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Newspaper

Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1983

Page

2

Obituaries From Bluefield Area Martinsville Martinsville

Norman Kountz 79 Martinsville Va formerly Princeton died after a long illness in a Martinsville hospital. He was a retired bricklayer and contractor, lived in Martinsville three years, born in Ashland Ky, survived by a daughter and two grandchildren. Graveside rites at Oakwood Park Cemetery Princeton with Rev. Morris Taylor. Funeral home gathering at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday. Also funeral notices for Rufus Harman Mrs Jane Harrison James Hamlin Arthur Baker Don McNeil Billy S Sargent Frankie Rotenberry Frank Duncan Henry Elam Angelo Vecellio William Fisher Mrs Robert Howell Andy Short.

Norman Kountz Norman D. Kountz Martinsville North Walker St Princeton First United Methodist Church Ashland Helen Warren Kountz Arthur Sybil) Pruett J.O Pete’ Kountz Louisville Mark Arthur Pruett Teresa Ann Pruett Oakwood Park Cemetery Morris Taylor George W. Seaver Rufus Harman Rufus Bud Jane) Harman Tazewell Bluefield Orange Orange Presbyterian Church Robert Ashworth Harman Somerville N.J Jane Stacy) Harrison Knoxville Tenn Wilford A. Sherman Jr Frederick W. Sherman Mary Anna Lawler Alice Bovee Fairfax Sarah Cowherd Richmond Tazewell Christian Church Dennis Martin Murphy Miller Clarence Greenleaf James Hamlin James Millard Hamlin Eden N.C Ronnie Hamlin Larry Hamlin Perry-Spencer Henry St Eden Garden Don McNeil Old Oakvale Rd Flat Mountain Monroe County Baker's Sanitary Supply Clover Dew Dairy Princeton Public Library Church of Christ East Main Street Elsie Wycle McNeil Linda Baker Ira Earl) Hedrick Links Grove Myrtle Hinkle Huntington John McNeil Virginia Beach Irwin McNeil Roanoke Stuart McNeil Florida Larry Hayner George Broom Roselawn Memorial Gardens Memorial Billy Sargent Jr Billy S. Sargent Jr Princeton Ave Billy S Wilda Harvey Sargent Roger Beverly) Davis Rock David Nona) Arthur Johnny Sandra) Lawrence Oakvale Teresa Jane Sargent Bobby Earl Sargent Burns Wornal Chapel of Memorial Funeral Directory Richard Flowers Sam Vandenburg Orville Harvey Princeton Road Charles Wimmer Greg White A.J. Minor Roger Davis Richard McKinney Eugene Calinia Franklin Frankie’’ Rotenberry Jr Lee’s Salem McDowell County Frank Venida ‘Nita King Rotenberry Mercer County Ethel King Kenny Rotenberry Tommy Dean Rotenberry Lynchburg Robin Rotenberry Sherry Hines Ridgeway Cravens-Shires Funeral Chapel Bluewell Johnny Gray Frank Duncan Frank Andy Duncan Ridge Rd Woodbridge Occoquan Af&am Scottish Rite Kena Temple The Odd Fellows Church of God Elizabeth Marie Duncan Frank Duncan Jr Charles Duncan Kerry Bowman Manassas Dianna Moore Tulsa Okla Donna Chicheoter Fredericksburg Charlotte Lyddane Clifford Martha) Wood Mickey Bunny) Bailey James Betty) Coburn Chantilly Jack ‘Demp Henry Elam Henry Walter Gladys Osborne) Elam Wise Wise Trinity United Methodist Church Nat Stallard Elam Sam Ray Elam Niantic Conn Walter Garland Elam Mechanicsville Ray Osborne Dungannon Angelo Vecellio Angelo Elisa) Vecellio Keystone Auronzo Italy Sacred Heart Catholic Church Powhatan Clio Vanda Vecellio Kerry Bertha P.) Sutherland Robert Howell Robert L Lucille Pauline) Howell Duhring St Bluefield Hospital Sandlick Red Cross Robert L. Howell Jr Billie Rhae Pruett Clifton Gypsy Sharon Banks Waldorf Nellie Howell Montclam Dudley Memorial Chapel Fay Snider Woodlawn Memorial Park Dudley Memorial

Funeral notices for Towler, Workman, Fisher, O'Dell, and Long

Multiple obituaries list services today for Della Murray Towler 77 of Bluefield Henry McKinley Workman 82 of Mohawk Harmon N Fisher 82 of Princeton Reese O'Dell 73 of Matoaka and Everett Long 68 of Bluefield. Services held at Dudley Memorial F H Fanning Burns Wornal Bailey Cravens Shires with various officiants and burial sites.

Mohawk Fisher Harmon Ambrose Lane Princeton Elbert Burns Wornal Chapel of Memorial Athens Road Johnny Gray Stanley Metz Roselawn Memorial Gardens Bluefield Princeton Road O’dell Reese Matoaka Bailey Funeral Chapel Albert Jarrell O'Dell Ronald Mitchem Darrell Mitchem Butch Bowman Skipper O'Dell Eugene O’dell Mark O'Dell Long Everett Box 90 Brushfork Cravens-Shires Funeral Chapel Bluewell Bobby Hogan Woodlawn Memorial Park

Bluefield Daily Telegraph Publication Details

Bluefield Daily Telegraph established 1893 published every morning by the Daily Telegraph Printing Co at 412 Bland Street Bluefield West Virginia 24701. It is a member of the Associated Press with local news and dispatches credited to the paper. Subscription rates by mail in West Virginia are 66.00 per year with home delivery five 50 per calendar month. Postage changes should be sent to P. O. Box 208 Bluefield WV 24701. Advertising representative Landon Associates.

