Obituary notices and death toll from Bluefield area
Charlie C Wright 71 of English Va died after a short illness in Welch hospital. Survived by wife Grace Crusenberry Wright two sons, Bill and Herman Wright, a step son and seven grandchildren. Funeral Tuesday at Abbs Valley Church of God with burial in church cemetery. Mrs Eugene Kearney 68 of Gilliam died after lengthy illness in Bluefield hospital. Survived by husband Eugene two sons James Edward and Jessie one daughter Velma and several siblings. Funeral at Mt Ebenezer Algoma. Bertha May Dillon 84 of Durhing dead on arrival at Bluefield hospital. Carl J Donley 70 of Princeton died after short illness. Survivors include five sons and seven daughters. Funeral Tuesday at Burns-Wornal Chapel with burial at Smith Family Cemetery. William Harvey Justus 91 of Hurley died at Mountain Manor Rest Home. Survived by daughter Flossie Virginia Cook two sons Sanford and Sidney Justus and many grandchildren. Funeral Tuesday at Justus Dotson Cemetery with church service and pallbearers. Mrs Mary Lorene Martin 63 of Lerena died in Princeton hospital. Survived by husband Roy H. Martin and one son Steven, two daughters, four sisters and two brothers. Funeral Tuesday Burns-Wornal Chapel. Michael Lee Chilco 28 of Chesapeake Va formerly of Bluewell hit by car. Funeral arrangements incomplete. Mrs Marlene Nada Williams 48 of Bluefield died in hospital. Funeral arrangements incomplete. Lester Wadham Graveside services in Princeton with full military rites by US Army. Myrtle Emily Dye 72 of Swords Creek funeral today in Honaker. Anna Mae Winfrey 74 of Princeton funeral today in Princeton. Details include multiple family names, locations, and religious affiliations.
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Charlie Wright
Charlie C. Wright
English
Abbs Valley
Welch
Tazewell County
Troy
Maggie Kinser Wright
Consolidation Coal Co
Trinity Assembly of English
Linda Wright Nipper
Paul
Carl Wright
Elsie McQuire
Grace Crusenberry Wright
Bill Wright
Springville
Herman Wright
Harry Lee Crusenberry
Manassas
Kelly Wright
North Tazewell
Troy Wright
Silver Springs
Otis
Johnny Wright
Baltimore
Ann Benton
Mamie Brooks
Rebecca Williams
Ellis Johnson
Margaret Wilson
Abbs Valley Church
Steve Morris
Bobby Mathena
Buddy Rider
Bill Payne
Bill Murphy
Randy
Gary
Leonard Hall Jr
Rodriguez-Pocahontas Union
Pocahontas
Eugene Kearney
Eugene
Beatrice G.) Kearney
Gilliam
Bluefield
Bakewell
Hamilton County
Tenn
George Thomas
Julia Brown Gallaher
McDowell County
Mt. Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church
Algoma
James Edward Kearney
Roanoke
Jessie Kearney
Velma Kearney
Daisy Fields Moorman
Upland
Valerise Hardy
Long Beach
N.Y
Mt. Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church of
Alonzo Holley
J.A
Carl J. Donley
Route 2
Princeton
West Virginia
Dick and
Cosby Smith Donley
Donald
Clyde Donley
Carl Donley, Jr
Columbia
Frederick Donley
Landover
Glenn Donley
Takoma
Wash
Joe
Sylvia) Phillips
Pryor
Okla
Benton
Shirley) Thomas
Blue Springs
Dennis
Wilma) Finn
Columbus
Ohio
Larry
Nancy) Larue
Terrell
Rebecca) Hatcher
Shawsville
Sam
Alletta) Aboulhosa
Nedcong
N.J
Memorial
Athens Road
New Hope Road
William Harvey Justus
Hurley
Mountain Manor
Prestonburg
Adam Justus
Flossie Virginia Cook
Justice
Sanford Justus
Sidney Justus
Blackey Baptist Mission
Lonnie Morrison
Arville Collins
Hufford Rife
Justus Dotson
Laurel
Mary Martin
Mary Lorene Martin
Lerena
Speedway
Andrew and
Cynthia Shorter Caldwell
Sun Rise Chapel
Roy H. Martin
Steven A. Martin
Boston
Mass
Willard
Maxine) Dalton
Detroit
Mich
Jack
Freda Gail) Fenton
Cleveland
Naoma White
Edward Crews
Ira Wiley
Lerona
Lakey Wiley
Athens
Lloyd Caldwell
Woodrow Caldwell
Memorial Funeral Directory
Paul Hall
Ray Farrow
Wiley
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Publication Details and Rates
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph urges readers to note its establishment in 1893 and its publication by the Daily Telegraph Printing Co. The notice lists mailing rates by zone and WV, home delivery costs, and the paper's association with the Associated Press and the Audit Bureau of Circulation.
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Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
Associated Press
W.va
West Virginia
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Landon
Reagan Weighs Far East Trip After Latin America Tour
President Reagan said a Far East visit was under consideration for late winter or early spring while noting no set plans. He had just completed a five day journey through four Latin American countries meeting six presidents, promising Brazil a 1.2 billion loan and signaling continued aid to El Salvador and Guatemala amid human rights concerns.
