Springtime gatherings and club updates across Bluefield area
Local posts note Mr and Mrs Carl Ball celebrated their 50th anniversary with friends and relatives visiting Limestone Tennessee for a party at their home. Other items include Concord College reunions, Beta Sigma Phi Spring Fling at Bluefield College, and officer elections for 1997 98 in Xi Omicron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Ball
Limestone Tenn
Mrs. Ball
Ted and
Elaine Farrington
Erlene Earls
Frankie Fuda
Betty Pompie
Sadie Mabe
LeRoy Mabe
Betty Lou Mabe
Omicron
Beta Sigma Phi
Shott, Hall
Bluefield College
Marsha Ayers
Juanita Gray
Lucille Winzenrith
Herbert Humphreys
Hunter Smith
Gene Winzenrith
Phyllis Wolfe
Margaret Ann Murphy
Kathleen Wooldridge
Nancy Jean Trenton
Alberta Looney
Xi Omicron
Easley
Doris Turner
Pauline Colabro
Carrie Humphreys
Emma Doughton
Kathryn Hoback
Living Our Dying author Joseph Sharp faces AIDS
Roanoke resident Joseph Sharp, 35, diagnosed with AIDS in 1985, says awareness of dying can sharpen living. He champions his philosophy of "living my dying" from his Roanoke home as his book on the subject, Living Our Dying, gains international release and paperback edition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oseph Sharp
Sharp
Roanoke
Hyperion
Oprah
Living with Writing Helped Author Face Death and Life
Joseph Sharp, once a dying consciousness expert, pursued a master’s degree and interned as a chaplain at Parkland Memorial Hospital. He and artist Barry Lewis live in Roanoke, plan future books, and consider college talks as they confront AIDS, mortality, and a culture obsessed with avoidance of death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Sharp
Parkland Memorial Hospital
Dallas
Guinevere Grier
Parkland
Ms. Grier
Sharp
Barry Lewis
Roanoke
Stiller
CBS News
Iron in interior design moves beyond trim in metal furniture
Metal furniture and accessories fill showrooms from High Point to Hearst Castle. Wrought iron look dominates with other metals like chrome, copper, and aluminum. Mixing with wicker leather and glass creates bold rooms. Lane Furniture reports fourfold sales growth in metal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pattie Shaw
J.C. Penney
Shaw
High Point
N.C
Lane Furniture Co
William Randolph Hearst
San Simeon
Calif
Hearst Castle
el Monte
Richard Finnear
Booth
Finnear
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Norma Mahood
Percy
Mary) Gillie
Concord College
Frank
Mary) Holroyd
Concord
Nursing
Carol Cole
Ugly Duckling Antique Shop
Bluefield
Barbara Carroll
Bluefield Rhododendron Club
Fincastle Country Club
Julia Long
Patty Hudson
Jackie Shrewsbury
Doris Farrar
Helen Lockhart
Frances Davidson
Fadwa Hartzog
Barbara Blizzard
Mercer County Extension Homemaker Clubs
Straley Avenue Memorial Methodist Church
Princeton
WVU
Susan Gianato
John Scott
China
Brush Creek
Cora Crowe
Helen Caffee
Willie Maxwell
Jo Yearout
Maple Valley Club
Susan
Groveland Drive
W.va
The
Daily Telegraph
Associated Press
Lee Booth
Lane Furniture
Altavista
Lane
Brown Jordan
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