Deaths and Funerals in Bluefield and Nearby Areas
Samuel Edward Wood 93 of Bluefield died on arrival after long illness. Survived by wife Ella Mae, two sons, brothers and sisters, funeral Tuesday at Mercer Funeral Home with Masonic rites. Vena A. Carter 82 of Saltville died in Marion hospital. Also listed are funeral notices for Mrs. C Chad Hennessy, Phillip Lee Cline, Mrs. Ernest Miles, and Mrs. Frank Wood with service details and family survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel E. Wood
Samuel Edward Wood
Mayfair Lane
Bluefield
Patrick County
Thomas E
Mary Harrell Wood
West Virginian
Bassett
Stewart and Pocahontas
Mercer Masonic Lodge
Royal Arch
Buria
Monte Vista Park
Masonic Lodge No. 160
Vena Carter
Vena A. Carter
Saltville
Marion
Leon Carter
H. Carl Carter
Wesley Carter
Donald Carter
Tazewell
Alford Torbett
Hampton
John D. Crabtree
Curtis Medley
Staunton
Isaac Anderson
Taylor Anderson
Mary Webb
Annie Waddell
Lillie Anderson
Roanoke
Riggsdale United Methodist Church
Henderson Funeral Home
C. Chad
Opal Lusk) Hennessy
East Nokamis
Fla
Princeton
Florida
James Lusk
Princeton High School
Irene L., Dixon
Venice
Jim Lusk
Lakeland
Phillip L. Cline
Phillip Lee Cline
Tarton Springs
Wayne
Pauline Cline Cline
Jean Cline
Panther
John Phillip Cline-Crawford
Rockville
Harold Cline
Danny Ray Cline
U.S. Army
Alexandria, Va
Lenny Beverley
Krovich
East Stone Gap
Roger
Mary) Borras
Greenburg
Wayne Kermitt Cline, Jr
Kathy Peak
Platka
Carolyn Peak
Jacksonville
Charlotte Peak
Mildred Justice
Mohawk
Danny Peak
Loring
David Peak
Ernest Miles
Ernest
Rhoda) Miles
Powhatan
Meadowview
Alex and
Nancy Watkins Easter
Welch
Mary Sue) Lilly
Houston
Tex
Ernest Miles, Jr
Elkhorn
James H. Miles
San Antonio
William J. Miles
Chicago
Ill
T.V. (Odell) Pennington
Cecil
Rebecca) Powell
Merit Island
Bennett-Fanning Funeral Home
Northfork
Olen Robertson
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Bluewell
Frank Wood
Frank
Louise M.) Wood, Jr
Nemours
Cravens-Shires
Tony J. Pinter
Bluefield Community Hospital
Ream
John
U.S. Steel Coal Company
St. Peter's Catholic Church
Knights of Columbus Council
UMWA
Yalanda
Dollie) Conte Pinter
Johnnie
Eva) Cable
Anthony
Veronica) Scott
Frank Pinter
Josephine Pinter
Wilmington
Del
Ralph
Mary) McCoy
High Point
N.C
John Pinter
Cleveland
Ohio
Joe
George Pinter
Gary
Henry Pinter
St. Peters’ Catholic Church
John McGinnity
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Douglas Mortuary
Clay Finnie
Compton
Calif
Hairston and Rife Funeral Home
Los Angeles
Abbey Memorial Park
Dorothy Moman
Dorothy Mervin Moman
Trenton
N.J
Belaney Ave
Nelie F. Stanley
Nellie Flora Stanley
Rt. 4
Evangelism Road
Mercer Funeral Home
Arthur Bailey
Old Bramwell Road
William Jackson
Clifford St
Bluefield Hospital
Richardson
Obituary notices and funeral announcements
Multiple funeral services and death notices for Brenda Neal Harve Gillenwater Dora Mae Gillenwater Tony Pinter Clay Finnie Dorothy Moman Hazel Robertson Nellie Stanley Arnold Ratcliffe Arthur Bailey and William Jackson listed with dates locations and involved churches funeral homes and pallbearers or survivors where readable.
