Barbour democrat  June 7, 1956  page 7

ANTHONY B. VANNOY
    Funeral services for Anthony B. Vannoy, 78, who died at his home in Elkins May 30, were held Friday morning at an Elkins Funeral Home and burial followed in the family plot at Central Methodist Chapel, near Meadowville.
    The Rev. J. C. Fisher, pastor of the First Methodist Church of Elkins, was in charge, and was assisted by the Rev. F. J. Bennett, pastor of the Highland Park Methodist Church, and the Rev. H. L. Koontz, pastor emeritus of the Elkins E.U.B. Church.
    Mr. VanNoy was born at VanNoy's Mill, Barbour County, June 6, 1877, the son of Benjamin Furman and Angeline Lough VanNoy. He was a descendant of Benjamin and Mary Shirley VanNoy, pioneer settlers of the name who came from New Jersey
about 1790. He served as a teacher in Barbour County schools and later moved to Elkins where he was employed in Smith and Weese Store, on the Elkins Inter-Mountain, operated a grocery store in South Elkins and then joined the United Tea Company as a salesman. He was married in Barbour County, June 4, 1904 to Otie E. Johnson, daughter of Levi and Angeline Poling Johnson, who survives him.
    Mr. VanNoy was a member of the First Methodist Church of Elkins and for many years served on the official board until the serious illness of his wife and care for her, forced him to resign.  He was also a member of Camp No. 6886, Modern Woodmen of America and Tent No. 35 Maccabee Order. In addition to his widow, he is survived by one sister, Mrs. Troy Johnson of
Elkins; two half sisters, Mrs. Beulah Shaw of Flintsone, MD and Mrs. Bittie Lantz of VanNoy's Mill and one half brother Arlie VanNoy of Akron, Ohio.

Another reference to Rev. HL Koontz At: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~keller/miser/obitwam.html