Deaths and Funerals in Coalfield Area
James Leonard Orran 70 Lashmeet died Friday at a Princeton hospital. Survived by wife Edna Rutherford Orran and several children. funeral Monday 11 am at Bailey Funeral Home Chapel Princeton with burial at Roselawn Memorial Gardens. William Whitten Keen 91 Whitewood died Friday night in Richlands hospital. Survived by wife Julie Keen and many children. services Monday 1 pm at Buchanan County Funeral Home Chapel Keen Mountain with burial at Mullins Cemetery. Alice Blankenship McGraw 80 Bishop died Friday in Bluefield hospital. Survived by husband Jeff S. McGraw and multiple children. graveside burial Monday at Mountain Valley Memorial Park Big Rock. Raleigh Douglas Shields 74 Bluefield died Saturday in Beckley veterans hospital. Survived by brother and sister. graveside Monday 2 pm at Maple Hill Cemetery Bluefield. Vernia Lou Abbott 77 Opelika died Friday in Opelika hospital. Survived by children and grandchildren. services Tuesday 11 am at George W. Seaver Funeral Home Chapel Princeton. burial Roselawn Memorial Gardens Princeton. Jack L. Farthing 73 Nemours died Friday at Bluefield hospital. Survived by wife and children. services Monday 11 am Cravens-Shires Funeral Home Chapel. burial Woodlawn Memorial Park Bluewell. Mary E. Armes 47 Tazewell died Saturday in Bluefield hospital. Funeral arrangements complete at Hurst-Scott Funeral Home Richlands. Howard Cunningham 85 Maybeury died Friday in Bluefield. Dennis Keen 52 Grundy died Saturday in Lexington hospital. services pending Grundy Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Leonard Orran
Lashmeet
Princeton
Ivanhoe
Walter
Mary Elizabeth Sisk Orran
Turkey Gap Coal Co
Dot
UMW
Princeton Masonic Lodge
Lake Orran
Edna Rutherford Orran
James L. Orran Jr
Jeffrey
Martha) Thompson
Marlene Sanders
Linda Lusk
Titusville
Fla
Stewart Orran
Advance
N.C
Edgar Orran
Dallas
Ralph Orran
Radford
Mack Orran
Denver
Harold Orran
Greenville
S.C
Paul Orran
Bangor
Maine
Elva Freeman
Aston
William Whitten Keen
Whitewood
Richlands
Buchanan County
Jackson and
Jency Mullins Keen
Rosa Cole Pentecostal Holiness Church
Roe
Julie Church Keen
Anna Bell Keen
Britt
Tessie) Dunford
Amanate
Ann
Stella
One Keen
Pineville
Buchanan County Funeral Home
Keen Mountain
Joe Gross
Ancil Childress
Jack Ward
Troy Lester
Mullins Cemetery
Compton Mounh
Alice Blankenship McGraw
Bishop
Bluefield
Melvin
Rachel Stacy Blankenship
Jeff S. McGraw
Mary Magdaline Proffit
Spicy Cline
Della Fernandez
Baltimore
Mildred Cline
Tazewell
Jimmie McGraw
Hurley
Eli McGraw
Elkton
Aulda McGraw
Bellmawr
N.J
Mack McGraw
Coalwood
Sarah Dotson
Vansant
Eli Blankenship
Abingdon
Knox Creek Church of God
Henry Rowe
Bobby Stanley
Dewey Duss
Mountain Valley Memorial Park
Big Rock
Grundy Funeral Home
Grundy
Raleigh Douglas Shields
Tazewell Avenue
Beckley Veteran's Hospital
Douglas and
Ellia Henshew Shields
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
R.L. Shields
Edna V. Ayers
Mapel Hill Cemetery
Johnnie Mize
V.F.W. Post
Dudle Memorial Mortuary
Vernia Lou Abbott
Opelika
Ala
Premier
Clayborn County
Tenn
Dansaihee
Willis Arthur
Viola Johnson Williams
Sandusky
Ohio
Leonard R. Abbott
A.J. Bettie Clepper
Willie
Peggie) Jenkins
Goldsboro
Graham E. Abbott
Puyallup
Wash
Reese A. Abbott
Lakewood
Calif
Emmett Willaims
Paradise
Robert Williams
Tustin
Ina Murray
Rock Hill
George W. Seaver
Jack L. “Snooks” Farthing
Nemours
James A
Florence Hawley Farthing
Thelma Smith Farthing
Larry Farthing
Jackie L. Farthing
Winston-Salem
Bobby Farthing
Bluewell
Jane Paulette Shott
Fort Pierce
Alonzo C., Farthing
Garden City
Mich
Janie Barnett
Rocky Gap
Martha Workman
Alma Smith
Bland, Va
Bonnie Swanson
Chatanooga
Audrey Drew
Cleveland
Ieren
Servines
Cravens-Shires Funeral Home
Robert Henson
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Mary E. Armes
Hurst-Scott Funeral Home
Obituaries and funeral notices from Narrows and nearby towns
Obituary notices list multiple local residents including Joseph V Belcher 73 of North Tazewell Muriel B Brooks 51 of Fin Castle Marlene S Looney 73 of Narrows Myrtle S Martin 73 of Narrows Fannie M Raines 63 of Lindside James Everett Duncan 73 of Narrows. Services and burial details give times locations and cemeteries across several area churches and funeral homes.
