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A2 Sunday News Leader, December 26, 1993 Obituaries Police reports went out of control and slid sideways Damage was estimated at $750 to Waggy's pickup and $150 to the juvenile's car. Driver charged A Staunton man was charged with driving under the influence after an incident Friday night, according to Staunton Police. David Allen Brown, 30, of Park Boulevard, was driving north on Thompson Street, when his 1982 Chevrolet struck two parked cars, her husband, Ernest R. Landes, 71, when the truck was struck in the rear by a 1972 Mack truck at 10:43 a.m., according to Staunton police. Ms.

Landes was taken to King's Daughters' Hospital, where she was treated and released, said a hospital spokesman. Police charged the truck driver, Virgil J. Dedrick, 25, of 88 Hunter Lane, with reckless driving. Damages to the pickup were estimated at $300. Driver charged With only one day on her driver's license, a female driver was charged with failing to yield the right-of-way following a Wednesday afternoon crash.

On June 17, 1941, she was married to Joseph Towle, of Mustoe, who survives. Also surviving are two daughters, Honesty Towle Connolly of Easton, Md. and Elizabeth Chilton Towle of Suffolk; four sons, Jeffrey Currier of Capitola, Peter Brown of La Mesa, John Luce of Baltimore, and William Bradford Towle of Mustoe; and five grandchildren. The body was cremated. Obaugh Funeral Home at McDowell handled arrangements.

Barbara T. Towle Mrs. Barbara Towle was preceded in death by a son, Joseph Henry Towle II. PdOb Bat assault WAYNESBORO A Waynesboro man was arrested after alegedly assaulting a man at his residence with a baseball bat. Kenneth D.

Lowe, 40, of 408 N. Winchester was arrested after the assault about 11:15 p.m. Thursday, according to Waynesboro police. Lowe allegedly struck Daniel Lee Brown, 37, of Crimora, with a baseball bat Police reports didn't indicate what the altercation was over or the motive. Brown was taken to Waynesboro Community Hospital, where he was treated and released, said a hospital spokesman.

Lowe was taken to Augusta County jail and released Friday evening on $5,000 bond, said a jail official. Woman Injured A Rt. 1, Mt, Sidney, woman was injured in a Wednesday morning crash on Greenville Avenue south of Statler Boulevard. Margaret B. Landes was a passenger in a 1986 Ford pickup driven by Roy Waggy, 75, of 2607 N.

Augusta was driving a 1990 Mazda north on Augusta Street at 2:13 p.m. when it collided with a 1987 Buick driven by the girl as she was attempting a turn at Edgewood Street, according to police reports. Police would not release her name because of her age. William E. Fitzgerald WAYNESBORO William E.

"Bill" Fitzgerald, 74, husband of Ethel J. Fitzgerald of 112 Loudoun died at 9:44 a.m. Friday (Dec. 24, 1993) at University of Virginia Medical Center. Memorials may be made to Smyrna Presbyterian Church's boiler fund, RL 3, Box 162, Waynesboro, Va.

22980. The Waynesboro chapel of Etter Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Bertha V. Rohr A service for Bertha Virginia Rohr, who died on Wednesday (Dec. 22, 1993), will be held at 11 a.m.

Monday at Hamrick Funeral Home, with burial at Augusta Memorial Park. Anna F. Parrett Anna F. Parrett, formerly of Greenville, died Wednesday, December 22, 1993, at Pinehill Nursing Center in Byromville, Ga. She was preceded in death by her husband, Carl G.

Parrett. She was born December 14, 1912, the daughter of the late Marvin B. and Nora Brightwell Fielding. Survivors include her daughter, Mrs. William M.

Sims (Margaret) of Conyers, a grandson, R. Steven Glendyne of Florida; and four granddaughters, Anna Sims, Sheryl Lam, Doni Fitzgerald, and Lisa Frizzelle. Also surviving are three sisters, Mrs. Elwood Balsey (Margie) of Staunton, Mrs. P.W.

Chittum (Frances) of Fairfield, and Mrs. J.C. Young (Jean) of Blairsville, three brothers, James E. Fielding and Norwood Fielding, both of Staunton and J.H. Fielding of Ohio; and a number of nieces and nephews.

A graveside service will be conducted in Augusta Memorial Park at 1 p.m. Wednesday, December 29th. The family will receive friends at the Hamrick Funeral Home from 7 tO 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, December 28. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to United Methodist Family Services of Virginia, 3900 West Broad Street, Richmond, Va.

23230. PdOb 01811 VillCCIlt POOlO CllCS THE CAMERA captured one of Santa's helpers for eternity in this police mugshot. In the standard arrestee pose, he stands facing the camera and turned to the side. Although he was taken into the police station, he kept his sense of humor and friendly smile, as barely seen through his fluffy white beard. Santa Claus arrested in Staunton in 1926 NEW YORK (AP) The Rev.

