Deaths and Funerals In Bluefield Area Embrace Many Lives
Obituary notices summarize the passing of multiple local residents. Jesse Patteson, 83, of Green Valley Bluefield, retired educator, died after a long illness in Princeton hospital. Survived by wife Exie Gore Patteson and a large clan. Services Tuesday 2 p.m. Burns Warner Chapel with burial at Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Flowers welcome. calling hours today 6 to 9 p.m. Also listed are William Leak 78 of Gary, Mrs. Martha Leak, Mrs. Melvin Yost 66 of Caretta, Mrs. Starlin Gibson 81 of Wolford, Wallace Wright 79 of Bluefield, Raymond Wimmer 76 of Narrows, Bud Hayes 57 of Havaco, and other family members with funeral details and arrangements in Welch Grundy and Narrows.
Obituary notices from Virginia and nearby states
Mrs. Nelson Matney 80 of Stacy Virginia died Friday in a Baltimore hospital after living with her daughter Olivia Christian for nine years. She leaves three daughters and four sons, with 32 grandchildren and 33 great grandchildren. Burial at McClanahan Cemetery Stacy with church service today at Stacy Church of God. Virginia Funeral Home. Howard White 63 of Roanoke Virginia, born Bluefield, retired N W Railroad, World War II veteran, died at home. Surviving are a son and daughter and several siblings. Services at Dudley Memorial Chapel Bluefield with burial at Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Edgar Bogar Wheeler 87 of Narrows Virginia died Saturday in a Rich Creek nursing home. Survived by a son, a daughter, five brothers and five sisters. Graveside services Tuesday at Birchlawn Burial Park Pearlsburg with American Legion rites. Paul Pearce 80 of Hagerstown Maryland, formerly Princeton, died Sunday in a Hagerstown nursing home. Fred Raines 67 of Bristol Tennessee died Saturday after long illness. Retired coal miner, UMWA member, eight grandchildren, four greats. Services today Harman Memorial Baptist Church Harman with burial at Mountain Valley Memorial Park. Ruey Jackson Shelton 80 of Raven Virginia died Sunday in a Richlands hospital. Survived by a son, sister, six grandchildren. Funeral today Cedar Bluff with entombment Greenhills Memory Garden Mausoleum. KUJBUS Mike 78 of Thorpe Virginia funeral today Our Lady of Victory Church. Cecil Hardin 57 Mohawk Virginia funeral today Panther Creek Old Regular Baptist Church. Maude Young Foster 83 Boissevain Virginia funeral today Pocahontas Union Funeral Home Four grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Patteson
Jesse R. Patteson
Green Valley
Bluefield
Princeton
Fellowship Baptist Church
National
Huntington
Clayton Patteson
Greensboro
N.C
Tommy Patteson
James Patteson
Roanoke Rapids
George Ruby Carroll
Jim Betty Long
Basil Pearl Fartner
Frank Launa Barrett
Larry Rosella Bird
Gretna
Clinton Sue Lilly
Spainishburg
Nannie Alma Patteson
Lee Corns
Mary Bowling
Burns Warner Chapel
Alton Jessee
Howard Suttles
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
William Leak
Gary
Wadesboro
Great Emanual Apostolic Faith Tabernacle
Elbert
Martha Leak
John Leak
U.S
Paris Island
S.C
Marshall Wiley
Abraham Wiley
Philadelphia
Zellie Wiley
Charlotte
Ethel Younger
David Leak
Brooklyn
N.Y
Eliza Rogers
Wilmington
Del
Great
Emanual Apostolic Faith Tabernacle
William Hunter
Restlawn Gardens
Littlesburg Road
Clay Reeves
Alfonzo Dalton
Brian Swayne
Lawrence Swayne
Robert Stephens
John Hodge
Page Funeral Home
Welch
North Spring Old Regular Baptist Church
Buchanan County
Mary Royal
Chicago
Ill
Wanda Smith
Wolford
Carl Gibson
James Gibson
Ralph Gibson
Roy Gibson
Paul Gibson
Tazewell
Kodney Thomas
Bill Thomas
George Baker
Josh Justus
Bill Campbell
Paul McClanahan
Phillip Estep
Dean Thomas
Grundy Funeral Home
Wallace Wright
Wallace Clifton Wright
Rt. 5
Robert C. Wright
Bramwell
James Wright
Toledo
Ohio
Elizabeth Roberts
Mount Airy
Frank Wright
Eugene Wright
Hugh Wright
Dublin
Hawkins Memorial Chapel
Roselawn-Monte Vista
Marvin Barbie
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Raymond Wimmer
Raymond Doward Wimmer
Rt. 2
Narrows
Pearisburg
