Obituaries and funeral notices from Front Royal area
Obituary notices list Ruth Grubbs Matthews 68 of Front Royal wife of W Rice Matthews and family, with service at Calvary Episcopal Church and burial at Prospect Cemetery. Also Edward Walker 81 of Hardy County, a WWI veteran, burial at Shenandoah Memorial Park. Edith B. Moore 77 of Berryville to be buried at Masonic Cemetery Middleway W Va. Bessie Lake Bell 82 of Round Hill buried Hillsboro Cemetery. Sarah Hayward Clift 74 Warrenton. funeral arrangements incomplete. remains at Omps Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Grubbs Matthews
W. Stonewall Dr
Front Royal
Mrs. Matthews
Washington D.C
Robert S
Reno Grant Grubbs
Calvary Episcopal Church
W Rlce Matthews
W.R. Matthews Jr
Clyde
Walter Matthews
Fredericksburg
Matthew Hamman
Winchester
Robert S. Grubbs Jr
Woodstock
K. Roger Belch
Annapolis
Joyce G. Dent
Cherry Hill
N.J
Maxine Hammersly
Arlington
William C. Bartlett
Edith B. Moore
Berryville
Prince William Hospital
Manassas
John H. Enders
John LeGault
Roy Neff
Masonic Cemetery
Middleway
W. Va
C.H.S. Galloway
Charles Galloway
Richard Davis
Charles Crim
Francis Vorous
Milton Nicodemus
Bessie Lake Bell
Fairview Farm
Round Hill
Loudoun County
Hall Funeral Home
Purcellville
Jim Vaught
Frederick L. Parrish
Hillsboro Cemetery
Sarah. Hayward Clift
Rt. 3
Warrenton
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Clift
Baltimore
Phillip and
Lola Lambdin Hayward
Episcopal Church
John W. V. Clift
John V. Clift
Omps Funeral Home
Elwood Kearns Dies at 60 in Martinsburg VA Center
Elwood Kearns 60 of Stephens City died yesterday at the Veterans Administration Center in Martinsburg West Virginia. He was born July 9 1913 in Loudoun County a farmer before retirement a World War II veteran and Antioch Baptist Church member. He is survived by two sons two brothers four sisters and the body lies at Jones Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward G. Walker
Hardy County
W. Va
Cumberland
Veterans Administration Center
Martinsburg
John
Annie Walker
Pentecostal Church
Nellie Kline
Sunnyside Station
Bessie Townsend
Salisbury
Giffin Funeral Home
Capon Bridge
William H. Gray, Jr
Shenandoah Memorial Park
Winchester
Elwood Kearns
Stephens City
Mr. Kearns
Loudoun County
Molly Luddith Kearns
Joseph A. Kearns
Antioch Baptist Church
Elwood S. Kearns
Franklin Kearns
Bull Run
John Kearns
Joseph Kearns
the Plains
Etta B. Kearns
The
Plains
Ida Tharpe
Strasburg
Katherine Hensley
Georgia
Louise Wilson
Round Hill
Jones Funeral Home
Boyle Near Death After Apparent Death by Own Action Attempt
W A Tony Boyle former head of the United Mine Workers Union lies near death after an apparent suicide attempt on the eve of a court appearance on a murder conspiracy charge. He was rushed to George Washington University Hospital in a coma with doctors listing his condition unchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
W. A
Tony” Boyle
United Mine Workers Union
George Washington University Hospital
Boyle
Pennsylvania
Joseph
A. Jock" Yablonski
Yablonski
Milton Gusack
Republican Campaign Headquarters Opens in Winchester
The Republican campaign HQ at 1 S. Loudoun St. opens Saturday with ribbon cutting at 11 a.m. by Del. Raymond R. Guest and James R. Wilkins, supporting Mills Godwin, John Dalton, and Pat Echols in state races. Miss Laura Baker of 322 W. Cork St. dies aged 99. graveside service Saturday at Mount Hebron Cemetery at 11 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Baker
Mount Hebron Cemetery
del. Raymond R
Andy) Guest
James R. Wilkins
S. Loudoun St
Guest
Wilkins
House of Delegates
Mills Godwin
John Dalton
Pat Echols
W. Cork St
Winchester
Miss Baker
Frederick County
Jacob and
Mary Miller Baker
Grace Lutheran Church
John
Virginia) Tweedy
Baltimore
William Nuber
Danville
Mount Hebron
John C. Morrill
W. E. Eisenberg
Jones Funeral Home
Nationwide search for canned mushrooms under botulism threat
The FDA orders a nationwide hunt for possibly contaminated canned mushrooms after inspections show half of 42 plants with deficient procedures or equipment. The search targets more than 5000 warehouses with 350 inspectors and local officials joining. Swollen or leaking cans should not be opened and must be reported to the FDA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Alexander M. Schmidt
Schmidt
National Canners Association
U.S
Four More Bodies Recovered From No 9 Mine
Consolidation Coal Co says four more bodies were retrieved from the No 9 mine in Farmington. Two victims were recovered Monday and two on Tuesday. Identified were Harold Butt 42 Grantsville Harry Strait 49 Shinnston Joseph Muto 48 Fairmont and Charles King 36 Smithfield. Company notes 38 victims remain undiscovered. Recovery has continued around the clock six days a week since the 1968 disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmington
W. Va
Consolidation Coal Co
Harold Butt
Grantsville
Harry Strait
Shinnston
Joseph Muto
Fairmont
Charles King
Smithfield
