Obituaries and Funeral Rites in Berkeley and nearby counties
Obituary notices for Barbara Ellen Magruder of Bedington aged 79 and Mary Thruston Smith Caillouet of Martinsburg. funeral plans set at Brown Funeral Home and Leeds Parish Cemetery. Also notices for Statton H. Harrison Jr. of Capon Bridge and Reverend Lee Erndon Saville of Frost with burial and service details.
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Mary Thruston Smith Caillouet
Amherst St
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Leeds
Hume
John A. Baden
Obituaries Highlight Calohan and Hottel Deaths in Virginia
Oliver Borden Calohan 91 of 444 N Loudoun St died at home. Born Oct 24 1878 in Phillipsburg Pa he held public office from Warrenton to Hampshire County and later served in Romney West Virginia. Edmonia Jane Hottel 70 of 1721 Reeves St died in Warrenton born Sept 6 1899 survived by two children and four grandchildren funeral services held at Stover and Jones Funeral Homes.
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Lee Erndon Saville
Frost
W. Va
Saville
Kirby
George and
Dora Bell Peters Saville
Clara Colmer Wade Saville
Iris Nelson
Franklin
George Taliaferro
Clifton Forge
Samuel Saville
Romney
Orland Saville
Augusta
Roy Haines
Shanks
Hotts Chapel Methodist Church
James Mitchum
McKee
Oliver Borden Calohan
Loudoun St
Mr. Calohan
Phillipsburg
Lowery
Emma Calohan
Warrenton
Warrenton Supply Co
Fauquier County
Arkansas
Bank of Romney Board of Directors
Hampshire County Court
Neeley
Calahan
West Virginia
Clinton Lodge No. 56
Winchester
Alice McKee
Stover Funeral Home
Strasburg
H. M. Crim
Sparmont Lodge 98
Af&am
Edmonia Jane Hottel
Reeves’ St
Hottel
Landon
Mary Utterback Cockrill
Clarence Hottel
First Baptist Church
Hunter Deavers
Meredith
Frances) Royston, Jr
Alexandria
Raymond Cockrill
Culpeper
Aubrey Cockrill
Fredericksburg
E.F. James
Remington
Harry Bobst
Falls Church
Sue Rydell
Suitland
Jones Funeral Home
E.T. Clark
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Kentucky counties named for Army colonels reveal one sixth
In Frankfort Kentucky an Army colonel has inspired the naming of about one sixth of the state's counties. The observation highlights the link between military figures and local geography across Kentucky.
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Frankfort, Ky
Kentucky
Funeral Service For Floyd Chapman Ash
A funeral service for Floyd Chapman Ash 62 of Clearbrook was held at 3 p m at Jones Funeral Home with Rev Craig B Burleson officiating Pallbearers were Carl H Miller J Robert Russell J Russell Morrison G Grover Teets Jr Eston H Collins and W F Shewbridge Burial followed in Green Hill Cemetery Stephens City
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Floyd Chapman Ash
Clearbrook
Jones Funeral Home
Craig B. Burleson
Carl H. Miller
J. Robert Russell
J. Russell Morrison
G. Grover Teets, Jr
Eston H. Collins
W. F. Shewbridge
Green Hill Cemetery
Stephens City
Fire injures Capon Bridge infant. uncle killed
Three month old Linda Davis survived a Capon Bridge West Virginia fire that claimed the life of Statton Harrison Jr. The infant was said to be in satisfactory condition at Winchester Memorial Hospital. The child was thrown from the apartment window during the blaze shared by Mr and Mrs Raymond Davis the girl's aunt and uncle.
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Statton H. Harrison, Jr
Capon Bridge
Giffin
Stephen L. Snecker
Timber Ridge
Lloyd Emmart
Donald Wolford
Ervin McKee, Jr
Arthur Goble
William Smith
Richard Kolb
Mr. Harrison
Keyser
W. Va
Statton H. Harrison
Edna Shifflett Harrison
Freda Davis
Gary
Freddy
Edith
Marie
Florence Tenny
Elkins
Linda Davis
Winchester” Memorial
Statton Harrison, Jr
Raymond Davis
Linda
Damaged Thunderbird Sought After Christmas Eve Collision
The Frederick County Sheriff's Office seeks a dark blue 1967 68 Thunderbird that struck a 1963 Dodge Dart at about 3 30 p m Christmas Eve and left the scene. Driver Chris Watt of 110 Richards Ave escaped injury. Chief Deputy Osborne Renner leads the investigation.
