Stewart Bell Jr. Archives
Handley Regional Library
Winchester-Frederick County Historical Society
P.O. Box 58, Winchester, VA 22604
(540) 662-9041 ext. 17
archives@handleyregional.org
www.handleyregional.org
899 THL
Inventory created by Archives Staff 09/2012. Last revised 12/2021
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EXTENT: 0.84 linear feet
CREATOR: Humbert, Judy
DATE: 1954-2014
SCOPE AND CONTENT: This collection contains four interviews with former students of the Old Stone School for African-Americans, and memorial cards for funerals of Winchester residents. The memorial cards include biographical sketches and information of the deceased. There are also two issues of the Virginia Informer, July and August 1939.
BIOGRAPHICAL/HISTORICAL: Judy Humbert, a local historian, is a long-time resident of Winchester, VA and a graduate of Douglas School. She is a Deaconess at Mt. Carmel Baptist Church in Winchester.
CITE AS: Judy Humbert Collection, 899 THL, Stewart Bell Jr. Archives, Handley Regional Library, Winchester, VA, USA.
ORGANIZATION:
BOX 1
Humbert, Judy- news articles (folder contains the following):
Winchester Star, April 26, 1997, 2 leaves, typescript (photocopy)
Winchester Public Schools, June 2000, 1 leaf, typescript (photocopy)
Northern Virginia Daily, April 29, 2014, 2 leaves, typescript (photocopy)
Awards
Coalition for Racial Unity – May 17, 2003, Plaque.
Legends Ball (folder contains the following):
Winchester Star, July 31, 2010, 2 leaves, typescript (photocopy)
Invitation, August 7, 2010, 3 leaves, typescript
Program – 2012 Legends Ball in Bloom, May 5, 2012, includes biographical material on “Legends” being honored, 42 pages, printed
Mt. Carmel Baptist Church (folder contains the following):
“Women Unmasking And Transforming To The Glory of God”, 1999, plaque
“Outstanding Service Mt. Carmel Baptist Church”, August 14, 1994, plaque
Certificate of Appreciation, no date, 1 leaf, typescript
“Titus 2 Woman Award”, November 22, 1998, 1 leaf, typescript
Certificate of Appreciation, July 27, 2008, 1 leaf, printed
Certificate of Recognition – nomination for “Abigail” “Priscilla” and “Salome” awards, November 14, 2009, 1 leaf, printed
Certificate of Appreciation, July 20, 2003, 1 leaf, printed
Certificate of Completion – course “The Dynamics of Life in Christ”, November 9, 2010, 1 leaf, printed
Preservation of Historic Winchester, Inc, “Ben Belchic Award”, May 10, 2000, 1 leaf, typescript
Rubbermaid Commercial Products (folder contains the following):
Customer Email, From Stephen P. Gilman, November 16, 1977, 1 leaf, typescript
Promotion announcement, October 4, 1979, 2 copies, 1 leaf, typescript
Promotion announcement, August 23, 1977, 3 copies, 1 leaf, typescript
Customer Service Champion Plaque, no date, plaque
The First Annual Service Awards Banquet, program, October 26, 1984, 1 leaf, typescript
Certificate of Appreciation, March 10, 1990, plaque
Shenandoah University (folder contains the following):
Testimonial for Presidents Award, December 7, 2000, 2 leaves, typescript
Shenandoah Presidents Award, December 7, 2000, plaque
Thomas Laws/ Rebecca Wright Community Advancement Award (folder contains the following):
