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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1983
Page
2
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph obituary column records multiple deaths and funerals across West Virginia and neighboring areas. It notes Miles Compton of Paynesville, James Courtney of Bluefield, Virginia Stinson Smith of South Charleston, Coy Rowe of Bristol, Jean Gleason formerly of Spanishburg, and others with service details, burial sites, and bereavement arrangements.
A 55 year old Buchanan County Virginia man Cecil Estil Trent of Vansant died after a 2 a.m. crash on Route 60 at Route 608 near the Rockbridge line. He was a passenger in a pickup driven by Dwayne E Ramey. the truck collided with a tractor trailer. Trent died at Lexington hospital and was a self employed trucker for 30 years currently with Bounty Mining Co Grundy. He was born in Mcdowell County. Surviving family includes wife Phyllis Trent one son Cecil Trent Jr two daughters Penny Sue McVey Dickie Gene Looney Judy Ann Vawter seven siblings. Funeral services Sunday at Grundy Funeral Home with graveside rites at Greenhills Memory Gardens Claypool Hill.
A 32-year-old McDowell County man, Ronnie Gene Small of Northfork, died in a two-vehicle crash on U S Route 52 at Maitland. The collision involved a 1977 Pontiac Trans Am and a 1978 GMC truck driven by Robert McConnell of Welch. McConnell’s passenger Jeff Kibbey, 18, also of Welch, was injured. Small was passing another vehicle when the crash occurred around 5:20 p.m. McConnell and Kibbey were treated at local hospitals. McConnell was later moved for a bone injury. Funeral arrangements for Small were being arranged.
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph outlines its publication data including establishment in 1893, address at 412 Bland Street Bluefield West Virginia, and Associated Press affiliation. Subscription rates list 66.00 per year for West Virginia zones and 5.50 monthly for home delivery with changes by P.O. Box 208.
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