Deaths and Funerals in Bluefield Area
Obituary notices list James W Church of Vinton Virginia and John B Counts of North Tazewell among many others. Several services set for Bea Branch Primitive Baptist Church Adria Church of God New Haven Point Pleasant Ridgway Martinsville Princeton Grundy Bluefield area. survivors include spouses children and siblings. burial at Mullins Cemetery Grandview Memory Gardens Woodlawn Memorial Park Roselawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Church
James W. Church
Rt. 3
Vinton
Bradshaw
Bedford
McDowell County
Lawson Riley Church
Aliie May Church
Lessie C. Wyatt
Wanda V. Mullins
Raleigh
N.C
Audrey E. Serra
Baltimore
Virginia Funeral Home
Grundy
Clay Roney
New Haven
Nancy Douglas
Parkersburg
Arlena Liveing
Indiana
Nannie Roush
Hedrick Bonham
Princeton
Henry C. Peery
Port Richey
Fla
Point Pleasant
William Z. Maratta
North 9Th St
Bluefield
Consolidation Coal Co
Mt. Calvary Presbyterian Church
Coraopolis
Lehigh University
West Virginia and
Pennsylvania Professional Engineers Society
Claire Singer Maratta
Paul H
Claire) Loeffelman
Canton
Ohio
Samuel
Catherine) Gwynne III
Los Angeles
Calif
Peter Maratta
Washington, D.C
Copeland
Charles Perine
Woodlawn
Aliquippa
George W. Seaver
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Masthead and publication data
Bluefield Daily Telegraph established 1893 and published every morning by the Daily Telegraph Printing Co. at 412 Bland Street Bluefield West Virginia 24701. Associated Press member and post office information including subscription rates and delivery details.
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Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
Associated Press
W.V
West Virginia
Audit Bureau of Circulation
P.O
Andon Associates
Obituary notices for Beulah Hardin Albert Billips and George Litz II
Mrs Beulah Hardin 68 of Grundy Va died Tuesday in a Tazewell County nursing home after a long illness. Survived by Ira husband daughter Anna Ruth Wilson two sons Jerry Lee and Paul Hardin four sisters and two brothers. grandchildren. Mrs Albert Billips 81 of North Tazewell Va died Tuesday in a Tazewell hospital. George Litz II 64 of San Francisco Cal died Sunday from injuries in a fall. funeral arrangements incomplete.
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Ernest Woody
Ernest Norman Woody
Ridgeway
Martinsville
Mary Lee Woody
Elizabeth W. Odum
Meadowview
Anna Margaret W. Quesenberry
Huntington
Agnes W. Metz
Dunfries
Frances W. Beavers
Nashville, Tenn
Sue W. Holloway
Bristol
Mary Alice W. Pruitt
Saline, Mich
J.D. Woody
Lula W. Eggleston
Bassett
Pearl W. Stepp
Rt. 2
Mary W. Cibinic
Hampton, Va
Harold Woody
James B. Lee Jr
Burlington
N.C
William R. Lee
Davis E. Lee
Horsepasture Christian Church
Church
Stone Funeral Home
Opie Persinger
Opie Herbert Persinger
Oak Hill
Union
Eva Ryder Persinger
Virgil Persinger
Bobby Persinger
Alderson
Thelma Wilson
Linda Williams
Opal Shires
Bluefield
Clifford Persinger
Links Grove
Wayne Persinger
Shrewsbury
Mildred Brown
Broyles-McGuire
New Lebanon
Pickaway
Bill Sloan
Bill Goble Sloan
Rt. 1
Haysi
Wise
Old Regular Baptist Church
UMWA
Vada Sloan
Ray Sloan
Lexington
J.A. Sloan
David G. Sloan
Clinchco
Charlie Sloan
Raymond
James O’quinn
Ronnie Turner
Sloan
Knott County
Oma Bowling
Oma E. Bowling
Peterstown
Roanoke
Albert J. Bowling
Woodlawn
Glen H. Bowling
Coaldale
Junior Bowling
Marysville
Tenn
Leonard
Ellen) Sturdivant
Richmond
Addiwell
Susie) Kitts
Rochester
N.Y
Broyles
Byrum Lee
Birchlawn
Pearisburg
Ethel Denton
Ethel Frances Denton
Frederick St
Mercer Funeral Home
C.H. Patterson
Woodlawn Memorial
Bluewell
David Denton
Chicago
Ill
Barbara Martin
Atlanta
Harry Webster
Eugene Webster
Durham
Margie Kelly
Raleigh
