Deaths and funerals for Earnest Parham and Martha Smith
Funeral services are set for Earnest H. Parham 55 of 310 Vine St Bluefield at 11 a.m. Thursday at John Stewart Methodist Church with burial at Restlawn Memorial Estates. Parham died Saturday en route to work. survivors include wife Ella and ten grandchildren. Also, Mrs Martha Jane Smith 87 of Superior died Tuesday after a long illness. funeral Thursday at 2 p.m. at C. J. Douglas Funeral Directory Welch with burial at Saeger Memorial Cemetery Roderfield. survivors include five daughters and six sons.
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Earnest H. Parham
Vine St
Bluefield
John Stewart Methodist Church
Harry A. Coleman
Clarence W. Tiffany
J. Matthew Coleman
Restlawn Memorial
Littleburg Road
Charleston
James and
Queenie Parham
Garnet High School
Bluefield State College
Bluefield Sanitarium
Norfolk and Western Railroad
University Club
North American Aviation Co
Princeton
Ella C. Parham
Laverice Wallace
Barbara Jean Parham
Joyce Jupiter
New Orleans
Ronald Parham
Fort Campbell
Randolph Parham
New Haven
James R. Pritchett
Leon C. Prunty
Charles Wade
Oscar Lewis
Alonzo Prigmore
Patrick Wilson
Samuel Edwards
Linkford and Richardson Funeral
Martha Jane Smith
Superior
Welch Hospital
Garnett
Polly Ann Lambert
McDowell County
Raymond Smith
Hubert Green
Bertha Richardson
Caples
Katherline Love
Baltimore
Evelyn Bayles
Welch
Irene Larry
Richmond
Herbert Smith
Grant Smith
Landgraff
Gene Smith
Man
Frances Smith
North Wilksboro
N. C
Robert Smith
Kimball
C. J. Douglas
Ralph T. Hubble
Saeger Memorial
Roderfield
Jenkins Rites Held for 86 in Princeton Area
Jessie B Jenkins 86 of Lilly Grove Princeton died at Bluefield Sanitarium after a short illness born Aug 25 1880 Wytheville Va predeceased by wife Josephine Cecil Jenkins six sons and 45 grandchildren survive along with a brother and several daughters Funeral services conducted at Bailey Funeral Home Princeton with burial in Roselawn Memory Gardens Sonia Tanner found frozen to death near Green Valley will have funeral services at Bailey Funeral Home Chapel Princeton with burial at Belcher Cemetery Littlesburg Survivors include three sons and three daughters Friends may call after 1 p.m. Wednesday
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Jessie B. Jenkins
Lilly Grove Addition
Princeton
Bluefield Sanitarium
Wytheville
Josephine Cecil Jenkins
Maggie Regan
Loraine Haynes
Pauline Shrader
Matoaka
Effie Parks
New Castle
Del
Mabel Sparks
Beatwayn
Carl
Clarence Jenkins
Raymond
Lawrence
Arland
Benson Jenkins
Thomas Jenkins
Lashmeet
Bailey Funeral Home
Ben Woodring
Roy Martin
Roselawn Memory Gardens
Bluefield- Princeton Road
Fueral
Sonia Tanner
Green Valley
Bailey
Bellflower
Calif
Nora Mae Neel
Bluefield
Rizzuto and Thompson Rites Mark Turbulent Week in Virginia
Mrs. Dana Lorraine Ernest Rizzuto of Falls Mills Virginia died in New York City after a two week illness. Survivors include two sisters and three brothers. Burial at Valley Vista Cemetery on Bluefield Road. John J. Thompson Jr. former Athens police chief died at home after a heart attack. He is survived by his wife and sister. Services at Seaver Mortuary in Princeton with burial in Athens Cemetery.
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Dana Lorraine Ernest Rizzuto
F. H
Janie Ann Laxton Ernest
Falls Mills
Polyclinic
New York City
Ennis
W. Va
Helen Tickle
Yards
Edith Valencia
Lockport
David Ernest
Joe Ernest
Chicago
Tll
John J. Thompson Jr
Athens
State St
Athens Methodist Church
Ruth M. Thompson
Kenneth van Wyenen
Ramsey
N. J
Seaver Mortuary
Princeton
Athens Cemetery
William Lewis Dies at Home in Bluefield
William Lewis of 1217 Norfolk Street Bluefield died Tuesday at his residence after an extended illness. The body remains at Linkford and Richardson Funeral Home pending funeral plans.
