Obituary notices from Bluefield and area deaths
Death notices from Bluefield and nearby towns list Charles E Rex Parker of Bent Mountain Road Lerena died June 2 at Princeton Community Hospital. Ila Mae Pelts of Bluefield died June 1 at home after a life of Red Cross and Cancer Society work. Sarah Katheryn Luther of Bluefield died May 28 with services scheduled in Bluefield. Harold Dean Price of North Tazewell died June 1 at home with services planned at Burkes Garden Central Church. Burial and visitation details accompany each notice.
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Charles E. “Rex’’ Parker
Bent Mountain Road
Lerena
Princeton Community Hospital
Princeton
Memorial
Bluefield
Ila Mae Pelts
Memorial Avenue
Spray
N.C
Ernest Ninion
Mary Dillon Hurd
Trinity United Methodist Church
Women’s Circle
United Methodist Women
American Red Cross
American Cancer Society
Greenbrier Valley Hospital
Bluefield Sanitarium
Hallie Whitt
Pete: Pelts
Home
Mary Ann McElmurray
Charles
Sarah
Benjamin
Anna
Mary
Ruth
Blythewood
S.C
John M. Pelts
Sue
Sydney
Wayne Hurd Pelts
Beverly
Jonathan
Bethany
David
Daniel
Herman Hurd
Georgia
Williamsburg
Mercer Funeral Home
Dr. I. Mark Conner
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Curtis Coburn
Perry, Holstein
Sam Lavin, Jr
Mike Peltz
Nick Peltz
Ed Woods
Sam Lavin
Harold Bone
Joe Graham
Ollie
North Tazewell
Harold Dean Price
Baptist Valley Area
Red Ash
Walter T
Alice Smith Price
Jacob Price
Jackie D. Price
Tammy Sue Price
Thomas Harold Price
Maryland
Kenneth Harold Price
David Allen Price
Edward Price
Burkes Garden
Walter Price
Summitt
Christopher Price
Brittany Price
Steven Lester
Brianna Lester
Burkes Garden Central Church
Troy Bartley
Central Church Cemetery
Funeral services scheduled today for multiple locals
Robert Church graveside at Henderson Family Cemetery Princeton at 3 30 p m meeting at Bailey Kirk Funeral Home by 2 p m Ocie Belle Hawkins Singleton Funeral Service Cedar Bluff Va burial at Greenhills Memory Gardens Claypool Hill Va Clyde Jack Kinder Peery and St Clair Funeral Home Tazewell Va burial at Grandview Memory Gardens Bluefield Va Gray H Neel Sr Union Memorial Baptist Church Union burial at Greenhill Cemetery Union Graves Funeral Home Union in charge Florence R Pugin Graveside at Roselawn Memorial Gardens Princeton meeting at Bailey Kirk Funeral Home by 10 45 a m
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Robert Church
Henderson Family Cemetery
Eads Mill Road
Princeton
Bailey-Kirk Funeral Home
Ocie Belle Hawkins
Singleton
Cedar Bluff
Greenhills Memory Gardens
Claypool Hill
Clyde
Jack
Peery and St. Clair Funeral Home
Tazewell
Grandview Memory Gardens
Bluefield
Gray H. Neel Sr
Union Memorial Baptist Church
Union
Greenhill Cemetery
Graves
Florence R. Pugin
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Bluefield Daily Telegraph on Carrier Payments Policy
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph disclaims responsibility for advance payments to carriers and states that payments for more than one month should be mailed or delivered to the Daily Telegraph business office.
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Daily Telegraph
West Virginia cow killer freed after 1997 conviction vacated
West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Warren McGray blasted the release of William Burgess, freed after a 1997 malicious killing conviction for a Jackson County calf. Burgess argued the act was not malicious, while dissenting justices warned the move undermines livestock protection and state cattle farmers' livelihoods.
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Charleston
State Supreme Court
Warren McGray
West Virginia
William Burgess
Jackson County
Burgess
McGraw
Division of Natural Resources
West Virginia delegate's wife dies after cancer fight
Mary Mezzatesta, 51, wife of state Delegate Jerry Mezzatesta, died Tuesday after a nine year battle with breast cancer. A educator for 30 years, she inspired state health funding efforts and cancer research participation. Visitation Wednesday night, services Friday, burial at Ebenezer United Methodist Church Romney.
