Deaths and Funerals Mrs Earl Kitts Sr Princeton
The death notices list Mrs Earl Willi e Rose Kitts 49 of 105 Frederick Court Princeton died Friday night in a Bluefield hospital after a sudden illness. Born August 23 1928 in Wise Virginia she was the widow of 1973. She owned Wholesale Tire Center Mercer Street Princeton and was active in civic groups including Garden Club Mercer County Heart Fund Assoc and the Mercer County Horsemen's Assoc. Survivors include two sons Earl Jr and Robert Scott both of Princeton a granddaughter Tiffany Elizabeth Kitts two brothers Robert E Roberts of Alexandria VA and Howard E Parks of Tampa FL Services Monday at 2 p.m. Burns Wornal Chapel with Rev Harry Christi officiating. Interment Roselawn Memorial Gardens Bluefield Princeton Road Pallbearers listed. Family receives friends tonight 7 9 p.m. Memorial Funeral Directory Athens Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Kitts
Earl
Willie Rose) Kitts
Frederick Court
Princeton
Bluefield
Wise
Wallace and
Mary Hylton Roberts
Kitts
Mercer St
Garden Club
Mercer County Heart Fund Assoc
Death of James Arnett Edwards Leaves WV Community Silent
James Arnett Edwards 18 of Coalwood was found dead in his bed Thursday afternoon. An autopsy is pending at the Charleston Medical Center. no foul play is suspected. He attended the West Virginia Deaf and Blind School in Romney and was active in athletics. He was a member of True Vine Baptist Church. Interment at Restlawn Gardens Littlesburg. Funeral services arranged with Lugo's Funeral Service and Rev. Robert Morris officiating.
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James Arnett Edwards
Coalwood
Charleston
Brooklyn
N.Y
Arnett Edwards
Della Holland Edwards
Edwards
West Virginia Deaf and Blind School
Romney
True Vine Baptist Church
Robert Morris
Restlawn Gardens
Littlesburg
Lugo
Bluefield
Bozoo man Ruble W Walls dies after long illness
Ruble W Walls 77 of Bozoo died Saturday morning in a Princeton hospital after several years of illness. He was born in Simon, worked as a construction worker and coal miner, and had lived in Bozoo seven years. He is survived by a daughter Evelyn Jane Cline of Bozoo, two sons in Michigan, ten grandchildren and one great grandchild, plus several siblings. Funeral services at Broyles Funeral Home Chapel in Peterstown with Rev. Marshall Fowler, burial at Tom's Memorial Gardens in Matheny, grandsons as pallbearers. Friends may call after 4 p.m. today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruble W. Walls
Bozoo
Princeton
Simon
Sherman L
Laura Trent Walls
Walls
Marie Justice Walls
Ronald C. Walls
Warren
Mich
Gregory Walls
Roseville
Evelyn Jane Cline
Hubert Walls
Vincent
Ohio
Vernie Walls
California
Emmit Walls
Huddleston
Leslie Walls
Roanoke
Gladys Hatfield
Nell Stearns
South Port
N.C
Eileen Sebastian
Algomar
Mic
Reece M Breedlove Dies After Long Illness
Reece M. Breedlove 79 of Belfast Virginia died in Bristol Tennessee after a long illness. He was being cared for at Tazewell County Funeral Home in Cedar Bluff Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reece M. Breedlove
Belfast
Bristol
Tenn
Tazewell County Funeral Home
Cedar Bluff
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Information Page
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph established 1893 provides subscription rates and contact details. It notes home delivery charges and regional zone pricing and lists advertising representation by Landon Associates.
