Deaths and funerals wrap Virginia miners and locals
Hassell Happy Ratliff 71 of Big Rock Va died Tuesday in Bristol hospital a Navy WWII veteran and former UMWA miner survived by a large family and will receive full military rites at Grundy Church of God burial at Mountain Valley Memorial Park The body to Grundy Church of God today for viewing services set 7 pm tonight and Saturday Grundy Funeral Home arranging. Other obituaries list Treba Brown Davis Margaret Geisen Winifred Compton Sonny Carter Rose Chester Rose Mandy Brown and many locals with details on births marriages and deaths from Tazewell to Bluefield with services in multiple towns
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Hassell
Happy” Ratliff
Big Rock
Bristol
Pike County
Harless and
Exter Sweeney Ratliff
Grundy Church of God
UMWA
U.S. Navy
Gracie Lester Ratliff
Ann Stiltner
Harman
Fern Thomas
Russell Ratliff
Paul David Ratliff
Randy Ratliff
Terry Ratliff
Roy Ratliff
Bobby Ratliff
Opal Adkins
Conaway
Ruby Owens
Oakwood
Curtis Ratliff
Franklin, Tenn
Franklin Ratliff
Grundy
Jerry Alley
Ralph Taylor
Mountain Valley Memorial Park
John Ratliff
American Legion
Childs Gentry Post
VFW
Treba Delsey Brown Davis
Jefferson City
Missouri
Richlands
James Henry
Lula Mae Deskins Brown
Congress
N.Y
Robert Davis
Ricky Davis
Billy Davis
Loretta Davis Williams
Bobby Davis
Joe Davis
Mears Brown Horn
Keen Mountain
Stella Brown Horton
Raven
Margaret White
John Brown
Cedar Bluff
Archie Brown
Dallas
Texas
Arthur Brown
Doran
Russell Brown
Huntington
James Brown
Auburn
Ind
T.J. McGowan & Sons Funeral Home
Haverstraw
Honaker Funeral Home
Honaker
Lexington
George L
Rosalyn Jordan Pleasants
Christ Episcopal Church
Pocahontas
Andrew Geisen
Eva P. Clatterbaugh
McKinney
Gladys Greer Bolton
Richmond
Norborne P. Greer
Illinois
C. Mark Greer
Rodriguez-Pocahontas Funeral Home
T. Matthew Bough
Woodlawn Mausoleum
Bluewell
Winifred M. Compton
Sunset Drive
Lerona
Princeton
London
England
William J
Ada Louise Stevenson Owens
Sydney Owens
Gordon Owens
Tommie Neal Compton
Orofino
Idaho
Karl Compton
Everett
Wash
Patricia Compton Forbes
Jacksonville
Fla
Elsie Marquet
Muriel Owens
Serena
Arthur Owens
Spring Hill
Memorial
Athens Road
Carlton Wilson
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Wildwood Mausoleum
James W
Sonny” Carter Jr
Washington, D.C
Welch-Hemphill
Clarksburg
Welch
Mabel Motley Carter Teal
Hemphill
James Carter
Air Force
U.S. Army Medical Corps
Germany
Veterans Hospital
U.S. Postal Service
Mt. Grove Baptist Church
Church of God Militant
Fairmont
James
Frances) Leeper
Martinsville
Frances Carter McDaniel
Larry Martin
Restlawn Mausoleum
Littlesburg Road
American Legion Post
Bradshaw
Page Funeral Home
Chester Morgan Rose
Box
Oakvale
Elbert Rose
Tazewell
William H
Glenda) Pennell
Larry E
Alfreda) Cockeran
Statesville
N.C
Davis Funeral Home Chapel
Paul Copeland
Mandy Hardy Brown
Squire
Perry
Molly Beavers Hardy
Tazewell County
Hugh Brown
Fern Whitt
Haze} Sutherland
Akron
Ohio
Frank Brown
Blacksburg
Donald Brown
Grace Hardy
Mary Ann Pauley
Lucasville
James Edd Hardy
Ndchildren
Hurst-Scott Funeral Chapel
Lloyd Dye
Grassy Spur
Bishop, Va
Elkhorn
Robert L
Sally Martin Dalton
McDowell County
Elkhorn High School
Bluefield State Teachers College
Elkhorn Rammer School
Eastern Coal Co
Keystone
Hazel H.D. Gross
Chicago
Ill
Richardson Funeral Home
Bluefield
Earl Rogers
Funerals listed for multiple Virginia and Florida residents
Notices announce funeral or memorial services for Willard Whitt in Abingdon Virginia Frank C Main in Crescent City Florida Lawrence Williams in Wytheville Virginia Laudie waddell in Princeton West Virginia James W Carter Jr in Washington DC Tokoch John in War and others with service times today at local chapels churches and cemeteries
Lara Daniels Dies in Welch Hospital
Lara Daniels of Kyle died Monday at a Welch hospital. She was incomplete at Richardson Funeral Home in Keystone.
