Several Obituaries and Funerals Listed Across Appalachia
Obituaries notice multiple individuals: Margaret C. Bailey 89 of Bluefield, Gerald Lee Ray 47 of Honaker, Nina M. Lesesne 89 Welch, James Earl Robbins 79 Princeton, Carlyle Witten Cole 88 St Simons Island, Lena J. Ratliff 75 Richlands, Gracie Boyd 90 Vansant, and several funeral services scheduled or in progress across Bluefield Welch Princeton Richlands Vansant and surrounding communities. Arrangements vary with cremation or traditional services and burial plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret C. Bailey
West Cumberland Road
Bluefield
Mercer Funeral Home
Gerald Lee Ray
Putnam Road
Honaker
Lebanon
Honaker Funeral
Frank Smith Cemetery
Big A. Mountain
Carlyle Witten Cole
ST. Simons Island
S.E. Georgia Regional Medical Center
Brunswick
West Virginia Bakers Association
Lion’s Club
St. Simons
Pauline Cole
Witt Cole
Sandra Fowler
Scaly Mountain
N.C
Debbie Ciaburri
Margaret Henry
Knoxville
Tenn
Christ Church Yard
Dave Hanson
John West
Edo Miller and Sons
St. Simons United Methodist Church
Ocean Blvd
Hospice of
Golden Isles
Golden Isles Parkway
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
Lena J. Ratliff
Richlands
Oriole Street
West Virginia
Frank
Elizabeth Lipford Jackson
Virginia
Island Creek Coal Co. Company
Bartley
Richlands First
Scott Barker
Tracy Barker
Linnie V. Mullins
Summit Missionary Baptist Church
Paynesville
Betty J. Thomas
Cravens-Shires Funeral Home
Bluewell
Tabernacle Hill
Montcalm
Ruby Ellen Goss Brown Flanery
Rosie Cole
Compton Mountain
Beverly A. Skeens
Faith Baptist Church
Kellysville
New Zion Cemetery
Princeton
Birchie Justus Wolford
Clark Memorial Presbyterian Church
Justus Family Cemetery
Roseann
Garland ‘Pappy’ King
A.west & Sons Funeral Home
White Gate
Bland Cemetery
Elizabeth P
Polly) Calwell
Dudley Memorial
Grandview Memory Gardens
Bluefield-Tazewell Road
Rundie Lee Dye
Ketron Memorial Gardens
Alfred Ray Hill
Cravens- Shires
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Establishment and Address Info
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph began in 1893 and prints every morning. Publisher address is 928 Bluefield Avenue Bluefield West Virginia 24701 USA. Postmaster handles address changes and the paper is audited by the Audit Bureau of Circulations and Associated Press WV Press Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield Avenue
P.O. Box
Bluefield
West Virginia
Bluefield Area Foundation
Bluefield Area Foundation, Inc
Husband wife die in Clinch Mountain fire
In Abingdon Virginia a rural Washington County home fire claimed the lives of Danny Howard Shutters 54 and Betty Jo Shutters 51. Authorities call the deaths suspicious as the couple apparently could have escaped. The 18 year old son found them inside near a side entrance after the house burned to the ground. Autopsies will be performed at a state laboratory in Roanoke and a state police arson investigator is involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abingdon
Clinch Mountain
Washington County
Fred Newman
Danny Howard
Betty Jo Shutters
Newman
Roanoke
Flood damage assessed in three counties
In Charleston the Red Cross closed its shelter as Red Cross workers, National Guard, and county officials assessed flood damage across Braxton, Lewis, and Upshur counties after heavy rains. Gov. Underwood declared a state of emergency to mobilize state help. Over 80 structures injured by the flood, 12 homes destroyed, no injuries reported. In Lewis County, three homes destroyed and 41 homes and mobile homes damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Red Cross
National Guard
Cecil Underwood
Braxton
Lewis
Upshur
Little Kanawha
West Fork
State Office of Emergency Services
Lewis County
Tom Burns
