. Echard (deceased) and wife Janice K. Echard of Harrisonburg, Virginia; a nephew Mark A. Echard and wife Becky W. Echard of Harrisonburg, Virginia; a nephew Dale E. Echard (deceased) and wife Pam K. Echard of Midlothian, Virginia; great nieces and nephews, Emily, Allison, and Andrew Echard, all of Harrisonburg, Jacob and Kayla Echard of Midlothian, Virginia; and sister-in-law, Doris J. Combs of Woodstock, Virginia. The Reverend Dr. Richard L. Worden, Reverend A. Lee Kinsey, and Reverend Nathan Hollenberg will conduct an entombment service in the Mausoleum at East Lawn Memorial Gardens on Thursday, September 22, 2011 at 3:00 p.m. A memorial service will be held at Mill Creek Church of the Brethren at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday evening. The family will receive friends following the memorial service. The casket will be closed. Friends may call at the home of Donna and Randy Nesselrodt at anytime, 1296 Lawyer Road, Penn Laird, Virginia 22846. Memorial contributions may be made to Mill Creek Church of the Brethren, Building Fund, 7600 Port Republic Road, Port Republic, Virginia 24471. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.mcmullenfh.com. McMullen Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.