Obituaries from Princeton to Baltimore list deaths in early December 1997
A chain of death notices and funeral arrangements from Princeton to Baltimore records the passing of multiple individuals in early December 1997. Names include DB Ballard Bishop, Mary Sue Smith Royall, Ronell Cooper, Nancy C. Pyrtle, Jack A. Neal Sr., William “Bill” Pendergrass, Ruth Marie Roberts, Dollie Owens Belcher, Maxine D. Meadows, Donald Reece Watson, and Thomas C. Deskins Sr. Funeral homes in Saeger, Tazewell, Bluefield, Baltimore, Grundy, Princeton, Pennington Gap, and Richlands are listed for arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DB Ballard Bishop
Princeton
Bluefield
Fanning Funeral Home
Saeger
Mary Sue Smith Royall
Tazewell
Peery & St. Clair Funeral Home
Ronell Cooper
Maybeury
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
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
Obituaries Across Bluefield and Princeton Area
Obituary notices detail the deaths of Jack A. Neal Sr at 70 in Bluefield Virginia, Nancy Pyrtle 61 in Baltimore, Dollie Belcher 90 in Grundy, Donald Reece Watson 59 in Kingsport, Mary Sue Royall in Tazewell, Ballard Bishop 75 in Princeton, Ruth Marie Roberts 73 in Princeton, and Maxine Meadows 36 in Princeton with service plans, family survivors, and memorial details.
Funeral services scheduled across multiple towns today
Funeral notices list several services with times and locations including Wallace James Sanders at Roselawn Memorial Gardens in DB, Donald G. Hicks at Berwind Revival Center and Hartwell Cemetery in Hartwell, and others at Cravens Shires Funeral Home in Bluewell, George W. Seaver Funeral Home in Princeton, Green Valley Baptist Church in Cedar Bluff, Little Dove Church in Hurley, Davis Funeral Home Chapel in Oakvale, Harvest Outreach Church in Princeton, Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Princeton, Grundy Funeral Home Chapel in Grundy, and Shortridge Ramey Funeral Home Chapel in Grundy with burial to follow at various local cemeteries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Reece Watson
Kingsport
Tenn
Holston Valley Hospital and Medical Center
Dickenson County
Saeger High School
Saeger
Worrell Newspapers
Bristol Herald Courier
Sterling Journal-Advocate
Sterling
Colo
Scottsbluff Star Herald
Scottsbluff
Neb
Powell Valley News
Pennington Gap
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
Johnson City
Jillian Watson
Ashley Lock
Erin Lock
Emily McCarty
Joshua Watson
Jonah Watson
Ryan McCarty
Luther and
Olive Watson
Bristol
St Funeral
John Bardstating
Lee Memorial Gardens
Woodway
Karl
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Princeton
Donald G. Hicks
Berwind Revival Center
Hartwell Cemetery
Hartwell
Bane Garman Compton
Cravens
Shires Funeral Home
Bluewell
Henry Clinton Tyree
George W. Seaver
Resthaven Park Cemetery
Joseph Randall
Randy) Coe
Green Valley Baptist Church
Keytron Memorial Gardens
Harvey Looney
Singleton Funeral
Cedar Bluff
Greenhills Memory Gardens
Claypool Hill
Matthew Harrison Little
Little Dove
Old Regular Baptist Church
Little Cemetery
Hurley
Virgie L. Swim
Davis Funeral Home
Oakvale
Flora Mae Washington
Harvest Outreach
Florence L. Clark
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Harrison Street
Courthouse Road
Lona Bell Woods Looney
Grundy Funeral Home
Grundy
Greenhills
Memory Gardens
Goldie H. Shrader
Shortridge Ramey Funeral Home
Mt. View Memorial Park
Big Rock
Local Santas share smiles with all ages during visits
Neal describes how both children and the elderly react joyfully to Santa encounters. Nurses in ICU invite visits, and patients brighten after Santa's presence. Last year they visited Appalachian Teen Challenge near Athens, where young men laughed at the idea of Santa. Breneman recalls a boy asking to feel Santa's ear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A-1
Neal
Santa
Athens
Brenneman
Publisher and staff listings for The Bluefield Daily Telegraph