West Virginia Ski Push Beats Virginia Misconceptions
Tad Walden of Charles Ryan Associates explains WV ski resorts like Snowshoe target eastern markets including northern Florida and the Carolinas. Ads aim to shift image, with TV campaigns drawing 40,000 info calls monthly and boosting tourism and tax revenue amid rising budgets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Florida
Tad Walden
West Virginia
Walden
United States
Charles Ryan Associates Inc
Richmond
State Department of Commerce
Virginia
Carolinas
Virginia Beach
Washington
D.C
Ohio
Skiing costs raised by insurance rates
West Virginia ski areas face higher costs as insurance and liability premiums push up lift tickets and rentals. Snowshoe Resort spends about $1 million on insurance. average tickets drop to $18.29 with packages. Industry officials say litigation fear and rising premiums keep prices high despite fewer accidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
West Virginia
Mountain State
Danny Seme
Pocahontas County
Snowshoe
Seme
Mountaintop
Bo Adams
Kendall Agency
Rochester
N.H
Adams
Warden's career spans coal power to Bluefield leadership
The warden described his rise from Sagamore and Crane Creek to Consol property, then to mayor of Bluefield from 1961 to 1965. His tenure earned All-American City status in 1965 with Humphrey in attendance, followed by urban renewal efforts and a political setback that year. He retired to Whitethorn Avenue after a 1975 stroke and donated papers and photographs now in the Eastern Regional Coal Archives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warden
Sagamore
Crane Creek
American
Pocahontas Fuel
Bluefield
Hubert Humphrey
Brushfork Armory
James Kee
McComas
Eastern Regional Coal Archives
Bluefield College Professor Leads Eastern Regional Coal Archives
Dr. Stuart McGehee serves as the architect of the Eastern Regional Coal Archives and as an assistant professor of history at Bluefield College, guiding archival initiatives and scholarly instruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart McGehee
Eastern Regional Coal Archives
Bluefield College
Strike talks resume between New Beckley and UMW in Raleigh court
Negotiators for United Mine Workers and New Beckley Mining Corp resume discussions in Charleston amid a Raleigh County circuit court injunction. Key sticking points remain pension safety and job security as lawsuits and NLRB charges linger. Both sides acknowledge some agreement but warn hard issues persist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
United Mine Workers
New Beckley Mining Corp
New Beckley
Glen Daniel
Beckley Coal Mining Co
UMW
Richard Trumka
Forrest Roles
In Memoriam: George W. Fox Sr Loved and Remembered
In loving memory of George W. Fox Sr who died six years ago on June 3 1983. A wife Ethel Fox and children Brenda Jackie G W Fox Jr and grandson David McFarland honor his memory with verses about grief and enduring love.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Fox, Sr
Ethel Fox
Brenda
Jackie
G. W. Fox, Jr
David McFarland
Also Mentioned on This Page
James L. Orran
William W. Keen
Alice B. McGraw
Vernia L. Abbott
Jack L. Farthing
Howard Cunningham
Maybeury
Ricson Funeral Home
Keystone
Dennis Keen
Lexington, Ky
Grundy, Va
Belcher
Joseph V
North Tazewell
Peery and St. Clair Funeral Home
Greenhills Memory Gardens
Claypool Hill
Brooks
Muriel B
Fincastle
Clinch Valley Memorial Cemetery
Looney
Marlene S
Narrows
Green Valley United Methodist Church
Bastian
Bogle Cemetery
Martin
Myrtle S
First Christian Church
Fairview Cemetery
Raines
Fannie M
Lindside
Broyles Funeral Chapel
Peterstown
Broyles Cemetery
Duncan
James Everett
Riffe
Ats I
West Virginia University
Ryan
David Johnson
Marshall University
Huntington
Tae Sum Une
Yair
Mae Otros
Stebel
Cutlip
Lawn & Garden
Beckley Rd
Sun
Vord
Mike Stafford
Princeton City Council
the Business Hatchery
Woodrow Wilson
Bluefield Monument CO
Bailey Funeral Home
Honaker Ave
Mercer County
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