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Lara Daniels
Kyle
Welch Hospital
Richardson Funeral Home
Keystone
Elusive goat nabbed after days of police chase
In Danville Virginia a 73 year old man captured a big brown goat that had tormented residents since Tuesday. The animal charged a officer and jumped on a car during the pursuit. Neighbors say the owner has not stepped forward and the goat will graze in the thickets near the Hamletts. Police praise the capture and note the goat has found a home.
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Danville, Va
Rhonda Hamlett
Warner Hamlett
Clyne Pugh
Lottery results for three states posted
West Virginia Daily 3 numbers are 9 4 4 and Daily 4 numbers are 6 6 6 2. Virginia Pick 3 draws are 2 0 8.
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West Virginia
Virginia
Retirees to lose extras if they return as contractors
Education workers who took early retirement with enhanced pensions would forfeit those benefits if they return as specialized contract workers such as consultants substitutes or some coaches. The board ruled such returns breach contracts and ordered notification of affected retirees.
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Charleston
Jim Swart
Swart
Raleigh County School Board
Teachers Retirement System
Willard
Brad” Ansel
Ansel
Kanawha County
Jim Morgan
Cabell County
Morgan
Public Employees Retirement System
Trucker Freed on Reduced Bail After I-79 Wreck Charges
Manuel Cruzado a 25 year old Buffalo NY trucker charged with eight counts of negligent homicide in the I 79 construction site crash was released from Braxton County Jail after bond was cut from 80000 to 20000. He must return for trial under court orders.
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New York
West Virginia
Manuel Cruzado
Buffalo
N.Y
Braxton
Sutton
Double B Transport of
Cruzado
Gassaway
I-79
Patchogue
Fairmont
Division of Highways
Howard Carpenter
Danny O. Cline
Mercer County debates semester exams in attendance policy
Baker argues against tying attendance to semester exams but supports exams to measure mastery and prepare students for college. He recalls Raleigh County's policy where initial attendance improved then declined, and stresses writing focus in AP tests and the need for students to gain tough exam experience before college.
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Mercer County
Raleigh County
Baker
Peck
Commercial building in Penn occupied as lounge
11 000 sq ft property in Pennsylvania currently used as a lounge with potential conversion to offices medical or retail use. Ample parking available. Financing available. Call 425 4152 for details.
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Penn
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Happy’ Ratliff
Treba Delsey Davis
Margaret P. Geisen
Box 146
James W. Carter Jr
Mrs
Lucille Underwood Bailey
St. Albans
Rock
Black Bailey Jr
Nancy Bailey
Linda Bailey
Patsy Bailey
Paul Underwood
Oklahoma
Bonnie Barlow
Baltimore
Grace Brannan
Studley
Hazel Perkins
Margaret Lusk
Montcalm
Cravens-Shires Funeral Home
Chester Green
Dalton
Chester Green Dalton
Carol St
Lorraine Pruett
Woodland Ave
Mercer Funeral Home
Roger W. Bruce
North Tropical Trail
Merritt Island
Florida
Morris B. Moss
Coalwood
Whitt, Willard
Abingdon
Farris Funeral Chapel
Greenhills Memory Gardens
Main
Frank C
Prospect
Crescent City
Monte Vista Park
Green Valley
Williams
Lawrence William
Route 3
Wytheville
Barnett Funeral Chapel
Davis Cemetery
Waddell, Laudie
Bailey Funeral Home Chapel
Carter
James W., Jr
Rostlawn Mausoleum
Tokoch
John
Christ the King Catholic Church
Hamlett
B.C. Elliott
Trucker
Associated Press
the Commercial Bank of
Bluefield Avenue
Commercial Bank of
Bluefield Regional Medical Center
Hurching