Obituaries fill multiple local families with losses
Obituaries list Robert Edgar Pullen 61 of 213 Boyd Ave died Friday in Winchester Memorial Hospital born May 25 1911 in Rap pahannock County married Lena Walters landscaper for J O Hutchinson survived by wife one son H J Pullen two daughters Myrtle Keys and Mary Catherine Hinsley one sister and three brothers and 20 grandchildren funeral Sunday 2 30 p m at Jones Funeral Home with burial in Fairfax Memory Gardens Barbara D Chapman 52 Berryville died suddenly this morning at home wife of George W Chapman Jr survived by one daughter two grandchildren and several siblings funeral arrangements incomplete Genevieve Cooper 55 Capon Springs died yesterday born February 15 1917 survived by husband five sisters and three brothers body at Giffin Funeral Home Intermont West Virginia with service Sunday 3 p m at Hebron Lutheran Church burial in church cemetery Zoe Rebecca Heironimus 77 Wadesville died yesterday in Charles Town General Hospital born February 17 1895 survived by husband five sons daughter and 10 grandchildren two great grandchildren and a brother conducted 11 a m Monday at Omps Funeral Home burial in Mount Hebron Pallbearers listed family to receive guests at Omps tomorrow evening Virginia Gertrude Rumbarger 78 Woodbridge widow of Robert Rumbarger died yesterday in Mary Washington Hospital born February 10 1894 in Berryville survived by two daughters two grandchildren three great grandchildren a sister and three brothers conducted Monday 2 p m at John H Enders Funeral Home Berryville burial in Green Hill Cemetery Berryville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Edgar Pullen
Boyd Ave
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Mr. Pullen
Rappahannock County
Philip and
Jennie Clarke Pullen
Lena Walters
J.O. Hutchinson
H.J. Pullen
Centerville
Myrtle Keys
Chantilly
Barbara D. Chapman
Berryville
George W. Chapman, Jr
Rye
N.Y
Percy R. Drury
Eleanor Orr Dorsey
Eleanor Chapman Bell
Henry Drury
McLean
Laura Bingel
Divine, Pa
Josephine Drury
Frederick Drury
Crested Butte
Colo
John H. Enders
Genevieve Cooper
Capon Springs
W.va
Kirby
Vertie Saville Heare
James B. Heare
James Leonard Cooper
Ray D. Heare
Fairfield
Kenneth L. Heare
Carroll R. Heare
Hebron Lutheran Church
Intermont
Elmer Ganskopp
Jacob Rudolph
Kenneth Seldon
James Bland
John Brill
Alston Nesmith
Bobby LaFollette
Giffin
Capon Bridge
Zoe Rebecca Heironimus
Wadesville
Charles Town General Hospital
Charles Town
Heironimus
Frederick County
William A
Anna M. Tevalt Snapp
Fairview
Mitchell O. Heironimus
Winchester
Charles William Heironimus
Elwood Dennis Heironimus
Linwood W. Heironimus
Clearbrook
Russell Snapp
Bunker Hill
Omps
Kathryn Eye
Craig Burleson
Mount Hebron
Wesley Rogers
Glenn Russell
Harold Campbell
Kenneth Shenk
Herman Foltz
Leonard Ellis
Virginia Gertrude Rumbarger
Woodbridge
Mary Washington
Fredericksburg
Robert R. Rumbarger
Charles Lewis Chapman
Laura Dove Terrell Chapman
Betty Rumbarger
Sonia Grey
Rawson
Margaret Tine
Lynn Chapman
Wilton Chapman
Calvin Chapman
Green Hill Cemetery
Obituary notices for Gladys Chappelear and William Hovermale
Gladys Chappelear 88 of Delaplane died yesterday born March 26 1884 in Brookside She was a longtime member of Upperville Baptist Church and the United Daughters of the Confederacy She is survived by 10 nieces and nephews Funeral services are Monday 3 p.m. at Upperville Baptist Church with interment at Ivy Hills Cemetery Omps Funeral Home conducted the second notice for William Hovermale 79 of Gore died today in Winchester Memorial Hospital born September 24 1892 in Hagerstown He was a member of Duckwall Presbyterian Church retired Sand Mine employee Surviving are his wife two sisters services Monday 2:30 p.m. at Omps Funeral Home burial at Greenway Cemetery Berkeley Springs Donations may be made to Gore Volunteer Fire Dept or Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys Chappelear
Delaplane
Brookside
Col
C. Peyton Greyer
Raleigh
N.C
Josephine Ayre Jackson
Nancy Barrett Chappelear
Washington, D.C
Joseph Warren Greyer
John B. Jeffries
Nancy C. Baird
Sally Winn Hoberman
Bethesda
Georgina C. Milliken
White Marsh
Alice C. Nichols
Annandale
Helen C. O’bannon
Jefferston
Bertha C. Peterson
Arlington
Upperville Baptist Church
Ivy Hills Cemetery
Upperville
William E. Hovermale
Gore
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Hovermale
Hagerstown
William Hovermale
Duckwall Presbyterian Church
Berkeley Springs
W.va
Eliza Jane Barnes
Lester Michael
Dorothy Wolford
Hancock
Omps Funeral Home
Charles H. Harless
Greenway Cemetery
West Virginia
Gore Volunteer Fire Dept
Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad
Early trees take root after fires in new forests
A report notes that trees used for new forests range from 2 to 4 years old, with poplar and white birch commonly the first species to establish in burned-over areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ape
Gunman Fires Dozens at Raleigh Bus Terminal
