Deaths and Funerals in Bluefield Area Lead News
Charles Waldron 59 of Bluefield died at home after a brief illness. Retired Norfolk and Western conductor, WWII Army veteran, survived by wife Dorothy, daughter Susan, mother Della, brothers Bill and John, and a grandson. Funeral Friday at Dudley Memorial Chapel, burial Grandview Memory Gardens. Also Ezra Farmer 51 of Grundy, funeral at Grundy Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Wiers officiating, burial Mountain Memorial Park Cemetery. Other notices list numerous services, survivors, and locations across Welch, Princeton, and Bluefield communities with multiple parishes and funeral homes.
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Charles Waldron
Charles H. Waldron
Virginia Ave
Bluefield
Tazewell
Della Murray Towler
John Brown Waldron
Norfolk & Western Railroad
U.S
Graham Christian Church
VFW Memorial
Ezra Farmer
Rt 1
Grundy
Buchanan County
William James
Stella Farmer
Timothy Farmer
William C. Farmer
Farmer
Hasel Farmer
Lexington
Grundy Funeral Home
Jim Wiers
David Cuthbertson
Mountain Memorial Park Cemetery
Robert Thompson
Ricky Stiltner
Ridddle Stiltner
Virgil Smith
Archie Smith
Don Dawson
Bill Lewter
Howard Daniels
Tom Gordon
Leroy Mitchell
Everett Basham
Everett A. Basham
No. Fourth St
Princeton
Pettrey
Henry and
Elizabeth Pennington Basham
Mable Clara Basham
Harrison Basham
Toledo
Ohio
Ben Basham
Chicago
Ill
Kathleen Shaffer
Detroit
Mich
Beulah Lawrence
Bridgewater
Lillian Oliver
Atoscadero
Calif
B.T
Freda) Mathena
Burkie Pettry
Viva Fimcox
Columbus
Luther Basham
Maynard Basham
Burns Wornal Chapel of Memorial Funeral Directory
Athens Road
Clarence Dillon
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Charles Raymond
Rt. 2
Rock
Cravens-Shires
Bluewell
Richard Hanson
Woodlawn Memorial Park
O’dell
Toby L
East First Street
George W. Seaver
Walter Shewbridge
Olaf Brewster
Sam Amos
Clifford Pennington
Vernon Hale
John Stasheen
Clayton Midkiff
Clayton M. Midkiff
Lashmeet
Pineville
Lannell Midkiff
Los Angeles
James
Michael Midkiff
Betty Pais
Sandlick Road
Ruby Ashburn
Sherry Will
Mae Holrath
Bernard Midkiff
Services Set For Stabbing Victim Leroy Carter
Funeral services for Leroy Elliott Carter 28 of 227 Fairfax St Bluefield are set for Friday at 1 PM at St Matthews United Holiness Church. Carter died from a chest stab wound Sunday evening after being found in Crescent View Apartments. Darlene Fuller 30 is charged with murder. Burial at Restlawn Memorial Gardens follows. Carter employed by Bluefield Cab Company and member of St Matthews Usher Board. Friends may call Richardson Funeral Home today 6 to 9 PM and at the church one hour before services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander
Myrtle Cartwright) McClean
Winston-Salem
N.C
McDowell County
Winston- Salem
Welch
George Washington
Arminda Beavers Cartwright
First Baptist Church
The
Order of Eastern Star
H.P. Mitchell
Keystone
Richard Kinder
Springfield
Walter
Maxine) Foster, Jr
Douglas Funeral Home
W.C. Jack Barker
Cartwright
James Burnett
James R
Annie Mae) Burnett
Thorpe
Bluefield
Gilliam
Thomas and
Viola Mitchel Patterson
Mt. Zion United Holy Church
Pageton
Elkhorn High School
Doctor’s Memorial Hospital
Ronnie Lee Burnett
Cleveland
Ohio
Michelle M
Margo Y. Burnett
Virgie M. Bandy
Claudette D. Smith
Deborah A. Harris
James Patterson
Mt. Hermon Church of God At
Helen Jones
Alvester McConnell
Mt. Hermon Church of God
Richardson Funeral Home
Leroy Elliott Carter
Fairfax St
St. Matthews United Holiness Church
Louise Staples
Hattie Bennett
Claytn Jones
Restlawn Memorial Gardens
Carter
Crescent View Apartments
Bluefield Community Hospital
Darlene Fuller
Tazewell County
James E
Sarah M. Carter
Bluefield Cab Company
Usher Board
Jerome
Gaither
Leander
Orlando
James Carter
Brenda Hopkins
Nancy Palmer
Arther Mackall
Portsmouth
Angela Wovell
Jamaica
N.Y
Nancy Mahan
Cam Mills
Kim Haley
Tim Cooper
Gilbert Dodson
Dallas Fowler
William Marrs
Kenneth Leo Thompson
Tommy Neal
Wayne Thompson
Tyler Thorpe
Melva Pack
Charolette White
Bettina Williams
Ann Cheeks
Judy Bain
Jewell Baine
Ann Dodson
Jolene Claffey
Eva Fowler
Death ruled self inflicted in Grundy child case
Grundy Va officials say 3 year old Dave Dales of Rt 4 died of self induced carbon monoxide poisoning. A Buchanan County native, he was son of Dave and Eliza Dales and worked for Jewell Coal and Coke. Burial planned at Dales Family Cemetery near Little Prater. Grundy Funeral Home in charge.
