Obituaries and Deaths in the Region 1997
A list of local deaths with ages, last residences, and date of death including Ballard Bishop 75 Princeton. Royall maybe Tazewell. Ronell Cooper 73 Maybeury. Nancy Pyrtle 61 Baltimore. Jack A. Neal Sr. 70 Bluefield. William Pendergrass 59 Coalwood. Ruth Roberts 73 Princeton. Dollie Belcher 90 Grundy. Maxine Meadows 36 Princeton. Donald Watson 59 Pennington Gap. Thomas Deskins Sr. 71 Pounding Mill. Funeral arrangements to be announced by respective area funeral homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ballard Bishop
Princeton
Bluefield
Fanning
Chapel Funeral Home
Nancy C. Pyrtle
Baltimore
McCully- Polyniak Funeral Home
Jack A. Neal Sr
North College Ave
Roanoke
Dudley Memorial Mortuary
William “Bill
Glen Pendergrass
Coalwood
Welch Emergency Hospital
Fanning Funeral Home
Welch
Ruth Marie Roberts
Stafford Drive
Bowman-Gray Hospital
Princeton Community Hospital
George W. Seaver
Donald Reece Watson
Pennington Gap
Holston Valley Hospital and Medical Center
Kingsport
Tenn
Sturgill
Obituary notices from Bluefield and surrounding towns
Obituaries report deaths of Jack A. Neal Sr 70 of Bluefield Va December 6 1997 with service at Bluefield Church of God and maps of survivors including two sons and two daughters. Also listed are Nancy C Pyrtle Dollie Owens Belcher Donald Reece Watson Mary Sue Smyth Royall Ballard Bishop Ruth Marie Roberts Maxine D Meadows and others with funeral details and burial plans across Grundy Princeton and nearby communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Faye Witt Neal
Edith Burkett
Almeda Tabor
Calvin Neal
Leonard Neal
Jack A. Neal, Jr
Falls Mills
Michael E. Neal
Bluefield
Dianne Hamm
Sharon Brown
Hallet Duncan
Fairfax, Va
Margaret Ann Ziegler
Titusville
Fla
Donald E. Neal
Polly Stacy
Kingsport
Tenn
Doug Tabor
Cortney Brown
Lori Neal
Michelle Neal
David Scott
Ronnie Scott
Davina Boyd
Beth Guise
Frank Duncan
Church of God
Tony A. Barnes
K.B. Arnold
Maple Hill
Dudley
Steve Jackson
Buddy Gillenwater
Curtis Gillespie
Kenneth Levert
Bob Davis
Mike Walk
Dollie Owens
Moscoe
Otto Belcher
Ruey
Velcie) Elswick
Abingdon
Ira
Mickey) Stiltner
Tampa
Hayes
Elcie) Oquinn
Vansant
Ray
Patsy) Shortridge
Ralph
Lois) Strunk
Atwater
Ohio
John
Sue) McKinney
Johnson City
Johnny Belcher
Linda
Harman
Ricky Belcher
Bull Creek Old Regular Baptist Church
Frank Oquinn
David Oquinn
Toy Looney
David Blankenship
Belcher
Belcher’s Fork
Grundy Funeral Home
Grundy
Mary Sue Smyth Royall
Tazewell
Westwood Health Center
Blythe Deems Smyth
Mary Douglas Howard Smyth
Samuel Henry Royall
Blyth Robert Smyth
Clinch Valley Clinic
Walthall
Main Street United Methodist Church
Susan Whittaker
Randall Whittaker
Louise Smyth Settle
Pulaski
James Myron Smyth
Mary Blythe Roberts
Danville
Matthew Bert Whittaker
Blacksburg
Andrew Tyler Roberts
Ruth Marie Roberts
Princeton
Stafford Drive
Welch
Bowman-Gray Hospital
Winston-Salem
N.C
Saeger
Walter and
Mae Tracy Dillon
Big Creek High School
Sheriff's Department
McDowell County
Kee Street United Methodist Church
Herman L. Roberts
Walter Dillon
Donald Roberts
Betty Jo
Richard “Dickie” Roberts
Kathy
Elizabeth Faukus
Jacksonville
Maxine Dotson
Huntington
William D. Dillon
Patty
Charleston
Wint T. Dillon
Shirley
Las Vegas
Nev
Christi
Misti
Tom
Trisha
Kari
Chad
Tucker
Burns Wornal Chapel
Memorial Funeral Directory
Athens Road
David Jasper
Roselawn
Courthouse Road
Don Roberts
Dick Roberts
Tom Roberts
Chad Faukus
Tom Dillon
Allen Dillon
Huey Dillon
Local Santas share holiday cheer with all ages
Neal and others visit the ICU and a drug-abuse recovery home to bring smiles. Kids beg for toys while elderly patients and nurses note the rare joy. Last year they stopped at Appalachian Teen Challenge near Athens, where young men laughed and spoke of Santa’s lap. Breneman recalls a boy asking to feel Santa’s ear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A-1
Neal
Santa
Athens
Brenneman
Corrections and contact details from Bluefield Daily Telegraph
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph established 1893 and published daily from 926 Bluefield Avenue Bluefield WV 24701 provides prompt corrections and clarifications on errors reported by editors. Call editors to report inaccuracies and send address changes to the provided postal address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Telegraph
Bluefield
