Deaths and funerals list multiple regional bereavements
Mrs. David Davis 80 of Abbs Valley died at home after long illness. Surviving daughters five and sons three, with 20 grandchildren and 32 great grandchildren. Services at Boissevain Pentecostal Holiness Church with burial at Grandview Memory Gardens. Also listed: James Este Lowe 69 Bluefield died after long illness. Clarence Kemp 73 Elkhorn formerly Northfork, retired coal miner. Otis Perry Rose 61 Raven Route died after long illness with several children and stepchildren. Fred J. Ellison 58 Athens Princeton area died after illness. services at Burns Wornal Chapel with memorial contributions to American Cancer Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Davis
David
Almira Williams) Davis
Abbs Valley
Richlands
Chester
Louise Davis Williams
Boissevain
John L
Louise) Sparks
Circleville
Ohio
Marvin
Allene
Boissevain Pentecostal
James E. Lowe
James Este Lowe
Magnolia St
Bluefield
Montcalm
Gerge Lowe
Mary Ethel Hill Lowe
General Motors
Chevrolet Division
First Nazarene Church
Joneson
James E. Lowe Jr
Dora E. Austin Lowe
Worley Lee Henley
Ada
Eva Joynce Ferguson Starling
Girlie Marie Hicks
Princeton
Patricia Ann Honaker
Karen FE. Taylor
Washington, D. C
Sandra S. Binstead
Clinton
Cravens-Shires Chapel
Bluewell
E. J. Steinert
Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery
Albert C. Smith Jr
Jackie Hill
Bobby Brummett
George Brummett
Harry Lowe
Jimmy Lowe
James Adkins Jr
Cravens- Shires
Fred J. Ellison
West Concord St
Athens
Clyde C
Minnie Meadows Ellison
American Legion
Catherine Spangler Ellison
Jimmy Ellison
D. FE. Ellison
Knoxville
Tenn
Mason Fleshman
Alexandria
Marsha K. Wise
Jacksonville
Fla
Iola Johnson
Texarkana
Ark
Grace Neely
Los Angeles
Calif
Milton Ellison
Burns Wornal Chapel of Memorial
Athens Road
Ray Conrad
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
American Cancer Society
Mrs Lelia C Northen dies in Virginia aged 92
Mrs Lelia Clare Northen 92 of Catlett Va and formerly of Bluefield died Sunday in a Warrenton hospital after a short illness. She leaves with Berthesda N Cornett of Catlett two sons Rev Ernest E Northen Jr of Richmond seven great grandchildren and one great great grandchild. Services 2 30 p m Wednesday at Mount Carmel Baptist Church Midland Va Rev Thomas Wood officiating. Burial in church cemetery. Donations to Blue Ridge Christian Home Haitian Account in care of Alvin W Miller Catlett Va 22019. Moser Funeral Home Warrenton is in charge of arrangements.
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Lelia C. Northen
Lelia Clare Northen
Catlett
Bluefield
Warrenton
Berthesda N. Cornett
Ernest E. Northen Jr
Richmond
Mount Carmel Baptist Church
Midland
Thomas Wood
Blue Ridge Christian Home
Alvin W. Miller
Moser Funeral Home
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Advertising and Subscription Note
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph announces its established status and service details. It lists subscription rates and delivery terms for West Virginia readers and notes its association with the Associated Press and the Audit Bureau of Circulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Blane Steet
Bivette
Associated Press
Marl Am
West Virginia
Audit Bureau of Circulonen
Landon Aswcates
Obituaries and funeral notices from Bluefield area
Obituary notices list Robert N Matson 85 of Bluefield and Walter Lawrence 65 of Maybeury with private and public services scheduled. Lydia Margaret Ratliff 79 of Albany Ohio Pilgrim Knob Va burial Ward Cemetery Pilgrim Knob, and Fred B Henderson 63 Bluefield with services at First Christian Church and Monte Vista Park Cemetery.
Infant Keen Dies in Charlottesville Natural Causes
Christopher D Keen one month old son of Mr and Mrs Michael D Keen of Grundy Virginia died Sunday in a Charlottesville hospital. Death attributed to natural causes. Surviving parents maternal grandparents Ed Horn Grundy paternal grandparents Buford Keen Stacy maternal great grandmothers Lizzie Cole Whitewood Pearl Horn Pilgrim Knob paternal great grandfathers Bert Keen Stacy Gar Keen Stacy Chapel Keen Mountain and Clarence Greenleaf of Greenhills Memory Gardens. Friends will be pallbearers. funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christopher D. Keen
Michael D. Keen
Grundy
Charlottesville
Ed Horn
Buford Keen
Stacy, Va
Lizzie Cole
Whitewood
Pearl Horn
Pilgrim Knob
Bert Keen
Stacy
Gar
Keen
Buchanan County Funeral Chapel
Keen Mountain
Clarence Greenleaf
Greenhills Memory Gardens
Mrs Virgie Kirk Dies After Illness in Bluefield Manor
Mrs. Virgie Kirk 78 of the West Virginia Manor Apartments Bluefield died Monday evening in a local nursing home after a lengthy illness. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Mercer Funeral Home in Bluefield.
