Deaths and Funerals: Eugene Ferguson and others
Eugene Theodoric Ferguson 64 of Box 29 Freeman died Monday in a Bluefield hospital after a short illness. He was a retired coal loader for Landgraff Mining Co and a Bluestone Missionary Baptist Church member. He is survived by his wife Clara, three daughters, two sons, five other relatives and seven grandchildren. Funeral at Bluestone Missionary Baptist Church with several ministers officiating and burial in Restlawn Memorial Gardens. Various other obituaries follow for Okie Roberts Finley Crotty Claude Franklin Ethel Kidd Kitts Frances Liddell Donal Farley Corns Ollie Ware Pete Dunn Charles Brewster and Theodore Harmon with service details and burial sites.
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Eugene Ferguson
Eugene Theodoric Ferguson
Box
Freeman
Bluefield
Montcalm
Ben and
Mamie Ferguson
Landgraff Mining Co
Bluestone Missionary Baptist Church
King Hiram Lodge
AF & AM
Bramwell
Royal Arch
Lessie Waters
San Francisco
Calif
Paul Winfrey
Caleb Lilly
Ansley Carter
David L. Chapman
Restlawn Memorial Gardens
Littlesburg
King Hiram Lodge No. 1
Royal Arch No. 6
Thomas Williams
Ishmael Rutherford
Major Streeter
Junior Nowlin
Joe Harrell
Carl Davis
Wesley Martin
Charles Wade
Eastern Star
Heroines of
Jericho
Missionary Society of the Church
Theta Zeta Unline
Coquette Club
Rodriguez-Pocahontas Union Funeral Home
Pocahontas
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Masthead Details City Rates
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph lists publication details and rates including office address at 412 Bland Street Bluefield West Virginia 24701 as well as home delivery price 4.90 per calendar month and annual subscription 58.80. It notes Associated Press membership and circulation bureau information and directs address changes to P O Box 208 Bluefield WV 24701.
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Ily ‘Aph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
W. Va
Associated Press
A. W
West Virginia
Audit Bureau of Circulation
P.O. Box 208
Landon Associates
Coleman Funeral Rites Planned
Funeral services for Josh Douglas Coleman 31 of Vansant Va killed in a four vehicle crash outside Harman Va will be at 11 am Saturday at the Big Prater Primitive Baptist Church Born in Buchanan County he was a son of Ferrie and Rosie Coleman He survived by his wife Rhonda Runyon Coleman one son Shawn eight sisters four brothers and other relatives Burial will be at the Coleman Family Cemetery Leemaster Va Pallbearers include Sammy Coleman and others Friends may call at Grundy Funeral Home after 11 am today and at the church one hour before services. TEL AVIV AP Arab terrorist bombings in Israel dropped about 30 percent in 1980 killing only one person vs 19 in 1979 according to security authorities.
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Okie Roberts
Princeton
Panther
Preston
Pattie Roberts
Willie
Gabriel Roberts
Welch- Pineville Road
Burb
Cleo) Steele
Doyle
Daisy) Riffe
Norman
Barbara) Pennington
Elisha
Jeriline) Steele
Clifford
Betty) Jude
Jaeger
Orbin
Hazel) Matney
Billy
Vonnie) Mullins
Elizabeth Collins
Little Wonder Church of God
Collin’s Ridge
Oliver Roberts
Hobart Williams
Booker Riffe
High Knob Cemetery
Coon Branch Mountain
Little Huff Creek
Fanning Funeral Home
Saeger
Claude Franklin
Claude Ben Franklin
Mullens
Beckley
Maben
Granville
Minnie Franklin
Freewill Baptist Church
Peirpoint
Kathleen Franklin
Kathryn Cumby
