Virginia Side flood project faces funding doubt
Bluefield Virginia faces severe flood risk as officials seek federal funds for a watershed plan. Representative William Wampler pledges to aid, while Corps of Engineers officials call the effort very big and potentially impractical. Mayor Micky Newman vows continued pursuit through HUD ARC channels amid uncertain prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Virginia Ninth District
William C. Wampler
Theirginia Side
U. S. of Engineers
Micky Newman
Wampler
Corps of Engineers
Virginia Side Council
U. S. Rt
John Herndon
Corps of In
Huntington
Bill Holliday
Council
U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Appalachian Regional Commission
Deaths and Funerals in Virginia and Tennessee
Martha A Barker 91 of Marion Virginia died in a Florida hospital. Survivors include a son, three daughters, a brother, a sister, 36 grandchildren, five great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren. Funeral Friday at 11 from Sugar Grove Baptist Church. Burial in Sleep Cemetery. Barnett's Marion in charge. Rosa Jackson Polk 74 of Union Virginia died in Clifton Forge Virginia hospital after a long illness. She was born in Wythe County and lived in Union for 35 years. Survivors include two brothers and three sisters. Funeral Friday at 11 at Broyles Chapel in Peterstown. Burial Orchard Cemetery. John Frank Rutter 72 of Raysal died in Welch hospital. He is survived by four sons, three daughters, two stepsons, one stepdaughter, and many grandchildren. Funeral noon Friday from Church of The Living God Raysal Hollow. Burial Rose Cemetery. Clyde Steele Hunt 79 of Marathon Florida died at Princeton Hospital. Survived by two brothers. Memorial service Friday at the Memorial Funeral Directory in Princeton. Burial Resthaven Memorial Park. Phillip W Howe 68 of Clinton Tennessee died last week at home in Clinton. Former保险 agent and current business owner. Survived by wife Hazel. Graveside rites Friday at Cross Funeral Home LaFollette Tennessee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Barker
Martha A. Barker
Marion
Florida
W. Edward Barker
St. Petersburg
Fla
Georgia M. C. Stone
Sugar Grove
Fannie B. Parks
William Anderson
Whitesburg
Tenn
Verlia M. Parks
Bristol
Sugar Grove Baptist Church
Pete Morris
Barnett
Rosa Jackson Polk
Rt. 1,Union
Clifton Forge
Virginia
Wythe County
Cloyd
Alice Mays Jackson
Union
The
Baptist Church
Arthur Jackson
Ballard
Lizzy Thomas
Agnes Miller
Oak Hill
Alice Lowry
Broyles Funeral Chapel
Peterstown
Leroy Crane
Orchard Cemetery
John Frank Rutter
Ray
Welch
Bradsahn
Sam Rutter
Mary Lester Rutter
William Rutter
Marion Rutter
Douglas Rutter
Michael Rutter
Raysal
Norma Rose
Alice Coleman
Lois Warner
Ohio
James Goodman
English
Clyde Goodman
Jolo
Mary Lowe Boxenbaum
Jacksonville
Cosby Rowe
Lizzie Mullins
Katie Smith
Alexandria
Church of the Living God
Raysal Hollow
Fred Dobbs
William Rose
Rose Cemetery
Puckett Ridge
Rayasal Hollow
Fanning Funeral Home
Jaeger
Clyde Steele Hunt
Marathon
Fly
Princeton
Bramwell B. Hunt
Rachel Steele Hunt
Steelesburg
Bluefield
Hunt
Methodist Church
J. G
Joe) Hunt
Clarence Hunt
Key Largo
Memorial
Ruth Young
New Hope Methodist Church
Resthaven Memorial Park
J. C
Buddy) Hunt
John Montelli
Richard L. Stump
Jack Beamer
Ed Hendricks
W. Paul Karnes
Phillip W. Howe
Clinton, Tenn
Clinton
Provident Life Insurance Co
Pace and Howe Insurance Co
Tennessee de . of Insurance and Banking
Chattanooga Masonic Lodge
RAM
Obituary: Mrs Conrad Queen of Princeton Dies After Illness
Hazel Queen, 49, of Athens Star Route Princeton, died Wednesday evening in a Princeton hospital after a long illness. Her body is at Memorial Funeral Directory on the Athens Road, Princeton, where funeral arrangements are incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conrad
Hazel) Queen
Athens
Princeton
Athens Road
Martin Released From Jail After Parole Granted
William L Rabbit Martin, a Bluefield resident, was released Wednesday from the West Virginia State Penitentiary at Moundsville. He had been sentenced to life in 1970 as a habitual offender for theft of over $300,000 from the C. A. Clybourne residence. The life sentence was later reversed, making him eligible for parole. Martin has served nearly nine years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William L. “Rabbit
Martin
West Virginia
Moundsville
Bluefield
C. A
Funeral set Friday for David Napier of Bluefield Virginia
Funeral services are planned Friday at 2 p.m. at Dudley Memorial Chapel Bluefield for David Hampton Napier 35 found dead Sunday near Ormond Beach Florida. He was office manager at McQuail's Inc. and served eight years in the U S Air Force. Survived by wife Jane and mother, with brother Owen Napier of Ormond Beach. Pallbearers listed. Friends may call tonight 7 to 9 at Dudley Memorial Chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Hampton Napier
Bluefield
Dudley Memorial Chapel
Primitivo Delgado
Rex Ball
Bluefield-Tazewell
Napier
Lee Ave
Ormond Beach
Fla
Herbert Napier
McQuail's, Inc
U. S. Air Force
First Baptist Church of
Jane Shupe Napier
Owen Napier
Roger Turner
Toney Bomeo
Charles Quillin
John Shupe
Glen Johnson
Buford Hall
Blurfield Baily Telegraph ESTABLISHED 9
The Blurfield Bailey Telegraph, established publication detail, Associated Press membership, printing and distribution notes. Subscriptions listed for West Virginia, prices per year. Advertising and audit references included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deily Telegraph Printing Co
Bivetiels
Associated Press
6 News Cinperines
Lonesang Af
West Virginia
Audit Bureau of Circuleton
Lendgon Associates
Jury Acquits Man In Bluefield Va Case
