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Douglas Dean Canody Sr.

Birth	:	13 Jan 1940 Virginia, USA
Death	:	26 Sep 1978 Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
Burial	:	Saint Joseph Cemetery, Ashtabula, Ashtabula County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.8796997, -80.8131027
Description	:	September 28, 1978 ~ Washington Post article The deaths of a Woodbridge couple found shot on a lonely stretch of road near London Reformatory on Tuesday night have been ruled a murder and suicide, Fairfax County police said yesterday. They said that Douglas D. Canody, 38, shot his wife Peggy, 39, once in the upper chest and then shot himself in the right side of the head with a 30-caliber rifle. The Canodys, who had four children ages Douglas Canody 18, Karen Canody 14, Donald Canody 10 and Michael Canody 8, had argued before driving away from their home at... Read More	September 28, 1978 ~ Washington Post article The deaths of a Woodbridge couple found shot on a lonely stretch of road near London Reformatory on Tuesday night have been ruled a murder and suicide, Fairfax County police said yesterday. They said that Douglas D. Canody, 38, shot his wife Peggy, 39, once in the upper chest and then shot himself in the right side of the head with a 30-caliber rifle. The Canodys, who had four children ages Douglas Canody 18, Karen Canody 14, Donald Canody 10 and Michael Canody 8, had argued before driving away from their home at 1603 Georgia Ct. police said. Canody was an operating engineer at a downtown office building and his wife was a secretary for the Navy Department at the Pentagon. A police spokesman said a motorist driving along Ox Road, Rte. 123, about a quarter mile from the Prince William County line, stopped his car at about 8:30 p.m. when he saw a woman running down the road shouting that her husband was trying to kill her. The motorist who identified himself as Robert Hopkins, said the woman cried out "Help me! Help me!" grabbed the driver's door to his car and said, "My husband's going to shoot me." Hopkins, an insurance salesman from Fairfax Station, said a man with a rifle cradled in his arm then walked from a nearby pickup truck toward his car and said, "That's okay, buddy, you keep moving." "He started to point the gun at me," said Hopkins, who said he crouched down on the passenger side, hit the gas pedal with his foot and pulled away. Hopkins said he had driven about 400 yards when he heard two shots. He said he then searched in vain for a telephone at a nearby water treatment plant before driving to Lorton Reformatory where officials called police. "It's a very helpless feeling. There's nothing you can do," Hopkins, 41, said. Police rushed to the scene but found both dead. Peggy Canody, dressed in slacks and a white pullover sweater, was lying on her back in the middle of the northbound lane. Her husband, wearing work clothes, was lying face down about 10 feet away with the rifle under his body. James Haynes, a neighbor of the Canodys, said the family had lived next to him for about 15 years. "Everybody has some problems but this is something that shouldn't have happened," he said. Haynes said the Canody children are "just like my own children." "The older two understand pretty good, but it hasn't hit the younger two yet," Haynes said. "I'm going to try to protect them as best I can."

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Where is Douglas Dean Canody Sr.'s memorial?
Douglas Dean Canody Sr.'s memorial is located at: Saint Joseph Cemetery, Ashtabula, Ashtabula County, USA.
When did Douglas Dean Canody Sr. death?
Douglas Dean Canody Sr. death on 26 Sep 1978 in Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Douglas Dean Canody Sr.'s memorial?
Latitude: 41.8796997
Longitude: -80.8131027

Family Members:

Parent

Ira Grant Canody

(1894 - 1970)

Eva Amanda Miller Canody

(1908 - 2003)

Spouse

Siblings

Hallie Macia Canody Godshalk

(1937 - 2007)

Herman Fredrick Canody

(1945 - 2003)

Children

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Saint Joseph Cemetery
Ashtabula, Ashtabula County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8796997, -80.8131027

2. Old Ashtabula Cemetery
Ashtabula, Ashtabula County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8675000, -80.7838890

3. Saint Peters Episcopal Church Columbarium
Ashtabula County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8626480, -80.7847100

4. Edgewood Cemetery
Edgewood, Ashtabula County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8707200, -80.7726000

5. Chestnut Grove Cemetery
Ashtabula, Ashtabula County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8549995, -80.7814026

6. Ridgeview Burial Park
Ashtabula, Ashtabula County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8391991, -80.8056030

7. Maple Grove Cemetery
Ashtabula, Ashtabula County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8511009, -80.7572021

8. Saybrook Cemetery
Ashtabula, Ashtabula County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8345909, -80.8539276

9. Township Cemetery
Ashtabula County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8342018, -80.8535995

10. Bates Cemetery
Saybrook, Ashtabula County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8218994, -80.8514023

11. East Lake Cemetery
North Kingsville, Ashtabula County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9039001, -80.6921997

12. Sexton Cemetery
Geneva, Ashtabula County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8058014, -80.9039001

13. Old Kingsville Corners Cemetery
Kingsville, Ashtabula County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8883930, -80.6775800

14. Lakeview Cemetery
Geneva, Ashtabula County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8044760, -80.9139750

15. South Ridge East Cemetery
Geneva, Ashtabula County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8041992, -80.9143982

16. Greenlawn Memory Gardens
North Kingsville, Ashtabula County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9113960, -80.6741943

17. Lulu Falls Cemetery
Kingsville, Ashtabula County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8857994, -80.6663971

18. Longview Cemetery
Kingsville, Ashtabula County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8851500, -80.6662360

19. Maplewood Cemetery
Geneva, Ashtabula County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8280280, -80.9430280

20. Austin Cemetery
Austinburg, Ashtabula County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7747002, -80.8561020

21. Gageville Cemetery
Sheffield Center, Ashtabula County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8450300, -80.6677600

22. Griggs Corners Cemetery
Ashtabula County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7882600, -80.7130700

23. Evergreen Cemetery
Geneva, Ashtabula County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8036003, -80.9419022

24. Mount Pleasant Cemetery
Geneva, Ashtabula County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7960815, -80.9356918