Obituaries Continued from A-2 bluefield notices Dillon Cook Ratliff
Mercer Funeral Home handles arrangements for Billie David Dillon aged 75 of Bluefield who died July 18 2000. born 1925 in Bramwell he was a deacon at College Avenue Baptist Church and former Bluefield Lions Club member. Surviving spouse Mary Ruth Dillon, daughter Diane Weaver, grandchildren and sisters. Services at Mercer Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Grandview Memory Gardens. Also noted June Thomas Cook 80 of Speedway died July 17 2000 a former Mercer County Board of Education cook and church member with services July 20 at Burns Wornal Chapel Princeton. Granville Ratliff 76 of Panther died July 17 2000 with services July 20 at Fanning Funeral Home laeger and burial at Noah Justice Cemetery Mud Fork. Military graveside rites by American Legion Post 175 Bradshaw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Billie David Dillon
Monterey Hill
Bramwell
Luther Dillon
Mary Winston Dillon
College Avenue
Bluefield Elks Lodge
Billie David Dillon, Jr
Garnett Dillon
Dorothy Dillon Bannister
Edward
Coleman
Harry
Richard
Bobbie Daniel Dillon
Mary Ruth Hinkle Dillon
Diane Dillon Weaver
Marlboro
N.J
Margaret Dillon Hendricks
Winston-Salem
N.C
Tillie Lois Dillon
Hayward
Calif
Amy Katherine Weaver
Blacksburg
Christopher Charles Weaver
Mary Elizabeth Dillon
Rock Hill
S.C
Julie Lynn Dillon
Spartanburg
Mercer Funeral Home
Charles R. Addington
Allen A. Hammond
Grandview Memory Gardens
College Avenue Baptist Church
June Cook
Speedway
June Thomas Cook
Caperton Lane
Serena
Charleston Area
West Virginia
Serena United Methodist Church
Panther - Granville Ratliff
Panther
Golden Harvest
Welch
Grundy
John and
Mary Dotson Ratliff
Regular Baptist Church
Peggy Joyce Ratliff
Polly Justice Ratliff
Bobby Ratliff
Edward Ratliff
Union
Billy
Granville Ratliff
Jackie Ratliff
Frinceton
Charles
Jeff
John Ratiff
Salisbury
David R Tff
Jaeger
Michael Ma’iuey
Trinity
Betty Roland
Corine Hatcher
Darlene Iall
Big Sandy
Marta Osborne
Thomasville
Michelle Hatfield
Venia Ramey
Tampa
Fla
Chapel of Fanning Funeral Home
Laeger
David Lester
Zeb Justice
Noah Justice
Mud Fork
American Legion Post
Bradshaw
Groundbreaking planned for McDowell County highway project
DoH reports an official groundbreaking ceremony planned for Aug 8 with pre construction conference this Thursday. Contracts released for a 1.5 mile section near Welch and about six tenths of a mile near Sophia, McDowell, Wyoming and Raleigh counties. Completion targeted before October 2001 with 65 mile WV stretch toward Buchanan, VA. Speed limit 65 mph. winter work possible if season allows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epperly
McDowell County
Welch
Indian Ridge
McDowell
Wyoming
Raleigh
Sophia
West Virginia
Buchanan
Dickenson
Wise
Virginia
Mercer County Airport gains AIP eligibility under new aviation act
Airport officials say AIR-21 allows Mercer County Airport to apply for funds despite past ineligibility for a terminal upgrade. The Aviation Investment and Reform Act enables commercial airports with under 10,000 yearly passengers to seek funding on a 90 to 10 match. Sen Rockefeller notes the $40 billion bill boosts aviation funding aimed at public safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer County
Gilley
Sen
Jay Rockefeller
D-W.va
Rockefeller
Fair tax proposal eyed with Medicare drug plan clash
The debate centers on tying a tax reform to a Medicare drug benefit. Analysts like David Hess and Gary Linkous applaud the marriage tax repeal, noting it would cut income taxes by about 248 billion dollars over ten years for millions of married couples. The Treasury cites a mix of penalties and bonuses in joint returns, while experts warn of potential shifts if Congress rejects the broader tax bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
David Hess
CPA
Hess
Tazewell
Gary Linkous
U.S. Treasury
Linkous
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mercer Funeral Home & Crematory of
Union Mission
Virginia Poston
Margaret Ziegler
Sherman
Samuel
Bob Thomas
Rosa Joyce Schiraldi
Michael Thomas
Wilmington
Douglas H. Cook
Carolyn
Fred C. Cook Jr
Connie Sue
Paul
A-1
America
West Virginia Bureau For Public Health
Office of Environmental Health Services
The
National Lead Information Center
Epa.gov
Local Health Department
Princeton Family Practice
Richard B. Boone, D.O
Pamela Faulkner
D.O
Debra Ebersole-Kaufman
Cfnp
Richard B Boone
12Th Street
Ext
Princeton, WV
Paul A Offitt
Children’s Hospital of
Philadelphia
Beth Sizemore
Children’s Health Insurance Program
CHIP
Princeton
Merck Vaccine Division
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