Obituaries for Kessinger Keen Brady Thompson noted
Mrs Dorinda Kessinger 86 of Beckley formerly Glen Morgan dies after long illness in Beckley hospital Born June 2 1893 in Carroll County Va daughter of John A Goode and Sarah Bonds Goode member of Bethel Baptist Church preceded in death by husband Ira Earl Kessinger and nine grandchildren Survivors include two sons three daughters sisters and numerous grandchildren Funeral Friday 11 a m at Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel with Rev F C Calhoun officiating Burial in Kessinger Family Cemetery at Camp Creek Pallbearers nephews Honorary pallbearers listed Friends may call today after 6 p m Mrs Ervin Keen 70 Vansant Va dies in Grundy hospital after long illness Born in McDowell County daughter of Joshua and Mattie Viers preceded in death by husband Survived by three sons four daughters and numerous siblings Funeral arrangements set with graveside service and burial at Noah Stewart Cemetery Paynesville Grandsons to serve as pallbearers Brady Monroe Thompson 77 Bland Va dies in Wytheville hospital after long illness Retired farmer Survived by wife Edith Lambert Thompson two sons six daughters 17 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren Funeral conducted Friday at Newberry Funeral Home Chapel Bland with burial in Old Bethel Cemetery and family receiving friends tonight.
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Dorinda Kessinger
Beckley
Glen Morgan
Carroll County
John A
Sarah Bonds Goode
Bethel Baptist Church
Princeton
Ira Earl Kessinger
James Earl Kessinger
Ira Drexel Kessinger
Bill
Cecla) Hayashi
Hawaii
Helen Davis
Buddy
Frances) Wingfield
Charleston
Mary Nester
Lexington
Helen Vanreenen
Baltimore
Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel
F.C. Calhoun
Kessigner
Camp Creek
Harold Barker
Frank Meadows
Frank Wills
William F. Smith
Robert Brash
L.L. Skelton
Jim Giampalo
Thomas Riner
S.H. Bettina
Ervin Keen
Ervin (Belvin) Keen
Rt. 1
Vansant
Grundy
McDowell County
Joshua
Mattie Viers
Millard Keen
Eugene Keen
Hazel Park
Mich
Hansel Keen
Warren
The
Brady Thompson
Brady Monroe Thompson
Bland
Wytheville
Edith Lambert Thompson
James Thompson
Brady Thompson Jr
Andrew
Elsie) Hounshell
Marshall
Hazel) Ellison
Earl
Mary) King
Woodrow
Peggy) Dillon
Virginia Lambert
Betty Thompson
Ernest Long
Ernest M. Long
Clovis St
Bluefield
Veterans Administration Hospital
Roanoke County
Arthur
Victoria Young Long
Cotton Elevator Co
Huntington
Grace United Methodist Church
Loyal Fellowship
Thelma Poff Long
William
Joyce) Fisher
Owen B. Long
Richmond
Arthur Lipes
Covington
Tommy May Sr
Hot Springs
Mercer Funeral Home Chapel
Larry Allbright
Sherwood Burial Park
Salem
Daniel Keene
Bernard Wilkinson
Harold Whitmire
Earnest Amici
Henry Snodgrass
James Gibson
DOROTHY MAE WEISER Rites Planned In Florida Funeral
Obituary notices list Dorothy Mae Weiser 72 of Winterhaven Florida and formerly of Bluefield died at home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Mercer Funeral Home. The notice includes other deaths and services for Joe Crotty Steve Martin Oscar James Roberts Russell J Nuckolls Mamie Louise Hall Lelon Barr Georgia Louise Brooks Clarence Brooks and Ernest Long with burial and calling hours details.
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Dorothy Mae Weiser
26Th St
Winterhaven
Fla
Bluefield
Mercer Funeral Home
Steve Martin
Ream
Gary
Douglas Mortuary
Welch
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Publication Details
Bluefield Daily Telegraph records its status as established 1893 and notes publication daily by Daily Telegraph Printing Co at 412 Bland Street Bluefield Virginia West Virginia area with AP membership for news dispatches and local news, plus subscription and delivery rate mentions.
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Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
Associated Press
Athens Man Fined For Killing Deer
An Athens man, Danny Thompson, was fined 30 dollars and ordered to pay a 200 dollar replacement fee after killing a pet doe with a bow on Pettrey Road in Mercer County on November 26. Magistrate Mike Flanigan presided. Bow season had closed. D N R officer Jack C Ballard filed the charge. In a separate action, David A Burgess of Princeton faced arraignment on possession of a stolen vehicle and was released on 300 dollar bond.
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Athens
Pettrey Road
Mercer County
Danny Thompson
Mike Flanigan
Rufus Reed
Pettrey
Department of Natural Resources
Jack C. Ballard
Flanigan
David A. Burgess
Princeton Ave
Princeton
Carter reassures Moslems on U S Iran crisis
President Carter met with American Moslem leaders to deny hostility to Islam amid the Iran crisis. Mohammad Jawad Chirri said he was almost assured no military action would be taken. Ettelaat called the comments a serious attack on the Shah and U S government. Abolhassan Bani Sadr said Kennedy's remarks could help public opinion in Iran. Kennedy urged public debate on granting permanent asylum to the Shah.
