Obituary notices for several residents in Virginia and Kentucky
James Edward Blevins 56 of Bailey Switch Bluefield died Nov 30 2000 at a Bluefield hospital. Raymond Mead 82 of City View Heights Princeton died Dec 1 2000 at Princeton Community Hospital. Elbert M. Steele 70 of Roderfield died Nov 29 2000 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center. Lydia J. McCoy Fitch 76 of Welch died Nov 30 2000 on arrival at Welch Community Hospital. Vista Mae Grubb 83 of Ripley formerly Princeton Welch died Dec 1 2000 at Retirement Village Memorial Funeral Directory Princeton. Thelma M. Perkins 71 of Rock died Dec 1 2000 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center. Belva Dawson 74 of Peterstown died Dec 1 2000 at daughter’s home Slab Fork. Yvonne Ratliff Looney 45 of Prestonsburg Kentucky died Nov 29 2000 from injuries in an automobile crash. Emma Jean Dalton 50 of Matoaka died Nov 30 2000 at Princeton Community Hospital. Woodrow Wilson Belcher 87 of Princeton died Dec 1 2000 at home. Arnold Lee Stinson 75 of Rocky Gap died Nov 30 2000 at home. Marie King Holdren 64 of Hillsville formerly Peterstown died Nov 30 2000 at home of her daughter. Funeral notices list services at Cravens-Shires Bluewell Broyles-Shrewsbury Peterstown George W Seaver Princeton Grubb Funeral Home and other area chapels with dates and burial sites.
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James Edward Blevins
Bailey Switch
Bluefield
Dudley Memorial
Raymond Mead
City View Heights
Princeton
Princeton Community Hospital
Seaver Funeral Home
Elbert M. Steele
Roderfield
Bluefield Regional Medical Center
Friends
Fanning Funeral Home
Welch
Lydia J. McCoy Fitch
Welch Community Hospital
Vista Mae Grubb
Ripley
Athens Road
Thelma M. Perkins
Rt. 2
Box 66
Rock
Cravens- Shires
Bluewell
Belva Dawson
Peterstown
Slab Fork
Broyles- Shrewsbury Funeral Home
Investigators rule Matoaka camping death an accident
Investigators from the state medical examiner's office concluded that the September fire that killed 18 year old Joshua A. Asbury of Matoaka was an accident. Asbury suffered extensive burns during a camping incident at the old Springton Elementary School near Hiawatha and later died at Princeton Community Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matoaka
Joshua A. Asbury
Princeton Community Hospital
Asbury
Old Springton
Hiawatha
Bailey
D.B. Bailey
Mercer County Sheriff’s Department
West Virginia State Police
Princeton
Sheriff’s Department
James A. Kaplan
Carolyn Asbury
Springton Elementary
Bill to toughen hate crime penalties rejected in Virginia
In Richmond the Senate Courts of Justice Committee voted 8-4 against a bill to stiffen penalties for crimes against homosexuals. The measure followed the Roanoke gay bar shooting that killed 43-year-old Danny Lee Overstreet. Sponsor Sen. Patsy Ticer urged a stand against hate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond, Va
Senate Courts of Justice Committee
Danny Lee Overstreet
Roanoke
Sen
Patricia S
Patsy” Ticer
Alexandria
Virginia
Bluefield Daily Telegraph: Historic Bluefield Paper Details
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph established in 1893 is published each morning at 928 Bluefield Avenue Bluefield West Virginia 24701. Postage is paid in Bluefield WV and changes of address go to the same offices. The paper is a member of the Audit Bureau of Circulations and Associated Press and WV Press Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield Avenue
P.O. Box
Bluefield
West Virginia
Daily Telegraph
Member Audit Bureau of Circulations, Associated Press
WV Press Assn
Nash film project anchors Bluefield legacy and cast rumors
Hollywood chatter places Russell Crowe as star with Ed Harris as a government agent and Jennifer Connelly in negotiations for Alicia Nash. Filming slated for Princeton New Jersey and New York. The article traces John Nash’s life from Bluefield roots to Princeton and Nobel acclaim, noting local ties and a 1995 Bluefield High reunion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Redford
