Deaths and Funerals in Davy and Mullens
Frederick Morris Bennett 62 of Davy dies after long illness in Welch hospital. He leaves a widow Aliie Tilley Bennett and children Andrew David Lee Elizabeth Katherine Wanda Margaret Ann and more relations. Services Monday at Freewill Baptist Church Big Jenny with burial at Justice Cemetery Asco. Bertha Lester 47 of Bud dies after short illness in Mullens hospital. Survivors include husband Elzie Lester two sons and two daughters. Services Tuesday at Sam Foglesong Neace Neely Funeral Home Mullens with burial at Hickory Ridge Cemetery Bud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Morris Bennett
Davy
Welch
Elizabeth Parks Bennett
Andrew J. Bennett
Union
Freewill Baptist Church
Aliie Tilley Bennett
Andrew
David Lee Bennett
Lincoln
Neb
Donnie
Elizabeth) Rose
Katherine Rushbrook
Richard
Wanda) Sheldon
Margaret Ann Bennett
John
Margaret) Vaught
Wilmington
Del
Big Jenny
Virgil Akers
Justice
Asco
Fanning Funeral Home
Bertha Lester
Bud
Mullens Hospital
Garland
Augusta Wyatt
Elzie Lester
Larry Dale Lester
Long Beach
Calif
Elzie Eugene Lester
Bromholder
Germany
Rebecca Hopkins
Mullens
Esther Richards
Beechwood
Donald Toler
Brenton
Ruby Lyons
Jean Horton
Bath
N. Y
Joyce Wyatt
Oakland
Sam Foglesong
Neace & Neely
Elbert Hudgins
Hickory Ridge
Death of Herbert Hale of Narrows Va
Herbert Hale 50 of Narrows Va died Friday in a Pearisburg Va hospital after a long illness. He was a son of the late Thomas Franklin Hale and Mary Elizabeth Bruce Hale. Survived by widow Elma H Hager Hale two brothers Tommy Hale Oakvale and Terry Hale Prin cteton four sisters Kathleen Dove Bluefield Pansey Street Wilmington Del Jo Burton and Bulis Hale Narrows. Services conducted Monday at 2 p m at Riffe's Funeral Home Chapel Narrows with Rev Kenner Kitts officiating. Burial Cedar Grove Cemetery. Funeral home today after 3 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Hale Herbert Hale
Narrows
Pearisburg
Thomas Franklin
Mary Elizabeth Bruce Hale
Elma H. Hager Hale
Tommy Hale
Oakvale
Terry Hale
Princeton
Kathleen Dove
Bluefield
Pansey Street
Wilmington
Del
Jo Burton
Bulis Hale
Riffe
Kenner Kitts
Cedar Grove
Reverend Troy E Ford Dies at 72 in Speedway
Rev. Troy E. Ford 72 of Speedway died Friday in a Bluefield hospital after a short illness. Funeral arrangements were incomplete at Memorial Funeral Directory in Princeton.
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Troy E. Ford
Speedway
Bluefield
Princeton
Obituaries for Collins Osborne and Tabor in Bluefield area
Three funeral notices list Ethel S. Collins 67 of Harrisburg formerly Squire with services at Greever Chapel and burial at Grandview Memory Gardens. Purver Osborne 67 of Rt 4 Bluefield dies with service at Mercer Funeral Home and burial at Maple Hill Cemetery Bluefield. Susie Davidson Tabor 32 of 109 Logan Street Bluefield dies with service at Dudley Memorial Chapel and burial at Grandview Memory Gardens.
Daily Telegraph Press Notice and Rates
A historical notice from the Daily Telegraph Printing Co of Bluefield West Virginia outlines subscription rates by mail for West Virginia zones and home delivery costs. It notes Associated Press affiliation and lists advertising representation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
Associated Press
Loca! News
West Virginia
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Mathews, Swannon & Cullen
Mrs Martha Anderson 86 Dies After Long Illness
Mrs Martha Anderson of Alpeca died Thursday night in a Rockledge Florida hospital after a long illness. She was born in Bud the daughter of Stephen and Hortense Moran. Her husband Wetzel Anderson died in 1937. Survived by son Carl Anderson Rockledge Daughter Beulah White Alpeca eight grandchildren six great grandchildren. Services were held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Sam Fogleson Neace and Neely Funeral Home Chapel Mullens with Rev John J Rineheart officiating. Burial followed Resthaven Memorial Park Princeton. Funeral home Tuesday 5 to [text truncated].
