Deaths and Funerals in Bluefield Area
A long obituary list from Bluefield Daily Telegraph notes deaths across Buchanan and McDowell counties. Names include Mrs. America Mullins of Palakta Florida and Mrs. Carlos Mays of Richlands with multiple survivors, church ties, and funeral details. Additional notices cover Miss Nannie Crockett of Abingdon and others with service times and burial plans, informally detailing wrecked or incomplete arrangements and family connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America Mullins
America
Ernestine Compton) Mullins
Palakta
Fla
Whitewood
Florida
Buchanan County
Vinson Witcher Mullins
Flatwood Church of Christ
Cecil Hester White
John Henry
Freda) Robinson
Walachula
Alice Dotson
Paul Mullins
Blountville
Ten
Coolidge Compton
Roanoke
Clayton Compton
Richlands
Warner Compton
Pilgrim Knob
Olive White
Ruby Compton
North Carolina
Buchanan County Funeral Home
Keen Mountain
Clarence Harron
Hubert Kennedy
Mullins and Davis
Carlos
Della V.) Mays
South Farmer Street
Grundy
Swords Creek
Paul William Mays
Maxie
Danny Robert Mays
Julia Mullins
Richmond
Ethel Herndon
Carrie Day
Rosedale
Hurst-Scott
David Cuthbertson
John Bowles
Greenhills Memory Gardens
Claypool Hill
Ralph Hess
Richard Farthing
Ralph Vance
Curtis Vance
Glen Vance
James Day
Billy Day
James Day Jr
Elise Newman
Charlotte
N.C
Bluefield
Vermil Hough
Mt. Canaan Baptist Church
Paul Miller
Grier
Nannie Lucille Crockett
Abingdon
Route 2
North Tazewell
Tazewell County
Mount Zion United Methodist Church
Springville
Austin
Jean) White
Rt.2
Ray Amos
Maplewood Cemetery
Tazewell
Odell Deel
James Payne
Ed White
Richard Kitts
Carmel Neel
Ralph Davis
Dudley Memorial Mortuary
Louise Meyers
Louise Shawver Meyers
Montgomery County
Garland E. Meyers
Glenn R. Meyers
Pearisburg
Edward W. Meyers
Evinton
Douglas G. Meyers
Dublin
James E Shawver
Ralph Shawver
Parkersburg
Paul
Sadie N.) Watkins
Linden Blvd
Brooklyn
N.Y
Pageton
Lugo
Funeral notices from Mercer and nearby chapels
Multiple obituaries announce funerals for Earl E. Sprinkle, Arthur Lee Surratt, Stella Maude Craft, Cecil William Alford, Ollie Jane Mullins, Eloise Bing h am, and Claude F. Davis family members. Services set today in Bluefield, Bluewell Pool, Princeton and Saeger with burial at Monte Vista Memorial and Woodlawn Memorial Parks. Pallbearers listed for several services.
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Sprinkle
Earl E
Lewis and Clark Blvd
St. Louis
Verdun Heights
Bluefield
Mercer Funeral Home
D. Keith Clarke
Monte Vista Park
Surratt
Arthur Lee
Plantation Road
Roanoke
Oakvale
Cravens-Shires Funeral Home
Bluewell
Johnnie Mize
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Billy Surratt
Jimmy Surratt
Danny Thompson
Danny Melvin
Michael Cassell
Jimmy Cassell
Craft
Henry
Stella Maude
Welch
Fanning Funeral Home
Ralph Null
Mullins
Eli
Ollie Jane
Saeger
Edgar Riffe
Virgil Akers
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Princeton Road
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Ad Rates and Contact Details
Bluefield Daily Telegraph announces subscription and home delivery rates for West Virginia and other zones. The notice lists pricing, mailing address, and post office box for address changes and advertising representation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily
Youre Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
Associated Press
W Va
West Virginia
Audit Bureau of Circulation
P.O. Box
Andon Associates
Woman Dies In Wreck Near Peterstown
A two vehicle crash on U S Rt 219 north of Peterstown in Monroe County killed Evelyn Hinzman from the Lewisburg area at about 6 40 am. State police said details remain unavailable pending investigation led by Deputy Joe Galuszek of the Monroe State Police Detachment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peterstown
U.S. Rt
Monroe County
Lewisburg
Pulaski to Add 500 Jobs at Former Apparel Plant
Pulaski Virginia announces VF Corp parent of Lee Co plans to hire 500 workers to start producing blue jeans at the former Pulaski Apparel building. An agreement in principle with Lee to acquire the land and building was reached, signaling a major manufacturer comeback in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pulaski, Va
U.S
Pulaski Apparel
Pulaski County
Sidney Clower
VF Corp
Lee Co
Lee
Pulaski Apparel Co
Union Rejected at Homestead Resort in Virginia
In Hot Springs Virginia AP reports employees at the Homestead resort voted against union representation in NLRB ballots. The tally showed 9574 votes opposed representation by either the Teamsters or the Hotel Employees union.
