Deaths and Funerals
Funeral services for Lyda Pennington Gentry 40 Park Ave Princeton will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at George W Seaver Funeral Chapel Princeton with Rev Dan Agee officiating. She died after a long illness at Gren wood Park Methodist Home. Burial is in Monte Vista Cemetery Green Valley. She was a longtime member of First Baptist Princeton born in Bluefield. Survivors include two daughters Louie Gentry and Mrs Roy Mary Bailey a sister Mrs Robert Vawter and a granddaughter Mrs Earl Landay Devis. Pallbearers listed. Friends may call today 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Gentry
George ( Lyda Pennington ) Gentry
Park Ave
Princeton
Grenwood Park
George W. Seaver
Dan Agee Wis
Monte Viste
Green Valley
First Baptist Church
Pocationtas
Bluefield
James
Louise Perry Pennington
Louie Gentry
Roy Mary Bailey
Robert Vawter
Morticalma
Earl Landay Devis
C.K. Wincoff
Elsie Penn
Troy Keith Matney
Pugrim
Columbus C. Brown
Gardner Road
Tazewell County
Samuel
Rosa Patrick Brown
Carlton
Phyllis) Shepherd
Jim Brown
Manguin
Rowland Cemetery
Orville Harvey
Athens Road
Virgil Greer
Virgil
Georgie Lee
Greer
McMinnville
Tenn
Elkton
Buchanan County
Orphe Mathey Keen
Tazewell
Harlin Keen
Edger Greer
Houston
Texas
Preston Greer
McMannville
Bill Jequire' McGinnis
Glen Powers
AJ. Keen
Bob
Dillard Keen
Tanewell, Ve
Jack Keen
Clogene Armstrong
Lawrenceville
Jessie Adkins
Salem
Grace Compton
Grundy
Virgie Roberts
Ruby Austin
Josephine Southerland
Starke, Flo
Dudley Memorial Chapel
David Plot
Grandview Memory Gardens
Birefield- Tazewell Road
Pete Austin
Hal Keen
Randy Keen
Mike Keen
Jimmy Keen
William H
Mollie B.) McCracken
Long Branch
Swords Creek
Russell County
Charlie
Cynthe Miller Boyd
John A. Boyd
Tuscon, Ariz
Hurst-Scott Funeral Chapel
Richlands
Clyde Richardson
Greenhills
Hls. Bowen
Maurice) Bowen
Whitten’s Mill
N. Tazewell
Bluefield Hospital
Fort Valley
Bassett
Edna Capps Wison
United Methodist Church
Radford College
Jim) Bowen
Cumberland, Vic
Doug Phyllis) Funkhouser
Harrisonburg
Frank
Charlene) Hurt
Earle Lavender
Mt. Zion United Methodist Church
Ray Amos
Meplewood
Peery and
St. Claur
William Young Smith
Ballard
Broyles Funeral Home
Peterstown
Robert Wiseman
Orchard Cemetery
Tennessee
Wilburn
Rebecca Jane Green Smith
United Mine Workers of America
Wyoming County
Rose Beavers
South
Bert Smith
Hunton
Gerald Wilson
Mullens
Janice Cooper
Pipestein
Annie Coral
Chicago, Il
Mary Ethel Fortner
Verner
Madeline Yeatmen
Chester
Mark Smith
Richmond
Berthe Kennedy
Kentucky
Blurfield area funeral notices and obituaries
Bluefield area notices list several obituaries and funeral services for residents including Virgil Greer McMinnville Tennessee and Mollie B Boyd Swords Creek Virginia with service details, burial sites, and pallbearers. Additional items note James Kinzer and Oliver Bowen deaths with service times and locations.
