Deaths and funerals in multiple towns
Obituaries report Helen Louise Hollie Blevins 75 of Columbus Ohio former Bluefield resident died Friday. Survived by sons Edward and Ronald, daughters Jeanette Sandra Sharon, 14 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren. Funeral Tuesday 1 PM at McConnell's Bluefield with burial Restlawn Memorial Gardens. Also Nell Estep Shortridge 56 Grundy died Friday. Other notices include Calvin Powers Lewiston and Malinda Alberty Hager Princeton with funerals and survivors listed.
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Bluefield
Helen Louise Hollie Blevins
Columbus
Ohio
Watagua
Tenn
Will and
Mary Odom Hollie
East Graham Christian Church
Dinner Bell
Solomon Blevins
Edward Lee Blevins
Ronald Blevins
Jeanette Johnson
Radford
Sandra Smedley
Capitol Heights
Sharon Anthony
McConnell's
James Gibbs
Caleb Lilly
Restlawn Memorial Gardens
Litlesburg Road
Grundy
Nell Estep Shortridge
Buchanan County
Myrel Hall Estep Miller Justus
Hurley
Asa Estep
Grundy Church of Christ
Rebekah Lodge
Richlands
Charles Estep
Charles Russell Estep
Aldo Estep
Keister Shortridge
Gary Keister Shortridge
Timothy “Timmy” Shortride
Elmer Quentin Shortridge
Tammy Renee Shortridge
Abingdon
Albert Estep
Mt. Clement
Miss
Jimmy Estep Lester
High Point
N.C
Carrel
Mattie) Dotson
Grundy Funeral Home
Clarence Greenleaf
Michael Trent
Danny Hess
Greenhills Memory Garden
Claypool Hill
Lewiston
Idaho
Calvin Lee Powers
Ninth Avenue
Johnson County
Dickenson County
John and
Ona Amburgy Powers
Teresa Edwards
Birchleaf
Lisa Powers
Calvin Powers Jr
Leonard Powers
Weippe
Bonnie Kiser
Sulphur Spring Primitive Baptist Church
Joe Edwards
Otis Fields
Powae
Birdle
Princeton
Malinda Mae Alberty Hager
Carter Drive
Gary
Lewis and
Rosa Harman Alberty
Church of God
Roderfield and
Hensley
McDowell County
Claude Alberty
Bob Alberty
Millard Alberty
Gladys Duncan
Clara Owens
Athens Road
Charles H. Martin
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Bluewell
Funeral
Caretta
Walter Hickman Sr
Welch Hospital
Hopehall
Ala
Lee
Anna Hickman
Olga Coal Co
UMWA
Second Missionary Baptist Church
Julia Ferrell Hickman
Walter Hickman Jr
Detroit
Mich
Bernice Kelly
Freda Ford
Pontiac
Ronald Dyer
Joseph Moore
Hartwell Cemetery
Hartwell
Page Funeral Home
Welch
Funeral notices from multiple states and towns
A list of funeral services and burial details for many individuals including Clinton W. Mills 49 of Princeton Elmer Vadis Bailey 70 Narrows Ethel Jefferson 84 Jenkin Jones Henry Fullen Matney 71 Tazewell Pearl K. Sowers 81 Linds ide Mack Woodrow LaRue 80 Princeton Marie Brown Kale 69 Statesville Randall D. Peterson 34 Miami Made Clara Dalton 87 Vinton Harvey Lee Smith 81 Bluefield Bradley Scott Salyers 17 Cedar Bluff Lillian Frances Griffitts 80 Cedar Bluff Nellie L. Weimer 88 Bluefield with service times, chapels, and burial sites at local cemeteries across Virginia and North Carolina.
Thousands attend mass honoring Bobby Kennedy
Arlington grave side service honors Robert F. Kennedy on the 25th anniversary of his death. President Clinton and Hillary Clinton attend with the Kennedy family as Aretha Franklin and Andy Williams perform. About 18,000 mourners hear tributes to Kennedy values of racial equality and social justice.
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Bobby Kennedy
Arlington, Va
Clinton
Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy
Robert Kennedy
Joseph Kennedy
D-Mass
Arlington National Cemetery
John F. Kennedy
New York
California
Aretha Franklin
Andy Williams
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Ethel
Edward M. Kennedy
John C. Metzler
Bobby
Gerard Creedon
Janet Reno
South Africa
AIDS Memorial Quilt to visit West Virginia this week
The NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt will be displayed at West Virginia Wesleyan College marking its first visit to the state. The exhibit spotlights panels dedicated to individuals who died of AIDS, including West Virginians, with personal stories from volunteers and counselors involved in AIDS care in the Upper Ohio Valley.
