Local Death Notices Bittersweet Farewells Across Mercer and Bluefield
Multiple obituaries record long illnesses and ties to Mercer County Bluefield and Honaker. Eva Lester 70 of 204 Peck St Bluefield dies after a long illness. George Richardson 74 of Honaker dies in Richlands VA after a long illness. Ezekiel Pannell Keystone dies at home after a long illness. Rex Daughten 62 of Elkhorn dies suddenly at home. Dr Jay Bailey 63 of Davy dies after brief illness. Phbert Hubbard 92 of Cedar Bluff dies in Richlands. George Levitt 69 of Bastian dies after short illness. Eva Davis Howard 82 of Blue Ridge dies in Roanoke. George Martin 80 of Princeton dies in Princeton Hospital. Alton Smith descendant notices follow. Funeral arrangements announced for many with details on churches graveyards pallbearers and calling hours.
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Eva Lester
Peck St
Bluefield
Reedsville
N. C
David and
Mary Mclean
Mercer County
AME Zion Church
Samuel Lester
Mary Scott
Philadelphia
Rosatta Martin
On Mclean
Passiag. Ee
John Roy Richardson
Honaker
Richlands
Patton
Julia Hess Richardson
Martha E. Richardson
Leanor Deskins
Arnold Harris
Paul
Donald Richardson
Bucyrus
Ohio
Fred Richardson
Findley
Alice Richardson
Albert Richardson
Honaker Funeral Home
Kyle Hubbard
Dallas Miller
Ezekiel Pannell
Keystone
Sinkford - Richardson Funeral
David L. Smith
Oak Grove
Bluewell
Pannell
Brookseal
Daniel and
Frankie Britton Pannell
UMWA
Rex Daughten
Elkhorn
Daughten
N & W Railway
Brotherhood of Railway Maintenance Employees Association
Sidney and
Lettie Daughten
Ollie Mae Daughten
Lois Ann Estep
Luther Daughten
Tazewell
Marcus Daughten
Grafton
Shaler Daughten
Elkton
Eva Daughten
Stacy, Va
Otis Daughten
Richmond
Madge Mathis
Maryland
Mae Hampton
Rose Hilton
Elkhorn Methodist Church
William Deshong
Grandview Memorial Gardens
Bennett Funeral Home
Northfork
Jay Bigelow
J.B.) Bailey
Davy
Virginia Medical College
Bailey
Davy Methodist Church
C. C
Holly Nash Bailey
Genevieve Clubb Bailey
Earl
Mary Lou) Clark
Earl Layne
Welch
Guy
Fred Bailey
Chicago
Ill
Tom Bailey
Cassidy Bailey
Chattanooga
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Princeton
Fanning Funeral Home Chapel
Phbert Patton Hubbard
Cedar Bluff
Washington County
Buck and
Jane Nuckolls Hubbard
First United Methodist Church of
Maggie McKinney Hubbard
Ethel Bumgardner
Marie Broughton
Herman Hubbard
Minnie Hale
Arthur Hubbard
Wadesworth
Charles Hubbard
Missiouri
Hurst-Scott Funeral Home
George R. Levitt
Route 1
Bastian
Roy
Charlie Levitt
Bolivia Hurt
Glenwood Park
Kermitt Levitt
Tom Gregory
Greever Funeral Chapel
Levitt
Grapefield
Otho
Everett Looney
Johnny and
Gerald Blessing
Clyde Kidd
Harold Levitt
Greever Funeral Home
Eva Davis Howard
Rt. 1
Blueridge
Roanoke
Russell County
Silas
Lydia Boyd
Garney
Jay Davis
Ella M. Honaker
Ella Farmer
Raven, Va
Lotz Funeral Home Chapel
Teen dies after brief illness in Iaeger home
Beverly Ann Long aged 16 of Iaeger died Friday afternoon at her home after a brief illness. She was the daughter of Russell T. and Loretta Christian Long of Iaeger. She was laid to rest at Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Ann Long
Laager
Russell T
Loretta Christian Long
Iaeger
Fanning Funeral Home
Establishment statement from Daily Telegraph Printing Co.
