Obituaries from Cedar Bluff to Bluefield December 1997
A list of death notices and funeral arrangements for Balford Hess, Maynard Evans, Alfie Asbury, Alma West Sayre, Viola Proffitt, Lera Altizer Short, John R. Burton, Ellen Justus Smith Hall, Rev. Ernest Baker, Carl David Humes and others. Arrangements are announced by local funeral homes including Hurst-Scott, Fanning, Peery St. Clair, Grundy, Singleton, Forest Hills Memorial Park, Mercer, and Mercer Funeral Home. Many notices note sudden illnesses or long illnesses with dates December 27 to 29, 1997.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Balford Hess
Cedar Bluff
Richlands
Hurst-Scott Funeral Home
Maynard “Cotton” Evans
Oakvale
Princeton Community Hospital
Fanning
Lebanon
Peery & St. Clair Funeral Home
Tazewell
Alma L. West Sayre
Little Prater
Grundy
Buchanan General Hospital
Grundy Funeral Home
Viola Proffitt
Bristol
Forest Hills Memorial Park
Palm City
Ellen Justus Smith Hall
Hurley
Ernest Baker
Carl David Humes
Hemlock Hill
Bluefield
Mercer Funeral Home
Obituary notices from Bluefield and surrounding areas
Obituaries list Carl Humes of Bluefield born 1912, survived by wife Kathleen and son Timothy, with services at Mercer Funeral Home. Balford Hess of Cedar Bluff, Maynard Evans of Oakvale, Alma L. West Sayre of Grundy, John R. Burton of Palm City, Ellen Hall and Rev Ernest Baker of Hurley. Details include birthplaces, affiliations, and burial plans across multiple counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Humes
Bluefield
Carl David Humes
Hemlock Hill
Wheeling
Ralph Humes
Anna Metzler Humes
Trinity United Methodist Church
Bluefield- Mercer
Bellaire
Ohio
Ralph Humes, Jr
Jack
Jean) Wokaty
North Royalton
Mercer Funeral Home Chapel
George Markovich
Big Four
Dorothy Blankenship Evans
Oakvale
Shirley) Stone
Beckley
Terry
Cathy) Lambert
Glenwood
Tom
Teresa) Craft
Fairdale
Maynard Charles
Tyann Evans
Michael EB
Teresa Evans
Richard Evans
Vivian
Margaret Sarah
Princeton
Ernest Baker Hurley
Ernest Baker
Hurley
Buchanan County
Hyson
Kathrin Justus Baker
Guesses Fork Church of God In Jesus Name
Church of God
Stella Blankenship
Charlie
Robert Baker
Dorothy Justus Baker
Gail Justus
Gene Baker
Richlands
Nelson Baker
Warren, Mich
Larry Baker
Elsie Lester
Retha Lester
Jacksonville
Fla
Edward Baker
Grundy
Donnie Prater
Tony Lowe
Baker Cemetery
Guesses Fork
Grundy Funeral Home
Road crews brace for heavy snowfall and priority clears
With significant snow on the ground residents are urged not to travel unless necessary. Stranded motorists risk danger to themselves and others and obstruct snow removal efforts. Crews will prioritize primary roads, then secondary, depending on accumulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hampton
Virginia Department of Transportation
Mickey Cochran
VDOT
Tazewell
Bland County
Bristol
Cochran
Tazewell County
Giles County
Buchanan County
Campbell
Highway Department
Corrections policy and contact for Bluefield Daily Telegraph
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph outlines corrections procedures with prompt notices on sections A or B. Readers may report errors by calling editors. Address and publishing details are listed, including morning edition at 928 Bluefield Avenue Bluefield WV 24701 and USPS posting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Telegraph
Bluefield
Local emergency plan readies Mercer County shelters
Winter disruptions prompt Blue Flash Oil and Mercer County OES to coordinate fuel and shelter. National Guard is on alert if needed, Red Cross and Union Mission arrange 24 hour shelter capacity, with Princeton High and Bluefield Junior High serving as initial Red Cross shelters. Citizens urged to stay tuned to radio for shelter locations and use 911 for emergencies only.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A-1