Award Program, February 23, 2019, 3 copies, 2 pages, typescript, 3 leaves, typescript
Letter Invitation to Board of Directors of African-American Cultural Center, February 13, 2019, 1 leaf, typescript
Thomas Laws/Rebecca Wright Community Advancement Award, February 23, 2019, plaque
Winchester School Board (folder contains the following):
Appreciation Award from Mayor and City Council, no date, 1 leaf, typescript
Award for “Outstanding and Dedicated Service To The Winchester School Board: 1993-2000”, no date, plaque
Resolution from Chairman, Building and Grounds Committee, no date, 1 leaf, typescript
Winchester Fredrick County Historical Society – Elizabeth C. Engle Historian of the Year Award, March 28, 2015, plaque
Douglas School
Douglas Alumni Association (folder includes the following):
12th Annual Douglas Alumni Dinner Dance, program, October 5, 1991, 6 leaves, typescript (photocopy)
Board of Governors Meeting, May 7, 1981, 3 leaves, mimeograph
Harris, Hester – News Article, Winchester Star, July 12, 1997, 2 leaves, printed (photocopy)
Humbert, Judy- Certificates of Achievement (folder includes the following):
Certificate of Training, U.S. Department of Agriculture, March 13-14, 1967, 1 leaf, printed
Certificate of Scholarship, Douglas High School, June 1, 1965, 1 leaf, printed
Certificate of Award, Marching Band Participation, Douglas High School, May 31, 1965, 1 leaf, printed
Humbert, Judy – Certificate of Award, 9th Grade Biology, Douglas High School, June 8, 1962, 2 pages, printed
Humbert, Judy – Letter earned for cheerleading1 item
Humbert, Judy – Oration, 1965, 1 leaf, typescript
Janet Lewis – Letter Award - cheerleader in Basketball, Douglas High School, 1954-1955, 1 leaf, printed
Memoirs, Class of “66 – Douglas High School (Gretchen A. Weaver on cover), 48 leaves, mimeograph
Local History
Black History News Articles, unnumbered pages, printed
Burns, Agnes P.- 100th Birthday Celebration- February 22, 2020, printed, 4 pages
Coalition for Racial Unity – Program, 12th Annual Community Prayer Vigil for Racial Unity, May 17, 2003, 2 pages, printed
Cross, Mary – Program, 80th Birthday Celebration, , March 15, 2003, 4 pages, printed
Finley, Floyd and Ella- 50th Wedding Anniversary- November 1, 2003, 2 items, printed, 4 pages
Gibson, Powell W. – Biographical Sketch, 1 leaf, printed
“Integration in the Shenandoah Valley,” compiled and answered by Adam Grogg, James Wood High School, no date, 19 leaves, printed
Written interviews with Former Students of Old Stone Church School for African-Americans (folder includes the following):
Baskerville, Mary Davis, conducted by Betty and Lynette Bannister, June 8, 1984, 3 leaves, typescript
Ford, Catherine Shelton, conducted by Cynthia Martin Banks, n.d., 1 leaf, manuscript
Ransom, Anna Bertha, conducted by Judy Humbert, c. 1988, 3 leaves, typescript
Williams, Catherine Ann, conducted by Judy Humbert , 1988, 2 leaves, typescript
King Hiram Lodge – Program, 99th Anniversary of the King Hiram Lodge No. 53 & the 36th Anniversary of the Apple Blossom Chapter No. 196, May 18, 1985, 4 pages, printed
Mt. Carmel Baptist Church (folder includes the following):
