Deaths and Funerals in Bluefield Area
William J. Combs 87 of Newhall died in Richlands hospital after a long illness. Retired miner and UMWA Local 6025 member. survived by wife Rosie Lewis Combs and 14 grandchildren. Funeral at Newhall Bible Church Monday at 1 p.m. Burial at Grandview Memory Gardens. William Kennedy 68 of Paynesville died in Grundy hospital after a short illness. Retired miner. survived by wife Cleo and 3 grandchildren. Funeral at Summit Missionary Baptist Church Monday 11 a.m. Burial at Kennedy Family Cemetery. Dillard H. Foster 83 of Baton Rouge, formerly Floyd County, died at daughter’s home after a long illness. Retired coal miner. Survived by two daughters and one son. Funeral arrangements pending.
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William Combs
William J
Bill) Combs
Newhall
Richlands
Council
Asa
Nancy Fuller Combs
UMWA
Bishop
Leota) Fishking
Columbus
Ohio
Walter
Dollie) Smith
Cincinnati
Roger Patty) Gates
Lancaster
Ambrose Frieda) Brewster
Dewey Combs
War
Bernard Combs
Reynoldsburg
Randall Combs
Charles
Maggie) Crabtree
Lebanon
Tiny Holt
Jamestown
Douglas Funeral Home In War
William Kennedy
William Owens Kennedy
Paynesville
Grundy
Buchanan County
Sarah Horn Kennedy
D.L. Kennedy
U.S. Army
Summit Missionary Baptist Church
Cleo Kennedy
William Larry Kennedy
Peggy Ratliff
Welch
Delma Sparks
Jolo
Mary Grimes
North Wilkesboro
N.C
Bessie Coster
Logan
Austin Kennedy
J.D. Kennedy
Elmo Kennedy
Ernest Gardner
Kennedy Family
Rock Ridge
Virginia Funeral Home
Dillard H. Foster
Baton LaRouge
Ala
Floyd County
Betty Jo Fox
Naomi Martin
Pocahontas
David Farris
Beckley
Henry Foster
Tyree
Mount Hope
Sarah
J. Sorah
Richmond
Tazewell
Robert L
Bertie F. Sorah
Medical College of Virginia
Elizabeth Moore Sorah
Robert E. Sorah
David J. Sorah
Charles C. Sorah
Woody
I. Mann
Lillian Counts) Litz
Bluefield
George Lee
Alice Lambert Counts
First Presbyterian Church of
Edward
Ned) Litz
Sam Litz
Kimball
Tess Counts
Gladys Dudas
Daytona Beach
Fla
Fanning Funeral Home
Richard Hill
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Bluewell
Fanning
Multiple Obituaries And Funeral Notices In Welch Area
A sequence of obituaries and funeral notices from Welch and surrounding towns reports deaths of Mrs. Edna Mae Jarvis Sparks 72 of Switchback, Mr. Raymond Lawrence Smith 73 of Superior, Mrs. Ishmael W. Milam 60 of Herndon, Mr. Gaylord Edwin Bower 44 of Roanoke, and others. Surviving relatives, service details, burial plans, and funeral home arrangements are listed, with locations including Bluewell, Princeton, Beartown, Thessalia, and White Gate.
Funerals Planned for Shaffer and Lyons
Mrs Patrick H Shaffer 90 formerly of Bluefield WV dies. Funeral today at 2 30 p m at Dudley Memorial Chapel Bluefield VA with Rev Sam Leidig officiating. Burial in Maple Park Cemetery Posey Robert Lyons 71 of Welch WV funeral today at 11 a m at Fanning Funeral Home Chapel Welch with Rev CJ Bowles officiating. Burial in Grandview Memory Gardens.
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Shaffer
Patrick H
Bertha Jane
Bluefield
Dudley Memorial Chapel
Sam Leidig
Maple Park Cemetery
Former Sunset Editor McDevitt Dies at 69
Jerome McDevitt 69 of 912 Henry St Princeton formerly editor of Sunset News Observer died on arrival at a Princeton hospital after an apparent heart attack. He was a retired public information officer for the Southern West Virginia Regional Health Council and former Bluefield Daily Telegraph employee. Burial at Monte Vista Park Cemetery Bluefield follows a Mass of the Resurrection Monday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church Princeton. A Christian wake is tonight at 8 at Bailey Funeral Home Princeton.
