Deaths and funerals in Bluefield area obituaries
A sequence of obituary notices from the Bluefield Daily Telegraph covers James Henry Hairston Sr. of Elkhorn, Henry W. Jones of Welch, Mrs. David Hambrick of Hollywood Florida, William Ray Mitchell of Princeton, and other local figures. Details include ages, family survivors, burial sites, funeral times, churches, and funeral homes. The notices emphasize long illnesses, coal mining backgrounds, and service locations across Keystone, Welch, Bluefield, Princeton, and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Hairston Sr
James Henry Hairston Sr
Elkhorn
Bluefield
Mount Chapel Missionary Baptist Church
Keystone
David L. Smith
Robert Mosley
Restlawn Memorial Gardens
Littlesburg Road
Janie E. Redd Hairston
Henry C. Hairston
UMWA
McDowell County
Mary N. Perkins Hairston
Charlotte Ernestine Murrey
Patricia Ann Millner
Durham
N.C
Victoria Goins
Jo Anne Hairston
Edward R. Hairston
U.S. Army
Fort Bliss
Tex
James H. Hairston Jr
Cleveland
Ohio
Roger Stewart Hairston
Northfork
Stanley Calvin Hairston
McDowell
Cpl
Patrick Hairston
U.S. Marines Corps
Hawaii
Darin Lee Hairston
Jessie Hairston
Margaret E. Hairston
Richardson Funeral Home
Henry Jones
Henry W
Hank” Jones
Welch
Mississippi
David and
Emma Jones
First Baptist Church of
Hartwell
Bluefield Lodge No. 3
F&aay Masons
Brothers Club of
Rosie Bell Jones
Henry Jones Jr
Burnice Tillman
Leander Jones
Flint
Mich
Marie Johnson
St. James Missionary Baptist Church
Shy Quon Ely
William Crosier
James Neal
Page Funeral Home
David Hambrick
David
Clementine) Hambrick
Hollywood
Fla
Pearlsburg
Bland Street
Kathleen Moses
Cooper City
David Hambrick Jr
Pittsburgh
Roy Portis
Woodlawn Memorial Park
D- Keith Clark
Helga Hallett
Roselawn-Monte Vista
William
Bill
Ray Mitchell
Princeton
Roderfield
Hylton Freewill Baptist Church
Ash Camp
Clyde Cameron
Homer Lee Mullins
Johnson Memorial Park Cemetery
Pikeville
Alfred and
Mimmie Bartley Mitchell
Little Vine
Liza Rose Mitchell
Mabel Blevins Mitchell
Arthur Mitchell
Jaeger
Fon Mitchell
Carl Mitchell
Nancy Harmon Sheets
Roanoke
Don Smith
Frank Junior Smith
Bertha Carol Smith
Frederick
Mary Harmon
Mercer Funeral Home Chapel
Grandview Memory Gardens
Israel-Iran Beirut conflict fuels U S war debate
Senators debate Reagan era Middle East policy as new Beirut fighting sparks calls to block nursing home regulation changes. Tass condemns U S and Israel while Syrian military claims heavy Israeli losses and new clashes shatter a fragile cease fire amid Habib talks to evacuate Arafat's guerrillas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tass
Reagan
PLO
Israel
United States
West Beirut
Damascus
U.S
Philip C. Habib
Arafat
Lebanon
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Ad Rates and Contact Info
Bluefield Daily Telegraph established 1893 publishes daily from 412 Bland Street Bluefield West Virginia 24701. Subscription by mail West Virginia zones 58.80 per year home delivery 4.90 per calendar month. Postmaster address changes to P O Box 208.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
W. Va
Associated Press
W.va
West Virginia
Audit Bureau of Circulation
P.O. Box
Landon Associates
Parking Law Passed in Tazewell Virginia
The town council adopted an amended ordinance on July 13 making it unlawful to stop or park a motor vehicle on sidewalks, effective August 14. Violations carry a fine of 5 to 25 dollars, with towing possible for unattended vehicles and storage charges billed to the owner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tazewell
Reagan tax hike faces House-Senate battle in election year
