Death notices span Lindside area and surrounding counties
Obituary notices report the deaths of Ella R. Dunn 87 Lindside Va and Kubie Price 56 Coalwood along with multiple other region obituaries. Details list survivors, funerals arrangements, church affiliations, and burial sites across Mingo, McDowell and surrounding counties.
Nellie Cartwright of Welch Dies After Illness
Nellie Robin Cartwright 71 of Welch died in a Welch hospital after a brief illness. She belonged to the Order of the Eastern Star and Rebecca Lodge. Survived by husband Edward L. Cartwright and children including Howard W. Cartwright and Gerald C. Cartwright, plus 19 grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Burial at Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Service at First United Methodist Church with Rev. Elmer Wilson and Rev. Raymond Adkins officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Robin Cartwright
Welch
Welch Hospital
Lotus
Order of the Eastern Star of Jaeger
Rebecca Lodge
C.F
Edward L. Cartwright
Robert D. Cartwright
Howard W
Junior) Cartwright
Landgraff
Gerald C. Cartwright
Los Angeles
Calif
Raymond Adkins
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Bluefield
Princeton
Fanning Funeral Home
Obituary: Oscar C. Wolfe of Ft. Lauderdale dies in Bluefield
Oscar C. Wolfe aged four, formerly of Florida, died Tuesday in Fier. Funeral arrangements are incomplete pending arrival of the body at Hawkins Funeral Home in Bluefield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar C. Wolfe
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla
Fier
Hawkins
Bluefield
Rest in Peace Lois Lexter Stiltnner and William C Crawford
Lois Lexter Stiltner 33 of Big Rock Virginia died Saturday with Rev William Daugherty officiating at the residence. Burial in Mountain Valley Memorial Park Grundy Virginia. Grundy Funeral Home in charge. William Chester Crawford 87 of 1313 South Avenue Princeton died today at 2 pm at George W Seaver Chapel Princeton with Rev Paul Carter officiating. Burial in Roselawn Memorial Gardens Bluefield Princeton Road. Pallbearers listed as Robert Belcher Matthew Smith Marvin Richmond Milton Woolwine Bobby Bird Arthur Wimmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella R. Dunn
Lindside
Peterstown
James and
Vina Ferguson Gunnee
Rock Camp
Opie A. Raines
Dayton
Ohio
Roscoe Dunn
Rich Creek
James Dunn
Pembroke
Mary Lively
Preston
Frank Gunnoe
Bozoo
Rose Simpkins
Lilly Perdue
Ethel Short
Princeton
Broyles Funeral Chapel
R. H. Crawford
Hertzel Mills
Ellison Cemetery
Joe
Carl Dunn
Jimmy Craig
E. B. Williams
Richard Harvey
Curtis Ballard
Rock Camp Church
Kinsey Milton Byrd Jr
Orville
Calif
Boisgevain
Boissevain
E. M. Byrd Sr
Ellenboro
N. C
Sadie Virginia Smith Byrd
W. E. Byrd
Bluefield
McConley Byrd
Edna Virginia Gallion
Lawton
Okla
Kenneth
Karl Byrd
Rodriguez Pocahontas Union Funeral Home
Pocahontas
Ted R. Cook
Smith Cemetery
Joe Hill
Randolph Compton
Bobby
Johnny Baker
Buddy Byrd
E. T. Richardson
Virginia Asher
First Baptist Church of
Hawkins Funeral Home
Charles B. Nunn, Jr
Monte Vista Park
Thomas B. Dunford
North Tazewell
Chilhowie
Amelia Lewis Dunford
Charles Dunford
Tazewell
al Dunford
Burkes Garden
Tom Dunford
Maryland
Sidney Dunford
Falls Church
Tara Britt
Arlington
Virgil Beavers
Dunford Town
Frances Davis
Neil van Dyke
Laurel
Ruth Mundy
Norton
Pleasant Hill Methodist Church
Thompson Valley
Fred Wyatt
Paul Adams
Greenhill Memne Gardens
Claypool Hill
Greever Funeral Home
Crawford
William Chester
South Ave
George W. Seaver
Paul Carter
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Princeton Road
Robert Belcher
Matthew Smith
Marvin Richmond
Milton Woolwine
Bobby Bird
Arthur Wimmer
NLF Opens Consultations for Interim Coalition in South Vietnam
Paris talks drag as Viet Cong NLF spokesman Tran Hoi Nam says discussions with democratic and peace groups will form an interim regime for elections and U.S. troop withdrawal. Nam hints Paris and exile groups will participate while Thieu’s government rejects a coalition. U.S. spokesman Kaplan says Washington will accept negotiations outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Saigon
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
South Vietnam
NLF
Tran Hoi Nam
North Vietnam
Nixon
Nguyen van Thieu
Nam
U.S
Harold Kaplan
U S Officials Open to Free Election for South Vietnam
