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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 04, 1983

Page

2

Obituaries and Funeral Notices From Bluefield Area

Mrs. Alice Mae Childress 88 of Grundy Va dies in Bristol nursing home after long illness. Survivors include daughter Hazel Ashbrook of Defiance Ohio and sons Clarence of Grundy and Percy of Defiance. Funeral Sunday Vansant Church of Christ. burial Clinch Valley Memorial Cemetery Richlands Va. Several more obituaries listed with service times at Vansant Prater Bluefield and Pocahontas area funeral homes.

Alice Mae Childress Rt. 4 Grundy Bristol Buchanan County Vansant Church of Christ John Ross Childress Bessie Horn Harrison Smith Hazel Ashbrook Defiance Ohio Ruth Baldwin Vansant Clarence Childress Percy V. Childress Aliie Osborne Rt. 3 Faye Looney Lydia Jane Keen Stacy Cecil Smith Jerry Bliffen Michael Trent Jim Hill Jack Maney Clinch Valley Memorial Richlands Virginia Funeral Home Basil Owens Prater Prater Creek Orba A. Owens Carter O. Owens Raytown Miss Basil Owens Jr Roanoke John Elaine) Mitchell Warren Mich Walter Owens C.M Elizabeth) Viers Caudle Naomi) Haye Clintwood Whetsel Minnie) Owens Clyde Maggie) Owens Lynchburg Eddie Colley Faysi Alpha Yates Odra Willis Haysi Fannie D. Owens Cornell Owens Prater Creek Primitive Baptist Church Landon Colley Stewart Owens Owens Family Prater Creek Church Haysi Funeral Home Curtis Owens Willard Owens Walter Farmer Rt. 1 Box 309 Bluefield Abbs Valley Bluefield Hospital Rugby Long Point Baptist Church Spenser Curve Lavada Sheets Clara Kinder Farmer Virgil Farmer Jess Farmer Blaine Farmer Marion Fred Farmer Sugar Grove Marvin Farmer Breece Farmer Bassett Lovey Hash Elizabethtown Blannie Halsey Frank Dollinger Jenkin Jones Lovey Chumbley Rosetta Osbourne Rodriguez-Pocahontas Union Pocahontas Ted Cook Phillip Hall Haw Orchard Baptist Church Grayson County Howard Nancy Thompson) Lovell Rt. 2 North Tazewell Tazewell County Sam and Florence Earls Thompson Howard Lovell William Vance Tazewell Ray Vance Falls Mills Tommy Vance Carolyn Vance Brenda Lewis Itmann Advent Christian Church of Squire Eastern Star of Pulaski Mullins United Methodist Church Danny Camden Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Prosperity Longanacre Funeral Home Leslie Effie) Inscore Groseclose Mt. Pleasant United Charles Sexton Beavers Family Cliffield Tony Asbury Eddie Harrison Kevin Inscore Steve Inscore Clyde Witt Buddy Gillespie Kenneth Lee Mullins Fort Erwin Calif Pilgrim Knob Hale Creek Primitive Baptist Church Henry Mullins Stuart Owens Mullins Macado Lena Rife Mullins Johnny Mack Samuel Eric Joey Andy Mullins Charlene Ward Sally Jo Mullins Earl Rife Samuel Eric Mullins Johnny Mack Mullins Joey Mullins Darrell Horn Phillip Mitchell Tony Cole Sadie Mottesheard Young Union Bluewell Pauline Lynch Salt Sulpher Springs Broyles-McGuire Funeral Home Dallas Forren Woodlawn Memorial Park American Cancer Society

Survivors credit crew after deadly plane fire landing

Survivors recount a DC-9 fire forcing an emergency landing. Crew of five guided passengers to safety with none panicking as smoke filled the cabin. Notable deaths include Curtis Mathes Jr. and Stan Rogers. Airliner carried 101 passengers. oxygen had been unusable.

