Obituaries: Five locals pass away in early June 2014
Dr. Harvey C Foland 93 of Union died June 4 2014 at Springfield Nursing Facility. Pauline Mattie Hayden 90 of Princeton died June 5 2014 at Bowers Hospice House Beckley. Dorothy Jackson 80 of Cedar Bluff Virginia died June 5 2014 at Bristol Regional Medical Center. James Harold Kirk 84 of Lerena died June 1 2014 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center. Lexie M Looney 86 of Princeton died June 4 2014 at home. Fred W Webb 63 of Montcalm died June 4 2014. Arrangements incomplete or to be announced by local funeral homes.
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Harvey C
Doc’ Foland
Union
Springfield
Lindside
Groves Funeral Home
Pauline Mattie Hayden
Lower Bell Street
Princeton
Bower's Hospice House
Beckley
Seaver Funeral Home
Dorothy Jackson
Cedar Bluff
Bristol Regional Medical Center
Singleton
James Harold Kirk
Blanket Place
Lerena
Bluefield Regional Medical Center
Athens Road
Lexie M. Looney
Beckley Road
Memorial
Fred W. Webb
Skating Rink Hollow
Montcalm
Cravens-Shires Funeral
Bluewell
Obituaries Harold Sonny Honaker and Robert Winters
Harold Kenneth Sonny Honaker 66 of Bluefield WV died June 4 2014 at home. Vietnam veteran retired truck driver member Deliverance Temple Brushfork survived by wife Cola two sons Kenny and Randy grand son Bryce and several siblings. Funeral June 9 2014 at Deliverance Temple Brushfork with burial Roselawn Princeton pallbearers listed. Robert Bobby Winters of Bluewell formerly Northfork died June 3 2014 at Princeton Community Hospital cremation there were no services. Survived by cousin Bonnie Kipsinger and friends Roger Gail Ball family. Online condolences at Bailey Kirk Funeral Home site.
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Kyle
Walter Harold
Lillian Fortner Honaker
Bluefield
Vietnam
Deliverance Temple Church
Brushfork
Mack Honaker
Novella Wirt
Edna Hazelwood
Cola Cochrane Honaker
The
Kenny Honaker
Jennifer
Westerville
Randy Honaker
Shannon
Hampton
Bryce
Bobby Honaker
Homerville
David M. Honaker
Beckley
Linda McGuigan
Loraine
Denise Boots
Switchback
Deborah Lambert
Bluewell
Janet Honaker
Princeton
Deliverance Temple
David Kirby
David Lusk
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Brian
Kevin Cochran
Travis
Damon Wells
James Hazelwood
Jay Spencer
Cravensshires.com
Northfork
Princeton Community Hospital
Compassus
Earl Winters
Elsie Winters
James Winters
Patsy Winters
Bonnie Kipsinger
Funerals scheduled today across Virginia and nearby towns
Funerals today include Ora Linzie Cochrane at 1 p.m. at Bastian Union Church Pavilion in Bastian with burial in Shrader Cemetery Niday. Robert Wesley Fitzwater at 11 a.m. with graveside rites at Elgood Cemetery Elgood. Lorraine Johnston at 6 p.m. memorial service at Covenant Baptist Church Princeton. Jack Kuhn Jr. at 3 p.m. Rodriguez Funeral Home Pocahontas with interment at Page Family Cemetery Yards. Lilburn Dyer Polly McGlothlin at 11 a.m. graveside at Clinch Valley Memorial Cemetery Richlands. Retired ABCM David L. Stover at 4 p.m. Burns Wornal Chapel Memorial Funeral Directory.
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Ora Linzie Cochrane
Bastian Union Church
Bastian
Shrader Cemetery
Niday
Robert Wesley Fitzwater
Elgood Cemetery
Elgood
Lorraine Johnston
Covenant Baptist Church
Princeton
Jack Kuhn Jr
Rodriguez Funeral Home
Pocahontas
Page Family Cemetery
Yards
Lilburn Dyer
Polly” McGlothlin
Clinch Valley Memorial Cemetery
Richlands
David L. Stover
States balk at keeping oil train info from public
BILLINGS Montana AP states refuse to sign secrecy pacts for railroads crude oil shipment data while federal deadline looms. Disclosures include routes volumes and emergency plans for trains carrying 1 million gallons or more. Virginia Utah Wisconsin Montana Illinois North Dakota Idaho Washington push for public access as unions argue safety need.
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Billings
Mont
U.S
North Dakota
Alabama
Virginia
Quebec
Lac-Megantic
BNSF
Union Pacific
CSX
Lori Getter
Wisconsin Emergency Management
Wisconsin
Montana
Illinois
Idaho
Washington State
Colorado
South Dakota
Iowa
Oregon
Utah
Association of American Railroads
Northern Plains
Bakken
Canada
Federal Railroad Administration
Kevin Thompson
Gary Sease
Sease
Louisiana
New Jersey
West Virginia permits exempt from federal background checks
West Virginians with concealed handgun permits will not need additional background checks when buying from licensed dealers. Attorney General Patrick Morrisey says the state licensing process now serves as an alternative to the Brady Law checks. The exemption covers permits issued on or after Wednesday. older permits must be certified by their county sheriff.
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Harleston
West
Patrick Morrisey
Brady Law
Morrisey
Moncton hunt for Justin Bourque in deadly police ambush
RCMP and hundreds of officers scoured Moncton New Brunswick for Justin Bourque 24 armed with long rifles after a nighttime shooting left three officers dead and two wounded. The city shut schools and offices closed buses halted and residents were urged to stay indoors as air support canine units and armored trucks joined the search in a wide wooded area north of the city.
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Moncton
New Brunswick
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Justin Bourque
RCMP
Chantal Farrah
Mountain North
Farrah
Canada
Bourque
Marlene Snowman
Snowman
Parliament Hill
Alberta
Roger Brown
Brown
Maine
Damien Theriault
Daniel St. Louis
Community meeting backs Bland County school consolidation
At a public gathering, speakers including Whipman and Bland County officials urged consolidation as most in attendance supported the plan. Superintendent Stacy emphasized education and transparency while Administrator Workman noted the budget would proceed but final decisions rest with the school board. No formal action occurred due to two board members missing.
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Whipman
Whitman
Bland County
Christopher Stacy
Stacy
Bland
Eric Workman
Workman
Anne Elgin
Belging
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Sonny” Honaker
Wildwood Drive
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Bobby” Winters
Roger and
Gail Ball
Fam
Ily
Bailey-Kirk
Bailey-Kirk Funeral Home
Bailey-Kirk.com
Fast & Friendly Service
Goodykoontz Drug Store
East Cumberland Road
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Bluefield Avenue
West Virginia
Randy Mooney
Samantha Perry
Terri Hale
Rhonda Watson
Henry Meac
Tolltree
Bottonline
Bluefield Ave
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
WV Press Assn
Daily Telegraph
W.va
St. Louis
Tim Holt
Holt
Leigha
Charles Allen McClaugherty
Carilion Clinic Hospice
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Vince Martin
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Dr. Miller
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