Daily Telegraph Printing Co Bland Street Bluefield W.va Associated Press West Virginia Audit Bureau of Circulation P.O. Box Landon Associates

Readers invited to submit color photo ideas for Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph invites readers to suggest ideas for a good color photograph. Fred Brown heads photography and welcomes suggestions by writing to Box 208, Bluefield, W. Va. 24701.

The Daily Telegraph Fred Brown Brown Bluefield W. Va

Bluefield man Larry Short dies at home in gunrelated death

Larry Short 26 of Crescent View Apartments Bluefield Virginia died Saturday morning at his home from an apparent personal safety related gunshot. Born in Bluefield he was a son of Robert K. Short and the late Grace Marie Lang Short. He worked for Fields Painting Contractors and was a 1975 Bluefield High School graduate. Survived by three brothers a sister stepmother and paternal grandmother. Service by Tony Reed at Grandview Memory Gardens with pallbearers listed. Evening visitation tonight between seven and nine.

Larry Short Crescent View Apartments Bluefield Robert K. Short Mocksville N.C Grace Marie Lang Short Fields Painting Contractors Bluefield High School Charlotte Short Ronnie Michael Page Keith Page Billy Tickle Daniel Worley Joey Asbury Steven Thornhill Dudley Memorial Mortuary

Oceana Woman Killed In Wreck

A 31 year old Wyoming County woman Deborah Haynes of Oceana died after a single vehicle ran off State Route 85 and struck trees near the roadside. Her husband David was seriously injured as a passenger. Police and state officers investigated the 12 26 a.m. crash and possible cause while noting uncertainty on where Mr Haynes received medical treatment.

Oceana Wyoming County Wyoming County General Hospital Oceana Police Department Deborah Haynes Haynes David Wyoming General Mullens Appalachian Regional Hospital Man Jesse West Virginia State Police

Roanoke Attorney Vows To Revitalize State GOP

Virginia Republicans elected Roanoke attorney and industrial engineer Donald Huffman as the new state GOP chairman to end factional feuding and boost 1984 efforts. Huffman, 56, pledged not to be a caretaker, name-checked party unity, and outlined plans including voter registration drive and financial cleanup. He appointed Hatcher Crenshaw to a Long Range Revitalization Committee and James Ferebee and Bruce Gottwald to key finance roles.

Richmond Donald Huffman Virginia Roanoke Republican State Central Committee GOP Alfred Cramer Culpeper Democratic Party Huffman Hatcher Crenshaw J. Smith Ferebee Cramer John Dalton

Beehive shell use reported in Beirut fighting

NBC News says U S Marines in Beirut fired beehive anti personnel shells that showered Shiite Amal militiamen within 800 yards of the perimeter. Capt Jay Farrar could not confirm possession. Marines reportedly have the shells. The video shows steel darts embedded in walls and blocks.

Washington U.S Beirut NBC News NBC Jay Farrar Lebanon Farrar

Molotov Prompts Fire At Soviet Compound In N Y

A Molotov cocktail was thrown onto the grounds of the Soviet mission in Glen Cove Long Island early Sunday starting a small grass fire inside the gates. Nassau County police said staffers quickly extinguished the blaze with no further damage. Detectives and State Department representatives investigated the incident, which occurred between 4 15 and 5 30 am.

Glen Cove N.Y Long Island Nassau County Raymond Antoinette State Department Antoinette

Chemical castration debate raises ethics and efficacy

A discussion on using Depo-Provera to curb sexual violence cites its potential to suppress offenders’ sex drive and aid psychotherapy. In South Carolina, inmates Braxton Vaughn and Roscoe Brown discuss castration options, while officials state current orders require court authorization and treat inmates as regular prisoners. Depo-Provera slows testicular function with side effects resembling menopause. its contraceptive use is unapproved in the U.S. due to animal cancer risk, with approved uses limited to kidney cancer and endometriosis.

South Carolina Braxton Mark Wallace Vaughn Roscoe James Brown Brown ABC News Nightline Hal Leslie Roscoe Leslie Upjohn Co Kalamazoo Mich U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Lech Walesa Calls for Prison Gates Open and Rights Respect

Solidarity leader Lech Walesa urged that prisons be opened to release those jailed for defending union and civil rights. He tied Poland’s human and national rights to Europe's peace and urged that Polish aspirations to freedom will not be stifled.

Poland Europe Walesa

Matoaka High Three Identified Indian Princesses

An outline on page one of Sundays Daily Telegraph identifies three girls as Indian princesses from Pocahontas. The trio, from Matoaka High School, includes Edwina Delp head majorette Tina Meadows flag team member and Christina Meadows another majorette.

Daily Telegraph Pocahontas Wayne Hager Matoaka High School Edwina Delp Matoaka Tina Meadows Christina Meadows

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