Area Deaths And Funerals In Pocahontas And Surrounding Areas
Notices list H Andrew Geisen of Pocahontas died after a long illness in a Bluefield hospital. Funeral Thursday at Christ Episcopal Church with burial in Woodlawn Mausoleum. Other obituaries include G M Bird of Athens and David Baldwin of Berwind with services and burial details. Also listed are Annie Mitchem of Crumpler, Scott Harvey of Bramwell, Jerry Lewis of Bluefield, Ida Breedlove of Swords Creek, and Helen Vandyke of Raven with service times and resting places.
Mrs Carrie Beckner of Princeton Dies After Long Illness
Mrs Carrie Beckner 61 of Princeton dies in a local hospital after a long illness. She was a Mercer County resident and First Christian Church member. Survived by husband William E Beckner four daughters Mila Campen Margaret Ermen Thelma Beilsmith Alice Mae Hartford one son William Raymond Beckner six sisters three brothers and a stepmother Funeral arrangements were incomplete at Memorial Funeral Directory Princeton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Bell Beckner
Princeton
Henry W
Margaret C. Strouth
Mercer County
First Christian Church
William E
Bill) Beckner
Mila Campen
Hopewell
Margaret D. Ermen
Norfolk
Thelma Beilsmith
Chesapeake
Alice Mae Hartford
Fayetteville
N. C
William Raymond Beckner
Bertha Hatcher
Lucille Powell
Marion
Nettie Belle Cornwell
Virginia Compton
Nora Stanberry
Dublin
Rachel Burdette
Roanoke
Joe Strouth
Otis
William Strouth
Lammie Strouth
Memorial
Charles Adams 58 Gilliam Veteran Dies in Durham Hospital
Charles English Adams a 58 year old resident of Gilliam died Sunday in a Durham North Carolina veterans hospital after a long illness. He was a World War II veteran and retired coal miner, member of the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars. Survived by brother Lester Adams Bassett Virginia and sister Mrs D H Lewey Gilliam. Funeral a.m. at Bennett Funeral Chapel Northfork. Friends may call 6 to 9 p.m. today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles English Adams
Gilliam
Durham
N. C
McDowell
John and
Melisa Hollinsworth Adams
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Lester Adams
Bassett
D. H. Lewey
Bennett Funeral
Northfork
Maple Heights man dies in Bluefield after heart attack
Johnny Eskut, 57, of Maple Heights Ohio, died on arrival at a Bluefield hospital after an apparent heart attack. He was visiting the area and staying in a Bluefield motel at the time. He was the son of the late Frank and Catherine Eskut of Pocahontas Virginia and is survived by his wife Mrs Dorothy Eskut and a son John Eskut Jr. His arrangements are incomplete at Mercer Funeral Home in Bluefield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Eskut
Maple Heights
Ohio
Bluefield
Frank
Catherine Escut
Pocahontas
Dorothy Atwell Eskut
John Eskut
Mercer Funeral Home
Daily Telegraph Bluefield Ad Rates Notice
Advertisement rates for the Daily Telegraph Bluefield West Virginia are listed as 37.20 per year by carrier or mail, with motor route options at 3.10 per calendar month. The notice identifies Associated Press licensing and local advertising representation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
Associated Press
West Virginia
Audio Bureau of Circulation
Mathews Shennon & Cullen
Obituary of John Dillon Southern Pines miner dies after long illness
John Dillon 74 of Southern Pines North Carolina formerly of Newhall died Saturday in a Southern Pines hospital after a long illness. He was a retired miner formerly with New River and Pocahontas Fuel at No 6 mine Newhall. Survived by two daughters Mrs Onnie Meadows of Dublin Virginia and Mrs Robert Atwell of Southern Pines two sons Willard Dillon of Southern Pines and Lloyd Dillon of Richmond Virginia two sisters Mrs Fannie Whittaker and Mrs Alice Cooper of Baltimore three brothers Luthe Dillon of Squire Rev Charlie Dillon of Tazewell and Walter Dillon of Bluewell. Services held at 1 PM Wednesday at the Church of God Squire with Rev Roy Baldwin officiating Burial in Hartwell Cemetery Hartwell. Body to be taken from Douglas Mortuary Welch at 11 AM today to the church for visitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David P. Baldwin
Berwind
Welch Hospital
Newhall
Arch
Rebecca Sparks Baldwin
Jenny Agnew Baldwin
Mary Burgess
Winston Salem
N. C
Llewellyn Pruett
Lucille Harrison
Bernice Gillispie
Dobson
Rebecca Muncy
Irona Simpson
Pounding Mill
Albert
