Obituary notices for Virginia Phillips Luxford Markle and Shanholtz family
Virginia Phillips 64 of Middletown died in Winchester Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements incomplete. James Franklin Luxford Sr. 61 of Chesapeake died Saturday in a Norfolk hospital. Deacon of Great Bridge Presbyterian Church and leader in several organizations. Services tonight at 8 in Great Bridge. burial tomorrow in Mount Hebron Winchester. J. Maurice Markle Sr. 83 of Rt. 6 died Thursday in Staunton hospital. Funeral today at Jones Funeral Home. burial Shenandoah Memorial Park. Charles Walton Shanholtz 58 of Rio West Virginia died Friday Morgantown WV. Surviving family listed. service tomorrow at Hotts Chapel United Methodist Church Kirby WV. Burial Hotts Chapel Cemetery. Family visits today at McKee Funeral Home Augusta WV.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Phillips
Middletown
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Jones Funeral Home
James F. Luxford Sr
J. Roger Strode
Boyce
James Franklin Luxford Sr
Chesapeake
Luxford
Norfolk Hospital
Washington, D.C
Great Bridge Presbyterian Church
American Welders Society
Tidewater Council of
Boy Scouts of America
Irene Strode
Terry L. Berger
Winchester
Chesapeake Technical Center
J. Maurice Markle Sr
Rt. 6
Staunton
Conrad Christianson
J. Roy Russell
Carl Winters
George R. Seal
G.S. Dawson
Raymond W. Carter
Michael J. Abe
Shenandoah Memorial Park
Charles W. Shanholtz
Charles Walton Shanholtz
Rio
W.va
West Virginia University Hospital
Morgantown
Mr. Shanholtz
Inkerman
Joseph Shanholtz
Julia Ann Shanholtz
Spave Mills
Evelyn Haire Shanholtz
Dolores Line
Shirley Rinard
Wardensville
Larry Shanholtz
Dale Hott
Jettye Bean
Augusta
Daisy Lee
Kirby
Marie Strawderman
Baker
Arthur Shanholtz
Hotts Chapel United Methodist Church
Fred Tomlinson
Hotts Chapel
McKee Funeral Home
Three Injured In Two Car Crash On Valley Ave
Three people were injured in a two car crash on Valley Ave near the Kremer Oil Co at 10 25 p m Saturday. Steven C Melester 16 Joyce Combs 23 and Harold B Roomsburg 30 were treated and released from Winchester Memorial Hospital. The collision involved Clyde S Melester 103 N Purcell Ave and Harold Roomsburg Rt 3 Winchester. Both cars headed north when the Roomsburg vehicle rear ended the Melester car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley Ave
Winchester
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Steven C. Melester
N. Purcell Ave
Joyce Combs
Woodstock Lane
Harold B. Roomsburg
Rt. 3
Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad
Kremer Oil Co
Clyde S. Melester
Melester
Roomsburg
Steven Melester
Miss Combs
Free Fine Period at Samuels Library Ends Feb 10
Samuels Library in Front Royal offers a no questions asked return window through February 10. No fines will be charged during the period. overdue books usually incur two cents per day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Royal
Samuels Library
Byrd Seeks Senate Reconfirmation for Federal Judges
Senator Byrd predicts growing support for his proposal to require Senate reconfirmation of lifetime federal judges. He warns of judiciary overreach into lawmaking as courts increasingly intervene in legislation. The measure would go to state legislatures for ratification if approved by two thirds of Congress, with Helms Thurmond Talmadge Nunn and Allen as cosponsors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byrd
Senate
Congress
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee
Jesse A. Helms
R-N.c
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Herman E. Talmadge
D-Ga
Sam Nunn
James B. Allen
D-Ala
Armed Students Reported. Two Shotguns Found At Handley School
Police said a call from Handley officials prompted arrival at the school around 10 30 am on Friday. Officers found two shotguns in a doghouse with no shells and questioned two juveniles in connection with the incident. The Commonwealth's Attorney will decide juvenile petitions, if any.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commonwealth
Handley
Flight Tapes Reviewed In D C Crash
Federal investigators will review flight tapes to determine why a twin engine plane flown low struck a college radio tower and crashed onto the American University campus. Victims include Edgar T. Wolfe Jr. and Frederick W. Leveque of Columbus along with Carl ton Dargusch Jr. and pilots Robert D. Hatem and Richard White. President Ford sent condolences to Wolfe’s family and letters to other kin. The FAA said the plane should have been at about 1500 feet when it hit the 765 foot tower near National Airport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
American University
Edgar T. Wolfe Jr
Columbus
Ohio
The
Columbus Dispatch
Frederick W. Leveque
Carlton Dargusch Jr
Robert D
Leveque and
Dargusch
National Airport
Grant City Stores Stay Open Amid Closure Rumors
Royal Plaza shopping center manager James Pugh insists Grant City stores remain open despite reports of dozens of closures. He notes most of the 1,100 Grant and Grant City locations nationwide continue operating and that closing stores began liquidation sales in December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Royal
James Pugh
Grant City