Black History Moment Feb 2019 – “Bless Be the Ties that Bind the Gibson/Moten Family,” 3 leaves, typescript
Church Directory, n.d., 27 pages, printed
Church Directory, 2008, 20 pages, printed
Program – Celebrating 135 Years of Praise, Progress, Perseverence, August 11, 2001, 44 pages, printed
Program – Celebrating the 150th Anniversary 1866~2016, August 28, 2016, 21 pages, printed
Program – Celebrating the 22nd Pastoral Anniversary of Rev. Er. Gilbert M. Mack, Jr., Senior Pastor, 4 pages, printed
NAACP, Freedom Fund Banquet 75 Years program, September 14, 2019, 1 item, 42 pages printed
The Northern Shenandoah Valley Cotillion for Young Women (folder includes the following):
Program, April 10, 2011, 11 pages, printed
Program, February 16, 2014, 8 pages, printed
St. Luke Baptist Church – Program, 150th Anniversary 1868~2018, October 27, 2018, 19 pages, printed
St. Paul A.M.E Church (folder includes the following):
Program, 150th Anniversary, October 28, 2017, 4 pages, printed
Bookmark, 1 item
Certificate of Conference Workers Appointment, May 15, 1977, 1 leaf, printed
Program – Pillars of Love Awards Banquet, July 27, 2019, 20 pages, printed
Turner, Ellsworth – Short Biography, 2 leaves, printer
BOX 2
Memorial Cards / Obituaries – unnumbered leaves, printed (see below for index)
|
Name |
Birth Date |
Death Date |
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Alsberry, Elizabeth “Liz” |
April 20, 1939 |
August 31, 2020 |
|
Anderson, Lisa Tamara |
March 20, 1963 |
May 1, 2008 |
|
Armistead III, Lawrence Lacey “Larry” |
October 22, 1954 |
November 20, 2013 |
|
Ashby, Kimrita “Kim” Maria |
March 14, 1951 |
January 5, 2016 |
|
Bandy, Byron John |
December 7, 1962 |
June 14, 2020 |
|
Banks, Mary Louise |
Aug. 10, 1921 |
March 22, 2012 |
|
Bannister, Betty J. “Betty Jo” |
May 26, 1945 |
November 23, 2016 |
|
Barnes, Walter Thomas |
May 14, 1936 |
September 15, 2016 |
|
Beamer, William E. Jr. |
July 14, 1947 |
August 17, 2012 |
|
Beard, Earl “Vince” |
December 23, 1964 |
April 10, 2017 |
|
Berger, Charlotte “Gin” |
January 25, 1942 |
June 20, 2016 |
|
Berger, Julian “Sonny” Jr. |
August 29, 1938 |
July 30, 2019 |
|
Bland, Johnny B. |
June 20, 1965 |
September 12, 1994 |
|
Bland, Roland David Jr. |
February 13, 1963 |
October 26, 2016 |
|
Blowe, Leslie S |
ND |
February 17, 2006 (service date) |
|
Blowe, Quentin Lee |
July 19, 1990 |
August 31, 2015 |
|
Brooks, Lillian Caper |
March 6, 1913 |
May 3, 2004 |
|
Brown, Clinton Westbrook (Biggie) Sr. |
April 11, 1948 |
September 5, 2017 |
|
Brown, Craig S. |
April 22, 1960 |
November 21, 2013 |
|
Brown, Harry Spottwood |
September 8, 1933 |
September 14, 2009 |
|
Brown, Mary Corinne |
August 24, 1921 |
April 17, 2016 |
|
Brown, Thaddeus Leroy |
June 19, 1926 |
May 16, 2011 |
|
Brown, William Henry. Jr |
September 16, 1931 |
September 25, 2012 |
|
Burks Jr., David Leroy |
October 20, 1959 |
November 22, 1986 |
|
Burns, Phyllis Marie |
June 18, 1954 |
April 11, 2019 |
|
Butler, Harriett Alice “Hattie” |
December 11, 1924 |
January 30, 2014 |
|
Butler, Mary Virginia Bland |
July 22, 1928 |
December 3, 2019 |
|
Butler, Reed Theophilus |
September 20, 1953 |
May 17, 2010 |
|
