Deaths and funerals fill Bluefield paper
William Clifford Hamm 73 of Covel died in a Beckley hospital after a short illness. Survivors include his wife Martha and six children. Funeral Monday at Longanacre Mullens with burial Monte Vista Park Cemetery. Henry Justus 55 of Grundy Va died after a long illness. Juanita Adams 70 of Dallas Texas died in a Dallas hospital. Tanzle Whited 45 of Richlands Va died after a long illness. Other notices list Thelma Via 56 of Elkhorn. Alvin Charles Bowers 72 of Bluefield. John H Williamson 55 of Bluefield. and a pilot Harold Nicholson Jr. identified in a separate report. Funeral homes and services noted. searches for a downed aircraft continue.
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William Clifford Hamm
Covel
Beckley
Wyoming County
United Mine Workers
Martha Hamm
Rosemary Samii
South Gate
Mich
Linda Davis
Rhonda Shade
Mullens
Clifford Hamm
Baltimore
William J. Hamm
May Luke
Kenneth Square
Penn
Ethel Barker
Troutdale
Longanacre Funeral Home
Arlen White
Earl Jenkins
Monte Vista Park
Bluefield
Henry Justus
Henry E
Burchie L.) Justus
Rt.1
Grundy
Church of God In the Name of Jesus Christ
Buchanan County
E.S
Bela Layne
Merelda Lane
Hurley
Doloris Ann Justus
Augusta
Jackie Duke
McHenry
Ill
Earnest
Eugene
Bobby
Timothy Roger Justus
Mary Wellis
Pompano Beach
Fla
Maxine Justus
Detroit
Danny Ray
Earvin
Earl Layne
McKinley Layne
Mountain City
Tenn
Earnest Baker
Andy Justus
Lester Fork
Grundy Funeral
Thomas Kelly
Thomas J. Kelly
Rocky Mount
U.S. Steel
Gary
Lois Coleman
Thomas Kelly III
Fredericksburg
Patricia Meade
Fairfield
Ohio
Vada Dickerson
Richmond
Nancy Young
High Funeral Home
Ky Mount
Juanita Adams
Juanita Jackson Adams
Pecos St
Dallas
Texas
Carlton Jackson
Mount Zion Baptist Church
Black and Clark Mortuary
Tanzle Whited
Seaboard
Richlands
Alexander Whited
Cedar Bluff
Carrie Mae Street Whited
Christine Talbert Whited
Drema Ann Whited
Tanzie Joseph Whited
Wade O'Dell
Helen Louise) Adams
Rt. 1
Tazewell
Hurst-Scott Funeral Home
Jackie Ray Turner
Temple Hill
St. Paul
Amonate
Demmit P. and
Grace Dunford Byrd
Statesville
N.C
Tazewell County
Tabernacle Truth Church
Phyllis Altizer
Michael Wayne Adams
Adria
Timothy Dale Adams
Wade O'Dell Adams II
Richard Byrd
Bruce Byrd
Troutman
Thelma
Elkhorn
Crozier Bottom
Welch
Richardson Funeral Home
Keystone
Bowers
Alvin Charles
Memorial St
Lynn R. Wilbur
Mercer Funeral Home
Girl Killed In Freak Mishap At Princeton Sliding Board
A five year old Princeton girl Heather Keatley died after a venetian blind rope around her neck while sliding on a yard slide. She was transported from Princeton to Roanoke Memorial Hospital by helicopter. burial planned at Shorter Family Cemetery Lerona.
