Deaths and Funerals in Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Emmett D Dunn 68 of Peterstown died Monday in Greenbrier nursing home after a long illness. Survived by wife Louise Dickson Dunn, son Marshall Lee Dunn, daughters Betty and Sue Mann, sisters Euna Lee Dunn Annie Morgan Nell Bennett, four grandchildren. Funeral Wednesday 2 p.m. Broyles Funeral Home Peterstown, burial Orchard Cemetery Ballard. Friends may call today 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. John Dove Lodge pallbearers. Mrs Woodrow Neal 61 of Bluefield dead on arrival at Bluefield hospital after long illness. Born Mercer County daughter of William P. and Lucy Mayberry Brewster. Member First Christian Church. Survived by husband, daughter Wanda Gladwell, sister Elsie Walstrum, one grandchild. Funeral Wednesday 10 a.m. Mercer Funeral Home Bluefield, burial Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Pallbearers Leonard Hall Richard Neal William Tessa John Moore Cecil Gladwell Marty Neal. Honorary pallbearers Pat Melvin Bernard Neal. Funeral home today 5-9 p.m. James Dalton 66 of Bland died Sunday in Bluefield hospital after short illness. Funeral today 12:30 p.m. Salem United Methodist Church Bland. burial in church cemetery. Survived by wife Ruby Agee Dalton, daughter Mary Ellen Dalton, three sons Jimmy Lee David C Donnie R Dalton, sisters Viola Dalton Mattie Handy Evelyn Moore Creasie Blankenship Mary Dillon, brothers Connie Dalton Bill Dalton. Church service 2 p.m. at Salem United Methodist Church Route 1 Bland with Rev Timmie Williams. Burial in church cemetery. Church today 12:30 p.m.
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Emmett Dunn
Emmett D. Dunn
Peterstown
Greenbrier
Marshall B
Lelia Dunn
Louise Dickson Dunn
Marshall Lee Dunn
Richard
Betty) Mann
Jerry
Sue) Mann
Euna Lee Dunn
Annie Morgan
Nell Bennett
Bluefield
Broyles
Ron Williams
Howard Spencer
Orchard Cemetery
Ballard
John Dove Lodge No
Woodrow Neal
Woodrow
Violet Ora) Neal
Ridgemont Drive
Mercer County
William P
Lucy Mayberry Brewster
First Christian Church
Wanda Gladwell
Elsie Walstrum
Baltimore
Mercer Funeral Home
Herbert R. Hicks
Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery
Leonard Hall
Richard Neal
William Tessa
John Moore
Cecil Gladwell
Marty Neal
Pat Melvin
Bernard
Jeep) Neal
James Dalton
James Jethro Dalton
Bland
Salem United Methodist Church
Timmie Williams
Ruby Agee Dalton
Mary Ellen Dalton
Jimmy Lee
David C
Donnie R. Dalton
Viola Dalton
Wytheville
Mattie Handy
Evelyn Moore
Pulaski
Creasie Blankenship
Mary Dillon
Roanoke
Connie Dalton
Narrows
Bill Dalton
Sylvans
Route 1
James Ratliff
James Lawson Ratliff
Grundy
Buchanan County
David and
Emmie Ratliff
Bull Creek
Ole Regular Baptist Church
Lou Annie Stiltner Ratliff
Lydia Childress
Dorothy Stevenson
Carol Hutchenson
Stella Mullins
Vansant
Gaye Coffee
Crofton
James E. Ratliff
Cretty Ratliff
Mae Underwood
Elise Compton
Alta Hurley
D.S. Ratliff
Harman Ratliff
Haysi
Fayne Rose
Houston
Tex
Fern Wright
Richmond
Carol Rose
Oxford, Mich
Ruth Payne
Cleveland, Tenn
Betty Mullins
Clintwood
Funeral services for R Berlin Farmer 69 Bluefield resident
Funeral services for R Berlin Farmer 69 of 1316 Highland Ave Bluefield will be held Wednesday at 2 pm at Craven Shires Funeral Home Chapel Bluewell. Rev Nelson Linkous will officiate with burial at Monte Vista Park Cemetery Bluefield. He was born Matoaka son of Rufus and Mary Farmer and was a Betsy Ross Bakery driver. Survivors include his wife Margaret Fox Farmer three daughters two sons a half sister two half brothers and six grandchildren. Pallbearers listed.
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R. Berlin Farmer
Highland Ave
Bluefield
Craven Shires Funeral Home
Bluewell
Nelson Linkous
Monte Vista Park
Matoaka
Rufus Jackson Farmer
Mary Alley Farmer
Betsy Ross Bakery
Margaret Fox Farmer
Sharon Farmer
Eugene
Sandra) Moricle
Newport News
Michael
Anita) Dinger
Rt. 5
Roger Farmer
Nashville
Charlie R. Hall obituary at Roanoke and Honaker area
Correction notice outlines Charlie R Hall 93 of Roanoke Va and formerly Honaker Va with services today at 1 pm at Honaker Funeral Home officiated by Rev Clyde Lambert and Rev John Massie burial in Rosnake Cemetery Ivy Ridge near Cleveland Also mentions a Daily Telegraph headline about prejudicial affidavits against two McDowell County magistrates with affidavits signed against only one magistrate plus obituary for Pauline Dinkins Wilbert Jordan 60 of Washington DC formerly of McDowell County service today at 11 am at George W Seaver Funeral Home Princeton burial in Grandview Memory Gardens Bluefield Tazewell Road.
