Deaths and Funerals Featured in Bluefield Area
Obituaries list Gwyn Sexton and John Hammonds among several local residents. Details cover ages, addresses, occupations, and survivors. Funeral arrangements are announced for multiple remaining individuals with burial sites and services. A separate feature recalls Martins family housing after a December fire and community aid efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hammonds
Route 1
Bluefield
Abbs Valley
Tazewell
Rodriguez-Pocahontas Funeral Home
Pocahontas
Mary Ann Grizzell
Panama City
Hansonville
Lebanon
Russell County
Tom and
Mary Ann Campbell Riner
Jennings B. Grizzell
Henry T. Grizzell
Bishop
Jennings B. Grizzell Jr
Lebanon Funeral Home
Clarence Danner
Russell Memorial Cemetery
Students, alumni unite for community Christmas Tree party
A Phi Kappa Gamma and Lady Phi Kappa led effort in Bluefield this year with about 10 sisters volunteering at the Christmas Tree party. Gino Russo and John Shott noted three years of prior involvement and ongoing goals to make it annual. Santa arrived as bands entertained needy children, while gift bags of toys and fruit were distributed to 467 donations from 727 residents and groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lady Phi Kappa
Phi Kappa Gamma
Gino Russo
Randy Basham
Randy Basham Jr
Santa Claus
John Shott
Scott Shott
Jimmy Johns
James Hill
Hill
Bluefield Supply Co
Shott
Daily Telegraph
Bluefield
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Staff Roster Highlights Key Editors
Bluefield Daily Telegraph lists leadership including Publisher and Managing Editor Patsy P. Malamisura with operations head Mike Blanton and circulation director Carl H. Meade Jr. plus press supervisor in a concise staff rundown.
Fog lifts slowly as Seattle area travelers hope for Christmas reunions
Intermittent sun returns briefly at Sea-Tac after a week of dense fog delays. Travelers like Ed Neussendorfer and Daniel Eileen press onward to reach families in Cleveland and Ohio, while officials note improved visibility and ongoing backlog but say many have found alternative routes or canceled plans. Boeing Field reports 316 diverted aircraft since fog began, with limited space to park extra jets, and a broader West Coast fog blanket persists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Seattle-Tacoma
Ed Neussendorfer
Minneapolis
Jane
Chelan
Daniel Eileen
Cleveland
Ohio
Pete Wise
National Weather Service
Wise
Boeing Field
Frazelle
Oil slick drifts into wildlife area near Port Angeles
In Washington state a 21 mile oil spill from the tanker ARCO Anchorage seeped into Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge and threatened oyster beds and crab feeding zones. Removal near the Strait of Juan de Fuca was advancing. sampling will take months with cleanup to continue on Olympic Peninsula beaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Angeles
Wash
Pacific
Arco Anchorage
Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge
Lew Kittle
State Department of Ecology
Strait of
Juan de Fuca
Puget Sound
Olympic Peninsula
Hard Times Beam Christmas Cheer Amid Job Losses
The Arbuckle family faces hardship as John Arbuckle loses work for nearly a year yet hopes for a bright Christmas. Neighbors and community support help Dee Dee and siblings enjoy gifts, with optimism for better days ahead despite unemployment.
Outcry kills charter plan in Tazewell County vote
At a Christmas Eve public hearing in Tazewell County residents and officials debated a proposed county charter. Most opposed, calling it a power grab. a 13 member citizens committee was suggested to study it, while another proposal to rescind was approved but a referendum was ignored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
George R. Nuckolls
Tazewell Democratic Party
Joe Peery
Central District
Tazewell County
Absher
Ballard
Russia
Benjamin Barringer
Barringer
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gwyn Sexton
Anawalt
McDowell County Board of Education
U.M.W.A
Pageton
Conkland Church of God
Independence
Eli
Mettie Perry Sexton
Ethel Taylor Sexton
Route 2
William Vaughn Sexton
Warrenton
Vernon Sexton
F.E
Mickey) Sexton
Bluewell
K.B. Arnold
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Joseph C. McComas
Flat Top
Princeton
Raleigh County
Concord College
West Virginia University
Princeton Masonic Lodge
Af&am
Princeton Royal Arch Masons
Bluefield Commandery
Knight Templar
Beni Kedem Shrine
Charleston
Ora Clark McComas
E.C. McComas
Gladys Alvis McComas
Chris McComas
Nellie McComas
George W. Seaver
Charles Scragg
Resthaven Park
William O. Bivens
Beckley
Frank and
Josie Ballard Bivens
Peterstown
Monroe County
Red Sulphur
Dinks Dairy Bar
John Dove Lodge
Scottish Rite
Ballard Ruritan Club
Ruritan Club
Ballard Baptist Church
Bobby E. Tabor
Bobby Eugene Tabor
Narrows
Pearisburg
Wilber and
Maude Tabor Miller
Wabash Lodge No. 189
I.C.C.F
Faith Temple Pentecostal Holiness Church
Betty Tabor Farrow
James E. Tabor
Mack Tabor
William Tabor
Kalamazoo
Mich
Elizabeth Pulliam
Winston-Salem
N.C
Ray Farrow
Charles Burnett
Fairview Cemetery
Wabash Lodge No
C.C.F
Riffe
Ethel McReynolds
Piqua
Cedar Bluff
Roanoke
Peery & St. Clair Funeral Home
Reed G. Caudill
Bluefield-Tazewell Road
Dudley Memorial Mortuary
Charlie M. Jennings
Charlie Mose Jennings
Keystone
Welch Hospital
Richardson Funeral Home
Lewis E. Foleno
Lewis Edward Foleno
Yukon
Jewell Ridge
Patsy
Elizabeth Coleman Foleno
Mamie Dunford
Douglas Funeral Home
War
Roger Roberts
Lacy Griffith
Still Run
Itmann
Martins
Union Mission
Tester
Martin
Mrs. Martin
Paint Lick
Frank
Cleo Martin
Ree
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Bland ST
W.va
Princeton Bureau
Edwin M. Fr
Thomas A. Col
Jim Terry
Linda M. Osborne
Lewis B. Spence
P.O. Box
W Va
London Associates
D&s
DO Ao
Portland
Ore
King County International Airport
Jack Frazelle
Jones Furniture Gallery
Bluefield Ave
Mon
Full Circle Travel
Twin City
PVR
Roller Floral Co
Oak Hill
Atlantic Richfield Co
Dungeness Spit
Scott Loll
Atlantic Richfield
Anchorage
Port Angeles Harbor
Loll
John Arbuckle
Tiffany Manor
Arbuckle
Safeway Cab Co
Edna M. Arbuckle
Dee Dee
Arbuckles
Taylors
Charter Idea
Thelma Mitchell
Mullens
Atlantic City
Bluefield Public Housing Authority
Equal Housing Opportunity
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