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Washington
Reagan
Far East
Central
South America
Costa Rica
Brazil
Colombia
el Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Orient
White House
Larry Speakes
Air Force One
Central American
Americas
North America
Zilians
International Monetary Fund
Brasilia
Joao Baptiste Figueiredo
United States
Alvaro Magana
Efrain Rios Montt
U.S
Magana
San Jose
Rios Montt
Congress
MX Missile Faces Renewed Battles In Lame-Duck Congress
In Washington the MX missile again draws fire as Congress moves to a $231.6 billion defense bill. Rep. Addabbo may seek amendments to cut MX production and most R&D funding. Reagan urges support while Sen. Hatfield predicts MX defeat in the Senate. Congress also considers a nickel gas tax and jobless measures amid 10.8 percent unemployment.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
House
Joseph P. Addabbo
D-N.y
Addabbo
Reagan
Appropriations
Congress
Mark Hatfield
Rove
Senate Appropriations Committee
Hatfield
NBC
Senate
Defense Department
McGraw See Re elected As Party Leaders In West Virginia
West Virginia Democrats re elected Senate President Warren McGraw and House Speaker Clyde Lee to their posts, affirming loyalist leadership after shelving a bid to replace McGraw. GOP picked Larry Swann as minority leader, defeating James Teets in a caucus vote amid planned January session ceremonial elections. Teets fate unchanged for now as House clerk Donald Kopp won 47 39 over incumbent Blankenship. Senate Clerk Todd Willis re elected unopposed. In Japan spilling salt is seen as good luck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W.va
Senate
Warren McGraw
House
Clyde Lee
McGraw
Lee
House of Delegates
Del
Larry Swann
West Union
James W. Teets
Terra Alta
GOP
Swann
Teets
Sandy Rogers
R-Wood
Donald Kopp
Clarksburg
C. A. Blankenship
Todd Willis
Japan
Two Co-Winners Named In Mercer County Junior Miss
Debbie Davidson and Angie Faulkner were chosen as co-winners of the Mercer County Junior Miss contest held at Bluefield State College Basic Science Building. Each will receive 350 toward college tuition. Davidson and Faulkner advance to the state pageant at Concord College in March 1983, with potential to enter the national America’s Junior Miss pageant in Mobile, Alabama.
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Debbie Davidson
Angie Faulkner
Mercer County
Bluefield State College
Davidson
Bluefield High School
Faulkner
Princeton High School
Mary Jo Babbitt
Linda Davis
Davis
Sandi Thomas
John Davidson
Sandra Douglas
Ben Faulkner
Leonard Davis
Myra Baskin
Katherine Goad
Patricia Oliver
Bluefield High
Sherri Bailey
Bramwell High
Kathleen Nank
Kristin Southern
Sandra Thomas
Princeton High
Concord College Alexander Fine Arts
Mobile
Ala
Babbitt
Pocahontas Land Defends Role In Coal Development
N&aw Crickmer and colleagues defend Pocahontas Land and N&W, arguing their consolidation of fragmented coal lands boosts recovery to 80 percent underground versus 63 percent regionally, extends mine life, and spurs county development despite criticism of land control. They cite McDowell County's century of mining and note taxes paid, while activists say land control hinders housing and civic duties.
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Crickmer
Raines
Pocahontas
Appalachia
Pocahontas Land
Martin County
N&w
Horton
Gulf States Bristle at U S Middle East Policy
Arab diplomats say Egypt avoided Jade Tiger exercises amid U S pressure on Israel for a broader Middle East settlement. The United States faces Gulf resentment over perceived pro Israeli bias and limited action on a comprehensive peace. The Reagan administration weighs Lebanon’s request for more troops as a peacekeeping force forms after expelling thousands of Palestinian guerrillas. About 6500 U S troops trained in Bright Start across Egypt and Oman last year as part of Rapid Deployment Force maneuvers.
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U.S
Egypt
Oman
Israel
Middle East
Gulf Region
United States
Atomic Blast Recorded Seismic Signals Recounted
Seismic signals captured by the U S Atomic Energy Detection System late Saturday night were attributed to a Soviet underground nuclear test. Defense official Jim Cannon said the event appeared to have occurred at 10 37 p m EST at the Semipalatinsk test site in Siberia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.S. Atomic Energy Detection System
U.S
Jim Cannon
Defense Arm
The
Energy Department
Semipalatinsk
Siberia
Moore Not Liable For Buffalo Creek
A West Virginia legislative committee shelved plans to hold ex Governor Arch Moore personally liable for part of the Buffalo Creek debt. A legal memo from the legislative services office concluded officials are not personally liable for acts within official duties unless specifically prohibited by law.
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Charleston
W.va
Arch Moore
Buffalo Creek
Legislative Services Office
Mark Jasper
Logan County
Pittston Co
Pittston
Moore
Army Corps of Engineers
Gilbert Creek
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Bertha Dillon
Bertha May Dillon
Durhing
Craven-Shires
Bluewell
Carl Donley
William Justus
Michael Chilco
Michael Lee Chilco
George Washington Highway
Chesapeake
Funeral Home
Craven Shires Funeral
Marlene Williams
Marlene Nada Williams
Horton Rd
Mercer Funeral Home
Wadham
Lester B. Wadham
O 9Th St
Treasure Island
Fla
Oakwood Cemetery
Jimmy Jones
Col
United States Army
Fort Knox
Dye
Myrtle Emily (Emma
Swords Creek
Honaker
Thurman Honaker
Kyle Brown
Howard Bostic
Lynn Springs
Winfrey
Anna Mae
City View Heights
George W. Seaver
Richard Flowers
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Clark
Jarvik
Peterson
University of Utah
Margaret Miller
St. Luke’s
Highway 460
Southview Or
Rei
Warrenizing Cleaners
Northfork
N&aw
McDowell
Lebanon
Atomic Blast
Agena
Danforth Insurance Agency
LOTI
Eetire
Fairmont
East Cumberland RD
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