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Nash
Walter J
Tazewell
Peery & St. Clair Funeral Home
Rev
Lowell Wright
Grandview Memory Gardens
Bluefield-Tazewell Road
Hall
Charlie R
Missouri Ave
Roanoke
Honaker
Honaker Funeral Home
Clyde Lambert
John Massie
Rosnake Cemetery
Ivy Ridge
Cleveland
The
Daily Telegraph
McDowell County
Jordan
Wilbert
Pauline Dinkins
Washington, D.C
George W. Seaver
Princeton
Self-Defense Shot Kills Princeton Man at Mercer Street
Police say the Sunday shooting death of 40 year old Dennis Walls at 124 Mercer Street was apparently in self defense after he allegedly threatened Loretta Walls and two daughters with a hatchet. No charges filed. case referred to Mercer County prosecutor. Autopsy pending. Survivors include Loretta Walls and several children and siblings. Funeral arrangements to follow.
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Princeton
Mercer Street
Bob Ellis
Ellis
Loretta Walls
Dennis Walls
Mercer St
Walls
Knight
Princeton Community Hospital
Michael P. Forbes
Sgt
W.R. Davis
C.R. Hutchens
Budget Forecast Gloomy as Deficit Near Record Levels
President Reagan's economists foresee a $109 billion deficit in 1982 and $162 billion by 1984, even before new budget cuts. The forecast reflects a worsening recession and signals a "monstrous problem" for balancing the budget, complicating early 1983 actions.
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Washington
Reagan
Congress
Bluefield Daily Telegraph masthead and info card
Bluefield Daily Telegraph established 1893 publishes every morning from 412 Bland Street Bluefield West Virginia 24701 as a member of the Associated Press Rates listed include 58.60 per year by mail and 4.90 per calendar month for home delivery Subscription changes go to P O Box 208 Bluefield West Virginia 24701 Advertising representation noted with Landon Associates.
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Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
W. Va
Associated Press
W.va
West Virginia
Audit Bureau of Circulation
P.O. Box
Landon Associates
West Virginia Opens 13 Million Heating Aid for Low Income
Gov Jay Rockefeller announced nearly 13 million dollars will be available this winter to help WV families with heating bills. Funds come from the Low Income Energy Assistance Program and will be administered by the Department of Welfare with local senior centers and community action program offices.
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Charleston
W.va
Jay Rockefeller
West Virginia
Department of Welfare
Rockefeller
Candid Camera Star Addresses Chamber of Commerce
Allen Funt legendary Candid Camera creator spoke at the Richlands awards banquet detailing joke backfires on the show. He described pranks including a knife threat and a raised telephone booth and explained production quirks to about 400 attendees.
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Candid Camera Star
Chamber of Commerce
Karen Kaplan
Daily Telegraph
Richlands
Allen Funt
Funt
Cornell University
Rehab Layoffs Announced Amid $2.3 Million Deficit
Richmond AP reports a $2.3 million deficit from inflation and cuts to federal funds will force 60 layoffs in the state Department of Rehabilitative Services. Seven of the job cuts will occur at Southwestern State Hospital in Marion.
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Richmond
State Department of Rehabilitative Services
Southwestern State Hospital
Marion
Smith seeks change of venue to curb media bias
Smith argues extensive media coverage could bias a jury and may ask for a venue change. Davis says granting a change could delay the trial, indicating potential postponement if the motion succeeds.
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Smith
Davis
Endloader Overturns Killing Man in Coal Mine
A 30-year-old Tazewell County man, William Jennings Fields of North Tazewell, Va., was killed when an endloader overturned while operating at Judy C. Coal Company in Oakwood. Fields died at Clinch Valley Community Hospital after the noon accident. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Peery and St. Clair Funeral Home in Tazewell.
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Oakwood
Tazewell County
Judy C. Coal Company
Funeral Home
William Jennings Fields
North Tazewell
Fields
Clinch Valley Community Hospital
Peery & St. Clair Funeral Home
Tazewell
City Council Lacks Quorum in Princeton
In Princeton the regular city council meeting was cancelled due to lack of a quorum with only three of seven members present. Mayor Lewis I. Skeens and councilmen E. J. Reaser and Jim Cannon attended. absent were Donzie Kessinger Bob Graham Glen Manning and Gene Bailey. Manning out of town and Kessinger family death cited. A new meeting was set for 8 p m to determine if a quorum can attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Lewis I. Skeens
Skeens
E.J. Reaser
Jim Cannon
Donzie Kessinger
Bob Graham
Glen Manning
Gene Bailey
Manning
Kessinger
Employees Win Suit Against Union Over Attacks
Nine Virginia Lime Company employees in Pearisburg were awarded 99,000 in damages from the United States Steel Workers union after an 18 month strike. They claimed daily physical and verbal assaults as they attempted to enter the plant, with racial slurs and obscenities cited. The case heads to appeal before the U.S. Supreme Court, following a prior ruling distinguishing scab remarks as robust debate. Attorneys from the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation represented the plaintiffs.
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Pearisburg
Virginia Lime Company
United States Steel Workers Union
United States Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Pearlsburg
National Right To Work Legal Defense Foundation
Bond Set For Mills In Mercer Court
72 year old Spanishburg man Charlie Zack Mills charged with murder for the November shooting at a Princeton party was released on $10,000 bond in Mercer County Circuit Court after a brief appearance with lawyer Derek Swope. Lankford, 56, died at hospital from multiple close range gunshot wounds.
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Princeton
Spanishburg
Mercer County
Charlie Zack Mills
William Lankford
Mills
John R. Frazier
Derek Swope
Lankford
Toll Booths and Salt Bans Spark DOH Bailout Debate
In Beckley West Virginia a debate over aiding the Department of Highways unfolds with two residents proposing different solutions. One calls for toll booths on all roads into the state while another urges halting salt spreading on snowy icy roads.
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Beckley
W.va
Department of Highways
Raleigh
West Virginia
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