In Saigon officials discuss whether the United States would accept a Communist government chosen by a free election if participants renounce force. Rogers argues the enemy aims to destabilize the current government and impose a structure misrepresenting the people's will.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Vietnam
United States
Washington
Saigon
Envi
Rogers
Panel On Riots Issues Report
The National Commission on Violence described U S civil unrest in the 1960s as globally minor in deaths but locally volatile. The task force led by Hugh D Graham and Ted Robert Gurr found Americans historically violent yet the 1960s were among the most turbulent, with protests and political murders marking the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Commission On Violence
Commission
Robert F. Kennedy
National Commission On the Causes and Prevention
Hugh Davis Graham
Johns Hopkins
Ted Robert Gurr
Princeton
New World
Terra Incognita
U. S
United States
Belgium
France
Italy
Soviet conference seeks unity against imperialism
The five year effort by the Soviet Union brings a world Communist conference to Moscow focused on unity against imperialism. Brezhnev warns Western powers not to belittle the gathering as delegates jockey to shape the documents and tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Communist Movement
Soviet Union
Moscow
China
Escaped Airmen to Reunite in Reunion Tour
Francois Kerambrun, William H. Spinning, Aimee Pansart and Harry Minor etc. reunite with Air Force Escape and Evasion Society members after 25 years. The group plans a July 2 departure from Montreal with Royal Navy support and visits to France Belgium and England including Buckingham Palace. Ralph K. Patton of Rochester NY leads the society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olympia, Wash
Francois Kerambrun
Plouha
France
William H. Spinning
Birmingham
Mich
Aimee Pansart
St. Malo
Mont St. Michel
Jersey Islands
Harry Minor
McChord Air Force Base
Ft. Lewis
Wash
Kerambrun
Guingamp
503
Brittany
England
Minor
Madame Pansart
Spinning
Air Force
Underground
National Geographic Magazine
Paris
Leslie Atkinson
Montreal
Royal Air Forces
Holland
Belgium
Veterans Affairs
Buckingham Palace
Royal Navy
North Sea
Ralph K. Patton
Rochester
N. Y
Raiders Sign Two Draft Choices From AFL Selections
The Oakland Raiders have signed two more draft choices. Fullback Alvin Presnell from Alabama A&M and tight end Billy Austin from Arkansas AM&N agreed to terms with the AFL club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland Raiders
AFL
Alvin Presnell
Alabama A&m
Billy Austin
Arkansas Am&n
Frisco Signs Duo of Moore and Thomas to Niners
The San Francisco 49ers sign running backs Eugene Moore from Occidental College as the No. 4 draft pick and Jimmy Thomas from Arlington Texas as the No. 6 pick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco 49Ers
Eugene Moore
Jimmy Thomas
Moore
Occidental College
Thomas
Arlington Texas
City Licenses Issued Soon In Princeton
Officials clarified that Princeton city drivers licenses will be issued starting June 10 from 8 a.m. to noon with a $2 fee. Police will spot check across the city to ensure every driver has the license by July 1, with fines for violators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Sunset News-Observer
Princeton City
Judge seeks delay and redistricting for Bluefield city board
Attorney Norris Kantor petitions for injunctive relief to pause the June 10 primary and July 1 general elections or redraw districts for equal population balance. The parties discuss enlarging Districts Three and Four to absorb parts of Districts One and Two as Judge Wagner presides over a private session. District populations shown: One 36 percent, Two 28 percent, Three 12 percent, Four 6 percent, Five 15 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cent
Board of
Norris Kantor
Katz, Katz and
East End
West End
Bluefield
Wagner
Tanner
District Two
District Three
District Four
District Five
Jaeger Election Slated Tuesday Evening Mayoral Race
Jaeger voters will cast ballots Tuesday June 10 at City Hall from 6 30 a m to 6 30 p m. Mayor Clay Hall confirmed. The only official candidate is F D Bishop for mayor with five write ins for City Council Co 0 Davis John Pate J H Arvil Quentin Whaley and E G Althoff listed as write in choices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jaeger