Hollywood
Howard
Tom Cruise
Brad Pitt
Crowe
Imagine
Ed Harris
Nash
Patrick
Corona
Webb
Jennifer Connelly
Alicia Esther Lorde Nash
Nasar
Stephanie Kluft
Universal
Harris
Princeton
N.J
New York
Bluefield
Bluefield Sanitarium
John F Nash Sr
Margaret Virginia Martin Nash
Highland Avenue
Whitethorn Avenue
American Electric Power
Glen Lyn
John Flash
Texas
Texas A&m University
AEP
Appalachian Power
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Yvonne Ratliff Looney
Prestonsburg
Mavisdale
Floyd County
Buchanan County
Ruby Wimmer Ratliff
Grundy
Richard Ratliff
Cranes Nest Primitive Baptist Church
Gary Lawrence Looney
Debra Yvonne Looney
Keen Mountain
Gary Phillip Looney
Keith O’neal Looney
Oakwood
Shirley Lane
Patterson
Joan Looney
Deloise Looney
Harman
Rita Ratliff
Big
Phyllis Looney
Keith Looney
Brothers of the
Cranes Nest Church
Sidney Deel
David Ratliff
Mark Ratliff
Gary Ratliff
Roy Ratliff
Russell Prater
Shortridge-Ramey Funeral Home
Mrs. Thelma Ward Wimmer
Whitewood
Thelma Ward Wimmer
Lebanon
Arch T
Clementine Woosley Ward
Maple Grove Church of Christ
Ellis Wimmer
Raymond Wimmer
Perry Wimmer
Thruman Ward
Clyde Ward
Edna Day
Beulah White
Keith Wimmer
Avery Wimmer
Evelyn
Orphy Dawson
Springfield
Ohio
Hassell Ward
Collinsville
Delores Justus
Karen Woods
Missouri
Ricky Davis
Vansant
Rebecca Stiltner
Buchanan Funeral Chapel
Hubert Kennedy
Burb Rife
Dennis Wimmer
Knob Cemetery
Pea Patch
Jerry Brewster
Louie Wimmer
Achie White
Nathaniel White
Mike Stiltner
Robert Woods
Ray Justus
Lucian Woosley
Perry Woosley
Johnny Woosley
Troy Dotson
Kirby Keen
R.C. Cole
Emma Jean Dalton
Emma _ Jean Dalton
Elsie Irene Kinzer
Romney
Noah Abel Kinzer
Noah Alfred Kinzer
Danny Ray Dalton
Niki Sue Dalton
David Akers
Bernadeen Joyce Farley
Basil
Mentor on-the-Lake
Rachel Rainelle Cunningham
Lance
Willoughby
Ira Faye Brookman
Brent
Huntington
Goldie Ray
Cloyce
Cathy Coeburn
Sonya
Brittany
Kimberly
George W. Seaver
Paul Hall
Woodrow Wilson Belcher
Oney Gap
Tobias Albert
Dora Belle French Belcher
Eastern Gas and Fuel Co
UMWA
Kee Street
Mildred L. Belcher
Irwin Belcher Ingrahm
Bob
Karen Belcher Harvey
John
Tobias
Toby” Belcher
Pat
Jackie Mason
Robbie Ingrahm
Scott Belcher
Shane Belcher
Courtney Belcher
Hannah Ingrahm
David Jasper
Mt. Horeb
Kee Street United
Arnold Lee Stinson
Rocky Gap
Smith Transfer
Laurel Fork
Marie King Holdren
Hillsville
Malinda Beamer
Lindside
Pansy McGhee Page
Celanese Corporation
Ike King
Harry
Kenneth Page
Jack B
J.B.” King, Jr
Katrina
Malinda H. Beamer
James Page
Ella
Taylor
Heather
Parker
Jessica King
Cody
Emily Beamer
Broyles-Shrewsbury Funeral Home
Darrell Mann
Bradley Cemetery
Madeline Lurber Richards
Cravens-Shires Funeral Home
Maple Hill Cemetery
Howard M. ‘Satch’ Levitt
Mercer Funeral Home
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Wadih Moshe
Resthaven Park
Violet E. ‘Tootie’ Lucas
George W. Seaver Funeral Home
Pettrey Family
Pettrey
Ruby Craig
Maplewood Cemetery
Tazewell
Thomas Ray
Marie Magdalene Deer
Bethlehem Old Regular Baptist Church
Poplar Creek
Route 2
Mountain Valley Memorial Park
Big Rock
Donald Albert Taylor
Singleton
Cedar Bluff
Greenhills Memory Gardens
Claypool Hill
Betty Yvonne Reed
Chapel of Fanning Funeral
Saeger
Riffe
Garland
Mountain
Greg Jordan
The
Bluefield Baily Telegraph
Gary Adkisson
Tom Colley
Terri Hale
Bobby English
Wade Watson
Henry Meadevent
Sara Coleman Jim Terry
Arbara Hawkins
Bill Archer
Teddy Paynter
Samantha Perry
Tammie Lucas
Tim Booth
Bottonline.com
E-Mail
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Princeton News Bureé
Soneen
Mail Daily
J.E. Martin
Martin
Wade
Whitethorn
Fairview
Beaver
Europe
Alicia
Princeton Junction
Princeton University
Harold Kuhn
Kuhn
Nobel
Reinhard Selten
John Harsani
Legg
Judy Dickerson
Dr. Nash
H. Edward
Eddie” Steele
Joe Sanders
Bee Stringfellow
Dickerson
Electrolux Ac
Country Power Equipment
Buck Stove
Mercer Street
Wed
Thur
Virginia Hardware
N. Walker St
Princeton, WV
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