Deaths and funerals in Pocahontas area this week
Obituaries list Herman H Jeffery 78 of Pocahontas and Dennis C Mounts 74 of Panther among several others from Bluefield Princeton and surrounding towns. Funeral services set for Thursday and Friday with local churches and funeral homes assisting, burial at Shell Cemetery Grandview Memory Gardens Resthaven and Roselawn among sites.
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Herman H. Jeffery
Herman Henry Jeffery
Pocahontas
Bluefield
Little Creek
William and
Mary Jeffery
Pocahontas Fuel Co
Virginia Alice
Jeffery
Steve Thomas Jeffery
Cyrus Tate Jeffery
Rachel Clenden
Mary Ann
Dennis C. Mounts
Dennis Carl Mounts
Panther
Douglas
Effie George Mounts
Church of God Faith
Helen Cline Mounts
Lexington
Don Hershel Mounts
Richmond
Ind
Bobby Darrell Mounts
Maryland
Larry Carl Mounts
Fanning Funeral Home
Saeger
Thural Ray Pruitt
Tazewell
Newhall
James Monroe
Maggie Elizabeth Woods Pruitt
UMWA
Janet Wallace Pruitt
Hattie Pruitt
Marvin Randall Pruitt
Texas
Thural Ray Pruitt Jr
James Robert Pruitt
Conover
N.C
Teressa Menser
Dawson Springs
Angela Pruitt
Eugene Pruitt
Tampa
Fla
Annie Baker
Raysal
William
Helen) Uhl
Lloyd
Dolly) Uhl
Princeton
Doug Barnes
Baltimore
Gene Barnes
Newport News
Church of God
Squire
Chester Hurst
Harold Lawson
Grandview Memory Gardens
Bluefield-Tazewell Road
Douglas Funeral Home
War
Robert Hendricks
Tiffany Manor
Charleston
Linda Hendricks
Robert Parsons
Eric Hendricks
Felicia Hendricks
Cassandra Hendricks
Lamona Hendricks
Katherine Parsons
Jenkin Jones
Mattie Hendricks
Resthaven
Fred Carper
Lugo
Birdie Combs
Route 3
New Zion Baptist Church
Hazel Fike
Bernard Combs
Gainesville
Evron Combs
Lettie Lawson
Vina Cecil
Nettie Taylor
Abingdon
Edith Cecil
Bluff City
Tenn
Hill Cemetery
Fred Kinser
Davis Funeral Home
Oakvale
Ima P. Conner
Ima Pal Conner
McComas
Cape Canaveral
Surry County
Marion
Betty Jane Norman Isaacs
William Lee Conner
Douglas Conner
Jewel E. Newman
Columbus
Ohio
Natalie O. Workman
Merritt Island
Cravens-Shires Funeral Home
Bluewell
Joe Shaffer
Woodlawn Memorial Park
William L. Cox
Yukon
Welch Hospital
St. Louis
Thomas H. and
Mollie McKeever Cox
McDowell County
Rosebud Missionary Baptist Church In
Excelsior
Masonic Lodge
F&am
St. Joseph
Order of the Eastern Star
Restlawn Memorial Gardens
Center officials defend juvenile facility amid criticism
Board members challenge a report claiming the detention center harms youths from Mercer and six nearby counties. They dispute links to family life and say the facility’s focus is protecting the public and children. Critics say on site interviews were cursory and some recommendations, like personal clothing, are impractical.
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Sam Vandenberg
Vandenberg
David Stevens
Mercer County
Stevens
French
Clark
Center
Jim French
Reagan seeks independent counsel amid Iran Contra fallout
President Reagan urged a broader independent counsel probe into possible violations tied to Iran arms transfers and Contra funds. Meese outlined a wide scope for investigators to examine all federal statute violations and related actions. The three appellate judges panel in DC will select the counsel, with Carlucci named NSC director to head the new effort.
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Justice Department
Meese
District of Columbia
U.S. Circuit Court
Walter R. Mansfield
Lewis R. Morgan
George E. MacKinnon
Reagan
Carlucci
Administration
Donald T. Regan
White House
William J. Casey
Central Intelligence
House of Representatives
Senate
U.S
New York Times
CBS News
Oliver L. North
National Security Council
Poindexter
CIA
Carter
No. 2
Defense Department
NSC
Sears World Trade Inc
Sears, Rosebuck, and Co
Senate Intelligence Committee
Oliver W. North
Durenberger
Alton Keel
Richard Lugar
William Casey
Lugar
R-Ind
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Regan
Casey
Bob Dole
Kansas
Congressman's Father Robert Wise Sr Dies in Charleston
U S Representative Bob Wise mourns the death of his father Robert E Wise Sr in Charleston from an apparent heart attack. West Virginia Dem spokesman Jim Wolfe confirmed the death and details. The elder Wise, a Charleston resident, formerly worked for McDonough Caperton Insurance Group.
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Charleston
Robert E. Wise
U.S
Bob Wise
Jim Wolfe
West Virginia Democrat
Wise
Wolfe
Kent Carper
McDonough Caperton Insurance Group
Washington
American Society of Highway Engineers
Kanawha City
State finances lag as teacher payments delayed
Auditor Glen Gainer notes state treasury cash shortfalls despite Gov Arch Moore claims of no serious problems. Tax collections by Monday run 37 million behind the administration’s projections, affecting the budget. McNeel dismisses a West Virginia Education Association push for a 20 percent teacher raise, citing a 117.6 million cost estimate and a tightening budget.
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Glen Gainer
Arch Moore
Moore
McNeel
West Virginia Education Association
Legislative Auditor’s Office
Public hearing on development proposal and bingo move
City officials discussed economic impacts of a proposed development with Burton noting possible traffic displacement and job creation while asserting no significant environmental effect. A public hearing is set for Tuesday at 7 30 p m. The board also approved a bingo plan for Bluefield Jr High athletic boosters to fund school sports with adult players only.
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Burton
Cumberland Road
Bluefield High School
Paul Cole
Ben Disibbio
Bluefield Jr. High School Atheletic
Bluefield Recreation Center
Disibbio
Paul Oliver
West Ridgecrest
Ben Paine
Mercer-Tazewell County
Mothers Against Drunk Drivers
Elizabeth Ree Federal Building
Center Square
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