Fred Baldwin
Arthur Baldwin
Durham
Andrew Baldwin
Mt. Airy
Elsie Smith
North Tazewell
Everett Baldwin
George Baldwin
Advent Christian Church of
Lee Hanemaayer
Alex Hagerman
Baldwin Cemetery
Douglas Mortuary
Welch
Ida Breedlove
Swords Creek
Richlands
John and
Rebecca Wilson Welch
Methodist Church
Nathan Breedlove
Bessie Miller
Edna Howard
Loyal, Ky
Virgie Compton
Charlie Breedlove
Earl Breedlove
Salem
Eddie Elswick
Honaker Funeral Home
Honaker
Truel Brown
Kyle Brown
Breedlove
John Dillon
Southern Pines
N.C
Brewsterdale
Felling
Letty Brewster Dillon
New River and Pocahontas Fuel Company
Onnie Meadows
Dublin
Robert Atwell
Willard Dillon
Lloyd Dillon
Richmond
Fannie Whittaker
Alice Cooper
Baltimore
Luthe,Dillon
Squire
Charlie Dillon
Tazewell
Walter Dillon
Bluewell
Church of God
Roy Baldwin
Hartwell Cemetery
Hartwell
Mrs Cosby Viers Dies In Detroit At 59
Mrs. Cosby Viers 59 of Detroit Michigan formerly of Dickenson County Virginia died at home from natural causes. She leaves a mother Mrs Ellen Compton of Vansant Virginia two sons Johnny and Gene Viers two sisters Mrs Marie Potter Mrs Minnie Owens and Mrs Bonnie Hackney five brothers Auty Lora Compton and others and two grandchildren. Funeral services were held at Sandlick Primitive Baptist Church with Elder Franklin Viers Elder Henry Viers and Teddy Ball officiating burial in Compton Family Cemetery Vansant Virginia. Haysi Funeral Home handled arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosby
Cosby Viers
Detroit
Mich
Dickenson County
Ellen Compton
Rt. 1
Vansant
Johnny
Gene Viers
Marie Potter
Minnie Owens
Bonnie Hackney
Indiana
Auty Compton
Lora Compton
Ada Wirt Dies in Bluefield Hospital
Ada Wirt of 1928 Princeton Avenue Bluefield died Monday afternoon in a Bluefield hospital while awaiting services at Hawkins Funeral Home in Bluefield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada Wirt
Princeton Avenue
Bluefield
Hawkins Funeral Home
George Hylton Dies in Virginia Hospital
George Hylton of Amonate Virginia died Monday in a Richlands hospital. Funeral arrangements incomplete at Lugo's Funeral Service Bluefield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Hylton
Amonate
Richlands
Lugo
Bluefield
Funeral services for John Watson, Bluefield native
Funeral services for 80 year old John Watson of 100 Reese Street Bluefield will be held at Lugo's Funeral Chapel at 2 30 p m with Rev H L Wade officiating Burial will follow at Restlawn Memorial Estates Littlesburg He was a long time Bluefield resident and a retired Norfolk and Western Railway employee with 50 years service He belonged to Mt Zion Baptist Church Surviving are his widow five daughters two sons one sister 15 grandchildren and eight pallbearers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G.M. Bird
G. M
Meador) Bird
Beckett Road
Athens
Princeton
John S. H
Elizabeth Vermillion Bird
Nell Brown’ Bird
John
Marjorie) Peck
Harry
Ernestine) Crawford
Basking Ridge
N. Y
Keith S. Bird
Gary
George W. Seaver
Maurice Miller
Athens Masonic Lodge No. 48
WSCS
Athens United Methodist Church
Seaver Mortuary
Scott W. Harvey
Bramwell
Bluestone River
Bluestone Baptist Church
Bluestone
H. L. Ball
Restlawn Memorial Estates
Littlesburg
Redhouse
Wilson
Mary Braxton Harvey
Jenkin Jones Methodist Church
King Hiram Lodge
Masons
Pocahontas Fuel Company
Algoma
UMWA
Gertrude Harvey
Ailer Woodson
East Orange
N. J
Phyllis Hicks
Medlothian
King Hiram Lodge No. 1
Lugo
Bluefield
Jericho
John Watson
Reese St
Lugo’s
H. L. Wade
Pamblin
Latha
Danilo Watson
Norfolk and Western Railway
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Katie C., Watson
Rosabelle English
Annina Scruggs
Knoxville
Lillian Watson
Brooklyn
Brooker Trigg
Shirley Gray
W. A. Hubbard
Clinton Thompson
Mason Mitchell
J. K. West
William Dickson
Funeral services set for Myrtle A Weaver in Princeton area
Funeral services for Myrtle A Weaver 74 of Wichita Kansas formerly Princeton will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. in Davis Funeral Chapel Oakvale Rev George S Kelly of Roselawn Memorial Gardens will officiate. Surviving are her husband Elmer E Weaver a daughter Irene Richard Kasper of Cleveland Ohio a son John Weaver of Princeton two sisters Malinda Earl Yorgerson of Hutchinson Canada and Nora Jake Horner of Abilene Kansas and three grandchildren Pallbearers will be friends of the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle A. Weaver
Wichita
Kan