Ruth Locking
Andrew White
Andrew
Fannie J.) White
Athens
Princeton
Orange County
J.R
Bud
Elbert
Warren White
Basil
Jack White
Dorothy Southern
Ida Tracy
Virginia Mae Knapp
Noah Seal
Aberdeen
Ohio
Memorial Funeral Directory
Athens Road
James Coburn
Gene Harman
White
Pisgah Road
Bobby Southern
Gordon Swartz
Robert Bailey
Jessy Brewster
Ronnie Coburn
Harry Clempson
Chase Looney Chase
Harold Looney
Stacy, Va
Grundy
Buchanan County
Robert A
Polly Shortridge Looney
Betha Hayes Looney
Bertha Haney
St. Petersburg
Fla
Geraldine Smith
Mary Looney
George Looney
Chase Danny Looney
Paynesville
David Looney
Abingdon
Lilly McCoy
Hubert Looney
Orlando, Fla
Theodore
Earl Looney
Grundy Funeral Home
Michael Trent
Arch Hare
Arch B
Mae) Hare
Portsmouth
Carl Hare
Jack N. Hare
Dorothy V. Templin
Norfolk
Ira Hill
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Thomas Galate
Bill Ferguson
Cline Munsey
Dixon Jones
Sam Russo
Marshall Hager
Gracey Ramsey
Gracey Lee Ramsey
Longwood
Dickenson County
Florida
Walter Ramsey
Hillard Ramsey
Arty Fields
Oole Fields
Breaks
Bertie Cyphers
Nannie Hill
Hubert Lee
Coeburn
Harrison Lee
Haysi Funeral Home
Dallas Ramsey
Hayes
Ramsey
Haysi Funeral
Beulah Hardin
Tazewell County
Lebanon
Tom and Rochetta Munk Buckles
Ira
Anna Ruth Wilson
Jerry Lee Hardin
Coalwood
Paul Hardin
Rochetta Bell Buckles
Albert Billips
Albert
Martha) Billips
North Tazewell
Tazewell
Peery and St. Clair
George Litz II
George W. Litz II
San Francisco
Cal
Richlands Man Found Dead in Cedar Bluff
Glenn David Shreve, 41, of Cedar Bluff, was found dead at a cab stand near the old bus station in Richlands area Monday night. Police report no foul play pending autopsy by the state medical examiner in Roanoke. burial at Greenhills Memory Gardens planned with services in Richlands.
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Richlands
Tazewell County
State Medical Examiner's
C.C. Vencille
Glenn David Shreve
Rt. 3
Cedar Bluff
Mattie Williams Hospital
Roanoke
New Board Member Backs Bargaining in West Virginia
Patricia Hamner the new member of the state Board of Education in Buckhannon says she supports collective bargaining for teachers. Her stance contrasts with a board majority that has resisted WVEA proposals.
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Buckhannon
W.va
State Board of Education
Patricia Hamner
Thatcher escapes letter bomb blast at Downing Street
A package letter bomb addressed to Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher ignited inside 10 Downing Street as she met in her study. An Irish nationalist group and an animal rights group claimed credit. Thatcher unhurt. office manager scorched slightly. Four similar devices at Commons offices were defused. Police said the Downing Street device was gunpowder based and designed to burn.
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London
Margaret Thatcher
Downing St
House of Commons
Downing Street
Thatcher
Scotland Yard
Welfare Cutoff Starts In Pennsylvania Under New Law
Pennsylvania begins welfare cutoffs Wednesday, making 50 000 able bodied recipients ineligible for 172 monthly grants under a new state law. Up to 47 000 more general assistance recipients could be removed by April as the phased program continues. Governor Thornburgh cites it as curbing welfare haven while crime concerns rise.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Welfare Department
Divers Fail To Find Bodies In MX Engine Fire
In Tullahoma Tennessee two divers failed to recover two of four men killed in a flash fire at an MX missile engine testing cell. The Air Force will pump out the flooded shaft to retrieve remains. The fire followed an explosion during a rocket engine test at Ancid Engineering Development Center.
