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A2 The Daily News Leader, Tuesday, August 12, 1997 School Construction Obituaries may cut down on activity at gym Benny Clinton Cook Sr. WAYNESBORO Benny I Clinton Cook 76, died at 12:45 p.m. on Monday (Aug. 11, 1997) at Faith M. Diehl VERONA Faith Meredith Diehl, 16, of Ridgecrest Apartments, Verona died at 11:21 p.m.

Saturday (Aug. 9, 1997) at the University of Virginia Medical Center. She was born on June 10, 1981 at Waynesboro, a daughter of Meredith R. Diehl of Stuarts Draft and Sheryl (Breeden) Peregoy of Verona. She was a rising junior at Fort Defiance High School and a member of the D.A.R.E.

program and By MICHAEL HEWLETT StaffWriter STAUNTON School Board member William Vaughn suggested that public access to the Shelburne Middle School gym be cut off during Monday's Staunton School Board meeting. "We'll get a lot of negative feedback on this," he said. During the upcoming school year, Shelburne Middle School will face renovations that will include a new gym. The project will cost about $9.2 million and Construction Control will oversee the project. The school should be completed in January 1999.

Vaughn said because the construction will only allow access to the gym through the main doors, the gym should be shut down for safety reasons. The Quarterback Club, which has a contract with Shelburne Middle School to use the gym for Little League Basketball, would have to look at other options. Vaughn, who is a member of the Quarterback Club Board, said he would talk to the club and explain the school board's position. School Board member James Smiley agreed with Vaughn. "We don't need to increase the traffic unnecessarily," he said.

School Board chairman Walter Obenschain suggested that Vaughn talk to members of the Quarterback Club before the school board takes Forensic Randall I. Duncan DAYTON, Texas Randall Irvin Duncan, 45, of Dayton, died Saturday (Aug. 9, 1997) at a Baytown hospital. He was born on Dec. 28, 1951 at Abilene, a son of Marvin and Marjorie Duncan.

He was employed for 25 years by Brown Root as an and I superintendent. Survivors include his widow, Robin Potter Duncan, whom he married July 30, 1994; a son, Christopher Ryan Duncan of Webster; three daughters. Heather Jean Nichols of Bryan and April Dawn and Allison Sunshine Duncan, both of Cisco; a stepdaughter, Amy Austin of Waynesboro, two sisters, Kathy Lee Wilson of Abilene and Cheryl Kay Gray of Spade; a half sister, Kelly Joe Bussell of Baton Rouge, La. A service will be conducted today in the Sterling-White Chapel of Baytown. Another service will be conducted 1 p.m.

Friday in Augusta Memorial Park by the Rev. Donald W.Wilson. The family will receive friends from p.m. Thursday at Henry Funeral Home. Walter M.

Crowe, Sr. Walter McKinley Crowe, 83, of 1707 North died at 6:50 a.m. Monday (August 11, 1997) in the Shenandoah Nursing Home. He was born on February 17, 1914, in Winchester, KY, a son of Sidney Allen and Lucy (Webster) Crowe. Prior to retirement, Mr.

Crowe was employed by the American General Life Insurance Company. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of Staunton-Augusta County VFW Post 2216 where he received the National Aide-De-Camp Citation for the year 1996-1997. Survivors include his wife, Mrs.

Frances (Tucker) Crowe to whom he was married on January 1, 1946; a son and daughter-in-law, Walter McKinley, Jr. and Elisa (Lundy) Crowe of Brooklyn, NY; a sister, Marie Highley, Richmond, KY; two grandchildren, Jeff Crowe and Timmy Crowe, both of Brooklyn, NY, and a number of nieces and nephews. A service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Thornrose Cemetery by the Randy Blankenship with rites by the Staunton-Augusta County VFW Post 2216. Active pallbearers will be "C.K.

Hawkes, Charles Lock, Ray Hartless, Robert Sprouse, Greagor Johnson, James Tucker, John Tucker, and Mike Dowdy. The family will receive friends from 7 until 8:30 this evening in the Henry Funeral Home and other times at the residence. It is suggested that those desiring may make memorial donations to the Memorial Trust Fund, Staunton-Augusta County Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 2566, Staunton, VA 24402. Pd Ob Leona M.

Brown LYNDHURST Leona Mable Brown, 86, a former resident of 234 Kingswood Court, died Monday afternoon (Aug. 11, 1997) at Shenandoah Nursing Home. McDow Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. tne jjisinci nome. He was born on May 15, 1921 at Shenandoah, the son of James Edgar and Minnie Lee Martin Cook.

Cook was a member of the Full Gospel Lighthouse Tabernacle Church in Elkton. He retired trom Morton Frozen Foods in Crozet in 1980 and had served in the Army during World War II in Germany. He is survived by two sons, Benny C. Jr. of Waynesboro and Larry F.

Cook of Elkton; three sisters, Ruth Warren, Melva Kirtly and Thelma Morris, all of Shenandoah; and two grandchildren. A service will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday at McDow Funeral Home by the Rev. Homer Frazier, with burial in Augusta Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 7-8 tonight at the funeral home.