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Virgie Kirk
West Virginia Manor
Bluefield
Mercer Funeral Home
Almanac Q and A on Kreps and Nobel Prize Winners
Question and answer quiz covers Juanita Kreps former roles and Nobel Prize winners. It asks which two U.S. presidents have won the Nobel Peace Prize and who won Best Actor for Marty in 1955.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juanita Kreps
U.S
Bluefield Council Approves GRTA Payment and New Trial Bus Schedule
The Bluefield Virginia Town Council approved a quarterly payment of 3013.15 to the Gateway Regional Transit Authority and endorsed a new Pine Hill Park Parkview Heights and Double Gates trial bus schedule set to begin September 5. The schedule extends routes from Flat Top National Bank toward West Graham and back through Virginia Side communities with multiple daily trips.
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Jim Gilreath
Daily Telegraph
Bluefield
Gateway Regional Transit Authority
Pine Hill Park
Parkview Heights
Double Gates
GRTA
Cecil E. Spurgeon
Pine Hill
Micky Newman
Spurgeon
Gene Moore
Ninth District
William C. Wampler
U. S. Corps of Engineers
Rt. 460
Moore
Wampler
The
Corps of Engineers
Illness Claims Ralph Huff
Ralph Harold Huff 64 Bluefield businessman died in a Bluefield hospital after a brief illness. He founded Huff Printing Co about 40 years ago and led Bluefield Kiwanis as former district governor. Survived by wife Virginia Gwinn Huff a daughter Sheila Ann O Briant two brothers a sister and one grandson. Funeral held at Mercer Funeral Home with entombment at Woodlawn Memorial Park Mausoleum. Friends may call Mercer Funeral Home.
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Ralph Harold Huff
Bluefield
Valleydale
Double Gates
Huff Printing Co
Bluefield Kiwanis Club
Kiwanis
I. B
Virginia Robinette Huff
Bluefield College
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Virginia Gwinn Huff
Shelia Ann O'Briant
Durham
N. C
Herbert Huff
Harry Huff
Charleston
T. E. Heldreth
Ronald L. O'Briant
Mercer Funeral Home
Paul Gess
C. H. Patterson
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Bluewell
Boyer Dies By Own Action From Sleeping Pills
Phoenix AP report states Charles Boyer, famous 1930s 40s actor, died from an overdose of Seconal two days after his wife’s death. Coroner Jarvis noted a small amount of alcohol present and heart disease signs from autopsy. Burial held in Los Angeles with seven close friends attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix, Ariz
Charles Boyer
Thomas Jarvis
Holy Cross Cemetery
Los Angeles
John Forsythe
Loretta Young
Irene Dunne
Boyer
Jarvis
St. Joseph's Hospital
Kennedy slams tying health care to economic indicators
Sen. Edward Kennedy denounces linking national health care to economic measures as a denial of human rights. The Massachusetts Democrat calls health care a basic right and rejects conditioning it on inflation, unemployment, or the deficit, addressing governors at the National Governors Association meeting.
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Boston
Edward Kennedy
Carter
Massachusetts
Democrat
Kennedy
National Governors’ Association
Eniny
Governors’ Group
National Governors’ Conference
Pope Reinstates Hierarchy In New Pontificate
Pope John Paul I began his rule by restoring the Vatican hierarchy and reappointing Cardinal Jean Villot as Secretary of State. The 65 year old pope, who spoke to 200000 in St. Peter's Square, plans a solemn outdoor installation next week and retains Archbishop Agostino Casaroli as secretary of the Council for Public Affairs guiding Vatican diplomacy with Communist governments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican City
John Paul I
Vatican
Paul VI
John Paul
St. Peter's Square
Vatican Radio
Pope Paul
Jean Villot
France
Paul
Villot
Vatican Curia
Agostino Casaroli
Council For Public Affairs
Casaroli
Big Creek High 1960 Class to Hold 18th Reunion Dance
Members of the 1960 Big Creek High School graduating class plan an 18th year reunion on Saturday at War Elementary School. A dance starts at 9 p.m. with music by Dawn Sheree and her Velvet band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Creek High School
the War Elementary School
Dawn Sheree
Velvet Band
Refund Offer For UMWA Medical Bills From 1977
UMWA District 29 Treasurer Harold Hayden says members who paid part of medical bills from July 1 to December 5, 1977 may receive a refund. Eligible members who paid by January 6, 1978 should obtain an application at UMWA offices. Deadline for submissions is August 31. inquiries to District 29 Office Beckley at 252-0751.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UMWA
Umwa District 29
Harold Hayden
Hayden
District 29
Beckley
Applications For Food Stamps Lower Now Than With Coal Miners
Ray Lynch reports that food stamp applications dropped sharply after the miners strike and railroad layoff, with Princeton welfare chief Mrs. Margaret Rucker saying 40 to 50 daily filings versus 200 to 300 during the mining walkout. Applications are judged on income with no bias toward strikers, and eligibility can change month to month as resources or strike benefits vary.