Carter, Anna Lou |
September 23, 1936 |
May 3, 2016 |
|
Carter, Mary Frances |
October 15, 1939 |
October 30, 2015 |
|
Cartwright, Myles Wordsworth Demonthanes |
September 21, 1915 |
August 29, 2010 |
|
Cartwright, Pocahontas Jackson |
December 25, 1904 |
November 21. 2002 |
|
Cary, Kenneth James |
January 19, 1940 |
January 10, 2016 |
|
Champ, Lillian Pearl |
August 22, 1917 |
June 12, 2004 |
|
Christian Sr., Kelvin S |
March 24, 1959 |
July 8, 2009 |
|
Cook, James Edward. Sr |
March 30, 1945 |
November 9, 2011 |
|
Crockett, James “Pete” |
May 22, 1922 |
April 22, 2016 |
|
Cross, Mattie Elizabeth Russell |
February 23, 1924 |
September 9, 2017 |
|
Curry, Bruce Channing |
March 5, 1958 |
August 25, 1985 |
|
Curry, Catherine Shields |
September 12, 1914 |
October 11, 1974 |
|
Curry, Dorothy |
June 22, 1917 |
September 19, 2007 |
|
Curry, George Washington Sr. |
April 1, 1915 |
May 27, 1992 |
|
Curry, George Washington, Jr. |
July 25, 1943 |
July 18, 2021 |
|
Curry, Lawrence “Baba” |
October 4, 1939 |
April 5, 2019 |
|
Curry, Lawrence Tyler |
July 5, 1959 |
August 13, 2016 |
|
Curry, Richard Franklin. Sr |
April 25, 1938 |
April 7, 2009 |
|
Davis, June Gaskins |
October 13, 1933 |
January 22, 2017 |
|
Day, Milbert V |
ND |
May 31, 2011 |
|
Dean, Lenora |
July 11, 1928 |
March 15, 2016 |
|
Dixon, David Alexander |
September 25, 1950 |
April 24, 2019 |
|
Finley, Charles Williams |
July 4, 1946 |
November 17 2013 |
|
Finley, Ella Mae |
July 27, 1927 |
December 23, 2016 |
|
Finley, Floyd R. III |
March 11, 1931 |
May 23, 2005 |
|
Finley, John Carter |
June 3, 1935 |
January 12, 2010 |
|
Ford, Katherine Elizabeth “Kitty” |
August 9, 1942 |
August 5, 2017 |
|
Ford, Katherine Dora Shelton |
December 6, 1911 |
June 22, 2002 |
|
Foreman, Ruby Doris Dixon |
October 30, 1943 |
November 13, 2014 |
|
Gardiner, Vincent Bernard |
August 19, 1929 |
January 4, 2012 |
|
Gaskins, Lee Anna Richardson |
September 16, 1939 |
December 31, 2014 |
|
Gaskins, Jr., Kirk N. |
April 16, 1931 |
April 3, 2006 |
|
Gaskins, June Davis |
October 13, 1933 |
January 22, 2017 |
|
Gilkerson, Charles Edward |
February 18, 1954 |
June 27, 2008 |
|
Good, Polly E. |
January 26, 1935 |
August 24, 2007 |
|
Griffin, Kenneth “Kenny” M. |
October 4, 1990 |
November 13, 2015 |
|
Grimes, Julia May |
October 12, 1941 |
August 30, 2011 |
|
Hale, Kourtney Michelle Shields |
May 29, 1980 |
March 17, 2010 |
|
Harper, Betty Helen |
December 9, 1929 |
June 22, 2006 |
|
Harris, Allison Finley |
October 22, 1948 |
April 21, 2021 |
|
Harris, Bushrod Sydnor |
April 28, 1942 |
May 25, 2020 |
|
Harris, Charles Wilson |
July 29, 1944 |
February 7, 2015 |
|
Harris, Richard Irvin |
July 23, 1945 |
April 27, 2020 |
|
Harris, Sarah Hester |
January 12, 1908 |
September 30, 2001 |
|
Harris, William Michael |
April 16, 1980 |
March 23, 2019 |
|
Henderson, Mary Virginia |
January 30, 1922 |
June 1, 2002 |
|
Honesty, Emma |
October 4, 1921 |
January 2, 2013 |
|
Hughes, Ann Elizabeth |
March 25, 1952 |
July 11, 2015 |
|
Hughes, Avon Anderson |
July 5, 1950 |
May 22, 2007 |
|
Humbert, Evan Carval |
July 8, 1967 |
June 22, 2011 |
|
Hunter, Edith Cross |
October 11, 1928 |
January 4, 2015 |
|
