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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 29, 1979

Page

3

Obituaries in Shenandoah Valley and vicinity listings

Obituary notices list John William Pitzer of Gerrardstown and others including Mrs. Mead W. Woodard of Front Royal and Mrs. Fannie Orndorff of Creek Grade. Entries include birthdates, family survivors, service in WWI and WW II, funeral times and locations, and burial details at local cemeteries. Additional notices cover deaths of Joseph T. Hickman and Thomas Michael Bowman Sr. with funeral arrangements and memorials noted.

Thomas Michael Bowman Sr Stonewall Dr Front Royal Warren Memorial Hospital

Nine Die On Virginia Highways During Memorial Weekend

Virginia state police reported nine deaths over the 78 hour Memorial Day weekend, including James Blevins of Banner, Roby Phillips of Dante, Willie Gregory of Baltimore, Hugo Thomas of Smithfield, Edna Edwards of New Castle, Susan Woody of Montpelier, and others. The report spans crashes on Virginia 72, Virginia 63, U.S. 17, and Virginia 311 with victims from multiple states. The data notes holiday period from Friday 6 p.m. to Monday midnight and compares totals to last year.

Virginia James Kelly Blevins Banner Wise County Coeburn Blevins Roby Floyd Phillips Dante Nora Dickenson County Willie Wesley Gregory Baltimore U.S. 17 Gloucester Point Gloucester County Hugo Edward Thomas Smithfield Isle of Wight County

Two-car crash near Winchester injures local driver

State police report a female driver from Stephens City was treated and released after a two car collision at the Rt 277 Rt 636 intersection. Damage to the Hillyard vehicle and a Sumption vehicle were both about 1200 dollars.

Winchester Winchester Memorial Hospital Robin Lee Hillyard Stephens City Larry Allen Sumption Berryville Hillyard

Obituary of Herbert W. Grubbs, 71, local resident

Herbert W. Grubbs, 71, of 710 Pennsylvania Ave died yesterday at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Born February 26, 1908 in Shippensburg, he worked over 20 years at Robinsons Cold Storage as a refrigeration engineer and later at Scheulen Bros. He was a member of Moose Lodge 1283 and the Legion of the Moose. Survived by his widow Audrey Conrad Grubbs, a daughter Jean Herring, four grandchildren and one great grandchild. Services 11 a.m. at Jones Funeral Home, burial Shenandoah Memorial Park. Pallbearers named. Friends may call tonight from 7 to 9 at the funeral home.

John William Pitzer Gerrardstown W. Va V.a. Medical Center Mr. Pitzer Jones Spring Michael Mathias Ella Bayer Pitzer Newton D. Baker Post Berkeley Post American Legion Oscar W. Pitzer Clearbrook Mike J. Pitzer Inwood Robert Evelyn) McDaniel Martinsburg Edwin Alecia) Custer Hedgesville Geneva Albright John Thelma) Daniels Annandale Kenneth Dolly) Bohrer Shanhai Ida Pearl Pitzer Brown Funeral Home Harold O. Snyder Rosedale Mead W. Woodard Gladys Frazier Woodard Rt. 2 Front Royal Warren Memorial Hospital Woodard Rappahannock County Foster Frazier Blanche Fincham Frazier Cleveland Woodard Abbie Woodard Charles Town Frances Ramey Middletown Julia Mahoney Shirley Nicholson Annie Fincham Washington Janie Frazier Winchester Turner Funeral Home Brice Jenkins Jr Bennetts Chapel Fannie M. Orndorff Shenandoah County Hospital Woodstock Orndorff Wardensville John and Lucy Bowers Lehigh James Franklin Orndorff Lillie Malone Shawnee Drive Cora Orndorff John Lehigh McKeesport Lizzie Gochenour Ralph Lehigh Jones Funeral Home Arthur E. Grant L. Vernon Ridings Samuel F. McDonald Paul P. Dicks James E. Donald Arthur W. Grover James Lehigh Shenandoah Memorial Park Franklin Edward Stokes Franklin Edwin Stokes E. King St Strasburg Winchester Memorial Hospital Mr. Stokes Carl F Mildred Funk Stokes Stokes Barber Shop Mary Mamie) L. Carper Donald E Skip) Stokes Alfred Stokes Carl F. Stokes Jr Gaithersburg Ruth Edmondson Dayton Ohio Louise Shafer Leesburg Stover Funeral Home Donald Petiit Riverview American Cancer Society Joseph T. Hickman Shenandoah Farms Boyce Omps Funeral Home Nathan Hildebrand David Hildebrand Nain Jason Rhodes Estes Irene Rhodes Rt. 1 Toms Brook Shenandoah County Memorial Hospital Shirley Rhodes Maurertown Ruth Dailey Lois Evans New Jersey Ernest Copp Marcellus Copp Zion Christian Church Walter E. Lundblad Dellinger Funeral Home Herman Schmid Rose Gardner Schmid Arlington Vienna Schmid Hayfield Arlington Methodist Church Ives Funeral Home Beverly Felty Arlington National Cemetery Herbert W. Grubbs Pennsylvania Ave Mr. Grubbs Shippensburg Robinson’s Cold Storage Scheulen Bros., Inc Moose Lodge Legion of the Moose Audrey Conrad Hagerstown Ray Jean) Herring Frederick County Grubbs Joseph R. Anderson David E. Denham Garland E. McDonald Lenard A. Benegar J.W. McKay William E. Presgraves Harry Scheulen

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