A man fired 8 to 10 shots from across the street into the Union Bus Station crowd of about 100 people. Police later exchanged gunfire and arrested Warren Gamaleal Stephenson, 49, in a nearby parking lot. no injuries were reported. The incident follows a prior mall shooting in Raleigh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
N.C
Union
Patrick McCann Jr
North Hills
McCann
Warren Gamaleal Stephenson
Community honors volunteers aiding flood relief efforts
Middletown Fire Company and Winchester neighbors receive praise from Vice Mayor Stewart Bell Jr. for pumping water from hundreds of cellars under Fire Chief John Hawse. Officials also thanked the water and sewer department, and city police for handling emergency calls during floods. Former President Lyndon B. Johnson visited Brooke Army Medical Center for a routine checkup after his April heart attack, following prior heart attack in 1955.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Fire Company
Winchester
Stewart Bell, Jr
John Hawse
San Antonio
Tex
Lyndon B. Johnson
Brooke Army Medical Center
Johnson
Charlottesville
Brooke
Lbj Ranch
Untold Flood Toll and Water Crisis Across Virginia
Floods from Agnes cripple Fredericksburg and Richmond with the James River cresting at 360 feet in Richmond. Water outages persist citywide while supplies and filtration are restored. officials warn of $160 million in damages across Virginia and ongoing shortages in Northern Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
Rappahannock
James River
Richmond
National Guard
Virginia Electric & Power Co
James
F.C. Hayes
the James
Chesterfield County
Ft. Lee
Thomas J. Bliley Jr
Virginia
Occoquan Dam
Alexandria
Fairfax County
Prince William County
Blue Ridge
Roanoke City
Weather Forecast For Valley And Extended Outlook
Partly cloudy tonight with 50s lows. Sunday has variable cloudiness and a chance of light showers in the afternoon with highs in the low to middle 70s. Extended outlook shows fair conditions Monday through Wednesday with 70s to low 80s highs and 50s to 60s lows. Rainfall totals: past 24 hours .22 inches. June 9.63 inches. five-year yearly sums listed. Noon high today 68, low 52. yesterday high 88. Sunset 8:43 p.m. in Winchester skies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Uncommitted Black Delegates Pivot to McGovern
A coalition of uncommitted black delegates is poised to back George McGovern, narrowing the nomination gap. McGovern aides report a hard count of 86 pledged votes with more expected as delegates from Louisiana Mississippi Alabama South Carolina and Georgia lean to him. Delegates from the Congressional Black Caucus and the National Black Political Convention endorse the front runner, with a formal backing announcement planned after a Monday news conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
George McGovern
Yancey Martin
McGovern
Martin
Congressional Black Caucus
South
Rick Stearns
Walter E. Fauntroy
Dd.c
Missouri
William Clay
Ohio
Louis Stokes
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
South Carolina
Georgia
Richard Hatcher
Gary
Ind
Hatcher
Charles C. Diggs Jr
Michigan
Imamu Amiri Baraka
Newark
N.J
Democratic contenders urge broad platform for moderates
Sen. Edmund Muskie and Sen. Hubert Humphrey call for a widely acceptable platform while Sen. Henry Jackson urges rejection of simplistic slogans. Rep. Shirley Chisholm pushes focus on the poor and civil rights as Platform Committee races to finish by midnight Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Platform Committee
Edmund
Muskie
Maine
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Henry M. Jackson
George S. McGovern
South Dakota
Humphrey
Jackson
Democratic Party
Shirley Chisholm
New York
Whisky Kegs Float Down Allegheny River
Several thousand empty whisky kegs rolled down the swollen Allegheny River after floodwater at the Schenley Distillery broke their storage. Officers estimated a couple thousand kegs afloat as headlines speculated on a planned run to Tennessee, while others noted the kegs were empty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Allegheny
Schenley
Tennessee
Penn Hills
Harrison Township
Tree Leaves Shape and Native Rope Making Noted
The article notes spruce leaves are four sided in cross section while balsam fir has flat leaves. It also mentions Canadian Indians weaving rope from bark of trees such as basswood and cedar.
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George Chapman, Jr
Mrs
J.W. Heironimus
Virginia Rumbarger
National
Omds Funeral Home
Amherst ST
DIAL
Zoe R. Heironimus
Mount Hebron Cemetery
the Order
Consultus
Florists, Inc
Imar
Wyifer
Bernard F. Groves
Rokers
Wall-Tex
John W. Rosenberger
Commerce
Harper's Ferry
David B. Grim
Roanoke
Salem
Covington
Ben F. Sears
Alleghany County
Farmville
Appomattox
T.W. Bloomfield
Hampton Roads
Coast Guard
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Virginia Marine Resources Commission
Camille
Agnes
Holton
Walter
I.Q. Answers
Embassy
Kennedy
LaGuardia
The
Hermitage
China
Galley
Lakes Ontario
Erie
Great Lakes
Diehl
Wilson
Diehl & Sue
POE Oldsmobile, Inc
Commercial St
Cameron St
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