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William Lewis
Norfolk St
Bluefield
Linkford and Richardson
Daily Telegraph Publishing House Notice
Established 1893, Bluefield West Virginia. Daily morning edition by Daily Telegraph Printing Co. Subscription rates listed for carrier and mail. Associated Press license and Katz Agency advertising representation noted.
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Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
W. Va
Associated Press
West Virginia
Audit Bureau of Circular Advertising
The
Katz Agency, Inc
Dyson Rites Pending For Mercer County Coal Miner
Funeral arrangements for William G Dyson of Lorton Lick Road near Bluewell are pending at Cravens Funeral Home in Bluewell awaiting the arrival of a son from Vietnam. He was born in Mountain City Tennessee, son of the late Marion F and Emma Woody Dyson. A Mercer County resident for 25 years, he was a retired coal miner last employed by Arista Coal Company near Matoaka. Survivors include wife Myrtle Faye Baker Dyson of the home, four daughters Betty Dyson of Bluefield Ellen Gaither of Princeton Vickie Lynn Dyson of the home and Mrs. Fred Davis of Hammond Indiana, four sons Tommy Dyson in Vietnam Ralph Dyson Elyria Ohio Roger Dyson Fort Wayne Ind Lawrence Dyson of the home, two sisters Anna Martin of Bristol Tennessee Evilee Mercer of California, five grandchildren.
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William G. Dyson
Lorton Lick Road
Bluewell
Cravens Funeral
Viet Nam
Mountain City
Tenn
Marion F
Emma Woody Dyson
Mercer County
Arista Coal Company
Matoaka
Myrtle Faye Baker Dyson
Fred Davis
Hammond
Ind
Betty Dyson
Bluefield
Ellen Gaither
Princeton
Vickie Lynn Dyson
Tommy F. Dyson
U. S. Army
Ralph Dyson
Elyria
Ohio
Roger Dyson
Fort Wayne
Lawrence Dyson
Anna Martin
Bristol
Evilee Mercer
California
Daley Farmer Nunn obituary from Bland to Ohio dies at 81
Daley Farmer Nunn 81, of South Amhurst Ohio formerly of Bland and Bluefield WV died Monday morning in Ohio. Born in Bland he was son of the late Booker and wife. Survived by two sons Edgar Glen Daniels and Charles South Amhurst two daughters Ruby Surveyor Martha Bluefield one sister Pearley Pruett Popular Hill Va one brother Luther Bluefield 13 grandchildren and several great grandchildren. Funeral at 2 p.m. Thursday Glen Daniels with burial Mount Tabor Cemetery near Beckley.
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Daley Farmer Nunn
South Amhurst
Ohio
Bland
Bluefield
Booker Nunn
Edgar Nunn
Glen Daniels
Charles Nunn
Ruby Clay
Surveyor
Martha Aliff
Pearley Pruett
Popular Hill
Luther Nunn
Mount Tabor Cemetery
Beckley
Obituary for Hubert B. Lucas of Gold Bond Virginia
Hubert B. Lucas 81 died suddenly at home in Gold Bond Virginia on Tuesday. Survived by wife Lena M Lucas four daughters Elizabeth Davidson Katharine King George Davidson Eloise Snyder two sons Woodrow Lucas Archie Lucas one sister Maggie Keene and multiple grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral held Thursday at Williams Jamison Funeral Home Chapel Pembroke Virginia with burial in Burchlawn Memory Pearisburg Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert B. Lucas
Goldbond
Lena M. Lucas
Eliabeth Davidson
Katherine King
George Davidson
Harrisonburg
Eloise Snyder
St. Albans
Woodrow Lucas
Hopkinsville
Archie Lucas
Richmond
Maggie Keene
Beckley
Williams- Jamison Funeral Home Chapel
Pembroke
Burchlawn
Pearisburg
William Shields 78 Davy Miner Dies After Long Illness
William P. Shields of Davy, aged 78, died at home Tuesday after a 19 year illness. Born in Baileysville, he was a retired miner and longtime Davy resident. Surviving are his wife Ethel Morgan Shields, a sister Mrs Merlie Rose of Pineville, and a brother Ive Shields of Martinsville, Va. The funeral was at the Shields residence Thursday at 2 p.m. with burial in Morgan Cemetery at Davy. The body was moved from Fanning Funeral Home in Welch to the residence today at 4 p.m.