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Tullahoma
Tenn
Air Force
Ancid Engineering Development Center
FBI Gets Tylenol Information in LA Arrest
Kevin John Masterson 35, walked into the West Los Angeles FBI office and offered to be interviewed about the Chicago Tylenol poisonings. He was detained overnight, then arrested on an Illinois warrant after agents found capsules and poison-labeled bottles in his Chicago rooms. Authorities say he had a possible grudge against two retail outlets.
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Los Angeles
FBI
Illinois
Kevin John Masterson
John Hoos
Masterson
Hoos
Chicago
Kennedy May Not Run for President in 1984
Kennedy signals he will not seek the 1984 presidency. The Boston Globe and NBC News report he plans a Washington news conference to announce the decision. Relatives and political allies advised against another run.
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Boston
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Boston Globe
NBC News
Kennedy
Washington
Vandals Cause Eight Hour Tazewell Outage
Vandals shot a transformer at Buckhorn Station triggering an about eight hour blackout in Tazewell County communities Gratton Tip Top Springville North Tazewell and nearby areas. Utility supervisor Todd Harris said power was back by about 5 a.m. A Roanoke mobile unit and temporary lines were deployed. No suspects were named by the Tazewell County Sheriff's office.
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Tazewell
Appalachian Power Co
Todd Harris
Gratton
Tip Top
Springville
North Tazewell
Buckhorn
Harris
Roanoke
Tazewell County Sheriff's Office
City Pharmacist s Award Winner
Virginia Duvall Bovenizer of Medical Arts Pharmacy Bluefield wins a $1000 Burroughs Wellcome Pharmacy Education Award. $500 funds Ohio Northern University College of Pharmacy deserv ing student loan program in her name. $500 goes to ASHP education foundation. It honors top state winners chosen from among 45,000 entrants nationwide.
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Research Triangle Park
N.C
Virginia
Duvall Bovenizer of Medical Arts Pharmacy
Bluefield
Burroughs Wellcome Pharmacy
Ohio Northern University College of Pharmacy
District of Columbia
Puerto Rico
Norton Approves Liquor by the Drink Referendum
Norton Virginia voters approved a liquor by the drink referendum by 67 votes 522 to 455. The measure lets restaurants serve mixed drinks and wine while beer sales were already allowed and liquor was available only in state package stores.
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Norton
Virginia
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
John Counts
John B. Counts
Rt. 4
Nellie Parsons
Johnny D. Counts
Bobby Joe
Lonnie Ray Counts
Crewe
Darrell
Betty Sue) Milgrim
Dante, Va
Bonnie Lou Ely
Kingsport
Lonnie
Irene) Matney
Roger
Wilma) Wright
Richard
Bernice) Matney
Carl
Phyllis) Farbach
Burkeville
Everett
Cleveland
St. Paul
Herbert
Carvis
Joe
James Whitten
Emmett Mead
Luther Young
Leroy Vanover
Gary Mitchell
Greever Funeral Home
Adria
H.C. Roney
H.C. (Margaret Peery) Roney
William Maratta
Ira Hodges
Ira Franklin Hodges
Horton Road
Cravens-Shires
Infant Blakely
Henry Lee Blakely
Fritz Daniel
Jacqueline Hicks Blakely
Douglas Funeral Home
T.A
Tom,”’ Sr
Montcalm
Cravens-Shires Funeral Home
William H. Roads
Herbert Hicks
Shreve
Harry and
Elizabeth Eller Shreve Sr
Richlands High School
U.S. Army
Dorothy Marie Tabor Shreve
David Kevin Shreve
The
Home
Harry Shreve Jr
Frances Eller
Mozelle Shreve
Marion
Hurst-Scott
Lee McGlothlin
Greenhills Memory Gardens
Claypool Hill
James Blankenship
Jimmy Blankenship
Jeff Blankenship
Jimmy Compton
Wayne Owens
Carl Owens
Bobby Jordan
Sherman Walk
Hurst- Scott Funeral Home
Chrysler
Highland Park
Mich
United Auto Workers
Chrysler Corp
U.S
Chrysler Canada Ltd
Toronto
UAW
Douglas A. Fraser
Bob Barbee
Fraser
James Franzen
Toronto General Hospital
Franzen
Georgia
David Allen
Allen
Commerce
Malcolm Baldrige
Commerce Department
Wall Street
Baldrige
Penn
Dick Thornburgh
Massachusetts
James Wiggins
Thornburgh
American Cancer Society
Danforth Insurance Agency
City Pharmacists Award
Rainbow Ceramics
Mercer St
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