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Eastern Panhandle
Mary Mezzatesta
West Liberty State College
Mezzatesta
Hampshire County
West Virginia School For the Deaf and Blind
Jerry
House of Delegates
D-Hampshire
West
American Cancer Society
Hampshire High School
Romney
Jeffrey
McKee Funeral Home
Augusta
Ebenezer United Methodist Church
Church
House
Harold Michael
D-Hardy
Roman Prezioso
D-Marion
Widow waits decades for love note from WWII GI
In Covina California a widow receives a long awaited wartime letter from 1942 only to find a blank USO postcard inside. The envelope carries a security slogan idle gossip sinks ships. The letter never reached her during his life and its return ends in disappointment.
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Covina
Calif
Lenore Barnes
Federal Express
Sparks
Nev
Los Angeles
Barnes
Lenore Pelka
Henry St
New Brighton
Staten Island
N.Y
A.P.O
Hollywood
Fort Lewis
Wash
Bernard Lund
Teen indicted in man's death in West Virginia
KINGWOOD AP A Preston County grand jury indicted William Ray Hildreth 18 on involuntary manslaughter charges for the March 1998 death of 79 year old Donald Rosenberger. Prosecutor Melvin Snyder said Hildreth did not slow down as he struck Rosenberger on a long level straight road. He saw Rosenberger enter the road but swerved with no attempt to slow.
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Kingwood
Preston County
William Ray Hildreth
Markleysburg
Melvin C. Snyder III
Hildreth
Donald Rosenberger
Snyder
Rosenberger
Berkeley County teen dies from aspirin allergy
Services were held for Michelle Lee Beaulieu a 15 year old Berkeley County student at Hedgesville High School who died after an aspirin allergy Saturday at Children’s Hospital in Washington D C. Beaulieu a cheerleader and recreation league softball player made the honor roll and hoped to teach. Her mother Elizabeth Dick recalled her kindness and love for animals noting no one in the family was known to be allergic to aspirin.
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Martinsburg
Berkeley County
Michelle Lee Beaulieu
Bedington
Children’s Hospital
Washington, D.C
Hedgesville High School
Elizabeth Dick
Beaulieu
Roberto Reyna
Martinsburg City Hospital
Police Blotter Reports Shots Fired and Prowler in Bluefield
Bluefield police logged shots fired near Eldridge and Bland streets from a moving vehicle with no injuries or damage found. A prowler on Jefferson Street could not be located. An intoxicated guest caused a disturbance at the Ramada Inn lobby and was removed. Unwanted subject advised to leave on Barger Street.
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Bluefield
Eldridge
Bland Streets
Cpl
C.S. Myers
G.A. Ruth
Jefferson Street
H.L. Harmon
Ramada Inn
Cpl. C.S. Myers
Barger Street
Princeton Area Community Meetings and Classes Schedule
Mercer County Board of Education to hold 7 p.m. special session at the Seminar Center for expulsion hearings and personnel. Retired Railroad Veterans meet at noon Thursday at Finks Cafeteria. Red Cross Bloodmobile at Princeton Presbyterian Church noon to 6 p.m. Monday. Hospital offers Getting Off to a Good Start breastfeeding class Saturday June 12 1 to 4 p.m. Classroom 1 2. cost 10 dollars. Bonnie Allen RN lactation educator speaker. Infant CPR class Saturday June 12 9 a.m. to noon Education Classrooms. cost 10 dollars. register by June 10 at 487-7283.
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Princeton
Mercer County Board of Education
Mercer County Technical Education Center
Princeton Retired Railroad Veterans Association
Finks
American Red Cross Bloodmobile
Princeton Presbyterian Church
Princeton Community Hospital
Bonnie Allen
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Roy Steele Thompson
Trula Kiser Thompson
Salem College
Winston-Salem
Bluefield College
Salvation Army
Camp Joy
Coal Fields
Christ Episcopal
St. Mary’s Episcopal
East River Mountain Garden Club
Fincastle Country Club
Roland C. Luther
Roy S. Thompson Jr
Atlanta
Roland C. Luther III
Columbia, Mo
Edwin C. Luther III
Richmond, Va
Ann Luther Dexter
Columbia
Mary Kiser Peery
Ayatollah
Ruhollah Khomeini
Beijing
Casey At the
Ernest Lawrence Thayer
San Francisco Daily Examiner
FDIC
Bluefield Avenue
P.O. Box
News de
Advertisin
Steve Smith
Tom Colley
Terri Hale
Bobby English
Wade Watson
Henry Meade Vent
Him Terry Barbara Hawkins
Bill Archer
Teddy Paynter
Samantha Perrypartment
Tammy Cook
Bottonline
Member Audit Bureau of Circulations, Associated Press
WV Press Assn
Sunda
Princeton News
One
Seeence
Mail Daily
Mrs. Barnes
CARTY
Rogers Street
Electrolux
Pemalenay Ielalla
IRS
Jkharris.com
JK Harris & Company
Bluefield & Beckley
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