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Carter
United States
Mohamad Jawad Chirri
Islamic Center of
Detroit
White House
Iran
Ettelaat
U.S
Abolhassan Bani Sadr
Kennedy
Massachusetts Democrat
Carter Warns of Tightening Steps if Iran Holds Hostages
President Carter told about 100 House members at the White House he will tighten pressure on Iran every few days if the 50 American hostages in Tehran are not released. He outlined economic and diplomatic options including a possible complete cutoff of U.S. food shipments, noting food shipments have effectively halted due to Iranian asset freezes.
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Washington
Carter
Iran
Tehran
U.S
White House
United States
West Virginia penitentiary reform amid state police presence
Mooney's report to Rockefeller outlines steps by correctional personnel under state police protection at Moundsville. Inmates have been fed, clothed, issued ID cards, reclassified by risk, and contraband removed. Upgrades to wheelhouse security, armory cage, and bed reinstatements are noted along with fire and electrical hazard concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Rockefeller
Mooney
Moundsville
Richard Mohn
Special Grand Jury Named In Tidewater Bank Fraud Probe
A circuit court judge appointed a nine member special grand jury to probe a suspected multimillion dollar fraud and kickback scheme at three Tidewater banks led by Virginia National Bank. Prosecutors plan up to 100 subpoenas to compel bank records and testimony from current and former officials, businessmen, a bank accountant, an insurance executive, and a former newspaper editor. The panel, chosen for business savvy, will investigate for four to six months with limited indictments expected early.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk, Va
Wedensday
Tidewater
Virginia National Bank
Thomas McNamara
Special Grand Jury
Norfolk Virginian-Pilot
Cana Man Acquitted Of Murder In Virginia Case
A 47-year-old Cana man, Glenn Woodrow Edwards, was acquitted by a Hillsville Circuit Court jury of murdering Etta Mae Farris and wounding Linda Mae Edwards after admitting he shot from his bedroom window to defend his wife Teresa. He testified he did not intend to hit anyone. The case stemmed from a confrontation cited as self defense. The long article also covers a separate Bank of Virginia fraud probe involving 1973 to 1977 kickbacks and loans, with officials denying illegal loans and detailing a 40-charges indictment. investigators seek a special grand jury to build cases against bankers and businessmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillsville, Va
Glenn Woodrow Edwards
Etta Mae Farris
Linda Mae Edwards
Edwards
VNB
Bank of Virginia
Atlantic Permanent
Welch Pension Details Presented to City Employees
City of Welch employees attended four sessions at the Welch Fire Department on Wednesday to hear about the new pension plan effective October 1. About 80 workers from groups including fire, city hall, and sanitation listened as a Home Life Insurance Company representative explained the plan, noting prior coverage did not exist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welch
Town Fire Department
Home Life Insurance Company
Daily Telegraph
Welch Fire Department
Coney Island
Fire Department
Coal unions face 1982 contract push and dues talk
The United Mine Workers delegation heads to Denver amid unemployment worries as coal markets falter. Dennis Saunders, president of UMW District 29, presses for jobs while newly leading Church seeks unity and a nonstrike 1981 contract. Talks with the Labor Department and a proposed dues increase loom large for funding organizing and lobbying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis Saunders
UMW
Church
Miller
U.S. Labor Department
Denver
District 17
Jack Perry
Cincinnati Who concert deaths ruled asphyxiation
Hamilton County coroner Dr. Frank P. Cleveland ruled that 11 youths killed at a The Who concert in Riverfront Coliseum died of asphyxiation as crowd pressure pinned victims beneath others. Officials plan testing before an official ruling. City leaders debate a task force to study the incident and prevent a recurrence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Riverfront Coliseum
Hamilton County
Frank P. Cleveland
J. Kenneth Blackwell
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Frank Niday
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
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Arthur Taylor
Carl Barker Jr
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Primitivo Delgado
Grandview Memory Gardens
Paul Osborne
George Smith
Carl Ball Jr
John Bryant
Frankie Snell
Charles Tyer
Barr
Georgia Louise
Knob St
George W. Seaver
Junior Osborn
Resthaven Park
Joe Bragg
Norman Bragg
Stewart Fanning
Dennis Williams
Parker Cline
Jim Sarver
Harold Six
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Russell Hutchens
James Harvey
William Belcher
Brooks
Clarence D
Bartley
Methodist
Namon Caldwell
Bluefield-Tazewell Road
Fanning Funeral Home
Coiner
W.va
Andrew Coiner
Marshall University
the Parthenon
Audit Bureau of Circulation Advertising Representave. Landon Associates
College Ave
Lloyd's of London
House
Wittenberg
East Germany
Leonid Brezhnev
Norfolk Commonwealth
Joseph H. Campbell
Atlantic Permanent Savings and Loan
Teresa
SKY Club Airport
Xan Bowser
Thomas Brush
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Stephen P. Meyer
Paul S. Perfater
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