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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 08, 1997

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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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.

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.

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.

Baltimore TWA National Transportation Safety Board NTSB Long Island Federal Aviation Administration

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