Obituary of Hilda Chaplow

Hilda M. Chaplow, 85, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 21, 2023. Hilda was born March 4, 1938 in Masontown, West Virginia, the daughter of Hobart and Gertie Radabaugh Cale. Hilda was retired from Plaza Donuts. She was a member of Boardman Church of the Nazarean, where she was church treasurer and played the piano. In her spare time, she liked to cook, bake, and clean. Hilda will always be remembered lovingly by her two children, Cheryl (James) Dear, and Gerald (Kelli) Taylor, and their father, Elmer Taylor; six grandchildren, Christopher, Zachary, Jacob (Sarah) Braithwaite, Eric (Tiffany) Castle, and Cortni and Cody Taylor; three great-grandchildren, Eleanor Braithwaite, and Ethan and Delaney Castle; Hilda's best friend since 1957, Shirley Snyder; and two grandchildren by choice, Mark and Bailey Sidor. She was preceded in death by her parents; second husband, Paul Chaplow; and eleven siblings, Thelma, Margaret, Tessie, Delmar, Thurman, Glen, Merle, Arthur, James, Hubert, and Herbert. Friends may call at the Field Funeral Home in Masontown on Saturday, August 26, 2023, from 1 to 3 pm. A graveside service will follow the visitation with Pastor Charles Cunningham officiating at the Pleasant Grove Cemetery in Masontown, WV. Condolences may be extended online to the family at www.fieldfuneralhome.com.