Obituaries and funeral notices from Winchester area
Obituaries list Sonny R Kerns 28 of Clearbrook died in a Martinsburg hospital from an auto accident. Surviving include his wife Mary Miller and children Tammy and Richard, plus siblings and step-siblings. Services set at Omps Funeral Home with burial Mount Hebron. Emma A Harris 96 of Stephenson died in Winchester hospital. Burial arrangements incomplete. Lucy Mae Lambert 17 of Winchester. service at Omps with burial Shenandoah Memorial Park. Harry L Grim 66 of Winchester. service at Omps, burial Refuge Cemetery. Annie T Bell 83 of Winchester. service Sacred Heart Church with burial Sacred Heart Cemetery. Curtis Service Albert E Curtis 76 of Winchester area. burial Mount Hebron with VFW escort.
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Sonny Richard Kerns
Rt. 1
Clearbrook
Kings Daughters Hospital
Martinsburg
W.va
Mr. Kerns
Winchester
Homer C
Frances Martin Kerns
Grimes Pentecostal Church
Mary C. Miller
Hagerstown
Tammy Kerns
Richard Allen Kerns
Donald R. Kerns
Robert James Kerns
Dorothy Kerns
Shirley Mae Miller
Stephenson
Sharon D. Kerns
Rebecca Ann Kerns
Betty Sue Kerns
Inwood
Lucy Mae Lambert
Omps
Shenandoah Memorial Park
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Emma A. Harris
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Edna Harris
Mt. Siami Methodist Church
Frederick County
George Castleman
Chester Harris
Catherine Stephenson
Cora Harris
Rt. 3
Omps Funeral
Nathan Williamson
David P. Dunn
Mike Conrad
John Dunn
Michael Headley
Jimi Powell
Steve Payne
Harry L. Grim
National Ave
Paul E. Dick
Refuge Cemetery
Stephens City
David Grim
Julian Ebersole
Carrol Cowgill
Rudolph Martin
Garland Grim
Ralph Grim
Annie T. Bell
E. Clifford St
Bell
Louis
Annie Fenton Trier
L.L. Bell
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Anna B. Butler
Charles Gerloff
J. Westwood Franck
Sacred Heart Cemetery
Jones Funeral Home
Curtis
Albert E. Curtis
W. Southwerk St
Veterans Administration Center
William Metzel
Beverly M. Beaver
John G. Taylor
William Walters
Richard C. Chrisman
John S. Newcome
Lane Reed
Veterans of Foreign Wars
County board debates health department over soil percolation issues
Board chair Raymond C. Sandy and Supervisor Robert Russell led complaints about the health department’s handling of soil percolation tests. Madigan warned of more disclosures in executive session as a related lawsuit loomed. The Finance Committee denied a land purchase request for the health department and suggested moving offices to a new county complex.
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Raymond C. Sandy
Health Department
County Health Unit
Robert Russell
Dennis Cole
County Department
Madigan
Eugene Gunter
Finance Committee
Island Harem Turns Jiggs Into Aggressive Chim Panzee
BEAR ISLAND Ga AP Roaming on a 100 acre island with a harem of females transformed Jiggs the chimp into a dominant male. The 150 pound ape has yet to sire offspring though one mate died after eating toxic plants. Scientists say the semi free experiment shows feasibility while planning to add three more females.
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Bear Island
Jiggs
Michael Keeling
Yerkes Regional Primate Research Center
Emory University
Atlanta
Yerkes
Keeling
Georgia
Emory
Burmese Rebels Offer To Destroy Illegal Opium Trade
Rep. Lester L. Wolff says Shan State Army rebels offered to destroy 400 tons of opium to end Southeast Asian heroin exports. They seek foreign pressure on Burma to restore the legal constitution and pledges of financial help for crops replacing opium. No State Department response yet.
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Washington
House
Southeast Asia
Lester L. Wolff
D-N.y
State Department
Burma
Shan State Army
Shan State
Wolff
Drug Enforcement Administration
Thailand
Laos
U.S
Bus and pole damage in Paper Mill Road crash
A Frederick County school bus struck a telephone pole on Paper Mill Road near Winchester, causing about 100 dollars in damage to both. Driver Roberta McKinnon, 18, sustained contusions to the right leg after the bus veered off the north embankment. Trooper G N Jenkins reported the details.
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Frederick County
Paper Mill Road
Winchester
G. N. Jenkins
Roberta McKinnon
Focus Week at Calvary Baptist Woman's Missionary Union
Calvary Baptist Church observes Focus Week Sept 16 23 with Eva Saunders former Nigeria missionary as guest speaker at 7 30 p m Sunday worship Lynette Spicer to present Holy Land slides Wednesday evening and other WMU activities planned Winchester police investigate van starter theft at B and M Chevrolet report filed 7 51 a m today.
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Woman’s Missionary Union of Calvary Baptist Church
Eva Saunders
Nigeria
Lynette Spicer
Holy Land
Woman’s Missionary Union
Paul Hoxworth Dies. UC Medical Faculty Leader Passes
Dr. Paul Hoxworth, 66, professor of surgery at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and former president of the American Association of Blood Banks, died Wednesday in Cincinnati Ohio.
