Deaths and Funerals From Bluefield Area
A long obituary list notes Sanford Bishop 78 of Bradshaw and others from Virginia and Kentucky, with survivors, burial details, service times, and arranging funeral homes. Also listed are numerous local deaths such as Gracie Hairston 84 Anawalt, Fannie Reed 64 Jolo, Hazel White 71 Martinsville, and many others with funeral plans and burial sites across Bluefield, Welch, Tazewell, and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gracie Hairston
Anawalt
Welch Hospital
River
John
Ellen Jones
United Christian Church
Irene Witten
Pheebe Nowlin
Stuart, Va
Calvin Dobbins
Fielddale
Angie Pack
Riner
Sallie Black
Radford
Jake Jones
Miracle Mount Carmel Churach of God
Kimball
Elizabeth Jones
Ernie Joyce
Imball
Fannie E. Reed
Fannie Evelyn Reed
Jolo
Rockridge
Robert
Laura Rowe Dawson
Mt. Olive
Hollie Mary Bell Smith
Princeton
Everette Dawson
Paynesville
Mt. Olive Primitive Baptist Church
Harold Thornsbury
Anice Davis
Rowe Cemetery
Bee Branch Primitive Baptist Church
Bradshaw Mountain
Planes collide over ocean two student pilots land safely
Two single engine planes with student pilots collided in flight over the Pacific on Friday afternoon. Both aircraft returned to Long Beach Airport and John Wayne International Airport with damage but no injuries. FAA official Larry Burke said certified flight instructors were aboard the planes and none of the four people aboard were injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Calif
Pacific Ocean
John Wayne International Airport
Orange County
Larry Burke
Federal Aviation Administration
Burke
Elsa Lanchester dies at 84 in Los Angeles
Elsa Lanchester widow of Charles Laughton died of bronchio pneumonia at the Motion Picture and Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills. She had suffered a stroke in 1984 and had heart problems, with no living close relatives. No funeral or disposition details were released per her request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Elsa Lanchester
Miss Lanchester
Motion Picture and Television
Woodland Hills
Jean Ferris
Ms. Ferris
Billy Wilder
Passengers recount hijacking and crash on December 1986
Abdel Dado Arar and Abdel Dado Arar describe a hijacking where a man threw two grenades aboard, the cockpit door was blown in, and repeated explosions as security guards fought the attacker. The plane, losing control, began to descend to Amman, split in two, catching fire as passengers fled amid smoke and confusion. The survivor notes a Christmas birthday on December 25, 1986.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abdel Dado
Arar
Abdel Dade
Abdel Dada
God
Mohammed
Amman
White House debate over Iran arms and Casey condition
Reagan discussed appointing a special counselor to handle the Iran matter and speed up a public report. Leahy urged swift disclosure. Casey remains in stable condition after the Dec 18 operation, with reports noting slow recovery and limited motor function for the 73 year old patient at Georgetown University Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A-1
White House
Congress
Abshire
Leahy
Middlesex
Dole
Iran
Regan
Nicaragua
Georgetown University Hospital
Casey
Robin Pages
Shopping season draws crowds despite returns and discounts
Area stores report busy exchanges as shoppers trade gifts for refunds and plan ahead with discounted wrapping paper and decorations. Macy's Bloomingdale's and Marshall Field see heavy crowds and early openings as furs go on sale. European CAP policy supports farmers with guaranteed prices and subsidies, shaping export dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tive
Steve Angles
Leggett
Claypool Hill
Gina Ratcliffe
Heck’s Department
Princeton
Associated Press
Macy’s
Manhattan
Sally Sargent
Bloomingdale’s
New York
Chicago
Marshall Field
Doug Dome
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Staff Roster
