Obituaries Thrive in Winchester Area Services
Obituary notices list multiple local deaths with funeral details. Tella V Abshire 86 will have services at Omps Funeral Home and Mount Hebron Cemetery. Samuel W Ware 48 of Braddock Street died in Winchester Memorial Hospital with funeral at Jones Funeral Home and Mount Hebron Cemetery. Woodrow Bell of Clarke County funeral at John H Enders Funeral Home Berryville with Green Hill Cemetery burial. John Stultz near Berryville dies at Winchester Memorial Hospital with service at John H Enders Funeral Home. Emma J Harrison 88 of Wilson Boulevard dies Thursday with service at Jones Funeral Home and Mount Hebron Cemetery. Pallbearers and survivors named for each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tella V. Abshire
Nadytional Ave
Omps
Am B. Obaugh
Mount Hebron
William Dawson
Hugh McCarty
Aldus Wooper
Winifred Elliott
Donald Jenkins
Levi Maxey
Woodrow
Bell
Clarke County
John H. Enders
Berryville
Charles Ammons
Arthur D. Weiss
H. B. Pierce, Jr
Marshall Longerbeam
William Bolden
Harry Bell
James Jenkins
Green Hill Cemetery
Emma J. Harrison
Wilson Blvd
Jones Fneral
Edward J. Taylor
Jonas O. Chamberlin, Jr
Warren Chamberlin
Ellsworth G. Barrett
Dale E. Clements
W. Lee Vance
Kenneth M. Clevenger
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Westmoreland Stricken With Mild Asian Flu At Fort Bragg
Army Chief of Staff General William C. Westmoreland is a patient at Womack Army Hospital Fort Bragg with a mild case of Asian flu. He was admitted Friday afternoon after arriving for a medal ceremony and a briefing by Lt. Gen. John J. Tolson. The posthumous presentation was to Mrs. Frederick VanDeusen, sister-in-law of Westmoreland. her husband Lt. Col. VanDeusen was killed in a helicopter crash in South Vietnam last July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ft, Bragg
N.C
William C. Westmoreland
Army
Ft. Bragg
Womack Army Hospital
Westmoreland
John J. Tolson
18Th Airborne Corps
Frederick VanDeusen
South Vietnam
VanDeusen
E.R. VanDeusen
Fayetteville
Fire Crews Return to Lumber Yard Blaze Near Route 50
Shawnee fire units were sent to the J. P. Darlington Lumber Co. on Route 50 East at 5 05 a m to dampen a pile of burning sawdust and wood shavings. It marked their seventh response to the scene. Although the initial cause is undetermined, heat from the pile may have started the fire. Bulldozers shifted the pile to aid burn out while a guard keeps watch. The previous day the fire had reached beneath the saw mill and firemen monitor the situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Darlington Lumber Company
Rt. 50
Mary Helen Massie
Observatory In Orbit By JIM STROTHMAN
Orbiting Astronomical Observatory 2 lifted from Cape Kennedy aboard an Atlas Centaur booster on a 467 to 489 mile orbit. The $75 million, 4400 pound satellite carries 11 telescopes to give astronomers their first unobstructed view of the universe and its mysteries. NASA officials expect first telescope activation Wednesday after system checks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AP Aerospace
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Homer E. Newell
Space Science and Applications
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Orbiting Astronomical Observatory 2
Earth
United States
John F. Clark
Gardiner Rites Held for Elkton Native William J Gardiner
William J Gardiner 58 of Elkton Route 1 died yesterday in McQuire Veteran Hospital Richmond after five weeks of illness He served in World War II and worked 20 years for Merck and Co He was born March 6 1910 in Double Tollgate community and married Helen Janice Austin on April 25 1939 He leaves two sons Julian W Gardiner and James Jerry Gardiner two grandchildren four sisters and four brothers Funeral services were held at 2 p m Monday in the Shenandoah Baptist Church with burial at East Lawn Memorial Gardens near Harrisonburg where the family will receive friends tomorrow afternoon
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Stultz
Berryville
Ysterday
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Mr. Stultz
Woodstock
David
Rebecca Wendle Stultz
Strasburg
Josephine Tavener
Methodist Church
Elizabeth N.thornton
Ed Stultz
Winchester
Robert Stultz
Alquilla
John Ralph Stultz
John H. Enders
M.claude Cook
Green Hill Cemetery
William James Gardiner
Elkton
Route 1
The
Merck and Co
McQuire Veteran Hospital
Richmond
Charles Walter
Bertie Derflinger Gardiner
Double Tollgate
Shenandoah
Baptist Church
Helen Janice Austin
Julian W. Gardiner
Chula Vista
Calif
James Jerry Gardiner
Madison
Emma Clark
Goldie Wisecarver
Kernstown
Ruth Greathouse
Myrtle Greathouse
Carlton
Norman
Roy Gardiner
Wilson Gardiner
Stephens City
Baptist
P. Hudson Nuckols, Jr
East Lawn Memorial Gardens
Harrisenburg
Nixon Assures Governors Theyll Get A Hearing
President elect Nixon met with 24 governors or governors elect at Palm Springs California to discuss state and federal relations. He pledged full cooperation to strengthen the role of state houses and indicated a 1969 chairman and 1970 successor may be chosen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palm Springs
Calif
Richard M. ‘Nixon
