Obituaries Chronicle Multiple Local Deaths and Funerals
Jerome Bailey 71 died on arrival after a long illness in Welch. Survived by three sisters and two brothers. Funeral Saturday at Summit Missionary Baptist Church Panther with burial at Bailey Whitt Cemetery Trap Fork Panther. Joe Lowe 67 died on arrival Richlands after a long illness. Owned Lowe's Exxon and Midget Grocery Richlands. VFW rites. Charles B. Tiller 97 of Princeton died in a Princeton hospital. Retired Norfolk and Western worker. Burial Fairview Cemetery Narrows. Albert Blaine Jennings 74 Athens died at home after a long illness. Survived by daughter and son, many relatives. Church service Mt Jackson Baptist Athens. Bobby Scott Turner 54 Freeman died on arrival Bluefield hospital after short illness. Survived by four daughters and five grandchildren. Funeral Cravens Shires Bluewell. William Isaac Shepherd 60 Roderfield died in Beckley hospital after WWII service. Burial Roberts Cemetery Padfork Huff Creek. Additional notices include services in Welch, Richlands, and Princeton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerome Bailey
Welch Hospital
Panther
Bob
Maggie) Cline
Melvin
Kathleen) Spivey
War
Lacy
Josephine) Bailey
Abingdon
Boyd Bailey
Frankfort
Ohio
Mark Bailey
Roderfield
Summit Missionary Baptist Church
Alex Hunt
Sampy Bailey
Bailey and
Joe Lowe
Richlands
Lowe
Exxon
Barnes-Beavers
VFW
Tazewell
Grace Patrick Lowe
Hurst-Scott
James B. Hollenhead
Greenhills Memory Gardens
Claypool Hill
Charles B. Tiller
Oakvale Road
Princeton
Hardy
Norfolk & Western Railway
First United Methodist Church
Narrows
Ida Johnston Tiller
Ellen Tiller Picarella
George W. Seaver
Richard Gibson
Fairview
L.P. Williams
Carl M. Thomason
Robert W. Edwards
Harold L. Raines
Albert Jennings
Albert Blaine Jennings
West Broadway St
Athens
Jaeger
Jennings TV Sales and Service
Mt. Jackson Baptist Church
Athens Masonic Lodge
Kaeger
Albert
Geraldine) Agee
Roanoke
Albert Blaine Jennings Jr
Marshall, Va
Olen
E.H. Jennings Jr
Donald
Aileen) Barnes
Raymond
Eula) Martin
Meredith
Becky) Via
Gene Harman
Sam Vance
Bennie Oxley
Steve Oxley
John Rapp
Butch Mayes
Troy Connor
Don Simpkins
Ronnie Coburn
Bob Southern
Cecil Harvey
Harry Mann
Bobby Scott Turner
Box 202
Freeman
Bluefield
Mercer County
Bramwell
Charles
Bonnie) Wellman
East Cumberland Road
Douglas
Elaine) Webb
Rebecca Turner
Rocky Mount
Gary
Pamela) Pickeral
Charlotte
N.C
Forrest
Carl) Allen
Harold
Irma) Jones
Desca) Kirk
Graham
Elizabeth) Talley
Cravens-Shires Funeral Chapel
Bluewell
Ray Conrad
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Bramwell Masonic Lodge No. 45
Craven-Shires Funeral Home
William Isaac Shepherd
Beckley Hospital
Hanover
Rodefield
High Point
Jeff
Merlie Newcomb
Eva Mullins Shepherd
William D. Shepherd
Edmore Village
Welch
Oral
Jaspeh Shepherd
Jim Theodoshia Boyles
Columbus
Frank Shepherd
Steeles
Jane Lester
Hensley
Little Huff Creek Freewill Baptist Church
Padfork
Huff Creek
Edgar Riffe
Ollie Bishop
Roberts
Wyoming Co
Fanning Funeral Home
Hallie C. Greene
Wythville
Zion Temple Ame
Thelma Green
Cleo Brogdon
Ouida Jackson
Norma G. Gentry
Hollis
N.Y
Emanuel Greene
West Hempstad
Court St. United Methodist Church
S.H. Hairston
James E. Davis
Claude Smith
Restlawn Memorial Gardens
Littlesburg Road
Page Funeral Home
James Frank Bowlin
Box 13
Glendale Springs
Bramwell United Methodist Church
UMWA
Mae Miller Bowlin
George
Louise) Haynes
Richard
Betty) Bellmger
Orange
Calif
Harrison Miller
Joe Miller
Mary Bowlin
Roselawn Memorial
Cornis Bartrum Roberts
Valeria Ryan
Audrey Burgess
Louisa
Bobby Roberts
Cleveland
Archie Roberts
Abbs Valley
Garnett Roberts
Garland Roberts
Sarasota
Fla
Maxine Wyatt
Cynthia Street
Nellie Justus
Gallant, Alb