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Anderson
Alpeca
Rockledge
Fla
Bud
Stephen and
Hortense Evans Moran
Wetzel Anderson
Carl Anderson
Beulah White
Sam Fogleson
Neace & Neely Funeral Home Chapel
Mullens
John J. Rineheart
Resthaven Memorial Park
Princeton
Death of Bessie Scott Hundley in Bluefield at 82
Bessie Scott Hundley age 82 of Rt 4 Bluefield died Saturday in a Bluefield hospital after a short illness. The Cravens Shires Funeral Home in Bluewell is handling arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Scott Hundley
Rt. 4
Bluefield
Cravens-Shires
Bluewell
Yale Celebration Set Saturday
The Tazewell area hosts a Christmas Celebration Saturday with a 6 p.m. parade and afternoon entertainment. THS Band stage shows run 2 to 4:30 p.m. at various venues, floats reviewed at Carline Center, parade moves down Tazewell Ave to Rt. 19 460 and West End Service Station. Santa visits retail merchants. Graham and SVCC bands also perform. entry contact Ben Lineberry at 988 5901. Cyprus and Crete geography note included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tazewell
THS
Green Keys
North Tazewell
Carline Community Center
North
Tazewell Ave
West End
Santa Claus
Graham High School
SVCC
Retail Merchants Committee
Tazewell Chamber of Commerce
Ben Lineberry
The
Chamber
Ohio Man Escapes Injury After I 77 Crash
A 19 year old Ohio man Charles C Quinn of Parma escaped injury when his 1969 model vehicle overturned on I 77 near the East River Mountain Tunnel after high speed loss of control. The Mercer County Deputy charged him with failure to keep his vehicle under control. The accident occurred about 3 40 a m Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Bluefield
Mercer County
Frank Wood III
Charles C. Quinn
Parma
East River Mountain Tunnel
Wood
Quinn
Pension plan expands eligibility for coal miners in 1974
The United Mine Workers says about 15 000 members could retire under a new graduated pension program in 1975 with top monthly benefits of 510 dollars. The scheme replaces the old plan and scales benefits by years of service for retirees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W.va
United Mine Workers Union
UMW
Arnold Miller
Wreck Damages McDowell Property on Route 52
An accident on U S Route 52 at Switchback caused about 800 in property damage at 1 p m Saturday. Pamela K. Blankenship 21 of Worth stopped for excavation when Booker T. Stephens 31 of Northfork failed to stop, no citations issued due to inadequate flagman. Trooper W A Johnson investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Rt. 52
Pamela K. Blankenship
Worth
Booker T. Stephens
Northfork
W. A. Johnson
Three Teamsters Freed After Hoffa Witness Lineup
Three New Jersey Teamsters Salvatore Briguglio Gabriel Briguglio and Thomas Andretta were released after a lineup viewed by a secret government witness who says he saw James R Hoffa abducted. The lineup followed a court order and charges were dropped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontiac, Mich
New Jersey
James R. Hoffa
Ers
Hoffa
Robert Ozer
U.S
Detroit
Salvatore Briguglio
Gabriel
Thomas Andretta
Union City
N.J
Guy
William Bufalino
Bufalino
Teamsters’ Union
Anthony
Tony Pro” Proven
Charleston Man Charged in Florence County Murders
A Charleston man James Kony Judy was arrested and charged with murder in the killings of six people whose bodies were found in three shallow graves near Florence County. One identified victim Johnny Sellers, 38, of North Charleston, had been missing since June 1974. The investigation linked a second suspect Donald Gaskins, held on auto theft charges, though no charges tied to the murders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence
Barnes
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston
Donald Gaskins
Central Correctional Institution
Columbia
No Injuries Reported In Leckie Accident
Four year old accidentally floored a 1966 GMC pickup as the vehicle rolled downhill into the Roger Holliman residence in Leckie. Samuel Warren suffered minor cuts while the infant in the Holliman home escaped unharmed. Authorities called it a freak accident with no charges filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leckie