Princeton
Kansas
Davis Funeral Chapel
Oakvale
George S. Kelly
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Bluefield
Princeton Road
William and
Amelia Kinney
Mercer County
Burke Memorial Baptist Church
Elmer E. Weaver
Irene Richard Kasper
Cleveland
Ohio
John Weaver
Rt. 4
Malinda Earl Yorgerson
Hutchinson
Canada
Nora Jake Horner
Abilene
Edmund Burke and the phrase great unwashed origin
Edmund Burke, the English statesman, is credited with coining or popularizing the term great unwashed to describe a large portion of the public. The label reflects historical class and rhetoric surrounding public opinion in his era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmund Burke
Spending Ceiling Eyed By Senate on Laos Operations
Senate leaders held a secret 3 hour 25 minute session on Laos military activity. Senator Stuart Symington will propose a $200 million spending ceiling with an exception for air operations near the Ho Chi Minh trail. Symington warns U.S. aid may violate law while noting ongoing secret programs and B52 bombing in northern Laos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter R. Mears
Associated Press
Washington
Senate
U.S
Laos
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
United States
Symington
State Department
Charles Bray
Department
Cambodia
Southeast Asia
Thailand
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Shooting Victim Remains Critical
William Hager a 35 year old Charlotte North Carolina resident remained in critical condition in the intensive care unit of Bluefield Sanitarium Monday night after a bullet wound to his right side. Police believe the shooting was personal safety related and have not questioned Hager about the details. Patrolmen E L Harvey Duff Harvey and Cody Reed continue the investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hager
Charlotte
N.C
Bluefield Sanitarium
Hager
Bluefield
E. L. Harvey
Duff Harvey
Cody Reed
Funerals for Three Local Residents Held Today
John Chester Slater age 78 of Pocahontas Virginia dies and funeral at Pocahontas Baptist Church at 2 pm with Rev William Davis. Burial in Woodlawn Cemetery with pallbearers from the church Men’s Bible Class and flowerbearers from the church choir. Body moved from Funeral Home to church at 1 pm. Benjamin Ben Marcum age 85 of Shepherdsville Kentucky formerly of Davy dies with service at Douglas Mortuary Chapel Welch at 2 pm officiated by Rev H B Cross. Burial in Slaeger Memorial Cemetery Roderfield. Ralph Roediger Nick Kahle age 29 of Liburn Georgia formerly of Bluefield dies with service at Immanuel Lutheran Church Bluefield at 2 30 pm. Brutas in Monte Vista Park Cemetery with pallbearers Tom Borrer Talmadge Crews Brent Sutton Ed Wiley Deaton Jones and Dixon Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slater
John Chester
Pocahontas
Pocahontas Baptist Church
William Davis
Woodlawn
Rodriguez-Pocahontas Union
Marcum
Benjamin
Ben
Shepherdsville
Davy
Douglas Mortuary Chapel
Welch
H. B. Cross
Slaeger Memorial
Roderfield
Kahle
Ralph _ Roediger
Nick
Liburn
Bluefield
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Weldon R. Sheets
Brutas
Monte Vista Park
Tom Borrer
Talmadge Crews
Brent Sutton
Ed Wiley
Deaton Jones
Dixon Jones
Man Dies Of Wreck Injuries In Mercer County
Glen H. Hornbuckle 60 of Davy McDowell County died Monday in Bluefield Sanitarium from injuries from a two car crash on U S 52 near Pinnacle Rock Mercer County on June 2. He leaves a widow Frances Abbott Hornbuckle six children two brothers and two sisters with services at Davy Church of God conducted by Rev Claude Oliver and Rev Homer Snow followed by burial at Saeger Memorial Cemetery in Roderfield. Friends may call Fanning Funeral Home Welch today 5 to 9 p.m. The body will be taken to the church one hour before the funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Albert Lewis
Rt. 2
Bluefield
Airport Road
Dudley Memorial Chapel
Ted Cook
Maple Hills Cemetery
James
Cora Mae Gross Lewis
Waldorph
H.C. Vendl Trucking Co
Carolyn Mae Farmer Lewis
James Lewis Jr
Roy Wayne Lewis
Agusco
Phillip Dean Lewis
Betty Jane Keeney
Frederick
Gale Blevins
Dudley Memorial Mortuary
Glen H. Hornbuckle
Davy
McDowell County
Bluefield Sanitarium
U.S. 52
Pinnacle Rock
Mercer County
Hornbuckle
Louisa
Luke C
Lizzie Jobe Hornbuckle
Frances Abbott Horn
Claude Oliver
Homer Snow
Saeger Memorial
Roderfield
Fanning Funeral Home
Welch
