Deaths and funerals bring service notices from Welch area
The week’s obituary notices list the Rev. Deward R. Frazier 65 of Welch and structured services for multiple relatives and neighbors. Details cover survivors, church roles, and burial plans, with ceremonies held in Welch Princeton and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond L. Rose
Raymond Lee Rose
Dundee
Fla
South Charleston
Gary
VFW
Princeton
Moose
American Legion
Order of Police
Blanche Rose
Rose Marie Rose
Mary Ann Stinson
Orlando
Diane Sellito
Cleveland
Ohio
Billy Ray Rose
Roger Lee Rose
Anawalt
Richard Birth
Lake Wales
Betty Shrewsbury
Nitro
Shirley Shelton
Anderson
Ind
Lowell Rose
Taegu
Korea
James Harold Rose
Kenneth Rose
Raymond Rose
Gatens Funeral Home
Poca
Lawrence Hoptry
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Frazier McCall
Jewell Valley
Smyth County
George Thompson
Maude Edith Wyatt McCall
N&w Coal Co
UMWA
Barnes-Beavers
Tazewell
Woosley Camp
Mary Bentley McCall
Wilkie
Nellie) Mitchell
Debbie) Breedlove
Tammy Hope McCall
George Frazier McCall Jr
Jerry Wayne McCall
Woodbridge
May Shepherd
Polly Minton
High Point
N.C
Nish Shupe
Wytheville
Bob McCall
Baptist Valley
Hurst-Scott Funeral Home
Richlands
John Godbey
Howard Horn
Rosa Cole
Barnes- Beavers Post
Hedrick
Earl L
Camp Creek
George W. Seaver Funeral Home
Archie Bowling
Senate votes to ease speed limit restriction
The Senate approved a 65 mph speed limit on sparsely settled interstate segments by 65-33 as part of a 52.4 billion highway bill, with a 10.8 billion mass transit package to follow. The measure also extended fuel taxes for four years while killing a billboard amendment that would ease removing rural signs and shift payments to sign owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
House
Robert Stafford
R-Vt
Economy shows first large upturn as trade woes ease
Analysts report American manufacturers feel easing foreign trade pressures as leading indicators rise 2.1 percent, the biggest month jump since January 1983. Auto buying spree drives the credit surge, signaling the economy emerging from the 1981-82 recession.
Congress defeats pay raise bid amid protest and smokescreen
Congress rejected the pay raise plan by 221 to 17, triggering a political firestorm. Rep. Connie Mack labeled the adjournment tactic a cleverly designed smokescreen, saying the chamber had lost credibility due to the back-door maneuver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connie Mack
R-Fla
School makeup schedules shift with winter weather across counties
Buchanan County and Bland County plan makeup days including Easter vacation, with end dates varying from May 22 to May 29. In West Virginia Mercer, McDowell, and Monroe counties, officials outline which days will be recovered, noting state rules on start dates and end dates and converting non-instructional days to instructional ones to finish the school year by June 8 through June 12 as applicable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
East End
Buchanan
Bruce Gerwig
Macon
Boroff
Truck World
Bluefield Supply
Summers Street
Easley Bridge
Apco
Burton
Buchanan County
Hatfield
Virginia
Bland County
Milton Maxton
West Virginia
Mercer County
Jack Martin
Martin
McDowell County
Bennett Church
McDowell
Church
Monroe County
Bobby Via
Via
Lottery debate moves to vote on parental notification bill
The House Courts of Justice Committee voted to report Del. Theodore V. Morrison Jr.'s parental notification bill for minors, advancing a measure that would require consent or notification steps in underage cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House Courts of Justice Committee
del. Theodore V. Morrison Jr
Also Mentioned on This Page
Deward R. Frazier
Welch
Welch Hospital
Powhatan
John Henry and
