Deaths and Funerals in Bassett McDowell and surrounding areas
Roy Thomas Goins 63 of Bassett Va formerly McDowell County died after a long illness in Martinsville Va hospital. Survivors include his wife Ruby Mitchem Goins six daughters one son seven sisters two brothers and numerous grandchildren. Funeral Saturday 2 p.m. Collins Funeral Home Bassett burial Henry Memorial Park Cemetery. Lonnie Stacy 61 of Justice died at home after a long illness born in Blackie Va son of William and Eva Stacy employed as dozer operator and United Mine Workers member. Survived by four daughters three sons nine brothers nine sisters and 19 grandchildren. Funeral at Cub Memorial Baptist Church North Springs with Rev Donald Ellis and Rev Hoover Perry officiating burial in Riffe Cemetery Ikes Fork. Mrs Richard McNeer 85 Cedar Bluff Va died Thursday in Abingdon nursing home. Funeral arrangements incomplete at Hurst Scott Funeral Home Richlands Va.
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Roy Goins
Roy Thomas Goins
Rt. 3
Bassett
McDowell County
Martinsville
Alpha Hooker
Murray Goins
Ruby Mitchem Goins
Wilma Dodson
Darlene Rees
Mary Miller
Betty Dod
Lonnie Stacy
Justice
Blackie
William and
Eva Blankenship Stacy
Lynn Land Co
Gilbert
United Mine Workers of America
Hattie Riffe Stacy
Keith
Donna) Walker
Kopperston
Roger
Sue) E
Kermit Stacy
Cleveland
Ohio
Roy Mullins
Illinois
van Mullins
Delaware
Mae Blankenship
Spicey Mullins
Paynesville
Ocie Blankenship
McGraw
Sarah Riffe
Freeman
Edna Morgan
Bluefield
Marie Daugherty
Hanover
Delores Morgan
Manassas
Vaguel Church
Jaeger
Linda Roberts
Ikes Fork
Cub Memorial Baptist Church
North Springs
Donald Ellis
Hoover Perry
Riffe
Wright Fork
Muzzle Creek
Fanning Funeral Home
Saeger
Richard McNeer
Richard Mason
Bertie Sparks) McNeer
Cedar Bluff
Abingdon
Hurst-Scott Funeral Home
Richlands
Funerals for Roach Walker Nuckolls Lilly and more
Funeral notices for Roach Ollie H. Bluefield Va Pearl Walker of Princeton Ida G Lilly formerly of Spanishburg Forrest F Dobbins of Columbus Ohio list services, locations, pallbearers and burial plans. A separate AP report from Big Stone Gap Va says Ralph Lee Osborne 40 of Jonesboro Tenn received five years for illegal firearm deals with a five year probation and his brother’s guilty plea was withdrawn.
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Big Stone Gap
Ralph Lee Osborne
Jonesboro
Tenn
U.S
Glen Williams
Osborne
Robert Osborne
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Caption andmasthead summary
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph, established 1893, is published every morning by the Daily Telegraph Printing Co at 412 Bland Street Bluefield West Virginia 24701. It is a member of the Associated Press and includes local news and dispatches credited to the paper. Subscriptions cost 58.80 yearly with home delivery 4.90 per calendar month.
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Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
W. Va
Associated Press
W.va
West Virginia
Audit Bureau of Circulation
P.O. Box 208
Whivering
Landon
Tazewell Board Postpones Meeting on Connection Fee Plan
Tazewell County Water and Sewerage Authority delayed its Thursday night meeting to advertise a new date for discuss ing a proposed connection fee and non-user charge. The session was postponed due to a lack of quorum and a schedule change from 5 30 p m to 7 30 p m by the chairman.
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Tazewell
Tazewell County
Extradition Details Emerge From Giles County Trail Deaths
Extradition proceedings continue for Susan Ramsay and Robert Mountford Jr. after authorities found Ramsay stabbed over a dozen times and beaten near the Appalachian Trail in Giles County while Mountford suffered three gunshot wounds to the head.
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Giles County
Susan Ramsay
Robert Mountford Jr
1140 N and W Railway Employees Recalled
The Norfolk and Western Railway recalled 1140 furloughed workers in the past week as coal operations resume, bringing total recalls to 2340 with 375 still laid off. The strike reduced coal shipments to about one third of normal, costing millions. Chairman John Fishwick says revenue losses will be recovered.
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Roanoke
Norfolk & Western Railway
N&w
United Mine Workers
Quarantine Imminent In Fly Infested Area
The article reports an imminent federal agricultural quarantine expansion as Mediterranean fruit fly infestations prompt ground spraying efforts near San Jose California. Officials including John Block and Governor Edmund Brown Jr discuss potential limits, health concerns, and the impact on California crops and national markets.
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San Jose
Calif
U.S. Agriculture
John Black
San Francisco
United States
California
Clark Biggs
California Farm Bureau Federation
Biggs
Farm Bureau
Shock For God Use Electric Stool In Bible School
Grand Rapids pastor Rev. Dwight Wymer uses a homemade electric stool connected to a 12-volt battery during a week long Bible school to shock students into listening and learning about God. Psychiatrist Dr. Kenneth Nickel warns the device could be psychologically traumatic though not physically dangerous. An 8 year old volunteered and described it as painful yet fun with onlookers present.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Dwight Wymer
Immanuel Baptist Church
Grand Rapids Church
Wymer
Kenneth Nickel
Arms policy shifts and court room tensions dot Carter era moves
The United States signals broader arms aid while easing China restrictions and pushing for repeal of the Clark amendment. Steps include lifting a weapons ban on Argentina, joint drills with Chile, and aid to countries with poor rights records. A Soviet arms buildup is contrasted with U.S. restraint as part of a broader defense strategy. Also recounted are courtroom exchanges involving Williams and Passarella about attorney participation and guards’ escort concerns. Buckland faces sentencing in Bluefield, with officials noting no promised exchanges for information.
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United States
Congress
Argentina
Chile
Angola
Pakistan
U.S
China
Senate Panel Advances Anti Abortion Bill In Conception Shift
A Senate subcommittee approved a measure defining life as beginning at conception, granting fetal rights under the 14th Amendment. The 3-2 vote signals a first step toward reversing Roe v Wade, with wide party split on broader strategies and potential later votes set for fall or winter.
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Washington
Senate
Senate Judiciary
Sen
Jeremiah Denton
R-Ala
Senate Judiciary Committee
Congress
John East
R-N.c
Supreme Court
America
Four Defendants Change Pleas In Equipment Fraud Case
Four southwest Virginia men admitted involvement in a multistate scheme to transport and sell stolen heavy equipment after days of testimony. C. Lee Sexton of Dungannon pled guilty, joining Chuck Mays Grandall Potter Floyd Grizzel and others who already pleaded guilty or no contest.
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Abingdon
Southwest Virginia
C. Lee Sexton
Dungannon
U.S
Linden Crockett Jr
William Sellers
John Edwards
Sexton
Chuck Mays
Virginia
Russell
Grandall Potter
Honaker
Floyd Grizzel
Bristol, Va
Atlanta
Ricky Neal Rasnake
Samuel Steffey
Lebanon
Georgia
Benny Everett Mitchell
Forest Park
Carl Davenport
Blue Ridge
Bluff City
Tenn
Virginia State Line
Mays
James Arrington
Adam Shipley
Arrington
Shipley
Buchanan County Coal Company
Tennessee
Crockett
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