Obituaries from Winchester area deaths in 1966
Obituaries note deaths of Mrs. Jennie Edith Duckworth and Mrs. Retha Allen Homes in Clarke and Berkeley counties. Also reports the deaths of Mrs. Lillian Mesmer Barnett and burial arrangements for Berryville and Berkeley Springs services with survivors listed. Funeral details show service times and parishes, with burial at Milton Valley and Green Hill cemeteries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Retha Allen Homes
Brooklyn
N. Y
Homes
Clarke County
Fenton D
Gertie E. Allen
Lillian Milanes
New York City
Henry Allen
Berryville
Raymond Allen
John H. Enders
Robert Ruth
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Winchester
Milton Valley Cemetery
Funeral service for Curtis E Funkhouser at Omps Funeral Home
Curtis Elzie Funkhouser of Cross Junction died Thursday. Funeral services are set for Monday at 11 a.m. at Omps Funeral Home conducted by Dr. J F Omps. Pallbearers include Alvin Baker Lewis Gunn Howard Flynn Gordon Flynn Sterling Swart and Frank B Swart. Burial will follow at Mount Hebron Cemetery in Winchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtise
Funkhouser
Omps Funeral Home
Mount Hebron
Curtis Elzie Funkhouser
Cross Junction
Omps Funeral
J. F. Omps
Alvin Baker
Lewis Gunn
Howard Flynn
Gordon Flynn
Sterling Swart
Frank B. Swart
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Winchester
Luttrell Service for Mrs Laura Luttrell Held at Wesley Chapel
Funeral service for Mrs. Laura G. Luttrell of Whitacre will be conducted tomorrow at 8 p m in Wesley Chapel by Rev Ralph A Malcomb and Rev C S Beckley Pallbearers include Ray Luttrell Roger Luttrell Charles Eversole Gary Luttrell Eugene Burkhart and Robert Sandy Jr The body lies at Omps Funeral Home Winchester where family will receive friends tonight from 7 30 to 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Mesmer Barnett
Edward N. Barnett
Berryville
Newport News
William E. Barnett
Bridgewater
Lynwood H. Barnett
Lexington
George H. Pope
Yorktown
George Costello
Alice Mesmer
Washington
Robert Mesmer
Orlando
Fla
Berryville Baptist Church
Laura G. Luttrell
Whitacre
Wesley Chapel
Ralph A. Malcomb
C. S. Beckley
Ray Luttrell
Roger Luttrell
Charles Eversole
Gary Luttrell
Eugene Burkhart
Robert Sandy, Jr
Omps
Winchester
Services At St Stephen CME Church Schedule
Services at St Stephen CME Church 424 Chase St are Sunday with 10 a.m. services Sunday School and 11 a.m. sermon by Rev J H Robinson. A 4 p.m. Board of Stewards program features guest speaker Rev J E Carroll of Washington. Public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Stephen Cme Church
Chase St
J. H. Robinson
Board of Stewards
J. E. Car
Roll of Washington
Valley crowd fills Rockingham Fair for Homer and Jethro show
A large crowd at Rockingham County Fair in Harrisonburg packed Staters Stadium to watch Homer and Jethro. The event featured the Miniature Museum of American History touring Virginia with a $250,000 display. Groundbreaking for Blue Ridge Community College near Weyers Cave set for 4 p.m. Thursday with a $1,047,000 main building due September 1967 and a $1.5 million complex on a 50 acre site between U.S. 11 and Interstate 81. Police warn drag racing on county highways is a serious issue and ask for public help in reporting incidents to Sheriff Keyser and Commonwealth's Attorney Ewell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisonburg
Rockingham County
Raritan Stadium
Homer
Jethro
Virginia
Front Royal
Warren County
Gary T. Keyser
Commonwealth
John F. Ewell
Keyser
Winchester men win appeals in Frederick County Court
Juries found one guilty and two not guilty after appeals before Judge Elliott D. Marshall. James Wallace of Winchester won his petty larceny appeal from a May 20 Frederick County case. Theodore Earl Haines, also of Winchester, had his May 23 assault and battery conviction reversed. Roy A. Cather Jr. of Winchester received a 30 day suspended sentence a $200 fine and one year license revocation for DUI.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elliott D. Marshall
Frederick County
James Wallace
Winchester
Frederick
Theodore Earl Haines
Roy A. Cather, Jr
Virginians Among Four Dead in Gates County Crash
Two Suffolk girls aged 8 and 1 year died in a head on collision that killed four people and injured seven others in rural Gates County near Sunbury North Carolina. The Wright vehicle carried eight people including Carmen Divins and Harlena Coulldander who died. Laura Virginia Holly and her six month old Pamela Ann Holly died in the second car along with Warren A Holley the husband of Laura Virginia. Police said the Wright driver James Edward Wright lost control on NC Route 32.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunbury
N.C
Suffolk
Gates County
Here
James Edward Wright
Laura Virginia Holly
Pamela Ann
Warren A. Holley
Airlines End Strike With Pension Pacts and Wage Gains
The five airlines ratified a settlement ending a national strike after workers won fully paid pensions better health benefits and more vacation. The deal suggests tightened control over inflation wage guidelines while unions claim the agreement shreds such limits. A separate note mentions a fast hearing loss threshold of about 20 000 cycles per second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siemiller
Afl-Cioo Communications Workers of America
Western Electric Co
Stemiller
Wayne Morse Dore
Senate
Congress
White House
Market Report Signals Mixed Week for Hog Cattle and Sheep
Chicago market summary shows hogs higher with barrows and gilts up to 50 cents, sows 50 cents to 1 dollar higher. Cattle slaughter steers steady to 25 higher with prime weights 27.25 to 27.65, and sheep lambs advancing 25 cents to 50 cents with spring slaughter bellwethers at 25.50 to 26.25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Choice
Weather Today Virginia Outlook for Tonight and Sunday
Rather cloudy and cooler tonight and Sunday with occasional rain likely Sunday. Lowest tonight 58 to 64 and in the 70s Sunday. Sunset today 8 03 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow 6 31 a.m. Moonset tonight 10 41 p.m. First Quarter Aug 22.
