Obituaries list several local deaths and funeral plans
Multiple local deaths are announced with ages and residences. Arrangements are incomplete at Mercer Funera l Home Bluefield, Peery & St.Clair Tazewell, Mounts Gilbert, Memorial Funeral Directory Princeton, Singleton Cedar Bluff, Cravens-Shires Bluewell, and Widener Kimball. Notables include Ellen Blizzard 104 and Mary Ann Kimball Church 68 plus Sesto Punturi Sr. 87. Funeral dates span Dec 5 2008 with services in Bluewell and Kimball areas.
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Ellen Mozelle Blizzard
Beacon St
Bluefield
Mercer Funeral Home
Fred Cline
Bandy
Peery & St.Clair Funeral Home
Tazewell
Billy Gene Cook
Justice
Mounts Funeral Home
Gilbert
Sharon Elaine Dean
Price Lane
Newport
Montgomery Regional
Blacksburg
Kendall Funeral Home
Pembroke
Mary Madeline Hall
Oney Gap Road
Princeton
Memorial
Athens Road
Arthur Jackson
Belfast
Singleton
Cedar Bluff
Danielle L. Lewis
Rt. 2
Box
Winston-Salem
N.C
Cravens-Shires
Bluewell
Helen Hale McFarland
Hillcrest
Durham
Circle Drive
Seaver Funeral Home
Sesto Punturi Sr
Lorton Lick Road
Cravens-Shires Funeral Home
Obituaries from Bluefield and Princeton areas 2008
Dorothy Lorraine Rigney Bales 89 of Bluefield West Virginia died December 1 2008 at a Bluefield hospital she was born June 20 1919 in Bramwell daughter of the late Robert Morris and Lucy Tabor Rigney she was a homemaker and Baptist survived by a son and five daughters along with nine grandchildren and many others Ronald Franklin Frank David 63 of Richlands Virginia died December 2 2008 after brief illness born June 13 1945 in Richmond Virginia son of Ola Clark David and the late Glen Shaffer David he graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School and was a longtime resident of Richlands Virginia he owned All Star Sports and was active in local youth sports he is survived by his wife Stephanie Smith David two sons a daughter and three nieces and a nephew funeral details set in Cedar Bluff Virginia Craig Stewart Peterson 56 of Princeton died December 2 2008 born February 20 1952 in Provo Utah son of Anna Louise Stewart Peterson and the late Dr Abel John Evans Peterson a Princeton High School graduate he was a musician a salesman for Blizzard Industrial Supply Company in Bluefield for 31 years and valued animals memorials to local animal shelters encouraged in lieu of flowers funeral at Bailey Kirk Funeral Home Princeton with memorial service at 3 00 p m December 6 2008 and calls from 2 00 p m onward
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Mary Ann Church
Kimball
W.va
Welch Community Hospital
Noah Church
Exxie
Rosie Hess
Holiness Faith
Paul Church
Arthur Church
Shelly Mitchem
Jack Eldridge
Widener Funeral Home
Martha Dalton
Rock House
Carswell Hollow
Dorothy Lorraine Rigney Bales
Bluefield
Summer Place
Bluewell
Bluefield Hospital
Bramwell
Robert Morris
Lucy Tabor Rigney
Elkhorn
Paul Pete Bales
Nicole Day
Larry
Cheryl) Bales
Chester
JoAnn Atkins
Wheelersburg
Ohio
Betty Sue
Royce) Day
Tampa
Fla
Carol
Duane) Stratton
Richmond
Barbara
Dave) Nichols
Chesterfield
Eva Gay Bales
Richlands
Ronald Franklin (Frank) David
Ola Clark David
Bristol
Glen Shaffer David
Thomas Jefferson High School
Virginia Commonwealth University
Frank
U.S. Army Reserves
Richlands Jaycees
Blue Tornado
All Star Sports
Stephanie Smith David
Joshua Sutton David
Christopher Franklin David
Tawnee
Greenville
N.C
Alison Leigh David
Abingdon
Matt David
Greenville, N.C
Sharon Smith Hembree
Tom
Steve
Steve Smith
Drew Hembree
Tom Hembree
Joe McCall
Eric Peters
Robert Neeley
Singleton
Cedar Bluff
Frank David
Richlands High
Tennessee Grocers Education Foundation
Elm Hill Pike
Nashville
SingletonFuneralService
Singleton Funeral Service
David
Princeton
Craig Stewart Peterson
Provo
Utah
Anna Louise Stewart Peterson
Greensboro
Abel John Evans Peterson
Craig
Princeton High School
Blizzard Industrial Supply Company
Jesus Christ
First Baptist Church
West Virginia University
Craig Peterson
Catherine Ann Lemasters
Charlene Joy Peterson Snodgrass
Stevensville
Mont
Melanie Peterson Aliff
John Christopher Peterson
Abel John Peterson, II
Los Angeles
Calif
Rowland H. Bailey
Bailey-Kirk
Bobby Hanes
James H. Aliff
Bailey-Kirk Funeral Home
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Contact and Corrections Policy
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph outlines staff roles and contact points for corrections and editor inquiries. It notes the paper’s history since 1893, its publication location in Bluefield West Virginia, and standard notice to route address changes to 928 Bluefield Ave.