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Jerome
Jerry) McDevitt
Henry St
Princeton
Sunset News Observer
St. Benedict
Thomas and
Gertrude Mullin McDevitt
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Southern West Virginia Regional Health Council
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Daily Telegraph
Sunset News
Agnes Wright McDevitt
Lynne Taylor
Wilmington
Del
Richard McDevitt
Pittsburgh
Rose McDevitt
Carroltown
Mae McDevitt
Alice) Wishoski
Father T. Matthew Rough
Monte Vista Park
Bluefield
Bailey Funeral Home
Father Rough
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Publisher Information
The item lists the Bluefield Daily Telegraph’s masthead details including address 412 Bland Street Bluefield West Virginia and PO Box 208, plus publication associations and subscription rates 58.80 per year and 4.90 per month. It notes AP news rights and agents.
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Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
Associated Press
W.va
West Virginia
Audit Bureau
P.O. Box 208
Landon
Funeral Rites Set for Kathryn Biggs in Lindside
Funeral for 18 year old Kathryn Pauline Biggs of Lindside will be held Sunday at Broyles Funeral Home Chapel Peterstown at 1 p.m. Rev Steve Grimes will officiate burial follows at Mount View Cemetery Wikel. Biggs died in a single vehicle crash on U S Route 460 Giles County. She was a 1982 Peterstown High School graduate daughter of Kyler R and Daisy Roach Biggs. She resided in Lindside area five years and was affiliated with Rock Camp United Methodist Church. She leaves two sisters Linda Marie Biggs of Pontiac Mich and Jeanette C Carter of Wikel two brothers Corp James Mason Biggs of Okinawa and Kyler Eric Biggs of home paternal grandmother Mrs Beulah Jeanette Biggs of Wikel maternal grandmother Mrs Pauline Roach of Pontiac.
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Irvin Sparks
Irvin
Edna Mae Jarvis) Sparks
Elkhorn
Rt. 3
Bluefield
Eavy Taylor
Princeton
Cravens-Shires Chapel
Bluewell
Paul Hall
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Ishmael Milam
Ishmael W
Madeline Frances) Milam
Herndon
Mercer
Wyoming
Geraldine Smith
Michigan
Corlis Colbird
Bud Mountain
Roger Milam
Paul
Wesley Milam
Beartown
Martha DeHart
Mullens
Irene Broyles
Helen Robeson
Myrtle Bailey
Anna May Moore
Matoaka
Eli Davis
Ligh Davis
Harold Davis
Illinois
Clarks Gap Church of God
Ernest Dunford
Charles Bullins
Milam
Longanacre Funeral Home
Statson Robertson
Statson
Dollie Havens) Robertson
Thessalia
Pearlsburg
Poplar Hill
Andy Eckman Havens
Lucy Hart Havens
Roger Robertson
Kirby Robertson
Mark Havens
Narrows
Mary Catron
Roanoke
Lucy Jamison
Wytheville
Gladys Sood
Oakland
Calif
A. West and Sons Funeral
White Gate
Frank Clifton
Robertson Family
Kathryn Pauline Biggs
Rt. 1
Lindside
Rich Creek
Broyles Funeral Home
Peterstown
Steve Grimes
Mount View
Wikel
Miss Biggs
Giles County
Pontiac
Mich
Kyler R
Daisy Roach Biggs
Rock Camp United
Linda Marie Biggs
Jeanette C. Carter
Corp
James Mason Biggs
Okinawa
Kyler Eric Biggs
Beulah Jeanette Biggs
Pauline Roach
Israel Aims to End Lebanon War With Bombing and Shelling
Israel defends its heavy strikes as necessary to curb PLO provocations after Beirut’s siege. Officials argue cease-fire violations by PLO prompted counteraction, while Begin recalls seven years of attacks including Maalot and rocket raids.