al Bartwell
Blue Flash Oil Company
Barbara Hawkins
Mercer County Office of Emergency Services
E-911
Hawkins
Tender Mercies
Union Mission
Salvation Army
CES
Carl Bradford
National Guard
Mercer County Oes
Princeton
Bluefield
Craig Hammond
Bluefield Union Mission
Red Cross
OES
Princeton Senior High School
Bluefield Junior High School
PLC
Breadmaker braced for heavy snow as 1993 blizzard warned
Bread distribution teams worked nonstop by the weekend coordinating distributor needs and readying trucks for shipments. Gasperson noted roads blocked by snow and ice strain supply while forecasting continued disruption through March. He compared expectations to the 1993 blizzard and praised the National Weather Service for accuracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A-1
Gasperson
National Weather Service
Also Mentioned on This Page
Julian Sulgit
Patricia Jarvis
Monte Vista Park
Green Valley
College Ave
Kentucky
Joseph Clyde
Polly Prater Hess
Raven
Baptist Valley
Norman Douglas Hess
Charles Wenford Hess
Orvil Hess
Ted Hess
Ruby Pearl Hess
Stella Knuckles
Ruby Carol Joyce
Bobby Hess
Clyde Hess
Claypool Hill
Steve Hess
Brunswick
Ricky Hess
Grover Hess
Annie Brown
Dolly Hamblin
Baltimore, Md
Cleo Craighead
North Tazewell
Mary Richardson
Peggy Griffith
Joseph Dale Hess
Dallas Hess
Earl Hess
Jessee
Hurst-Scott
Charlie McGlothlin
Sherman Osborne
Greenhills
Frankie Deskins
Gene Mosley
Maynard Evans
Superior
Charles and
Rosa Mosko Evans
Cannelton Coal Company
United Mine Workers of America
U.S. Army
Aleutian Islands
American Legion
Welch
Moose Lodge
Ruth Buckland
Alma Sayre
Angerona
Earley
Dora Flowers
Otterbein Methodist Church
Wilmer Sayré
Charlotte Janet Cain Skeens
Phillip
A.C.” Skeens
Margaret Cain Lockhart
Hus
Roy Lockhart
Carl
Evelyn) Hunt
Evans
Page Sayre
Wilmerty Jr
Charleston
Jennifer Mcoy
Keith Skeens
Steve Lockhart
Mark Lockhart
Tom Lockhart
Katlin McCoy
Clay
Lucas Lockhart
Matthew McCoy
Kable Skeens
Gregory Skeens
Aaron Skeens
Grundy Funeral Home Chapel
Michael Trent
Mike Rife
Jackie Miller
Mountain Valley Memorial Park
Big Rock
Bobby Skeens
Brad McCoy
Clay Lockhart
Gary Casto
M.J. Thakkar
Kevin Casto
Billy Javiden
J.G. Patel
Dan Patel
John Burton
John R. Burton
Southwestern Virginia
Burton
New York City
U.S. Supreme Court
Ohio Supreme Court
Roanoke College
Case Western Reserve Law School
New York
Reid & Priest
Latin
South America
Private Export Funding Corporation
American Electric Power Service Corporation
AEPSC
Virginia
Ellen Hall Hurley
Ellen Justus
Smith Hall
Burbage
Amanda Lester Justus
Blackey Baptist Church
Grundy High School
Radford Teachers College
Homer Smith
Richard W. Hall
Robert Dale Smith
Orpha Gibbs
Frances McClellan
Gladys Light
Mary Jane Cooper
Wilma Potter
Lillian Hawkins
Joe Stokes
Levi Lester
Pounding Mill
Hubert Blank
Grundy Funeral Home of
Charles Harold Okes
Princeton Advent Christian Church
Resthaven Memorial Park
New Hope Road
Helen Louise Grim
First United Methodist Church
Grandview Memory Gardens
Bluefield-Tazewell
Marvin Lee Bailey
George W Seaver
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Glen Edward Graham
George W. Seaver
Albert G. Wolfe
Fanning Funeral Home
Shady Grove Cemetery
Skygusty
West Virginia
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Bluefield Avenue
P.O. Box
Steve Smith
Tom Colley
Terri Hale
Bobby English
Wade Watson
Henry Meades
Melody Kinser
Jim Terry
Ibara Hawkins
Bill Archer
Teddy Paynter
Samantha Perry
Artment
My Richardson
Randy Sanger
Ayw
Member Audit Bureau of Circulations, Associated Press
WV Press Assn
Bluefield Daily
Telegraph
Advertising Quest
Princeton News Bureau
Mail
Taperneee
Electrolux Vacuum Cleaners
Hthowne Christian Bookstore
Tee
Thompson Chain
Dake, Nelson
Zondervan
World
WVND
Rogers St
Airport Square
Brushfork
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