John Russell Wineland

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A two-car accident near Charlottesville, Va., yesterday snuffed out the lives of a LaVale couple and hospitalized their three-year-old daughter. Victims of the tragedy were John Russell Wineland, 37, of 15 North Woodlawn Avenue, and his wife, Eleanor Louise (Whetsell) Wineland, 31. The child, Debra Wineland, was critically injured and remains hospitalized in Charlottesville Hospital. Attaches today said the outcome of the child's injuries will not be known for about three days. Virginia State Police said the accident occurred around 3:30 p. m. along U. S. Route 250, one mile west of Charlottesville. Police said a westbound car driven by Debra Schmidt, 16, of Farmington, Va., swerved out of control into the path of the Wineland auto. Mr. Wineland, a native of Connellsville, Pa., was born September 30, 1926, a son of Russell J. and Edith A. (Myers) Wineland, of 538 "A" Street, LaVale. He was a graduate of Allegany High School and attended the University of Maryland. Mr. Wineland, a veteran of World War II, was employed as a foreman in the wareroom at Works No. 7 of Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company. He was a member of the LaVale Methodist Church. Besides his parents and daughter, he is survived by a sister, Mrs. Robert G. Wallizer, of LaVale. Mrs. Wineland, a native of Cumberland, was born February 4, 1933 a daughter of Charles H. and Gladys L. (Sanders) Whetsell of 609 Lincoln Street. She was a graduate of Allegany High School and Frostburg State College and was a member of the faculty of Parkside School in LaVale. Mrs. Wineland was also a member of the LaVale Methodist Church. Besides her parents and daughter, she is survived by a brother, Ronald H. Whetsell of this city. The bodies will be returned to the George Funeral Home. The Cumberland Evening Times, June 16, 1964

John Russell WINELAND and Eleanor Louise WHETSELL were married on 2 Jul 1955 in Allegany Co., Maryland

Family/Spouse: Eleanor Louise Whetsell. Eleanor (daughter of Charles H. Whetsell and Gladys L. Sanders) was born on 4 Feb 1933 in Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland; died on 15 Jun 1964 in Charlottesville, Charlottesville County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]