James P. Arbogast, 77


James Price Arbogast, 77, of Circleville, W.Va., died Thursday, Nov. 17, 2005, at the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville.

Mr. Arbogast was born June 5, 1928, in Osceola, W.Va., and was a son of the late Truman "Buzz" Arbogast and Eva Simmons Arbogast.

He was a farmer and served on the ASCS committee in the 1960s and 70s. He was an Army veteran and attended the Circleville United Methodist Church. He graduated from Circleville High School in 1948 and received the 2004 Farm Bureau Award.

Survivors include his wife, Audra Mae Judy Arbogast; two daughters, Janice Raines of Circleville and Barbara Greenleaf of Reedy, W.Va.; two sisters, Mary Harper of Winchester and Nila Good of Timberville; three brothers, Paul R. Arbogast, Ralph Arbogast and William David Arbogast, all of Circleville; four granddaughters and one great-granddaughter.

The Rev. Earl Bible will conduct the funeral 2 p.m. Sunday at the Circleville United Methodist Church. Burial will be at North Fork Memorial Cemetery in Riverton, W.Va. with military honors by the Pendleton County Veterans Honor Guard.

The family will receive friends from 6-8 this evening at the Basagic Funeral Home in Franklin, W.Va.

Memorial donations may be made to the Circleville United Methodist Church or to a charity of choice.