Royal Plaza
Pugh
Grant
Tractor-Trailer Wreck on Rt 522 Causes Flood of Damage
A tractor trailer collision on Rt 522 in Frederick County near 3:15 a.m. left about 6000 dollars in damage. The rig, operated by 34 year old Jesse Mitchell of Richmond, skidded on ice and nearly overturned after a curve. Emil Rieve, longtime textile workers leader and ex president of the Textile Workers Union of America, died at 83 after shaping CIO ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rt. 522
Frederick County
Virginia
Winchester
Jesse Mitchell
Richmond
D.A. Sheetz
Mitchell
Sheetz
Emil Rieve
NEW York
America
Textile Workers Union of America
John L. Lewis
Sidney Hillman
The
CIO
Two Men Sought in Clearbrook Restaurant Robbery
Two white male suspects aged 22 to 25 with green coveralls robbed the Old Stone Restaurant in Clearbrook around 3 30 a m. They yanked cash from a register after threatening employee Betty Campbell and fled west on Rt 672 in a car. A prior coffee purchase by one suspect occurred about 45 minutes earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clearbrook
John A. Johnson
Frederick County
Betty Campbell
Sheriff's Dept
Campbell
Sheriff’s Dept
Houses Entered And Vandalized In Shenandoah Farms
Sheriff R N Rollason reports three adjacent Shenandoah Farms houses were broken into and vandalized over the past week. Leslie Griffith’s home had ten windows and two screens broken and the electric meter damaged. George Farley and Dale Fjelstad had five windows broken, screens cut, and other damage. A trailer on Route 55 owned by William Biggs was illegally entered with the bed slept in. Biggs said the trailer was usually left unlocked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Royal
Shenandoah
R.N. Rollason
Leslie Griffith
George Farley
Dale Fjelstad
Rollason
Rt. 55
William Biggs
Biggs
Calendar Of Events In Front Royal Area
Daily listings show meetings and activities across clubs churches and organizations. Highlights include American Legion Auxiliary Weight Watchers and IOOF events at various venues such as Lee Jackson Shenandoah College and the George Washington Hotel with times from 7 p.m. to 10 a.m. plus a 12 15 p.m. Lions Club session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Women’s Auxiliary
Post Home
Front Royal
E. Boscawen St
Lee Jackson
Madison Lodge
IOOF
Berryville
F&m Bank
Recovery, Inc
George Washington
Shenandoah
Shenandoah College
W. Boscawen St
Lions Club
Duff’s
Odd Fellows Hall
Royal Lion’s Club
Virginia
Civil Air Patrol
Airport
Bethel Lutheran Church
Albin
Masonic Lodge
Loyal Order of Moose
Rebekan Lodge
Alcoholics Anonymous
First Baptist Church
Women of the Moose
Moose Lodge
Man Knifed After Argument at White Castle
A Middletown man, Ronald Olinger, 23, was wounded in a Sunday early morning knife attack at the White Castle on E Piccadilly St after an argument with another man. Olinger faced neck and thumb injuries, was treated at Winchester Memorial Hospital, and released. charges pending against the other man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
E. Piccadilly St
Winchester
Ronald Olinger
White Castle
Olinger
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Weather Outlook For Northern Valley And Virginia Regions
The forecast calls for increasing cloudiness tonight with 30s lows, partly cloudy Tuesday with a chance of rain, and mid 40s to around 50 highs in the Northern Valley. Virginia expects cloudy skies with 30s to 50s highs, higher in the mountains and southeast coastal areas. The extended outlook shows a Wednesday rain chance in the 40s, followed by fair weather Thursday and Friday with cooler nights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Fire damages Robinson home on Merrimans Lane
A fire heavily damaged one room in the home of Rep and Mrs J Kenneth Robinson on Merrimans Lane Saturday noon. Fire officials said the den sustained the main damage with smoke throughout the house. Round Hill and the city departments responded. The blaze appeared to originate from the television set or its receptacle. A daughter, Miss Keveney Robinson, was home and found the fire about 3 10 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Kenneth Robinson
Merrimans Lane
Round Hill
Keveney Robinson
Armed Gunman Robs 7 11 Store in Front Royal
Police report a lone black gunman robbed the Stonewall Drive 7 11 in Front Royal last night escaping with an undetermined cash amount. Investigators Updike Clark Farrell Goodrow led the probe. Release confirms the store holdup and ongoing police inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Royal
Stonewall Drive
Also Mentioned on This Page
Markle
Omps Funeral Home
Amherst ST
Dial
Young Winchester
Bob Donnelly
WINC
Order A
Yee
Samuels
Bill
D.C
Wolfe
John Walton Wolfe
Edgar Wolfe Jr
Federal Aviation Administration
Larry Ramsey
Pegboard
Bernard F. Groves
Braddock St
Congregational Christian Church
Sealmar
Eastern Star
City Hall
Chess Club
First United Methodist Church
Associated Press
Nation
Texas
Gulf States
Upper Great Lakes
Southwest
Midwest
Robinson
J.W. Arthur, Inc
Tristate Electrical Supply Co., Inc
Winchester, Virginia
W. Hart St
Harrisonburg, Virginia
Waterman Drive
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!