Deaths and Funerals in Bluefield area
Obituaries list Mrs. Martha V. Taylor 86 of Bluefield area with services in Bluewell and burial at Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Also noted are Donald J. Semones 48 of Mount Prospect formerly McComas, Lyda Pennington Gentry 85 of Princeton, William Young Smith 69 of Ballard, James Kinzer 73 of Roanoke former Abbs Valley, Troy Matney 26 of Pilgrim Knob, Calvin Johnson 59 of Bluefield, and Ray Dils 80 of Falls Mills with funeral arrangements incomplete or pending.
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Rhonda Yovanne Semones
Miami University
Oxford
Ohio
Franklin
Pearl) Schrader
Chicago
Robert
Dorothy) Walters
Hollywood
Fla
Carl
Danford) Settles
New Carlisle
Leslie
Patricia) Gilbert
Springboro
Trostel Chapman Funeral Home
Glen Haven Memorial Gardens
Lyda Pennington Gentry
Park Ave
Princeton
Glenwood Park
George W. Seaver
William Young Smith
Ballard
Broyles Funeral Home
Peterstown
Troy Matney
Troy Keith Matney
Pilgrim Knob
Richlands
Cedar Bluff
Tammy Denise Mullins Matney
Buchanan County
Keen Mountain
Calvin Johnson
Vine St. Bluefield
Beckley
Richardson Funeral Home
Bluefield
Ray Dils
Ray Daniel Dils
Falls Mills
Maryland
Graham Funeral Home
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Information Page
Publication and contact details for the Bluefield Daily Telegraph including address Bluefield West Virginia 24701 and advertising contact Landon Associates. Rates and subscriptions are listed though no active news content is included.
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Daily
Bland Street
Bluefield
Associated Press
W.va
West Virginia
Audit Bureau of Circulation
P.O. Box
W. Va
Landon Associates
Funerals for Eva Mays Stewart and Walter Baugh
Eva Mays Stewart, 73, of Rt 1 Box 123 Poca formerly Bluefield Va died. Funeral today 11 a.m. Woodlawn Memorial Gardens Bluewell officiated by Rev Lloyd Pickett. Dudley Memorial Mortuary Bluefield Va in charge. Walter Baugh, 36, Falls Church Va formerly of Tazewell Va died July 11 in Falls Church. Memorial service Saturday 2 p.m. Main Street United Methodist Church Tazewell.
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Baugh
Walter
Falls Church
Tazewell
Main Street United Methodist Church
Wreck Claims Carolina Man in Virginia Crash
In WarDell Virginia a 24 year old North Carolina man Glenn Ray Huffman of Hickory North Carolina was found dead at the scene of a single vehicle crash on U S Route 19. Police and a medical examiner ruled suffocation as the cause after the car ran off the road and struck a tree following illness prior to the accident. The trooper identified Huffman and noted the fatality occurred Monday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wardell
North Carolina
U.S
Rt. 19
Tazewell County
Glenn Ray Huffman
Rt. 4
Box 233
Hickory
N.C
Virginia
A. Beck
Beck
Design Change Doubled Stress On Walkways
Kansas City 根据 Hyatt Regency skywalk design change doubled stress on three steel box beams supporting the fourth floor walkways. engineers caution whether this caused the collapse, with city records opened for public inspection. Funerals proceed for the disaster victims as lawsuits seek about 105 million in damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City, Mo
Hyatt Regency Hotel
Kansas City Star
The
Star
Wayne Lischka
Jackson County
Polish plane hijacked to West Berlin. suspect questioned
A LOT Airlines Antonov 24 with 50 aboard landed at Tempelhof after a hijack to West Berlin. One man left the aircraft and is being questioned by U S military authorities. no injuries reported. The incident signals ongoing tensions and international security concerns.
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LOT Airlines
West Berlin
Larry Seals
Templhof
Berlin Wall
Seals
He Men Gather for 57th Concord Outing at Glenwood Park
Concord He-Men's Association hosts the 57th annual outing at Glenwood Park off Rt 20 between Bluewell. About 1,500 invited. around 300 expected and 50 new members to be initiated for the He-Men's Degree. Activities begin at 2 p.m. with initiation at 4 followed by a steak dinner.
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Concord
Glenwood Park
Rt. 20
Bluewell
Princeton
Arthur Benson
Glenwood
Ira Blankenship
Benson
College
James J. Johns
The
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
H.C. ‘Kit’ Lewis, Jr
Welch
W.R. Pete Cooke
Mercer County Bank
Cooke
Action Reported of Israeli Offensive in Southern Lebanon
The Palestinian command in Lebanon said Israeli armored columns and helicopter troops launched a two pronged attack into southern Lebanon with clashes reported near the Khardali Bridge north of Nabatiyeh. Israel denied troops moments, while U N Security Council set a 48 hour cease fighting window amid U S mediation efforts.
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Associated Press
Lebanon
Menachem Begin
Jerusalem
Reagan
Mideast
Philip C. Habib
United Nations
New York
Security Council
U.S
Palestine Liberation Organization
Beirut
Khardali
Nabatiyeh
Israel
Zahrani
Tel Aviv
Reagan seeks faster Chicago school desegregation order
The Justice Department urged U S District Judge Milton Shadur to reject Chicago school board plans and enforce a consent decree hewing to desegregation by 1982, criticizing ~70 percent white enrollment, delayed busing, and limited mandatory measures amid an 18 percent white student base.