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Frederick County
Transplant Patient Dies in Paris Heart Surgery Case
Paris report states Jose Fores, a heart transplant recipient and Spanish refugee, died at Broussais Hospital after showing heart rejection symptoms. Among France’s ten heart transplant patients, Emmanuel Vitria remains the sole survivor, having received a new heart in Marseille on Nov 28, 1968.
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Associated Press Paris
Jose Fores
Broussais Hospital
Fores
Spain
France
Emmanuel Vitria
Marseille
Virginia Weather Forecast Fluctuates With Rain and Freeze Risk
The forecast calls for cloudy weather in Virginia through Tuesday with a chance of freezing rain or rain. Lows tonight 28 to 32, highs Tuesday in the 30s, 40 percent precip tonight and Tuesday. Rain likely Wednesday. Five day outlook shows temps near or below normal with highs 36 to 44 and lows in the 20s. Precipitation around one inch, mainly Tuesday and Wednesday. Yesterday's high reached 3g degrees.
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Virginia
Weather and fossil clues from Arctic shores noted
Rainfall figures for the past 48 hours show none while December to date is 3.80 inches and five year totals are listed. Average monthly rainfall over 56 years is given for each month. Winchester skies note sunset sunrise and moonrise timings. The article references fossil remains ivory and large petrified wood beds indicating prehistoric Arctic vegetation.
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Arctic
Wall Street Opens Higher on Early Trading
Wall Street in New York shows stock gains in early trading as the Dow Jones industrial average rises 1.91 points to 799.50 in the first half hour of the session.
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New York
Rescue workers battle snow drifted roads and aid travelers
A Christmas Day storm leaves drifts up to six feet as Winchester Rescue Squad members carry Ivan Miller from the scene on a backboard. Red Cross volunteers aid travelers and city crews clear downtown streets while highways reopen and utilities restore service in central Virginia.
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Winchester
Martin Falls
Ivan Miller
Highway Department
Robert Kidd
Roger Carter
Miller
State Highway Department
Virginia Electric & Power Co
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co
Virginia
Quiz Answers From the Periodic List Card
A compact set of ten entries covering topics from color use by Titian and the composer Handel to true statements about Alabama and James I England. It also notes Grover Cleveland, the phrase identification of persons, a wood carver, salt, and actor Jeff Chandler.
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Handel
True
Alabama
James I
England
Grover Cleveland
Wood Carver
Salt
Jeff Chandler
Also Mentioned on This Page
Arnold B. Magruder
Barbara Ellen
Ella) Magruder
Bedington
Lynn B. Grubb
Magruder
Berkeley County
Zechariah
Ida Nicely Minton
Hedgesville
Minton
Martinsburg
Brown Funeral Home
John EB. Wright
Elmwood Cemetery
Shepherdstown
Caillouet Service
Rev
Omds Funeral Home
Loudoun Street
Mary Smith Caillouet
Leeds Parish Cemetery Home
N. Main Street
Wayne B. Omps
Richard A, Funk
Larry T. Omps
Paul W. Hinkle
Bruce C. Sheard
Order of the Golden Rule
DIAL
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Fritz
Indianapolis
Raymond J. Strattan
Harrison
Strattan
Marion County Sheriff's Department
Oliver B. Calohan
Riverview Cemetery
Mrs
John W. Rosenberger
Quarles School
Commerce St
Ash Service
Midwest
Mast
Wall Street
Roy Breeden
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Joyce
James Wood
The
Red Cross
Percy Camper
William Levi
Kenneth C. Levi
John H. Enders Volunteer Fire Company
Mr. Kidd
Mr. Carter
William Dunn
Donald Walters
Robert Carter
John Harden
Neil Allen
Greg Lewis
Jerry Leake
Danny Combs
Associated Press
Richmond
Vepco
Henrico County
C&p
Perever
Emer
Bernard
Boscawen St. Winchester
Titian
Glaize
Cseo
N. Cameron St
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