Deaths and funerals in Bluefield and surrounding areas
A sequence of death notices and funeral arrangements for residents of Bluefield Welch Richlands Cedar Bluff and nearby towns. Albert E Wright 75 of Bluefield died in a Bluefield hospital with survivors including wife Kate Byrd Wright and son Harry H Wright. Kenneth Samuel Cooper 72 of Welch died in a Welch hospital with multiple survivors and funeral today at Fanning Funeral Home. Numerous other obituaries list survivors and funeral details for Mrs Dorothy Stafford Mustard Bryan Osborne Lucian H Smith Mollie Patrick infant Mathew Russell Florence Douthat Corky Smith James Harman James Thornsbury Paul Justice Lula Terry Charles Lee Joseph Quesenberry Coco Serge Allen Thompson and others with funeral home arrangements and burial sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert E. Wright
E. Cumberland Rd
Bluefield
Harry A
Lillian Lowe Wright
N&w Railway Co
Cumberland Heights
Kenneth Samuel Cooper
Welch
Pulaski
Sam
Bertie Young Cooper
McDowell County
UMWA
Welch Church of God
Effie Cooper
Douglas
Curtis Cooper
Huberta Cooper
Theodore
Arlene) Payne
Michael
Katrina) Steele
Vinton
Clyde Cooper
Joe
Sis) Harsanyi
Allen Junction
Amos
Myrtle) Green
Elyria
Ohio
Robert
Mozelle) Long
Lacyville
Fanning Funeral Home
Roger Yates
Saeger Memorial
Roderfield
Dorothy Stafford Mustard
Bear Spring
Radford
Berton
George Oakley Stafford
Ada McComas Stafford
Buford Mustard
Marilyn Mustard
John
Brenda) Smith
Garnett Stafford
Pearisburg
George Oakley Stafford Jr
Cherryville
N.C
Mary Margaret Stafford
Helen Straley Eggleston
Bear Spring United Methodist Church
Frank Perry
Kim Mustard
Birchlawn
A. West & Sons Funeral Home
White Gate
Mollie Patrick
Mollie Louis Patrick
Middle Creek Road
Cedar Bluff
Richlands
Tazewell County
Lafayette
Nannie Simmons Smith
Raymond R. ‘‘Puny” Patrick
Raymond H. Patrick
Percy G. Patrick
Daniel K. Patrick
Fannie Perkins
Doran
Ollie Davis
Raven
Virgie Smith
M.L. Smith
Tazewell County Funeral Home Chapel
James B. Hollenhead
Bernard Shrader
Greenhills Memory Cemetery
Claypool Hill
Mathew Russell Mathew Junior Russell
Steven
Carolyn Grimmitt Russell
Ruth Grimmitt
Raymond Grimmitt
Logan
Alford Russell
Bandy
Mable Louise Lester
Florence B. Douthat
Florence Booth Douthat
Abingdon
Hurst-Scott Funeral Home
Justice, Paul
Patrick Springs
Panther
Beulah Land Baptist Church
Trace Fork
Mervin Riffe
Morgan Belcher
Graham Riffe
Justice Cemetery
Saeger
Quesenberry
Joseph M
Anna Ruth
Newhall
Pentecostal Tabernacle
Mary Osborne
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Princeton
Douglas Funeral Home
Shiites Free One French Captive in 48 Hours Proposed Trade Gesture
In Beirut the Revolutionary Justice Organization said it will release one of two French captives within 48 hours as a Christmas gesture. The group urged France to halt arms sales to Iraq and to send officials to Beirut. A 60 word handwritten note asked Chirac to send a personal delegate and called on Syria and Iran to participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beirut
Lebanon
France
Iraq
Iran
The
Revolutionary Justice Organization
An-Nahar
Syria
Jacques Chirac
Hafez Assad
Islamic Republic
Voyager flies in after crowd welcomes record cargo flight
The Voyager arrival at Edwards Air Force Base drew a hero’s welcome from over 23,000 spectators after a record flight that could expand fuel efficient cargo transport in civilian aviation. A rear engine hiccup almost aborted the final leg, but the crew regained power and completed the landing with both engines. President Reagan said the pilots would receive the Presidential Citizens Medal in Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Reagan
Los Angeles
Rutan
Voyager
Mike Melville
Melville
Lee Herron
Edwards Air Force Base
Yeager
Casey Memo Suggests Arms for Hostages Policy
A year-old Casey document claimed arms shipments conflicted with policy on terrorism but aimed to aid a Lebanon hostages rescue. Officials indicate the memo may be for internal files, while other sources say operatives tested a trade of arms for hostage releases, prompting questions about White House awareness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casey
Reagan
Lebanon
Iran
White House
Justice Department
CIA
George Cave
National Security Council
Outlook executive decries declining U S competitiveness
Outlook in 1987 with Wheat First Securities says the root cause is a lack of desire to excel defined as ethically doing whatever it takes to provide the best products or services. McGhee notes this desire faded in the U S starting mid-1960s and blames Capitol Hill executives, unions, and others for weakening the economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheat First Securities
Charleston
McGhee
U.S
Capitol Hill
Executive Suites
Union Halls
Coast Guard ends survivors' search of capsized boat
A boat carrying 48 Dominican Republic migrants capsized near Rincon Puerto Rico. Six dead and 26 missing after Monday night accident. Sixteen survivors reached shore and were detained by authorities. Rescuers suspended the search Tuesday afternoon amid belief some may have fled into hills while fishermen fear most missing are dead.
