Obituary notices from Bluefield Daily Telegraph locals
Death notices recap for Benjamin F Rowe 77 of Oorley in Welch hospital. Willie Dean Broyles 58 of Ballard dies in Princeton hospital after long illness. Nell Sutter Becker 85 of Rural Retreat dies in Galax nursing home. Multiple other local obituaries list survivors, birthplaces, and funeral details across Bluefield area including Harmony, Narrows, and Richlands. Funeral services and burials planned at varied local chapels with relatives named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Dean Broyles
Ballard
Princeton
Ollie Copeland Broyles
Charlie L. Broyles
American Black Co
Lindside Christian Church
Myrtle Jackson
Mary Jane Schrader
Grundy
Josephine Riner
Statesville
Nell Sutter Becker
Rural Retreat
Galax
John Harvey
Margaret) Greever
Ora Curtis
Beckley
Lindsey Funeral Chapel
Mountain View Cemetery
John Hopkins
Ellis St
Bluefield
Richardson Funeral Home
Funeral services for Mrs. Roby Poe in Bluewell
The 84 year old Mrs. Roby Bessie Conner Poe of Ferrum Virginia route one box 1 G Bramwell and Maybeury was to be laid to rest today at Cravens Shires Funeral Chapel Bluewell at 11 am with Rev. Glen Perkins officiating. Burial followed in the Poe Family Cemetery at Bluewell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Harman
Oliver Lawrence Harman
Glen Lyn
Princeton
Floyd County
Grover Cleveland
Ida Ballenger Harman
Celanese Fibers Company
Bernice Meadows Harman
Gary W. Harman
Chestertown
Barry Lee Harman
Carrol H. Farr
Lima
Ohio
Lorna Shumaker
Biloxi
Kathy Dodson
Oakvale
Donna Willard
Dublin
Drema Lynn Harman
Riffe
Narrows
Bill Daniels
Rich Creek Cemetery
Riffe’s Funeral Chapel
Edward W. Atkins
Joe Burton
Angel’s Rest Memorial Gardens
Route 1
William T.J. Miller III
William T.J. Miller, Jr
Rose Hudson Miller
Lynchburg
Roanoke
Joseph Daniel
T.J. Miller
Bramwell
Woody Lee Hudson
Whitten Park Avenue Chapel
Poe
Roby
Bessie Conner
Ferrum
Maybeury
Cravens-Shires Funeral Chapel
Bluewell
Glen Perkins
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Advertising and Circulation Note
Information on establishment history address, ownership by Daily Telegraph Printing Co and Associated Press, subscription rates for West Virginia, and delivery pricing. Details include Bluefield WV postal info, post office box, and circulation auditor reference. No news event or person is described.
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Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
W Va
Associated Press
W.va
West Virginia
Audit Bureau of Circulation
P.O. Box 208
Landon Associates
Three Area Persons Injured In Wreck
A two vehicle crash at the US 460 and Route 19 intersection injured three passengers Ginger Lowe 13 Kenneth Lowe Jr 11 both of Bluefield and Don Puckett 51 of Bluefield Va All treated and released from Bluefield Community Hospital Jacqueline Puckett 33 of Bluefield was driving west on 460 when her car was struck by George A Morton 67 of Princeton who was turning onto 460 from 19 Morton drove a 1979 Buick with $800 damage while the Puckett wagon a 1975 Chevrolet Vega Station Wagon had about $1500 damage
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Ginger Lowe
Kenneth Lowe, Jr
Bluefield
Don Puckett
Bluefield Community Hospital
Jaqueline Puckett
Mercer and Tazewell County Schools Operate On Late Schedule
Mercer County and Tazewell County, Va. schools will run on a late schedule today due to heavy snowfall. Officials will reassess around 4 a.m. and again in the early morning hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer
Tazewell County
Mercer County
John Hughes
Lester Jones
Buchanan County
Ernest Raines
Tazewell
State Reappraisal Plan Increases Taxes And Raises
State officials outline a two phase school aid overhaul with a 10 year tax adjustment start in 1986 87 and a six year salary raise plan boosting teacher and service employee pay to above the highest county levels. The first phase costs 710 000 with staff increases and the second phase accounts for about 160 million of a 262 5 million total. Local reactions mention weather and minimal road incidents as counties assess the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James C. Smith
Marshall
Department of Education
Bluefield Man Cited In Mishap
A Bluefield man was cited for leaving the scene of an accident after his vehicle appeared to strike a parked car in front of the Bluefield post office on North Street. Vernie S. Belcher, 81, attributed minor damage self-reportedly found none. Linda Overbay Miller, 38, and Miller’s car were involved. Belcher to appear in court. Investigator G W Sarver led the inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
North Street
Linda Overbay Miller
North Tazewell
Vernie S. Belcher
College Avenue
Belcher
Miller
G.W. Sarver
Civil Hearing Continued in Mercer County Court
A civil case Grady Carper versus Leonard Lackey was continued by Judge William O. Bivens Jr. The trial is now set for April 25 with Princeton attorney Robert E. Holroyd for the plaintiff. An injunction restrains Lackey from blocking use of the roadway off Route 460 near the West Virginia Turnpike entrance in Princeton until the trial.