Jackson, Charles R. |
March 17, 1944 |
May 11, 2011 |
|
Jackson, Edward Lee |
May 7, 1951 |
May 20, 2017 |
|
Jackson, Herman McNeil |
February 27, 1944 |
June 3, 2005 |
|
Jackson, Joseph “Josey” |
May 23, 1945 |
June 2, 1997 |
|
Jackson, Romain Virginia |
October 31, 1919 |
September 16, 2011 |
|
Jackson, William Scott “Silky” |
January 30, 1969 |
September 3, 2019 |
|
Jefferson, Emma Dabney |
November 12, 1918 |
January 28, 2010 |
|
Jones, Jr., Charles M. |
May 10, 1935 |
June 7, 2016 |
|
Jones, Floyd Lindsey |
August 21, 1958 |
July 18, 1980 |
|
Jones, Ret. Colonel Julius Edward |
October 30, 1937 |
April 13, 2019 |
|
Jordan, Frederick |
August 12, 1942 |
August 11, 2014 |
|
Lavender, Lee Tyler “Tee Brown” |
October 18, 1950 |
October 1, 2019 |
|
Lavender, Verna Arnetta |
Aug. 10, 1943 |
May 28, 2021 |
|
Laws, Mary M |
November 30, 1908 |
December 30, 2002 |
|
Laws Sr., Noah Alexander |
February 10, 1945 |
February 13, 2019 |
|
Lewis, Jefferson W. |
ND |
June 7, 2010 |
|
Long, Albert Delaney |
February 12, 1939 |
August 24, 2004 |
|
Long, Charles Stanley Sr. |
July 5, 1942 |
August 31, 2017 |
|
Long, Patricia “Pooter” |
May 1, 1945 |
November 14, 2013 |
|
Long, Zella Phoenix |
January 8, 1911 |
November 18, 1997 |
|
King, Keith Jerome |
December 20, 1956 |
July 5, 2016 |
|
Mack, Valenthia |
March 27, 1952 |
August 3, 2013 |
|
Marcus, Lovelena Lomax |
February 14, 1903 |
January 25, 1992 |
|
Marshall, Faye Elizabeth |
September 1, 1950 |
June 19, 2004 |
|
Martin, Beulah Catherine |
November 8, 1923 |
February 19, 2015 |
|
Mason, Dennis Edward |
May 10, 1955 |
December 31, 2017 |
|
Mason, Dorothy C. |
September 4, 1919 |
January 12, 2007 |
|
Mason, Susan H. |
June 10, 1924 |
July 18, 1994 |
|
May, Lureathea |
July 11, 1923 |
February 3, 2010 |
|
McDonald, Paloma Rosalee |
August 24, 2002 |
February 14, 2016 |
|
Minifield, D’Londre Tyrell |
October 16, 1995 |
February 28, 2016 |
|
Morris Jr., James W. |
October 4, 1946 |
August 16, 2004 |
|
Morris, Carolyn Gaither |
December 19, 1942 |
February 5, 2021 |
|
Morris, Dayna Lynne |
August 6, 1964 |
August 9, 2014 |
|
Moten, Lucille Bland |
June 26, 1931 |
March 14, 2014 |
|
Moten, Robert “Bobby” Sr |
November 30, 1929 |
November 5, 2017 |
|
Myers, Jaiden Isaiah |
April 19, 2003 |
May 21, 2021 |
|
Newkirk, Osceola Shields “Ocie” |
November 15, 1946 |
October 13, 2004 |
|
Nickens, Marcellus. Jr |
November 23, 1919 |
July 19, 1997 |
|
Owens, Robin Day |
December 12, 1955 |
March 24, 2013 |
|
Passe, Mary Frances |
April 1, 1946 |
November 8, 2019 |
|
Peyton, Gladys Martin |
September 29, 1921 |
March 5, 2012 |
|
Polston, Howard Eugene, Sr. |
January 9, 1943 |
July 19, 2015 |
|
Powell Jr., Rudolph “Rudy” |
August 19, 1972 |
January 13, 2010 |
|
Prather, Deacon Garfield |
May 19, 1916 |
February 5, 1996 |
|
Reed, Lorraine Emily |
July 17, 1926 |
October 4, 2018 |
|
Rhodes, Melvin R. |
August 12, 1948 |
August 23, 2004 |
|
Richardson Jr., Arelee “Sonny” |
October 20, 1946 |
July 27, 2012 |
|
Roberts, Eric Bruce Sr. |
October 29,1951 |
August 21,2017 |
|
Roberts, Helen Joyce Rhodes |
July 7, 1935 |
March 3, 2010 |
|
Roberts, Melvin G. |
November 2, 1952 |
November 5, 2013 |
|