Washington
Nixon
John H. Chafee
Rhode Island
Ronald Reagan
California
Daniel J. Evans
Miami Beach
Fla
Raymond Shafer
Pennsylvania
Ronald L. Ziegler
Five Italian unions announce five regional strikes before Christmas
Italian labor unions call five regional general strikes Dec. 9 to Dec. 13 to press for wage and contract gains as three parties seek a center-left coalition. Premier designate Rumor works toward presenting a program and cabinet for Italy’s 29th postwar government to President Saragat in three days for confidence votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Calabria
Italy
Sardinia
Sicily
Emilia
Pugnia
Abruzzz
Tuscany
Mariano Ruemor
Rumor
Christian-Democrat
Socialist Party
Republicans
Guiseppe Saragat
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Fire at Donna Lee Apartments Displaces 23 Families
Fire at the Donna Lee Apartments in Fairfax prompted evacuation of 23 families as residents lowered to safety with sheets. Two suspicious-origin fires began in storage areas, one injuring maintenance man Glen M. McKowen who was treated at Fairfax Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfax (Ap
Donna Lee
Red Cross
Testimony on Mountaineer mine safety at Fairmont hearing
Miners testifying about unsafe conditions at Mountaineer Coal Co No 9 mine, where 78 men died in the Nov 20 explosions and fire, described methane gas as the suspected cause. hearing extended as reps from United Mine Workers, coal company officials, and U S Bureau of Mines questioned witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairmont
W.va
Mountaineer Coal Co
No. 9
United Mine Workers Union
Coal Company
U.S. Bureau of Mines
Pig Killed Shed Lost in Berryville Fire
Clarke County fire reports two fires near Berryville. At 9 15 a.m. a shed attached to a garage burned, a pig perished, and a grass area burned. At 3 p.m. a tractor and field fire spread 100 yards along a fence row. Fire officials suspect wind blown sparks from a trash fire started the grass blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke County
John H. Enders
H.B. Pierce, Jr
Berryville
Virginia Weather: Snow, Wind, Cold Tonight Into Sunday
Snow flurries and windy cold conditions sweep Virginia tonight through Sunday. Lows near 20 tonight, highs 30 to 35 Sunday, then a fair and cold Monday.
Rainfall totals and averages from a historical record
The report notes no rainfall in the past 244 hours ending 8 am today. December and annual totals for 1968 show 32.50 inches and the past five years list 1963 33.46, 1964 31.63, 1965 26.85, 1966 33.82, 1967 36.48 inches. Monthly and yearly averages over 55 years are cited, including January 2.41, February 3.19, March 3.10, April 1.91, May 3.66, June 3.72, July 3.78, August 3.76, September 2.80, October 3.10, November 2.51, December 2.34. the January through December average is 36.50 inches.
Christmas Program at Market Street United Methodist Church
Those not attending the Hanging-of-the-Greens in the church school are invited to the sanctuary drama. The Greens program concludes with a 3:30 p.m. gathering for children and youth to decorate rooms, enjoy refreshments, and a 5 p.m. chancel drama “Will the Real Jesus Christ Please Stand Up?” presented by Shenandoah Players from Shenandoah College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Market Street United Methodist Church
Cameron and
Cork Sts
Jesus Christ
Malcolm Mormerstein
James K. Young
Shenandoah Players
Shenandoah College
Quiz Answers Snapshot From Historical Test
The list includes Suez Canal and Strait of Gilbraltar, indoor swimming pool, thirty two, North Star, Hamilton, sixteen, Somerset Maugham, Marianas, Benj Franklin, and Fortissimo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suez Canal and Strait of
Thirty-two
North Star
Hamilton
Marianas
Benj. Franklin
Fortissimo
Also Mentioned on This Page
Abshire Service
Samuel W. Ware
Braddock St
Mr. Ware
Stephenson
Orpha Renner Ware
Everett O. Ware
National Fruit Product Company
James W. Ware
Helen Crowser
Dorothy Carelisle
Colleen Dyke
Jones Funeral Home
Bruce A. Macbeth
Harry H. Guard
Donald D. Holliday
Richard L. Fost
Frank Yeakle
Roland Nelson
Ralph P. Saville
Bell Service
Mr. Samuel W. Ware
Anna Bayliss
Jones Funeral Home, Inc
Omds Funeral Home
N. Loudoun Street
Bertella W. Abshire
Mt. Hebron Cemetery
Bernard F. Groves
Boscawen St
Guiding Light Gospel Center
N. Cameron St
Featuring
Pat Adams
Jack Coe
William Branham
Thomas Wyatt
America
Full Gospel Businessmen’s Fellowship
Africa
Canada
Mexico
Central America
Donald Scruggs
WHPL
By Jim Strothman
NASA
Goddard Space Flight Center
OAO2
William J. Gardiner
John W. Rosenberger
Quarles School
Commerce St
Queries School
Associated Press
Albany
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
Minnesota
New Orleans
New York
Kia
City
Omaha
Clermont Farm
Edward McC. Williams
John Daye
Virginia
Northern Appalachians
Rockies
Pacific Northwest
Southern Plains
Central
Appalachians
Northern Plains
Market St
Sanctuary
I, Q
Gilbralter
Somerset Maugham
Warfarin
Hilliard Brand
U.S.D.A
Washington, Co
C. I. Brumback & Sons
Glaize & Bro
Winchescen
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!