THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Friday, September 15, 1995 TAG: 9509150456
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B6 EDITION: FINAL
DATELINE: VIRGINIA BEACH LENGTH: Short : 37 lines
Agnes S. Winston, 93, died Sept. 12, 1995, in Virginia Beach General Hospital.
Mrs. Winston was born in Princess Anne County and was a lifelong resident of the area. She was the widow of Patrick Henry Winston. Her father, Bennett M. Simmons was a surfman at the Seatack/Virginia Beach Life-Saving Station. At age 5, she accompanied her parents to the Jamestown Exposition in Norfolk, where her father was one of the men representing the Life-Saving Service by participating in rescue demonstrations. Mrs. Winston was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Chapter 75, where she had served as organist. She served as a docent at the Life-Saving Museum of Virginia, on 24th St., where she talked with visitors about her life in Virginia Beach and her father's exploits with the Life-Saving Service. She was a member of Virginia Beach United Methodist Church and the Beasley Bible Class.
Survivors include two sons, Howard S. Winston of Accomac, Va., and Bennett L. Winston of Hollywood, Fla.; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
A church service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday in Virginia Beach United Methodist Church. Burial will follow in Rosewood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday in the Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, Great Neck Chapel. Memorial donations may be made to the Virginia Beach United Methodist Church, the Life-Saving Museum of Virginia, or the Order of the Eastern Star, Chapter 75.
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