Son of Bluefield Physician Dies by Drug-Influenced Self Harm
Ronald R. Neilson, 17, son of Dr. Robert W. Neilson Jr., a Bluefield surgeon, died Sunday night from a self-inflicted gunshot after an argument with his girlfriend. The father attributed the death to drug use and drinking, noting the teen had been taking quaaludes. Survived by his mother, siblings, and grandparents, funeral services set for Wednesday at Mercer Funeral Home Chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Robert W. Neilson Jr
Bluefield Community Hospital
Ronald R. Neilson
Dr. Neilson
Neilson
Meadowlane
Brushfork
Silva Jean Bryant Neilson
Robert W. Neilson III
Lynette Neilson Greene
Patricia Neilson
Pamela Neilson
R.W. Neilson
Winston-Salem
N.C
Nora Bryant
Deaths and Funerals: John P. Childress and Others
John Perry Childress 60 of Oakwood Va died Sunday night in Grundy Va hospital after a long illness. Survivors include his wife Frankie Thornsbury Childress and 17 grandchildren. Service held at Buchanan County Funer Home Chapel Keen Mountain. Burial Mountain Valley Memorial Park. Also listed are multiple obituaries for Mrs Tina Tanner Mrs Julia Dalton Sheldon Lambert Capt John Rudiger and many other local deaths with services and burial details as provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P. Childress
John Perry Childress
Oakwood
Grundy
Buchanan County
Lula Clayburn Childress
Mansfield
Ohio
Jesse Childress
Jewell Smokeless Coal Company
Frankie Thornsbury Childress
Wendell Deskins
Remaire Deskins
Rt. 1
Raven, Va
Harland Deskins
Tazewell
Wayne Deskins
Keen Mountain
Larry Deskins
Meadowview
Juanita King
Marie Vance
Charleston
David Childress
Paul Childress
Cedar Bluff
Elmer Childress
Honaker
Rufus Childress
Hazel Johnson
Honoaker
Onie Stump
Bertha Ingle
Buchanan County Funer Home Chapel
T.R. Stump
Rev
Ancil Childress
Mountain Valley Memorial Park
Big Rock
Sheldon Lambert
Sheldon F. Lambert
Oceana
Beckley
Pineville
John K
Millie Byrd Lambert
UMWA
Wyoming County
Matheny Methodist Church
U.S
Ella Mae Lambert
Jack Lambert
Jim Lambert
Fred Lambert
Larry Lambert
Mike Lambert
Steve Lambert
Kenneth Lambert
Millie Jarrell
Croston
Carolyn
Morgantown
Herb Lambert
Fairdale
Dallas Lambert
Flat Top
Vaughn Brook Lambert
Virgie Sigman
Gay Goode
Nola Walk
Bluefield
7604
John Rudiger
John Marvin
Jack ) Rudiger
Madrid
Spain
U.S. Air Force
Zaragosa
First Baptist Church
Princeton
Mary Eskew Rudiger
Burnley L
Audrey Jones Rudiger Sr
Kitty Hawk
N.C
Brad Tanner Rudiger
Elizabeth Ann Rudiger
Burnley L. Rudiger Jr
Sacramento
Calif
Jean Lorney
Shenandoah
Marie F . Jones
Norfolk, Va
Holloman Brown Funeral Home
Tidewater Drive Chapel
Norfolk
Forest Lawn Cemetery
Virginia Warner St. Clair
Radford
Montgomery County
Nancy S. Willard
Roanoke
Shirley S. Roby
Phyllis
Betty) Thompson
San Angelo
Tex
Dublin
Devilbiss
William Jackson
Elgood Cemetery
Elgood
Levi Hagy
Richlands
Russell County
Floyd and
Rebecca Gross Hagy
Lena Mae Wilson Hagy
Vaden
Joyce) Jessee
Charlie
Anita) Jackson
Tazewell County
George Hess
George Perry
Bessie Clara) Hess
Beverly C
Eliza Marie Horton Higginbotham
Gerald
Jerry) Hess
Douglas Hess
Ada Blackwell
Knoxville
Charles Cox
Wheeling Ave
Richardson Funeral Home
Lettie Wright
Lettie Cornett Wright
Rt. 2
Wytheville
Grayson County
Mt. Zion
Elmo Wright, Sr
Mt. Zion Methodist Church
Comer’s Rock
Barnett Funeral Home
Richard Bailey SR
Richard A. Bailey Sr
New Bluefield
Beulah Hager Bailey
Pisgah Road
Ward H. Bailey Jr
Connie Carter
Peerless Transport Corp
Huntington
Paul
Helen) Worley
Bernard
Patty) Booth
Burns Wornal Chapel
Lloyd Martin
Donald Day
Leslie H. Wood
Leslie Hampton Wood
Miami
Fla
Pearisburg
Bertha Rogers Wood
Luther H. Wood
William Wood
Edna Matuszczyk
Narrows
Mira Munsey
Bane
Givens
Charles O'Roark
Birchlawn
George L. Blankenship
Alpeca
Union 6165
Bud-Alpoca
Kermit Lusk
Rock
W.K. Reed
Middlesburg
Jess Willard Blankenship
Longanacre Funeral Home
Mullens
Ohio Couple Road Victims in Richfield Incident
An Ohio man and his wife, Harry Hubert Cole and Kathleen Elizabeth Cole both 70, were killed when struck by a car while crossing a Richfield street. They were en route to Bluefield for Mrs. Cole’s brother Paul Breeding’s funeral. Harry Cole was a retired vice president of Cole's Bakery in Michigan.