Corrine
Ronnie Franklin
Lashmeet
Virginia Pemmelin
Eliria
Ohio
Hildred White
Samford
Fla
Dorthy Kelly
Chicago
Ill
Ralph Franklin
Apopka
Charles Franklin
Dayton
Clyde Franklin
Portsmouth
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Prosperity
Longanacre Funeral Home
Frances Liddell
Frances Witt Mays Liddell
Welch
Kenova Witt Dewes
Sweet Springs
Thomas E. Witt
Raleigh County
Temple University
Red Cross Center
Sheppard Center
Presbyterian Church
Cranberry
Harry R. Mays
John Thomas Mays
Daniel Stafford Mays
Charleston
Harry Randolph Mays Jr
Parkersburg
Rosemary Lawson
Tommy Jayne Lowe
Forest Hill
Broyles Funeral Home Chapel
Peterstown
Henry Lilly Jr
Giles County
Rose and Quesenberry
Broyles Funeral Home
William Corns
William J
Elizabeth Sarah) Corns
Swords Creek
Richlands
Russell County
Patton
Emily Dye Miller
Millers Chapel United Methodist Church
Phillip
Dorothy) Hunt
Myrtle Dye
Honaker Funeral Home
Honaker
Carl Robinson
Ancil Childress
Clinch Valley Memorial Cemetery
Ollie Ware
Ollie Caroline Ware
Valley Street
Detroit
Mich
Austinville
John
Sarah Sally Grimes Crockett
Church of God In Christ
Willie Ware
Alberta) Crear
Ruth D. Ware
Sarah Margaret Blake
Orange
N.J
Patsy Cooper
Joeanna E. Hill
Columbus
Willie C. Ware
Waler D. Ware
Fred N. Ware
George Walker
Lincoln Park
Bluefield
George W. Seaver
W.B
Pete) Dunn
V.B
Roanoke
Luther G
Kate Hancock Dunn
Radford Arsenal Celanese Corp
Risch Equipment Co
West Virginia Department of Highways
Rock Camp
Donald Lowe
Kellis McClaugherty
Ellison
Charles Brewster
Charles
Lula) Brewster
Rocky Gap
C.E. Brewster II
Newberry Funeral Home
Bland
Josh Douglas Coleman
Vansant
U.S
Harman
Big Prater Primitive Baptist Church
Buchanan County
Ferrie Coleman
Rosie Blankenship Coleman
Mescher Manufacturing Co
Big Rock
Joan Tiller
Rhonda Runyon Coleman
Shawn Coleman
Home
Bernice Elswick
Nola Skeens
Greethel Frank
Peggy van Dyke
Regina Pruitt
Brenda Coleman
Georgia Boyd
Baltimore
Sylvia Frank
Dublin
James R. Coleman
Harold R. Coleman
Freddie F. Coleman
Richard
Tel Aviv
Israel
Smith Funeral Services for Billy Ray Smith
Funeral services for Billy Ray Smith 36 of Montcalm, who died from a gunshot wound, will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Cravens Shires Funeral Chapel Bluewell. Mercer County sheriff says Franklin Lee Dillon 34 of Goodwill is charged with murder. He was born Sept 10 1944 in McComas, son of Jesse H. Smith and Louise Clower. Survived by father, one sister, two half sisters and three half brothers. Burial at Woodlawn Memorial Park. Palbearers listed. Funeral home today 5 to 9
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Billy Ray Smith
Montcalm
Cravens-Shires
Bluewell
Mercer County Sheriff's Department
Franklin Lee Dillon
Goodwill
McComas
Jesse H. Smith
Rt. 3
Box
Bluefield
Louise Clower
Newark
N.J
Brenda Sue Joseph
Morell Tiller
Rose Hill
Marie Smith
Lloyd Smith
Junior Smith
Bramwell
Jack Smith
Indianapolis
Ind
Paul Hall
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Calvin Tiller
Frankie Tiller
Benny Hall
Marshall Hall
No Foul Play In Fire Claims 58 Year Old Woman
Richlands Va police say no foul play is suspected in the fire death of 58 year old Virginia Margaret Hemmings. Smoke inhalation is listed as the probable cause with the blaze starting in the living room of an Iron Street apartment. She was born in Tazewell County and survived by a husband, son and daughter among others. Funeral services set for Cedar Bluff with burial in Baltimore.