A tax package including withholding on interest and dividends and a higher minimum tax faces delays and stiff GOP opposition in Congress. The Reagan administration backs the plan as part of deficit cutting, but many Republicans have openly opposed the increase, complicating passage before year end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Treasury
Donald T. Regan
Senate Budget Committee
Reagan
House Republicans
Congress
Hijacker Surrenders After Plane Returns to Amritsar
Sikh holy man Gurbaksh Singh hijacked Indian Airlines Flight 134 from New Delhi to Amritsar with a fake bomb and demanded land in Lahore. When Pakistan refused, the plane circled Lahore, then returned to Amritsar where Singh surrendered to Amritsar police. He sought safe passage and the release of Sikh militants and was taken into custody with the crew and passengers released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Delhi
India
Indian Airlines
Pakistan
Gurbaksh Singh
Lahore
Amritsar
Delhi Airport
T.R. Kakkar
Singh
Canada
United States
Punjab
S.P. Kapoor
Kapoor
V.K. Mehta
Mehta
Raman Khanna
Parkash Singh Majitha
Majitha
Mercer School Board extends probe in stormy session
Mercer County Board of Education votes 3 to 2 to let Dr. Daniel Rubinstein continue his inquiry into irregular purchasing practices with a full report due August 30. A bid for state auditor involvement is defeated as tensions rise among board members and staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Gilbeath
Daily Telegraph
Princeton
Mercer County Board of Education
Daniel Rubinstein
Athens
Rubinstein
Ben Faulkner
Roy Truby
State Department of Education
State Department
Mercer County Education Association
Faulkner
Harold Brewster
Jim Oxley
Allen Lackey
Lackey
Oxley
William J. Akers
Brewster
Faulker
Board
Dr. Rubinstein
Akers
Jim Leslie
Leslie
John Hughes
Hughes
Dr. Lackey
France imposes stricter road rules after deadly bus crash
Paris AP reports France tightens highway safety after the central France disaster that killed 53 people including 44 children. New rules cut bus drivers on duty to four hours, require engine governors at 57 mph, ban buses from fast lanes, require safety equipment checks, and toughen speeding penalties. Public response and ongoing official investigations noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Francois Mitterrand
Mitterrand
France
Crepy-en-Valois
Alps
Pierre Mauroy
Charles Fiterman
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph City Desk
Garret Mathews
Ward Morgan
Reagan Pressed by GOP to Oppose Nuclear Freeze Move
Washington AP report on Reagan lobbying House Republicans to reject a nuclear freeze as a political blow to the administration. Critics warn a freeze could derail START and INF talks in Geneva while supporters, led by ONeill and Kennedy, push for a mutual verifiable freeze and eventual arms reductions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Reagan
House
Geneva
Hartford
Conn
Capitol Hill
Thomas P. O'Neill
D-Mass
Edward M. Kennedy
Dmass
Kennedy
United States
Soviet Union
Hiroshima
Capitol
Congress
U.S
Nevada
Jonathan Bingham
D-N.y
Carney
United States Congress
Samuel Stratton
William Broomfield
R-Mich
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
William Mitchell
Richard Chanco
Douglas St
George W. Seaver
Hayes Smith
Hayes Edward Smith
Dale Ave. S.E
Edneyville
Henderson County
Beirut
William Quandt
Middle East
National Security Council
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Danforth Insurance Agency
Blugwell
House-Senate Conference Committee
White House
Rep
Richard Cheney
Wyo
House Republican Policy Committee
Rick Witt
Mercer School Board
RED Cross
Bland Street United Methodist Church
Rainbow Ceramics
Duncan & Ceramichrome Stains & Glazes
Stephen P. Meyer
Paul S. Perfater
Social Security
Charleston National Plaza
Charleston
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