August rainfall figures and yearly averages
Rainfall for the past 24 hours ending 8 30 today shows none. August rainfall to date 1 38 and 1966 rainfall to date 17 92. Average yearly rainfall over 53 years is 36 56. Monthly averages reflect values for each month from January to December.
Six Deaths Boost Toll to 672 in Virginia
The Associated Press reports six traffic deaths raise Virginia's 1966 highway toll to 672, up from 639 a year earlier. Victims include Otey Lee Bedsaul in Hillsville, Tracy Gordon Gammon in Ashland, Ruth Bates in Goochland County, Mary Sue Ramsey in Martinsville, Robert Ryan in Norfolk, and Ricky H. Oliver Jr. in Richmond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Hillsville
Otey Lee Bedsaul
U.S. 58
Carroll County
Asheland
Tracy Gordon Gammon
Ashland
Goochland
Ruth Lewis Bates
Manakin-Sa
Norfolk
Ryan
Richmond
Ricky H. Oliver
West West Broad Street
Youth Treated After Mishap on Bicycle in Washington
James Brown of 1317 Congress Street Washington DC was treated at Memorial Hospital and released after a traffic mishap. He suffered multiple contusions and cuts and head injuries and a thumb injury. He was taken to the hospital by the Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad about 6 10 p.m. after being struck by a vehicle while riding a bicycle. Details of the incident were unavailable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Brown
Congress St
Washington, D.C
Memorial Hospital
Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad
Henry Clay in Cast Nothing Hereford Africa
Henry Clay is identified with a cast and a phrase Nothing Hereford Africa. Andrew Jackson is mentioned alongside Fort Wayne. Peas and beans and the Gulf of California appear as unrelated items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Jackson
Fort Wayne
Never
Gulf of California
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Winchester Evening Star
Mrs
Ira Duckworth
Jennie Edith Duckworth
Glenroy Duckworth
Duckworth
Cherry Run
W. Va
Andrew and
Ellen Michber
First Evangelical United Brethren Church
Berkeley
Beulah Diehl
Rockey Mountain
Zona Toms
Francis L. Yost
Rocky Mount
Virgie Clark
Earnest Michael
Hagerstown
Hunter Funeral Home
Berkeley Springs
Paul Slonaker
Edward Barnett
Cmds Funeral Home
Loudoun Street
Laura G
Luttrell
Wesley Chapel Cemetery
Jenner
Funkhouser Service
Luttrell Service
N. Cameron St
Dete
U.S
Plains
Gulf Coast
Tennessee Valley
Carolinas
Plateaus
New England
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Farmers and Merchants National Bank
Cameron St
Star
Jim Hamilton
Albany
Albuquerque
Atlanta
Bismarck
Boise
Boston
Buffalo
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Denver
Des Moines
Detroit
Fairbanks
Fort Worth
Helena
Honolulu
Indianapolis
Jacksonville
Juneau
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Louisville
Memphis
Miami
Milwaukee
Mpls
St.p
New Orleans
New York
Okla
City
Omaha
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Pittsburgh
Ptind
Ore
Salt Sk. City
San Diego
San Fran
Seattle
Tampa
Winnipeg
Chicago Market
Denny
Rt. 7
Win
Winchester Skies
Athur, Inc
Shel Insurance
E. Boscawen St
S.sissseee
Henry Clay
Nothing
Hereford
Africa
John W. Rosenberger & Co., Inc
Commerce St
Winchester, Va
Northern
Chevrolet Cadillac Corporation
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