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William PP. Shields
Davy
Baileysville
Alex
Chloe Ellis Shields
Ethel Morgan Shields
Mos
Merlie Rose
Pineville
Ive Shields
Martinsville
Shields
Morgan Cemetery
Fanning Funeral Home
Welch
Death notice for Edwin Roark of Chase City Virginia
Delayed notice reports the death of Edwin Roark, 50, of Chase City Virginia, who had been ill since October. He is survived by his wife five children four brothers and five sisters. Funeral services and burial occurred in Chase City on Monday. His brother Jack Roark resides on Rt. 3 Bluefield.
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Edwin Roark
Chase City
Bluefield
Jack Roark
Rt. 3
Infant Allen Wayne Alfred Dies in Cleveland
Allen Wayne Alfred six months old of Whitewood Virginia died in Cleveland Ohio on Saturday Survivors include his mother Rosa Lee Alfred and maternal grandparents Bill Alfred Rose Cole Church Whitewood Rev Richard Kennedy officiated Burial will follow at Cole Cemetery near Whitewood Body moved from Hurst Secott Funeral Home Richlands Virginia to grandparents home today to await funeral hour
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Allen Wayne Alfred
Whitewood
Cleveland
Ohio
Rosa Lee Alfred
Bill Alfred
Rose Cole Church
Richard Kennedy
Cole Cemetery
Hurst-Secott Funeral
Richlands
Funeral services for Fred Hankins held at Canebrake church
Funeral services for Fred Hankins age 45 of Canebrake will be Thursday at 1 p.m. at the Canebrake Freewill Baptist Church with Rev. A H Morrison and Eloise Sargent officiating. Burial follows at Hartwell Cemetery. Pallbearers listed. Hurst Scott Funeral Home to convey remains to Mrs. Sargent's residence for viewing.
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Fred Hankins
Canebrake
Canebrake Freewill Baptist Church
A. H Morrison
Eloise Sargent
Hartwell Cemetery
E. H. Davidson
LeRoy Bandy
Sidney Davis
Stuart Hall
Cecil Matney
Frank Bishman
Clyde Asbury
Clyde Stout
Hurst - Scott Funeral Home
Richlands
Sargent
Jenny K. Sweeney 81 Dies in Virginia Hospital
Mrs Jenny K Sweeney 81 of Caretta died Tuesday afternoon in Jeffersonville Hospital Tazewell VA The body was taken to Hawkins Funeral Home Bluefield for funeral arrangements pending completion
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Jenny K. Sweeney
Caretta
Jeffersonville
Tazewell
Hawkins Furnal Home
Bluefield
Homemakers Club to Sponsor Christmas Bazaar in Bluefield
The Altha Allen Homemakers Club of Bluefield will hold a Christmas Bazaar Saturday at 10 a.m. at the American Legion post on North Mercer Street. Mrs. Mary Collins serves as president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altha Allen Homemakers Club of
Bluefield
American Legion Post
North Mercer Street
Mary Collins
Virginia weighs VA vote rights act exit options
Top Virginia officials met in Richmond to discuss potential steps to exempt the state from the Federal Voting Rights Act of 1965. Gov Godwin said no decision was made and noted discussions covered election laws and possible avenues, with several legal aides present. Virginia faced federal scrutiny after its low 1964 presidential voter turnout.
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Richmond
Godwin
Virginia
Atty
Robert Y. Button
Robert D. McIlwaine III
David J. Mays
Carter C. Lowance
Washington
William D. Rogers
John D. Hawke Jr
General Assembly
Kiwanis Ideals Discussed by President Elect Karnes
President-Elect Claude Karnes spoke at Matoaka Kiwanis meeting on Kiwanis Aims and Ideals and his 1967 program plans at Matoaka High School. He will be installed January 10 succeeding A. J. Davis and set a 1967 membership goal of six new members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Karnes
Matoaka Kiwanians
Matoaka High School
Kiwanis
Karnes
A. J. Davis
Fares of Bluefield area mourners gather for services
Funeral notices for William Leffel Myers 83 of 611 Frederick St Bluefield with service at Mercer Funeral Home Chapel Bluefield officiated by Dr Malcolm Fuller and Dr J Taylor Stinson. Burial Monte Vista Park Cemetery. Pallbearers Homer Tabor Ralph Brown Keith Chambers Walter King Bus Theodorou W H Long. Honorary pallbearers listed. Osbert R Hankins 52 of War to be buried Saeger Memorial Cemetery Roderfield after service at Church of God War officiated by Rev A J Gardner. Body moved from O J Douglas Funeral Home Welch to Douglas Mortuary War. Mrs Fannie Louise Trenor 7 Bluefield service Hawkins Funeral Home Bluefield burial Monte Vista Park Cemetery pallbearers Milton Dotson C R Mahoney Charles Cromer John Dellis W H Long Earl Scott.
