Deaths and Funerals in Bluefield area
Trace Davidson Jr 60 of Mavisdale Va dead on arrival after heart attack at Grundy hospital. Survivors include wife Peggy, son Charles Trace, daughters Pamela Spencer and Rebecca Davidson, brothers Harlan and Harold Davidson, sisters Evelyn Dutton and Helen Clayburn, and three grandchildren. Funeral Thursday 1 p.m. at Buchanan County Funeral Home Keen Mountain with burial Greenhills Memory Gardens. Also Graveside service for Mattie Houston 77 Pocahontas at Mountain View Memory Gardens Williamson. John Foster 93 Grundy Va dies after long illness. service Thursday 11 a.m. Grundy Funeral Home Chapel with burial Stiltner Cemetery Route 2 Grundy. Pallbearers listed. honorary pallbearers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trace Davidson
Trace Davidson, Jr
Mavisdale
Grundy Hospital
Pike County
Trace Harman
Lizzie Jennings Davidson
Oakwood Church of God
C&r Coal Company
Peggy Clayburn Davidson
Charles Trace Davidson
Glenn Hagerman
Ancil Childress
Carter Wells
Greenhills Memory Gardens
Claypool Hill
Cecil Richardson
Henry Collins
Jerry Hale
Danny Davidson
Gerald Davidson
Clarence White
Will (Mattie) Houston
P.O. Box
Pocahontas
Mountain View Memory Gardens
Williamson
Eugene Johnson
Clayton
N.C
Frank
Meta Allen Collins
Nannie Jane Hargrave
New York
Lelia Hairston
Rodriguez-Pocahontas Union Funeral Home
John Foster
John Albert Foster
Route 2
Grundy
Buchanan County
Perry Foster
Eliza Dales Foster
Georgia Rowe Foster
James R. Foster
John Hess
Birchleaf
Grundy Funeral Home
Paul McClanahan
Bill Campbell
Johnny Clevinger
Elmer Church
Stiltner
Jerry Stiltner
James Stiltner
Bill Duty
Jesse Foster
Steve Stiltner
Charles Osborne
J.B. Duty
Ira Duty
Hensley Stiltner
Bob Little
D.C. Stiltner
Obituary notices from Grundy area compiled
Mrs Thomas Ratliff 91 of Grundy Va died in a Tazewell nursing home after a long illness. Survived by daughters Osie White and Edith Ramey, sons Kermit Harold Rueal Ratliff, brother Arthur Woods, 31 grandchildren, 41 great grandchildren. Funeral at Poplar Creek Church of Christ with burial at Mountain Valley Memorial Park. Memorials to Mountain Mission School. Also notices for Mrs Stella Barnette and Mrs Mary Sexton, with services in Princeton and Grand Rapids respectively. Multiple other obituaries and funeral arrangements listed for local residents, with services conducted in Grundy, Princeton, Welch, and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Ratliff
Thomas B
Hulda) Ratliff
Grundy
Tazewell
Buchanan County
Charles and
Angeline Stiltner Woods
Osie White
Cedar Bluff
Edith Ramey
Jacksonville
Fla
Kermit Ratliff
Dearborn
Mich
Harold Ratliff
St. Louis
Rueal Ratliff
Route 2
Arthur Woods
Vansant
Poplar Creek Church of Christ
Jim Wiers
David Cuthbertson
Clarence Greenleaf
Mountain Valley Memorial Park Cemetery
Grundy Funeral Home
Mountain Mission School
John
Stella Bowman) Barnette
Sandwich
Mass
Matoaka
Morehead
William and
Cindy Roberts Bowman
First Church of God
Edwin E. Howard
A.F
Dacle (Marie) Akers
Herbert Bowman
Arthur M. Howard
John Barnette
Bailey Funeral Home
Princeton
Roy Williams
Bill Howard
Burning Fork
Harless
Mary Gabriel) Sexton
Grand Rapids
Abbs Valley
Maybeury
Lewis and
Elizabeth Gabriel
Marsha Johnson
Perry
Mildred) Thompson
Rt. 1
Bluefield
Irene Cardone
Christine Smith
Hartford
Conn
Willard Howard
Columbus
Ohio
Winter storms and political shifts sweep regions
Reports span from a snowbound Midwest to West Virginia officials negotiating with the Department of Highways about job retention, local business impact, and possible property trades. Separate items note a security review of the vice presidential limousine, a guerrilla containment stance in Central America, and budget-cut fears for West Virginia's anti poverty programs asking the governor for urgent talks.
