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elderly. Take time to go to their home, and greater distance between vehicles, allowing
Wet snow if that is not possible, then call them. The for greater braking distances. If you happen
to get stranded on the roadway due to snow,
problem may be that when the power goes
out that landline systems will not work as
then you will need to have the necessary
By Pete Hypes well. items in your vehicle to survive until help
If roads get snow covered, then it will be arrives. Blankets, water, and snacks will be
important to stay home, if possible. If you imperative.
y the time that you read this, we be an inconvenience. However, if the power must drive, four-wheel drive is optimal, Whatever comes from a snow event,
will have possibly experienced is out for days, then that is a much different but not failsafe. four-wheel drive does not we need to be as prepared as possible. The
B a large snow event. With issue. If you require in-home oxygen, then prevent you from sliding on ice. You would event may pass relatively quickly, or it could
temperatures hovering at or above freezing, you will want to have plenty of portable need to drive more defensively than ever. last for days. Patience will be a virtue that
the potential exists for this to be a heavy, bottles to get you through the period that the Many vehicles will end up in the ditch. we all must possess. As I conclude this
wet snow. Heavy snow brings with it issues power is out, unless you have a generator. Driving in snow is as much about everyone article, the snow is starting to fall. I pray
that a powdery snow does not necessarily Generator safety is important to keep in else as it is about you. You need to give that you all fare well.
cause. It is my hope that as you read this mind. Many people have been hurt or killed
article that we are not dealing with any of by carbon monoxide due to generators
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RECENTLY DECEASED

CHAMPION, Mr. Donald Richard “Rick,” 68, of Chesterfield, husband of Karen
Champion.
CRITCHER, Mrs. Gertrude “Tiny” Cole, 94, of Chesterfield, widow of Battle Critcher.
CUNNINGHAM, Mr. Louis E., of Chesterfield, an Army veteran who served in World
War II, husband of Charlotte Fletcher Cunningham.
EGGLESTON, Mrs. Joyce Satterwhite, 83, of Chester, widow of Edward A. Eggleston Jr.
ESS, Mr. Richard “Dick,” 91, of Chesterfield, a Navy veteran who served in World
War II, husband of Victoria Ess.
GAGLIANO, Ms. Marion, 84, of Chester.
HALLA, Ms. Kathleen Hart, 91, of Chesterfield.
JOHNSON, Ms. Lois T., of North Chesterfield.
JOHNSON, Mr. William Randolph “Randy” Jr., 87, of North Chesterfield, husband of
Alice A. Johnson and widower of Wendolyn Wallace Johnson.
KLEBERT, Mrs. Frances Evelyn Ferguson, 90, of North Chesterfield, wife of
Lawrence Klebert.
LANGFORD, Mr. Newell Nelson, 96, of Chesterfield, a Navy veteran who served in
World War II, Korea and Vietnam, widower of Patricia J. Langford.
LLOYD, Mr. Leon H., 85, of North Chesterfield, an Army veteran who served in the
Korean War, widower of Delores Joan Lloyd.
MILLER, Mrs. Catherine Jones, 60, of Chesterfield, wife of Thomas Goble.
MORGAN, Mrs. Elizabeth “Beth” Norris Coury, 63, of North Chesterfield, widow of
James Morgan.
PILLEY, Mr. Terry Austin, 75, of Chesterfield.
RICHTER, Mrs. Bessie Vest, 91, of Chesterfield, wife of Charlie Eugene Richter.
SHELTON, Mr. Gilliam Jerome, 97, of Chesterfield, an Army veteran who served in
World War II, widower of Violet Shelton.
WALKINSHAW, Mrs. Theresa Remillard, 69, of North Chesterfield, wife of Thomas
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