Deaths and Funerals list multiple McDowell area figures
James Roberts 70 of Jolo died after a short illness in Grundy Virginia. Funeral Thursday at 11 a.m. at the residence with Rev. Bill Rose and son. Burial Christians and Roberts Cemetery Paynesville. Russell Greer 55 of Maybeury died in Charleston after a short illness. Services Friday at 1 p.m. Maybeury Methodist Church. Burial Woodlawn Memorial Park Bluewell. Mrs Vernon Allison 63 of Flint Michigan formerly Jewel Ridge died after a short illness. Funeral arrangements incomplete at Hurst-Scott. Joe Graham 63 of McDowell died in a Bluefield hospital. Services Thursday at Bennett-Fanning Northfork. Burial Woodlawn Memorial Park Bluewell. Myrtle Harman 38 of Princeton found dead at home. Services Thursday at Burns Wornal Princeton. Carl Price 64 of Midland Virginia died in Bristol Tennessee after a long illness. Funeral Thursday Honaker Funeral Home Chapel. William Wilburn 62 of Roanoke Virginia died after a short illness. Burial Birchlawn Pearisburg. Thurman Clevinger 89 Harman died after a short illness. Funeral Thursday Bull Creek Church. Rev. Thomas Meade 94 formerly of Kermit died in Florida. Services Mt. Dora Church of God. Roy Horn 63 Bluefield died after a long illness. Incomplete notice continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Roberts
James Lewis Roberts
Jolo
Grundy
McDowell County
William Harvey
Missouri Baker Roberts
Victoria Roberts
James E. Roberts
Point Rocks
Dewey R. Roberts
Clarence Roberts
Troutsville
Boyd Roberts
York Springs
Juanita Blankenship
Opal Bowles
Catherine Taylor
Peggy Cooper
Mattie Blankenship
Bradshaw
Lorraine Munsey
Oriskany
Ellen Blankenship
Helen Blankenship
Portsmouth
Hannabel Roberts
Avondale
Harvey Estep
Paynesville
Bill Rose
Christians and Roberts Cemetery
Russell Greer
Maybeury
Anawalt
Charleston
Maybeury Methodist Church
Donny Farmer
Norman Gray
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Bluewell
White Top
Martin Greer
Minnie Taylor Greer
Christine McLain Greer
Maxine Greer
Colorado Springs
Colo
Linda Brooks
Augusta
Brenda Yakley
Sacramento
Calif
Jerry Greer
el Toro
Wayne
Larry
David Greer
Horace
Ardell Greer
Bluefield
Burle Greer
Columbus
Ohio
Virgil Greer
Alma Davis
Elizabeton, Tenn
Belma Luffman
Dover
Del
Zinner Young
May Smith
Tiny Duncan
Judy Butler
Bennett-Fanning Funeral Home
Northfork
Vernon Allison
Vernon
Jeannette Flo) Allison
Flint, Mich
Jewel Ridge
Flint
Hurst-Scott Funeral Home
Richlands
Joe Graham
Joe W. Graham
McDowell
Bennett- Fanning Funeral Home
Myrtle Harman
Myrtle Frances Harman
Glenwood Heights
Princeton
Burns Wornal Chapel of Memorial
Athens Road
Carl Price
Carl Vedis Price
Rt. 1
Midland
Honaker
Bristol, Tenn
Russell County
Denton
Rachel Ray Price
Jewel Smokeless Coal Company
Buchanan County
Church of the Living God
Hattie Lee Price
Dorothy Musie
St. Paul
Mary Shortt
Junior
David Price
Russell
Michael Price
Elizabeth Newberry
Raven
Honaker Funeral Home
James Street
Russell Memorial Cemetery
Lebanon
William Wilburn
William Arthur
Bill) Wilburn
Roanoke
Pearlsburg
Salem
Giles County
Hugh L
Etta Carper Wilburn
Preston Wilburn
Hardy, Va
Robert R. Wilburn
Minnie W. Munsey
Pearisburg
Kelly
Dorothy) Ridpath
Ray
Katherine) Martin
George
Virginia) Estep
Tampa
Fla
Givens Funeral Home
Glynn Quesenberry
Birchlawn
Thurman Clevinger
Harman
Grundy, Va
Silas
Didema Clevinger
United Mine Workers
Nicey Clevinger
Eveline Lane
Cazzie Bowman
Mary Stiltner
Clyde
Alice Rife
Stacy, Va
Claude Clevinger
Green Cove Springs
Bull Creek Regular Baptist Church
Paul McClanahan
Delbert Sanders
Frank O’quinn
Casby Conaway
Deer Cemetery
Bull Mountain
Grundy Funeral Home
Thomas Meade
Thomas J. Meade
East 8Th Avenue
Mt. Dora
Kermit
Eustis
Rainelle
Bessie Foley
North Hollywood
Pheriba Kerrick
Las Vegas
Nev
Lawrence Meade
Betty Baisden
Roy Horn
Roy J. Horn
Union St
Roselawn- Monte Vista
Raven Man Killed After Walking Along Route 67
An elderly Raven, Virginia man, Andy Proffitt, 61, died after being struck by a car while walking west on Route 67 near Richlands Monday night. The driver is identified as Edward Paul Maynard. State Police Trooper W.D. Barker leads the investigation. Proffitt, a retired miner, is survived by a daughter, two sisters, a brother, five grandchildren, and a great grandchild. Funeral services are set at Tazewell County Funeral Home Chapel with burial at Greenhills Memory Gardens.
