Deaths and Funerals List From Waiteville Area
Vivian Reynolds 75 of Waiteville dies en route to hospital after long illness. World War II Navy veteran, retired Celco employee, survived by wife Edna and daughter Ava Sue. funeral at New Zion Church, burial at church cemetery. Willis Gilmore 70 of Princeton dies. former highway department supervisor. services at Burns Wornal Chapel with burial at Oakwood Cemetery. Sidney Moore 58 of Tazewell dies after apparent heart attack. ex Quary employee. survivors include two sisters and four brothers. William Thomason Jr. 4 of Crystal dies on arrival. survived by mother, wife, four daughters, one son. funeral at Cravens-Shires with burial at Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Julius Sigmon 69 of Bluefield area dies. retired coal miner. service at Cravens-Shires with burial at Maplewood Cemetery. Una Hutchens 61 of Matoaka dies on arrival. Georgia Byrd 65 of Abbs Valley dies in hospital. Mrs. Charles Ingram 98 of Rocky Mount dies after long illness. numerous survivors across generations. Ambrose Poe 81 of Maybeury dies after long illness. service at Mt. Moriah Church. burial Restlawn Memorial Gardens. Various local obituaries and funeral notices follow with services today at Mercer Funeral Home and other area chapels.
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Vivian Reynolds
Vivian Eugene Reynolds
Waiteville
Grevenbrier
Northfork
Pete and
Lelia Vancesutten Reynolds
Celco Corporation
Narrows
New Zion Church
Edna Steele Reynolds
Ava Sue Radford
Union
Raymond Vancesutten
Princeton
Faye C. Senden
Meadows
Dan
Eva Vanhouse
Nippa
Wallville
Stewart McMurray
Broyles-McGuire Funeral Home
Ingleside
John
Mabel Malcomb Gilmore
Department of Highways
Beckley
Methodist Church
Virginia Blake Wille Gilmore
Clark Gilmore
Cypress
Calif
Randall Gilmore
Athens
Ohio
Mari Stiff
Lomita
William
Mattie) Powell
Gladys Farley
Mary Compton
Virginia Dowell
Boyd Gilmore
Burns Wornal Chapel of Memorial Funeral Directory
Athens Road
Dan Hogan
Oakwood Cemetery
Sidney Allen Moore
Tazewell
Virginia
Samuel and
Matilda Randy Moore
Lena M. Dickerson
Carrie L. Richmond
Clinton T. Moore
Oscar F. Moore
Armstead Moore
Robert C. Moore
Chicago
Ill
William Fletcher Thomason Jr
Crystal
Bluefield
Worth
Laura May Hanks Thomason
Crumpler
William Fletcher Thomason Sr
Fred Thomason
UMWA
McDowell County
Freewill Baptist Church
Ethel Beatrice Belcher Thomason
Dale
Nancy Ann) Brown
Linda Sue Thomason
Hickory
N.C
Larry
Kathy Darlene) Jones
Sandra K. Thomason
Dennis William Thomason
Virginia Stanley
Gertrude Frazier
Indiana
Clyde
Glen Thomason
James Thomason
Brush Fork
Billy
Paul Thomason
Union City
Robert Thomason
Mt. Airy
Cravens-Shires
James Jones
Roy Lacy
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Basil Mills
Gary Mills
Roland Jennings
Ray Jennings
Ernie Belcher
Junior Belcher
Billy Tabor
Julius L. Sigmon
Rt. 3
Box
Maybeury
John W
Leona Hill Sigman
Rt.3
Sue Harris
Virginia Beach
Lucille Mathena
Orlando
Fla
Mildred Walker
Rt. 1
Virginia Gills
Yvonne Hurst
Woodrow Sigmon
Logan
Harry Sigmon
R.C. Turner
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Robert Hurst
Bill Blevins
Jack Wall
Curtis Neal
Junior McNew
William Parcell
Howard Black
Raymond Farmer
Peter
Eliza Cannaday
Jack
Woody
Christine
H.B. Ingram
Booneville
Katie Poindexter
Rocky Mount
Pauline Bell
Roanoke
Davie Wimmer
Lynch Funeral Home
Dorothy Rucker Poe
Helen Dobbins Poe
Manuel
Arintha) Hairston
Roderfield
Glen Poe
Jefferson, N.C
Mt. Moriah Missionary Baptist Church
John D. Callier
Samuel Marrs
Restlawn Memorial Gardens
Littlesburg Road
Mt. Moriah and Consolidated Church
Missionary Society of the Churches
Richardson Funeral Home
Keystone
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Advertising and Circulation Note
Advertisement and postal notice details from the Bluefield Daily Telegraph include editorial affiliation with the Associated Press, mailing addresses, and subscription rates for West Virginia residents. It lists home delivery costs and states the paper’s classification as second class mail with circulation auditing.