Release of Philippine hostages delayed
In JOLO Philippines negotiators neared freeing 24 hostages from a jungle camp but the deal collapsed after Muslim abductors accused the Philippine military of preparing an attack. Libyan mediators blamed the Philippines and warned they may withdraw if tangible progress does not occur in 48 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jolo
Philippines
McCain undergoes skin cancer surgery in Phoenix
Senator John McCain spent over five hours in surgery at the Mayo Clinic Hospital in Phoenix to remove melanoma from his temple and upper arm. Doctors reported the lymph nodes clear with no evidence of melanoma, though full tissue evaluation would take days. He remained hospitalized for two to three days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
John McCain
McCain
John Eckstein
Eckstein
Mayo Clinic Hospital
Meeting set Monday for water project in Tazewell
A public meeting will be held Monday in Tazewell to discuss the Tazewell to Fort Witten Water Project a 1.9 million loan plan aimed at serving 145 residences. The Virginia Department of Health offers the loan over 30 years and 45 residents have signed up. PSA representatives will answer questions at 6 p.m. at the Tazewell Mall PSA offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tazewell
Tazewell-to-Fort Witten
Tazewell County
Virginia Department of Health
Jim Spencer
PSA
Gas pipeline blast kills six campers near Pecos River
An underground natural gas pipeline exploded near Carlsbad New Mexico sending a large fireball into the sky. Six campers including four children and two adults died. Six others were critically injured and transported to a hospital in Lubbock Texas. Authorities suspect a rupture in a 30 inch pipeline buried three feet. The fire was visible from Carlsbad about 20 miles away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlsbad
N.M
John Balderston
Pecos
Balderston
Also Mentioned on This Page
Nina M. Lesesne Welch
Nina M. Lesesne
Riverside Drive
Elkhorn Towers
Welch
Welch Community Hospital
Michael Taylor
Court Street United Methodist Church
Hartwell Cemetery
Hartwell
Coalwood
John and
Grace M. Dickenson Mullens
Excelsior High School
Alumni Association
Bluefield State College
New York
United Garment Workers of America
Court Street
Caretta
Page Funeral Home of
James Earl Robbins
Thornton Avenue
Princeton Community Hospital
Lurich
William “Bill
Bessie Waldron Robbins
Ashland Oil Company
Mae Hill Robbins
Eugene
Jake
Harry
Lawrence Robbins
Ellen Wells
Steve A. Hill
Piscataway
N.J
Blanche Champ
Chicago
Ill
Robbins
Hurst-Scott Funeral Home
Norman Wilhoit
Greenhills Memory Gardens
Claypool Hill
Raymond Barker
Bill Barker
Gary Slone
Gracie Boyd
Bobbie Ratliff
Betty Willis
Vansant
Garnie Guy
Gate City
Phyllis Hale
Pickerington
Ohio
Marlene Adams
Silver Springs
Arnold Boyd
Lonnie Boyd
Fannie Boyd
Clyde Boyd
Alexandria
Thurman R. Thomas
Piney Flats
Beldon Thomas
Avis Ratliff
Big Fox
Roy Lee Wilson
Miles Honaker
Haysi Funeral Home
Bluefield Baily Telegraph
Manay
Steve Smith
Tom Colley
Terri Hale
Tim Booth Wade Watson
Kenry Meade
Tolel
Daily Telegraph
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Ira Coleman
Jim Terry
Ara Hawkins
Bill Archer
Teddy Paynter
Amantha Perry
Tammy Lucas
Mail
Pee Ereeeeen Avenue
West Virgin
Vamaings
Frank Wood
Frank Sayles Jr
Bobby English
Jon Hart
Rhonda Watson
Abbey Carpets
Mercer Mall
Sun
Pope John Paul II
Rome
Tor Vergata
Tor Vergate University
Electrolux Ans Cleaners
Sewing Machines
Singer & Janome
Frederick Street
Bluefield Dance Theatre
S. College Ave
Edeach
Dad
Sapauw
Sapaw
Viginia L
Carroll Carr
Roger Carroll
Nelson Linkous
Sue Baker
Mary Stover
Icu
Bluefield Regional Medical Center
Sue
Mary
Seaver Funeral Hofe
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