City Bank Honors Late Director Thomas Russell Cather
Thomas Russell Cather, a longtime Winchester lawyer and banker, died May 13 1944 at his home aged 56. He served as a City Bank director from 1931 and was an active Trust Committee member and former Virginia state senator. born January 22 1888 in Frederick County he studied at Shenandoah Valley Academy Washington and Lee University and its law school. He served in World War I and later held public posts including Attorney for the Commonwealth of Frederick County from 1916 to 1932 and Senate leader during James H Price’s governorship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Russell Cather
South Stewart Street
Winchester
Virginia
W. S. Hiett
Cather
Washington and Lee University
Washington and Lee Law School
Germany
Camp Lee
Senate of
Supreme Court of Appeals of
Senate
Commonwealth of
Frederick County
Notable Winchester Figures Mourned in Death Tributes
The Handley Board of Trustees mourns the death of longtime member Davey Jones and former President, highlighting his clear mind and leadership. Thomas Russell Cather is remembered for his WWI and WWII service as a lawyer on the Selective Service Appeal Board No 3, plus civic and fraternal involvement across Winchester. The obituary notes Cather’s roles in local banks, building associations, and farms, his church work, Masonic affiliations, Kiwanis leadership, and dedication to the Virginia State Bar and American Bar Association. The Winchester community expresses condolences to his family.
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Seventeenth Judicial Circuit
George W. Kurtz
Handley Board of Trustees
Handley Board
Thomas Russell Cather
Selective Service Appeal Board No 3
Charlottesville
Russell Cather
Local Social Notes Highlight Visits and Recoveries
Baltimore residents spend the week with daughter and son in law Woodrow Cornwell. Miss Shirley Altizer leaves home after measles recovery. Guests at Emory Matthews home include Mrs Josephine Messick and others from Winchester Pittsburgh Strasburg and Washington. Howard Glenn visits his mother in Baltimore. George Ryle and two children visit Keeler home in Harrisburg. Lorette Miller of Washington weekends with her mother Nannie Miller. Blanche Matthews returns home from Arlington Ngha and Brunswick. Charles Hollar of Jackson Michigan visits Main Street family.
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Baltimore
Woodrow Cornwell
Shirley Altizer
Emory Matthews
Josephine “Messick
Winchester
William Eeech
Pittsburgh
Ao Crabill and
Davehene
Dude
Strasburg
Harry Matthews
Ronnie
Washington
Howard Glenn
D. H. Glenn
George Ryle
Harrisburg
C. W. Keeler
Lorette Miller
Nannie Miller
Blanche Matthews
Local travel and family visits near Middletown Va
Lt. and Mrs. Joseph M. Bowers and son Joseph Jr arrived to spend a week with Mrs. Bowers mother and grandmother. Many relatives from Mason and Dixon Pa Round Hill Va Front Royal Va and Washington DC visited over the weekend.
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Middletown
Joseph M. Bowers
Joseph, Jr
Bowers
Ona G. Evans
D. H. Glenn
Ft. Sifl
Oklo
Victor Larrick
Mason and Dixon
Richard Larrick
Round Hill
Roger Kline
Ethel Henson
Nina Winthrop
Upperville
Frederick Kline
Washington, D. C
John Boyd Kline
Gordon Keith
Also Mentioned on This Page
City Bank
T. Russell Cather
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Davey Jones
Winchester Credit Corporation
Shawnee Building and Loan Association
Winchester Cold Storage Corporation
Colonial Brick Corporation
Presbyterian Church of
Virginia State Bar Association
American Bar Association
Navy
Coronado
Central Pacific
U.S
U. S. Navy
International Sound
Just Dial
C. B. Smalts & Son
National Ave
Ansu
Arlington
Ngha
Brunswick
Charles Hollar
Jackson Mich
Main ‘Street
Penney’s
Rayon
Little Boys
Fioro
Gay
White
Rica
Ceneda
North America Assurance Society
W. Main St
Richmond
Pe. Johnson
Jacquard
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