Honor Missions

The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited to stand in silent Honor and Respect for SGT Joseph Michael Gonchoff, U. S. Army Veteran of Desert Storm/Desert Shield.  SGT Gonchoff was a member of the American Legion Post 3 in Moundsville WV, and an honorary member of the Roughneck Motorcycle Club. He was the owner of the Gonchoff Auction House and a veteran of the U.S. Army and National Guard. Services will be held on Thursday, 13 November at 1000 at the CARE…

The family of US Army Veteran John George Shernit has requested that the Patriot Guard Rider stand in silent honor of their American Hero at his final services and then escort him to his final resting place. See his obituary here: https://www.steelandwolfe.com/obituaries.htm Friday, 31 October 2014 Flag line/Funeral Service: 10:00 AM-11:00 AM Steel and Wolfe Funeral Home 380 Penco Rd. Weirton, WV 26062 https://goo.gl/maps/l8i39 Escort: Immediately following the funeral service to: Bethel Ridge Cemetery Bethel Ridge Road Eldersville, PA (Avella)…

  The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited to stand in silent Honor and Respect for CPL Edwin C. Anderson, Jr., during his final services on Sunday, 2 Nov 14.  Edwin is the Father of WV PGR member Edwin “Bud” Anderson, III.  Services will be at the First United Methodist Church, 905 Glendale Ave., S. Charleston, WV (https://tinyurl.com/m8fuxye) beginning at 1500.  Interment to follow in Sunset Memorial Park, 4301 Maccorkle Ave., SW, S. Charleston, WV (https://tinyurl.com/ovhnvfd), a distance of less…

The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited to stand in silent Honor and Respect for SPC John Edwards, Jr., U.S. Army Veteran of Desert Storm/Desert Shield and Operation Iraqi Freedom.  John went to be in Lord’s Army on Friday, 24 Oct, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. John is the cousin of WV District 6 RC Mike Whitlatch.  Services will be held on Tuesday, 28 Oct, beginning at 1100 at the Altmeyer Funeral Home, Elm Grove Chapel, 154…

  The family of Charles Dooley has requested the Patriot Guard Riders stand in honor of their departed hero, this Saturday at the Long and Fisher Funeral Home in Sissonville, WV. Charles actually served in the Army twice; the first time was of his own choosing, the second was when he was drafted during the Cuban missile crisis. There will not be an escort for this mission, as the burial will take place at the Floral Hills Memory Gardens which…

  The family of William Harvey Ferguson, Jr. has requested the Patriot Guard Riders stand in honor of their loved one at his final services. Mr. Ferguson served our nation in the Korean War as a member of the US Army. The family has requested a flag line for the private visitation at the funeral home, and would also like us to provide escort to the cemetery where Mr. Ferguson will be interred with full military honors. Staging time: 1230-1245,…

  The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited to stand in silent Honor and Respect for PO1 Ernest Martin Kroese, U.S. Navy, Vietnam Veteran, during his final services on Saturday, 25 Oct 14. Ernest went to be with the Lord on 11 Oct 14 and will be interred on the family property. WV District 3 RC Carl Spade (ace_gunsmith@hotmail.com) is the designated RCIC of this most honorable mission. Staging will be at the Exxon station located at the junction of…

The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited to stand in silent Honor and Respect for MSG (RET) Michael R. Scully, WVARNG, during his final services and tribute on Friday, 17 Oct 14, at the Williamstown Readiness Center in Williamstown, WV. MSG Scully went to be with the Lord on 11 Oct after losing his battle with cancer.  MSG Scully was a longstanding member and employee of the WVARNG Aviation Community where he served in a variety of leadership and flight…