Obituaries from Washington County area deaths
Multiple local obituaries list Mary Paureno Beckley aged 58 of Rt 1 died at Washington County Hospital. John Henry Carty Sr of Hag erstown Rt 3 died at VA Center Martinsburg aged 87. Other notices include Dante Webster Kent all of Lamvale Street, Irene B Kailer of 211 Train Ave, and Mrs Callie Marie Harmon of Pennsylvania Avenue. Funeral details, church affiliations, survivors, and burial sites are provided for each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Henry Carty
Hagerstown
VA Center
Martinsburg
Greetcastle
Samuel and
Edith
Uollinger) Carty
Miller's Tabernacle
Indians Pay Final Tribute as Nehru Ashes Drift Down River
Thousands mourners in Allahabad gathered along the Ganges to witness the ash dispersal of Prime Minister Nehru. Amid chaos and police, several drowned or were injured in the stampede. boats, swimmers, and a floating platform contributed to a deadly scene. Separately, a funeral in Charles Town honors a local resident with services and burial plans. The day also notes weather, a wildlife anecdote, and local obituaries.
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Allahabad
India
Ister Nehru
Dia
Bfore
Min Lsterm
Gatam
Nelby
New Delhi
Fred E. Grove
Jerosder
Boonshoro
Matthew W. Harrison
Charles Town
Nehra
Matthew Ware Hart
Rison
Relrasen
B. Smith
Zion
South Episcopal Church
Hey. Allenstan
Rt. 40
Poffender- Bartlett
Jennings Ger
Hobson
Harrijyan
Son
U.S
Walrath Earns Veterinary Degree From University of Georgia
David B. Walrath Jr. son of Eleanor B. Walrath and the late David B. Walrath Sr. earned a doctor of veterinary medicine from the University of Georgia. He graduated from Cluar Spring High School in 1950, served in the U.S. Air Force 1954 to 1958, began pre veterinary studies at Hagerstown Junior College, completed studies at the University of Maryland, and entered veterinary school in 1960. He joined several fraternities and received academic honors including Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities and a canine parasitology student research assistantship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David B. Walrath
Are
Eleanor B. Walrath
University of Georgia
Cluar’ Spring
U.S. Air Force
Hagerstown Junior College
University of Maryland
Walrath
Cmega Tau Sigma
Alpha Zeta Phi
Phi Sigma
Blue Key
Georgia
A.v.mla
Area Deaths in Waynesboro and Charles Town
Waynesboro Mrs Elizabeth B Fahrney widow of Aaron G Fahrney died Sunday at home after eight days illness Born in Waynesboro she was daughter of William and Mary Ann Benedict Harsh van A Church of the Brethren member Surviving daughter Mrs Boyd C Walters Funeral Wednesday at 2 pm Poe Funeral Home Waynesboro interment Christ Church Cemetery The family requests Howers be omitted Charles Town Herbert Daniel Engle of Engle died Friday at Charles Town General Hospital services 11 am Monday at Melvin T Strider Colonial Funeral Home Rawson Burial Elmwood Cemetery Shocherdstown
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Mary Paureno Beckley
Rt. 1
Washington Counity Hospital
St. Paul's
Joseph M
Susan (Myers) Barsh
Salem Reformed Church
Paul W. Beckley
George Uarsh
Hagerstown
Rt. 3
Paul Jbarsh
Eva Long
George S. Eshleman
Mangansville
Avalon Manor
Paramount
Washington County
Joseph and
Tela (Slire) Eshleman
Miller's Mennonite Church
Leltersboro
Tle
Merle Ashleman
Harrisonburg
Clarence Fr
Minhich
Greencastle
Gowers
Dante Webster
Bud) Kentall
Lanvale St
Maryland
Pearl (Sprankle) Kendall
Mildred Langhorst
Baltimore
Charles M. Sprankle
Werbert
Jack
Sprankle
Perrysville
Nora Blower
Norment
Nome
Potomac Ave
Ext
Ig. Bartow Harris
Rose Hill Cemetery
Sadie Alberta Hershbersger
Main
Louis S. Hershberger Sr
Staithsney
Waynesboro Hospital
Smoithsburg
Sam, del M
Alice Hollingsworth
Barkdoll
Byron Seheley
Spanish American War Veterans Auxiliary
