Deaths and Funerals Honor Area Residents
Harrison William White 92 of Roanoke Va died after a long illness in a Roanoke nursing home. He leaves four sons and six daughters among 30 grandchildren. Funeral Sunday at A West and Sons White Gate with burial at Thornspring Cemetery. Robert Hatfield Simpson 79 of Bluefield died after a long illness in Princeton hospital. He was a retired coal miner with six daughters and three sons surviving. Bernard Thomas Sutherland 60 of Rock died in a Bluefield hospital after a short illness. He was a World War II veteran and UMWA member with multiple children and grandchildren. Wade C Sluss 79 of Tazewell died after a long illness. his family details follow. Charles A Bryant 47 of Tacoma Wash died Jan 18. services conducted in Tacoma with full military honors. Harry T Beamer 71 of Princeton died after a short illness. funeral arrangements incomplete. W C Puckett 76 of North Tazewell died Friday. Roanoke and Tazewell arrangements pending. Elbert Hicks 65 of Roanoke died after a short illness. arrangements incomplete. Mrs Glen Harman 73 of Boissevain died after a short illness. arrangements incomplete. Ruse McGlothlin 80 of Cedar Bluff died Friday. Cedar Bluff arrangements incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison White
Harrison William White
Roanoke
Little Creek
Dublin
Pulaski County
John and
Mattie Lyons White
Minnie Thompson White
Gladys Stevens
David H. White
Bland
Kellas M. White
Pulaski
James C. White
Hubert W. White
Edith Kitts
Madison Heights
Lucille Warner
Poplar Hill
Violet Woodyard
Pearisburg
Glenna Fanning
Lynchburg
Reba Myers
Erma Underwood
John White
Thornspring
Forest Workman Simpson
Leroy Simpson
Vineland
N.J
Jess Simpson
Keystone
Terry Simpson
Rt. 1
Sandlick
Harold
Edith) Wagner
Millville
Warren
Selma) Johnson
Bridgeton
Ronald
Sharon) Omrod
Carlo
Pauline) Fioressi
Albert
Sonja
Bernard Sutherland
Bernard Thomas Sutherland
Rt. 2
Box 16
Rock
Ashland
Bluefield
Maybeury
James and
Bertie Hall Sutherland
Ashland Coal Mining Corp
UMWA
Betty Ratliff Sutherland
Gloria) Caldwell
Diane Lynn Sutherland
Cheryl Ann Asbury
Belinda Jean Sutherland
George
Alma) Maxwell
Crumpler
Harry
Doris) Smith
Morgantown
James T. Sutherland
Cecil Sutherland
New Orleans
Henry Sutherland
Princeton
Cravens-Shires Funeral Home
Bluewell
David Baker
Frank Caffee
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Brack Taylor Sr
Glen Ratliff
Arthur Bailey
Jerry Maxwell
Richard Bailey
Ralph Ratliff
Kenny Bailey
Tommy Ernest
Wade C. Sluss
Tazewell
Virginia
F.N
Ava Hayes Sluss
U.S. Steel Corp
Gary No. 14
Audrey Johnson Sluss
Wade C. Sluss Jr
Jonesboro
Tenn
Carroll Sluss
Raphus Sluss
Garnet Sluss
Warrington
Randal Sluss
Centerville
Jack Sluss
Winston-Salem
N.C
Orville Sluss
Christiansburg
Kenneth Sluss
Marvin
Twila) McBride
Keen Mountain
Patrick
Darlene) Riney
Manassas
Hester Sluss
Greever Funeral Home
C.W. Sublett
John Elmore
Maplewood Cemetery
Charles A. Bryant
Tacoma
Wash
St. Ann’s Catholic Church
Bryant
Service Vending Co
U.S. Air Force
Sarasota
Fla
Norma Bryant
Ralph Bryant
Delores Cure Bryant
Gary
Charles Bryant Jr
Robert Gerard
Donald G
Joseph Michael Bryant
East 84Th St
Harry T
Happy) Beamer
12Th St
North American Cab Co
George W. Seaver
W.C. Puckett
W.C. (Coy) Puckett
North Tazewell
Elbert Hicks
Albemarle St
Big Creek
Douglas Mortuary
Welch
Glen Harman
Glen N
Vena Kelly) Harman
Boissevain
Shumate- Newman Funeral Home
Pocahontas
Ruie McGlothlin
Ruse Lawrence McGlothlin
Baptist Valley
Cedar Bluff
Richlands
Wargo
Joseph
Elizabeth Balcoe
War
Filbert
Christ the King Catholic Church
John McGinnity
Grandview Memory Gardens
Bluefield-Tazewell Road
Douglas Funeral Home
Havens
Mamie Edward
Box
Kimball
James Wormley
George Harris
Restlawn Memorial Gardens
Page Funeral Home Chapel
Peery & St. Clair Funeral Home
Leon Yost
Raymond Hayes
Coal Funding Boost Aims at Multi-State Investigation
The plan adds about $118,000 beyond projected totals to sustain a seven-state probe into coal related fraud, murders, and equipment theft tied to organized crime networks. Virginia coordinates efforts with other states as port bottlenecks, mainly at Hampton Roads, threaten a surge in coal exports and ship backlogs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Georgia