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph lists Edwin M. Freakley as Publisher Thomas A. Colley as Executive Editor Patsy P. Malamisura as Operations Manager Mike Blanton as Circulation Director and Carl H. Meade Jr as Press Supervisor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas A. Colley
Patsy P. Malamisura
Mike Blanton
Carl H. Meade, Jr
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sanford
Sanford Columbus
Bradshaw
Richlands
Davy
Floyd
Mary Lester
UMW
Jesus Church
Bartley
U.S. Navy
Sally Bishop
Bernard
Ethel) Addair
Lex
Andy
Sylvia) Smith
Akron
Ohio
Debora Kennedy
David
Paula) Holly
Floyd Bishop
Santa Rosa
Sanford Ray Bishop
Doug Clark Chapman
Los Angles
Margaret) Demose
Fuenral
Charlie Kennedy
Pete Woods
Tom Sparks
Fanning Funeral Home
Saeger
Mrs. Gracie Hairston
Hazel White
Hazel Frances Riggs White
Clearview Drive
Martinsville
Montcalm
Gilbert Thomas Riggs
Rachel Day Riggs
Ophir Newton White
Bobby White
Irisburg
Darius White
Bassett
Stewart G. White
William Michael White
Fieldale
Mark Allen White
Bluefield
Brenda Haley Axton
Junior Riggs
Collinsville
Kenneth Riggs
Dorothy Hill
Loraine Glass
Macile Miles
Freida Munsey
Cravens Shires Funeral Home
Bluewell
Michael Hartwell
Paul Hall
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Timothy Bandy
Timothy Vince Bandy
Bandy
Tazewell County
Ulyses H. Bandy
Mildred Asbury Bandy
Karen T. Bandy
Darrel Bandy
Richmond
Thomas Bandy
Cedar Bluff
Roger Ray Bandy
Highland Springs
Richy Bandy Barnett
Roanoke
James Bandy
Dwight Bandy
Matewan
Harold Bandy
Ulyses G. Bandy
Christopher Bandy
Billy Bandy
Sheila Bandy
Loretta Hammond
Patricia Taylor
Tazewell County Funeral Home
Walter Wyatt
Max Linkous
Bandy Cemetery
Russell Fletcher
Stella
Micky” Fletcher
Marion Avenue
Tazewell
Leola Dailey Maxwell
Robert L. Maxwell
Peery & St. Clair Funeral Home
Charles E. Nash
Jeff Lowrance
Maplewood Cemetery
Frances Easter
Powhatan
Bennett-Widener Funeral Home
Northfork
Donald Rigney
Donald “Earl’’ Rigney
Bramwell
Robert N. Rigney
Lucy Tabor Rigney
Cravens-Shires Funeral Home
Carl Burrows
Barry Wright
Bluewell United Methodist Church
Route 4
Lorton Lick
Weslyan Church
Carson Blackburn
Feds Creek
Pikeville
Cora Blackburn
Mountain View Church of Christ
Mouthcard
Sadie Blackburn
Audrey Childers
Jean Woodward
Betty Laskowsky
Dayton
Brenda Talbott
Grund
James Spencer Wyatt
North Wilkesboro
N.C
Mare Kilby Wyatt
Carla Stike
Belva Wood
Sherman Wyatt
Spanishburg
Granville Wyatt
Carl Wyatt
Esther Haynes
Gertie Miller
Hayes Meadow
Minnie Langley
West Palm Beach
West Palm Beach, Fla
Revis Sturdevant Funeral Home
Clarence P. Dalton
Chicora
Penn
McDowell and Worth
Newcastle
Stewart
P.W
Virginia Smith Dalton
West Virginia University
Saeger Junior High School
Suvivors
Hallie Young
Virginia Dalton
Thomasville
James Dalton
Kyle
Cannes City Church
Strighten Funeral Home
Laura N. Baines
College Ave
Mercer Funeral Home
Flora J. Hager
South St
Cumberland Care Center
Mary E. Bolton
Mary E
Bessie”’ Bolton
Old
Athens Road
Memorial
Wilkinson Sword
Gillespie
James Ernest
East Tower Street
Fincastle Baptist Church
Meadows
Russell D
Ramona L
Radio Lane
George W. Seaver
Eugene Pennington
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Keene
Dock
Ethel A
Honaker
Honaker Funeral Home
Claude Rose
Russell Memorial Cemetery
Lebanon
Wingo
Bill
Juanita
Middle Creek
Hurst-Scott Funeral Home
Samuel Altizer
Greenhills Memory Gardens
Dishner
Walter
Lashmeet
Bailey Funeral Home
Randolph Dishner
Arnold Akers
Dorsett
William
Willie
Elkhorn
Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church
Logan Street
Larry Martin
George Hartwell
Restlawn Memorial Gardens
Lugo
Laughton
Lanchester
Reagan
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Bluefield Ave
W.va
Princeton Bureau
Edwin M. Freakley
Jim Terry
Linda M. Osborne
Lewis B. Spence
National Advertising Rep
London Associates
D&as
Thelma Mitchell
Nemetston Baraas
Christ First United Methodist Church
Highway 644
Ebbs Valley
Virginia
Boissevain
Beckley
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