Robinson, Michael Lee. Sr |
[date not provided] |
May 23, 2012 |
|
Scott, Hannah Barbara |
June 21, 1927 |
November 17, 2013 |
|
Scott, John Gilbert. Sr |
December 3, 1930 |
December 6, 2009 |
|
Scott, Kierston Todd |
August 15, 1989 |
May 21, 2008 |
|
Sell, Charles R. |
November 22, 1944 |
February 23, 2003 |
|
Shanton, David “Dickey” Wilbert, Jr. |
August 6, 1970 |
October 28, 2021 |
|
Shields, Annie Lavina |
July 29, 1939 |
July 24, 2014 |
|
Shields, Mary Margaret |
June 12, 1938 |
May 26, 2002 |
|
Skinner, Rubye Lee |
March 9, 1936 |
August 8, 2019 |
|
Sloane, Famie Weaver |
March 28, 1923 |
May 3, 2009 |
|
Smith, Lucilda |
July 8, 1939 |
May 30, 2019 |
|
Stern, Sandy Evans |
October 28, 1946 |
August 17, 1999 |
|
Stewart, Florence Mae |
August 28, 1929 |
December 28, 2011 |
|
Summers Jr., Justice W. |
January 19, 1927 |
August 16, 2004 |
|
Summers, Larry |
August 31, 1947 |
August 7, 2014 |
|
Taylor, Ellen Elizabeth Avery |
February 15, 1947 |
June 1, 2008 |
|
Thomas, Peter Sylvester Sr. |
July 24, 1962 |
September 28. 2019 |
|
Thompson, Wesley Macarro. Jr |
March 6, 1950 |
September 17, 2007 |
|
Thompson II, Marvel Gray |
March 18, 1951 |
August 29, 2018 |
|
Travis, John Douglass “Johnnie” Bland |
December 28, 1930 |
December 31, 2016 |
|
Turner, Capria Rachelle |
July 20, 1988 |
March 8, 2019 |
|
Turner, F. Ellsworth |
April 26, 1915 |
April 7, 2000 |
|
Turner, Margaretta Baltimore |
January 26, 1924 |
September 2, 2020 |
|
Walker, Ann Elizabeth Fletcher |
March 3, 1932 |
February 20, 2019 |
|
Walker, Barbara |
July 16, 1953 |
October 9, 2015 |
|
Walker, James E. “Jimmy” |
July 4, 1940 |
October 25, 2003 |
|
Walker, Mary V. |
June 5, 1931 |
January 13, 2016 |
|
Walker, Paul Stuart |
November 19, 1942 |
July 17, 2010 |
|
Walker, Susan Elizabeth Tokes |
February 22, 1919 |
February 15, 1997 |
|
Washington, Charles W. |
August 28, 1945 |
June 26, 2020 |
|
Washington, Franklin H. |
Nov. 13, 1943 |
Sept. 26, 2014 |
|
Washington, Herman R Sr. |
April 1, 1920 |
May 10, 2008 |
|
Wheeler, Ethel W |
October 8, 1927 |
February 5, 2012 |
|
White, Sister Alice Brown |
July 8, 1935 |
April 13, 2016 |
|
Wilcox, Jimmy |
[date not provided] |
December 7, 1999 (service date) |
|
Williams Jr., John Oaks |
June 14, 1931 |
February 8, 2004 |
|
Williams, Deacon Kenneth |
January 19, 1948 |
February 23, 2021 |
|
Williams, Marshall D. |
January 16, 1927 |
April 12, 1998 |
|
Williams Sr., Wayne Edward |
July 21, 1960 |
January 28, 2014 |
|
Williams, Alice Magnolia Braxton |
June 18, 1927 |
April 2, 2011 |
|
Williams, Catherine |
December 13, 1925 |
May 13, 2008 |
|
Williams, Helen V. |
January 13, 1932 |
April 26, 2015 |
|
Williams, Iola Banks |
September 3, 1941 |
February 1, 2012 |
|
Williams, Mary Novella Haynes |
August 19, [year not provided] |
April 7, 2010 |
|
Williams, Priscilla Lillie |
August 20, 1933 |
October 20, 2017 |
|
Williams, Roosevelt |
October 12, 1942 |
December 23, 2012 |
|
Williams, Sadie Frances |
February 9, 1932 |
April 7, 2012 |
|
Winston, Clayton Jerome |
September 30, 2003 |
March 31, 2004 |
|
Yates, Theodore Roosevelt |
March 13, 1927 |
October 1, 2012 |
|
Yerby, Ann Louise |
July 30, 1954 |
November 14, 2017 |