Lee Couty
Cochran
Staes
Del
Franklin Slayton
Halifax
U.S
Hampton Roads
Area Man Killed In Collision With Coal Truck
Richlands police identified 28 year old Ronny Hubert Lester of Cedar Bluff as the Volkswagen driver killed when it struck a coal truck on U S Route 460 bypass near Clinch Street. The truck driver survived. no charges filed. Funeral services set for Calvary Baptist Church Cedar Bluff with burial at Greenhills Memory Gardens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richlands
U.S
W.A. Puckett
Via
Lester
Calvary Baptist
Calvary Baptist Church
Cedar Bluff
United Coal Co
Big Rock
Patricia Ann Haywood Lester
Beverly Ann Lester
Evelyn Denise Lester
Ronny Jay Lester
Margaret Ann Watson
Rt. 1
Louise Hess
Liberty
Ralph Lester
Robert Lester
Doran
Junior Ball
Bluefield
Johnny Grindstead
Greenhills Memory Gardens
Claypool Hill
Tazewell County Funeral Home
Blast Rocks Supreme Court Building in Manhattan
A loud explosion shattered the New York state Supreme Court building in lower Manhattan on Friday. No injuries were reported as the building was evacuated. Police said the blast occurred in the basement shortly before 1 p.m., but the cause remained unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
State Supreme Court
Lower Manhattan
Daniel St. John
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Ad Rates and Contact Info
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph lists subscription and home delivery rates, with annual and monthly options. It provides mailing and zone-rate details and lists postal and advertising contact information for Bluefield West Virginia.
Quiet Tour Of Duty Turns To Terror In Tehran Raid
Bruce German, emb budget officer from Wilkes Barre and Rockville, recalls the Nov 4 1979 attack on the U S Embassy in Tehran. He and 51 others endured captivity described as total terror with militants abusive and armed, yet he notes no physical torture while criticizing policy and rescue efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiesbaden
West Germany
Bruce German
U.S
Tehran
Wilkes- Barre
Rockville
U.S. Air Force
Washington Post
Carter
Investigation Canada Japan to Sign a Coal Pact on Sunday
Reports detail a deadly aviation crash and a separate multi million dollar coal deal with Japan. Witnesses and officials describe a jet crash in which five people died including two engineers and a public relations manager. In Canada, Teck Corp and Denison Mines Ltd prepare to sign a 5.3 million metric ton per year coking coal contract for 15 years starting 1983 with Japanese buyers at about 75 Canadian dollars per ton. Premier Bill Bennett publicized the formal Tokyo signing amid negotiations and regional economic plans for northeast British Columbia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
British Columbia
Tokyo
Teck Corp
Denison Mines Ltd
Don Phillips
Phillips
B.C
U.S
Bill Bennett
Northeast Coal
Northeast
Also Mentioned on This Page
Robert H. Simpson
Robert Hatfield Simpson
Box 305
Waitsel
Peggy Simpson
Algoma Coal Co
Falls Mills Christian Church
Holly Simpson
Wade Sluss
Harry T. Beamer
Henry Carl
Bristol, Va
Fanning Funeral Home
Ken Chambers
Woodlawn
Blast Rocks Supreme Court
Bluefield Baily Telegraph
W. Va
Associated Press
W.va
West Virginia
Sendayada
Landon Agenei
Eagles Club
Dial Rock All Stars
Troy B
Meloy
Gestapo
New Sheraton Motel
Route 460
By-Pass
Fred Fink
M. DIV
Mercer Mall Merchants Association
Joe Baron
Bluefield Community Hospital
Eugene Pawlowski
Princeton Community Hospital
William Sheppard
Baron
Investigation Canada
Japan
Corey
John P. Maddocks
Georgia Pacific
Southern Division
Augusta
Emmit Swearingen
North Augusta
S.C
Robert Banner
Martinez
Bobby Martin
Larry Rodeffer
Martin
South Charleston
South Carolina
NTSB
Frankie
The
Daily Telegraph
William Edmondson, II, D.D
Linda L. Edmondson, D.D
Lowe Street
Stadium Drive
W.W
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