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Richlands
Virginia Margaret Hemmings
Iron Street
William Puckett
Puckett
Tazewell County
Hemmings
Clarence Lowe
Bandy
Lena Bell Holmes Lowe
Donald Andrew Hemmings
Douglas Arnold Hemmings
USS. Air Force
Ft. Lee, Va
Alice Frances Hemmings
Los Angeles
Calif
Ethel Grambrill
Chicago
Madge Lowe
Bessie Reedy
Floyd Houchins
Tazewell County Funeral Home Chapel
Cedar Bluff
Bernard Shrader
H.D. Hampton
Lake View
Pocahontas Police Protection Promised
Despite personnel problems in Pocahontas Virginia the sheriff and state police vow adequate protection. With five officers previously two left after resignations and firings leaving daylight coverage from 8 am to 4 pm. County and state officials say they can respond to calls and protect residents if town forces are unavailable. Captain Richard Smith resigned effective January 31 and was the third officer to leave in three months.
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Pocahontas
Tazewell County
Sheriff's Department
Virginia State Police
Wytheville
The
Daily Telegraph
Carport Collapse After Rt. 120 Hit-and-Run Mishap
A 1977 Ford driven by David Stroupe ran off Rt. 120 Thursday, colliding with a yard, carport and three cars. The Mercury and Ford were totaled while the Volkswagen suffered about $300 in damage. Stroupe fled but was later arrested and cited for leaving the scene. Investigation led by Trooper L. J. McCarty and Bramwell Police Chief.
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Bramwell
Rt. 120
Princeton
West Virginia
David Stroupe
James Carter
Carport
Stroupe
Jets Hit Lebanon as Israel Targets Guerrilla Bases
Israeli jets attacked Palestine guerrilla bases in southern Lebanon marking the first assault of the year in retaliation for a Palestinian rocket attack on an Israeli border town. In Jerusalem, a defense official cited Reagan’s call to deal with terrorism swiftly and unequivocally.
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Sidon
Lebanon
Palestine
Jerusalem
U.S
Reagan
Funding Sought For Twins Care In Huntington Hospital Bills
Ellen Benner Morgan reports Area 26 Welfare and the Crippled Children's Fund are seeking funding to cover about 2000 dollars per week for premature twins in intensive care at a Huntington hospital. Father Densel Morgan is unemployed and insurance does not cover all costs while they also care for a three year old.
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Finley Crotty
Finley H
Bessie Virginia) Crotty
North Bend Terrace
Glen Burnie
Floyd County
William and
Mary Susan Bishop Akers
Grace United Methodist Church
Curtis Crotty
Mullen
Mercer Funeral Home
Alvin Guyon
Monte Vista Park
Ceres
Ethel Kitts
Ethel Kidd Kitts
Bastian
James W. Kitts
Claudine Kitts
Ocie Young
Forsythe
Stella Hurt
Norfolk
James L. Kitts
Wetsil Kitts
Adel, Ga
Mack Kitts
Chesapeake
Katherine Meade
Garnett Havens
Myra Cumsford
Williamson
Paul Kidd
Richmond
Lacy Kidd
Bandytown
Sherrill Kidd
Three Rivers
Bastian Union Church
Bill Perkins
Rose Hill Cemetery
Donald Farley
Donald J
Edith M.) Farley
Spanishburg
South Charleston
Low Clark Massie
Rich Creek, Va
Bob J. Farley
Louise) Cook
Archie
Margaret) Smith
Darrell
Marianne) Candler
Nellie Lester
Clifton Massie
Sellersburg
Rich Creek Baptist Church
Ralph Caffee
Reed Cemetery
Theodore Harman
Theodore Roosevelt Harman
Warriormine
Hurst-Scott Funeral Home
Taylor
Nora Ethel
Bill Boggs
Howard Gothard
Greenhill Memory Gardens
Claypool Hill
Bluefield Baily Telegraph
Eagles Club
Troy
Melo
Ool
Ing ST. Bluefield, VA
Wagon Wheel
Edgewood Drive
W.va
I.D
Ing
Richard Smith
Smith
L.J. McCarty
Basque
Francisco Franco
Suarez
Union of Democratic Center Party
UCD
Majorca
Cosmetic
Chanel
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