Local Obituaries Highlight Five Virginia Deaths in Late December
Obituaries report the deaths of Roy A. Akers 82 in Rocky Gap Frances Barbas 87 in Texas Nicholas Wayne Collins 35 in Grundy Julia O. Keith 86 in Salem Vernon Ray McDaniel Sr. 76 in Tazewell and Sarah Edith Kathleen Pink Weimer Tolliver Thompson 88 in Bluefield. Funeral arrangements are incomplete or pending at multiple local funeral homes.
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Roy A. Akers
Laurel Fork
Rocky Gap
Princeton
Mercer Funeral Home & Crematory
Bluefield
Frances Barbas
Nemours
McKinney
Texas
Rodriguez Funeral Home
Pocahontas
Nicholas Wayne Collins
Stiltner’s Creek
Grundy
Julia O. Keith
Big Sandy
Lewis-Gale
Salem
Gregory-Page Funeral
Welch
Vernon Ray McDaniel Sr
Gratton
Taze
Beckley Woman Goldie Hearn Ivan Dies at 98 in WV
Beckley WV mourns Goldie Hearn Ivan 98 who passed after a long illness on December 21 2014. Born December 18 1916 in Princeton she was the daughter of Alonzo G Hearn and Emma Ramey Hearn. Survived by daughter Becky Leach and Jeffrey of Beckley. Service scheduled December 23 2014 at Beckley Church of God with Rev John Sanger.
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Beckley
Goldie Hearn Ivan
Alonzo G. Hearn
Emma Ramey Hearn
James Hearn
Esther Catherine Deweese
Princeton
Joe Ivan, Jr
Kevin
Becky Leach
Jeffrey
Louise Via Thorn
Mary Ann
Helen Ramey Hawkes
Martinsville
Virginia
Beckley Church of God
John Sanger
Remembering Rev James E Jones Bluefield pastor and veteran
BLUEFIELD Rev James Edward Jones 82 of Sandlick Road Bluefield died December 22 2014 at his home. He was a retired pastor and Pepsi-Cola route manager with Navy service in Korea. Survived by sons James Cornelia Jones Larry Joe Jones daughter Mardella Thomason plus grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral December 24 2014 at Cravens-Shires Bluewell with burial at Roselawn Princeton. Online condolences at cravens-shires.com.
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Bluefield
James Edward Jones
Sandlick Road
Benson
Emitt
Luke Huffman Jones
Montcalm
Pepsi-Cola
Ruth Pigg Jones
Sgt
John A. Jones
Dennis
Danny) Thomason
Edgar
Ambrose
Grover
Tom Jones
Mary Thorne
Thelma Melvin
Helen Fawland
James
Pedo) Jones
Cornelia
Rock
Larry
Joe) Jones
Linda
Hilderbran
Mardella Thomason
Sandlick
Betty Wyatt
Sherry Lusk
Jean Hawks
Lois Jones
Morgan Thomason
Tracy Beggs
Heather Brendle
Crystal Thomason
Dennis Thomason
Scotty Jones
Danielle Hicks
Ethan Stirewalt
Kyleigh Jones
Nicholas Stirewalt
Joleigh Jones
Austin Pennington
Alyssa Thomason
Gabby Beggs
Markus Thomason
Grayson Thomason
Julie Thomason
Addison Thomason
Joseph Hicks
Dylan Thomason
Cravens-Shires
Bluewell
Dewayne Houk
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Princeton
Tazewell
Alice Virginia Ann Kinder
Vermont
Bristol Regional Medical Center
Bristol
Tazewell County
Gordon and
Ruth Stone Harman
Pisgah United Methodist Church
Kinder
William Hubert
June) Kinder, Jr
WG. Harman
Tommy Harman
Connie Kinder
Vickie Cline
Burkes Manor
Rosedale
Peery & St. Clair Funeral Home
Jimmy Hagg
Maplewood Cemetery
Peerystclairfuneralhome
Funerals scheduled across several towns today
Funerals set for William A Bradley at 11 a.m. at Groves Funeral Home in Union with burial at Mt. View Cemetery in Sweet Springs SSG. Christopher C Keatley to be at 10 a.m. at Burns Wornall Chapel Princeton with burial at Roselawn Memorial Gardens Princeton. Jerry Lee at 11 a.m. Hurst-Scott Funeral Chapel Richlands VA with interment Greenhills Memory Gardens Claypool Hill VA. Wilda M L Meredith at 2 p.m. Broyles Shrewsbury Chapel Peterstown with burial Sunrise Memorial Gardens Rich Creek VA. Essie M Robinette at 2 p.m. Big Rock Church of Christ Big Rock with burial Mountain Valley Memorial Park Big Rock VA.