Tilda Forns
Avon Park
Young
Rush Edward Vencill
R&t Electric Co
Wesleyan Methodist Church
Willie Ellen Hawley
Donald Timm
Eugene Webb
Fort Worth
Texas
Harry Wright
James Cyphers
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Richard Tibbs
Donald Bowman
John Sturdevant
Jerry Dove
Bob Hampton
Roger Lafferty
Mercer Funeral Home
Andy Kennedy
Horse Creek
Church of God
Oliver Roberts
Doyle Riffe
Booker Riffe
Kennedy
North Bangor
Woodrow Kennedy
Pluto
Little Huff Creek
Saeger
Micky Allen
Keith David
Billy
Gary Sadler
Jack
Patty) Merna
Germany
Penny Nichols
Browns Mill
Tina Belcher
Japan
Teresa Belcher
Eddie
David Belcher
Bobby Nichols
Benny
Kevin
Bronson Belcher
Memorial Funeral Directory
Athens Road
David Stout
Kenneth Hilling
Resthaven Memorial Park
Obituary roundup from Welch and surrounding areas
Multiple obituaries and funeral notices from Welch and nearby towns list Hallie C Greene of Welch, Bowlin of Freeman, Bronski of Redwood City, Roberts of Louisa, Cardwell of Rock, Tullock of North Tazewell, and others. Reports include deaths, birth records, services at churches, graves and burial details, and survivors.
Funeral Services for Meadows and Burton Held Today
Funeral services are set for Thomas Patrick Rick Meadows Jr. at 2 p.m. in the George W. Seaver Funeral Home Chapel in Princeton with Rev. Clarence Dillon. burial at Willowton Cemetery in Willowton. Luther Jack Burton, 83, of Narrows Virginia, formerly of Bluefield, also dies. service at 2 p.m. in the Burns Wornal Chapel Princeton with Rev. James Crabtree and Rev. Tommy Conley officiating. burial at Monte Vista Park Cemetery. Pallbearers named Ricky Long, Billy Long, Larry Houchins, Jim Houchins, Ralph Houchins, and Danny Stallard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meadows
Thomas Patrick
Rick,” Jr
Princeton
Charleston
George W. Seaver
Clarence Dillon
Willowton
Burton
Luther Jack
Rt. 2
Box
Narrows
Bluefield
Memorial
James Crabtree
Tommy Conley
Monte Vista Park
Annie Adams Burton
Ricky
Billy Long
Larry
Jim
Ralph Houchins
Danny Stallard
Rites Set For Miner Otis Horne 40 Jolo
Funeral services for Otis Horne of Jolo 40 who died in a Consolidation Coal Co mine accident will be Sunday at 11 a.m. at Bee Branch Primitive Baptist Church Bradshaw Mountain with Elders Owens Davis and Thornsbury officiating. Burial is Lester Cemetery Stateline Ridge near Paynesville. Pallbearers will be friends. Horne a mine driller began his shift about 7 a.m. Wednesday. He is survived by Betty Jo Horne two sons William Ochs and Robert Dean Horne one daughter Sarita Marie Horne two brothers Olen Horne and Oliver Horne and one sister Mrs Carl Opal Paveglio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas D. Carden
Lashmeet
Princeton
Parrott
Consolidation Coal Co
UMWA
Winonah
Gospel Mission
Hiawatha
Loretta Carden
Marvin
Johnny
Connie D. Carden
Lake Bottom
Bill Odell
Harold
Barbara) King
Lawrence
Lula) Perdue
Chicago
Ill
Betty Carden
Jane Atwood
Lena Elliott
Bluefield
Burns Wornal
Memorial Funeral Directory
Gill
Otis Horne
Jolo
Bee Branch Primitive Baptist Church
Bradshaw Mountain
Stewart Owens
Anice Davis
Harold Thornsbury
Lester
Stateline Ridge
Paynesville
Betty Jo Horne
William Ochs
Robert Dean Horne
The
Horne
Sarita Marie Horne
Home
Olen Horne
Elk Grove Village
Oliver Horne
Carl
Opal) Paveglio
Doners Grove
County education funds misused prompt special review
McDowell County officials faced a loss of over 70000 dollars in Title I funds due to misallocated entries before the 1982 school year. The district delayed corrective transfers until after a superintendent’s death, prompting potential audits if specific evidence emerges. state officials were informed and promised a rapid review. Local officials cited limited staff and funds for immediate action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monaghan