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Margaret Rucker
Department of Welfare
Princeton
Welfare Department
Rucker
Three Auto Wrecks Probed in Mercer County
The Mercer County Sheriff's Department investigated three Sunday and Monday auto collisions. The midafternoon crash on Rt 11 near Bluewell involved Beverly Hicks and Helen Mays, with no charges. A 5 p.m. crash on Wolfe Road in At 102 involved Charles Clyburn and Donald Hoback. both vehicles totaled and Hoback slightly injured. A Sunday evening collision on Rt 20 near Bluewell led to Brian Hartwell being charged for failure to yield and display registration. damages about $200 per vehicle. Deputy Sgt. Baughman and Deputies Earnest and Gearhart led the investigations.
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Mercer County Sheriff's Department
Wolfe
Charles Clyburn
North Tazewell
Donald Hoback
Pocahontas
Hoback
Clyburn
R. E. Baughman
Randall Earnest
Rt. 11
Bluewell
Beverly K. Hicks
Bluefield
Helen K. Mays
Montcalm
Sgt. Baughman
Rt. 20
Brian K. Hartwell
Rt. 3
Hartwell
Charles J. Privett
Rt. 1
W. E. Gearhart
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Clarence Kemp
Elkhorn
Northfork
Welch
Upland
Wiley Kemp
Laura Honaker Kemp
Keystone
Eastern Associated Coal Corp
Keystone No. 1
Burke Baptist Church
Ted Frazier
Walter
Woodrow Kemp
Virginia Wiles
Richard Whaling
Susan Frazier Kemp
Kermit Kemp
Harry Kemp
Mauldin
S. C
Paul Frazier
Bristol
Johnny Frazier
Christiansburg
Jimmy Frazier
Rolfe
Fred
Sally) Whaling
Madgelene Kemp
Betty Crandoff
Cocoa
Margaret Demarcy
James Kemp
Buss
Beulah) Merdith
Wiley Brooks
Pete Branch
Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery
Lacy Mullens
James Rose
Richard Merdith
Bobby Merdith
Jimmy Merdith
Michael Whaling
Bennett-Fanning Funeral Home
Otis P. Rose
Otis Perry Rose
Raven
Buchanan County
George and
Caroline Ball Rose
Opal Justice
Danville
Junior Rose
Cleveland
Bobby Rose
Sydney
Lola Wells
Pauline Reedy
Cordie Lee Stich
Fredericksburg
Walter Keen
Cedar Bluff
Virgie Webb
Addie Deskins
John Rose
Garland Rose
Jay Rose
Daniel Rose
Glenn Rose
Tazewell County
Jessie Miller
Ancil Childress
Ball Family
Road Ridge
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Lawrence
Maybeury
Cravens-Shires
Olen Robertson
Freddie Brown
Skip Brown
Bill Brown
Don Grose
Bob East
Troy Orlick
Henderson
Fred B
Lynn St
First Christian Church
Alfred Bixler
Monte Vista Park
Princeton Road
Jimmy Hill
Frank Carter
Bruce Walk
Louis Pietrantozzi
Guy Wiley
Essie Caine
Carol Kory
Tulsa
Okla
Keen Infant
Margaret Harris
Rt. 2
Russell County
Bradley
Nora Haywood Jones
Sherman Harris
Bonnie Herbert
Honaker
Barbara Harris
Mary Lou Harris
Wayne Harris
Fairfax
James Jones
Clarksville
Mrs
auraSiog
Uostim
Newman
Jim Dudley
Dudley
Jim Lindsey
David Kovach
Illness
Ralph Huff
Echannel Master Osylvania Rca Eregency GE
Idiots VY
Spring ST. Gluefield
Warrenizing Cleaners
Ray Lynch
Community
Marshall Dodson
Reese St
Bulletin Board
Cumberland Heights Lions Club
Bonanza
Bob Robinson
General Telephone Company
Robinson
Harold Stallings
Telephone Company
New Bluefield Community Hospital
Ned Shott
Pedneau
Mercer County
David Pedneau
Timothy Dowell
Dowell
Mike Marvin Enders
Mark of
Matoaka
Midway Christian School
Midway Church OF Christ
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