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William Austin Bradley
Groves Funeral Home
Union
Mt. View
Sweet Springs
Christopher Curtis Keatley
Burns Wornall
Athens Road
Princeton
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Jerry Lee
Hurst- Scott Funeral
Richlands
Greenhills Memory Gardens
Claypool Hill
Wilda Marie Lilly Meredith
Broyles- Shrewsbury Funeral Home
Peterstown
Sunrise Memorial Gardens
Rich Creek
Essie Margaret Robinette
Big Rock Church of Christ
Big Rock
Mountain Valley Memorial Park
France urges calm after a series of attacks injure dozens
French authorities said there is no evidence of a nationwide terrorism link after multiple attacks across the country left dozens injured. In Nantes a van plowed into a Christmas market injuring 11. five people hospitalized, including the driver who also stabbed himself. The driver is a 37 year old from Saintes. Prosecutor Brigitte Lamy called the Nantes incident isolated, not a terrorist act. Prime Minister Manuel Valls urged calm and vigilance.
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Paris
France
Nantes
Dijon
Tours
Interior Ministry
Pierre-Henry Brandet
Brigitte Lamy
Lamy
Saintes
Manuel Valls
FAA industry launch drone safety campaign
Industry groups and the FAA announced a joint safety campaign to reduce risky drone use near manned aircraft. A Know Before You Fly website will explain FAA rules for recreational and commercial operators, with pamphlets at events and in drones’ packaging.
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Washington
FAA
Association For Unmanned Vehicle Systems International
UAV Coalition
Academy of Model Aeronautics
Federal Aviation Administration
Michael Toscano
Unmanned Vehicle Association
Michael Huerta
Hammacher Schlemmer
Brookestone
Amazon
Margaret Gilligan
Air Line Pilots Association
Ben Berman
Amazon.com
Judge denies W V a ex coal baron travel home for holidays
BECKLEY AP A judge refuses Don Blankenship movement home for holidays amid criminal case. Judge Irene Berger denied travel beyond southern West Virginia Pike County Kentucky and Washington DC. Blankenship once heads Massey Energy faces gag order and broad travel limits while case proceeds.
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W.va
Beckley
West Virginia
U.S
Irene Berger
Massey Energy
Don _ Blankenship
Blankenship
Pike County
Kentucky
Washington, D.C
Nevada
Joe Cocker, British Singer, Dies at 70 in Colorado
London based agent Barrie Marshall confirms that Joe Cocker died early Monday of lung cancer in Colorado where he had lived for two decades. The pop star rose to fame with Woodstock and a Beatles cover, and his hits include You Are So Beautiful, Up Where We Belong with Jennifer Warnes, You Can Leave Your Hat On, and When the Night Comes.
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London
Joe Cocker
Barrie Marshall
Cocker
Colorado
Woodstock
Jennifer Warnes
Randy Newman
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Peerystclairfuneralhome.com
Kathleen Nash Sisson
Tucson, Ariz
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Oneonta
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Oneonta Plains
Kathleen Was
Elgood
Aubrey Roscoe and
Sally Irene Nash Kathleen
Concord College
Reade Sisson
Oneonta NY
Oneonta Women's Club
Women's Club
A.O. Fox Memorial Hospital
Oneonta Garden Club
Kathleen
Gary Sisson
Jill
Mary Sisson Eilis
Jonathan
Roscoe
Frank
Billie
Jeff
Ann Lee
Marie
Lucille
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Bluefield Avenue
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Terri Hale
Ananda Watson
Henry Meade
Norman O. Sinclair
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