Deaths and funerals in the region
A list of local obituaries notes Sam Leece 86 of Tazewell died in Wytheville Thursday and funeral plans at Tazewell Presbyterian Church with burial in Maplewood Cemetery. Other obituaries include Minnie Cordie 89 Raven, William Skip Farmer 36 Ravenna Ohio, George Hodock 68 Abbs Valley, Hazel Stroupe 55 Wolfe, Morris Toler 79 Justice, Camie Powers 72 Bluefield and Clyde Buchanan 68 Tazewell with services and burial details where available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Leece
Tazewell
Wytheville
Tazewell County
William
Nan Kelley Leece
Martha Leece
Margaret Adams
Tazewell Presbyterian Church
Jeff Lawrance
Maplewood
Peery & St. Clair Funeral Home
Children’s Home of
the Highlands
P.O
Minnie Cordie
Raven
Richlands
Sword’s Creek
John Albert
Ruth Jane Robinson Reedy
Raven Assembly of God Church
Walter C. Cordle
Eugene
Luther
Marvin
Ruth) Adkins
Bridgeview
Ill
Teddy
Nell) Coleman
Herbert Cordle
Seattle
Ella Gillenwater
Idaho Falls
Idaho
Adelle Woodward
Roy Reedy
Hurst-Scott Funeral Home
Max Linkous
Claudie Throgmartin
Hawkins Cemetery
William “Skip” Farmer
Ravenna
Ohio
Princeton
Rema Shrewsbury Farmer
Jack Farmer
Sherri Farmer
Larry
Russell
Brenda Miller
Keith
Danny
Mike
the Woods
Memorial Funeral Directory
Morris H. Toler
Justice
Epp
Beloney Simpson Toler
Earl Simpson
Debbie Simpson
Justice Freewill Baptist Church
Ocie Mills Toler
Garland Toler
Raymond ‘Pete’ Toler
Randall Toler
Donald Toler
Middle
Camie M. Powers
Bluefield
Charlottesville
Cravens-Shires Funeral Home
Bluewell
Clyde P. Buchanan
Funerals Set For Bostic McCoy Perkins Cyphers Neal
Obituary notices list several local deaths with funeral details. Rev Howard T Bostic 83 Route 1 Swords Creek VA to be buried at Call Bostic Cemetery. Eva Mary McCoy 80 Davy to be buried at New Community Cemetery in Asco. Lonnie Russell Perkins 72 Princeton to be entombed at Grandview Memory Gardens Mausoleum Athens Road Princeton. Claude Cyphers 78 King William VA formerly English to be buried at Roselawn Memorial Gardens Princeton. Josephine Hazel Neal 75 Bluefield WV to be buried at Monte Vista Park Cemetery Green Valley. services held today at various chapels with multiple officiants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyphers
Claude
King William, Va
Burns Wornal Chapel
Athens Road
Princeton
James H. Cyphers
Floyd Owens
Bryant Covert
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Staff and Publication Info
Bluefield Daily Telegraph, established 1893, is published every morning at 928 Bluefield Ave Bluefield West Virginia 24701 by Worrell Newspapers Inc. The listed staff includes Edwin M Freakley publisher Thomas A Colley executive editor Mike Lennon general manager and other department heads. The notice closes with an address update and ownership details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas A.colley
Mike Lennon
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Bluefield
W.va
P. O
National Advertising Rep
London Associates
Oldest Spanish-American War veteran dies at 107 in Illinois
Jasper Garrison, age 107, the nation’s oldest veteran, died of heart failure at a Marion VA hospital. He served in the Spanish-American War beginning in 1898 and led a life described as straight-laced, never smoking or drinking. His daughter Lena Hays recalled his longevity and the public adoration he received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion, Ill
Veterans Administration
Jasper Garrison
Frances Gilliam
Garrison
Lena Hays
Chuck Lucas
Mrs. Hays
Christoper
AIDS influence lowers non medical life insurance thresholds
Insurance executives reassess non medical limits as AIDS concerns push tests. New York Life may drop its non medical threshold from 300000 to 150000 for policies without medical exams, while Metropolitan Life also reviews its bar. Officials warn antibodies indicate virus exposure and higher AIDS risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waldron
New York Life Insurance Co
Malcolm MacKay
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
Paul S. Entmacher
New York Life
National
Centers For Disease Control
Jim Kelley
Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund
AT&T to roll out new billing system nationwide by 1988
AT&T reports it has completed a data base shift after the breakup of the Bell system and will phase in a new billing system from long distance to combined bills. The Reach Out America plan prompts faster service and direct customer communication. A 4.8 percent interstate long distance price cut will save over 590 million dollars.
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Conner
West Virginia
At&t
Bell Telephone System
America
Charleston
Bell
Moore
PTL crisis drags donors as ministry funding falters
In a Lynchburg News & Advance letter pastors urge immediate $5 million raise to preserve world evangelism efforts. Bakker's exit and Roberts controversy drag donations. Schuller Ministries report declines yet total gifts inch up through May. Evangelical Council notes mixed impact with a slight rise in memberships as trust shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynchburg
News & Advance
Satan
PTL
Jimmy Swaggart
Bakker
Art
Fred Southard
Robert Schuller
Garden Grove
Calif
Schuller
Roberts
Southard
Dr. Schuller
Jesus Christ
Tulsa
Jan Dargatz
Arthur C. Borden
Evangelical Council For Financial Accountability
Washington
Bakker and Roberts
Borden
Jackson comments on race, sports merit, and Africa sanctions
Jackson argues people judge by ability not color with common economic ground across races. He urges sanctions on South Africa and more support for Angola and Zimbabwe. He says Gary Hart’s exit won’t affect his campaign plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A-1
U.S
South Africa
Jackson
America
Angola
Zimbabwe
Gary Hart
Hart
Florida
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William ‘Skip’ Farmer
George J. Hodock
Abbs Valley
Elkhorn
Andrew
Annie Hodock
Lillian T. Hodock
Appalachian Power Co
Christ First United Methodist Church
U.S. Army
W.W. N
Thomas
Donald
Nick
Johnny
Andy
Frank
Mary Heidrich
Detroit, Mich
Helen Blackburn
Roanoke
Jim Hyndrich
Don Stansell
Grandview Memory Gardens
Rodriguez-Pocahontas Funeral Home
Pocahontas, Va
Hazel M. Stroupe
Hazel Marie Stroupe
Wolfe
Mercer County
Ezikiel F
Rosie Walk Hanshaw
Joseph Stroupe
Arnold Stroupe
David Stroupe
Daniel Stroupe
Roger L. Stroupe
Bramwell
Teddy Stroupe
Parkersburg
Rhonda ‘Gail* Creasy
Rita Childress
Pocahontas
Elmer Hanshaw
Doris Lee Collins
L.K. Beavers
Pocahontas Cemetery
Wilbur R. Bowers
Bradenton, Fla
Wikes
Bradenton
Broyles Funeral Home
Peterstown
Bluefield Ave
Princeton Bureau
Edwin M. Freakley
Jim Terry
Patsy P. Malamisura
Linda M. Osborne
Craig S. Faulkner
Melanie Arney
Carl H.meade, Jr
W. Aily
W.va Vail
W.va. O
AI &S
Illinois
Kephart
Huffman
Wyoming County
Fink's
Arch Moore Jr
George Washington University
Concord College
Citizens Insurance Agency
Wat&t
Arch Moore
Salomon Brothers
Adna Thomas
Secretary of State
West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc
Butcher & Singer Inc
Tos Sant Te. Wens
Kelly Green
Cutlip’s Lawn & Garden Center
Hamptons Market
WV & VA
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