Memorials may be made to the District Home Van Fund, 1400 District Home Road, Waynesboro, 22980. Donald Lee Collier HARRISONBURG Donald Lee Collier, 64, a former resident of Bridgewater Home passed on to 'a new life at 2:35 Monday afternoon, August 11, 1997, at Rockingham Memorial Hospital. A son of the late Fred Harshbarber and Irene Thompson Collier, he was born on March 1, 1933 in Staunton where he attended school. He lived the majority of his life in the Staunton and Harrisonburg areas and attended the Staunton Church of Christ and served in the Army from 1953-1955. Mr.

Collier had worked for Wampler Longacre in Harrisonburg and Augusta Dairy and Shenandoah's Pride for 27 years, and was a member of the Union at Shenandoah's Pride. He is survived by three daughters, Corinne Butler of Staunton; Judy Sokolowski and son-in-law, Tony of Fredericksburg; and Sherry Haley and son-in-law Eddie of Weyers Cave; one son, Donnie Collier and daughter-in-law Stephanie, of Staunton; five grandchildren, Eric Butler, Dustin and Darren Haley and Kristan and Derek Collier; two sisters, Harriett Stevens of Florida and Gloria Pugh of Bedford, and one brother, LeLand Collier of Lynchburg, Va. A graveside service will be held at two o'clock Wednesday afternoon in Oak Lawn Memory Gardens in Staunton, with Pastor Joe Agee officiating. The family will receive friends from 7:00 until 8:00 this (Tuesday) evening at the Lindsey Weyers Cave Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the following: Brain Injury Association of Virginia, 3212 Cutshaw Richmond, Va.

23230, or Rockingham Memorial Hospital Hospice Unit, 235 Cantrell Harrisonburg, Va. 22801, in his memory. PdOb Continued from pageAl Should the forensic unit locate in Staunton, it would save about 60 jobs scheduled to be eliminated this year as a result of downsizing at Western. At the Monday meeting, city officials quizzed Dr. Christopher L.

Jenkins, medical -director at Central State about the profile of a forensic patient. Jenkins said that because each case was so varied, he could not give an all-encompassing generalization. He said, however, that those treated in the forensic unit have committed a range of crimes, from trespassing to murder. He assured city officials that once these patients' treatment at the unit was completed, they would be transported back to hospitals in their home region. Only civil patients served by Western State would remain in Staunton.

Fence designers tout product's tight security Mrs. Maxine (Edwards) Plecker Cline Mrs. Maxine (Edwards) Plecker Cline, 77, formerly of Monument died at 1:15 a.m. Monday (August 11, 1997) in the Augusta Medical Center. She was born on August 30, 1919, in Rockingham County, a daughter of Walter Scott and Zeda Maude (Tutwiler) Edwards.

Mrs. Cline was a graduate of Weyers Cave High School, Class of 1937. Prior to retirement, she was employed by the Rockingham National Bank and had previously worked for Valley Blox and Building Materials and the Loan Thrift, all of Harrisonburg. She was a member of Third Presbyterian Church. Her first husband, Hugh McGriffin Plecker, preceded her in death on March 15, 1966 and she was preceded in death by her second husband, Orvin Cline, in May 1976.

Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, James H. and Jean Plecker of Batavia, ILL; a daughter and son-in-law. Norma (Plecker) and John R. O'Flaherty of Staunton; a sister, Waltine Elizabeth Lewis of Urbana, ILL, and five grandchildren, Adam Plecker, Jon Corbin, Greg Corbin, Jenni Corbin, and Beth Corbin. A service will be conducted at 4 p.m.

Wednesday (August 13, 1997) in the Augusta Stone Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Ft. Defiance by the Rev. Jack B. Wilkers. There will be no public viewing.

The family will receive friends at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Norma and John O'Flaherty, 718 Hillcrest Dr. It is suggested that those desiring may make memorial donations to the Third Presbyterian Church, 1313 Barterbrook Road, Staunton, VA 24401. PdOb James E. Baber STAUNTON James Edward Baber of 954 Selma died Monday (August 11, 1997) at his residence. Hamrick Funeral Home is handling arrangements.

Glenn H. Puhle CORCORAN, Minn. Glenn H. Puhle, age 71, of Corcoran, passed away August 9, 1997 of a heart attack. Mr.

Puhle was a resident of Staunton for several years. He was a past president and life member of the Staunton-Augusta Rescue Squad. He was also a past president and life member of the Virginia Association of Volunteer Rescue Squads. He was a member of the Staunton Reserve Police. He was a member of the Advisory Board of the Salvation Army and was chairman of the Staunton Plumbing Board.

He was retired from McQuay International formerly Westinghouse. He is survived by his wife Patricia, Sons and Daughters-in-law, Harold and Kris, Dale and Sharon, Brian and Sue, Brent and Nancy and Bruce. His mother Ester Puhle. One sister and six.grandchildren. Arrangements are being handled by the Evans-Norby Funeral Home, 34 Second Street Northeast, Osseo, Minnesota from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM on Tuesday, August 12, 1997.