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Cincinnati, Ohio
Paul Hoxworth
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
American Association of Blood Banks
Virginia Milk Commission Study Panel to Hear Public Input
Duncan C. Gibb announces a Virginia General Assembly study committee on the Milk Commission will hold a public hearing September 24 at 7 30 p m in Lecture Hall 1 Auditorium George Mason University Fairfax The panel will review structure duties operations and procedures and seek public views on the need function and continuation of the Milk Commission Contact Gibb or L Willis Robertson Jr to reserve speaking time.
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Front Royal
Del
Duncan C. Gibb
Virginia General Assembly
Milk Commission
George Mason University
Fairfax
Gibb
Calendar of Thursday and Friday Community Meetings
Rotary Club at George Washington Hotel 2 p m WCTU Braddock Street United Methodist Church 6 30 p m Front Royal BPW Club Quality Inn 6 30 p m BPW Carpers Valley Club 7 30 p m Capon Bridge Fire Co at fire hall 7 30 p m BPOE Front Royal Elks Lodge 7 30 p m John Dove Chapter No 21 Royal Arch City Hall 7 30 p m Greenwood Fire 7 30 p m TOPS Club at First United Methodist 7 30 p m Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad Headquarters 7 30 p m Fraternal Order of Eagles at home 8 p m American Legion Giles B Cook Post 53 open meeting Post Home 8 p m Round Hill Fire Co at fire hall 8 p m American Legion at Legion Home 8 p m Shawnee Fire Co Board at fire hall 8 p m Women at Moose at Home 8 p m Davis Williams Post VFW 8 p m Xi Beta Chapter BSP 8 p m BSP Preceptor Zeta Chapter 8 p m Epilson Chapter BSP FRIDAY 10 a m Winchester Council of Church Women 12 p m Front Royal Rotary Club Virginia Gentleman Restaurant 1 p m Little Garden Club 7 30 p m Unity Lodge 146 AF AM Masonic Lodge
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Rotary Club
George Washington Hotel
WCTU
Braddock Street
United Methodist Church
Royal Bpw Club
Quality Inn
Carpers Valley Club
Capon Bridge Fire Co
BPOE
Front Royal Elks Lodge
John Dove
Royal Arch
City Hall
Greenwood Fire Co
Tops Club
First United Methodist Church
Winchester
Fraternal Order of Eagles
American Legion
Giles B. Cook
Round Hill Fire Co
Shawnee Fire Co
Women
Moose
Davis-Williams Post
VFW
P.m. Epilson Chapter
Reward Offered for Oil Dumping Source in Winchester
The City of Winchester offers a $1,000 reward for information leading to the source of oil discharged into the sanitary sewer system. City Manager Wendell Seldon warns oil forms a film starving bacteria, risking plant shutdown and costly digesters. Violations are punishable by a $500 fine and up to one year in jail, with each day counted as a separate offense.
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Winchester
Wendell Seldon
Aluminum scrap drive by Reynolds unit at Town & Country
Reynolds Metals Co. will send its mobile recycling unit to Town & Country tomorrow from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. and again on September 28 with pay in cents per pound for aluminum scrap. The firm instructs using a magnet to identify aluminum cans and urges residents to save all aluminum beverage cans and clean household aluminum scrap for the event.
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Reynolds Metals Co
Town & Country
Reynolds
Weather summary and extended forecast for Winchester area
The forecast shows cloudy tonight with likely rain and 60s lows, with heavy rain and cooler highs near 70 on Friday. Virginia outlook echoes rain heavy at times in the north with cooler south, highs around 70, and 70s elsewhere, followed by a weekend of possible rain Saturday and clearing Sunday.
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Virginia
Wall Street mixed as market weighs taxes and rates
The Dow rose to 882.68 as NYSE issues show varied moves amid fears from Arthur Burns tax hike remarks and expectations of tight money. Analysts cite profit taking and uncertain interest rates but see bargains and a potential modest rally ahead. Major movers include International Telephone up 5 to 30.58 and Alcoa up to 0.72.
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Federal Reserve Board
Arthur F. Burns
Nixon
Newton Zinder
E.F. Hutton & Co
NYSE
International Telephone
Alcoa
Digital
RCA
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Dial
Stephens City, Va
the Order
Grim Service
S. Braddock St
The
Congregational Christian Church
Bernard
F. Groves
Island
H&r
Income Tax Service
H & R Block
Karblock
Loudoun St
Calvary Baptist
B & M Chevrolet
Regent
Antietam Paper CO
Winchester Council of Church Women
Front Royal Rotary Club
Little Garden Club
Unity Lodge
AF & AM Masonic Lodge
Herman
I.Q. Answers
Julian
Columbia
Plymouth
England
Africa
New York
True
Missouri
Balboa
Church of Christ At
College Park
G. C. Richards, Jr
Church
Bob Moulden
Roanoke Bible College
Elizabeth City
N.C
Vanville Joytones
Peer Family
War Memorial
Cecil B. Styons
Pearl Walden Nickens
Rt. 2
Nickens
R.D. Updike
Warren County
Ralph C. Buracker
William Farrell
Ronald Mason
Wall Street
New York Stock Exchange
Pittsburgh
N. Cameron
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