Deaths and funerals fill Bluefield Daily Telegraph notices
The August 31 1981 Bluefield Daily Telegraph lists numerous obituaries and funeral notices. Among those named are Leora Kate Belcher of Princeton. Nora Looney of Vansant. Rosa Lillian Boothe of Bluefield. Dorothy Jane Parker of Peterstown. Sidney Byard Sr. Oma Hanna of Petersburg. Sam Morsie of Princeton. Dan Neel of Bluefield. Paul A Henry of Midway Park NC. James Fragile of Raysal. Details include ages, birthplaces, survivors, service times, and burial venues.
Libya Sees Invasion Risk With Soviet Ties
Libyan diplomat Ahmed Shahati warned Sunday that Iran Israel and Egypt might invade with U.S. help and that Libya would accept Soviet or bloc aid to defend itself. He noted Khadafy built a $10 billion Soviet arms stockpile since 1969 and cited tense U.S. Libyan relations after two Libyan warplanes were shot down over the Gulf of Sidra on August 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli
Libya
Israel
Egypt
U.S
Soviet Union
Ahmed Shahati
United States
Moscow
Muammar Khadafy
Shahati
Foreign Liaison Bureau
Mediterranean Progressive Socialist Organization
Khadafy
Gulf of Sidra
Tragic youth rider dies in Mercer County motorcycle crash
Herbert Heard 17 of Roderfield was killed early Sunday when his motorcycle left Grassy Branch Road near U S Route 19 and plunged over a embankment. Heard, a Mount View High senior, died on arrival at Bluefield Community Hospital, with a likely broken neck. Survivors include his twin Willis Heard Jr and seven sisters. Mercer County Deputy Sheriff Roger Midkiff led the investigation. The body lay incomplete at Page Funeral Home in Welch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvin W. Belcher
Calvin W
Leora Kate) Belcher
Willowbrook Road
Princeton
Willowton
George and
Maggie Hobbs
Willowbrook Baptist Church
Jimmy Belcher
Rebecca Belcher
Calvin W. Belcher, Jr
Freddy Belcher
Buddy Belcher
Jerry Belcher
Johnny Belcher
Frankie Belcher
Rickie Belcher
Betty Shrader
Airport Road
Bluefield
Peggy Burdette
Helen Surface
Violet DePaul
Manteca
Calif
Crystal Hale
Narrows
Albert
Burns Wornal Chapel of Memorial
Athens Road
Charles Addington
Tony Reed
Resthaven Memorial Park
James Boothe
James Otis
Rosa Lillian Boothe
Jefferson St
North Tazewell
Arthur and
Barrie Johnson Mitchell
Alma Virginia Evans
Community Baptist Mission
Princeton Road
James
Mattie) Johnson
Beltsville
Estes
Frances) Singleton
Junior Mitchell
Tazewell
Thomas Mitchell
Dry Fork
James Mitchell
Roy Mitchell
Otis Mitchell
Idridge
Mae Belle) Waldron
Gratton
George
Alice) Zulauf
Blatimore
Mary) Brewster
Bluefield-Tazewell Road
Dudley Memorial Chapel
Charles Dooley
Grandview Memory Gardens
Troy Mitchell
Anthony Mitchell
Cecil Mitchell
Bob Neal
Johnny Waldron
Terry Hager
George Deaton
Eunice Fields
Basil Ballard
Glenn Hager Sr
Glenna Hager Jr
Buddy Bailey
Dorothy Parker
Dorothy Jane Parker
Peterstown
Kilsyth
Mason
Ruth Miller Parker
Greenville
Sara Arnott Miller
Celanese Corp
Appalachian Christian Center
Robert Francis Parker
Neal
Anna) Schmier
Synsett
N.Y
Ruth) Bredow
Huntington
Broyles
Sidney Byard
Sidney Alexander Byard
Richardson Funeral Home
Paul A. Henry
Lake Cole Road
Midway Park
N.C
Coopers
Jacksonville
Marshall Chapel Baptist Church
John W. Henry
Ella Mary Henry Wright
United State Marine Corp
Cherry Point
John Henry
Jefferson City
James Fragile
James C
Fragile
Raysal
Welch
Roysal Freewill Baptist Church
Earnest Gardner
Jim Addair
Grandview Memorial Gardens
Bluefield- Tazewell Road
Big Stick
Sam and Mary Fragile
Athena Samoras Fragile
Sam Fragile
Coalwood
Danny Ray Fragile
Caretta
Pat Fragile
Frank Fragile
Beckley
Fanning Funeral Home
McDowell County
Grassy Branch
U.S. Rt. 19
Herbert Heard
Roderfield
Heard
Bluefield Community Hospital
Willis Heard
Mount View High School
Cabrella Eggleston
Martinsville
Hosia Heard
Maxine Heard
Mary N. Howard
Columbus
Ohio
Vera Green
Shirley Andrews
Rochester
Nellie Mac Fain
Atlanta
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Reader Notice and Rates Info
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph announces its status as a 1893 established Morning paper and AP member with mailing and subscription rates listed. Details include post office box address in Bluefield West Virginia and field notes on price for home delivery and other zones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Seating Co
Bland Street
W. Va
Associated Press
All News
Bluefield
W.va
West Virginia
Audit Bureau of Circulation
P.O. Box
Tive
London
Logan Man Faces Charges in Family Fatalities
Logan County sheriff says a 57 year old Logan man is jailed over the shooting deaths of his stepson Thomas Sibley and wife Nancy Frye. Bodies found in the living room of their Logan home. Odell Frye to be arraigned Monday before Judge Harvey Okley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
