Deaths and Funerals in Local Notices
Mrs Icie L McKee 51 of Alfred G Home dies after eight years illness born Capon West Virginia daughter of J J Sirbaugh and the late Naomi Barr Sirbaugh wife of Harry G McKee married in Winchester February. Surviving husband and father two daughters Joyce McKee and Bettie J Johnson of Winchester Kernstown four sisters Lelia Smith Ada Whitlock Ed na Christianson foster sister Esther Baylis one brother Ira Sirbatgh and four grandchildren. Funeral Friday at 11 am Highland Presbyterian Church with Rev Joseph S Duckwall burial Mt Hebron Cemetery remains rest at Jones Funeral Home. Friends may call. Funeral for Mrs Virginia Smith Grim widow of Clifford Duvall Grim who died yesterday in Memorial Hospital will be Thursday at 10 am at her residence 118 Peyton St conducted by Dr George D Jackson assisted by Revs G Raymond Womeldorf and J S Duckwall Pallbearers listed. Mrs Grim daughter of the late William H and Nannie Miller Smith survived by three sisters Mary Kinzel Welch Nannie W Smith and E Blair Sheetz. Flowers requested not to be sent.
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Virginia Smith Grim
Clifford Duvall Grim
Memorial Hospital
Peyton St
George D. Jackson
First Presbyterian Church
Berryville native Donald Forsythe dies in Virginia hospital
Donald Murrell Forsythe of Berryville died yesterday at McGuire Veterans Hospital near Richmond. He was born August 11, 1931, in Berryville, the son of Lola Ever. The obituary notes his long connection to Berryville and his surviving family.
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Donald Murrell Forsythe
Berryville
McGuire Veterans Hospital
Richmond
Lola Ever
Forsythe Veteran Remembered In Berryville Funeral
Hart Forsythe and the late James Oscar Forsythe are honored for Korean War service from 1953 to 1955. He belonged to Berryville Presbyterian Church and the John H. Enders Fire Co. and Lloyd Williams Post 41, American Legion. Funeral Friday at 3 p.m. Enders Funeral Home with burial at Green Hill.
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Hart Forsythe
James Oscar Forsythe
Forsythe
Berryville Presbyterian Church
John H. Enders Fire Co
Lloyd Williams Post 41
American Legion
Enders
Robert Goshorn
Green Hill Cemetery
Frederick A Hack 79 dies after illness in Winchester Hospital
Frederick A Hack aged 79 dies after an illness lasting one month in Winchester Memorial Hospital. He was born in Clarke County to Henry Reiman Hack of Baltimore and Elizabeth Van Meter Hack of Fort Pleasant Moorefield WV. He lived at Springdale Barboursville before moving to live with his sister Mrs Charles Borum of Strasburg. Survived also by sister Mrs Kathleen H Stover and nieces and nephews Mrs Nolan Brim Mrs Farrell Stewart and Home V Hack of Bartonsville. Funeral will be held tomorrow at 1 p.m. at Kurtz Funeral Home 21 S Loudoun St Strasburg conducted by Rev Harry Crim.
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Frederick Alexander Hack
Winchester Morial Hospital
Clarke County
Henry Reiman Hack
Baltimore
Elizabeth van Meter Hack
Fort Pleasant
Moorefield
W. Va
Springdale
Bartonsville
Charles Borum
Strasburg
Borum
Kathleen H
Beck Plea in Two Cases Heads to Court
Beck faces two charges. theft of 1900 dollars from union funds in Tacoma and tax evasion of 240000 dollars in Seattle. His Seattle lawyer Charles Burdell says the plea was meant for July 2 and that the indictment offense is a misdemeanor allowing counsel to plead without Beck’s personal appearance.
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Tacoma
Wash
Shaw
Beck
Charles Burdell
Seattle
Burdell
Bishop Peele remembered as a familiar Scotland County figure
Offord College alum and Trinity College teacher Bishop Peele served in World War I training, led several North Carolina pastorates, directed Greensboro district work, and built a Laurinburg home with his wife in the 1950s. The couple had no children and remained active in community life.
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Offord College
Burke County
Trinity College
Plattsburg
N. Y
North Carolina
Greensboro
Peele
Laurinburg
Scotland County
Peeles
Cessna workers strike after contract expires in Wichita
About 2,500 production and maintenance employees at Cessna Aircraft Co in Wichita Kansas walked off the job after the contract with the International Association of Machinists expired May 1. Negotiations for a new contract were ongoing as workers in Texas City Texas also began a work stoppage by members of the Oil Chemical and Atomic Workers Union.
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Mands
Cessna Aircraft Co
Wichita
Kan
International Assn. of
Texas City
Tex
Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union
American Oil Co
Texas
Houston
St. Louis
National Maritime Union
Masters, Mates and Pilots
Eisenhowers Mark 43rd Wedding Anniversary With White House Reception
Washington AP report notes President and Mrs. Eisenhower married 43 years ago today. They celebrate with a White House staff reception for about 75 people at the mansion this evening.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Quake Strikes St Thomas Again Stirs Island
A sharp earthquake jolted St Thomas Virgin Islands Tuesday night. No damage reported but fear rose as this marked the second tremor in a week.
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ST. Thomas, Virgin Islands
St. Thomas
Weather Today and Five Day Outlook for Virginia
Scattered thundershowers this afternoon and tonight ending over the southeast portion. Tonight lows 65-70 in the mountains and 70-75 elsewhere. Thursday partly clear cooler and less humid. The five day outlook calls for near normal temperatures, cooler Thursday, warmer weekend, cooler Monday with showers possible Sunday or Monday.
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Virginia
Winchester
Danville Store Building Collapses After Fire Work
Half of the Jacob Silverman clothing store building in Danville collapsed in mortar and debris before opening. No one was inside. rescue squads stood by. Estimated damage is $90,000. The 60 year old structure sits beside a furniture store fire scene from Christmas time and may have failed due to the prior fire or reconstruction. The front and all three floors about 50 feet deep collapsed.
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Danville
Jacob Silverman Clothing Company
Silverman
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Icie L. McKee
Alfre Ee G
Mrs. McKee
Capon
JJ Sirbaugh
Naomi Barr Sirbaugh
Grim Service
du Pont
John W. Rosenberger & CO
Commerce St
Donald Forsythe
Highland Presbyterian Church
Barrett
Haines
John Kerr School
E. Cork St
Carl Haines
John Fisher
H. L. Mills
MNS
Route
Frederick A. Hack
Sergeant’s Sale
Patton
Clark Street
Molden Electric’s Company
Edward T. Tavenner, Jr
Bernadette L. Tavenner
G. G. Baker
E. T. Snider
Eisenhowers
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