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Ohio
Richfield
Harry Hubert Cole
Kathleen Elizabeth Cole
Mills Ave
North
Musketon
Funeral Home
Bluefield
Controversy Over Proposed Nightclub in Princeton
Princeton city council faced strong objections from Harrison Street residents to Star Country Inc a proposed country and western nightclub at the former G C Murphy site on Mercer Street. Officials noted permits exist yet zoning change may be required and a permit could hinge on state licensing while residents warn of downtown decline and crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Gilreath
Davy Telegraph
Princeton
G.C. Murphy Company
Mercer Street
Harrison Street
Bachir Jamil
Princeton Zoning and Planning Commission
Murphy
Lena Pettrey
Garnett Bratton
Princeton Woman's Club
Jim McNeely
McNeely
Star Country, Inc
James
Donna Wingo
Virginia Wohlford
Gene Bailey
Bob Graham
King’s Gallery
Mercer
W. Robert Carr
Council
Carr
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Publishing Details
Bluefield Daily Telegraph established in 1893 publishes daily from 412 Bland Street Bluefield West Virginia 24701 as a member of the Associated Press. Subscription rates list West Virginia mail at 58.80 per year and home delivery at 4.90 per month with additional zone options on request. Postmaster and advertisement details included.
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Tele
Ce Peting Co
Bland Street Field
W. Va
Associated Press
Bluefield
W.va
West Virginia
Audit Bureau of
Iion
P.O. Box
Court To Decide UMW Case
The Supreme Court agreed to hear whether the United Mine Workers violated federal labor law by pressuring a coal company to join a multi employer pension and welfare trust fund. The justices will review a federal appeals court ruling upholding the union’s action as unlawful.
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Washington
Supreme Court
United Mine Workers Union
Chrysler Near Loan Approval Sees $400 Million Federal Help
The government gave near final approval Monday for 400 million in federal loan guarantees to Chrysler Corp. to keep the troubled automaker afloat. The plan involves creditor and worker concessions and aims to transform Chrysler into a progressive, profitable company, Treasury Secretary G. William Miller said.
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Washington
Chrysler Corp
Chrysler
Treasury
G. William Miller
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Mercer Funeral Home Chapel
Don McNair
Monte Vista Park
Ceres
Charlie Bartley
Gene Barlow
Jim Pruett
Todd Mustard
Mike McClaugherty
Monte Mustard
John Tanner
John W
Tina Lou) Tanner
Taylorsville
Peterstown
North Carolina
Cashmere
Monroe County
George C
Esteline Dunn Moore
Peterstown Baptist Church
The
Order of the Eastern Star
Broyles Funeral Chapel
Ronald Williams
Julia Dalton
Fairview Street
Orlando
Athens Road
Mrs
Virginia St.clair
Willie Roberts
Willie
Effie) Roberts
Indianapolis
Ind
Ikes Fork
Indiana
Maston Lester
Lula Damron Lester
Manuel Roberts
Roger Roberts
Anna Lou Gunter
Emma Jean Roberts
Herbert Lester
Ezra Lester
Oscar
Maybell) Roberts
Columbus City
Jim
Lottie) Golding
Aurora
Ikes Fork Freewill Baptist Church
Larry Lester
Paris Lester
Fanning Funeral Home
Jaeger
Paul A.breeding
Paul A. Breeding
Bakersfield
Graham Funeral Home
Clowers G. Rose
Clowers
G. Rose
New Hope Road
George W. Seaver
Blevins
Thomas Christopher
Cravens-Shires
Bluewell
Jack Johnson
Roy Martin
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Arthur Blevins
Tommy Tayes
Terry Yates
David Sexton
Ralph Anderson
Elszan Johnson Sr
Elszan Johnson Jr
Abdul R. Piracha
Johnston
Iva Jo
Woodriff Ave
Jacksonville
Burns Wornal Chapel of Memorial
Jim Hendrick
Fairview
Colvard, Garney Robert
Roderfield
Douglas Mortuary Chapel
Welch
Deward Frazier
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Frazier Lowe
Frazier
Thelma) Lowe
East 53Rd St
Cleveland
Middle Creek
Clyde Lowe
Missouri
Betty Marconi
Phyllis Gilletley
Claude Patterson
Bishop, Va
Calvin Patterson
Squire
Clyde Patterson
Orvis Patterson
New Jersey
Howard Patterson
St. Petersburg
Thomas
Hulah) Hess
Phil
Jerri) Beavers
Walls Creek
Gladys Frazier
Fortunia Funeral Home
Fleet Ave
Akron
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Troy
the Gates of Heaven
Gluefield
William Edmondson, II, D.D
Linda L. Edmondson, D.D
Lowe Street
Stadium
W.W
Warrenizing Cleaners
Northfork
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