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the Woods had probably left their vehicle and continued home on foot when they were swept away by flood waters. Squad personnel searched for the couple until 2:30 a.m. Wednesday morning and resumed looking at 7 a.m. The bodies were found below Fletchers Mill near the kennels for the Rappahannock hounds at approximately 9 a.m.

Clore Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Graveside services for Gene and Virginia Wood will be held Friday, August 31. at Fairview Cemetery in Culpeper.

Several Sperryville residents report that more than eight inches of rain fell on the area in an hour, beginning at 8 p.m. According to highway department personnel, roads were impassable throughout Tuesday night in most of the county with the Sperryville vicinity hardest hit by the flash flooding.

Classes in Rappahannock's public school were cancelled Wednesday due to the road conditions.

Late Tuesday night, a rock slide blocked Route 211 near the Tee-pee Restaurant, stopping traffic for over three hours until highway department personnel reached the site with front end loaders from the Washington maintainence office. West bound traffic was rerouted through Front Royal until the road was cleared. Behind Fletchers Mill, a barn was swept across

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