Giles County
Walter
Laura French Wimmer
Ina Warner Wimmer
John Wimmer
Hampton, Va
Calvin Wimmer
Danny Wimmer
Fort Campbell
Bud Hayes
Havace
Glendale
Madison N.C
Gertrude Hayes Tartt
Williamson
Johnny Hayes
Havaco
Ruby Mae Hayes
David Hayes
Bud Hayes Jr
Winston- Salem
James Hayes
Gertrude Clark
Roanoke
Nelson Matney
Nelson
Josie) Matney
Stacy
Baltimore
Paul
Olivia) Christian
Stacy Church of God
Christian
Mary Lockmyer
Orlando
Fla
Marie Carr
Chesterfield
Sherman Matney
Hassel Matney
Mineral
Leonard Matney
Herman Matney
Orvin Thacker
McClanahan
Virginia Funeral Home
Howard White
Howard B. White
N&w Railroad
U.S. Army
Charlotte I. Bishop White
Clarence
Janie) Shell
Kernsville
Edgar Wheeler
Edgar Bogar Wheeler
Rich Creek
Bland County
Celco
E.B. Wheeler Jr
Frances W. Smith
Paul Wheeler
Radford
S.J. Wheeler
Fred Raines
Cannon Ave
Bristol
Tenn
Harman
Harman Mining Corp
UMWA
Odd Fellows of
Grundy
Virginia Avenue
Betty Ramey
Abingdon
Sue Cook
Wanda Cox
Eula Skeens
Big Rock
Sandy Gibson
Kingsport
Garry Raines
Fanny Wood
Faye Wompler
Haysi
Georgia Diggian
Orange
Weaver Funeral Home
Ruey Shelton
Ruey Jackson Shelton
Raven
Richlands
Tazewell County
Macadonia Primitive Baptist Church
Flora Elswick Shelton
Ted Larry Shelton
Otis
Texie) Elkins
Belfast
Tazewell County Funeral Home Chapel
Cedar Bluff
Stuart Owens
Landon Colley
Greenhills Memory Garden
Claypool Hill
Stone Envoy Pursues Talks With Sandinistas and Contadora Backing
The U S envoy made a second failed bid to meet leftist leaders in San Jose and plans to depart for Managua to confer with Daniel Ortega and Foreign Minister Miguel d Escoto. He carried Reagan assurances to the Contadora group nations backing Central America peace efforts after meetings with Honduran, Guatemalan, Salvadoran, and Costa Rican presidents who warn of Sandinista threats. A separate local report notes a spill at Three Acre Park in Belmar, where base neutrals from mothballs migrated through storm drains into Shark River, with naphthalene and anthracene detected at trace levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
San Jose
Managua
Nicaragua
Daniel Ortega
Miguel d’Escoto
Reagan
Mexico
Venezuela
Colombia
Panama
Contadora Group
United States
Stone
Honduras
Guatemala
el Salvador
Costa Rica
Central America
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Publication Promote Local News
No specific news event is given in the readable text. The item lists publication details including address, ownership, AP affiliation, postage, and subscription rates. It notes Bluefield, West Virginia, circulation practices and advertising representation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
W.va
Associated Press
West Virginia
Audit Bureau of Circulation
P.O. Box
Landon Associates
Clarence Johnson Jr. Narrows Veteran Dies at 67
Clarence Horace Johnson Jr., 67, of Narrows Va., died at his home Saturday afternoon of an apparent heart attack. A World War II veteran and Celco plant retiree, he was survived by brother Ted J. Johnson Sr. of Pearisburg and two nieces and nephews. Burial at Birchlawn Burial Park in Pearisburg. friends may call at Riffe's Funeral Home in Narrows today from 7 to 9 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Johnson Jr
Clarence Horace Johnson Jr
Narrows
Celco
Nellie Kirk Johnson
Ted J. Johnson Sr
Pearisburg
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Bobby Wilburn
Birchlawn
Riffe
Bailey and Bishop, Two Men Dead in West Virginia
William Bailey 53 of Route 5 Bluefield died Sunday in a Bluefield hospital after a long illness. Funeral arrangements were incomplete at Mercer Funeral Home in Bluefield. Eldridge Bishop 64 of Maybeury died Sunday in a Bluefield hospital after a long illness. Funeral arrangements were incomplete at Cravens-Shires Funeral Home Bluewell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Bailey
William Herman Bailey
Bluefield
Mercer Funeral Home
Eldridge
Eldridge Bishop
Maybeury
Cravens-Shires
Bluewell
Virginians Tamper With Pollution Controls On Cars