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George Spangler
Hugh Spangler
Lawrence Bradley
Ralph Thompson
Robert Hearn
W. B. Martin
Raymond Altice
J. P. Hines
M. F Bivens
Charles Derenge
N. B. Gordon
Hankins
Osbert R
Church of God At War
A. J. Gardner
Saeger Memorial
Roderfield
J. Douglas
Welch
Douglas Mortuary
War
Trenor
Fannie Louise
Bluefield
Hawkins
Rev
R. T. Mallory
Monte Vista Park
Milton Dotson
C. R. Mahoney
Charles Cromer
John Dellis
W. H. Long
Earl Scott
Mercer Miner Fatally Crushed Near Bramwell
A 63-year-old Mercer County man, Harvey George Christian of Lorton Lick Road near Montcalm, was killed Tuesday at noon in a lining accident near Bramwell while cleaning around a belt line. He worked for Whitt Coal Co. and died en route to Bluefield Sanitarium. The body rests at Cravens Funeral Home in Bluewell pending funeral plans.
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Mercer County
Bramwell
Harvey George Christian
Lorton Lick Road
Montcalm
Bluefield Sanitarium
Whitt Coal Co
Maggie Geneva Christian
Cravens Funeral Home
Bluewell
Deeds and Marriage Permit Recorded in Mercer County
Mercer County Courthouse recorded two deeds and a marriage license Tuesday. Edwtha R and A A Kercher deed to Charles W and Nancy E Whitman for lot 13 section 312 Bluefield valued 1800. C M Rudder Jr to James and Georgia Pennington for tract in Beaver Pond District valued 1900. Walter Wayne Crosley of Bragg and Darlene Dianna Rodman of Princeton issued a marriage license. Also a suit Sandra Land Company burn vs Richard Wayne Burn objected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer County
Edwtha R
A. A. Kercher
Charles W
Nancy E. Whitman
City of
Bluefield
C. M. Rudder Jr
James
Georgia Pennington
Beaver Pond
Walter Wayne Crosley
Bragg
Darlene Dianna Rodman
Princeton
Housing Project Plea to Restart in Bluefield Area
The Mercer-Tazewell County Council on Human Relations urges action to restart Bluefield Housing Projects. It cites poverty causes, dilapidated homes, and lack of public aid, praising local editorials and chambers for support. The call focuses on funding, repairs, and reactivation of the housing program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Sunset News Observer
Bluefield
Bluefield Chambbr of Commerce
Mercer - Tazewell
Pearl Harbor memorial marks 25 years since attack
The Pearl Harbor memorial honors 2,409 fallen and 1,178 injured from the 1941 attack. The USS Arizona remains a memorial vessel with a marble wall listing those who died aboard her.
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U.S
Pearl Harbor
America
Arizona
U. S. Navy
Bluefield High Student Injured in Hit and Run
Bluefield police investigate a hit-and-run in the high school parking lot injuring 16 year old David Gene Watkins. Watkins and Carliss Crawford were in the lot when a red 1963 Ford struck Watkins and fled. Watkins treated at Bluefield Sanitarium and released. police pursue several clues.
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Bluefield High School
David Gene Watkins
Bluefield
Watkins
Bluefield Sanitarium
Carliss Crawford
Crawford
Watkin
Robert E. Lee
Conference debates all volunteer army as alternative to draft
More than 100 scholars government specialists and students debated an all volunteer professional army as a substitute for the draft. Milton Friedman and Walter Oi proposed feasibility while Harold Wool warned against predicting mass conscription outcomes. No consensus reached as four day conference nears close.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Friedman
University of Chicago
Walter Y. Oi
University of Washington
Harold Wool
Defense Department
National Commission On Selective Service
Johnson
U.S
Viet Nam
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Dan P. McMullin
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J. L. McNabb
Alonzo McCue
Mountain Motors
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Hugh A. Bell
Warren Brooks
J. S. Bobbitt
Elwood Ballard
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Cumberland Garden Club
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