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Publisher Notes Branding Details
Bluefield Daily Telegraph, established 1893, publishes news as an Associated Press member. Subscription rates listed for West Virginia zones, home delivery, and mail options. postal changes sent to Bluefield address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
Associated Press
W.va
West Virginia
Audit Bureau of Circulation
P.O. Box 208
Landon Associates
Break-in Probed at Bailey Lumber Company
Bluefield police investigate a break in at Bailey Lumber Company on Bluefield Ave between 12 30 p m Saturday and 5 30 a m Monday. Four Homelite chain saws valued over 1200 dollars were stolen. No entry point or suspects identified. Officer E L Harvey leads the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Bailey Lumber Company
Bluefield Ave
Homelite
E.L. Harvey
Bluefield Woman Injured In Wreck
A Bluefield woman suffered minor injuries in a two vehicle crash on Fourth Street Tuesday afternoon. Alvis A. Lowe and Shirley P. Parker collided head on as steep road terrain limited visibility. Parker was treated and released from Bluefield Community Hospital. Vehicles sustained about $3,300 in damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Fourth Street
E.L. Harvey
Alvis A. Lowe
Fourth St
Shirley P. Parker
Harvey
Parker
Lowe
Bluefield Community Hospital
Homesick Cuban hijacker prompts United States air incident
A Cuban hijacker on a Jetliner expressed longing for Cuba and regret at leaving. The FAA noted Tuesday’s incident as the first successful hijacking in the US since July 10, 1981, after a period of Cuban diversions to Havana amid the Freedom Flotilla exodus and later repudiation by Castro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacker
United States
FAA
Eastern Airlines
Chicago
Havana
Cuba
Freedom Flotilla
Castro
Delta Airlines
Polish priests pray for civil rights amid martial law protests
In Warsaw priests urged restoration of civil rights as martial law faced criticism. Passive protests were reported last week over rising food and fuel prices. Candlemas celebrations saw prayers for those who help and deliver aid to Poland and for the return of civil liberties after martial law was imposed and Solidarity was suspended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Poland
Solidarity
GOP Meeting Thursday at Princeton Courthouse
Mercer County Republican Club convenes at Princeton Courthouse Thursday night at 7 30. President Jewell White invites Republicans and interested residents to attend the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer County
Republican Club
Princeton
Jewell White
Budget Hearing Dates Okayed By City Board
The Bluefield Board of Directors approved a schedule for public hearings on the 1982-83 revenue sharing and general fund budgets. Salt usage this winter totals about 66,000 with February ahead. 50,000 used in 1981-82. An Urban Development and Action Grant for the Princeton Avenue office building remains in preparation. Public hearings are set for Feb 11 and 23, with budget actions March 16 23 and April 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Telegraph
Bluefield Board of Directors
Fred Burton
Burton
Princeton Avenue
Parents Win Ok To Hire Firm To Inspect Mount View
Parents at Mount View High School gained no board opposition in requesting an independent firm assess potential structural problems. The board approved a separate budget change and staff moves, while a demand to halt all gym activities was rejected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elaine Thompson
Daily Telegraph
Welch
Mount View High School
McDowell County Board of Education
Zando
John Drosick
Board of Education
Drosick
Bob Russnak
Ronald West
Donald Perfin
Switcchback
Area Welfare Office To Stay In Princeton
Area 27 welfare office in Princeton faces possible relocation none guaranteed. Deputy Commissioner Burdette says talks with Mercer Street landlords aim to cut rent 20 percent or reclaim 20 percent of property to save costs. If no agreement, offices statewide targeted. Princeton not among those to close. Mercer County offices preferred for any move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highway Department
DOH
Six
Beckley
Lewisburg
Princeton
Fred Parker
Daily Telegraph
Department of Welfare Area 27
Mercer County
Welfare Department
Burdette
Charleston
Mercer Street
Department
Area 27
Elmer Bay
Bay
Hinton
Lost brown leather pocket book seeks return in South Bluefield
A reward is offered for the return of a brown leather ladies pocket book with two brass buckles and contents including glasses and credentials. It was lost near College Avenue and Jefferson Street in South Bluefield on Friday January 29. Call Roland C. Luther at 326-1309 or 326-1187, or John Stacy at Citizens Insurance Agency 325-3611.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Avenue
Jefferson Street
South Bluefield
Roland C. Luther
John Stacy
Citizens Insurance Agency
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bluefield Deliy Telegraph
Mrs
Will Houston
Mrs. Harless Sexton
Emmit McCoy
Emmit Glenn
Carla Ann) McCoy
Lynn Camp
Route 1
Virginia Funeral Home
Robert Helmandollar
Robert Lee
Minnie Wade) Helmandollar
Richlands
Graham Funeral Home
Mrs. Albert Sarah
Albert Henry
Annie Mae
Sarah
Superior
Radford
Joseph B
Febe
Melinda Clark Raywood
Claude Lee Sorah
Hillsville
Elmer Houston Sorah
Jim Sorah
Maitland
Jack Sorah
Baltimore
Tommy Sorah
Martinsville
Joe
Annie Mae) Haggerty
Merritt Island
Oddie
Geneva) Beaman
Ashville
Chester
Katie) Ball
Douglas Mortuary
Stella West
Stella M. West
George W. Seaver
Baber
Silas L
Eliza Mae
Northfork
Fanning Funeral Home
David Barnette
John E. Oblinger
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Bluewell
Owens
Billy Dean
Rowe, Va
Honaker Funeral Home
Honaker
Peerman Lester
Baldwin Cemetery
Drill
Boyle
Secret Service
Metropolitan Police Department
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Teeley
Bush
Amarillo
Kansas
al Rollig
Weather Service
Goodland
Punxsutawney Phil
Pennsylvania
National Weather Service
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Missouri
el Salvador
U.S
Haig
Reagan
Usulutan
Corinte
San Salvador
Corinto
Community Action Program Director’s Association
John D. Rockefeller
D.W. Free
Mercer County Economic Opportunity Corporation
Community Action Program Director's Association
West
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Danforth Insurance Agency
GOP
Joe Walker
Stadium Drive
Cove Street
Mount View
Treasury
Donald Regan
San Francisco
Bank of America
Summers County Commission
Bluefield, WY
Princeton Ave
Southern OfFice Supply
Kerosun
Virginia Hardware Company
Mercer St
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