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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
Landon Associates
Richlands Man is Arrested
Richlands Virginia, Richlands man Jack Fidelis Zambacca, 52, was indicted July 8 on embezzlement charges totaling about $10,000 from The Richlands Area Industrial Development Corp. He was arrested in Reno, Nevada, and appears to be waiving extradition. The trial date is August 31.
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Richlands
Richlands Area Industrial Development Corp
Reno
Nev
Tazewell County
Commonwealth
Robert Galumbeck
Galumbeck
Jack Fidelis Zambacca
Taze
Store Owner Arrested At Middle Earth Head Shop
Police raided Bland Street head shop and seized about one pound of marijuana. Timothy Cline, 20, was arrested after officers secured a search warrant. The case was investigated by Investigator J T Helton and Detective C L Honaker.
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Middle Earth
Bland Street
Bluefield City
Timothy Cline
J.T. Helton
C.L. Honaker
Trial Ordered In Union Case Involving UMW Removal
A federal appeals court ruled that a full trial is required to determine if the United Mine Workers properly removed Floyd H. Lamb from office in 1978 and again in 1979. The panel overturned Judge Barrington D. Parker’s summary ruling, noting disputed facts. Lamb was international representative for District 6 based in Shadyside near Wheeling West Virginia.
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Washington
United Mine Workers Union
U.S. Court of Appeals
U.S
Barrington D. Parker
Floyd H. Lamb
Lamb
Ohio
Shadyside
Wheeling
W.va
Parker
C&P Asks Rate Hike in West Virginia
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co of West Virginia sought a 75.8 million dollar rate increase to take effect August 12, filed with the Public Service Commission. The plan would boost annual company revenue by 27.7 percent, with business local rates up 46 percent and residential local services up 38.5 percent. President Clyde Tucker announced the move at a Charleston news conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W.va
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
West Virginia
State Public Service Commission
C&p
Clyde Tucker
Two convicts escape from Jefferson County jail in West Virginia
The escapees Charles Franklin and his brother Warren Franklin, both convicted murderers, fled from the Charles Town jail after an apparent accident. A third escapee, Charles Warnick, was recaptured in Bloomery, West Virginia. A truck used in the break was found near Leesburg, Virginia, as authorities in four states continued the search.
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Hagerstown
Jefferson County
W.va
Gary Wolford
Charles Franklin
Warren
Charles Town
West Virginia
Maryland
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Wolford
Franklins
Charles Warnick
Bloomery
Cpl
P.G. Kimble
Warnick
Virginia State Line
Route 9
Leesburg
Baptist pastor seeks forgiveness over electric stool scandal
Grand Rapids residents and nationwide readers reacted to Rev Dwight Wymer of Immanuel Baptist Church after photos and a story revealed his use of a homemade electric stool to shock Bible school students. Wymer said the device aimed to prepare children to hear the word of God and apologized to anyone offended by the illustration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Rapids, Mich
Immanuel Baptist Church
Associated Press
Dwight Wymer
Judge Nixes Claim To Hughes Estate
Houston AP reports probate Judge Pat Gregory ruled billionaire Howard Hughes left no will or close relatives at death five years ago. He valued the estate between 180 million and 2 billion and set hearings August 10 on 22 cousins and others claiming kin. The judge will decide which disputes may go to a jury trial.
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Houston
Howard Hughes
Pat Gregory
Hughes
Gregory
Voting Delayed On Tax Cut Plan In Congress
Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee backed a tax cut plan with more relief for low and middle income families and working couples than Reagan proposed. After two hours of debate the panel postponed a vote to Tuesday between Reagan’s plan and the Democratic substitute. Reagan’s backers say the Democrats’ proposal redistributes wealth by easing taxes on the poor while increasing them on the wealthy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Reagan
Princeton Teen Hurt In Bicycle Car Crash
Jamie Johnson, 11, of Reynolds Ave in Princeton, was struck at Washington Ave and Front St by a 1978 Dodge driven by Shelia Lilly after failing to stop at a stop sign. Lilly charged with failure to yield. Johnson listed in stable condition at Princeton Community Hospital. Officers Puckett and Saunders investigated the 4:35 p.m. incident.