The text lists editorial and production staff including Executive Editor Advertising Direct Circulation Production News Editor City Editor WV State Editor VA State Editor Sports Editor Lifestyles Editor and others. It notes the paper is established in 1893, published daily at 928 Bluefield Avenue Bluefield WV 24701, with USPS and ABAC AP WV Press Association memberships and copyright 1997.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Police interview JonBenet's brother twice
Boulder police conducted twice taped lengthy interviews with Burke Ramsey, JonBenet's older brother, contradicting earlier reports that he had not yet been formally interviewed without lawyers or parents. Police spokeswoman Leslie Aaholm said she was unaware of such interviews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Boulder
Jon-Benet Ramsey
Newsweek Magazine
Burke Ramsey
Leslie Aaholm
Beav er football team honored at BHS pep assembly
Bluefield High School sponsors Deloris French announce a 1 30 p m pep assembly in the BHS gym to honor the Class AA Beaver football champions with a reception to follow. Civic center site discussion continues with Bluefield leaders choosing a location and researching options with the National Guard and Armory. Meeting set for 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 details TWA 800 fuel tank heat findings
In Baltimore AP reports the NTSB says temperatures in the center fuel tank of TWA Flight 800 were likely well above explosive levels before takeoff. Thousands of pages released ahead of a week long public hearing probe the 1996 crash that killed 230. The agency aims to push FAA to adopt costly tank cooling recommendations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
TWA
National Transportation Safety Board
NTSB
Long Island
Federal Aviation Administration
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Thomas C. Deskins, Sr
Pounding Mill
Atwell
Columbia Clinch Valley Medical Center
Richlands
Jack A. Neal
N. College Ave
Bland
Thomas Neal
Darthula Slaughter Neal
Bluefield Monument Co
Church of God
Democratic Party
Tazewell County
Bluefield, Va
VFW
Army Air Force
Comeielt
Ruth Faye Witt Neal
Edith Burkett
Almeda Tabor
Calvin Neal
Leonard Neal
Jack A. Neal, Jr
Falls Mills
Michael E. Neal
Dianne Hamm
Sharon Brown
Hallet Duncan
Fairfax, Va
Margaret Ann Ziegler
Titusville
Fla
Donald E. Neal
Polly Stacy
Doug Tabor
Cortney Brown
Lori Neal
Michelle Neal
David Scott
Ronnie Scott
Davina Boyd
Beth Guise
Frank Duncan
Tony A. Barnes
KB. Arnold
Maple Hill
Dudley
Steve Jackson
Buddy Gillenwater
Curtis Gillespie
Kenneth Levert
Bob Davis
Mike Walk
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
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
Johnny Belcher
Linda
Harman Va
Ricky Belcher
Bull Creek Old Regular Baptist Church
Harman
Frank Oquinn
David Oquinn
Toy Looney
David Blankenship
Belcher
Belcher’s Fork
Mary Sue Smyth Royall
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
Main Street Methodist Church
Thomas Conley Offici
Main Street
United Methodist Church Building Fund
Ballard
Ballard Bishop
Bluefield Regional Medical Center
Steeles
Noah and
Mary Blankenship
UMWA
Eva Yvonne Morgan Bishop
Ina Hatfield
Margaret O’quinn
Phyllis Bishop
Andy
Lewis
Elmer
Lonnie
North Carolina
Flossie England
Gilbert
Charlie
Middletown
Curtis
Denny
Fanning
Doyle Riffe
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Winston-Salem
N.C
Jaeger
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 Faubus
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
Memorial Funeral Directory
Athens Road
David Jasper
Roselawn
Don Roberts
Dick Roberts
Tom Roberts
Chad Faukus
Tom Dillon
Allen Dillon
Huey Dillon
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
Jolly
Bluefield Baily Telegraph
Bluefield Avenue
P.O. Box
Steve Smith
Tom Colley
Terri Hale
Bobby English
Wade Watson
Henry Meadeent
Melody Kinser Tin Terry Arbara Hawkins
Bill Archer
Teddy Paynter
Samantha Perry
Tammy Richardson
Randy Sanger
Daily Telegraph
Member Audit Bureau of Circulations, Associated Press
WV Press Assn
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Princeton News Bureau
Debeepessonapen Prnnes
Aeeaeeoenseseeees
Nes Oepesss Ressosooen
Aasereregeenseronsenes
JonBenet
US 460
Princeton Rd
Beaver Victory Assembly
Electrolux Vacuum Cleaners
Rene
Bluefield Monument
VA Ave
Ron
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