Deaths and Funerals in Princeton and Nearby Areas
Obituaries list William F Harris 69 of Princeton and Melvin E Clark 37 of Princeton among multiple local deaths. Survivors named include spouses children siblings and relatives. Funeral details note services at local churches and burial at area cemeteries with memorials to church or cancer society.
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William F. Harris
William Francis Harris
Wallace St
Princeton
U.S
Princeton Presbyterian Church
McDowell Masonic Lodge
Wyndham Chapter
Royal Arch Masons
Welch Commandery
Knight Templar
Beni Kedem Shrine
Charleston
Welch
Winnie Newman Harris
Richard
Frances) Rocha
Bowie
W.R
Marchia) Thompson
J.T
Janice) van Dyke
Memphis
H. Hervin Harris
Tampa
Walter C. Harris
Mechanicsville
Jack Harris
Front Royal
George W. Seaver
Harry B. Christie
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Princeton Masonic Lodge No
Af&am
The
Presbyterian Church
Mercer County Cancer Society
Melvin E. Clark
Highland Ave
Margie Dunford Pickett
William Clark
Burke Baptist Church
Sam Pickett
Edgar J. Clark
Fairfax
Roger Murray
Norman Arrington
Oakwood Cemetery
Memorial
Athens Road
David Williams
Rosedale
Dry Fork
Elyria
Ohio
Mildred Williams
Wade Williams
Ethel Greenwall Williams
Joy Williams
Jonathan Williams
Harold Williams
Tulsa
Ariz
Keith Williams
Wellington
Wesley Williams
Diane Williams
Hayden
Ind
Swords Creek Community Church
Swords Creek
Mike McFarland
Stafford Compton
Tom Sparks
Rock Ridge
Paynesville
Buchanan County Funeral Home
Keen Mountain
Former bellhops choose jury trial
Two former bellhops charged with selling cocaine to David Kennedy before his drug death backed down from a plea bargain and elected a jury trial in West Palm Beach. Peter Marchant of Warwick Rhode Island and David Dorr of West Yarmouth Massachusetts face conspiracy to sell cocaine and sale charges. If convicted they could face up to 20 years. A December date was likely for Marchant.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
David Kennedy
Michael Salnick
Peter Marchant
Warwick
R.I
Salnick
Marchant
David Dorr
West Yarmouth
Mass
Pablo Perhaes
Cigarette Likely Caused Bradford Soccer Stadium Fire
In Bradford a public inquiry heard that a lit cigarette dropping into years of accumulated trash below the grandstands most likely sparked the May 11 stadium fire that killed 54 people. An orange into debris shows a 1968 newspaper, cigarette packs, and sixpence wrappers.
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Bradford
England
Andrew Collins
Britain
Collins
Muriel Firth
Joyce Wins Princeton Council Seat In Local Election
Joyce, the youngest council member, pledged focus on recreation facilities police and fire protection. She credited campaign volunteers and contributors for her victory and said she must learn city government while expecting more phone calls at home. Mayor Cannon McManaway and Skeens were re-elected and all terms start July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Joyce
Jim Cannon
Paul McManaway
Lewis I. Skeens
GM tops world in electronics push with Hughes purchase
GM plans to gain Hughes technology for use in its 150 factories and cars after buying Hughes Electronics from Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Morgan Stanley called the sale the largest ever of a privately held industrial firm. The piece also notes tax reform proponents and IRS employee threats and a fatal shooting in 1984.