Norman Vincent Peale, who blended Christian and psychiatric principles into a message of "positive thinking" heard worldwide, died at age 95. Peale died Christmas Eve in his sleep at his farm in Pawling, 60 miles north of New York City, from effects of a stroke he suffered about two weeks ago, the Peale Center for Christian Living said. His family, including his wife of 64 years, Ruth, was with him. Peale guided the poor through the Depression and counseled presidents. He preached from pulpits, through best-selling books and in 54 years of weekly radio broadcasts.

President Clinton called Peale "an optimist, who believed that whatever the antagonisms and complexities of modern life brought us, that anyone could prevail by approaching life with a simple sense of faith." "There is some poetry in his passing on a day when the world celebrates the birth of Christ, an idea that was central to Dr. Peale 's message and Dr. Pcale's work," Clinton said in a statement. Former President Nixon said Peale was a close friend and counselor for nearly 50 years. "Unlike some of his contemporaries, he believed that the mission of a minister was to change people rather than to change governments," Nixon said in a statement.

"As a result, no religious leader of our time has had a more powerful and positive influence on the lives of millions of people all over the world." Peale wrote more than 46 books, including "The Art of Living" and "You Can Win." His life story was the subject of a movie in 1964, "One Man's Way." Peale's watchword was "positive thinking" the belief that faith, prayer and a hopeful outlook can solve life's most terrible problems. Old Saint Nick came to Staunton, and instead of surprising all the little children, Staunton police turned the tables and had a surprise for him some time behind bars. According to an Associated Press dispatch from Dec. 25, 1926, Staunton police arrested Santa downtown that year. "Eagerly awaiting the arrival of Santa Claus tonight, children of Staunton were chilled to their hearts today when it became know that Old Saint Nick had been arrested here," the article said.

Santa's crime was not breaking and entering childrens' homes, but rather wearing a mask prohibited by city ordinances at the time. Some Grinch-like people had asked why the ordinance wasn't be into a uuuny yuic ai xu.ti p.m. in-day, according to the police report Police estimated damage to Brown's vehicle at $3,000. A 1991 Chevrolet four-door sedan owned by Patsey E. Crosby of Thompson Street was damaged an estimated $2,000 damage, and a 1993 Dodge four-aoor seaan owned by a Ham Charles Morse of Thommnn Street, $1,000 damage, according to police.

ing enforced against the Salvation Army Santa downtown, and the police were forced to slap the cuffs over Santa's fur-trimmed wrists. But despite the arrest, Santa wasn't prohibited from making his Christmas rounds that year. "(The childrens') fears were allayed, however, when Chief of Police William P. Davis announced that Santa had not been placed in jail, but merely summoned to appear in court next Tuesday," the article said. "The kiddies were happy again to know that no judicial strings will curtail Kris Kringle's visitation." Santa didn't have to look too far to see if Staunton residents were naughty or nice.

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Paul, a daughter of Charles Francis and Maud (Stephens) Turner. WJbfutig, yxui and cjawu, and ml Man pays for stolen tree 20 years later in. 1994 Katherine M. Puckett WAYNESBORO Katherine M. Puckett, 60, of 351 Florence died at 3:20 p.m.

Saturday (Dec. 25, 1993) at her residence. Memorials may be made to American Cancer Society, Waynes-boro-East Augusta Chapter, Box 628, Waynesboro, Va. 22980. The Wavnesboro chanel of Etter Funeral Home is handling arrange- Robert G.

Grant Robert Gene Grant, 56, of 20 N. Jefferson Apt. 2, died on Wednesday evening (Dec. 22, 1993) at University of Virginia Medical Center. He was born on May 22, 1937 at Staunton, a son of Alexander Cleveland and Carrie Lee Grant.

Surviving are his widow, Marjorie (Myers) Grant; three sons, Robert Joe Bradshaw of South Bend, and Raymon G. Gobel and Michael Alexander Grant, both of Staunton; three daughters from a previous marriage, Kathy Shupert, Karen Hall and Sharon Young; two brothers, Hoover and Lee Grant, both of Elkhart; five sisters, Marie Wilton of South Bend, Violet McMinn of Osceola, Helen Watson of Elkhart, Lessie Mays of Waynesboro and Barbara Patterson of Lyndhurst; 15 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. A service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday at the Waynesboro chapel of Etter Funeral Home by the Rev. Charles A.

Brannon, with burial at the Grant Family Cemetery, Montebello. Pallbearers will be Mike and Lee Grant, Raymon Gobel, Joseph Patterson, Steven Mays and Bud Wilton. The family will receive friends from 7-8 tonight at the funeral home. the golf pro at Pawnee Prairie Municipal Golf Course. "He finally told his wife, and she told him, 'Go make A man called the pro shop on Friday and said he had been broke 20 years ago when he snuck onto the course and chopped down a tree.

"I told him, 'I couldn't give you a figure on it, it's 20 years ago. I'd just say forget about the tree and send me Shaver said. "He said, 'That sounds About an hour later, a man walked into the pro shop, admitted he had stolen the tree and a garden hose and left $40. The man who didn't give his name shook hands with Shaver and left. "It's kind of hard to face up to when you do something like that," Shaver said.

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