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Rincon
Puerto Rico
Dominican Republic
U.S
San Juan
GTE proposes notable residential and business rate hikes in West Virginia
GTE seeks higher charges for residential one party service from 14 03 to 22 84 and for single line business rates from 28 34 to 45 68 with similar increases in Welch Gary Maybeury Coalwood Davy Northfork and McDowell County areas. The plan also raises measured service and late payment charges while adding a 25 cent pay phone fee and changing per minute rates. Morris notes a 53 percent expense rise over years and says rates will be suspended 270 days for PSC inspections hearings around February or March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDowell County
GTE
Welch
Gary
Maybeury
Anawalt and
Kimball
Morris
PSC
Commission
West Virginia
At&t
Mercer
McDowell
Jefferson
Hampshire
Hardy
Mineral
Grant
Morgan Counties
Baliles Hints at Lottery Vote Delay and Prison Plan
Baliles said he may withhold opinion on a state lottery referendum until the January state of the commonwealth address. He proposed possible prison construction to ease overcrowding, naming Charles City County as a potential site and suggesting the State Penitentiary could close by 1990. He plans a shortened 1987 General Assembly focus, with major programs not until 1988, and will meet with Maryland Pennsylvania and Washington officials to discuss bay cleanup. He pledged to hold state employment steady during his four-year term despite rising staff in highways and social services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baliles
Charles City
General Assembly
Chesapeake Bay
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Washington
Bay
Department of Highways and Transportation
Department of Social Services
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Bryan Osborne
Quail Valley Estates
Memorial
Lucian H. Smith
Hurst-Scott
John Edward “Corky” Smith
John Edward ‘Corky’ Smith
Springfield
Dayton
Veteran’s Hospital
George W. Seaver
James E. Harman
Glenwood Park
Cravens-Shires
Bluewell
James L. Thornsbury
James Lincoln ‘Link’ Thornsbury
Lindside
Broyles Funeral Chapel
Peterstown
John Speke
Lake
Victoria
Long
Thomas Larry
Jimmy Allen
Eugene Allen
Williams Cemetery
Green Valley
Terry
John A
Lula
Virginia
Oakvale
Davis Funeral Home
Lafyette Terry
Fannie Booth
Oakvale Cemetery
Serge
Cosimo
Coco
Worth
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Powhatan
Gary Naegele
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Sandy River District
American Legion Post No
Bradshaw
Bennett Widener
Northfork
Thompson
Allen Robert
Tazewell
Peery & St. Clair Funeral Home
Virgil Hale
Grandview Memory Gardens
Bluefield-Tazewell Road
Bluefield Baily Telegraph
Bluefield Ave
W.va
Princeton Bureau
Edwin M. Freakley
Thomas A. Colley
Jim Terry
Linda M. Osborne
Lewis B. Spence
Patsy P. Malamisura
Mike Blanton
Carl H. Meade, Jr
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
National Advertising Rep
London Associates
D&s
Outlook
Coast Guard
eScw. Inc
Stadium Drive
Bluefield, WV
Anu Rund
Warrenizing Cleaners
Sasrearar
Hamptons Market
WY & WA
Bluefields
Roman Beauty
Johnson
UCL
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