Obituaries and funerals from Bluefield area noted deaths
A.Z. Litz Jr., 78, of Tazewell Virginia, died in Roanoke after a short illness. Survived by wife Sarah, brother Conrad Litz, sister Lash Bair. Services Monday at 2 pm from Peery and St. Clair with burial in Maplewood Cemetery. Memorials to Tazewell Life Saving Crew. Also listed are Mrs. Marcus Miller, Charlie Tolbert, Mrs. Luther Byrd, Miss Lattie Greear, infant and other services in Bluefield area with funeral details and wake times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.Z. Litz Jr
A.Z. Lites Jr
Tazewell
Roanoke
Sarah Thompson Litz
Conrad B. Litz
Cocoa Beach
Fla
Lash Bair
Winter Park
Peery and St. Clair Funeral Home
Paul Smith
Maplewood Cemetery
Eli Jones Jr
John Harman
Marshall Collins
Henry Kinser
Harry Hodge
Raymond Puckett
Bob Miller
Bill Harold
Marcus Miller
Marcus
Mary Gussie) Miller
Rt. 1
Sandlick Road
Bluefield
Beckley Hospital
North Carolina
Lee Hamlin
Immanuel Baptist Church
Princeton
Marcus Miller Jr
Lemesa
Margaret Cunningham
Charlie Tolbert
Charlie L. Tolbert
Christiansburg
Floyd, Va
Everett
Mary Lou) Hall
James Eddie Tolbert
Woodbridge
Metta Presley
Pocahontas
Connie Lindsey
Avondale
Luther
Mary Edith
Babe”’) Byrd
Leatherwood Lane
Gary
Ind
Mack
Josephine Lamanca Petruzzelli
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Mercer County Democrat Women’s Club
Cumberland Heights
Lions Club
American Legion Auxiliary
Elkettes Club
Steve Taylor
Robert Little
Morris Ensminger
Daniel Currence
W.L. Osborne Jr
George O. Bowling
Mercer Funeral Home
Funeral
Lattie Greear
Lattie Lee Greear
Damascus
Abingdon
W.B. Greear
Seaver-Brown
Marion
John Oldham
Troutdale
Welch man charged with sexual abuse in Virginia assault
Clyde Paine, 70, of Welch was jailed on a sexual abuse charge after allegedly attacking an elderly female at her family’s Bradshaw home Friday night. The victim, treated for extensive injuries at a Buchanan County hospital, has not had her name released. Trooper G L Woods continues the investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WELCH
Clyde Paine
Bradshaw
Buchanan County
G.L. Woods
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Publication Details
Bluefield Daily Telegraph established 1893 publishes mornings from 412 Bland Street Bluefield West Virginia 24701. It is a member of the Associated Press and lists subscription rates 66 dollars yearly within West Virginia and 5 50 per calendar month for home delivery with other zones on application.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
W.va
Associated Press
West Virginia
Audit Bureau of Circulation
P.O. Box
Landon Associates
Bulgari heiress and son freed after kidnap in Italy
Anna Bulgari Calissoni and her 16 year old son Giorgio were found and freed near Aprilia south of Rome. They appeared in good condition and were transported to Rome. Police set roadblocks and investigators pursued the case as details on ransom remained unconfirmed. The abduction occurred November 19 from the family estate with a severed ear later linked to Giorgio. Authorities cited court actions freezing assets to hinder ransom payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Bulgari Jewelery Company
Aprilia
Anna Bulgari Calissoni
Giorgio
Calissoni
Mill Creek Baptist Church Holds Christmas Day Service
Regular morning worship at Mill Creek Missionary Baptist Church on Christmas Day at 11 a.m. Pastor Rev. Samuel Marrs leads the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mill Creek
Two Injured In Princeton Wreck On Stafford Drive
Gregory A. Rose was admitted to Princeton Community Hospital after a two car collision at 11 45 p m on Stafford Drive. Rose sustained multiple lacerations and fractures and remains in stable condition. Roy S Bragg was uninjured. Passenger Mike Shaw received cuts abrasions and a minor head injury before release. Charges are pending in the accident. Officer D W Saunders investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Princeton Community Hospital
Gregory A. Rose
Rose
Stafford Drive
Roy S. Bragg
Bragg
Mike Shaw
PCH
D.W. Saunders
Robbery at Princeton Quick Stop Market No Arrests Made
Two black males robbed a Princeton roadside market at gunpoint late Friday night, fleeing in a red Mustang with about 687 dollars. Police said two suspects remain at large with no arrests by Saturday evening. Patrolman Rick Somyk continues the investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Princeton Fires Reported After Early Morning Calls
Princeton Fire Department responded to two calls in the early hours. A car at 1711 Honaker Ave belonging to George Wolford was destroyed by fire with investigation into the cause ongoing. A second fire at 116 Mahood Ave Dr Frank Johnson Jr residence caused about 500 in damages in a bathroom wall and was contained to that area with cause undetermined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Princeton Fire Department
B.A. Caldwell
Honaker Ave
George Wolford
Caldwell
Frank Johnson Jr
Mahood Ave
Hunters Missing After James River Boat Capsizes at Dam
Rescue crews searched the frigid James River for two missing hunters after their boat capsized and swept over a dam near Snowden Virginia. One hunter was saved, but five people and two boats were carried over the dam amid swift currents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snowden
James River
C.E. Edwards
Virginia Electric & Power Co
Big Island
Bitter Christmas Eve Cold Grips Region With Power Outages
Record low winds and subzero temperatures slam Giles County and surrounding areas as Mountain Lake and towns report 14 below for the evening. Officials note widespread outages, with Bluefield and Virginia areas affected. By 6 p.m. Christmas Eve the region sees subzero temps and wind chills near or below 40 below. Forecasts call for continued extreme cold into Monday with slow warmup later in the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
Mountain Lake
Giles County
Robert Dolinger
Bluefield
Virginia Ave
West
Virginia
National Weather Service
Roanoke
Lynchburg
Dulles
Richmond
Weather Service
Midwest winter storms strand travelers across the nation
A late season blizzard swept from the Rockies to the Great Lakes causing hundreds of stranded motorists. Iowas patrol urged nonessential travel, service stations lagged four to six hours, and AAA halted emergency calls due to a two day backlog. Ten cities reported pileups and widespread outages as subzero temperatures persisted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockies
Great Lakes
Iowa State Patrol
Denver
American Automobile Association
Indiana
Grand Haven
Mich
Pennyslvania
David Gannon
South Dakota
North Dakota
Halliday
Twin Buttes
Illinois
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
The
A.Z
Etta Stauber Litz
Main Street United Methodist Church
VFW
American Legion
Washington and Lee University
Sarrett
Michael
Cindy Sarrett
Panther
Charleston
Fanning Funeral Home
Saeger
Paul Hale Jr
Atwell
Welch Hospital
Troy Lee Jr
Hanover
A Man Hospital
Lester
Freda Lester
William Rennie
William F. Rennie
Straley Ave
George W. Seaver
Luther Byrd
Cereert
Ofessional Building
NG ST. Bluefield, VA
Eagles F.C.E
Santa
Scott Shott
Bluefield City Auditorium
Fred Brown
NWS
S.K. Jain, M.D
Federal St. Bluefield, W.va
Omaha
Neb
Humane Society
Chicago
Department of Human Services
Chris Zaglifa
Detroit Receiving Hospital
Monica Marshall
Danforth Insurance Agency Auto License Service
Bluewell
NEW Graham Pharmacy
Bluefield, VA
Mer FY
Belline
Hearing Aid Service
Wythe Avenue
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