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Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
W. V
Associated Press
Loce! News
West Virginia
Bureau of Circulation
Landon Associates
Sherfield Sparks 76 dies after long illness in Welch hospital
SHERFIELD S SPARKS 76 of Vivian died after a long illness in a Welch hospital. Born October 20 1902 in Mitchell County North Carolina he was a retired coal miner and member of Local UMWA 6143. Survived by widow Tish Huyes Sparks five sons three daughters and many relatives. Funeral Tuesday 2 p.m. at Bethel Assembly of God Church Vivian with interment Roselawn Memorial Gardens Bluefield Princeton Road. Pallbearers named. Friends may call at Bennett Fanning Funeral Home Kimball Monday 5 9 p.m. and at the church one hour before service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherfield S.sparks
Sherfield S. Sparks
Vivian
Welch
Mitchell County
N.C
Tom Sparks
Alice Knipes Sparks
Sparks
Bethel Assembly of God
UMWA
Maitland
McDowell County
Wesley
Floyd Sparks
Pearl
Texie Sparks
Tish Huyes Sparks
Jack Sparks
Tommy Sparks
Myrtle Beach
S.C
Herman Sparks
Newport News
Richard Sparks
Kimball
Sheffield
Buddy) Sparks, Jr
Chicago
Ill
Chris
Ramona) Muncy
Earl
Margaret) Curry
Carl
Helen) Leveage
Andy Sparks
B.J. Sparks
Charles Sparks
Ersel Sparks
Ervin
Tenn
Marie McCurry
Relief
Hatty Heilman
Newland
Roberta Hamilton
Baltimore
Bethel Assembly of God Church
Edwin Herron
Virgil Noe
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Bluefield
Princeton Road
Tom Osborne
Early Noe
Tommy Curry
James Curry
Gary Bailey
Larry Burks
Bennett- Fanning Funeral Home
Miss Sara C. Dean Rites Planned In New York
Sara C. Dean 42 of New York City died Friday after a long illness. She was the daughter of Charles and the late Marie Dean of Gary and a Gary High School graduate and United Methodist Church member. Memorial gifts may go to the Gary United Methodist Church. Burial planned at Blake's Funeral Home in New York.
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Sarac. Dean
Sara C. Dean
New York City
New York
Charles
Marie Dean
Gary
Gary High School
United Methodist Church of
United Methodist Church
Blake
Easterling service set at Mount Olivet United Methodist Church
Fred Easterling 61 of Welch Virginia died after a long illness. He worked as an electrician for the Douglas Pocahontas Coal Co. Surviving are his wife Ruth Ford Easterling six brothers and four sisters. Funeral Monday at 1 p.m. at Mount Olivet United Methodist Church near Friendship with Rev Neal Dent officiating. Burial in church cemetery. Body at Farris Funeral Chapel Abingdon Virginia. friends may call and be taken to church one hour before services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Easterling
Welch
Bristol
Douglas- Pocahontas Coal Company
Ruth Ford Easterling
Joe Easterling
Chillicothe
Ohio
Orville Easterling
Ray Easterling
Rupert Easterling
Hubert Easterling
James Easterling
Rush
Rena Leivee
Ashland
Faye Rucker
Bess Young
Katherine Maddox
Hazard
Mount Olivet United Methodist Church
Friendship Community
Neal Dent
Farris
Abingdon
Mrs Floyd E Graham Narrows Va dies at 87
Mrs Floyd E Burdette Graham 87 of Narrows Virginia died Saturday in a Pearisburg hospital. Born Union June 15 1891 she was daughter of Charles Lewis Burdette and Sarah Agnes Dixon Burdette. She was preceded in death by her husband. Survived by daughter Frances Graham. Funeral by Riffe's Narrows with Rev Gerald Martens officiating. Interment Fairview Cemetery Narrows. Friends may call 3-5 pm and 7-9 pm today at the funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd E. Graham
Floyd E
Mary Burdette) Graham
Narrows
Pearisburg
Union
Charles Lewis
Sarah Agnes Dixon Burdette
Frances Graham
Riffe’s Funeral Home
Gerald Martens
Fairview Cemetery
Funerals for Clarence Young Robert Hammond and Mary Sykes Today
Clarence V Young 47 of Raleigh Durham area formerly Bartley funeral 1 p.m. Full Gospel Tabernacle Church Newhall burial Short Ridge Cemetery Garland Mountain Avondale. Robert L Hammond 50 Bartley funeral 1 p.m. Fanning Funeral Home Chapel Welch burial Woodlawn Memorial Park Mausoleum Bluewell pallbearers listed. Mary Alice Sykes 48 Bluefield Va funeral 2 p.m. First Church of God Double Gates pallbearers named. memorials to First Church of God requested.
