Deaths and Funerals From Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Obituaries note Newton Whitt Whitt 77 of Richlands Va died after long illness. He was a retired mine foreman and Cedar Bluff Church and Sandy Valley Lodge member. Survivors include three daughters and four sons. Funeral Friday at Cedar Bluff Church with burial at Greenhills Memory Gardens. Other notices: Burley Hawkins 75 of Cedar Bluff died. Fred Earnest 64 of Rock died from injuries. Clarence Coffey 69 of Saeger died after long illness. Pearl Thomas 90 of Eckman deceased. Howard White 54 of Roanoke died after illness. Claudie Thornton 82 of Peterstown died in Rich Creek nursing home. many more funeral notices and pallbearers listed.
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Newton Whitt
Newton O’neil Whitt
Pursell Addition
Richlands
Buchanan
H.E. Harmon Coal Corp
Harmon
Maxie
Cedar Bluff
Claypool Hill
Sandy Valley Lodge No
Grundy
Hazel Cabbell Whitt
Joan Keene
Ridgefield
Wash
Mollie Dotson
Alice Looney
Big Rock
James Whitt
Lynchburg Va
Franklin Whitt
Glendora
Calif
Bobby Whitt
Fred Whitt
Doris Garrett
Lydia Martin
Kingsport
Tenn
Muriel Schoelkopf
Ocean View
Del
Ned Whitt
Arnold, Md
Walter C. Whitt
Richmond, Va
Audrey S. Whitt
Cedar Bluff Community Church
Bill Shook
James Hutchinson
Greenhills Memory Gardens
Jeffrey Whitt
Kurtis Whitt
Jonathan Whitt
Barry Whitt
Dempsey Whitt
Michael Dotson
Timmy Dotson
Michael Looney Jr
Burley Hawkins
Burley R. Hawkins
Belfast
Richmond
Eastern Gas and Fuel Company
Keystone
United Mine Workers of America
Della Mutter Hawkins
Robert
Linda Jane) Brower
Teddy Hawkins
Lebanon
Frank Peterson
Ludington
Mich
Nettie Topping
Evanston, Ill
Harold LeFarge
Fred
Frank Johnston
Hurst-Scott Funeral Chapel
Virgil Hale
Lester Ferguson
Russell Memorial Cemetery
Keith Brower
Lee Hawkins
Neil Tiller
Kenneth Brower
David Cox
Kevin Brower
Allen Hawkins
Hiawatha
Mercer County Board of Education
Montcalm
Rock
Coca-Cola Corp
Bluefield
Ruth Whyte Ratliff Earnest
Cindy Lee Earnest Minnix
Sandlick
Tommy Lincoln Earnest
Elgood
Patricia Ann Earnest
Lacy
Stewart Earnest
Craven Shires Funeral Chapel
Bluewell
Tim Lusk
Earnest
Marys Branch
Matoaka
Dwayne Earnest
Roger Earnest
Randall Earnest
Jimmy Bailey
Tim Quillan
James Underwood
Earl Hines
Barry Bailey
Clarence Coffey
Clarence E. Coffey
Saeger
Welch
Premier
Belle Bunn Coffey
Kimball
Daniel Coffey
American Legion Post 8
McDowell Gas and Oil Co
Laeger
Church of Christ Survivors
Laura Facello Coffey
Vernon Carolyn Bailey
Joe Nell Biffle
Phyllis Blankenship
Princeton
Brady Kathy Mullins
Howard Coffey
James Coffey
New Port Ritchie
Fla
Albert ‘‘Buck’’ Coffey
Charles Town
Clayton
N.C
David
Hazel) Maxwell
Johnson City
Blaine Marie Jackson
Kent
Ohio
Bessie Reed
Oklahoma City
Paul
Effie) Beamon
Knots Island
Fanning Funeral Home Chapel
Vernon Adams
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Princeton Road
Welch Hospital
Richardson Funeral Home
Mabel Lee Thompson White
Sherry Sue White
Bryson City
Allen B. White
Roanoke
Donald B. White
Lexington
Mary Katherine Ellison
Dunedin
Emma P. Hart
Kensington
George W. Seaver Funeral
Joe White
Earl White
Dale Cooper
James D. Ayers
Ray Taylor
Freddy White
Hazel Parker
Claudie Thornton
Claudie Lee Thornton
Peterstown
Rich Creek
Giles County
Lindside Christian Church
Bessie Owens Thornton
Standford Thornton
Mason
Clarence Thornton
Cincinatti
Thelma Miller
Evelyn Spangler
Dunbar
Louise Brown
Columbus
Johnnie Thornton
Lindside
Gladys Miller
Ethel Wilson
Eula Harvey
John Yost
Dennis Trail
Orchard Cemetery
Broyles Funeral Chapel
Benjamin Adams
Benjamin R. Adams
Detroit
McComas
Ferrum
New Morning Star Baptist Church
Mount Zion Baptist Church
Ebert Adams
Harpers Heights
Walter Adams
Eccles
Lethcihia Wilson
Mary Barnett
William Johnson
Green Hill Memory Gardens
Swanson
East Grand Boulevard
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Publisher Notice
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Christmas Party Slated By Club In Bluefield
The University Club in West Virginia Manor downtown Bluefield hosts its annual Christmas cocktail party for members wives and guests on Saturday at 6 30 p m Reservations are to be made by noon Saturday by calling the clubroom 327 9215 The event replaces the former country club dinner dance.