Police interview JonBenet's brother twice
Boulder police reportedly taped lengthy interviews with Burke Ramsey, JonBenet's older brother, twice while Newsweek states the interviews occurred. The police spokesperson denied knowledge of such interviews and said no formal interview had involved the 10 year old without guardians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Boulder
Jon-Benet Ramsey
Newsweek Magazine
Burke Ramsey
Leslie Aaholm
Bluefield pep assembly honors Beaver football champions
Deloris French of Bluefield High School announces a 1:30 p.m. pep assembly in the BHS gym to honor the Class AA Beaver football team. A reception will follow as plans discuss possible border area civic center. Frank Wilkinson chairs. Lanton and Mark Meachum to research site options and contact Brushfork Armory on National Guard plans. Next meeting Feb 4 at noon at the Princeton chamber office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Deloris French
Bluefield High School
Beaver
BHS
A-1
Frank Wilkinson
Wilkinson
Lanton and
Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce
Mark Meachum
Meachum
Brushfork Armory
National Guard
Lanton
Princeton Chamber
NTSB reveals high fuel tank temperatures before TWA 800 takeoff
The NTSB releases thousands of pages about the TWA 800 crash near Long Island stating center fuel tank temperatures likely rose well above explosive levels before liftoff. The data precede a week of hearings and aim to push the FAA to require changes to lower tank temperatures and prevent similar explosions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
TWA
National Transportation Safety Board
NTSB
Long Island
Federal Aviation Administration
Also Mentioned on This Page
Thomas C. Deskins, Sr
Pounding Mill
Atwell
Columbia Clinch Valley Medical Center
Richlands
Laeger
Jack A. Neal
N. College Ave
Bland
Thomas Neal
Darthula Slaughter Neal
Bluefield Monument Co
Democratic Party
Tazewell County
Bluefield, Va
VFW
Army Air Force
Regular Army
West Virginia
Everett T. Ross
Bessie Anderson Ross
Jeffery Pyrtle
Pat Sadler
Jennifer Johnson
Diane Davis
Howard Ross
Glen Haven Memorial Park
Glen Burnie
McCully-Polyniak Funeral Home
E. Patapsco Avenue
Dickenson County
Jaeger High School
Jaeger
Worrell Newspapers
Bristol Herald Courier
Sterling Journal-Advocate
Sterling
Colo
Scottsbluff Star Herald
Scottsbluff
Neb
Powell Valley News
Scott County Star
Gate City
Colorado, Nebraska
Virginia Press
Lee County
Donna
Tim Lock
Fort Collins
Lisa
Rex McCarty
Rick
Lori Watson
Jonesville
Todd
Brea Watson
Jillian Watson
Ashley Lock
Erin Lock
Emily McCarty
Joshua Watson
Jonah Watson
Ryan McCarty
Luther and
Olive Watson
Bristol
John Bards
Lee Memorial Gardens
Woodway
Karlan
P.O
Ewing
Main Street Methodist Church
Thomas Conley Offici
Main Street
United Methodist Church Building Fund
Bluefield Regional Medical Center
Steeles
Noah and
Mary Blankenship
UMWA
Eva Yvonne Morgan Bishop
Ina Hatfield
Margaret O’quinn
Phyllis Bishop
Andy
Lewis
Elmer
Earl
Lonnie
North Carolina
Flossie England
Gilbert
Charlie
Middletown
Curtis
Denny
Doyle Riffe
Maxine D. Meadows
James David Short
Shelby Jean Evelyn Fletcher Sykes
Carlton Sykes
Eric Callaway Lockhart
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Kenneth Eugene Meadows
Josephine Marie Dillon
Elizabeth Ellen Whittaker
Maxie Lee Fletcher
Flint
Mich
Toby Lucas
Wallace James Sanders
Sete Memorial
Prince
Donald G. Hicks
Berwind Revival Center
Hartwell Cemetery
Hartwell
Bane Garman Compton
Cravens- Shires Funeral Home
Bluewell
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Henry Clinton Tyree
Resthaven Park Cemetery
Joseph Randall
Randy) Coe
Flora Mae Washington
Harvest Outreach
Florence L. Clark
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Harrison Street
Lona Bell Woods Looney
Greenhills
Memory Gardens
Claypool Hill
Goldie H. Shrader
Shortridge- Ramey
Mt. View Memorial Park
Big Rock
Jolly
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Bluefield Avenue
P.O. Box
Steve Smith
Tom Colley
Terri Hale
Bobby English
Wade Watson
Henry Meade
Pnt
Melody Kinser
Jim Terry Bara Hawkins
Bill Archer
Teddy Paynter
Pamantha Perry
Tammy Richardson
Randy Sanger
Member Audit Bureau of Circulations, Associated Press
WV Press Assn
Vve! Nowe
Princeton News Bc
Mail Daily
JonBenet
Gale Buyat
Beaver Victory Assembly
Electrolux Vacuum Cleaners
Bluefield Monument
VA Ave