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Young
Clarence V
Raleigh-Durham, N.C
Bartley
Full Gospel Tabernacle Church
Newhall
Russell Bolen
Short Ridge
Garland Mountain
Avondale
Hammond
Robert L
Fanning Funeral Home
Welch
John Kibbey
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Bluewell
Joe Murensky
Johnny Breeding
Elmer Gordon
Bill Hale
Frank Asbury
Jimmy Stutso
Raymond Fain
William Mitchem
Glenwood Perdue
Martha Ella Canterbury Dies After Long Illness
Mrs. Martha Ella Canterbury of Lindside Virginia died Saturday evening in a Charleston hospital after a long illness. Her remains were incomplete at Broyles Funeral Home in Peterstown.
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Martha Ella Canterbury
Lindside
Charleston
Broyles Funeral Home
Peterstown
Mrs William L Ervin of Rich Creek dies at 60 in Pearisburg
Mrs William L Ervin Helen Virginia Ervin 60 of Rich Creek Va died Friday night in a Pearisburg Va hospital. Born Hughes Creek she was daughter of Charles and Julia Burke and had lived in Rich Creek 35 years. Survived by husband one son William Ervin 1977 two grandchildren one sister Mrs Mildred Dunn and two brothers. Services 2 p.m. Monday from Peterstown with Rev Doug Walls officiating interment Rich Creek Cemetery. Friends may call after 4 p.m. today at Broyles Funeral Home.
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Raymond Carter
Raymond
Brenda Kathleen) Carter
Harmon
Grundy
Wise County
Theodore Jordan
Mountain City
Monica Allison
Hurley
Deloris Wolford
Sandra Jordan
Teresa Jordan
Ervin
Dante
Virginia Funeral Home
Buford Smith
Mountain Valley Memorial Park
Big Rock
William
Helen Virginia) Ervin
Rich Creek
Pearisburg
Hughes Creek
Charles and
Julia Thompson Burke
Methodist Church
Mildred L. Dunn
Peterstown
Charles H. Burke
Long Island
N.Y
William Ervin
Broyles Funeral Home
Doug Walls
Broyles
Obituary: Andrew Marshall 73 Ballard Va dies after brief illness
Andrew Marshall aged 73 of Ballard Virginia died Saturday morning in a Princeton hospital after a brief illness. He was transported from the Broyes Funeral Home in Peterstown to the David Funeral Home in Willoughby Ohio where arrangements are incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Marshall
Ballard
Princeton
Broyes
Peterstown
David
Willoughby
Ohio
Papal Funeral Mass Attended by Global Dignitaries
The Sistine Chapel choir and seminarians led psalms for Pope John Paul II's funeral Mass as 150 priests distributed Holy Communion. Cardinal Poletti delivered prayers after a procession from Castel Gandolfo, with mourners including Rosalynn Carter, Edward Kennedy, Hugh Carey, Robert Giaimo, and Kurt Waldheim, alongside officials from Poland, Hungary, East Germany and the Soviet Union.
