Claudia Thurman Fleming and Douglas Hamilton Whipple
DOUGLAS HAMILTON WHIPPLE, son of ELEANORE MUSGRAVE ERVINE and DAVID JOHNSTON WHIPPLE, was born March 7, 1912 in Brownsburg, Rockbridge, Virginia,5335 and died September 13, 1990 in Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia.5335 He is buried in New Providence Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Raphine, Rockbridge, Virginia.456
He married CLAUDIA THURMAN FLEMING on December 21, 1936 in Farmville, Prince Edward, Virginia.10559, 6043 She was born November 3, 1910 in Farmville, Prince Edward, Virginia,5335, 6043 and died August 23, 1995 in Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia.5335 She is buried in New Providence Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Raphine, Rockbridge, Virginia.456
Personal Information
- Claudia Thurman Fleming and Douglas Hamilton Whipple were members of the New Providence Presbyterian Church, Rockbridge County, Virginia. 10560, 10561
Claudia T. Fleming
- graduated from Emory University, Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia in 1933 with a B. A. degree in Library Sciences
- was a school librarian10560
Douglas H. Whipple
- was manager of the Bank of Rockbridge10561
Marriage Announcements and News
Staunton News-Leader, December 27, 193610559
WHIPPLE—FLEMING
The marriage of Miss Claudia T. Fleming, of Farmville to Douglas Hamilton Whipple, of Brownsburg, Va., was solemnized Monday, Dec. 21, eleven-thirty at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. Barrye Wall, on First avenue. The Rev. Alpheus Potts of Chester, Va., was the celebrant.
The living rooms of the home were decorated in greens and cut flowers and the ring ceremony was performed before the improvised altar of greens. The bride wore a traveling dress of blue with a shoulder corsage of gardenias. Preceding the ceremony, Mrs. H. V. Lancaster, played "I Love You Truly," on the violin and "At Dawning" was played softly during the service. Only members of the immediate families and a few close friends were present.
immediately following the ceremony a wedding breakfast was served. Mr. and Mrs. Whipple left for a brief wedding trip and will make their home in Brownsburg where Mr. Whipple is connected in business.
Mrs. Whipple is a daughter of the late Claude C. Fleming and Mrs. Lucy B. Fleming of Farmville; is a graduate of the State Teacher's college and Emory university of Atlanta. She is librarian at Crews High school. Mr. Whipple is the son of Mr. and Mrs. David J. Whipple of Brownsburg.
Among the out of town guests at the wedding were: Mrs. Robert W. Price, of Petersburg; Col. and Mrs. T. Gilbert Wood of Roanoke; Mr. Fred Whipple, Miss Eleanor Whipple, Thomas Bosworth and Miss Fannie Bosworth, of Brownsburg; Miss Lucile Barnett of Roanoke; Mrs. Alpheus Potts of Chester; Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Harwood, and Mrs. Thomas Jennings of Crewe, Va.
Obituaries
Daily News Leader, September 15, 199010561
DOUGLAS HAMILTON WHIPPLE, of Harrisonburg
Mr. Douglas Hamilton Whipple, a resident of the Sunnyside Presbyterian Home in Harrisonburg, passed away on Thursday, September 13th, at the home.
A son of the late David Johnston Whipple and Eleanor Ervine Whipple, he was born on March 7, 1912 in Brownsburg, Va. He started his career, as a farmer in Rockbridge County and in 1942 he became a Farm Home Administrator at which time he and his family moved to Culpeper, Va. Later they returned to Rockbridge County, where he became assistant manager of the Bank of Rockbridge in Fairfield, Virginia. He retired as manager of the Bank of Rockbridge in 1964 at which time he and Mrs. Whipple moved to the Sunnyside Presbyterian Retirement Community. Mr. Whipple was an elder member of the New Providence Presbyterian Church.
He is survived by his wife, Claudia Fleming Whipple; one daughter, Virginia Whipple Winfree of Lexington; two grandsons, Peyton Winfree and Carroll (Ben) Robinson; one granddaughter, Ann Hamilton Winfree; and two brothers, D. W. Whipple and Fred Whipple, both of Brownsburg, Virginia.
Graveside services will be held Sunday afternoon at 3:00 O'Clock from the gravesite in the New Providence Church Cemetery in Raphine. The Rev. John Lewis will conduct the services.
His body now rests at the Lindsey Harrisonburg Funeral Home, but the casket will be closed.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the New Providence Presbyterian Church, Raphine, Va. 24472 or to the Sunnyside Presbyterian Retirement Community, Harrisonburg, Va. 22801.
Daily News Leader, August 25, 199510560
Claudia F. Whipple
HARRISONBURG — Graveside services for Mrs. Claudia Fleming Whipple, a resident of Sunnyside Retirement Community, will be held at eleven o'clock Saturday morning in the New Providence Presbyterian Church Cemetery at Raphine, Va. with the Rev. John Lewis officiating.
A daughter of the late Claude Cicero and Lucy Bidgood Fleming, she was born in Farmville, Va. and was educated at Longwood College in Farmville, and Emory University in Atlanta, Ga. Mrs. Whipple was Librarian in the High Schools of Crewe, Brownsburg and Rockbridge County, Va.
In 1984 she and her late husband moved from Fairfield to Sunnyside Retirement Community in Harrisonburg, Va. Mrs. Whipple was a member of the New Providence Church at Raphine.
On Dec. 21, 1936 she married Douglas Hamilton Whipple, who preceded her in death on Sept. 12, 1990.
She is survived by her daughter, Virginia Whipple Winfree of Lexington, Va.; a granddaughter, Ann Winfree Scott of Richmond, Va. and two grandsons, Peyton Brown Winfree of Richmond, Va. and Carroll Bennett Robinson III of Wilmington, North Carlina.
Memorial contributions may be made to either New Providence Presbyterian Church, Raphine, Va. 24472 or to Sunnyside Presbyterian Retirement Community, 100 Sunnyside Drive, Suite A., Harrisonburg, Va. 22801 in memory of Mrs. Whipple.
Mrs. Whipple died at 4:30 Wednesday afternoon at Rockingham Memorial Hospital in Harrisonburg.
The Lindsey Harrisonburg Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Census Records
| Date | Location | Enumerated Names |
|---|---|---|
| January 22, 192010563 | Walkers Creek, Rockbridge, Virginia | |
| May 6, 193010564 | Walkers Creek, Rockbridge, Virginia |
|