McDowell County
Scottie Warren
Samuel Warren
Warren
W. A. Johnson
Johnson
Viets Will Return Bodies Of 3 Soldiers
Paris reports North Vietnam pledges to return the bodies of three American pilots Maj Jesse Taylor Jr killed 1965 Maj Crosley James Fitton killed 1968 and Capt Ronald Dwight Perry killed 1972. North Vietnam says no other Americans are dead or alive and notes no trace of about 850 missing or held. Talks with U S House committee on Missing Persons described as successful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Vo van Sung
North Vietnam
France
U.S
House of Representatives Select Committee On Missing Persons
Jesse Taylor Jr
Crosley James Fitton
Ronald Dwight Perry
Power Failure Disrupts Bluefield Lights and Services
A Saturday night power outage affected many street lights and several businesses and homes in Bluefield. Appalachian Power Co. attributed the failure to underground cable issues in the East End, with areas near downtown and East Wyoming Street, Giles Street, Bland Street, Federal Street, and Princeton Avenue affected. Most service was restored by about 8 30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
North Street
Bland Street
Princeton Avenue
Dan Henderson
David Williams
Appalachian Power Co
East End
City
East Wyoming Street
Giles Street
Federal Street
Youths Arrested For Break-Ins In Bluefield
Three juveniles were arrested by Bluefield City Police Saturday after breaking into a residence on Augusta Street and confessing to multiple prior break-ins. They admitted thefts from G. Elliott’s Bluefield home and a church parsonage, totaling $200 to $300 and jewelry. One 14 year old remained in custody. the other two, ages 16 and 14, were released to parents. Police Sgt. Mathena and Patrolman Cody Reed led the arrests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield City
Augusta Street
Jim Dent
Dent
G. Elliott
North Street
Bluefield
Cherry Street
Lyndale Avenue
Mathena
Cody Reed
Accident Claims Ex City Youth
An eight year old former Bluefield resident Samuel Dean Glass was killed in Newport News Virginia when a .22 caliber pistol discharged while his older brother Steven thirteen cleaned the handgun. He died on arrival at Newport News Hospital. Survivors include his mother Maxine Glass two brothers Michael and Steven two sisters Kathi Jones and Mrs Robert Dorsey. Funeral services were held Monday at Peninsula Funeral Home with burial to follow. Police investigated the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Newport News
Samuel Dean Glass
Steven
Maxine Glass
Michael Glass
Steven Glass
Pocahontas Woman Wins $100 Give-Away
Mrs. Betty Synan of Pocahontas Virginia won a $100 grocery give-away at Bluefield Qustomy Association’s Christmas party held at Frankie’s La Salute Bluewell. The event drew 39 members and guests with door prizes donated by local businesses. Gail Jones serves as association president. Charles Martel defeated the Moslems at Tours in 732, halting their advance in western Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield Qustomy Association
Betty Synan
Pocahontas
Bluewell
Gail Jones
Charles Martel
Tours
Europe
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Bluefield Civitan Club
Bluefield High School Junior Civitan Club
Bluefield Chamber of Commerce
Santa
First Christian Church
Matoaka
Charles Blankenship
Frederick M. Bennett
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Mrs
Bessie Hundley
Yale
Cyprus
Mediterranean
Asia
Crete
West Cumberland Rd
Birefield
McDowell
Ralph Guy
Teamsters
U.S. District Court
James P. Churchill
Churchill
UAL
United Airlines
Washington
Charleston,s.c
Gaskins
Junior Parrott
Prospect
City of
Roger Holliman
Roger Holliman Jr
Viets
Econo
Travel
Imotor Hotel
Econo-Travel Motor Hotel
Roanoke
Franklin Rd
S.W. Cross
Tanglewood Mall
Orange Ave . NW
Roanoke Civic Center
Thirlane Rd
Airport and Crossroads Mall
E. Main St
Salem
Roanoke Salem Civic Center
Derry
Beltone
Llone
Wythe Ave
Bluefield Monument Company
Virginia
LIB Williams Advertising Manager
Wmjd RaDio
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