Obituary: Clyde Hess Harvey, 2003 Source: The Daily Progress, January 24, 2003 Contributor: Dennis Truslow ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Clyde Hess Harvey, 69, passed peacefully from this life on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2003, at his home, with his wife by his side. Born April 20, 1933, on Davis Creek, he was a native of Nelson County, and was the son of the late W.T. Harvey and Dorothy Seay Harvey. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by siblings, Margaret H. Hill, William L. Harvey, Lewis C. Harvey, and Dorothy H. Jackson. He is survived by his wife, Frances "Ginger" Duncan Harvey; two daughters, Deborah R. Harvey and her husband, Gary Wood, and T. Gayle Harvey; two grandchildren, Christopher and Katie Wood; one sister, Annie Dee Kauffman of Lynchburg; and two brothers, J. Douglas Harvey and Richard P. Harvey, both of Lovingston. He was a member of the Oak Hill Baptist Church in Lovingston. Clyde graduated from Lovingston High School where he was an active athlete, playing baseball and football. He joined his father and brothers in the fruit business with W.T. Harvey & Sons Orchard and expanded the business, adding Harveys Cold Storage and growing sales into the national and international markets. Later he bought the business and operated it as Clyde H. Harvey, Inc., and Mountain Cove Apples. He was respected throughout the orchard industry for his extensive knowledge of the fruit industries and commitment to producing top quality fruit and his ethics. He brought a new variety of apple to the market, the Ginger Gold. The apple was discovered as a chance seedling following Hurricane Camille in 1969. He operated a farm in addition to his orchards, raising beef cattle. After retiring from the orchard business, he founded Old Dominion Ostrich Farm, the first known ostrich farm in Nelson County. In addition to his many years in agribusiness, he had several hobbies, including hunting and growing roses. Funeral Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Oak Hill Baptist Church in Lovingston, with interment to follow in Oak Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. today at Wells/Sheffield Funeral Chapel in Lovingston. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that memorial contributions be made to the Hospice of the Piedmont, 1490 Pantops Mountain Place, Suite 200, Charlottesville, Va. 22911. ****************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ******************************************************************