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University Club
West Virginia Manor
Bluefield
Midway Church of Christ outlines Christmas events
The Midway Church of Christ in Bluefield announces a Christmas schedule with multiple events. The Friendship Class hosts a party at Mrs. Margaret Caffee’s home tonight at 6 30 p.m. The Senior Youth Group holds a covered dish supper Friday at 7 p.m. Sponsors include Mike and Pam Smith and others. The Crusaders Class plans a Christmas dinner Saturday at 6 30 p.m. at Bonanza Restaurant. Young Adult Class gathers at Deskin's Saturday 7 p.m. On Sunday at 11 50 p.m. the Angel Choir performs Glory to God in the Highest and When God Becomes a Baby. Kenneth Sherrod preaches God in a Manger Bed, based on his poem. The Children's Christmas Program directed by Paul Harry Jr. is set for 6 p.m.
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Bramwell Rd
Bluefield
Margaret Caffee
Cumberland Road
Church Fellowship Hall
Mike
Pam Smith
Glen
Lynda Mabrey
Ken
Freda Carter
Crusaders
Bonanza
Deskin’s
Angel Choir
God
Kenneth Sherrod
Paul Harry Jr
Brevard NC Tops Retirement Guide Surprise List
Florida California and Arizona fans aside Brevard North Carolina tops a 107-town ranking in the Places Rated Retirement Guide The study weighs climate housing affordability crime health care and recreation noting small towns often outrank big cities Brevard Asheville Clarkesville Mount Airy Crossville Lexington Fayette Las Cruces Harrison Roswell Camden Penobscot Cookeville lead the top ten with Albuquerque and San Antonio among large cities.
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State College
Florida
California
Arizona
Brevard
N.C
Miami
San Diego
Phoenix
Clarkesville
Crossville
Tenn
America
North Carolina
Asheville
Clarkesville-Mount Airy
Colombian cargo jet explodes after takeoff from Medellin
A Tampa Airlines Boeing 727 exploded minutes after takeoff from Medellin airport. Seven workers were killed at a nearby file cabinet factory when burning debris struck the building. All nine aboard per Red Cross reports. The plane had tried three prior takeoffs due to mechanical trouble.
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Bogota
Colombia
Medellin
Tampa Airlines
Todelar
Red Cross
Newsman Lehrer suffers mild heart attack at 49
AP reports James Lehrer of MacNeil Leher News Hour rests comfortably after an extremely mild heart attack. He is expected to return to the program in weeks after convalescence. Lehrer experienced chest pains Sunday night and was hospitalized in Washington. Indira Gandhi in Parliament announced India has made fissionable fuel for a fast breeder test reactor at Kalpakkam near Madras, reducing France fuel needs for Tarapur.
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Washington
James Lehrer
Robert MacNeil
MacNeil-Lehrer
Public Broadcasting Service
Sunjtha Prakash
Lehrer
MacNeil
Chris Ramsey
New York
Georgetown University Hospital
Ann Sherman
New Delhi
India
Indira Gandhi
France
Tarapur
Bombay
Salvadoran Military Denounces Rightist Death Squads
The armed forces high command in San Salvador denounces rightist death squads and calls citizens to help identify and capture them. Thirty one officers including treasury police, national police, and national guard directors signed the statement. Defense Minister Vides Casanova demanded the squads disappear and urged pursuit and denunciation of clandestine groups amid U.S. pressure led by Vice President Bush on stopping the squads.
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el Salvador
Armed Forces High Command
Treasury Police
National Police
National Guard
Defense
Carlos Eugenio Vides Casanova
Reagan
George Bush
U.S
Mondale Denounces Reagan on Mine Safety and UMW Strikes
Mondale, carrying AFL-CIO backing, urged solidarity with major unions at a quadrennial meeting. He criticized Reagan rules on mine safety and imports that harms U.S. industry, noting 60,000 miners laid off since 1981. The UMW approved a streamlined strike-fund plan and changed the bargaining council after a split vote.
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U.S
Mondale
Afl-Cio
UMW
Reagan
Europe
Japan
United States
UMW Rank and File
Trumka
Jurors to Report for Mercer County Circuit Court
Jurors serving Mercer County Circuit Court Groups A and B are directed to report for duty today at 9 30 a m for trials in both courts.
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Princeton
Mercer County
Tojo Attempted Suicide in 1945 Before War Crimes Trial
Former Japanese premier Hideki Tojo attempted to take his own life in 1945 while in custody. He survived the attempt, endured trial proceedings, and was later executed as a war criminal for his role in World War II.
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Hideki Tojo
McGraw Proposes Coal Drive at Miners Convention
West Virginia Senate President Warren R. McGraw outlined a plan to create new coal markets and jobs at the United Mine Workers convention in Pittsburgh. He urged coal burning mandates for utilities and new plants, rail rate reform, a Coal Research and Utilization Board, state building heat conversions to coal, and inter-state cooperative actions to advance coal interests.
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Pittsburgh
West Virginia Senate
Warren R. McGraw
United Mine Workers Union
McGraw
West Virginia
United States Energy
Public Service Commission
UMW
Grants Approved For Black Lung Clinic Program
Federal grants totaling 2.46 million were approved to fund black lung clinic programs in 12 West Virginia counties through Sept. 30, 1984. Gov. Jay Rockefeller announced the funds under 1977 federal legislation to build a network for diagnosis and treatment of black lung and other chronic respiratory diseases. County allocations include Dry Fork Community Health Services 159,050 Yukon 205,000 Tug River Health Association 174,441 Bluefield Community Hospital 154,755 Bluestone Health Center 84,212 Monroe Health Center 66,481 among others.
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Charleston
W.va
West Virginia
Jay Rockefeller
Rockefeller
McDowell
Dry Fork
Yukon
Tri-District Community Health Services
Algoma
Tug River Health Association
Gary
Mercer
Bluefield Community Hospital
Bluefield
Bluestone Health Center
Matoaka
Monroe
Monroe Health Center
Union
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