Hadies Auxiliary
Smithsburg
Alice Stotthenyy
Evelina Hershberger
Margaret Ross
Luckie Wianders
R. Samuel
Raymond H
Lawrence P
Charles W
Maude Shenk
Minnich
Trinity Lutheran Church
Robert Hyson
Smithsbug
Cone
Irene B
Uhm) Kailer
Harl Kailer
Train Ave
Daya E
Ida (Miller) Hil
Terminal
Norment Funeral Home
Polonine Ave
Wilbur S. I Hogewell
Robert Regenold
Rest Haven Cemetery
Friends Aay
Nor”meyet
Callie Marie Harmon
Pennsylvania Avenue
Shenandoah Junction
W. Va
George W
Age Boesey
Kine
Fenty Harmon
Harmon
Montclair
N. J
Colleen Harmon
Walter
Wendell A
Ruby Hull Lashley
Clitf Army Io
Tamo
Wilson
Agnes V
North Rt
Reginald C
Vera. Wampler
North Carolina
Nepher
Virgie Stottler
Hagers
Amlow
George Las
Lay
Rowland Funeral Home
Clear Spring
Glenn i Masser
Shanktown
Ward
Guy J. Allison
Charles Town
Joseph Franklin Sr
Cepelka
Jefferson Ave
Hattie Allison
Adrian
Michigan
West Allis
Wis
Stephen
Adela
Murarik) Cepelka
Margaret (Heflebower)Cepelka
Joseph Vincent Jr
Mia
Andrew Wolfe
Steven Cepelka
Melvin T. Stelter
St. James Cathalic Church
Scott
Edge Hill Cemetery
Waynesboro
Elizabeth B. Fahrney
Aaron G. Fahrney
Waynesborn
K.D
William and
Mary Ann Benedict Harshvan
Church of the Brethren
Boyd C. Walters
Poe
Lowell Gearhart
William C. Sowers
Christ Church, Cemetery
Howers
Herbert Daniel Engle
Engle
Charries Town General Hospital
Melvin ‘T. Strider
Rawson
She
Harold R. McClay
Elmwood Cemetery
Shocherdstown
Goldwater Drives For Nominating Delegates Near 600 This Week
Senator Goldwater races toward around 655 delegates for a first ballot win as GOP pick for president. The tally shows 535 votes secured, with 120 more needed, amid statewide primaries, state conventions, and district votes drawing toward the May 5 caucus. Party leaders indicate growing independence from Moscow influences in satellite nations.
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Goldwater
Larry Osius Goldwater
Washington
Apsarry Goldwater
Uim
Gcelepales
Thruston B. Morton
Asir Ky
Arizona
Seciated
Gates
Senate
House
Goldwa
Ter
Colorado
Alabama
Hawaii
Montana
Texas
China Russia war unlikely break seen in U S church leader stance
Washington dispatch reports experts doubt a China Soviet conflict will erupt soon while a break may occur with the United States. Episcopal bishop William Creighton and church officials weigh future moves as analysts in government and academia assess potential shifts in policy amid Cold War tensions.
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Ess
Mpnacopal Church
Washington
GMP
Episcopallurs
Weashington
Albert J. du Bois
Soviet Union
American Church
China
Uniet
Votunlarys
Ancdatlon
Episcopal Sterey Om! Dally
Communist Giants
Mose L
Dent
Con. Harvey
State Department
Mark's
The
Tey
William M
U.S. News & World Report
Baxter
Episcopal
Urings
Wilmam F. Creighton
Lawyers Oppose Prayer Amendment in House Hearing
Constitutional lawyers told the House Judiciary Committee against any amendment to permit public school religious exercises. The committee last week finished hearings. no date set for closed deliberations. Also notes postwar foreign loan repayment show US has recovered about $10 billion of principal and $4 billion in interest on $25.7 billion loaned abroad since World War II per Commerce Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House Judiciary Committee
Hep
Emanuel Caller
DNY
United States
Commerce Department
Midnight Chase Ends In Fatal Shootout In Texas
In Amarist Texas a patrol pursuit ended with Officer William Meadows dying after a shotgun blast shattered his windshield. A 14 year old and a 15 year old—drivers of a stolen pickup—were wounded. the youths had fled from Boys Ranch, a welfare group serving orphans and delinquents. Investigators tied reports of a farm robbery and a shooting to the suspects as other officers pursued through city streets.