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Princeton
Washington Ave
Front St
Princeton City
Jamie Johnson
Reynolds Ave
Shelia Lilly
Princeton Community Hospital
Jack Puckett
D.W. Saunders
County Board Plans July 23 Meeting On Hospital Finances
Payments totaling about 561000 plus deferment to cover a loan and payables were discussed as hospital cash flow remains in a sad state due to a mine strike and seasonal drops. Supervisors suggest earlier warning might have spurred action. The board will meet hospital officials July 23 to continue the matter.
Virginia Side Council Hears Street Complaints
The Bluefield Virginia town council discussed Kimball Avenue issues including a condemned house, possible demolition, and legal risk. The owner refused demolition. a health hazard designation was uncertain. Council also eyed street light relocation, a fire hydrant, water line upgrades, and a tax rate adjustment while approving dog control on call and a monthly Fire Department report.
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Bluefield
Kimball Avenue
Steve Arey
Chinquapin Development Corporation
Hickory Heights
Carl Gillespie
Tazewell
Plum
Grapevine
Peachtree
Jeff Hill
Hill
Tazewell County
Fire Department
Smith Hearing Thursday in Extradition Case
A Virginia man Randall Lee Smith 27 faces an extradition hearing Thursday in Conway South Carolina. The hearing will determine whether he is to be extradited to Virginia for the killings of two hikers on the Appalachian Trail. Smith has been held in Conway since his capture June 22 in Myrtle Beach after a two week Grand Strand search.
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Columbia
S.C
Virginia
South Carolina
Mark Dillard
Randall Lee Smith
Pearisburg
Conway
Dillard
Smith
Horry County
Myrtle Beach
Grand Strand
Phillip Sasser
Richardson Pleads Guilty in Reagan Threat Case
Edward M. Richardson, arrested in New York with a loaded gun last spring, pleaded guilty in New Haven to two counts of threatening to kill or harm President Reagan. The case centers on a federal investigation and potential sentencing in a high profile security matter.
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New Haven, Conn
Edward M. Richardson
New York
Reagan
Striker’s Death Triggers NI Hunger-Strike Fallout
In Belfast and Londonderry, sniper attacks and street clashes followed the death of a sixth Irish nationalist hunger striker. About 100,000 Protestant marchers filled Northern Ireland in a long-standing annual display of strength. Four British soldiers, one police officer, and one civilian were wounded. injuries not believed serious.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Londonderry
Judge Signals Possible Halt to Aerial Spraying Case
Judge's statement implies a potential injunction delaying the spraying program. Roderick Walston, deputy state attorney general, notes the ruling while a USDA spokesman warns that a lengthy delay could trigger federal action after threatening to quarantine affected California produce unless aerial spraying begins.
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Roderick Walston
U.S. Department of Agriculture
California
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Willis A. Gilmore
Princeton Ave
Sidney A. Moore
Greever Funeral Home
Paul Winfrey
Maplewood Cemetery
William Thomason
Julius Sigmon
Una M. Hutchens
Una Mae Hutchens
Rock Road
Matoaka
Georgia Byrd
Georgia Yates Byrd
Abbs Valley
Rodriguez- Pocahontas Union Funeral Home
Charles Ingram
Charles (Vivian) Ingram
Ambrose D. Poe
Ambrose Dale Poe
Welch Hospital
Lee Bud
Victoria Reeves Poe
Elbert
Lester
James C
Nannie Rose
Peery & St. Clair Funeral Home
Paul Gess
Grandview Memory Gardens
Bluefield- Tazewell Road
Gilpin
John Leslie
Sara Evelyn
Harry St
Mercer Funeral Home
Brad Burnett
Bluewell
Lambert, John
Rt. 5
Sealey Road
Bridgeton
N.J
Steve Lilly
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Mike Barnes
Wymer
Nixes
Hughes Estate
Jim Sloan
Ralph Hess
Wayne Horne
Hillcrest
Danforth
Insurance Agency
Virginia Side Council
Thomas Harding
Daily Telegraph
Ralph Kiser
Art Mead
Richardson
RCA
Spring ST. Bluefield
Striker
Pal Cee
Mercer Mall
Bluefield, W.va
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