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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 02, 1971

Page

2

Obituaries and Funeral Notices from Winchester Area

Obituary notices detail Betty Mae Kirby Leach of Martinsburg and others from Winchester and Stephens City. Services, burial plans, survivors including children, siblings, and grandchildren are listed with funeral home details and pallbearers. Additional notices cover Jack Lawrence Bowen of Stephens City and Edward P Turner of Athens Georgia with service times and burial venues.

Jack L. Bowen Sacred Heart Cemetery

Funeral Service for Betty M. Kirby Leach Tuesday

Funeral service for Mrs. Betty Mae Kirby Leach is set for Tuesday at 1 30 p m at Jones Funeral Home. Arrangements are handled by Jones Funeral Home Inc with details listed for Mrs Carrie Sally C Boyd.

Betty Mae Kirby Leach Jones Funeral Home, Inc

Wall Street rises as steel labor talks settle without strike

In New York the Dow Jones industrial average advanced 4.74 points to 863.17 at 10:30 a.m. as traders priced in news that steel labor negotiations had been settled without a strike in the industry.

New York

Weekend highway crashes send multiple to Winchester hospital

One person admitted to Winchester Memorial Hospital after weekend highway accidents. Several others treated and released following the incidents.

Winchester Memorial Hospital

Mrs. Elizabeth V. Skelly Dies. Rites Planned in Berryville

Mrs. Elizabeth V. Skelly 57 of White Post died Saturday at Winchester Memorial Hospital. She was born November 10 1913 in West Virginia. Survived by husband Vincent Guy Skelly brother William H. Boyd and sisters Edna Owens Gladys Boyd. Funeral tomorrow 2 p.m. at John H Enders Funeral Home Berryville with burial at Shenandoah Memorial Park Winchester. Visitation tonight 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.

Betty Mae Kirby Leach Clifford Leach Woodstock Hubert Ida Jenkins Yowell Farmers and Merchants National Bank Market Street United Methodist Church Gilbert Leach Claybourn Kirby Harry Kirby Roy Kirby Martinsburg W.va Walter Kirby Robert Kirby Lois Streit Winchester Ethel Elliott Lillie Martin Fred McDaniel Benny McDaniel Middletown Raymond McDaniel Gore Carrie Walton Toms Brook Henry McDaniel Elton McDaniel Ollie McDaniel Baltimore Jones Funeral Home Herman M. Elam Roger L. McDaniel Turner Martin Richard Martin William Martin John Streit Mount Hebron Funeral Jack Lawrence Bowen Stephens City Winchester Memorial Hospital Mr. Bowen Washington Isaac Russell Edith Beck Bowen Florida Schenck Food Co Rosemarie Kettlewell Bowen Jack L. Bowen II David Michael Bowen Stephen Wayne Bowen Susan Marie Bowen Natalie Quinn New Jersey Gerald Bowen Charles Bowen Atlanta Donald Bowen Douglas Bowen Richmond Omps J. Westwood Franch Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery Perry Painter Howard Mills Wallace Derry, Jr Jerry Rogers Franklin Conner Gary Fletcher Elizabeth V. Skelly White Post Vincent Guy Skelly Skelly West Virginia Russell Martha V. Aimesworth Boyd William H. Boyd Edna Owens Gladys Boyd Berryville Roger Dale Boyd John H. Enders Jessie E. Tate, Jr Shenandoah Memorial Park

Local Obituaries and Police Briefs From Berryville Area

Obituaries note the deaths of George W. Toal 57 of Berryville and Carrie Boyd 53 of Mountain Falls. Toal, a former U.S. government mathematician, was buried in Green Hill Cemetery after services in Berryville. survivors include his mother Dorothea Whitner and widow Maude N. Toal. Boyd, from Mountain Falls Route, had survivors including husband Robert M. Boyd and two daughters. funeral arrangements are incomplete. The bulletin also covers multiple traffic incidents near Winchester, Gainesboro, Boyce, and Warrenton, listing drivers, injuries, and Rescue Squad transport details with no further specifics.

George W. Toal Berryville Winchester Memorial Hospital Mr. Toal Kansas Dorothea Whitner Cedar Vale Kan Jay Toal U.S Clarke County Lions Club Sedan Episcopal Church Sedan Maude N. Toal Marjorie Hudgins Roger Hudgins John H. Enders Roy Taylor Green Hill Cemetery Carrie Sally) C. Boyd Mountain Falls Boyd Timberville John Bessie Good Comer Salem Brethren Church Robert M. Boyd Kirby Shirley) Teets, Jr Staunton James Victoria) Luttrell Winchester Ethel Shifflett

Elkton Man Charged in Pistol Slaying

Elkton 20 year old Robert Lee Hammer is charged in the pistol slaying of Leroy Shifflett 31 of Harrisonburg. Hammer was held on 10000 bond after being arrested Saturday afternoon following a chest shooting at an abandoned flour mill near Rockingham County jail.

Elkton Leroy Shifflett Harrisonburg Rockingham County Robert Lee Hammer Shifflett Here

Robeson to Manage Campaign for Frederick County

Lawrence Ambrogi announces James Robeson will be campaign manager for his Republican bid for Frederick County commonwealth attorney. Robeson, chief engineer at O'Sullivan Corporation, lives in Back Creek District with his wife Frances and two children and attends Christ Episcopal Church.

Lawrence Ambrogi Frederick County James Robeson Ambrogi Mr. Robeson O'Sullivan Corporation Virginia Society of Professional Engineers Robeson Frances Back Creek Christ Episcopal Church

Moby Dick Eludes Swiss Fisherman Then Dies in Pollution

In Geneva AP report a legendary 22 pound trout named Moby Dick is found dead after a mass fish kill in Switzerland. Thousands of other fish totaling at least eight tons die from toxic pollution in Lake Geneva and rivers. Experts warn of ongoing water treatment costs, lake contamination, and restricted bathing areas as public beaches remain usable in spots.

Geneva Aare Switzerland Lake Robert Poujade

Dick Gregory Reaches 100 Days Of Liquid Fast

Comedian Dick Gregory, down to 102 pounds, vows to fast for 10 years if needed while avoiding solid food until the Southeast Asian war ends. He marked the 100th day by running 15 miles in a South Side park after starting the all-liquid diet in April to protest the conflict.

Chicago Dick Gregory Southeast Asia Gregory South Side

Weather summary for Virginia with showers and storms

Variable cloudiness with a chance of showers tonight and Tuesday. Rain chances 30 percent tonight and 50 percent Tuesday. Extended trend shows showers Wednesday and Thursday, with highs in the 80s and overnight 65 to 70.

Virginia

Pope Paul VI Exchanges Messages With Apollo 15 Astronauts

In Castel Gandolfo the Pope told sunlit crowds he sent a confidential blessing to Apollo 15 crew David Scott Alfred Worden and James Irwin via Archbishop Raimondi while the astronauts replied with good wishes Our journey is for all men and hope that the talents God has given us will help satisfy those who support our undertaking Helium was discovered outside Earth’s atmosphere after evidence found in the sun in 1868.

Castel Gandolfo Italy Paul VI David R. Scott Alfred M. Worden James B. Irwin Washington Luigi Raimondi

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