A dated boilerplate note from the Daily Telegraph Printing Co printed at 412 Bland Street notes association with the Associated Press. It establishes the newspaper's long running publication and rights claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
J. W. Va
Associated Press
Walter Boothe 88 Dies After Car Collision in Winston-Salem
Walter B Boothe 88 of Winston-Salem North Carolina formerly of Tazewell Virginia died Thursday evening from injuries after being struck by a car in front of his home. Survived by four sons Bobby Sam Bill James and six daughters Nancy Ann June Alice Margaret Jean and a brother Bill Boothe plus 31 grandchildren and 22 great grandchildren. Burial complete at Greever Funeral Home in Tazewell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter B. Boothe
Winston-Salem
N. C
Tazewell
Bobby
Joppatown
Sam Boothe
Seabrook
Bill Boothe
Edgewood
James Boothe
Pofftown
Nancy Sparks
North Tazewell
Ann George
Texas
June Shawver
Charlestown
S. C
Alice White
Margaret White
Fairfax
Jean Hubbard
Richlands
Greever Funeral Home
Funerals for Marvin Alvin Tabor and George E Barton Today
Marvin Alvin Tabor 56 of Bramwell dies and funeral is today at 2 p.m. at Bramwell Methodist Church with burial at Woodlawn Cemetery. Pallbearers listed. honorary pallbearers include Bramwell Kiwanis Club and State Road Commission members. George E Barton of Columbus Ohio funeral today at 2 p.m. at Monte Vista Park Cemetery with Rev. Paul Carter officiating. Seaver Mortuary Princeton handles arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia State Road Commission
Nathan Altare
Phil Sheets
Sam Rush
J. E. Blayes Jr
C. B. Carlan
R.C. Knox
Ray Barnett
W. G. Boone
C. A. Dennen
Rodney Frye
Richard Cooley
Eddie Steel
Johnny Wasco
Douglas J. Sexton
Barton
George E
Columbus
Ohio
Monte Vista Park
Paul Carter
Seaver Mortuary
Princeton
Beating Death in McDowell County man dies in Welch hospital
A 41 year old McDowell County man, Andy Rocchi, died Friday afternoon at Doctors Memorial Hospital after a beating Tuesday near Wilmore. Donald Duty, 26, of Jaeger, was arrested on felonious assault charges and held in jail with bail set at 2500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDowell County
Welch
Andy Rocchi
Wilmore
Doctors Memorial Hospital
Donald Duty
Jaeger
J. H. Murray
Duty
Fanning Funeral Home
Bluefield Lions View Golf Match On Shells Wonderful World
Bluefield Lions Club members watched a film of a Doug Sanders Chi Chi Rodriguez golf match at their Friday luncheon. The Eldorado Golf Course in San Juan Puerto Rico hosted the match shown on Shell's Wonderful World of Golf. The meeting was chaired by Dave Keesee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield Lions Club
Doug Sanders
Chi Chi Rodriguez
West Virginian Hotel
Eldorado
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Shell
Wonderful World of Golf
Tee
Dave Keesee
Reverend Nunn to Serve as Day Chaplain in WV House
The Rev. Charles B. Nunn Jr., pastor of First Baptist Church of Bluefield, has been invited to serve as chaplain for the day in the West Virginia House of Delegates on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church of
Bluefield
Charles B. Nunn, Jr
West Virginia
House of Delegates
Area Hunt May Be Launched
Civil Air Patrol units near Mercer County Airport joined a search for an overdue Cessna 175 flown by Army Captain Frank P. Heyman 34 of Simmons AFB Fort Bragg. Eastern Aerospace Recovery Center began operations with CAP involvement across Kentucky Virginia and Tennessee area air search expected to start Saturday morning if the plane is not found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Air Patrol
Mercer County
Pikeville
Simmons Air Force Base
Ft. Bragg
N. C
CAP
Army
Frank P. Heyman
Simmons Afb
Eastern Aerospace Recovery Center
Warner - Robbins Air Force Base
Georgia
Heyman
North Carolina
Grundy
Maxwell
Cedar Bluff
Richlands
Spring Valley
Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee
West Virginia
Gainer Accepts Patriots Post as Head Coach
Gainer takes the Patriots head football coach job and will teach four American History classes. He may hire two, possibly three assistants. His career started at Poca High in 1942 with a 6-2-1 record, later chairing Beaver and Big Creek programs to a long string of winning seasons before resigning as PE director effective July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gainer
Poca High School
Putnam County
Elkview
Big Creek
Owls
Secondary Schools Activities Commission
Gilmer County
Beaver
Bluefielders
Beavers
Witness recounts 1963 lakefront meeting with Oswald
Witness described Shaw at a June 1963 lakefront rendezvous with Oswald. Spiesel testified to filing a 1964 $16 million suit against New York City and a psychiatrist for harassment and alleged information extortion. He admitted claiming hypnosis by defendants via a CPA firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaw
Oswald
Spiesel
City of
New York
F. Irvin Dymond
CPA
McDowell County Case Dismissed Over Search Warrant Issue
Judge Leon P. Miller dismissed charges against Douglas Smith of Welch for receiving and concealing stolen goods after ruling the search warrant, written to cover coins and $2 bills, failed to identify the watches found at the scene. The court recessed to allow proper evidence. In a separate Criminal Court action, Judge Miller denied probation for Joe Curtis after a guilty plea to grand larceny, sentencing him to one to ten years in state prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDowell County
Leon P. Miller
Douglas Smith
Welch
C. Thomas Seay
Wade Watson
Smith
Miller
G. B. Browning
Emanuel Katzen
Joe Curtis
J. C. Penney Co
Moundsville
Christians
Death Comes Not as a Stranger Sermon Series
The First Baptist Church of Bluefield announces Sunday evening sermons in February at 7 15 by Rev. Charles B Nunn Jr on the theme Death Come Not as a Stranger. Topics include Learning to Die is a Part of Living February 9 When Life Tumbles in What Then February 16 and Good Grief February 23. Public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church of
Bluefield
Augusta St
Charles B. Nunn, Jr
Stafford named assistant commissioner in new state lineup
William S. Ritchie Jr. becomes assistant commissioner, replacing George H. Samuels who resigned. Stafford active in Moore campaign and aboard the helicopter that crashed near Hamlin before the election, not badly hurt. He is president of the Mercer County Republican Club. Virginia Stevens replaces Sue A. Scott as director of the Department of Personnel, after ties to the Republican State Executive Committee and prior personnel work at Glenn L. Martin Aircraft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William S. Ritchie Jr
Stafford
George H. Samuels
Moore
Hamlin
Mercer County
Republican Club
Stevens
Virginia
Sue A. Scott
Department of Personnel
Republican State Executive Committee
Glenn L. Martin Aircraft Firm
Judge Seeks Details in McDowell Deputy Appointment Case
McDowell County Circuit Court Judge Jack Marinari asked for briefs and faster filings as arguments over eight sheriff's deputies appointed by the court proceed. Attorneys Bias and Capehart presented legal points challenging and defending the order, with possible live testimony and county citizen involvement discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDowell
McDowell County
Jack Marinari
Marinari
Henry Bias
Welch
Harry J. Capehart Jr
County Court of
Capehart
Jack Christian
Circuit Court
E. L. St. Clair
Adrian Vance
Harry Camper
Robert Worrell
Christian
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Lula Mae) Smith
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Rt. 2
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