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Bluefield Avenue
Bluefield
Bluefield Ave
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
WV Press Assn
Funeral services scheduled for three local mourners
Funerals today include Thomas Allen Anderson Sr at 1 p.m. at Fanning Funeral Home Chapel Welch with burial at Roselawn Memorial Gardens Princeton. Morgan Clay Campbell has services at 11 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church Bluefield. Blinda D. Hamilton attends at 1 p.m. at Cravens Shires Funeral Home Chapel Bluewell with burial at Woodlawn Memorial Park Bluewell.
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Thomas Allen
Tom” Anderson Sr
Fanning Funeral Home Chapel
Welch
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Princeton
Morgan Clay Campbell
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Bluefield
Blinda D. Hamilton
Cravens-Shires Funeral Home
Bluewell
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Soldiers depart for overseas duty from Welch unit
Private Jason Taylor and 43 Welch soldiers prepare for deployment to Iraq or Afghanistan. They will train together in Welch and travel to the Brushfork National Guard Armory in Bluefield for a second send-off ceremony at 6 p.m. Family members express pride and concern as they say goodbye ahead of the holiday departure.
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Honaker
Iraq
Afghanistan
Jason Taylor
Welch
Amanda
Tina Taylor
Melissa Strouse
Strouse
Pennsylvania
Joseph Edwards
Edwards
McDowell County
Brushfork National
West Virginia Army National Guard
Bluefield
WV 150th to Deploy With 30th Brigade to Iraq in 2009
Soldiers from the 150th Infantry will join the 30th Heavy Brigade Combat Team from North Carolina for a six to twelve month mission in Iraq starting April 2009. The unit, based in Bluefield with outposts in Welch Williamson Oak Hill and Eleanor, totals about 4,000 troops from West Virginia and North Carolina. They will perform security operations humanitarian missions and infrastructure development to aid Iraqi citizens. This marks the second tour for many 150th soldiers, who previously deployed October 2004 and returned January 10, 2006 after 16 months. Col Robby Scarberry assumed command February 10, 2007. Contact Bill Archer.
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150Th
30Th Heavy Brigade Combat Team
North Carolina
Iraq
West Virginia
30Th Heavy Brigade
230Th
Bluefield
Welch
Williamson
Oak Hill
Eleanor
Cadle
National Guard
Col
Robby R. Scarberry
Community Christmas Tree drives gifts for Bluefield children
Bluefield Daily Telegraph sponsors the Little Jimmie campaign aiding hundreds of local kids with gift bags at a Dec 23 party in the City Auditorium. Signups on Dec 5–6 require a child’s SSN or similar ID. donations tallied 463 today, bringing December total to 2,018 toward a 25,000 goal.
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Jimmie
Chris’mas
Bluefield City Auditorium
Community Christmas Tree Fund
c/o
Community Christmas Tree
Bluefield
W.va
Daily Telegraph
Bluefield Avenue
Community
West Virginia voters weigh nonpartisan judge races
Amid a high court election year Republicans push nonpartisan ballots while Democrats outnumber them among voters. The state has a history of partisan selection for judiciary with scattered discussion of reforms and potential constitutional amendments.
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Chafin
D-Mingo
Judicial Association
West Virginia
U.S
Charles Haden
State Supreme Court
Brent Benjamin
Manchin
State Bar
Board of Governors
Supreme Court
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Mamaroneck Avenue
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William ‘Randy’ Ceaser
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Terri Hale
Rhonda Watson
Henry Meade
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Princeton Senior High School
Princeton Public Library
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Denise & Lloyd Hall
Judy Blankenship Hagg
Denise Hall
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Nannie Ellison
George Jr
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Robert L. Croye
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Robert L. Jackson
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Gary High School
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