Wright
Bennett E. Church
Church
John R. Drosick
Joe Sinicrope
Drosick
Robert S. Goose
McDowell County
Pepper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Publication Details
Bluefield Daily Telegraph establishes its 1893 founding, publication schedule, printed address at 412 Bland Street Bluefield West Virginia, subscription and home delivery rates, AP ownership, and circulation audits. It lists post office, subscription box, and advertising representative details for readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
W.va
Associated Press
West Virginia
Audit Bureau of Circulation
P.O. Box
I.andon Associates
Reagan Signs Gas Tax Boost to Nine Cents
President Reagan signed a bill boosting the gasoline tax by a nickel to 9 cents per gallon with effect from April 1. The measure aims to smooth travel and boost mass transit, while opening major highways to heavier trucks in exchange for higher trucking taxes. It pledges to complete the Interstate system and improve road conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Reagan
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Johnny and
Dickie Cook
Gene Nolley
Bob Shepherd
Walter Harman
Jack Persinger
Bobby Shinall
Ralph Short
V.F.W. Post
Charles Tiller
Bobby Turner
William Shepherd
Mrs. Hallie Greene
James Bowlin
Stanley Bronski
Stanley Joseph
Pauline Clyburn) Bronski
Redwood City
Lewisburg
Alexandria
Stanley Lee Bronski
San Mateo
Seebert Clyburn
Pierce Clyburn
Lucille den
Tullock
George Roberts
George M. Roberts
Louisa, Ky
Mary Beth Cardwell
John E
Brenda Canterbury
Rock
Ray Cardwell
Cecil Canterbury
Chesapeake
Arthur Mitchum
Mudfork
Swope Family
Rock Camp
Norman Arrington
Rush Vencill
Joseph Asbury
Joseph W. Asbury
Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery
American Cancer Society
Roselawn Monte Vista Funeral Home
Crystal Lynn Tullock
Michael J. Tolley
North Tazewell
Bluefield Hospital
Mike Tullock
Ruth Tullock
Georgie Pickett
Grandview Memory Gardens
Bluefield-Tazewell Road
Charlie Sexton
Peery and St. Clair
James Williams
James Cecil Williams
Ballard
Broyles
Peterstown
Faye Chapman
Lindside
Broyles Funeral Home
Claude Boothe
Claude Harold Boothe
Rt. 4
East Bend
Cucumber
Rufus and
Virgie Brater Boothe
Winston-Salem
Barbara Savka
Daisy Moore
Frances Spainhour
Phyllis Boothe
Guy Boothe
Tuscon, Ariz
Clifford Boothe
Fayette
Ala
Donald Boothe
Ashtabula
Joe Boothe
King, N.C
Woodland Baptist Church
Zeno Grace
Gardens of Memory
Winston- Salem
Voglers Funeral Home
Reynolda Road
William Kirkpatrick
William
Salona) Kirkpatrick
Clovis Street
Northfork
Saltville
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Roy H
Betty) Keith
Columbia
S.C
Monte Vista Park Cemetery
Roger Gulick
Mercer Funeral Home of
Willard Smith
Warrior Mine
Sandra) Sadler
Fort Leonard Wood
Jerry
Buddy
Michael
T.W. Belcher Jr
Danny Thompson
Charles Lucado
Mrs
Glenn White
Glenn
Kathlene) White
Lawrence, Ka
North
Charles J. White
Carmen McIntyre
Fulton, Mo
Mildred L. Fuller
Barbara C. Hurst
June A. Sumpter
Kingsport
Tenn
Kathleen E. White
Topeka
Kan
Mary J. Frayer
Jonesboro
Glenn E. White
Gene R. White
Glendale
Fred A. White
Oak Ridge
North Tazewell United Methodist Church
North Tazewell United
Kathryne Farrow
Andrew Farrow
Lucille Dillard
Rosa Eaves
Mable Saunders
E.F. Boyd and Sons
Uclid Ave
Greenwood Memorial Park
Thomas Carden
Childress
Consolidation Coal Company
Industrial Gas
East Bluefield
Mercer Mall
Danforth Insurance Agency Auto License Service
Lou Anschuetz
East Main St
Cosmetic Department
Cherry Street
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