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Zion
Jerusalem
Sistine Chapel
Ugo Poletti
Rome
Castel Gandolfo
Christ
Antioch
Antione
Pierre Khoraiche
Rosalynn Carter
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Hugh L. Carey
New York
Robert Giaimo
Dconn
U.N
Kurt Waldheim
Poland
Hungary
East Germany
Soviet Union
Bluefield State Coach Addresses Lions Club
Tony Zvonar Bluefield State football coach spoke at the Bluefield Lions Club noon meeting at Bonanza Restaurant. He noted a 10 game schedule under WVIAC, first game September 9 at Gilford College NC, practices at Camp Roland Bland County VA, and praised assistant coach Steve Bourne. Next week's speaker is Dr Archie Phlegar from VPI.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Zvonar
Bluefield State College
Bluefield Lions Club
Bonanza
Zvonar
Jack Richardson
WVIAC
Gilford College
North Carolina
Lions Club
Camp Roland
Bland County
Bluefield
Steve Bourne
Bluefield State
Bluefield High School
Bourne
George Moore
Bernard Wilkinson
Lions Clubs
Ralph Boyd
East Marietta
Ernest Harvey
Fort Pierce, Fla
RR. Henry
Archie Phlegar
VPI
HUD Disaster Response Lessons Highlight Appalachia Efforts
Rep Rahall cites William C. Tidball of HUD Region III noting lessons from April disaster responses in Appalachia. He says new techniques were used in subsequent events and cites Johnstown floods as a trigger for procedural changes. Rep Murtha praises HUD’s disaster relief improvements in Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William C. Tidball
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Appalachian
Rahall
Johnstown
John Murtha
D-Pa
HUD
Muy
House of Representatives
Memphis police face ultimatum as Elvis week crowds surge
Striking officers were ordered to return to work by midnight or surrender their badges as Elvis Presley fans flood Memphis for the singer's death anniversary. Judge Lewis ruled the strike unlawful and warned of consequences, while guards and deputies bolster patrols amid curfew. The wage dispute had preceded the walkout with officers rejecting a pay proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Wyeth Chandler
Shelby County Sheriff's Deputies
National Guardsmen
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Presley
Graceland
Lewis
Clifford Pierce
Elvis fans flock to Graceland in a growing tribute scene
Fans spill into the Graceland area buying posters pen holders wall plaques and other Elvis memorabilia. Vendors report long lines and strong spending while locals note little trouble as visitors flock for days and leave messages like You left us Elvis but your memory lingers on. Local shopkeepers describe a lively but crowded scene with tourists of all ages and two nearby restaurants turning toward a wax museum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Bobby Lermar
Vester
Eveybody
Elvis
Juanita Black
Carolyn Kidd
Lilburn
Obenshain Honors Warner at Acceptance Platform
Helen Obenshain embraced John Warner and his wife after his acceptance speech and thanked tributes for her late husband. She stated Warner would stand for Dick's beliefs and the party's principles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warner
Helen Obenshain
John Warner
Widows Move Suit Over Farmington Mine Disaster
A suit by seven widows seeking to block Consolidation Coal Co from sealing Farmington No.9 mine was shifted from Marion County Circuit Court to U S District Court in Elkins. The action names the company and five officials as defendants after 78 men died in the 1968 explosion that entombed 19 miners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairmont
W.va
Consolidation Coal Co
Farmington No.9
Marion County
U.S. District Court
Elkins
Rabbit Martin Paroled From West Virginia Penitentiary
Parole board chairman Jim Jarrett announced that William L. Rabbit Martin of Bluefield won parole from the West Virginia State Penitentiary at Moundsville. The habitual offender was sentenced to life for stealing more than 300000 dollars from the C A Clybourne residence in Bluefield in September 1970. After appeals reversed the life term, parole was granted on August 9. Martin has served about eight years and ten months and was previously captured after an escape from Mercer County Jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parole Board
Jim Jarrett
William L. ‘‘Rabbit” Martin
Bluefield
West Virginia
Moundsville
Martin
C.A. Clybourne
Mercer County
Parkersburg
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William E. Parks
Ethel Ellen) Parks
Abbs Valley
Patty) May
Billie
Shirley) Myers
Kenneth
Sue) Williby
Roger
Vickie) Hamm
James
Doris) Patton
Bettie L. Scott
Kegley
Cecil Parks
Salem
Bill Parks
Robert Parks
Lance Corp
Richard Parks
Camp Lejeune
Don Parks
Jack Parks
Wesley Brown
Troutdale
Blanche Brown
Alice Ross
Ruby Billings
Bell Billings
David Bell
Virginia) Bell
Bassett
Court Street
Anthony France
John France
Curtis France
Regina France
Robert Bell
Ronald Bell
Mary Johnson
Wilcoe
Susie Johnson
Columbus
Ella Swanson
Detroit
Hattie Oakes
Bridgeport
Conn
Page Funeral Home
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Complete Auto License
Danforth Insurance Agency
William L. Ervin
Pope
Earl C. Price
D.D.S
Jefferson ST. Bluefield
Bramwell Street
Bramwell
Bramwell Kiwanis Club
Pat Cecil
Bluefield Lions
Convalescent Transportation
H. Cline Hall Jr
Gop
Rinsenvac
Graham
Pharmacy
Virginia Ave
Bluefield, VA
Widows
Rabbit
Bluefield Monument Company
Virginia
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