Arbutus Marie "Sis" Schoonover

August 29, 2018

Arbutus Marie "Sis" Teter Schoonover, age 89, left this earth to join her loved ones in Heaven on Wednesday August 29, 2018 at her home with her loved ones by her side. She was born November 15, 1928 at Jenningston, WV the daughter of the late John Camden Teter and Gladys Marie Kerns Teter. On January 5, 1947 she married the love of her life, Glen Schoonover, who preceded her in death on November 1, 2017. They had celebrated 70 wonderful years of marriage. Surviving are her loving children, Clif Schoonover, Steve Schoonover (Colleen), Glenda Matthew (Denver), Faye Isenhart (Butch) and Judy Ritchie (Tom). Also surviving are her grandchildren she loved so much, Shelley, Angie, Dave, Nicole, John, Jack, Leah, Eric, and Annmarie, and several great grandchildren. Also surviving are her brother, Steve Teter (Betsy) Baker, WV, and Sister in Law Sheril Teter of Elkins. Several very special nieces and nephews also survive along with some very wonderful neighbors who she loved like family and her extended family Ian Jones, and Bub McIntyre. Preceding her in death besides her husband and parents were her son, Robert (Bobby John) Schoonover, Great Grandson Trevor Neubauer, Infant Brother Kenneth Teter, Infant Sister Lucille Teter, and Brothers John Teter, Jr., and Earl G. Teter. Sis graduated from Elkins High School with the Class of 1946. She attended D&E College for 1 year before getting married and raising her family. In the early 1980's she went to Randolph County Vo­Tech for training and later worked as a bookkeeper for Davis Trust Company of Elkins, WV. She was the trustee of the Kerns Family Cemetery at Sully, WV and the namesake of Sis’ Clothes Spin in Elkins. The family would like to extend our sincere gratitude to Mountain Hospice for the wonderful care they gave our mother. Leeann, Melinda, Jeanie, Sue, Josh and all the others, your kindness will never be forgotten. Also to our special angels Allisha Salisbury and Shelley Hornick for all the wonderful loving care they gave our mother over the past 10 months. Friends may call from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm Saturday, September 1, 2018 at the Tomblyn Funeral Home in Elkins. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm Sunday, September 2nd from the funeral home chapel with Rev. Paul Tate officiating. Interment will follow in the Kelly Mountain Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Kerns Family Cemetery, C/O Glenda Matthew, 5809 Schoonover Hollow Road, Elkins, WV 26241 in memory of Sis. The Tomblyn Funeral Home of Elkins is in charge of the arrangements for Arbutus Marie "Sis" Teter Schoonover. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.tomblynfuneralhome.com.