105 attend Bluefield N&W Railroad Retirees Dinner
In Bluefield 105 members of the N&W Railroad Retirees Club gathered for the annual Christmas Dinner at the Upperclassmen II facility. Club president Clyde Barr noted 1,742 total years of railroading service, while longtime members like Barr and Whitley recalled decades with the railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N&w Railroad
Carlos ‘Snake’ Hogan
Carlton ‘Corky’ Whitley
Clyde Barr
Luefield
Mildred Belcher
Roger Workman
Workman
Robert Carner
Carlton
Corky
Whitley
Barr
Norfolk & Western
Carlos “Snake” Hogan
Snake
Hogan
N&w
Roxanne Bourne
Clyde
Bill Archer
Barcher
Bottonline
Fire safety tips for holiday decorating from Bluefield chiefs
Bluefield fire chief Tony Hodges warns of circuit overloads from too many lights and extension outlets. Bluewell chief T A Buddy Warden notes wood stoves and clogged chimneys fuel fires, while moist real Christmas trees and proximity to heaters risk ignition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Tony Hodges
Hodges
Bluewell
T.A
Buddy
Warden
Adria Hairston
Ahairston
Bottonline
Obituaries continue for Wilhite and Wilson families
Obituary notices detail services for the Wilhite family with arrangements at Memorial Funeral Directory in Princeton and Roselawn Memorial Gardens burial. Pallbearers listed and viewing times noted. Hubert David Wilson of Charlotte, 73, died December 4 2005. survivor details and funeral planned at Cravens Shires Funeral Home Bluewell.
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Athens Road
Princeton
Jay West
Brother Blaine
Brookie Smith
Roselawn
Courthouse Road
Mickey Warner
Jerry Smith
Keith Wiley
Christopher Wiley
Jay Hart
J.W. Hart
Wilhite
Hubert David Wilson
Charlotte
N.C
Stinson Glen Lane
Canebrake
Clinton Wilson
Sarah White Wilson
Mary Lou Fowler Wilson
Georgia Harasas
Elyria
Ohio
Jim Fowler
Laurette
Sabina Fowler
Falls Church
Cravens Shires
Bluewell
Lawrence Hayes
Dick Marrs
Grandview Memory Gardens
Bluefield
Jim Shelton
Eugene Patrick
T.C. Orlick
Ralph Stilman
Cravens Shires Funeral Home
Wilson
Funerals Scheduled Across Virginia and Kentucky Today
Iris Juanita Ramsey Carroll funeral at 2 p.m. at Shiloh United Methodist Church with burial in Shiloh Cemetery Hollybrook Virginia. Ralph Dotson service at 11 a.m. at Grundy Funeral Home chapel with burial in Mounts Cemetery Majestic Kentucky. Charlotte Broyles Agee Spangler service at 1 p.m. at Broyles Shrewsbury Funeral Home Chapel Peterstown with burial in Ballard Church Cemetery Ballard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iris Juanita Ramsey Carroll
Shiloh United Methodist Church
Shiloh
Hollybrook
Ralph Dotson
Grundy Funeral Home Chapel
Grundy
Mounts
Majestic
Charlotte Broyles Agee Spangler
Broyles- Shrewsbury Funeral Home
Peterstown
Ballard Church
Ballard
Weekend Weather Outlook for Blacksburg Area
The forecast calls for up to 1 inch more snow today with much colder tonight as temperatures dip to 19 degrees and light winds. A Blacksburg Weather Service report says Saturday will warm to around 35 with mostly sunny skies and a low of 26. Sunday brings a 40 percent chance of more snow showers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blacksburg Weather Service
Adria Hairston
Ahairston
Bottonline
In memory of loved ones by several families
In memory of Warren, Margaret and Jerry Hypes. in memory of W. C. Laxton. in memory of Kathryn Butler and Clyde Rose. in memory of the late, by Donna Phillips. in memory of George and Nellie Crabb and Wade and Eleanor Lamb. in memory of Eva from her son, Dalla. donations ranged from 10 to 250 dollars with totals noted as today’s and previous totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren, Margaret and
Jerry Hypes
Donna Phillips
W.C
Laxton
Kathryn Butler
Clyde Rose
Nellie Crabb
Wade
Eleanor Lamb
Peggy L. Crabb
Charles W. Frazier
Arnold C. Cecil
Tracy R. Tibbs
Priscilla Cecil
Lawrence
Virginia Baisden
Chip and
Georgann
Eva
Dalla
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
A-3
A-1
Robert L. Sexton, Kelli L. Harshbarger
Sister Lorraine
Jackie Roller
R.H. Matthews
Tom Richardson
George
Keith Shrader
Ameycars.com
N Guidelines
Ramey Chrysler Dodge
Miles of Freedom
Chrysler
Rameychryslerdodge
Rameycars.com
Princeton, WV
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