Smith Case Update from Page One
Davis and Dillon declined to discuss a change of venue for their client. They said it is too early to comment on merits and too soon to tell what will unfold in the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page
Davis
Dillon
99 Year Old Immigrant Granted U S Citizenship
In Brooklyn federal court Judge Henry Bramwell granted citizenship to Isaharov Gabriel Isaharov, a 98 year old Russian immigrant who sought naturalization despite age. The case highlighted language requirements and sympathy for the elderly applicant who stressed his wish to become a citizen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
New York
Henry Bramwell
Gabriel Isahar Isaharov
God Bless
America
Howard Baum
Immigration and Naturalization Service
INS
Isaharov
Bramwell
Brooklyn
United States
Forest
Leaking tanker releases nitric acid. evacuations ordered near Blythe
A tanker on Interstate 10 spilled 26,000 pounds of nitric acid, creating two heavy clouds and prompting evacuations in Blythe and Colorado River. About 1,900 residents were moved out as cleanup crews prepared to seal the leak. A repair team from W.S. Hatch Co. arrived from Los Angeles to halt the leak and hazardous waste specialists planned subsequent cleanup at White Sands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blythe
Calif
Interstate 10
Colorado River
Arizona
W.S. Hatch Co
Los Angeles
Blyte
Riverside County
Jim Wright
ITT Co
Long Beach
California Ammonia Co
Carson
Holloman Air Force Base
N.M
White Sands
Abrams M1 tank program gains congressional backing
Army generals testified to Congress that the M1 tank meets the needed combat requirements despite field test glitches. Major General Ball and Major General Lawrence endorsed the Abrams, noting extensive testing and troop confidence. The Army plans 7,056 tanks at an estimated $18.5 billion, averaging $2.6 million each, with Chrysler as prime contractor and production decisions pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Europe
Duard D. Ball
Richard Lawrence
Richard Lawrence, Whose 1St Cavalry
Fort Hood
Texas
Dole's Tax Cut Plan for Oil Producers Faces Senate Fight
Senator Dole's proposal to cut taxes for oil producers advances in a contentious Senate debate. Liberal Democrats block the measure as Dole moves to defeat his own amendment, with the tally at 49 to 47 against the motion. If delayed, completion before October 1 is uncertain. The plan would erase the windfall profits tax on oil, potentially up to 40 billion dollars over ten years, to spur exploration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Dole
Brian
Reagan
Dole
Senate
Howard Baker
Cargees
Watt to Attend Coleman Fete Rally in Richlands
Secretary of the Interior James Watt U S Senator John Warner and Governor John Dalton will attend a Friday July 31 rally at the Richlands Armory for Marshall Coleman Republican candidate for Virginia governor. Coleman will also hold a 9:45 am press conference at the Bluefield Holiday Inn the same day. Speakers will each have 10 to 20 minutes in an informal event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of the Interior
James Watt
U.S
John Warner
Vac
John Dalton
Richlands Armory
Marshall Coleman
Virginia
Bluefield Holiday Inn
Williams arraignment in Marshall County seeks murder charge
Ronald T. Williams, 38, convicted killer, is to be arraigned Thursday in Marshall County Circuit Court on two kidnapping counts two armed robbery counts and one murder count. Prosecutors say he masterminded the November 7 1979 prison break that left off duty trooper Phillip Kesner dead and another inmate wounded. Williams was captured last month in New York City by FBI agents while already serving a life sentence for the 1975 murder of Beckley Police Sgt. David Lilly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moundsville
W.va
Ronald T. Williams
Marshall County
Williams
Phillip Kesner
New York City
FBI
Beckley
David Lilly
Chrysler Turns Profit on Loan Help in Q2 1981
Chrysler Corp posted a 12 million after tax profit for the April-June quarter on 3.1 billion in sales, aided by 1.2 billion in federal loan guarantees. Lacoocca hailed the return to profitability as Ford and GM prepare results, while Treasury officials warned tougher times lie ahead and 1981 projections remain fragile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Chrysler Corp
Chrysler
Bill Stempien
Lacocee
Lacocca
National Press Club
Congress
Treasury
Donald T. Regan
Chrysler Loan Board
Ford Motor Co
General Motors Corp
Ford
American Motors
Two Princeton Men Arrested for Bluefield Break-In
Two Princeton men Gene Collins and Danny Willis were arrested in Bluefield on charges of breaking and entering tied to a July 16 theft of about 900 dollars from a Kentucky Fried Chicken. Bond was set at 1500 dollars each. Investigators J T Helton and C L Honaker led the arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Bluefield City
Bluefield
Gene Collins
Danny Willis
J.T. Helton
C.L. Honaker
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Troy Matney
Columbus Brown
Blurfield Baily
SBS
Bland Street
Associated Press
Audit Bureau of Crevloce
Landon Aswhales
William McCracken
Ray Daniel Dils
Falls Mills
Maryland Hospital
Graham Funeral Home Chapel
Ted Cook
Buria
Maple Hills
Parsons
Kan
John RK
Janet Marie Tomlinson
Camp Springs
Blanche Miller Dill
Kinzer
Viola Gills) Kinzer
Tazewell St
Roanoke
Abbs Valley
Rodriguez- Pocahontas Union Funeral Home
Pocahontas
Walter Shewbridge
Church of God
Taylor
Oliver
Martha V
Rt. 5
Cravens-Shires Funeral Home
Bluewell
Carl Burrows
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Bluefield- Princeton Road
William Smith
Agea
D'Ovidio
Agee
Tampa
Fla
APF
Hillsborough County State Attorney's
John Darling
Bruce Witwer
Tampa Times
Witwer
Tommy the Bear
Belleville, Ill
Southern Illinois
St. Clair County
Thomas Daley
Thomas Keefe Jr
Scott Burrelsman
Daley
Boston
Kansas City
Hyatt Regency
Jim Dawson
Crown Center Redevelopment Corp
Dawson
CAP
Pineville
FAA
Page One
Danforth Insurance Agency
Watt
Coleman Fete
Coleman
Heave
Tonigh
Seafood Buffet
Fred Perch
New England
Manhattan
Ritz
Dart
Sheraton Inn
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