Deaths and Funerals in Appalachia Area
George W. Tiller 75 of Honaker Va former Council Va died after a short illness in Lebanon hospital. He was a retired coal miner with Island Creek Coal Co. Survivors include four daughters and six sons. Funeral arrangements incomplete at Honaker Funeral Home. Also listed are Mrs Mary Katherine Kate Wilson 78 Richlands Va. Mrs Roscoe Preas 80 Roanoke Va. Mrs Wade Scott 76 Keen Mountain Va. Joseph S Compton 69 Coaldale. Harrison Hurley 85 Stopover Ky. Mrs Effie Bailey East Cumberland Rd Bluefield. Mrs Rosa C Campbell 85 Tazewell Va. Clyde Thurman Boyd 77 Gardner Community near Honaker. William Thomas Perdue 79 Salem Va. Samuel Edward Robinson 90 Maybeury. Details cover spouses, children, siblings, churches, burial plans and funeral home notes.
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George W. Tiller
Honaker
Council
Lebanon
Buchanan County
Rodie Fuller Tiller
Island Creek Coal Co
Gracie Tiller
Claude Tiller
Eula Tallman
Detroit
Mich
Onie Farmer
Fort Worth
Texas
Burble Runyons
Nola Daugherty
Phelps, Ky
Corbie Tiller
Portland
Ind
Hurley Tiller
Farmland
Willie Tiller
Dennis Tiller
Tommy Tiller
Winchester
Jimmy Tiller
Carl H. Wilson
Carl H
Mary Katherine
Kate') Wilson
Richlands
Abingdon
Tazewell County
William T
Rachel Witt Turner
First United Methodist Church
Flora Belle Elswick
Mae Harrison
Bill
Mildred) Hawkins
Mary Lou Shortridge
Rudy
Carlene) Lacey
Roanoke
C.H. Wilson
Petersburg
Maude V. Turner
Carl
Thelma) Harrison
Laura Booth
Cliffield
Grace Phillips
Baltimore
Fred Turner
Falling Waters
Hurst-Scott Funeral Home
James B. Hollinhead
Greenhills Memory Gardens
Claypool Hill
Raymond Patrick
Jimmy Maxwell
R.W. Harris
R.L. Thompson
Randy Gross
Walter Harrison
Roscoe Preas
Roscoe (Nance Sample) Preas
Hawthorne Road
N.W
Russell County
Fayett
Rachel Thompson Sample
First Baptist Church of
Roscoe L. Preas
R.B
Jane) Deel
Jimmy C. Preas
Honaker Funeral Home
Carlos Salyer
Wade Scott
Wade
Betty) Scott
Keen Mountain
Grundy Hospital
Woodman
Arch
Alice Keen Keen
Jack Keen
Robert F. Baxter
Blankenship
Prater
Roger Null
Clayton Hale
Johnny Rowe
Ray Blankenship
Eugene Blankenship
Kenny Farmer
Joseph S. Compton
Coaldale
Princeton
Switchback
Bulford B. Compton
Ann L. Moses Compton
U.S. Navy
UMWA
Jewell Mullins Compton
Jack Compton
Route 5
Bluefield
Jim
Bobby Compton
Perry
Ohio
Jerry Compton
Painesville
Betty Lou Compton
Willowick
David
Linda) Ratchford
East Lake
Glayde Thomas
Norma McKinzie
Lansing
Cravens-Shires
George Johnston
Harold, Conley
Walter
Kelly
James Goins
Bernard White
Harrison Hurley
Stopover
Grundy
Thomas
Margaret Peggy Charles Hurley
Elk Creek
Ralph Hess
Virginia Funeral Home
Effie Bailey
East Cumberland Road
Mercer Funeral Home
Rosa C. Campbell
Tazewell
Lawrence E
Don) Campbell
Helen Woody
Lucy Thompson
Elvira Rogers
Peery & St. Clair Funeral Home
A.R. Fleshman
Maplewood
Womens’ Society of Christian Service
Clyde Thurman Boyd
Gardner
Eddie Wallace Boyd
Norfolk & Western Railroad
New Garden Primitive
Jim Boyd
Sadie Compton
Inez Sutherland
Mildred Wilson
Tiny Kiser
Bristol
Kyle Honaker
William Thomas Perdue
Salem
Christiansburg
George B
Betty Creasey Perdue
Robert L. Perdue
Kenneth L. Perdue
Kelley E. Perdue
Salem, Va
Mamie Talley
Paris E. Perdue
Walter J. Perdue
Halls Church Cemetery
Ironton, Va
Samuel Edward Robinson
Maybeury
Reidsville
N.C
Henry and
Harriett Kizzie Robinson
McDowell County
Mt. Moriah Missionary Baptist Church
Phillip Robinson
Bassett
Henrietta Watkins
Greenview
The
Missionary Society
Friends
Linkford and Richardson
Keystone
Riedsville
Maybeurry
Contract Expiration Halts Work at NEC Plants