Alverta Hanks Frazier
Pentecostal Church of God
Jr. Poca
Venida Bartley Frazier
Eugene
Kathryn) Morgan
Summerville
S.C
Danny
Mary Ann) Fowler
Eureka
Calif
David Frazier
Ashtabula
Gail Frazier
U.S. Air Force
Lee Frazier
Thomas Frazier
Indiana
Randolph Frazier
St. Albans
Lester Frazier
Crumpler
Nannie Ruthledge
Elsie Moshier
Elkhorn
Fanning Funeral Home Chapel
Paul Lusk
Paul Neligh
Eunice L. Dorton
Eunice Lott Dorton
Glenwood Park
Collins
Miss
Benjamin Franklin
Betty Armstrong Lott
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Washington, D.C
Jack W. Dorton
Henry W. Burnley Jr
Edwin F. Burnley
Richardson
Texas
Lavon Lott
Laurel
Pat Lott
Cedar Hills Cemetery
Suitland
Lavern Rohrbough
Mercer Funeral Home
Ballard F. Belcher
Ballard Franklin Belcher
Wilcoe
Belcher Mountain
Elkhorn Regular Baptist Church
Tobias
Lottie Scarberry Belcher
Shirley Jones Pendry Belcher
Everette
Jackie) Marrs
Wills Point
Kenny
Sheila) Hunley
Robert
Kim) Cameron
Jenkin Jones
Doug Pendry
Mike Pendry
Willie Belcher
Superior
Aaron Belcher
Tobias Belcher Jr
Salkum
Wash
Rachel McCoy
Onalaska
H.A. Lane
Cecil Belcher
Elkhorn Church
Fanning Funeral Home
Bertha E. Lawson
Bertha Elizabeth Blankenship Lawson
Saeger
Mohawk
Mose
Esther Blankenship
Sandy River
T.J. Lawson
Long Pole
Thomas Raymond Lawson
Walter J. Lawson
Fred R. Lawson
Charles O. Lawson
Jaeger
Roland
Anna) Bailey
Panther
Edith Davidson
Huntington
Pearl Bailey
Waldorf, Md
Alma Bailey
Alexandria
Wilma J. Hatfield
A.L. Blankenship
New Castle
Pearl Fuller
Morgan Belcher
Mervin Riffe
Four Pole
William F. Kilby
William
Bill
F. Kilby
Vermont Dr
Kingsport
Tenn
First American Bank
Rochella Long Kilby
David A
Laura Sue) Jones
Myrtle Beach
Curtis L. Kilby
Blountville
Carl F. Lewis
Carl Frederick Lewis
Mercer St
Bernie Ray
Virginia Mae Lewis
Bluefield State College
Norfolk Southern Railway Co
Barbara Godfrey Lewis
Michael Bernie Lewis
Godfrey Eugene Dillard
Atlanta
James L. Morris Jr
Highland Ave
Durham
Page
James Lacy Morris Sr
Minnie Marshall Morris
N&w Railway
Brotherhood of the Railroad Carmen Union
National Rifle Association
Jessie Mathena Morris
Matthew Morris
John
Betty) Gray
Matoaka
Harry
Bonnie) Canterbury
Jackie Graham
Charleston
Burns-Wornal Chapel of Memorial
Norman Phillips
Ralph Caffee
Resthaven Memorial Park Mausoleum
Ross Oliver
Ross
Hazel) Oliver
Keystone
North Royalton
Pamela Road
Bennett-Widener Funeral Home
Northfork
Charlotte D. Koontz
Charlotte DuBois Koontz
Ott St
Harrisonburg
Bramwell
John B
Sadie Bernheim Perry Sr
Bramwell High School
Vassar College
New York
Columbia University
N.Y
James Madison University
Asbury United Methodist Church
Spotswood Garden Club
Earl L. Koontz
Earl Koontz Jr
Ashland
James Koontz
Staunton
Samuel Koontz
John B. Perry Jr
Mary L. Weaver
Lindside
Floyd County
John D
Elsie Hampton Poff
Lindside Christian Church
Elmer L. Weaver
Paul W. Weaver
Copper Hill
Joseph
Mary Elizabeth) Mace
Columbus
Haymon
Shirley) Crowder
Walworth
Sanford Houck
Elloree
Sanford
Allie) Falls
Broyles Funeral Home
Peterstown
Dennis Trail
Orchard Cemetery
Ballard
Benjamin J. Baldridge
Copley
Rowe
Honaker Funeral Home
Honaker
Glade E. Sparks
Glade
Elmore Sparks
North Tazewell
Peery & St. Clair Funeral Home
Congress
Environmental Protection Agency
Great Lakes
Bluefield Baily Telegraph
Bluefield Ave
W.va
Princeton Bureau
Edwin M. Freakley
Thomas A. Colley
Jim Terry
Linda M. Osborne
Melanie Arney
Patsy P. Malamisura
Craig Faulkner
Carl H. Meade, Jr
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
National Advertising Rep
London Associates
Sunda
D&i
Electrolux Sales & Service
Tony Fortuna
Innee Underwood
South Brossferk
Rextas
WY & VA
Bluefields
U.S
Peppers
Sears Roebuck & Company
Sheryl R. Ezell
M.B.A. Benefits
Social Security
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