Bluefield Daily Telegraph masthead and address line
Bluefield Daily Telegraph established 1893 notes its publication by the Daily Telegraph Printing Co. at 412 Bland Street Bluefield West Virginia 24701. It lists Associated Press membership and subscription rates and mail handling, with postal and advertising contact details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
Associated Press
West Virgen
Audit Bureau of
Weuwten
P.O
W Va
Landon Associates
Courthouse Activities Marriages Listed in Mercer Clerk’s Office
Marriage license applications recorded in Mercer County Clerk’s office include James Jackson Marshall Jr and Deborah Lynn Compton of Princeton George Carlys Bailey of Bramwell and Charlotte Virginia Talatta of Pocahontas Va John Edward Stevenson of Princeton and Catherine Sue Finley of Bluefield John William Horton and Teresa Lynn Brown both of Bluefield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer County
James Jackson Marshall, Jr
Deborah Lynn Compton
Princeton
George Carlys Bailey
Bramwell
Charlotte
Wreck Leaves Area Man Dead at Beckley Hospital
Area resident Gerard Hairston aged 23 of Newhall died on arrival at a Beckley hospital from injuries sustained in a nearby automobile crash. No further details were released. Arrangements for Hairston were incomplete. Page Funeral at Welch handles services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerard Hairston
Newhall
Beckley
Hairston
Page
Welch
Sam Church Faces Suit Over $160 Million Case
United Mine Workers President Sam Church was served with court papers naming him as a defendant in a $160 million damage suit during a swing through northeastern Pennsylvania. The suit, brought by former hard coal union officials removed from office four years ago, raises jurisdiction questions with the federal court in Scranton. Church, touring to support local union candidates and the three year soft coal pact, visited Wilkes-Barre and Hazleton amid broader industry tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkes-Barre
United Mine Workers
Sam Church
Pennsylvania
Church
US Department of Labor
Scranton
Hazleton
Princeton Woman Killed In Wreck Near Pax West Virginia Turnpike
A 78 year old Princeton woman Freda Carter died in a two vehicle crash on the wet West Virginia Turnpike near milepost 55 near Pax. Vivian Newbrough of Charleston also died in the wreck. The bus involved carried seven people but there were no injuries among them. The victims died on arrival at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
West Virginia Turnpike
Milepost
Pax
Freda Carter
Carter
Vivian Newbrough
Charleston
Raleigh General Hospital
Beckley
Wythe County Man Drowns at Wytheville Pool
Michael Dale Grubb, 24, of Rural Retreat, drowned early Sunday at the Wytheville Golf Club pool in Wytheville. He reportedly could not swim and was with a group that climbed the locked pool fence. Drowning occurred between 3 and 4 a.m. in the pool's diving area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wytheville, Va
Michael Dale Grubb
Wytheville Golf Club
Wytheville
Grubb
Hikers Question Worth of 2100 Mile Trail After Bodies Found
After bodies were found at a wooden shelter along the trail hikers have avoided the area and some bypass the section via an older path. The dream of completing the 2100 mile Maine to Georgia hike now faces doubt as many question whether the trek is still worth pursuing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mountford
Ramsey
Maine
Georgia
Nuclear physicist Hans Essen on music and energy views
The Sugar Grove scientist, a physics whiz, blends music study with science. He cites training in Munich, interest in Irish, country and western, bluegrass, and rock, and says nuclear energy should complement other sources. He plans to return west after a brief stay, hoping to discuss oldtime music further.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munich
Hans Essen
Sugar Grove
West Coast
Hunger strike at Maze prison to widen protest
Belfast roundup reports 23 year old IRA member Tom McIlwee will join four other inmates in a hunger strike at Maze prison near Belfast beginning Monday. The center says he seeks political prisoner status for jailed IRA members. four hunger strikers died last month. McIlwee faces two concurrent sentences of 20 years and life on nineteen counts including manslaughter and arms offenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belfast
Northern Ireland
IRA
the Maze Prison
Belfast Republican Center
Tom McIlwee
Irish Republican Army
the Maze
McIlwee
Test Tube Twin Improving in Melbourne Health Update
In Melbourne the world's first test tube twin Stephen Mays shows improvement from heart problems as he nears stability. His sister Amanda is breast-feeding well and in excellent condition after delivery by Caesarean section at Royal Victoria Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne
Australia
Stephen Mays
Amanda
Royal Victoria Hospital
Jolly Little Boy Dies in Canal Tragedy
Eight-year-old Ricardo Anderson warned friends he could not swim and begged not to be thrown in. After being pushed in thrice, he drowned in a northwest Miami canal. A 9-year-old classmate faces a manslaughter charge while five boys were present in the back yard when the incident occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Ricardo Anderson
Ricardo
Dade County
Rafael Nazario
Ricky
North Glade
Herbert Day
Henry
Lena Anderson
Anderson
Water Recedes In McDowell County After Flooding
McDowell County sheriff says floodwaters receded after rain stopped. No injuries reported. a few families evacuated from Capels Hollow with minimal property damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welch
McDowell County
Canine Frisbee Trials Highlight Straight Runs and Water Breaks
Dogs like Rocky trend toward simple fetch style with straight sprints and return. Mrs. Foland notes a true prospect should retrieve without weaving. Findings show dogs perform better when not fed before events and allowed water breaks during competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky
Jury Verdict Against Virginia Mountaineer Is Set Aside
Circuit Court Judge Glyn Phillips overturned a jury award of 150000 damages in a libel suit brought by Daniel F. Bloch against the Virginia Mountaineer weekly. The case centered on coverage of the Mountain Mission School in Grundy and Bloch's 1975 abduction conviction appeal actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clintwood
Glyn Phillips
Buchanan County
Phillips
Virginia Mountaineer Weekly
Daniel F. Bloch
Mountain Mission School
Grundy
Bloch
Dickenson County
New Man Police Continue Search After Social Worker Double Homicide
Police crews repeatedly patrol the crime scene and have interviewed witnesses as they seek leads. The two social workers were found in sleeping bags on May 30 and 31 and had been dead for days before discovery. Deputy Sheriff Tom Lawson has taken leave from the department, and officials say there are no new developments.
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Tom Lawson
Sheriff's Department
Rocky Gap High names valedictorian salutatorian and historian
Rocky Gap Va. showcases top seniors Howard Burton with 97.16 GPA as valedictorian, Regenia Johnson 96.22 as salutatorian, and Timothy Havens 95.97 as class historian. Burton welds and farms, Johnson eyes medical lab training, Havens plans Bluefield College business major.
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Rocky Gap High School
Rocky Gap
Howard Burton
A.D. Burton Jr
Route 2
Narrows
Burton
Tazewell County Vocational Center
FFA
Regenia Gayle Johnson
Eleanor B. Johnson
Wilderness Road
George R. Johnson
Bluefield Community Hospital
Timothy Dane Havens
Dane Havens
Havens
Who's Who
Bluefield College
Russell County Jaycees to sponsor gospel sing in Belfast
The Russell County Jaycees sponsor a gospel sing on June 14 from 1 to 6 p.m. at Hart Farm Belfast VA site of Bluegrass Festival. Proceeds fund county recreational facilities upgrades. Entertainers include The Happy Goodman Family The Family Four and The Marshall Family. Brushfork Baptist VBS runs June 15-19 9 a.m. to noon for kindergarten through sixth grade under director Brenda Williamson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wuspel Sun
Russell County Jaycees
Hart Farm
Belfast
Happy Goodman
Family Four
Marshall
Brushfork Baptist Vacation Bible School
Brushfork Baptist Church
Brenda Williamson
VBS
Ely Culbertson’s impact on contract bridge discussed
Oswald Jacoby and Alan Sontag recall Ely Culbertson as the game’s leading figure whose four notrump and grand slam concepts shaped modern bidding. They note Culbertson’s ideas revolutionized bridge, his stubbornness delayed Blackwood adoption, and that later players fully developed his innovations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ely Culbertson
Alan
South
Blackwood
North
Oswald
Ely
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs
Chad Hennessy
Gillenwater
Harve
Dora Mae
Rt. 2
First
Pentecostal Holiness Church
Highland Ave
Quentin E. Hughett
Bailey Fuiers
Prineton
Ronnie Browning
Bobby Clark
J.C. Finley
Eugene Gillenwater
Ronnie Gillenwater
Tim Rhodes
Paul Robertson
Paul M
Hazel Marie) Robertson
Montgomery County
Broyles Funeral Home
Peterstown
Arnold O. Ratcliffe
Mercer St
Dudley Memorial Mortuary
Bluefield ‘Daily Telegraph
Wythe County
Fiddler
McDowell
Bluefield Dance Theatre
Church News
Oswald Jacoby and
Alan Sontag
Culbertson
Con
East
Oswald Jacoby
Warrenizing Cleaners
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