The Air Pollution Control Board notes many drivers remove catalytic converters and alter fill tubes to use cheaper leaded gasoline. Officials say tampering risks traffic offenses and failed safety inspections, with costs for a new converter between 500 and 600 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Air Pollution Control Board
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Jim Lehan
Virginia
Lehan
Jerry Conner
Conner
Libyan Air Attacks on Chad After Oasis Recapture
Chad reports Libyan air force raids on Faya-Largeau following its recapture by Chad troops led by President Hissene Habre. Foreign Minister accuses Libyans of multiple strikes and a plane shot down, while Libyan denial and limited independent verification hamper confirmation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N'Djamena
Chad
Faya- Largeau
United States
France
Libya
Hissene Habre
Idriss Miskine
Faya-Largeau
Morocco
Zaire
Sudan
Egypt
Gift Shop Burglary Hits Coal City Store on Bland Street
Bluefield police report says a theft occurred at Coal City Gift Shop on Bland Street when the front display window was broken early Sunday morning. A stand of knives and a stand of watchbands valued at $40 were stolen. no suspects identified. Officer C H Long investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coal City
Bland Street
Bluefield
C.H. Long
Correction to number for Bluefield singles club
The Society section corrects a telephone contact for the First Baptist Church of Bluefield Va. new Single Adults Clubs. The correct number is 327 7687.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Telegraph
First Baptist Church
Bluefield
Arocena Arrives In New York To Face Bomb Plot Charges
Eduardo Arocena, named in an October 1982 affidavit as a Omega 7 leader, appeared in Manhattan federal court on a 1 million dollar bail after transfer from Miami. He faces conspiracy and illegal transportation of explosives in a 1980 bid to bomb the Cuban UN ambassador’s car. A hearing set for Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Omega 7
Miami
Eduardo Arocena
U.S. District Court
Manhattan
Arocena
Ana-Maria Carnesoltas
Florida
United Nations
Raul Roa Kouri
New Jersey
Eskimos Claim Rights To Arctic Resources
Eskimo leaders at a week long meeting declare the right to protect and benefit from arctic resources and to participate in all governmental decisions affecting the circumpolar environment. The Inuit Circumpolar Conference adopted a 10 point environmental principles policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frobisher Bay
Northwest Territories
General Assembly
Canada
United States
Denmark
Greenland
ICC General Assembly
Kotzebue
Alaska
Iran claims recaptured territory in Mehran region
Iran says it retook territory from Iraqi forces in the Mehran area with Tehran Radio reporting 1,800 Iraqi casualties Sunday and 1,200 on Saturday. Iran claimed liberation of Konjam Cham Dam and Farrokhabbad plus Dorraji border post, while Iraq said it repelled the offensive with heavy Iranian losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicosia
Cyprus
Iran
Iraq
Tehran
Mehran
London
British Broadcast Corp
Konjam-Cham Dam
Farrokhabbad
Dorraji
Baghdad
INA
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Melvin Yost
Caretta
Caretta Methodist Church
John W. Greiser
George Lake
Roselawm Memorial Gardens
Douglas Funeral
War
Starlin Gibson
Starlin
Jennie) Gibson
Grundy, Va
Paul Pearce
Paul P. Pearce
Hagerstown
Bailey Funeral Home
Kujbus
Mike
Thorpe
Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church
John Duhaime
Hardin
Cecil
Mohawk
Panther Creek
Old Regular Baptist Church
Panther
Hershel Hurley
Lacy Justice
Johnny Cline
Lawrence Lester
John R. Justice
Four Pole
Foster
Harry
Maude Young
Boissevain
Rodriguez- Pocahontas Union Funeral Home
Pocahontas
Ted R. Cook
Calvin Taylor
Grandview Memory Gardens
Jargowsky
Three Acre Park
Belmar
Shark River
Danforth Insurance Agency
Bluefield Dance Theatre
Charbrook Medico P.C
Michael Malamisura
Cherry ST
Warrenizing Cleaners
Northfork
Arctic
Bramwell ST. Fair
Free Gate
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