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Newspaper
The Valley Banner
Location
Elkton, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 2014
Page
2
The annual Backroad reunion will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Monger Shelter at Stonewall Memorial Park in Elkton. Attendees are asked to bring a covered dish. For details call Wanda at 298-1654 or Shirley at 298-9174.
Relatives of John and Delilah Kite Comer plan their 81st reunion at 1 p.m. Sunday in the Monger Shelter at Stonewall Memorial Park Elkton. Call Richard Monger at 246-1942 for information.
The Davis reunion will be at 1 p.m. Sunday August 31 in the picnic shelter at Big Gem Pax in Shenandoah. Attendees should bring a covered dish drinks instruments photos and family stories. A pond will be stocked for fishing and a kids play area and trails are available. Call 652-8854 for details.
Hunter education courses will be held on three Saturdays 7 30 a m to 4 p m at the Luray VFW Post on Sept 13 and at the Avis O Comer VFW Post 8613 in Shenandoah on Sept 27 and Oct 4. Contact instructor Steve Rodgers at 471 2878 or 652 6393 or visit the DGIF Virginia site for details. An online two hour prep course is available via the VDGIF website education tab.
Don H Snodgrass 75 of Elkton died Aug 19 2014. Naomi Elizabeth Stanley 88 of Stanley died Aug 23 2014. Beverly S Evans 77 of Bridgewater died Aug 20 2014. Donald Huffman Nelson 83 of Stanley died Aug 22 2014. Susan G Robertson 73 of Harrisonburg died Aug 21 2014. James Edward Kyger 90 of Mount Crawford died Aug 18 2014. Robert James Cave 64 of Stanley died Aug 18 2014. David L Shifflett 69 of Elkton died Aug 21 2014. Evelyn Nori e Lawson 92 of Elkton died Aug 17 2014. Cecil Virgil Alger 77 of Stanley died Aug 19 2014.
Saint Stephen and The Good Shepherd Episcopal Church celebrates its centennial on Saturday September 6 with a 10 am car show, 12:30 pm auction, 2:30 pm car cruise to Elkton and back, games like cornhole and a greased pig contest, and live music by Hackens Boys Greg Lam Friends Southern Grace and Barbara Campbell at 7078 Rocky Bar Road south of Elkton.
Labor Day weekend revival at Full Gospel Lighthouse Tabernacle features Tim Pruitt of Homer Louisiana and Mark Price of Hardy Arkansas as guest speakers. Meetings start 7 p.m. Thursday August 28 and run nightly through Saturday August 30 with 7 p.m. Friday sessions and an 11 a.m. Sunday service August 31 followed by a meal. The church lies east of Elkton about 1.5 miles on US 33. Call Pastor Ronald Spencer at 421-1536 for details.
The Shenandoah Pentecostal Holiness Church Women’s Ministries will host a yard and bake sale Friday and Saturday August 29 and 30 on Shenandoah Avenue behind Auto Deck. A revival by guest speakers the Blythes of Oklahoma runs nightly at 7:30 p.m. through August 24 to 29 at Sandy Bottom Holiness Church.
Mount Paran Baptist Church of Elkton announces revival services from Wednesday to Friday September 3 through 5. Guest speaker is Pastor Rodney Sandridge of Saint John's Baptist Church Norwood Virginia. Choirs will sing each night. Pray and praise starts at 7 30 p.m. with the service at 8 p.m.
The next Shenandoah community hymn sing is at 5 p.m. Saturday Sept. 6 at the boat landing along the Shenandoah River. Local churches participate to support the Shenandoah Back Pack Program Page One Shenandoah and Shenandoah Food For Friends. Call Bill Kite or Sue Kite for details.
Evangelical Presbyterian Church hosts a community wide women’s Bible study of Job from noon to 1 p.m. each Friday, Sept 5 through Oct 10 at the Elkton Area Community Center. The study titled Why do the righteous suffer invites attendees to bring lunch and contact 435-8563 or bbbselkton gmail.com for details.
Who's In the House performs at 7 p.m. Friday Aug 29 at Joliet Bible Mission in Joliett Hollow. Pickers and singers are needed. Call Jim Ridenour at 298-4748 for details.
Ruth Irene Miller Lacy 83 of Port Republic died August 23 2014 at Sentara RMH Medical Center born October 19 1930 in Helen West Virginia to Fred McKinley and Elsie Fay Miller retired from People's Drug Store Manassas in 1986 after 20 years of service member of Mill Creek Church of the Brethren and Shenandoah Valley No 76 Order of the Eastern Star married January 25 1948 to Tracy E Lacy who died July 22 2012 survived by two daughters Faye Armel Jo Ann Will a son David Lacy ten grandchildren ten great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren funeral August 26 2014 at Johnson Funeral Service Chapel Bridgewater officiated by Rev Lee Kinsey memorials to the American Cancer Society and condolences to johnsonfs.com.
The Valley Banner announces its office will be closed on Monday September 1 for Labor Day. The deadline for free church news for next week's edition is noon Tuesday September 2. Send information to vonews comcast.net as early as possible.
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