Workers at National Electric Coil Co. plants in Bluefield and Columbus were idle after their union contract expired at midnight Tuesday. Company officials expect a new contract to be ratified soon after voting on a proposed agreement took place.
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National Electric Coil Co
Bluefield
Columbus
Ohio
Funerals, strikes mark Bluefield region notices and services
Funeral services are held today for Troney R Dunagan and a group of Stout family members in Princeton and Richlands with burial at Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Clinton E Clyburn and Vineyard Edward Maxey also honored in Princeton and Bluewell services. A National Coil plant near Bluefield reports no comment on contract ratification as 231 hourly workers walk out amid union actions and job worries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earnest G. Pettrey
John T. Jones
Manuel Brown
Carl Pettrey
L.S. Griffith
Clyburn
Clinton E
Lee
Princeton
Mercer Funeral Home Chapel
Larry Albright
Homer Stewart
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Bluefield
Princeton Road
Bailey Masonic Lodge No. 137
Montcalm
Maxey
Vineyard Edward
Freeman
Cravens-Shires Funeral Home
Bluewell
Rex Ball
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Larry Reed
Clarence Hall
Junior Owens
Harmon Sexton
Clifford Davidson
Don Murphy
Joe Kalt
National Coil
International Electrical Workers Union
Kalt
Daily Telegraph Printing Co Bluefield Ad Rates Notice
A reprint of the newspaper masthead lists publication details for the Daily Telegraph Printing Co Bluefield West Virginia with address 412 Bland Street and subscription rates for mail within West Virginia and home delivery charges per calendar month and year, noting Associated Press affiliation and circulation verification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
Associated Press
Wes Virginia
Audit Bureau of Crculation
Landon Associates
Prosecutor Denies Request for State Help on Cloud Murder Case
Mercer County Prosecutor David Knight said no formal request for state police assistance was made in the Dave Cloud murder probe. Local investigators continue intensive work, with state police providing lab facilities and technicians reviewing evidence. The killing occurred on Cloud’s Princeton patio January 26 as he and his wife returned from a party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Gilreath
Daily Telegraph
Princeton
Bluefield
Mercer County
Dave Cloud
David Knight
Cloud
College Ave
D.B. Meadows
Knight
Meadows
Blizzard
C.N. Blizzard
State Police Criminal Investigation Section
Criminal Identification Bureau
South Charleston
State Medical Examiner
Carter Machinery Company
Naomi Cloud
Virginia Senate To Vote On ERA In Richmond
The Virginia Senate moved to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment but faces a bleak outlook in the House. Senator Clive DuVal said passage in the House seems unlikely while Senator Eva Scott predicted it will fail. The measure passed the Senate Privileges & Elections Committee 9-4-0 and could go to the House next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia Senate
General Assembly
House
Clive DuVal
Senate Privileges & Elections Committee
Senate
Eva Scott
Amelia
ERA
DuVal
P&e
Roads Slick No Mishaps Reported in Virginia Counties
Roads were slick across the two Virginias late Wednesday but local police reported no major incidents. Forecasters warned of more snow and officials delayed class cancellations while Mercer County Airport stayed open as Piedmont canceled four of five flights due to the slick runway.