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Washington
Chicago
U.S
Milton I. Shadur
Justice Department
Chicago Board
Libyan Faces Charges After Fatal Oslo Flight?
Libyan man Mohamad A Shabata, detained as he attempted to leave the United States, faces murder charges connected to a countryman found shot in a car trunk in Utah. FBI agents questioned him in Chicago after a second degree murder warrant led to his arrest upon stepping from an airplane. The victim, Nabil A Mansour, a 32 year old Weber State College graduate student last seen July 9, was found dead in the trunk of Mansour's car.
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Ogden
Utah
United States
Libya
FBI
Chicago
Mohamad A. Shabata
Shabata
Nabil A. Mansour
Mansour
Weber State College
Polish government nears deal to avert strikes in Poland
In Warsaw the government reached a compromise with Baltic coast dockworkers and the Solidarity led LOT airline employees. The pact averted a threatened Friday strike and left Poland with temporary labor peace after lengthy negotiations. Henryk Tarasiewicz said unions made big concessions though he was not fully satisfied.
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Warsaw
Poland
Baltic Coast
Solidarity
LOT
Henryk Tarasiewicz
Police brutality charge brought to Bluefield board
A second allegation of police brutality was raised before Bluefield’s Board of Directors during its weekly session. Mayor Cole said investigations are ongoing into the incident at the Brier Motel and the jail beating of Jim Meadows Jr. The board plans will pursue action after the inquiry, and a second investigation will run in parallel. Local residents complained of taxi rates, drainage issues, and juvenile vandalism as the meeting covered various city concerns.
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Ward Morgan
Cole
Bluefield
Bivens
Paula Thomas
Safeway Cab Co
Bland St
Joe Walker
Public Service Commission
William D. Allen
Stovall Street
Fred Burton
Bluefield Beautification Commission
Larry Horn
Giles St
Giles Street
John Feuchtenberger
Paul Oliver
Unique Cleaners
Walker
Meadows Street
C.W. Sacre, III
Gunter & Sacre
Wv, Inc
College Ave
Betty J. Walker
Pearl St
William Anthony
N. Mercer St
Nick Buzzo
Franklin St
Robert Lockett
P.O. Box
Essex St
Rodney Mitchum
John Hooper
Greenbrier St
Henry M. Pritchett
J.W. Crouch
Mt. View Ave
Lorenzo Hurt
Grove St
Forace O. Hester
Health debate centers on single regional hospital plan
In Richlands and surrounding areas, officials argue replacing multiple facilities with one full size hospital is cheaper and more efficient. Kenley says no delay for a modern hospital and that the Humana application is legal while investigators will check patient admission concerns at CVCH. Davis remains hopeful Kenley will grant the certificate of need for RMA to build a new hospital.
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Richlands
Kenley
CVCH
Davis
RMA
Smith's Competence Question Delays Extradition Case
Smith's case in Giles County received scrutiny over mental competence to waive extradition. A special circuit court grand jury session set for Sept. 10 may hear the matter, and officials say the appointed attorney will likely seek a change of venue if the trial proceeds.
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Giles County Circuit Court
Smith
Senators Battle Over Social Security Minimum Benefit
In Washington, West Virginia's senators Byrd and Randolph backed retaining the minimum monthly Social Security benefit but the Republican-led Senate voted 52 to 46 to delete it from the bill. The vote largely followed party lines with 48 Republicans for removal and 42 Democrats for retention. Supporters said keeping benefits would prevent reductions, while opponents urged flexibility to address the program's finances.
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Washington
West Virginia
U.S
Senate
Robert Byrd
Jennings Randolph
Byrd
Randolph
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Efield Daily Telegraph
Oliver Taylor
Oliver
Martha V.) Taylor
Cravens-Shires
Carl Burrows
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Bluefield-Princeton Road
Montcalm
Phillip Scott
Lucretia Hubbard
Montcalm Church of God
Howard
Edward Taylor
Edna Sprinkle
Lewis Taylor
Mountain City
Roscoe Taylor
Harold
Nelson Taylor
New Castle
Del
Charlie Nora) Walker
Garney
Lucille) Riddle
Wilson
Kathleen) Poff
Opal) Short
Roanoke
Raymond
Janice) Talbert
Port Neches
Tex
John Scott
Wilmington
Troy Scott
Lynn Scott
Emmett Lantern
Oscar
Hilda) Hurst
Albert Welch
Bidwell
Bernice Helmandollar
Naomi Ruth Torbstone
Dorothy Bagnum
Betty Slavick
Donald Semones
Donald J. Semones
Mount Prospect, Ill
McComas
Dewey Semones
McComas High School
Mrs. Lyda Gentry
William Smith
Viola Kinzer
James
Viola Gills) Kinzer
Tazewell St
Abbs Valley
Rodriguez-Pocahontas Union
Pocahontas
Walter Shewbridge
Church of God
Crystal
George
Lollie Belcher Gill
Pentecostal Holiness Church
Billy Kinzer
St. Paul
Clarence Short
Herman Wright
Larry Mills
Paul Harris
Franklin Thompson
Michael Perky
ISDS
Carolina
PAP
Katowice
Gdansk
Hansbarger
Health Department
Wilson Ramsey
State Commissioner of Health
Mattie Williams
Jim Davis
S.C
Danforth
Insurance Agency
PaceeNale
Mercer Mall
Bluefield, W.va
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