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Princeton
Mercer County
William O. Bivens Jr
Joe Sanders Jr
Grady Carper
Leonard Lackey
Robert E. Holroyd
Bivens
Lackey
William Carper
Man Killed as Tire Explodes in Monroe County
Union County 38 year old Roger Lee Vance of White Sulphur Springs was killed while changing a tire on a poke wood truck at his brother’s Carpenter’s Run residence. Dallas Elmore of Second Creek was injured with a broken leg and taken to Greenbrier Valley Hospital.
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UNION
Greenbrier
Monroe County
Roger Lee Vance
White Sulphur Springs
H.C. Ryan
Carpenter's Run
Dallas Elmore
Second Creek
Greenbrier Valley Hospital
Two Get Probation From Judge Frazier
Mercer County Circuit Court Judge John Frazier gave probation to Tammy Adkins and Mark A. Tiller after guilty pleas. Adkins received a suspended one to ten year sentence and three years probation with attorney Larry Morhous. Tiller got one year in jail with all but 30 days suspended and two years probation plus mandatory Windy Mountain Learning Center classes. Morgan Lee McGlothlin pleaded guilty to grand larceny under a plea deal and awaits a pre sentence investigation due Jan. 11, with Donald Caruth and Assistant Prosecutor Edwin Wiley involved.
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Princeton
John Frazier
Mercer County
Tammy Adkins
Larry Morhous
Mark A. Tiller
Frazier
Tiller
Windy Mountain Learning Center
Bluefield
Morgan Lee McGlothlin
Mercer County Prosecutor's Office
Donald Caruth
McGlothlin
Edwin Wiley
Chamber Board Meeting and Bond Issue Session
The Princeton Mercer County Chamber of Commerce board will meet today at 4 p.m. at the Chamber office, followed by an open house. The Mercer County Commission will hold a special session Thursday at 10 a.m. to close the William G. Erps bond issue in the courthouse.
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Bulletin Board Chamber
Princeton-Mercer County Chamber of Commerce
Mercer County Commission
William G. Erps
Mercer County Jail Faces Federal Court Update in Housing Suit
In a continued federal case, Mercer County officials and jail inmates review progress toward jail improvements. Judge Copenhaver warns of a special master if deadlines slip as reports cover detox plans, separate restroom units, fire marshal issues, and ongoing facility upgrades.
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Copenhaver
Mercer County
Princeton
County Commission
Donald Hare
Charles “Chuck” Cunningham
Mercer County Commission
Toby Hirshman
Cleveland
Phil Creel
McDowell County
Sheriff Hare
Ray Bragg
Joe Coburn
Wilson Harvey
Fred Parker
Bluefield
Princeton Community Hospital
William Sheppard
Hare
The
Daily Telegraph
Sheriff's Department
Aides Say Sam Church Finally Concedes Defeat
Huntington AP Aides say Sam Church will concede defeat to Rich Trumka in the United Mine Workers Journal. The concession statement, prepared for publication, follows Church’s claims that Trumka lacked the five years mine experience. The election result stands despite challenges and pending confirmation of the tally.