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Smith
Hughes
U.S
Egger
Dan Rostenkowski
D-Nl
IRS
Lawmakers weigh rebel aid as Ortega visit shapes vote
Congress moves toward decisions on aid to Nicaraguan rebels as President Reagan denounces Daniel Ortega as a little dictator. O Neill says U S plans to raise rebels from 15 000 to 35 000 with possible invasion. GOP and Senate leaders cite Ortega’s Moscow trip as boosting anti Sandinista support. Reagan condemns House defeat as a dark day for freedom and notes Soviet funding for Nicaragua.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Reagan
Nicaragua
House
Thomas P. O'Neill
D-Mass
U.S
Central America
O'Neill
O’neill
Senate
Moscow
Daniel Ortega
Oklahoma City
The
Soviet Union
United States Congress
Ortega
House OKs sanctions against South Africa
The House passed a sweeping sanctions bill 295 to 127 to pressure the white minority regime in South Africa to end apartheid. It would bar new U.S. loans, investments, Krugerrand imports, computer sales, and nuclear fuel and tech transfers, despite White House opposition and a rejected three-year study counterproposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House Oks
South Africa
Washington
House
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Congress
U.S
United States
White House
Larry Speakes
Robert
Michel
R-Ill
George Shultz
Reagan
Shultz
Stephen J. Solarz
D-N.y
Senate approves record Pentagon budget amid SALT II concerns
The Senate approved a 92 to 3 defense bill totaling 302 billion for next year, including a 240 billion defense budget and a SALT II adherence provision. It funds planes, ships, missiles, and tanks while seeking spending reform amid contractor probes.
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Washington
Senate
Pentagon
U.S
Defense Department
John Melcher
D-Mont
Howard Metzenbaum
D-Ohio
William Proxmire
Reagan
House
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Carl B. Ball
Route 1
Jewell Ridge
Richlands
Hurst-Scott Funeral Home
Arnold H. Broyles
Peterstown
Bluefield
Broyles
Clovis Stevens
Cleveland
Johnson City
Tenn
Buchanan County
Luther Compton Lumber Co
Bible Way Church
Honaker
Thelma Stevens
Patricia Ann Stiltner
Harmon, Va
Shirley Ann Hubble
Knoxville
Brady
James R. Stevens
Clovis Darnell Stevens
Port Clinton
Ralph
Billy
Michael
Harold
Terry Ray Stevens
Grundy
Ruth Howard
Roxie Harris
Julia Johnson
Council
Gracie Cook
Rassie Honaker
Hopewell
Dolly Stone
Chester
Carl, Lemore
Jerry Stevens
Leroy Stevens
Honaker Funeral Home
Glenn Stevens
Jessee Jones
Johnson Cemetery
Combs Ridge
Alice M. Summers
Alice Mae Summers
Land Road
Cravens-Shires
Bluewell
Edward N. Cruey
Edward N. “Poley
Cruey
Cedar Valley Drive
Cedar Bluff
Hankins
Ezra P
Nellie H
North Tazewell
Peery & St. Clair Funeral Home
Tazewell
Kenny Fields
Maplewood Cemetery
Stanley, Talmadge Woodrow
Matoaka
Gary Symonds
Walker
Helen M
Bailey Funeral Home
Paul Hall
Myra E. Necessary
Vra E. Blackwell Necessary
Richmond
Aaron
Myra Pruett Blackewell
Route 2
Graham High School
Southwest Virginia Community College
Bailey United Methodist Church
Accent Personnel Inc. Co
Joe Blackwell
Carolyn Haynes
Martinsville, Va
Maple Hill Cemetery
Ray Amos
Dudley Memorial Mortuary
Richard C. Cofer
Raleigh
N.C
Tazewell County
Frances Childress
Frances Brinegar Childress
Pocahontas
Rodriguez-Pocahontas Union Funeral Home
Bluefield Baily Telegraph
Bland ST
Blu
Edwin M. Fr
Thomas A. Col
Efield
W.va
Princeton Bureau
Jim Terry
Linda M. Osborne
Lewis B. Spence
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
P. O
National Advertising Rep
London Associates
SUND
Scable W.va
Princeton Jaycees and
Mercer County
J.D
Dinista
Richard A. Gephardt
D-Mo
House Democratic Caucus
Lenin
West
Thelma Mitchell
Westgate Shopp
Debbie Ing
Hampton's
W.va. VA
Bluefields
Washington State
Golden Delicious
Keystone City Limits
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