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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1968
Page
3
This page compiles local death notices for Freeman and surrounding towns. Mrs. Roy E. Evans of Freeman dies after illness. services set at Bramwell Methodist Church with burial in Miles Cemetery. Several other obituaries follow, naming ages, residences, relatives, and funeral details across Bluefield, Mullens, Welch, and surrounding communities.
Roger M. Reese 60 of New Carlisle Ohio and formerly Peters town died Wednesday morning in a Springfield Ohio hospital after a brief illness. Born in Zionsville NC he lived in Peters town 40 years before moving to Ohio six years ago. He was a former Celanese Corp employee at Narrows VA and a member of the Old German Baptist Church at Lindside. Surviving are widow Gladys Karnes Reese four sons Fred in Cleveland Pat in Peters town Roy in Suitland MD and Frank in Midway OH three daughters Marietta Craig Cammie Dillon and Nannie Rance eight teen grandchildren and numerous siblings. Funeral was held Monday at 10 am at the Old German Baptist Church with Elders Charles Sowers and J H Peters officiating. Burial followed at Karnes Cemetery near Peters town. Broyles Funeral Home Peters town directed the arrangements. Pallbearers were Keith Long Lester Boutrough Danny and Jack Miller Everett Chambers and Eugene Wikle.
Funeral services for Arthur Betts of Baltimore Maryland will be held Friday at noon at Memorial Baptist Church in Baltimore. He was the uncle of Mrs. Theresa M Coleman of Bluefield.
An archival masthead from the Bluefield Daily Telegraph details its founding in 1895, morning publication schedule, price structure, and Associated Press partnership. It notes the paper's Bluefield Virginia base, printing arrangement, and contact avenues, including an office bureau and telephone line.
Leonard Cline 63 of Beeson Virginia died Wednesday evening in a Bluefield hospital after a long illness. The body is at George W. Seaver Mortuary in Princeton with arrangements incomplete.
Funeral services for Mrs Dominic Luciano also known as Mary Frances Luciano age 30 of Princeton are set for today at 11 am at Sacred Heart Catholic Church Princeton with Father John Savage officiating. Burial follows at Resthaven Park Mausoleum Princeton with pallbearers James Posey Dr Jim Levern Kenneth Conner Richard Cutlip Glen Hunt and Pete Capaldini Jr.
Funeral services for Green Ledford 79 of Yukon were held at Douglas Chapel in War with Rev. Alex Hagerman and Rev. Harvey Asbury officiating. Burial followed at Roselawn Memorial Gardens along the Bluefield Princeton Road. He is survived by his wife Bettie Brown Ledford, a daughter Mary Louise Cash of Newark Delaware, and three sons Paul Ledford James Ledford and Sp 4 Carl E Ledford stationed with the U S Army in Korea. Las Chapel in War from 5 to 9 p m today.
Claude Atwell 67 of Ceres died Tuesday night in a Marion Virginia hospital. He is survived by wife Nora Myers Atwell a son C C Atwell Jr of Ceres two sisters and several brothers. Funeral services were held today at 2 p m at Zion Methodist Church Nebo with three ministers officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery. Friends may call Henderson Funeral Home Saltville until one hour before services.
AP Special Correspondent reports Mao Tse tung at 75 with uncertain health in public life. Observers note contradictions between official claims of excellent health and outside signs of aging while power in China appears collective backed by the PLA. Lin Piao emerges as apparent successor amid purges and shifts in leadership.
A Mineral woman Vada Odessa Edington died Christmas Day when a car left Virginia 552 near Mineral in Louisa County. Norfolk resident Lankford Kirby Twine Jr. was killed when his car struck a utility pole on Little Creek Road. Bedford man Thomas Duval Witt died after a pickup overturned on U S 460 near Bedford. Luray teen Marie Francis McCoy perished when her car collided with another on U S 340 south of Luray.
In the lower equipment bay of Apollo, Borman shows Jim Lovell exercising while Anders slices bag contents for juice. Lovell jokes the TV dinner is delicious after Santa delivered a turkey meal. Ground control notes cold coffee and bologna sandwiches as the crew reports feeling fine and sleepy.
A 28 year old Giles County man Elwood Duncan of Spruce Run suffered a broken collar bone and head and body lacerations when he fell from and was run over by a 1965 auto driven by his brother Allen Duncan 26 of Spruce Run shortly after midnight on Christmas Eve. Allen Duncan was charged with being drunk in public.
A Christmas afternoon blaze caused about $200 in damages to a South Bluefield home on Lebanon Street. Fire officials say firefighters were summoned shortly before 6 p.m. to Charles Scott’s residence and found the fire behind the fireplace originating from an overheated flu.
After a three minute burn of the service propulsion engine at 1 09 a m the spacecraft sped toward home. Mission control relayed Christmas wishes from the Borman and Lovell families and promised roast beef and Yorkshire pudding when they return. Anders slept through the messages but later received a greeting.
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