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Amarist
Tex
Ehuce
Jin Kelth
Boys Ranch
Hay
Clyde Kohler
Kohler
Ltr
Legion Election Opens At Williamsport Post
A year’s supply of hearing aid batteries free is offered as the Americal Legion post in Williamsport opens its polls tomorrow from 2 to 5 p.m. for officer elections. Also, entrants may guess the beans in a gallon contest for a year’s supply of batteries for any hearing aid.
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Legion
Americar Legion
Williamsport
Donald Loffman
Robret B. Horr
Route 4
American University
Washington, D.C
Beans
Hoffman
Harry
Phi Sigma Kappa
President Attends Episcopal Services and Cadet Promotion
President Malmson attended church services at St. Mark's as part of Episcopal rites. Joffrey L. Glesner, son of Mr. and Mrs. D.T.W. Glesner of Mangany-Tile, has been promoted to Cadet First Lieutenant at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg. He serves as executive officer for Squadron R and is active in Sash and Saber Society NAILB AGC and the Demoplay Club.
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Episcopal Services
Malmson
Chritian Church
St. Mark's
Joffrey L. Glesner
Virginia Polytechnic Institute Corps
Blacksburg
Dtw. Glesner
Mangany- Tile
Jeffrey
R” and
Secord
Sash and Saber Society
NAILB
AGC
Demoplay Club
Lucky Winners Snaplite Flashlight Contest
A crowd of twelve closest guesses win a slim Burgess style snaplite flashlight designed for pocket or purse use. First dozen entrants receive the prize in this promotional offer with a simple guessing game.
Shepherd College Honors Grad Mutison With BA Degree
Carlton E. Mutison of 4 South Potomac Street graduated with honors from Shepherd College earning a BA. He was a member of Kappa Delta Pi fraternity and was among four fraternity members recognized.
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Carlton E. Muttson
South Potomac St
Shepherd College
Mutison
Kappa Delta Pi Fraternity
Irregular Stock Market Dampens Texas Gulf Sulphur
New York stocks opened with uneven moves as investors faded early gains. Texas Gulf Sulphur slumped 34 percent to 47 on a 24,000 share block amid a civil suit by two Canadian firms claiming Ontario land rights linked to the mineral discovery delaying development.
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New York
Texas Gulf
Cornsree
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mary P. Beckley
John H. Carty, Sr
Dorine I. (Wiles) Carty
John H. Carty Jr
Mary Elizabeth Carty
Robersa Jane Carty
Robert v. Wiles
Judy C. Smith
Lemuel MM. Carly
George 1. Carty
Anna L. Mowen
Pearl V. Fowler
Mercersburg
Miller Tabernacle
G.W. Gross
Vernon Miles
Cedar Lawn Memorial Gardens
George
Eshleman
Daniel W. Kenall
Sadie A. Hershberger
Irene B. Krier
Calle M. Harmon
Earl E. Lashley
Nehru
Babuji
Daughhter
Indira Gandhi
Joseph Cepelka
William Miller
Ohio Gop
Ray C. Bliss
Cleveland
Miller
Bliss
Republican National Committee
San Francisco
Elizabeth Fahrney
Virginia
Iowa
District of Columbia
Seceet
Voles
Christian Herter
Moscow
Bolions
Czechoslovakia
Hun
Gary
Herter
Dent Johnson
Geneva
Paroland
Yugoslavia
Nelson A. Rockefeller
William W. Scranton
Henry Cabot Lodge
Richard MM. Nixon
Bargaret
Chasa Smith
GOP
Guldwater
Turvey
Sle
Center For Advanced International Brogies
University of
David Lee McSherry
An Mes
Donald MeSherry
George St
McSherry
North Flagerstown High School
Hone Parl
Pearl Harbor
Wail
Jimmy May
Felix Fesmire
Keith
Glesner
VPI
Roy B. Furr
Potomac St
Beane
S. Potomac ST
Washington Couny Circuit Court
Have
Abrashm
Lincoln
Wome Federal Savings & Loan Association
DE Scholls Zito
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