Obituaries for Cooper Miller Peele and others in Winchester area
Obituary notices report the deaths of Jr Cooper 42 of 445 North alien, Mary Ellen Miller 92 of 7 East Germain Street, and Charles Frederick Peele 48 of Route 5. Cooper and Miller deaths follow illness and hospital care in Winchester and Baltimore, with service details, survivors, and burial plans. Peele, born 1923 in Ahoskie, listed seven children and relatives, with services at Omps Funeral Home and National Memorial Park Falls Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Frederick Peele
Rt. 5
John Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Mr. Peele
Ahoskie
N.C
Thelma Lane Peele
Winchester
Charles William Peele
Richmond
Winn Trucking Company
First Baptist Church of
Norfolk
Charles_Thomas Peele
William Frederick Peele
Jeffery Wayne Peele
College Park
Cheryle Lee Peele
Ann Marie Peele
Steven
Frederick Peele
Debora Jean Peele
Suitland
William Albert Peele
G.E
Jeanette) Francis
Miami Beach
Fla
G.T
Kathleen) Wrenn
Omps
Joseph P. Roby
National Memorial Park
Falls Church
Charles F. Peele
National Memorial Park Falls Church
President Wilson Leads First In-Person Message Since Jefferson
President Woodrow Wilson revived the custom of addressing Congress in person by calling a special session to push a new tariff bill. It marked the first in-person presidential address to Congress since Thomas Jefferson.
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Woodrow Wilson
Congress
Thomas Jefferson
Funeral services for Bestor Cooper Jr and Mary Miller
Funeral details indicate a memorial for Bestor Cooper Jr at Jones Funeral Home on Saturday at 11:00 a.m. A separate service for Mary Ellen Miller is set for Saturday at 2:00 p.m. with a graveside ceremony at Mount Hebron Cemetery.
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Mr. Bestor Cooper, Jr
Mary Ellen Miller
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Shenandoah River death of George Lawson reported
The body of 21 year old George Holland Lawson of Strasburg was recovered yesterday afternoon from the Shenandoah River by divers Steve Marchi and Trooper Stanley Hord. He disappeared while swimming across the river with companion Mark Woods. The body was found about 35 to 40 feet downstream from his last seen location. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Omps Funeral Home. Surviving with his father are a sister, Virginia Lee Lawson. Search efforts included Strasburg and Winchester Rescue Squads, Game Warden James W. Simpson, and Warren County sheriff's personnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Marchi
Front Royal Rescue Squad
Stanley Hord
Virginia State Police
Warren County
Lawson
Mark Woods
Strasburg
Front Royal Country Club
Omps
Virginia Lee Lawson
The
Pinsources
Winchester
James W. Simpson
Virginia studies move of mentally retarded patients to community care
The Virginia Department of Mental Hygiene and Hospitals launches a $50,000 federally funded study involving 30 mentally retarded patients from Lynchburg and Petersburg institutions to test five community based living options. The effort aims to expand care beyond traditional state institutions and assess independence with training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
State Department of Mental Hygiene and Hospitals
Joseph J. Bevilacqua
Sioner
Virginia
Department
U.S. Rehabilitation Services Administration
Lynchburg Training School
Petersburg
Arlington
Bevilacqua
Lynchburg
Five senior officers to judge Medina at My Lai court martial
Capt. Ernest L. Medina faces a murder and assault trial with a panel of five higher ranking Vietnam veterans. The jurors include two colonels and two lieutenant colonels plus a major. The court recessed 18 days to subpoena 48 witnesses. If convicted of murder, he could face life imprisonment. Medina previously testified at Calley's trial denying orders to shoot civilians.
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FT. Mccpherson, Ga
Ernest L. Medina
My Lai
Kenneth Howard
Medina
F. Lee Bailey
Montrose
Colo
Bailey
Vietnam
Korea
William L. Calley, Jr
Calley
Yard Party at Howards Chapel Church Event
A Yard Party at Howards Chapel Methodist Church starts at 5 p.m. tomorrow. Featured are country ham sandwiches home made soup pies and ice cream.
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Howards Chapel Methodist Church
Moon crater shown in Apollo 15 surface photo
A large lunar crater is captured in a photo taken during the Apollo 15 mission. The image showcases the Moon’s rugged terrain and the stark contrast of shadows within the crater walls.
11 Year Old Struck by Car Near Home
Teresa Payne age 11 of S Kent was treated at Winchester Memorial Hospital for a hip injury after a pickup driven by Wesley Thompson of Berryville slid on wet pavement and overturned on Rt 616, 150 feet south of Berryville. Damage to the truck was about 700 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teresa Payne
S. Kent
Winchesteremorial Hospital
Winchester Volunteer Rescue
Wesley Thompson
Berryville
Rt. 616
W.J. Shevokas
Shevokas
Thompson
Noth
Duffey Named New Chamber Director
Maurice J. Pat Duffey to fill the unexpired Winchester Frederick County Chamber of Commerce board term after Edward A. Donohue moves to manage a Montgomery Ward store in Frederick Maryland. Duffey, Winchester native, has degrees from UVa and UPenn, Navy veteran, owner of Duffey Independent Oil, and educator at Lord Fairfax Community College plus wide professional affiliations. Lillian Stuessy and two daughters are noted.