Services will be held at St. Walburga Church, Fletcher, Minnesota on Wednesday, August 13, 1997 at 10:00 AM. Burial will be in Fort Snelling National Cemetery in St. Paul, Mn. In lieu of flowers donations would be appreciated for the Staunton-Augusta Rescue Squad in memory of Glenn H.

Puhle. PdOb PICK 3 Day 691 NlflM 3-34 CASH Day Night 8774 action. The school board approved a $205,731 bid from Virginia Sprinkler Co. for fire protection system. Mark White, director of operations, said the construction committee had budgeted $225,000.

White said the project is going as planned. "We've had a lot of action in the past two weeks," he said, referring to the pre-construction meeting on Aug. 4. "Everybody is on target and on-task." Paul Sorrell, supervisor of instruction, went over the changes in the bus transportation system, which includes separating elementary school students from middle and high school students. "This is a good move for the school system," said Vaughn.

In other business, the school board: approved a request for reimbursement resolution. approved a state grant of $26,373 from the Virginia Department of Education for Project YES (Youth Experiencing Success). approved an application for Title VI grant in the amount of $10,321, which is $11,850 that was received in the 1996-97 school year. Suzanne G. Goff, Title VI coordinator, said she was told that school system did not qualify for high-cost funding this year as it did last year.

It daunts Navy Seals, and on its promotional video, shows even the most skilled climber frustrated with its design. This innovative fence is one of the slated security measures to be implemented by the state Department of Mental Heath, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services for a proposed forensics unit to locate at either Western or Central State hospitals this year. Its promotional material points out that the fence's arched design it arcs toward the secured area eliminates the use of feet when climbing. Special mesh-like material at the top prevents potential climbers from obtaining a handhold on the fence to heave themselves to the other side. The fence designer called the fence "physically intimidating" yet constructed in a way to eliminate the "concentration camp look" of high-security facilities.

He said the arc design virtually eliminates the need for razor wire, although it can be installed at the top of the fence at the wish of the client. In addition to the security fence, hospital officials said the grounds of the forensic unit will be treated as a maximum security annex. No patients at the unit will roam the grounds of the chosen hospital and the only time they will be out of the unit's perimeter, would be for secured visits to the University of Virginia Medical Center or Augusta Medical Center for medical attention. "We try not to ever take a chance with the said Dr. Christopher L.

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In addition to her parents, she is survived by her stepfather, Gary W. Peregoy of Verona; a sister, Tonia M. Thomas of Stuarts Draft; paternal grandmother, Edna S. Diehl of Mt. Crawford; maternal grandfather and grandmother, Earl and Agnes Breeden of Mt.

Sidney; maternal great-grandfather and great step-grandmother, James and Grace Breeden of Mt. Crawford; great-grandmother, Marie Breeden of Grottoes; step-grandparents, Grey and Florence Peregoy of Orange; a number of aunts, uncles and cousins. A service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Henry Funeral Home chapel by the Revs. Gene L.

Arey and Bill Johnson. Burial will follow in the Mt. Pisgah United Methodist Church Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Gary and David Lightner, Tommy Marcum, Andre Freed, Ray Clemmer, David Bright, Tommy Thornton, Travis Morris and B.J. Morris.

Honorary pallbearers will be the members of the Junior Class of Fort Defiance High School. The family will receive friends from p.m. today in the funeral home and at other times at the home of her grandparents, Earl and Agnes Breeden, Rt. 1, Box 165, Mt. Sidney.

Jack R. Armstrong STAUNTON Jack Ray Armstrong, 75, died at 2:30 a.m. Sunday (Aug. 10, 1997) at Oak Hill Center Genesis Eldercare Network. He was born on Aug.

13, 1921 at Moyers, a son of David Eli and Ethel (Stover) Armstrong. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was an auto mechanic and then he was employed by Western State Hospital before retiring. He was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Moyers.

Surviving are two sons, Ronald L. of Martinsburg, W.Va. and Rickie D. Armstrong of Raleigh, N.C.; two daughters, Kay A. Thompson of Staunton and Mary A.

Haley of Manassas; two sisters, Myrtle Armstrong of Moyers and Hannah Graham of Clinton Township, eight grandchildren; a step-grandson; and a number of nieces and nephews. A service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Oak Lawn Mausoleum and Memory Gardens by Lyle Hartsook and the Rev. Roy W. Howard.

The family will receive friends from p.m. today in Henry Funeral Home and at other times at the home of his daughter and son-in-law, Kay A. and F. Dale Thompson, 29 Springfield Road, (Va. 800 at Mint Spring.) Delores Crawford ARRINGTON Delores Crawford, 44, of Arrington, died Monday (Aug.

11, 1997) at University of Virginia Medical Center. Friends will be received at the home of Laura Gray, 1382 Adial Road, Faber. Lewis Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. FIVE VIRGINIA LOTTERY Think about it. The more that word spreads about our fair The more and more people that come to shop with us! (Why Don't You Visit Next Time As Well?) 540-337-2331 OFFICIAL BELTONE FACTORY AUTHORIZED NOTIFICATION By RONDA COX StaffWriter STAUNTON By design, the First Design fence is virtually impossible to cross.

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