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Hot Springs, Va
Homestead Resort
National Labor Relations Board
Teamsters Union
Hotel Employees Union
Bluefield Drive Aids Gary's Children Christmas Fund
Bluefield minister Rev Cam Mills led a local drive for the Gary Children's Christmas Fund delivering 490 in checks and a large supply of food and toys to Mayor Charles Hodge. Major donors included Mount Olive Baptist Church 260 First Christian Church 100 Union Baptist Church 50 and Mount Olive Layman's League 50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Children’s Christmas Fund
Gary
Charles Hodge
Cam Mills
Mount Olive Baptist Church
First Christian Church
Union Baptist Church
Mount Olive
Death Claims Jack Webb Creator of Dragnet at 62
Jack Webb, creator of Dragnet and star of Sgt. Joe Friday, died at 3:23 a.m. at his West Hollywood home after reported chest pains. He was 62. Flags at L A police stations were ordered half staff. Webb's wife Opal was with him. He helped launch Dragnet on radio in 1949 and TV in 1951, shaping a long police and fire TV franchise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Jack Webb
Joe Friday
Webb
Greg Vasquez
Detective Headquarters Division
Los Angeles Police Department
Fire Department
Emergency
Mobile One
Friday
West Hollywood
Clyde French
Opal
French
Los Angeles County
Don Messerle
Messerle
Reagan Hussein talks end without pledge to break stalemate
President Reagan and King Hussein of Jordan wrapped four days of talks in Washington with Reagan saying direct negotiations are within reach. Hussein did not commit to joining stalled talks and a senior U S official cautioned that peace is not around the corner. Reagan noted much work remains, and two sessions with the king occurred during the visit.
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Washington
Reagan
Hussein
Jordan
U.S
Judge upholds First Amendment in Times source case
A federal judge refused to compel a New York Times reporter to reveal his source amid a federal probe of Boston City Hall. U.S. District Judge W Arthur Garrity ruled the circumstances did not override press rights, denying the subpoena sought by city official George Collatos, who was convicted of extortion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
New York Times
New York
U.S
W. Arthur Garrity
George Collatos
Daughter of Honduran president freed in kidnapping case
Dr. Judith Xiomara Suazo Estrada, 33, daughter of the Honduran president, was freed by her captors in Guatemala City Thursday night. A relative said she would be taken to the Honduran Embassy for safety. The capture on December 14 by the Pedro Diaz Command of the Revolutionary Movement of the Ixim demanded publication of an anti American communique in Mexican and Central American papers, which appeared in Wednesday’s editions.
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Guatemala City
Judith Xiomara Suazo Estrada
Pedro Diaz
Revolutionary Movement of the
Ixim
Dioxin contamination prompts Times Beach residents to stay away
Federal health officials warn Times Beach Missouri residents not to return to flood damaged homes after preliminary tests show high dioxin levels. CDC urges halt to non emergency cleanup to protect workers as residents face uncertain numbers remaining in the Meramec River town. In Seoul, dissidents freed in a Christmas amnesty include Rev Lee Moon-yung and six others tied to Kim Dae-jung.
