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Newspaper
The Valley Banner
Location
Elkton, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 23, 2013
Page
2
The Elkton Blue Sox in Rockingham County Baseball League will honor veterans at their second home game set for 7 30 p m Sunday May 26 at Raritan Field Stonewall Memorial Park Veterans receive one dollar off admission to the event.
Elkton Blue Sox will host a bake sale on Saturday May 25 starting at 9 a.m. at the pit along Old Spotswood Trail in conjunction with the Elkton Raritans chicken barbecue. Donations can be arranged by calling Donna at 298-9370 or Jennifer at 298-2676.
East Rockingham High School girls soccer team announces a yard sale from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday June 1 at 151 Mount Hermon Road Elkton. Donations welcome and may be arranged by calling Sandy King at 820-1670.
A free Health Expo will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, June 2, at the Elkton Area Community Center. The Elkton Seventh-day Adventist Church sponsors, with Hartland Lifestyle Center Hartland College and Food Lion backing the event. It will offer blood pressure checks chair massages eye exams food tasting cooking demonstrations health age analysis and more.
The annual W. E. and Sarah Dean reunion will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 9, in the Junior Order building at Blue Ridge Park in Elkton. Attendees are asked to bring a covered dish and drink to share.
Members of American Legion Post 222 will place flags on veterans’ graves at Elk Run Cemetery starting at 9 30 a.m. on Wednesday May 22. Volunteers may meet the post at the cemetery that morning to assist.
East Rockingham High School seniors will hold a baccalaureate service on June 2 in the ERHS auditorium. Guest speaker is Arthur Mitchell. Music will be provided by the ERHS Choir and the Churchill Family.
The Elkton Recreation Dance Program presents Cirque de la Danse at East Rockingham High School. Performances are 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday June 14 and 15 and 2:30 p.m. Sunday June 16. Artistic Director Mary Liz Humphrey with Associate Directors Nanny Glick and John Wittenborn leads a cast of area children and adults. Tickets are 10 dollars at the door for ages 16 and older.
A Closer Look Tourney winners Donald Secrist took first in a 9-ball split format event at the Elkton Area Community Center on Friday with Brandon Hypes as runner up. The next events at EACC on Blue and Gold Drive include a mixed partners 8-ball tourney on Friday June 14 and an individual 8-ball tournament on Friday June 28 both starting at 5:30 p.m. Registration closes the Thursday before each event. Call 298-8730 for details.
Two obituary notices from Rockingham County Virginia describe Mildred Lucille Hensley Gibson, 92, of Penn Laird, died May 14 2013 after a life of church, canning and hymns, married to Wandy Hilton Gibson in 1948, survived by sisters and brothers, with service May 16 at Mount Olive Brethren Church. Also noted is Mildred Winegard, 90, of Grottoes, died May 18 2018, owner of AAA Aluminum, member of Grottoes Church of the Brethren, WWII veteran, with graveside rites at Mill Creek Church Cemetery and memorials to local groups.
Obituary notices detail the deaths of Robert R. Davis 71 of Elkton May 14 2013 at Harrisonburg Health and Rehabilitation Center born November 24 1941 in Elkton. Surviving family includes companion Carolyn Breeden and several children and sisters with funeral services held May 17 2018 at Kyger Funeral Home Chapel Elkton. Also noted Lynwood Earman Wyant 79 Elkton died May 15 2013 born September 26 1933 in Rockingham County married to Evelyn Wyant with multiple children and grandchildren. Funeral services conducted May 18 2013 at Kyger Funeral Home Chapel Elkton with burial at Hensley United Methodist Cemetery. And Jeanette Janet McMullan Shumake 95 of Lake Placid Florida died May 14 2013 born January 29 1918 in Brunswick Maryland educated in Mount Sidney Shenandoah and James Madison University. Survived by daughter Agatha Johnson with several grandchildren and great grandchildren. graveside services May 20 2013 at Salem Lutheran Cemetery Mount Sidney followed by services at Mount Pisgah United Methodist Church. Memorials suggested to Mount Pisgah UMC Salem Lutheran Cemetery Fund or Good Shepherd Hospice. Condolences welcomed at Lindsey Weyers Cave site.
A hymn sing featuring singers from local churches will take place at 6 p m Saturday June 1 at Shenandoah Pentecostal Holiness Church 300 Shenandoah Ave Proceeds from a free will offering go to the Shenandoah Back Pack Program Page One in Shenandoah and Food For Friends Call Pastor Gary Saylor at 820 7218 or Sue Kite at 652 6155 for further information.
Elkton Seventh-day Adventist Church will hold a yard sale from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday May 26 to raise funds for its building project. The sale takes place at Blue and Gold Drive beside Elkton Middle School.
John E. Foltz 62 of Monroe died May 17, 2018 at Lynchburg General Hospital. Survived by wife Deanna Lohr Foltz, daughter Sara Foltz of Atlanta, son John Michael Foltz of Monroe, sister Gay Hensley, brother Eric Lantz, granddaughter, and Virginia Tech graduate who worked 33 years at Lynchburg Foundry Internet. Service planned as a life celebration picnic May 25 at Morris Orchard. In lieu of flowers, donations to humane societies. Tharp Funeral Home assisting. Trilla Mae Arey 65 of Harrisonburg died May 18, 2013 at her daughter’s home. Born June 17, 1947, daughter of Gilbert and Leathia Roach. Survived by husband Robert Leroy Arey, three daughters Lisa Frye Tabitha Deal Crystal Price, three sisters Goldie Pleasant Faye Eppard Bonnie Ingram, one brother Eugene Roach, and six other grandchildren with a special grandchild Chad Price. Funeral held May 22, 2013 at Johnson Funeral Service Chapel Bridgewater. Burial Beaver Creek Church Cemetery.
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