A former Bluefield Va town employee was acquitted in Tazewell County Circuit Court of misuse of public funds related to falsified overtime records. Testimony for the defense came from former Town Manager Max Bowen, with co-defendants Roy C. Ruble and Linzey Clybourne involved in separate indictments for funds misuse tied to 1973–1974 dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Tazewell County
Max Bowen
Looney
Bowen
Roy C. Ruble
Linzey Clybourne
Ruble
Clybourne
Commonwealth
State
Tazewell
Stephen Arey
Prominent executive Carter dies after long career
Carter, executive vice president of Fairchild Inc, Beckley manufacturer, died. He joined Fairchild in 1974 after leading Pocahontas Fuel Co. operations in Virginia and West Virginia. A former vice president of Limestone Dust, he served 18 years with the Institute of America and was a director of Southwest Virginia National Bank in Bluefield. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Mercer Funeral Home in Bluefield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter
Fairchild, Inc
Fairchild
Pocahontas Fuel Company
Virginia
West Virginia
Limestone Dust
Institute of America
The
Southwest
Mercer Funeral Home i
Bluefield
Coal County Sees Small Q1 Drop Funds Judicial Annex
J Richard Barber assistant to the Kanawha County Commission says the 66 thousand dollar first quarter decline will be covered by tax proceeds designated for building a judicial annex to the court house. He notes federal revenue sharing and coal severance taxes are excluded from the budget due to yearly allocation uncertainties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kanawha County
J. Richard Barber
Norway coastlines stretch across fjords and islands
Norway's coastline, including the fjords and its largest ae islands, measures about 17,000 miles. This extensive shoreline reflects Norway's rugged geography and numerous coastal features.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norway
Negotiator Says N W Avoids Issues
Fred Kroll chief negotiator for striking clerks says he will not return to talks with Norfolk and Western Railroad until the company addresses core issues. He accuses N W of sabotaging progress during the last eight days of negotiations and cites proposals to alter rules that would harm long standing employees. The railroad questions why the union did not settle during its so called sublime periods and says an early settlement is possible if Kroll returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Fred Kroll
Norfolk & Western Railroad
Kroll
The
Brotherhood of Railway and Airline Clerks
N&w
Bluefield Man Shoots Himself at Drive-In
Bluefield resident Larry Kinzer reportedly shot himself once in the head with a .38 caliber handgun at the Bluefield Drive-In between 10:30 and 10:45 p.m. Bystanders say he moved to the jukebox area before the self inflicted wound. He was rushed to Bluefield Community Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Bluefield Drive-In
Larry Kinzer
Drive-In
Pat Hayes
Bluefield Community Hospital
FBI Accepting Applications for Clerical Posts
The FBI invites United States citizens to apply for clerical positions in Washington DC including typists and stenographers. Immediate employment available with transportation reimbursement after starting work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Sgpasetene Sia
Washington, D.C
United States
Washington
Wreck on Secondary Rt. 3 Claims Jaeger Man
Estel Walker 44 died on arrival at Stevens Clinic Hospital Welch after a high speed loss of control on Secondary Rt. 3 near Panther. His 1973 Oldsmobile broadsided a 1974 GMC driven by Jimmy E. Lockhart of Panther. Both vehicles total losses. Lockhart uninjured or lightly hurt. Accident around 9:15 a.m. investigated by Trooper G L Woods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stevens Clinic
Welch
Rt. 3
Panther
McDowell County
Estel Walker
Walker
Jimmy E. Lockhart
Lockhart
Mercer Juvenile Gets Attorney Assignment
Judge William O. Bivens appointed Princeton attorney Robert Schumacher to represent a 17 year old Bluefield juvenile. The youth was ordered held in Mercer County Jail in lieu of a $5,000 bond. Court officials consider a waiver from juvenile to adult court since he will turn 18 next month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William O. Bivens
Princeton
Robert Schumacher
Bluefield
Doug Fisk
Mercer County
President Woatrew Wil son as a veggier golfer
A garbled line about President Woatrew Wil son tied to golf, with unclear wording and miswritten names. The readable fragment suggests a political figure involved in golf, but key details are missing to determine actual events, dates, or organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woatrew Wilson
Sib
Obituaries From Bel Air to Athens and Hayside
A batch of funeral notices from Bel Air Virginia Athens and Hayside honors Mrs Wilmer J Vencill 72 Bel Air and former Tazewell i Va. born in Russell County she is survived by three daughters three sons two brothers fifteen grandchildren and one great grandchild Funeral services set for Saturday at 11 a m at Hurst Scott Funeral Chapel Richlands with interment at Greenhills Memory Gardens Claypool Hill Va Also noted are the deaths of Paul J Heslet 63 Red Springs Community Center a C & O Railroad retiree World War II veteran and Mrs J Dyer Calfee 90 Athens Va with services at 2 p m Friday at George W Seaver Chapel burial in Athens Cemetery Other notices include Mrs Vutha Mullins 71 Haysi Va who died in Wise County hospital with services 11 a m Saturday at Barslick Pentecostal Church and burial at Bartley Cemetery Hayside. Survivors listed for each include spouses children and relatives. funeral homes and church services noted.