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Maurice J
Pat) Duffey
Edward A. Donohue
Winchester
Frederick County
University of Pennsylvania
U.S. Navy
Duffey Independent Oil Company
Lord Fairfax Community College
Rotary Club
Knights of Columbus
Virginia Business Education Association
Exchange Club of Detroit
Mich
West Virginia Petroleum Association
Pittsburgh Petroleum Club
Lillian Stuessy
Theresa
Kathryn
School aims to collect textbook rental fees before opening day
Mr. Johnson said registration textbook rental fees must be paid in advance for students to receive texts on opening day. High School students may pick up class schedules and homeroom assignments when fees are paid. Officials hope to collect all fees before school opens Aug. 30 to start instruction with minimal confusion.
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Johnson
Rainfall totals vary across Shenandoah County
Spotty rain drenched Shenandoah County with Mt. Jackson recording .67 inches, Woodstock 2.45 inches, and the Marion Artz farm two miles north of Maurertown getting two inches. County average about two inches. Berryville saw 2.36 inches, July total reaching four inches, Winchester July total 2.12 inches and yearly total 20.58 inches.
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Shenandoah County
Mt. Jackson
Woodstock
Marion Artz
Maurertown
Walter Rutherford, Sr
Berryville
Winchester
Patterson Family Reunion Held at Round Hill Fire Co
The John and Annie Patterson Family reunion will be held Sunday at the Round Hill Fire Co starting at 1 p.m. Families are invited to attend the gathering and share memories.
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John and
Annie Patterson
Round Hill Fire Co
Weather summary for Winchester Virginia and vicinity
Mostly cloudy with showers and thundershowers tonight and Saturday. Temperatures range from lows in the 60s to highs near 80. Rain chances 60 percent tonight and 70 percent Saturday. Extended outlook turns partly cloudy Sunday with possible showers Monday and Tuesday.
Wall Street Edges Higher After Short Dow Slump
Wall Street moved higher in moderate trading as the Dow Jones industrials rose 1.75 points to 863.17 at 10 30 am. The three day slide ended with modest gains as advances edged declines on the NYSE amid analyst notes of an oversold condition and cautious bargain hunting.
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NEW York
Dow
New York Stock Exchange
Shot Wound Sights Injures 16 Year Old In Mountain Falls
Arthur Kerns, 16, of Mountain Falls Route, suffered a gunshot wound to his arm while he and a friend examined firearms. A spokesman said no bone injury, only tissue damage, and that he was taken to Winchester Memorial Hospital by the Volunteer Rescue Squad after a gun discharged when dropped.
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Arthur Kerns
Mountain Falls
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Young Kerns
Hamfest Begins With Banquet in Winchester Speakers Aid Event
The Shenandoah Valley Amateur Radio Club starts its 21st Hamfest with a 6 30 p.m. banquet at the Lee Jackson Restaurant. Co chairs George Ritter and Richard Rush expect over 700 attendees for the two day event in Winchester. The hamfest includes a Sunday all day session at the Winchester National Guard Armory beginning at 10 a.m. For information call 662 0157 or 662 4746 pat night.
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Shenandoah Valley Amateur Radio Club
Lee Jackson
George B. Ritter
W4ugx
Winchester
Richard E. Rush
W4hxb
Berryville
Winchester National Guard Armory
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Bestor Cooper, Jr
Eugene B. Cooper, III
Douglas Cooper
Charles Town
W. Va
Winfield’ Holt
Friedberg
Germany
Jones Funeral Home
Virgil R. Moyer, Jr
L. S. G. Miller
Philip W. Solenberger
Charles’ F. Williams, Jr
Robert Williams
Charles S. Crisman, Jr
Robert S. Boyd
Robert E. McDonald
George Miller
E. Germain St
Raymond Womeldorf
Jones Funeral Home, Inc
Guneral
Amherst ST
George Holland Lawson
Abel
Bernard F.groves
Boscawen St
Smalts Florist, Inc
Shenandoah
Rt. 1
Shenandoah River
George Archibald Lawson
Fairmont Ave
Clarke County Motors
Chrysler Motors Corporation
FBI
U.S. Route 7
Philmont
Shenandoah Area
Boy Scouts of America
Philmont Scout Ranch
New Mexico
Harry Raney
Martinsburg
Leon Waters
Luray
Osby Frazier
Stephenson
John Blosser
New Market
Bruce Smith
Shepherdstown
Zack Smith
Osby Frazier, Jr
Mike Dick
Charles Welsh
Capt
Howards Chapel
Duffey
Chamber
Maurice J. Duffey
Patterson
I.Q. Answers
France
Island
Mass
James K. Polk
Paris
Sherman
Herbert Hoover
Kentucky
Siam
Jupiter
Gulf Coast
New England
Ohio Valley
National Weather Service
Wall Street
Moomett
Fae
Oma
Jefe
Pittsburgh Paints
Manor Hall
America
N. Cameron St
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