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Princeton
Roanoke
Heather Keatley
Randy
Vicki Keatley
Thornton Ave
Princeton Community Hospital
Roanoke Memorial Hospital
Gallipolis
Ohio
Cook's Chapel Regular Baptist Church
Pipestein
Carl Keatley
Bozoo
Roy T. Shorter
Lerona
Cook’s Chapel Regular Baptist Church
John S. Atkinson
Shorter Family
George W. Seaver
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Ad Rates and Address Info
Bluefield Daily Telegraph lists publication details, subscription rates, and mailing information. Rates shown include West Virginia at 58.80 per year and home delivery at 4.90 per calendar month. The notice provides the newspaper’s address and related postal details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Boys In Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
W. Va
Associated Press
W.va
West Virginia
Landori
Hunger Striker Kevin Lynch Dies in Maze Prison
Belfast AP report says Kevin Lynch, 25, died at 1 a.m. after 71 days without food, the seventh Irish nationalist to starve to death since the hunger strike began. Other hunger strikers and related incidents were noted as the strike continued amid political tension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Kevin Lynch
Maze
Britain
Lynch
The
Paddy Quinn
Irish National Liberation Army
Irish Republicn Army
INLA
Paddy
Bridie
Oil tax relief battle splits Senate and House plans
Senators warned for two hours as liberal members clash over oil industry tax relief. Latest estimates show the Senate proposal would deliver 19.9 billion dollars to oil producers and royalty owners over ten years, far below the House plan’s 46 billion. Dole argues most relief goes to producers and landowners, while liberal critics target Reagan's oil-friendly tax cut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Reagan
Howard Metzenbaum
Ohio
Wall Street
Bob Dole
R-Kan
Dole
Hit and Run Victim Funeral Services Set
Funeral arrangements for Jack Williams 28 of Princeton are incomplete. Williams died from severe head injuries after a hit and run on Harper Road Beckley while working with a West Virginia Department of Highways bridge crew. He never regained consciousness after transfer to a Charleston hospital. A prior report misstated a plea in a separate case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Jack Williams
Rt. 1
Charleston
Williams
West Virginia
Coleman Speaks on Deterrence and Overcrowding in Virginia
Coleman argues strong laws deter crime and favors cheaper jail cells for non-violent offenders to ease overcrowding. He says not to expand government, urging Virginians to tax less and solve problems locally. He calls for a return to basics and self-reliance to make Virginia greater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stong
Virginia
Coleman
Washington
Richmond
Judge withdraws bid blocking Seagram Conoco deal
A Florida circuit judge in Tallahassee withdrew an order barring Seagram from buying Conoco shares, calling the move ludicrous. Conoco, which operates Florida gas stations that sell beer, argued the deal would violate liquor law. Seagram later obtained a New York federal order barring Conoco from filing new suits without Seagram’s notice. Weinfeld called Conoco’s actions shocking and unethical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tallahassee
Fla
Seagram
Conoco
John A. Rudd
Florida
Rudd
New York
Edward Weinfeld
Weinfeld
Tornadoes Rake Central North Dakota Farms No Town Hit
Four tornadoes from fierce storms hit central North Dakota, leveling farm buildings and killing cattle. Morton County area southwest of Bismarck suffered the heaviest damage as twisters roared through Thursday night. Civil defense sirens sounded but no towns were struck. no total damage estimate yet. Willard Griffin reported 12 farm buildings destroyed south of Mandan.
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Bismarck
N.D
North Dakota
Morton County
Bismark
Mandan
Ron Raps
National Weather Service
Willard Griffin
McDowell Magistrate Court Action Listed
Two men were sentenced to six months in county jail for driving under the influence after convictions in McDowell County Magistrate Court. Morris Morgan of Davy and Danny Farmer of Anawalt were found guilty as second offenders in Magistrate David N. Hunt's court. Garland Lester was convicted of carrying a dangerous and deadly weapon and received 120 days in jail. Michael Morgan and Carlyle Collins, both of Welch, were sentenced to 30 and 60 days for public intoxication. Eleven others paid $50 fines and costs after pleading guilty by default to public intoxication.
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Morris Morgan
Davy
Danny Farmer
Anawalt
David N. Hunt
Wimpy New
Garland Lester
Kelsie Cline
Nancy Lester
Michael Morgan
Carlyle Collins
Welch
Morgan
Collins
Hunt
David Baker
Coalwood
Clifford Patterson
Mack Hall
Big Sandy
Dunston Cecil
Frank Osborne
Hemphill
Carl McPeak
Randolph England
Hensley
David Dillon
Rodney Adams
Linda Rowe
Jaeger
Unknown Cause of Plane Crash Kills Three Alabama Men
Three men from Alabama died when a Piper 31 twin engine plane crashed near Laurel Red Lake eight miles southwest of Richlands Virginia. FAA officials say the exact cause will likely remain undetermined for four to five months due to the many possible factors. The flight originated in Birmingham and was bound for Rural Retreat Virginia with Civil Air Patrol noting a prior touch down in Asheboro North Carolina. The plane was owned by Cowin Equipment Co of Birmingham.
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Richlands
Alabama
Federal Aviation Administration
Ed K. Stamper
Jerry C. Dowling
Paul West
Mercer County
West
Laurel Red Lake
Tazewell County
Clinch Mountain
FAA
Birmingham
Ala
Mountain Empire
Rural Retreat
Civil Air Patrol
Asheboro
N.C
Cowin Equipment Co
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
William Hamm
Mrs
Wade Adams
Harold Nicholson, Jr
Merriville
Ind
Harold Nicholson Sr
Alice Nicholson
CAP
Pineville
Stevensville
Bay Bridge
Kent Island
William Clark
Chesapeake Bay
Chesapeake Bay Bridge
Annapolis
Clark
Coast Guard
Vince Chiaramonte
Strabane
Royal Ulster Constabulary
RUC
Peter Docherty
Docherty
Sinn Fein
IRA
Kieran Doherty
Margaret Doherty
Kieran
Dublin
Garret FitzGerald
Daily Telegraph
Arthur Blevins
Duhling
Blevins
Ernest Six
Mike Fisher
Watt, Gov. Dalton and
McDowell Magistrate Court Action
Nodie
Five Boroughs
New York City
Jesus Christ
Memorial Church of Christ
New Hope
Glenn A. Tabor, Jr
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