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Wilmer Vencill
Wilmer J
Minnie K.) Vencill
Bel Air
Tazewell
Fallston
Lena I. Akers
Forest Hill
Katherine Vencill
Mattie Cullum
James Harold Vencill
Robert W. Vencill
Fairfax
Carl J. Vencill
Hugh B. Lester
Troutdale
Arland Lester
Abingdon
Hurst-Scott
Richlands
Greenhills Memory Gardens
Claypool Hill
Paul J. Heslet
Red Springs
Red Sulphur Springs
Otis L
Delia Spragues Heslet
C & O Railroad
Department of Property and Protection
Hesler
Ballard Raritan Club
Black Diamond Police
Broyles
Peterstown
Jim Godwin
Raritan Club
J. Dyer Calfee
J. Dyer
Gussie Baker ) Calfee
West Broadway St
Athens
Wytheville
Athens United Methodist Church
Wythe County
Robert and
Fannie Wiliams Baker
Ray Conrad
Vutha Mullins
Haysi
Wise, Virginia
Jerome
Elvira Mullins
Carley Gene Mullins
Roger Mullins
Hayside
Hugh Mullins
Oceana
Eula Wallace
Ida Fleming
Julius Stanley
Galax
Bessie Sluss
Minnie Sluss
Clintwood
Virginia
Barslick Pentecostal Church
Route 1
J. E. Freeman
Bartley
Mrs Macie Mae Ebling Dies After Long Illness at 54
Mrs Macie Mae Ebling 54 of Rt 3 Tazewell Va died Tuesday evening in a Tazewell hospital after a long illness. Born in Virginia she was the daughter of the late William H and Mary Lou Melvin. She is survived by four brothers and four sisters. Services held Friday at 2 p.m. Concord Methodist Church Gratton with Rev Larry Ramey officiating. Burial in church cemetery. Greever Funeral Home in Tazewell handled arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macie Mae Ebling
Rt. 3
Tazewell
Virginia
William H
Mary Lou Peery Melvin
Joe Melvin
Carl Melvin
Geroge Melvin
Edward Melvin
George Bruce
Rt. 2
North Tazewell
Carl Honaker
Marshall Bourne
Laura Melvin
Concord Methodist Church
Gratton
Larry Ramey
Greever Funeral Home
Funeral notices from Bluefield area obituaries
Funeral notices list several local deaths with service details. Mrs Virgie Kirk 78 of a.m. at Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery Bluewell with pallbearers listed. William Franklin Mikles 292 of Edmore Village funeral at Fanning Chapel Welch with burial at Jaeger Memorial Cemetery Roderfield. Mae B Hoops 71 of Stoney Ridge Bluefield service at Hawkins Funeral Home Bluefield with pallbearers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mikles
William Franklin
Edmore Village
Welehs
Fanning Funeral Home
Welch
Charlie Kennedys
Jaeger Memorial Cemetery
Roderfield
Otis Jeffreys
Bryant Sarah Jade Roger Dean
Robert Wilson
W. A. Baytop
Donald Finley
Hoops
Mae B
Stoney Ridge
Bluefield
Hawkins
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Jim Gilbeath
Daily Telegraph
Herndon
Holliday
Tazewell Health
Ovida Trahan
Sanitarian
Ralph Strong
Jim Gillespie
Orrin Davis
Jim Gilreath
Problem Corps
Mrs. Conrad Queen
Farber
Myron Farber
Hackensack
New Jersey Supreme Court
Dr. X
Eugene Scheiman
Blurfield Baily Telegraph
Virginia National Bank
Bluefield, Va
Bluefielder
Shas
Wreck
Mercer Juvenile
Danforth Insurance
Agency
Bluewell
Jcpenney Sale
Pine Hill Park
Park View Heights
Double Gates
Flat Top Beak
West
Graham
West Graham
Pine Hill PLC
Montrose Street
Hockmen Pike
Edgewood Road
Park View Drive
Pump House
South College Avenue
Biuefield
Lower College Avenue
Bluefield Ave
Poplar, Bivefield, W.vo
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