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Beirut
PLO
David Kimche
Israel
Lebanon
Begin
Maalot
Hunters Trapping Dogs After Attacking Girl and Livestock
Bradley recalls a daytime dog attack in Greenville county where one man avoided aggression while two dogs were killed by Jake Hillary the renowned trapper. He notes the large 1000 acre range allows dogs to roam freely and vows further action as residents seek to curb the predator threat before winter.
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Bradley
Jake Hillary
Greenville
Magistrate's Son Ex-Wife Die In Raleigh Crash
In Raleigh near Hillsborough authorities reported a two vehicle collision early Saturday killed Margie Thompson Lominac 33 and her 13-year-old son Mark Elliott Pedneau. The victims were identified by a North Carolina Highway Patrol spokesman. Margie Lominac was traveling on Secondary Route 86 when struck head on around 6:25 a.m. One mile north of Hillsborough. The driver of the other car was not identified. No charges had been announced.
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Raleigh
N.C
Mercer County
David Pedneau
Here
North Carolina Highway Patrol
Margie Thompson Lominac
North Hills Dr
Mark Elliott Pedneau
Hillsborough
Italian Premier Quits Over Oil Tax Proposal
Premier Giovanni Spadolini resigned amid a coalition dispute over a defeated petroleum tax plan. The move comes after Socialist ministers quit in protest, signaling consultations to form a new government under President Sandro Pertini with a caretaker administration in place.
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Rome
Giovanni Spadolini
Italy
Spadolini
Republican Party
Sandro Pertini
Christian Democrats
Pertini
Lebanese protests urge Begin to pull troops from Beirut
Lebanese testers held a peaceful march on Saturday urging Prime Minister Begin to withdraw Israeli troops from Beirut. Israel Television reported a hunger strike opposite Begin's office by Citizens Against the War. U.S. envoy Habib said progress on guerrilla evacuation is likely within days, while PLO chief Arafat signaled readiness to begin evacuation early this week. Saeb Salam said final plans for evacuation and a multinational peacekeeping force would take a day or two, with France preparing to deploy paratroopers soon.
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Begin
Beirut
Israel Television
Citizens Against the War
Jerusalem
Wazzan
U.S
Philip C. Habib
Habib
PLO
Yasser Arafat
Voice of Arab Lebanon
Lebanon
Saeb Salam
West Beirut
Salam
Paris
Police Probe After Malicious Wounding Shooting
State police investigated a malicious wounding near here after reports of at least one person shot. Details of the 8 p m shooting were not available at press time.
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Wolfe
Bomb and gun attack rocks Dutch flight at Esem Boga Airport
Witness Haci Veli Turkcan recounts a terrorist bombing and shootout in the passenger lounge as a Dutch flight awaited clearance. Explosions triggered a fatal panic with passengers trampling to flee. A second gunman opened fire, spreading chaos and fear among travelers waiting at customs.
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Esemboga
Haci Veli Turkcan
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Raymond Smith
Raymond Lawrence Smith
Superior
Welch Hospital
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John
Martha Lambert Smith
John Smith
Joseph Smith
Robert Smith
Havace
Eugene Smith
Londale
Bertha Richardson
Capels
Katherine Love
Baltimore
Ivelyn Lowery
Evelyn Bayles
Margaret Denton Smith
Douglas Mortuary
Cruz Soto
Sarah Simpson
Jaeger Memorial
Roderfield
Gaylord Bower
Gaylord Edwin Bower
Charles H. Bower
George W. Seaver
London Keen
London
Lois Jean) Keen
Maybeury
Bennett- Fanning Funeral Home
Northfork
Mrs. I. Mann Litz
Sunset
Jerry McDevitt
Danforth
Insurance Agency
Fisher - Trenton Pharmacy
Virginia Ave
Coaldale
Kinner Kitts
Bland, Va
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Rev
Roy Lacy
Gospel Sunrise
Detroit
John Satterfield
Police
Ronald Nedd
Jacqueline
Satterfield
Ronald Nedd Jr
Ronald Jr
Melissa
Nedd
State Department of Social Services
Wayne County
Rent Rinsenvag
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Aine Avatal Royoler
Graham
Beltone
Beltone Electronics Corporation
Belline
Wythe Avenue
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DIAL
Bluefield Monument Company
Bluefield, Virginia
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