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Grundy
Dave Dales
Rt. 4
Grundy Hospital
Dales
Buchanan County
Dave
Eliza Dales
Jewell Coal and Coke
Vansant
U.S. Army
Adele Dales
Karen Dales
The
Home
Carl David
James Edward Dales
Corine Sampson
Richmond
Lula Owens
Abingdon
Pauline Gauthier
Arnold, Md
Lantha D. Looney
Salem
Mavis Lester
Royal City
Melvin Bruce Dales
Junior Cook
Michael Trent
Little Prater
Grundy Funeral Home
Jackson Fired After Recreation Board Action in Princeton
Princeton officials announced the firing of recreation director James Jackson after a board vote. Jackson, who had led the city recreation program at the Princeton Community Center since 1976, resisted resignation as the board set his departure for July 31. The board plans to advertise the job and may appoint an interim director while a permanent replacement is sought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Manning
Princeton Community Center
Princeton
Bluefield “Y” Center
Bluefield State College
Radford University
The
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Advertising and Circulation Note
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph lists publication details and rates for subscriptions and home delivery. It notes Associated Press affiliation and post office box for address changes, with rates per year and month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
Associated Press
West Virginia
Audit Bureau of Circulation
P.O
W. Va
Landon Associates
Welch Flooding Called Minimal After Thunderstorm
In Welch McDowell County a brief flood event was described as minimal by officials. An underpass near Welch Fire Station on U S Route 52 at Coney Island flooded to three to six feet, another underpass near McDowell and Stewart Streets also flooded but soon receded, with little damage reported. FAA noted about four inches of rain in parts of the county between 6 and 8 p m Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welch
McDowell County
West Virginia
U.S. Rt. 52
Coney Island
McDowell
Stewart Streets
McDowell Street
Federal Aviation Administration
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Red Daily Telegraph
Mrs
Alexander McClean
Oakley Davis
Oakley E. Davis
Clemson Mobile Home Park
New Hope Road
Bailey Funeral Home
Christian
Earnest Larry
Suitland
Church of Christ At
Job
George Scott
Alvin Holmes
Christian Cemetery
Rock Ridge
Paynesville
Fanning
O'Brien
Reginald
Mildred
North Tazewell
Greever Funeral Home
Louis Benoit
Grandview Memory Gardens
Bluefield- Tazewell Road
Kenny Waak
Max Waak
Sherwood Cornett
Avery Cornett
Douglas Teaster
Chet Kern
Fuda
Carlo Umberto Sr
Rt. 5
Cliff Davis
Trigg Graham
Ed King
Curtis King
Steve Scott
Buddy Bailey
David Scott
Bob McGhee
George Harrison
Glen Peery
Glen W
Maude Lee) Peery
Wheeling Ave
Bluefield Hospital
Tate
Lucinda Gillespie Harmon
Calvary Baptist Church
Thomas
Charlotte) Mitchell
Charleston
Kent
Bettie) Sykes
Glen Peery, Jr
Fla
John Harmon
Ashboro
Mercer Funeral Home
Charles S. Norris
Maple Hill Cemetery
Ray Jennings
Nolan Wade
Thurman Peery
Richard Peery
Ronald Peery
Eddie Peery
Ron Peery
Ronald Burton
Eva Corser
Eva Victory Corser
Sunset Lane
Clearmont
Virginia
Henry
Margie Boice Bragg
Pauline Jollymore
Gladys Moore
Shady Springs
Thelma Powell
Baltimore
John Bragg
San
Monte Vista Park Cemetery
Earnie Reed
Earnie
Elizabeth) Reed
Robert and
Mollie Alice Jarvis Canter
John Franklin Reed
Martinsville
Robert Gene Reed
War
Richard Leroy Reed
Ermalee Harding
Phyllis Davis
W.A. Canter
Dolly Elm
Bluefield Police Department
Mustard Equipment
Harding Street
D.L. O'Neal
Joyce Prater
McKinney
Ballard
Lester Jones
Jones
Galumbeck
Commonwealth Attorney's Office
Supervisors
Library Board
Water and Sewerage Authority
Industrial Development Authority
Jewell Ridge
Rt. 609
College Estates
Peery
Claypool Hill
Averitt
U.S. Geological Survey
Mr. Coal
Denver
Alabama
Utah
Germany
Khomeini
Beirut
Lebanon
Pars
Mujahedeen Khalq
Fedayeen Khalq
Bani Sadr
Tehran
Iran
Ayatollah
Mohammad Hussein Beheshti
Tehran Radio
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Danforth
Insurance Agency
Jcpenney
James E. Magee M.D
F.A.C.S. Medicine and General Surgery
Brushforks National Guard Armory
Jefferson
Mercer Mall
Bluefield, W.va
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