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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 07, 1985

Page

2

Deaths and funerals in Virginia and nearby states

Obituaries list John C Kennedy 67 of Caney Ridge Va died in a Kingsport Tenn hospital with a large surviving family. Nancy M Leake 72 of Bluefield Wa died in Princeton Hospital with service at First AME Zion Church and burial at Restlawn. William J White 70 of Bluefield died in a Salem Va hospital with service at Church of God and burial at Grandview Memory Gardens. Additional notices cover Arthur Hicks 82 of Saeger. Fredia Artz 35 of Hollywood Fla formerly Leckie. Garland Bailey 78 of Goodwill. Charles Edward Johnson 46 formerly Switchback. Nathaniel Foster 60 of Roanoke. Clarence Hurt 74 of Seaboard. Mrs Marguerite Wood 46 of Princeton. Mary Beckner McCroskey 60 of Pearisburg. Mary M Johnson 77 Wilcoe. Savannah Brown 76 Bluefield. Miss June Katherine Richardson 65 Willowton. Margaret H Taylor 70 Bluefield. Funeral details and callers listed for each.

John C. Kennedy John Chase Kennedy Caney Ridge Dickenson County Kingsport Tenn Cleo Kennedy Direk Kennedy Rocky Mount N.C Jeffrey Kennedy Carolyn Sue Tyree Lesa Brown Carma Tipton Clintwood Lena Kiser Irene Smith Martha Mullins Coeburn Nancy M. Leake Fairfax St Bluefield Princeton Leatherwood First Ame Zion Church Howard Gravely Martinsville First AME Zion Church Thomas Tucker S.H. Hairston Fred Saunders Restlawn Memorial Gardens Littlesburg Road Richardson Funeral Home William J. White William J Bill’”” White Cumberland Road Salem Cedar Bluff Norfolk & Western U.S. Navy Bluefield Old Guard Ruby Collins White William T. White Waynesboro James Thomas White Mary Troxel Church of God K.B. Arnold Grandview Memory Gardens Bluefield- Tazewell Road Dudley Memorial Mortuary Arthur Hicks Saeger Knox County Walter Elsie Puckett Hicks Calvin Katherine) Kennedy Estes Joan) Auville William Christina) Powell Edward Anita Kay) Osborne Jaeger Wilson Sylvia) Flanagan Welch Alton Freda) Blankenship Chicago Ill Donald Theodosia) Stocks Portsmouth Ernest Danie Carl Hicks Tiny Grizzell Bishop, Va Eva Massamore Paynesville Virgie Lakely English Irene Day Caretta Ollie Hicks Bradshaw Fanning Funeral Home Ernest Gardner Joe Law Bluefield-Tazewell Road Fredia Artz Fredia Miller Artz Hollywood Fla Leckie Dallas Texas Delta Airlines Florida Gary High School Mae Holloman Miller Keys Eugene _ Cecil Miller George Artz James Lee Keys Christina Artz Ft. Myers Lisa Artz Cocoa Beach Michael Phyllis Massaroni Carl Frances Arrington Warrenton Dale Shirley Miller Gary Larry Judy Farmer Pageton Charlie Miller Alexandria Charles Johnson Charles Edward Johnson Claradon Rd Brooklyn N.Y Switchback McDowell County Elsvan Johnson Sr Alberia Crigger Stephen Johnson Richard Johnson Petersburg Elsvan Johnson Jr Everett Mae) Farmer Itmann Jack Betty) Murphy Jim Shelby) Weimerskirch Camanche Iowa Cecil) Sheaves Staunton James Barbara) Woods Linda Johnson Brenda Johnson Sheila Johnson Frankie Ruth) Belcher Ethel Day Rebecca Johnson Bluewell Cravens-Shires Funeral Home T.L. Sizemore Cravens- Shires Funeral Home Marguerite Wood Marguerite Marge’’ Wood Fifth St Edith Lawson Aniel Frank Aniel Knob School Johnston Chapel Baptist Church Henry L. Wood Ronald Wood Hamlin Donald Wood Resthaven Memorial Park Mary B. McCroskey Mary Beckner Sis’’ McCroskey Pearisburg Roanoke Dublin Verlie Beckner Ohio Clara McCroskey Betty Barnett Pembroke Pearisburg Baptist Church Lee Ellison Birchlawn Givens Funeral

Kuwait paper claims Beirut hostages to be freed Wednesday

Al-Siyassah cited a Western diplomat with word that eight Western hostages held by Islamic extremists in Lebanon will be released on Wednesday hours before the Arab League summit in Casablanca. Five Americans and three Frenchmen expected. ten Western captives total include seven Americans two French citizens and one Briton.

Kuwait Syria Morocco Lebanon Al-Siyassah London Casablanca

Boy slain over bicycle in Beloit killing shocks town

A 9-year-old boy, Anthony Darnell Wilson, was stabbed and beaten to death after refusing to share his bicycle. Two boys aged 12 and 14 and an 11-year-old girl were arrested. the girl cannot be charged due to age. A sharpened stick and knives were used. witnesses include the victim's 5-year-old cousin. Suspects detained, delinquency petitions filed against the two older boys.

Beloit Wis Anthony Darnell Wilson Wisconsin Douglas Witt Anthony Witt Illinois James P. Daley Rock County Thomas White

Memorials mark 40th anniversary of Hiroshima bombing

In observances across the nation, towns lit bells and held marches to honor the 140,000 killed on August 6, 1945. Demonstrators painted human shadows in hundreds of cities, while arrests followed for vandalism and property damage as protests urged peace and a nuclear test ban.

New York City Portland Ore San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge Vermont Arizona Kye Briesath Baltimore Inter‘national Hiroshima Edith Haynes Professionals For Social Responsibility Columbia S.C Washington D.C Pittsburgh Boston Phoenix Ariz Buffalo N.Y Richmond Virginia War Memorial Japan City Hall Kennedy Federal Building Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Toledo Ohio Niskayuna Department of Energy General Electric King of Prussia Daniel Ellsberg Nevada Rockwell International Corp Rainbow Bridge Niagara Falls Ontario Steve Krasselt

ITC Finds Conrail Merger Could Pull Traffic From Rivals

An ITC study says a Norfolk Southern Conrail merger could divert substantial traffic from rivals, notably coal, auto parts and grain, with losses potentially ranging from 143 to 174 million in CSX business and over 100 million in coal for CSX. The report notes NS underestimates diversion and cites questions posed by Rep. Florio and Rep. Mikulski.

U.S. Railway Association ITC NS Conrail Norfolk Southern CSX Corp Conrail Transportation Elizabeth Dole Norflk Southern Morgan Stanley & Co New York Congress Florio Barbara Mikulski D-Md

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