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Virginias
Mercer County
Piedmont
Family suit judge dismisses welfare inquiry claims
Former page 1 continuation recounts that petitioners say officials warned publicity about the case is not in the child s best interests. They describe politeness but lack of real help as they cite housing conditions and outside welfare staff taking over the investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Ginsberg
West Virginia
Electrical Fire Damages Kegley Elementary Briefly
A Tuesday night fire at Kegley Elementary School caused only slight damage after a ballast in an electrical fixture ignited and produced smoke. Assistant Mercer County School Superintendent Harold Okes said no major damage occurred.
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Kegley
Mercer County
Harold Okes
Civic Leader Champ Dies at 61 in Princeton
Former Princeton mayor Malcolm G. Champ aged 61 died Wednesday afternoon in a Princeton hospital after an apparent heart attack. He served as city councilman, city manager, and mayor and owned several businesses including Malcolm's Texaco. He was active in civic groups and church. survivors include Virginia Steele Champ, Mickey Champ, a half sister, three grandchildren, and a great granddaughter. Funeral services were held at Burns Wornal Chapel with burial at Roselawn. viewing at the funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Malcolm G. Champ
West Main St
Lathan
Pearl Champ
Southern Automotive Supply Co
Malcolm
First Baptist Church of
AF & AM Masonic Lodge
Bluefield
Loyal Order of the Hoose
Virginia Steele Champ
Mickey Champ
Huntington
Clarence
Virginia) Hazelwood
Linside
Burns Wornal
Memorial Funeral
Athens Road
Danny W. Agee
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Welch judge Leon P. Miller dies at 80
Leon P. Miller former McDowell County Criminal Court judge and first West Virginia Republican county official since the 1930s died after a long illness. Miller, 80, longtime Welch attorney served 1968 1972 as judge and was U S Attorney for the Virgin Islands 1954 1962. Born April 27 1899 in Knoxville Tennessee he practiced in Williamson and Welch before retirement. He was active in Alpha Phi Alpha and Court Street Methodist Church. Burial at Restlawn Memorial Gardens. Funeral services at Page Funeral Home with Alpha Phi Alpha memorial service.
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Leon P. Miller
West Virginia
Miller
Welch
McDowell County
U.S
Virgin Islands
Dwight Eisenhower
Knoxville
A & T College
University of Pennsylvania College of Law
Williamson
Court Street
Alpha Phi Alpha
Mildred Foster Miller
Artrelle Wheatley
Patricia M. Adams
Willa Jane Johnson
Teaneck
N.J
Georgia Holland
Eunice Rutledge
Grace Freeman
Roanoke
Meyer Bell
F.W. Hervey
R.L. Robinson
Rudolph Marinsky
Jack Marinari
W.B. Swope
Links
Friends
Page Funeral
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
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Stout
John Thomas
Mary Jane
Sallie Mae
Dry Fork
Tolley Bonds
Donald Blankenship
Greenhills
Ronnie Stevenson
Ed Harrington
Jack Stevenson
Thomas Smith
Carl Parson
Dave Asbury
Jake Bradley
Roy Duty
Jerry Dutyi
Rodney David Horne
Bob Lightner
Prosecutor's Office
J.J. Weis
W.R. Davis
Princeton Police Department
Bruce Ambrose
Havens Enterprises, Inc
Lorton Lick Road
Virginia
G.H. Frey, M.D
Parkview Professional Building
Princeton Community Hospital
Athens
H&r Block
H&r
Bluefield, W.va
Bluefield, VA
Bluewell, W.va
W.va
Federal St
Front St
Mercer St
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