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Buckhannon
West Virginia
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Appalachia
West
San Francisco
Kingsolver
Jay Adams
Aids Task Force
Upper
Ohio Valley
Adams
Socialists win Spanish elections after tough year
In Madrid the Socialists under Prime Minister Felipe Gonzalez overcame a weak economy and corruption allegations to secure parliamentary victory. The surge reflects fading fears of the right as the Popular Party pools strength under Jose Maria Aznar, who leads the post Franco era.
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Madrid
Spain
Felipe Gonzalez
Socialists
Jose Maria Aznar
Franco
Police blotter items from Bluefield Virginia in brief
Multiple incidents reported Saturday and Sunday in Bluefield Virginia. A juvenile girl, 17, arrested for alleged DUI near Virginia Avenue Short Stop. A stolen 1978 Chevrolet recovered in a vacant lot across from Bluefield Farm Bureau. Domestic violence petition served on Rocky Neal after fight with wife. BMW vandalism on Clarke Street with $125 damage. Over $300 worth of stereo equipment taken from a vehicle on North Mercer Street. A 1984 Plymouth Horizon theft includes a pistol and tapes under investigation. Robert W. Stanton issued warning for failure to maintain control after a minor crash on Cumberland Road with Denise Ratliff’s Ford sustaining $100 damage and the Honda about $2,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
College Avenue
Virginia Avenue
Bluefield Farm Bureau
Rocky Neal
Beech St
Carol Neal
P. Jefferies
Clarke Street
Larry Bland
North Mercer Street
James Martin
Church Street
Robert W. Stanton
Walnut St
Stanton
Honda
Ford
Denise K. Ratliff
Rocky Gap
Ratliffs
Cumberland Road
Coal supplies in Illinois utilities hold firm despite strike
In Illinois the Baldwin Station power plant and other key facilities maintain ample coal stockpiles despite a selective miners strike across five states. Illinois Power Co. reports a 45 day reserve and about 70 percent of usual Arch Mineral shipments, with Captain Mine and nearby reserves utilized via trucking. Central Illinois Public Service also cites a 65 day supply and no mine disruptions. Arch Mineral may bring in temporary workers or haul coal from nonunion mines at higher cost to keep two major customers supplied.
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Decatur, Ill
Illinois Electric Companies
United Mine Workers
Illinois
Illinois Power Co
Baldwin Station
John Dewey
Arch Mineral Corp
Arch Mineral
Baldwin
Captain
Perry County
Peabody Coal Co
Peabody
Central Illinois Public Service Co
Lynne Galia
Commonwealth Edison
Arch
Blair Gardner
Illinois Power
Georgia Power
Northern Indiana Public Service Co
Gardner
Indiana
Ohio
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
Also Mentioned on This Page
Helen Louise Blevins
Haysi Funeral Home
Haysi, Va
Mrs. Malinda Mae Hager
Lona Horn
Jolo
Fanning Funeral Home
Jaeger
Mills
Clinton W
Rowland H. Bailey
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Bailey
Elmer Vadis
Route 2
Narrows
Newberry Funeral Home
Dotson Clark Cemetery
Jefferson
Jenkin Jones
Morning Star Baptist Church
Matney
Henry Fullen
Tazewell
Peery and St. Clair Funeral Home
Grandview Memory Gardens
Bluefield-Tazewell Road
Sowers
Pearl K
Lindside
Old German Baptist Church
Karnes Cemetery
Peterstown
Larue
Mack Woodrow
Memorial Funeral
Resthaven Memorial Park
New Hope Road
Kale, Marie Brown
Statesville
Iredell Memorial Gardens
Peterson
Randall D
Miami
Fla
Seventh-day Adventist Church
Dalton
Clara
Vinton
Fairlawn
Cravens-Shires
Salyers
Bradley Scott
Cedar Bluff
Gethsemane Baptist Church
Clinch Valley Cemetery
Griffitts
Lillian Frances
Greenhills Memory Gardens
Weimer
Nellie L
Monte Vista Park
Green Valley
Editors
Bluefield Baily
Fox
Thomas A. Colley
Melody Kinser
John Carson
J. Stanley Warren
Jim Terry
Giy
Samantha Perry
Richmond
Donna Clayton
Pam Morehead
Jerry Morgan
Greg Jones
Mastercard
Visa
Daily Telegraph
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
National Advertising Rep
Cresmer
Cleve Jones
Francisco Franco
Daily Record
Illinois Utilities
W. Virginia
Puetz Place
Lyndon Station
William H. Peters
Roger Rosepecialists
Gi. & Hearing Aid Center
Winyard Street
W.va
Hearid
Welco
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