W.va
Logan County
Harry Tomblin
Thomas Sibley
Nancy Frye
Odell Frye
Harvey Okley
Tomblin
Drowning Victim Identified In Wyoming County
The body of Earnest Hatfield a 17 year old from Simon was recovered from a swimming area near Pineville Saturday morning authorities said he had been swimming with friends Friday afternoon when he became tired panicked and went underwater off Coal Mountain Road Wyoming County authorities began searching the area to recover the body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineville
Wyoming County
Here
Earnest Hatfield
Simon
Coal Mountain Road
Siamese Twins Stay Chipper
Los Angeles based craniopagus twins Yvette and Yvonne Jones, joined at the head, live with nearly a 90 degree neck turn. Doctors say death of one would end the other due to shared circulation. They toured as gospel singers, survive on Social Security and welfare, and decline surgical separation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Yvette
Yvonne Jones
Frank Anderson
Childrens Hospital
Yvonne
Anderson
Los Angeles County-Usc Medical Center
Georgia
Beckley Police Busy In Probe Of Murder Case
Beckley West Virginia police say they are pursuing multiple leads in the killing of Cynthia Jane Miller a 27 year old junior high math teacher found shot to death by her fiancé Gary O Neal a Beckley officer. Detectives report no forced entry and the absence of sexual assault while Lt Billy J Cole notes seven detectives and long hours in the investigation. Neighbors describe the victim as friendly and the town shaken by the early morning murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
W.va
Cynthia Jane Miller
Hatty Wickline
Prison guard stabbed to death during escape attempt at New Mexico prison
In Santa Fe, guard Gerald Magee, 33, was killed with multiple chest stab wounds during a 1:30 a.m. escape bid by five inmates at the state maximum security facility. Magee was among three guards held hostage. two others unharmed. Inmates, armed with two revolvers, surrendered after 4:58 a.m. following extensive negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Winans
Winans
Gerald Peter Magee
Santa Fe
Magee
Trial date set as jury selection begins in Franklin case
After two postponements, jury selection starts Monday in the Franklin case, with co-counsel David Yocom saying the trial could last three weeks or more. Washington faces a related national policy scene as Volcker vows to keep tight money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
David Yocom
Washington
Federal Reserve
Paul Volcker
Reagan
Volcker
Murray Weidenbaum
Weidenbaum
NBCTV
Premier Girl Missing in McDowell County Search
A large group of authorities rescue units and volunteers continued a late night search for three year old Millie Jean Ratliff of Premier. She was last seen near her home around 2 30 p m wearing jeans and tennis shoes without a shirt. About 500 people were involved in the search.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDowell County
Millie Jean Ratliff
William Ratliff
Sheriff's Department
Stella Ratliff
Buchanan Man Gunshot Victim
A Buchanan County man Archie Holland Dye Jr 39 of Drill Mountain near Rowe was found dead Sunday afternoon with a possible personal safety related gunshot. Investigator Spurlock said Dye shot himself with a .22 revolver and was found by his wife around 4 10 p m. the case remains under investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rowe
Buchanan County
Archie Holland Dye, Jr
Drill Mountain
Jason Spurlock
Dye
Spurlock
Honaker Funeral Home
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Joseph Looney
Joseph
Nora) Looney
Vansant
Grundy, Va
Dry Fork Primitive Baptist Church
Teddy Ball
Elmer Belcher
Lawrence Jackson
Abraham and
Ellen Taylor Belcher
Ales Looney
Joe Looney
Jerry Looney
Terry Wayne Looney
Douglas Matney
Alan Howell
Roy Street
Virginia Funeral Home
Oma Hanna
Oma Lee Hanna
Petersburg
Dudley Memorial Mortuary
Mosrie
Salem B
Sam
Highland Ave
George W. Seaver
Archie Bowling
Oakwood Park Cemetery
Neel
Daniel A
Dan
Rev
C.H. Loudy
Ernest Hash
Carlton Viar
Harry Southerland
L.L
Barrett
Dennis Cole
Don Wysor
VFW Memorial Post
Paul Henry
McIvers Funeral Home
Cycle Wreck
Mercer County
Roger Midkiff
Page Funeral Home
Warlick
Logan Man
Dea
Daily Telegraph Newsroom
Jim Terry
Garret Mathews
The
Willmatt Co
Willa Jones
Miss Miller
Gary
Santa Fe, N.M
Salt Lake City
Joseph Paul Franklin
Utah
Jesus Christ
Warrenizing Cleaners
Bluewell
Northfork
Lashmeet
Lashmeet Church of God
Franklin Adkins
David Wall
Buchanan
Honaker Avenue
North Walker Street
Franklin Gillenwater
Edgar D. Steele
Steele
North Walter
Amy Steele
Princeton Community Hospital
Gillenwater
J.J. Weis
R.A. Somyk
Danforth Insurance Agency
Bluefield Plaza
Cumberland Rd
Bluefield, WV
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