Obituaries from Virginia towns note multiple deaths on June 5 2006
Glen Cruise 80 of Pearisburg, Nannie K. Martin 91 of Bluefield, and Betty Chery Simon 52 of Bluefield died June 5 2006. Judith Tharlene Stacy 65 of Pounding Mill died June 4 2006. Services and arrangements vary, with burials at Greenhills Memory Gardens or local funeral homes and no additional details available.
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Glen Cruise
Pearisburg
Givens
Nannie K. Martin
Peck St
Bluefield
Bluefield Regional Medical Center
Rodriguez Pocahontas Funeral Home
Pocahontas
Betty Chery Simon
Cravens-Shires Funeral Home
Bluewell
Judith Tharlene Stacy
Pounding Mill
Green Acres
Buchanan County
Donald and
Mildred Collins Hibbitts
Wanda Snyder
Curtis Stacy
Gregory Allen Stacy
Timothy Curtis
Funerals Scheduled Today In West Virginia
Funeral services are planned for several individuals. Rev. Ronald L. Baldwin has a 1 p.m. service at Rowland H. Bailey Funeral Chapel in Princeton with interment at Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Jimmy Funari’s 11 a.m. memorial will be at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Bluefield. William Donald Lambert also has an 11 a.m. service at George W. Seaver Chapel in Princeton with burial at Resthaven Park Cemetery. Mario Poletti’s service is 10 a.m. at Christ The King Catholic Church in War, burial at Restlawn Memorial Gardens in Bluewell follows.
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Ronald L. Baldwin
Rowland H. Bailey
Princeton
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Jimmy Funari
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Bluefield
William Donald Lambert
George W. Seaver
Seaver
Resthaven Park
Mario Poletti
Christ the King Catholic Church
Iida Mae Townsend
Havaco Temple Baptist Church
Havaco
Restlawn Memorial Gardens
Bluewell
Haditha training questions spark Iraq war readiness debate
In Haditha allegations of killings prompt questions about U S troop training for urban guerrilla warfare in Iraq. Recruits face boot camp and advanced urban insurgency drills at Fort Irwin and Fort Polk, but soldiers say true readiness comes only in combat where civilians mix with fighters and threats appear in daily life.
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Travis Gillette
Coldwater
Mich
Iraq
U.S
National Training Center
Fort Irwin
Calif
Joint Readiness Training Center
Fort Polk
Thomas Kunk
101St Airborne Division
502Nd Infantry Regiment
Spc
John Ford
Magnolia
Ark
502Nd
Delta Company
Brian Wilson
Columbia, S.C
Rumsfeld presses Vietnam on efforts to find MIA remains
US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld highlighted stepped up underwater searches and access to aging witnesses in Vietnam to recover remains of Americans listed as missing from the Vietnam War. He noted 1,805 MIAs, with 453 lost at sea, and cited personal impact for Angela Cooke as her father’s remains are identified and prepared for Arlington burial.
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Rumsfeld
Vietnam
Mia
Hanoi
U.S
Defense
Donald H. Rumsfeld
Maj
Jay Rutter
Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command
Pentagon
Angela Cooke
Calvin Cooke
An Loc
South Vietnam
Cooke
Arlington Cemetery
Everett
Wash
Hawaii
Virginia trooper earns Award of Honor for life saving rescue
Hypes, a Virginia State Trooper and Graham High graduate, received the Award of Honor from Superintendent W. Steven Flaherty for a dramatic May rescue. He pulled a fellow trooper from a flaming patrol car after a pursuit accident on U.S. 301, unjammed restraints, and carried him to safety as ammo in the trunk detonated.
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Aste High School
Hypes
Virginia
Virginia State Police
W. Steven Flaherty
Caroline County
Taylor
U.S. 301
Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center
Bluefield State College
Virginia State Police Academy
Glynn) Carlock
Graham
Bill) Aldridge
Bluefield State
Ray
Ruby Hypes
Bluefield
Melissa Asbury
Bluefield College
Richmond
Paula
Graham High School
Radford
Jason Hypes
June 6births and events amid omens and D-day ties
Inductions run today at Princeton Community Hospital and BRMC with a Cesarean and at least one birth possible on 6 6 06. Patricia Green of Bluefield notes the date evokes D-day memories while avoiding superstition in the local context. Adria Hairston reports for the Bottom Line.
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Deb Griffith
Princeton Community Hospital
Griffith
Becky Ritter
Bluefield Regional Medical Center
BRMC
Ritter
Patricia Green
Bluefield
County leaders debate school closures in Tazewell County
Davis and Dennis acknowledge pressure from budget constraints as they clash with regional officials over potential school closures. Steele questions closing Pocahontas High and argues against a $4 million Richlands athletic facility while proposing shared use or neutral-site options for new builds.
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Davis
Robert “Spot” Steele
Tazewell County
Pocahontas High School
Pocahontas
Graham High School
Graham (High
Steele
Richlands High School
Richlands
Dennis
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Contact and Publication Details
Bluefield Daily Telegraph information page listing publisher and editors, advertising offices, contact numbers, web address, correction policy, publication origin and schedule, and postal and circulation details. Also notes on delivery rates and payment handling.
Perdue Juvenile Center Dedication Highlighted by Gov Manchin
Gov. Joe Manchin praised the Sam Perdue Juvenile Center at a dedication ceremony noting its expanded capacity and the community’s commitment to youth. Local officials stressed fostering stable, caring environments and better opportunities for troubled youths as the center doubles space and serves more youths.
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Perdue
Joe Manchin
Sam Perdue
Manchin
West Virginia
Eric DiNovo
Sam Perdue Juvenile Center
White House plays down 10 minute presidential moment
The White House minimized the brief presidential appearance during a fundraising luncheon. Bush was not lobbying senators to pass the amendment, according to Press Secretary Tony Snow. He also urged support in a Saturday radio address on the issue under Capitol Hill debate.
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White House
Bush
Capitol Hill
Tony Snow
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T.C. Stacy
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Tristan Earls
Ryan Parton
Meagan Earls
Michael Parton
Carmen Earls
Ian Vandyke
Singleton Funeral Service
Cedar Bluff
Mike Trent
Greenhills Memory Gardens
Claypool Hill
Singleton
SingletonFuneralService.com
Stacy
Haditha
U.S. Army
Elizabeth Bowler
Pfc
Leif Peterson
Carlinville, Ill
The
Daily Telegraph
A-1
Adria Hairston
Ahairston
Bottonline.com
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Bluefield Avenue
P.O. Box
William ‘Randy’ Deason
Tom Colley
Tern Hale
Finance
3Hunda Watson
Henry Meade
Doyle Bradford
Advertising Department
Elswick
Business Office
Princeton News Bureau
Ternet
Santantina Com
Bluefield Ave
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
WV Press Assn
Circuit Court
Derek C. Swope
Jerome Katz
County Commission
John R. Frazier
Katz
Frazier
Marshall Long
D-Mercer
Long
Truman Chaffin
D-Mingo
Charles Owens
Cowens
Bottonline
Bdtonline
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Seiko Difcieat
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