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Raven
Tazewell
Richlands
Wytheville
Andy Proffitt
Rt. 67
Here
Edward Paul Maynard
W.D. Barker
Tazewell County
Proffitt
John and
Ellie Brown Proffitt
Ollie Faye Culbertson
Opal Mitchell
Bandy
Mary Hicks
Wardell
Johnny Proffitt
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Masthead and Contact Info
Publication details and mailing information for the Bluefield Daily Telegraph, including establishment year, address, Associated Press membership, subscription rates, home delivery charges, and advertising contact details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dailyne Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
W. Va
Associated Press
W.va
West Virginia
Apop
Audit Bureau of Tion
Aoone P.O
Bivefiel
Landon
Begin forms hawkish government in Israel amid settlement push
Prime Minister Menachem Begin formed a hawkish new government pledging to expand Jewish settlements in occupied territories block Palestinian statehood and enforce Orthodox law. He signed a coalition with three religious parties securing 61 seats in a 120 member Knesset.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Menachem Begin
Occupied Territory
Begin
Moshe Dayan
Dayan
Ezer Weizman
Ariel Sharon
Sharon
West Bank
Jordan River
Camp David
Sadat Arrives for Talks on Palestinian Role in Peace
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat arrives in Washington for five day visit to meet Ronald Reagan. He urges recognizing a Palestinian role in the Middle East peace process, including the PLO, a recommendation Reagan is unlikely to accept.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Anwar Sadat
Egypt
Ronald Reagan
United States
Sadat
London
Reagan
Palestine Liberation Organization
Middle East
Crowd Hails Torrijos Funeral In Panama City
The funeral cortege for Gen. Omar Torrijos drew about 200000 mourners as his coffin carried a cavalry hat a .45 pistol and a sweat stained canteen. Foreign leaders and U S officials joined thousands at a Mass in Metropolitan Cathedral amid oppressive heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama City
Panama
Omar Torrijos
U.S
Metropolitan Cathedral
Strike countdown looms over Washington air controllers
Judge Harold Greene ordered escalating fines totaling 4.75 million dollars if the controller strike continues past a set hour. Government expects threat of dismissal to end the walkout, but disruption could extend for a year or more as new controllers are trained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harold Greene
Radio Stations Change Formats in Local Swap
Daily Telegraph reports WHIS AM switches to easy listening WHAJ FM becomes contemporary music J-104. Manager Mike Shott says both stations broaden formats to reach adults 25 and older and 18 to 42 respectively with more music and news including NBC and RKO satellite offerings. WHIS keeps public service, weather, and local news, while expanding album selections 6 p.m. to 3 a.m. and remaining hours with contemporary and oldies. The 100000 watt FM serves West Virginia Virginia Kentucky Tennessee and North Carolina audiences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Telegraph
Whis-Am
Whaj FM
WHAJ
Daily Telegraph Printing Company
WHIS
Mike Shott
RKO
Shott
West Virinia
Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee
North Carolina
Whis Radio
Du Pont Mobil Updnte For Conoco
Du Pont and Mobil raised bids in a high stakes bid for Conoco Inc. with Du Pont at 7.4 billion and Mobil at 8.8 billion as a federal judge denied Mobil's block attempt. By close, 57 percent of Conoco shares had been offered to Du Pont, threatening the largest corporate takeover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Conoco Inc
du Pont Co
Mobil Corp
du Pont
Conoco
Mobil
Boulder rock threat near Wolfe edges toward removal plan
Elaine Thompson reports a proposed excavation to remove a large unstable boulder over Route 20 near Wolfe. DOH and Pocahontas Land Co. will jointly seek FSCS funding within 30 days, with a bench to divert falling rocks and an estimated 250000 dollar cost for removing 13000 to 15000 cubic yards of rock. Residents urge action and threaten legal recourse if delays continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elaine Thompson
Daily Telegraph
Princeton
Department of Highways
Rt. 20
Wolfe
Highway Department
Pocahontas Land Company
Consolidated Coal Company
Federal Soil and Conservation Service
FSCS
Thomas A. Bryant, II
DOH
Bryant
Department of Highway
E.R. Hanshaw
Pocahontas Land Co
Hanshaw
John D. Rockefeller IV
Charles Miller
Charleston
Mercer County
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Virginia Funeral Home
Harold Simpson
Earl Bailey
Filbert
Emmett and
Mary Bryant Graham
Eastern Gas & Fuel
Keystone No. 1
Bertha Virginia Finney Graham
Ted
Billy Ray
Richard William
Dicky) Graham
Betty) Burkett
Virginia Beach
Dale
Jo Ann) Eagle
Michigan
Bobby
Carol) Powell
Debbie) Millirones
Randy
Vicky) Nichols
Jerry
Dolly) Maxwell
Crumpler
Charles Graham
Jenkin Jones
Odell Graham
Gilmer Graham
Charlie
Dolly) Barton
Elkhorn
Barnie
Elizabeth) Fritz
John Ladd
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Princeton Road
Allen and
Mary Frances Byrd Harman
Acme Westgate
David Harman
Barbara Harman
Huntsville
Ala
Allene Seese
Oakvale
Allen Harman, Jr
Tucumcari
N.M
Ray Harman
Richfield
Robert
Steve
Duncan Harman
Lake Worth
Wreck
Raven Man
Page One
High Street
Stafford Drive
GRTA
Odell Huffman
Princeton Community Hospital
Mercer Street
Graham
Princeton Towers
PSC
Franklin G. Crabtree
Public Service Commission
Motor Carrier Division
Ball
Tibis Greenway
Ancil Childress
Cruce Huffman
Ball Family Cemetery
Bluefield Baily Telegraph
Danforth
Insurance Agency
Torrijos
Liklihood
Greensboro
Sam Depue
Depue
Douglas H. Roy
D.D.S. Family Dentistry
Jefferson Si. Bid
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