Wall Street Mixed Gains amid Economic News and VP Uncertainty
Wall Street edged higher as investors weighed cash gains and new economic data while uncertainty lingered over the fate of the vice president. The Dow Jones average rose 45 points to 941.00 at 10:30 a.m. with advancing issues ahead of declines and brisk NYSE trading, though the tape flashed late at moments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Stock Exchange
Revival Underway at Marvin Chapel with Neff Lead
The Rev. Roy E. Neff, former pastor of Marvin Chapel United Methodists Church in Clarke County, conducts a revival at the church this week through Friday with special music each night. Neff once led the Marvin Circuit from 1960 to 1965 and now serves on the Eastern Shore in Cheriton. Rev. John T. LeGault is the new pastor at Marvin Chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy E. Neff
Marvin Chapel United Methodists Church
Clarke County
Neff
Marvin
Cheriton
John T. LeGault
Marvin Chapel
I Q Answers 1 Soap Box
A compact, quiz style prompt listing pairs like Lincoln and Johnson and Grant and Eisenhower alongside terms such as Statue of Freedom and Florence. The text assembles a sequence of names and references in a riddle like file.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I.Q
Lincoln and
Johnson
Philistine
Grant
Eisenhower
Simon
Florence
New York
Vermont
Globe
True
Four Hurt In Area Mishaps
A hit and run and a two vehicle crash left four injured. Lucinda Williams, 30, of Lawnberry North Carolina, was struck by a truck at 12 08 a.m. walking along a Winchester Labor Camp driveway on Fairmont Ave and treated at Winchester Memorial Hospital and released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucinda Williams
Lawnberry
N.C
Winchester
Fairmont Ave
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Rt. 30
L.P. Cover- Stone
Lotte Steed
Front Royal
Nancy Moon
Upperville
Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad
Calendar of Events Front Royal and Winchester Listings
A Wednesday and Friday slate lists local meetings and activities across Front Royal and Winchester. Organizations include Kiwanis Virginia Gentlemen Weight Watchers Rotary Club Extension Homemakers 4-H clubs BSP and fraternal groups with meeting times from noon to 8 p.m. at various homes halls and centers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Royal Kiwanis Club
Virginia
Odd Fellows Hall
Greenwood Fire Hall
Rotary Club
Rotary Shelter
Winchester Recreation Park
Front Royal Extension
Homemakers Club
Irene Wright
Round Hill
Ruritan Club
Fraternal Order of Eagles
American Legion Board
Legion Home
Tops Club
First United Methodist Church
Women of Moose
Moose Home
Epilson
Front Royal Rotary Club
Winchester
Frederick Hic
Lee Jackson
Honeybees
Carolyn Swiger
Front Royal
United Commercial Travelers
Elks Home
Weather forecast and climate notes for Winchester area
Partly cloudy today and through Thursday with cool tonight and warm daytime highs in the 80s. Extended outlook shows fair, warm weather Friday to Sunday with a chance of showers early. temperatures average around 80, nights in the 50s and 60s. Rainfall records for 60 years show varied totals, with 1972 the wettest year at 53.02 inches and 1930 the driest at 17.15 inches. No U.S. president has been an only child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Landers Convicted in Drug Conspiracy Case in Virginia
Charles H. Landers pleaded guilty and was convicted of drug conspiracy charges in Chesapeake circuit court amid a broader federal probe into an illicit Mexican East Coast drug ring. Witness Jose Leon Zapata linked the Texas to Georgia and Virginia distribution network, implicating Hoffler and others. sentencing delayed pending probation review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chesapeake
Charles H. Landers
Hubert E. Hoffler
William H. Hodges
Landers
Commonwealth
Peter M. Axson Jr
del Rio
Tex
Georgia
Virginia
Jose Leon Zapata
U.S
Texas
Hoffler
Zapata
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Mrs. Rice Matthews
Moore Service
Bell Service
Mrs
Sarah Clift
MR. Elwood Kearns
Charles E. Puffinburger
Cmds Funeral Home
Amherst ST
Mrs. Clift
Sarah
Hayward
the Order
IME
Golden eUde
National Ave
S. Braddock St
Congregational Christian Church
Bernard F. Groves
Uncer 3Ohn
Rosenberger & Gorn
Commerce St
Rt. 50
Beverley Greenhalgh
Gusack
UMW
Republican
Council Chamber
City Hall
Martha F. Grim
Wall Street
Chambersburg
Marion
IND. Equipt
John Deere
Fords
Massey Ferguson
Oliver
Case
Ralph W. Horst
Penna
Rivermont Sr
Stewart Burke
Young Marketing Executives
Jim Biddle
Fox Dr
George Washington Hotel
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Elks
Blue Ridge
WMB
Xi Beta Omega Sorority
United States
Acuna
Mexico
David P. Porter
Customs Bureau
Xapata
Rufus Thompson
al Gammon
Drug Enforcement Administration
Buck’s Commission
Berryville, Va
Paul E. Bradshaw
Fredericktowne
Stephens City, Va
Anz
N. Cameron St
Bro
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