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Sam Church
Huntington
W.va
UMW
Rich Trumka
United Mine Workers Journal
Arnell Church
Bob Hall
Journal
Church
Trumka
Pennsylvania
Jonathan Williams
Union
Charleston Civic Center Coliseum
DeLorean boasted IRA links in cocaine case
Los Angeles AP reporting John DeLorean, 57, allegedly boasted of an intimate relationship with the Irish Republican Army and said the group funded his cocaine distribution plan. Prosecutors cited a Sept. 4, 1982 Washington meeting at L'Enfant Plaza Hotel, recorded on video, in which DeLorean described IRA backing and protection for his operations tied to a Belfast-based plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
John DeLorean
Irish Republican Army
U.S
James Walsh
IRA
de Lorean
Walsh
L’enfant Plaza
Washington D.C
Publican Army
Northern Ireland
John de Lorean
United States
Break-In Reported at Bluefield Home on Logan Street
Police report a Sunday afternoon break in at 209 Logan Street. Owner Ethel Younger arrived from church to find a curtain moving. a rear west door panel was broken and a small tool used to gain entry. A 12 inch portable yellow television and a small ham radio were stolen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan Street
Ethel Younger
Logan St
D.L. O'Neal
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Benjamin Rowe
Benjamin F
Benny) Rowe
Oorley
Bradshaw
Welch
Davey F
Tracey Rowe
Hawley Fuel
Beartown No. 6
Bessie G. Rowe
Jack
Ruby) Knight
Springfield
N.C
Earl
Ellen) Taylor
Cincinnati
Harold
JoAnn) Jones
Dan H. Rowe
Waynesboro
Bennie F. Rowe, Jr
Baltimore
Joseph C. Rowe
James F
Traco’’ Rowe
Leonard
Oma) Collins
Eugene
Virgie) Anglin
Bote Ae Gant
Namon Caldwell
Rowe Cemetery
Rockridge
Fanning
Willie Broyles
Mrs
Nell Becker
Keyser Christian
Keyser
Margaret) Christian
Bandy
Dry Fork
Peery & St. Clair Funeral Home
Herman Linkous
Herman Raleigh Linkous
Richlands
James Raleigh
Fannie Elizabeth Brown Linkous
Jacob's Fork
Pocahontas Fuel Co
Squire
United Mine Workers
Amonate
Bandy Freewill Baptist Church
Deltha Jessee Linkous
Carter Linkous
Raleigh
David Linkous
Wallingford
Elmer Linkous
Martha McReynolds
Cora Grinell
Jenny Christian
Rose Wheeler
Bessie Hawkins
Virgil
Homer Linkous
Hurst-Scott Funeral Chapel
Samuel N. Altizer
Max Linkous
Grandview Memory Gardens
Willie Lawson
Willie Jasper
Ruby Blanche Perkins) Lawson
Montcalm
Jesse and
Lillie Belcher Perkins
Jay W
G. Paul Lawson
Ralph E. Lawson
Richmond
Billy J. Lawson
Radford
Evelyn Ratcliffe
Faye Dunford
Delores Johnston
Richard and
Claude Perkins
Silver Springs
Carl Perkins
Crab Orchard
Mamie Bibby
Daniels
Elsie Dalton
Pansy Walker
Mabscott
June Young
Lillian Meadows
Slim Davis
Slim
Gladys Kelley) Davis
Pearisburg
Montgomery County
George Washington Kelley
Flora Amanda Morris Kelley
Carroll D
Bike Davis
Russell Lee
Donald K. Davis
Ripplemead
Ann Blankenship
Petersburg
Betty Hammonds
Birchlawn
A. West & Sons Funeral Home
White Gate
Archer Graves
Archer Leonard Graves Jr
St. Petersburg
Fla
McComas
Green Bank Federal Observatory
George W. Seaver
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Tidensuingg
Industrial Gas & Supply
Your Welding
East Bluefield
Wva
Mercer Mall
Danforth Insurance Agency
Robert Goosens
Kerosun
Commission
County
Appalachian Research Defense Fund
Yogesh Chand
ST. Lukes
HigHway 460
Southview Dr
W. Va
DeLorean
PLAZA
Warrenizing Cleaners
Northfork
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