City Hall
Clay Hall
Daily Telegraph
F. D
Doc) Bishop
Co. 0. Davis
John Pate
J. H. Arvil
Quentin Whaley
E. G. Althoff
Hippie defendants face delinquency charges in Tazewell
In Tazewell Circuit Court Chuck Johnson of Tazewell received a one year sentence with 60 day suspended pending appeal. Blair Alexander Bowling of Bluefield pleaded guilty and awaits a pre sentence investigation. Six hippies were arrested in March for co habitation. four others were convicted. Johnson plans an appeal within 60 days after claiming a biased trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tazewell
Bluefield
W. L. Sexton Jr
Chuck Johnson
Johnson
Blair Alexander Bowling
Bowling
North Tazewell
Richlands
D-Day Invasion Echoes From Normandy Front Lines
Survivors recall the first 24 hours of D-Day casualties, with U S and Allied figures totaling thousands in bloodstained stretches. Gen J Lawton Collins notes luck in landing near Utah Beach while enemy fire raged and the improvised battlefields stretched along the coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fruling
Palm Beach
Fla
U. S
1St Army
Sword
Juno
Gold
Omaha
Utah
J. Lawton Collins
U.S
Bradley
Utah Beach
Hell
Germany
Rue de l'Alouette
Caen
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Kubie Price
Coalwood
Noe
Price
Olga Coal Co
UMWA
Johnson and Mary Price
Chatham
Hazell Price
Barbara Jean Price
Virginia Harriston
Martinsville
Elma King
Ruth Price
Jewel Price
Sylvia Price
Helen Harriston
Sara Price
Philadelphia
James Price
Waverly Price
German Price
Youngstown
David and
Pete Price
Norfolk, Va
True Vine Baptist Church
Ullman Abercombia
Oak Grove Cemetery
Bluewell
Page Funeral Home
Kinsey Byrd JR
Lena Morris
Ronceverte Hospital
Appomattox
Mary Cheatham
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Fred Crawford
Bishop, Va
Hugh and
Lonnie Wilson Shazier
McDowell County
Mt. Calvary United Holy Church
Squire
Foreign Missionary Society of United Holy Church
Smith County
James D. Crawford
Jersey City
N. J
Amesaha Miller
Trenton
Geneva Shazier
Nonie Lee
Bristol
United Holy Church
Church St
Alvester McDonell
James Easley
N. Midgette
Howard Dews
W. N. Neal
A. W. Willowby
Restlawn Memorial Cemetery
Littlesburg
Willie Hampton
William Glen
W. Hash
W. Staples
W. Graves
W. Jefferson
E. Welch
Elizabeth Jackson
H. Jones
Lugo
Mrs
Annie Lucinda
Annie Lucinda Miller
Spanishburg
Charles
Virginia Davidson Wiseman
Everett Miller
Bramwell Baptist Church
Henry
Melvin Miller
Freeman
Hedley Miller
Ray Miller
Frank, Bowling
Petersburg
Hattie Mash
Helen Gaughan
Long Island
Gertrude Cole
Catherine Grose
Vinton
Minnie Vincent
J. C. Forlines
Akron
Mercer Funeral Chapel
Beverly Stephens
Tony Spinella
Woodlawn
F. J. Arrington
Fr. Arrington
Lamberts Lane
Melrose Presbyterian Church
Paul Bond
Lambert
Phillip
Nancy Snead Lambert
Virgil Arlington
Lucille Krooman
Paul and
Sherman Young
Hubert Conner
John Scott
Ray Carroll
Harold Wade
George W. Seaver Mortuary
Frank Smith
Cedar Bluff
Washington County
John and
Betsy Chase Smith
Patsy Spicer
Roanoke
Willie DeWeese
Ashville
Mary Pilcher
Wrens, Ga
Nadine Casey
Ankara
Turkey
Kelly Smith
Naomi Estep
Annetta Tolbert
Saltville
Hurst - Scott Funeral Home
John H. King
Jefferson
Sara King
Nancy Gay Cousins
Alphonzo King
Ashland
Maplewood Cemetery
James Bogle Dunnagan
Pulaski
Ralph
Roy Bishop
Osie Umberger
Ocie Miller
Kate Hight
Lady Humphrey
Elbert
Robert
Robert C. Watkins
Fredericksburg
Gladys H. Watkins
Gladys Ann
Carolyn
Carmen Watkins
Robert Jr
Harold Watkins
Joseph Watkins
Bailey Funeral Home
Cathleen Marie Cook
Vansant
L. F. Cook
Bill Cook
Grundy
Matthew Bowman
Mae McCulla
Jacksonville
Grundy Funeral Home
Etta Kirby
Terrell, Tex
Terrell
Barbara Pearman
Frank
Barbara) Pearman
Bradenton
Mike Pearman
David Pearman
Douglas
Gary Pearman
Betty Casto
Charleston
Bill Carney
Clearwater
Oscar Wolfe
NLF Seeking Coalition
Brezhnev
U.S. Weather Bureau
ESSA
Loval
Atlantic Seaboard
Great Lakes
Gulf Area
THE
Associated Press
Frisco
Albany
Albuquerque
Atlanta
Bismarck
Boise
Boston
Buffalo
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Denver
Des Moines
Detroit
Fairbanks
Fort Worth
Helena
Hoklulu
Indianapolis
Juneau
Kansas City
Louisville
Memphis
Miami
Milwaukee
Mpls-St. P
Ore
Rapid City
Richmond
St. Louis
Salt Ske City
San Diego
San Fran
Seattle
Tampa
Winnipeg
Louis XIV of France
Canada
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