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Jefferson City
Times Beach
Centers For Disease Control
Missouri
CDC
Meramec River
State Emergency Management Agency
Seoul
South Korea
Lee Moon-yung
Kim Dae-jung
Lee
Associated Press
Uijongbu
Kim
United States
Polish Martial Law Internees Released as Seven Lead Solidarity Arrests
Warsaw AP reports the last of 10131 internees freed under martial law, but seven Solidarity leaders were immediately arrested in ongoing penal proceedings. Justice Minister had hinted some internees would be arrested for crimes against the state. The seven were moved from Bialoleka Prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Poland
Solidarity Labor Federation
Sylwester Zawadski
Bialoleka
Unemployment Claims Drop in Early December
Washington reports new claims for unemployment benefits fell to the lowest in five months, the third weekly decline, signaling slowing layoffs. A government economist cautions the national jobless rate could stabilize or fall from November’s 10.8 percent if trend continues.
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Washington
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Carlos Mays
Mrs
Kenneth Perdue
Kenneth ‘‘Rack’’ Perdue
Princeton
Davis Funeral Home
David Cantrell
David Wilson Cantrell
Knoxville
Tenn
McDowell County
Bee Branch Primitive Baptist Church
Paynesville
Sarah Cantrell
Audrey Hoytt
Kansas City
Linda Lawson
Alex Cantrell
Robert York Sr
Louisa
Harold Thornsberry
Anice Davis
Vance
Virginia Funeral Home
Nannie Crockett
Kenneth Cooper
Kenneth
Effie Eloise) Cooper
Capels
Welch Hospital
Vulcan
Welch Church of God
Theodore
Arlene) Payne
Edmore Village
Michael
Katrina) Steele
Clyde Cooper
Roderfield Church of God
Big Sandy
Roger Yates
Joe Banes
Jaeger Memorial Cemetery
Roderfield
Jimmy Steele
Sterren Marshall
Michael Carter
Curbey Steele
Darrell Steele
Bob Greene
Richard Struggle
Darrell Bishop
Thomas Meade
Thomas Earl Meade
Dry Fork
Bandy
Peery and St. Clair Funeral
Edward Phillips
Edward Lee Phillips
Luther St
French Mounts
Jolo
Southwest Virginia Cancer Center
Paul Watkins
Tressia Downard
Tressia Ella Downard
Shadywood
Wyoming County
Claude Davis
Claude F
Arra Katherine) Davis
College Ave
Bland Street United Methodist Church
Delphian Club
Order of the Eastern Star
John Chapman
DAR
American Legion Auxiliary
Woman's Club
Mercer County
Democratic Club
Claude F. Davis Jr
Wytheville
Robert L. Davis
Knoxville, Tenn
James
Rachel) Hatcher
William S
Lydia) Winfrey
Harrison
Helen) Shrader
Gar
Dwight
Evelyn
Dodge
Baltimore
Harold
William A. Brooks
Jacksonville
Don Brooks
Barnes E. Brooks
Mercer Funeral Chapel
Keith Clarke
Monte Vista Park Cemetery
Chad Hatcher
Bill Winfrey Jr
Danny Surface Jr
Doug Melvin
Bill Russell
Frank Davis III
Mark Davis
Bob Davis
Jerry Melton
Chris
Jeff Hatcher
Bluefield Baily
Danforth Insurance Agency Auto License Service
Pulaski
Industrial Gas
East Bluefield
Mercer Mall
NBC
Page One
Vince Hollins
Steptoe and Johnston
Guy Perkins
Harold Brewster
Eros
Freddie Gilmore
Teresa Cole
First National Bank
Elwood Winfrey
Mercer County Bank
E.R
Rocky”’ Templeton
Development Authority
Fred Parker
Wilson Harvey
Joyce Ball
Coburn
Gage
Lyle Gage
Chinatown
Joseph DeMartino
Golden Star
Pisgah Road
Cail
Korea
Liberty Baptist Church
Princeton, Wva
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