Canyon Crash Kills 49 As Jet Battles Fighter Near Mt Bliss
A jetliner with 49 aboard collided with an F4 fighter at about 12 000 feet near Mt Bliss in Los Angeles County. The airliner had taken off from Los Angeles for Salt Lake City 18 minutes earlier. The fighter was on a Fallon NAS training flight to El Toro MCAS. Rescue flights were delayed by fog but 100 rescuers arrived by Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles County
California
Mt. Bliss
Los Angeles International Airport
Salt Lake City
Fallon Naval Air Station
Reno
Nev
el Toro Marine Corps Air Station
Orange County
Calif
Allegheny Airlines
New Haven
Conn
United States
Yellow Mountains
Neighborhood Youth Corps funding for West Virginia counties
Allocations totaling 1 357 510 were approved to fund summer jobs for 3 527 high school students aged 14 to 18 across Greenbrier McDowell Mercer Summers and Wyoming counties. Students will earn 1 60 per hour with county boards receiving amounts from 20 590 to 39 600 depending on the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenbrier
McDowell
Mercer
Summers
Wyoming
Youth Corps
West Virginia
Writer Dies Filming Show
J. I. Rodale, 72, Pennsylvania publisher and organic farming advocate, died after an interview taping for the Dick Cavett Show. He suffered what appeared to be a heart attack or cerebal hemorrhage and was pronounced dead at Roosevelt Hospital. Rodale resided in Emmaus near Allentown, a hub of his business and publishing ventures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Con.y
New York
J. J. Rodale
Pennsylvania
Roosevelt Hospital
Rodale
Emmaus
Allentown
Roof markings guide police chopper directs to crime scene
Dallas authorities paint street names and numbers on building roofs to help helicopter pilots guide police cruisers to exact locations during incidents. The system aims to speed response and locate targets in dense urban areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Princeton Council Approves Paving Plan and Annexation Request
Princeton City Council approved an 18 street paving program after long discussion and finalized the June 1 municipal election results. The annexation request from the State Department of Highways was approved, involving a ten acre tract near Ingleside road for a minor boundary adjustment. Three councilmen at large were elected, and five streets were held for new cost estimates while ten streets were included in the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
State Department of Highways Council
Ingleside Road
G. K. White
Mike Flannigan
Richard Kephart
Also Mentioned on This Page
H. Andrew Geisen
Washington and Lee University
Graduate School of Pharmacy
Medical College of Virginia
Christ Episcopal Church
Pocahontas Lodge
Af&am
Beni Kedim Templer Shrine
Pocahontas Lions Club
H. Andrew Geisen Sr
Minnie Dennis Geisen
Margaret Pleasants Geisen
Benjamin T Graham
Denver
Cole
Victor Zimmerman
Woodlawn Mausoleum
Brisco Carlan
Dee Wilson
Buddy Wood
John Herschberger
Hampton Crawford
J. K. Sult
Eddie Greever
Wade Coates
Terry Whittington
Pocahontas Masons
Tazewell County Mental Health Association
Rodriguez-Pocahontas Union Funeral Home
Mitchem
Cloak Annie Mitchem
Crumpler
Andrew
Josephine Angle Bailey
Beartown
Ivy Mills
Simms
Ala
Nancy Mitchem
Noble
Matoaka
Robert
Cledes
Blonne
Vada Roberts
Cora Roberts
Flora Carterner
Tennessee
Charlie Bailey
Estel Bailey
Black Oak
Everett Bailey
Oley
Jerry Lewis
Helen Vandyke
Helen Gladys Vandyke
Raven
Buchanan County
Henry L
Dora Belle McGlothlin Vandyke
Hodgeman Vandyke
Jay R. Vandyke
C. Jennings Vandyke
Star Route
Jaydene Vandyke
Mullins Funeral Home
Rudy Herron
Green Hill Memory Gardens
Claypool Hill
Bert Vandyke
Wesley Vandyke
Clyde Fletcher
Quay Fletcher
Glenn Fletcher
Robert Boyd
Florida
Pacific
Great Lakes
Charles Adams
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Televeme
D.R
Don) Hare
City Board of
Paul Myles
D. R
Don) Hare—City Board
Albany
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By Ken Hilling
Thorn Street
Airport Drive
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Forest Street
Hale Avenue
North Eighth Street
Mercer Street
Highland
Oliver Avenue
Park Avenue
North Walker
Henry
Straley
North Eighth
Front
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Christie
Alvis
Ingleside
South Avenue
South Walker
Wallace
Warrenizing
Besa
Goodykoontz Rexall Drug Store
Bland
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