Audrey Ruttan Midland Ont Curtis Mathes Jr Stan Rogers Dundas Ontario NTSB Claude Ouimet Montreal Sergio Bennetti Judi Davidson Laura Kayama Toronto Graham Wright Wright

Bluefield Daily Telegraph Publication Details

Bluefield Daily Telegraph established 1893 publishes daily from 412 Bland Street Bluefield West Virginia 24701. It is a member of the Associated Press and lists subscription rates and contact details including P O Box 208 and advertising representation by Landon Associates.

Daily Telegraph Printing Co Bland Street Bluefield W.va Associated Press West Virginia Audit Bureau of Circulation P.O. Box Landon Associates

Bluefield Man Dies In Self Inflicted Shotgun Death

Bluefield Virginia 62 year old resident George W Fox Sr reportedly fatally shot himself on a street near his Laurel Drive home with a .410 shotgun around 1:10 p.m. He was pronounced dead at Bluefield Community Hospital at 3:17 p.m. Officer J B Gearhart and Police Chief Jack Asbury investigated. body incompletely handled at Dudley Memorial Mortuary.

Bluefield J.B. Gearhart George W. Fox, Sr Laurel Dr Fox Bluefield Community Hospital Gearhart Jack Asbury Dudley Memorial Mortuary

Peterstown man held on $25,000 bond after wounding arrest

Jones, brother of Peterstown mayor and police chief Giles Jones, appeared before Magistrate Mason Adkins Friday afternoon and was jailed in lieu of $50,000 bond. Police, unsure of motive, continue investigation as Monroe County records note no murder in three years. Mrs. Taylor, longtime Peterstown area resident born in Ronceverte, dies in funeral set at Broyles Funeral Home Chapel.

Page One Jones Mason Adkins Burr Monroe County Peterstown Giles Jones Taylor Rt. 1 Roger Mary) Blake Roncevere David Glenna) Kenny South Point Ohio Ann Critzer Fairlea Charles FE. Flack, Jr Pompano Beach Fila Jacob Flack Michigan Robert Flack Matewan Sidney Flack Johnny Flack Williamsburg Broyles Funeral Home Dennis Trail Kellis McClaugherty Bradley Cemetery Lindside Bobby Lee Dillon David Humphreys Alan Spangler Richard Bowers Roy Crawford Sam McDaniel

Bramwell candidate Scott counters Graves claims over town involvement

Scott, a former Bramwell mayor and council member, challenges Graves for not participating in town events. He notes his own work as a factory representative, ownership in Bramwell, and his role in local initiatives like the Street Fair, Christmas lights program, and band uniforms fundraiser.

Bramwell Daily Telegraph Sherman Graves Don Murphy Graves Glenn Scott Mercer County Scott

Police Corner Fugitive Battle Near Walnut Ridge

A gun battle erupted Friday night near Walnut Ridge Arkansas as police pursued Gordon Kahl a fugitive and suspect in two U S marshal murders in North Dakota A Lawrence County sheriff was wounded and two people were detained on harboring charges The FBI indicated involvement and a roadblock was set near the rural Smithville home The Sheriff Gene Matthews was listed in critical condition and two sharpshooters were dispatched to the scene

Walnut Ridge Ark Gordon Kahl U.S North Dakota Here Kahl Lawrence County Phil Pickett Little Rock Jonesboro Kait-Tv FBI Wilson Dan Kelly Gene Matthews Lawrence Memorial Hospital

Chittum Firing To Be Appealed

McDowell County deputy Kenneth Chittum appeals his firing after the Civil Service Commission upheld the decision by Sheriff Clark Belcher. Judge Jack Marinari will hear the appeal. Wade Watson and Belcher to receive notice of appeal. No trial date set.

Marinari McDowell County Wade Watson Belcher

Fringe candidates tease voters with quirky party lines

In Bournemouth East on England's south coast Jerry Stooks campaigns for the Green Chicken Party joking about a manifesto that backs keeping women in their place while promising a provocative platform. The Rubber Gloves Party features the enigmatic Mrs D with a Thatcher like stump style and a punchy line about needing the Rubber Glove. Lord Sutch leads the Looneys with a history of quirky bids for Parliament under various party banners.

Jerry Stooks Bournemouth England Green Chicken Party Rubber Gloves Thatcher Lord Sutch Looneys Old Fogeys Party

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