Obituaries and Funeral Notices From June 1998
A batch of deaths and funeral arrangements from Princeton and surrounding towns, listing Betty Gay Smith 66 of 132 Olive St Princeton. Charles Brooks Jr 68 of Twin Branch. Irene Elkins White 84 of Swords Creek. Rema L Lovell 87 of Lashmeet. Curtis A Cole 79 of Monroe NC. Frank Long 78 of Ballard. Details include death dates, hospitals, visitation and funeral home handling, and survivor information where provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Gay Smith
Olive St
Princeton
Princeton Community Hospital
Seaver Funeral Home
Charles Brooks Jr
Twin Branch
Welch Emergency Hospital
Trinity Assembly Church
Fanning
Lashmeet
Bailey-Kirk
Curtis Aulbert Cole
Monroe
N.C
Buchanan County
Gordon Funeral Home
Frank Long
Ballard
Broyles-Shrewsbury
Peterstown
Swords Creek
Irene Elkins White
Robinson Ridge
Abingdon
David C
Leona Strouth Elkins
Russell County
Free Pentecostal Church of God
Cedar Bluff
David
Larry White
Edna Robinson
Winford Elkins
Clarence White
Franklin
Ruth) Smith
Akron
Ohio
Jack
Ruby) Lawson
Annapolis
Linda Plaster
Junior
Wilma) White
Lawrence
Shelby) Finney
Rema L. Lovell
Mercer County
Loren McComas
Zella Huffman McComas
Mt. Olivet Methodist Church
Doll Club
Homemakers Club
Roy Lovell
Kathy Akers
Joey Bailey
Barbara Chess
Darrel Lovell
James McComas
Joyce Bailey
Winchester
Rema Akers
Dana
Randy Lovell
Ricky Lovell
Janet Newlan
Mayford McComas
Waynesville
Burlis Odhan
Beckley
Aileen Higgins
Rowland H. Bailey
Charles W
Bill” Reed
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
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Daily Telegraph
Bluefield
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Reckless driving charged after Route 460 wreck near Bluefield
In Bluefield Virginia a wreck on Route 460 west of town left Fred Allan Stacy 35 of Bluefield charged with reckless driving after rear ending Winfred Johnson 68 of Crockett. Johnson and a passenger Stella Johnson 82 sustained minor injuries. both vehicles damaged and items from a trailer scattered across the highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Virginia
G.O. Radcliffe
Winfred Johnson
Crockett
Fred Allan Stacy
Radcliffe
Johnson
Stacy
Florida fires wipe out dozens of buildings in Central Florida
Dozens of structures burned as week end wildfires swept tinder dry forests and brush in Central Florida. Fires in Flagler and Seminole counties, plus damage in St. Johns, prompted evacuations and emergency sheltering. Interstates faced closures as winds and heat fueled embers. National Guard availability was clarified by Gov. Chiles.
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Bunnell
Fla
Florida
Bob Marsh
Palm Coast
Spike
Liz Compton
State Agriculture Department
Lawton Chiles
National Guard
Flagler
Seminole
Eastcentral
St. John’s County
Montcalm High School Graduation Honors Class of 1998
Salutatorian Jamie Beth Carosi and Valedictorian Angela Bevins address Montcalm High School graduates. Dozens of scholarships and awards are listed, with recipients across categories from Top of the Mountain to college scholarships at Alice Lloyd College and Bluefield State College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A-1
Jamie Beth Carosi
Carosi
Angela Bevins
Bevins
Rebecca LeAnn Settle
Beth Ann Carver
Sherri Lee McLeod
Christina Marie Cochran
Julie Ann Evans
Brandon Goins
April Thomas
Ethel N. Bowen
Brandon Dean Goins
Alice Lloyd College
Bluefield College
Christina Cochran
Crystal Dawn Hagerman
Jessica Paige Moretto
Misti Taylor
Bridgewater College
Angela Grace Bevins
Concord College
Sherri McLeod
Bonner
High Point University
Andrew Jonathan Bailey
Marshall University
Bluefield State College
Joseph Anthony Kowaleski
Jerry Ayester McConnell
Jason Ray Underwood
Dennis William Thomason, Jr
Matthew Britten Simpson
Mark Anthony Wright
Willie David Havens
Eric Wayne Lowe
Costa Rican trip shapes Pike View star Beasley
Beasley daughter of Dr. Jerry and Mrs. Beasley of Athens, a Pike View High School graduate, recalls a Costa Rica study year full of rain forests, beaches, and warm people. She enjoyed the food, improved her Spanish, and plans to return to Boston to resume basketball at Harvard after healing a knee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A-1
Jerry
Beasley
Athens
Pike View High School
Costa Rica
Pike View
Harvard
West Virginia
United States
Panama
Leah
Tufts University
Boston
Heather
Bluefield High School crowns 166 graduates in 2023 class
Bluefield High School graduated 166 seniors on Sunday night with 35 honor graduates. Diplomas were presented by Mrs. John Magann, retired BHS teacher, assisted by Thomas Chaffins and Todd Browning. The band performed Variations on a Shaker Melody from Appalachian Spring. Keisha-Morae Hopkins read the class poem The Everlasting Garden. Principal Ted Gillespie presented and certified the class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A-1
Bluefield High School
John Magann
BHS
Thomas Chaffins
Todd Browning
Aaron Copeland
Salimi Urges Class of '98 to Move On After High School
Assistant Superintendent George W. Keatley and Salutatorian Robert Wade address Princeton Senior High School graduates. He recalls Edison Brooks Washington and a Japanese farmer, urging perseverance through life interruptions. The ceremony features the class song, invocations, pledges, performances by the PSHS Band and Choir, and a senior gift to Mrs. Deanna Farley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A-1
Salimi
George W. Keatley
PSHS
Thomas Edison
Phillip Brooks
Booker T. Washington
Robert Wade
Robert Michael
Josh Miller
Tiffany Pruett
Devon Dempsey
Ashley Kade
Connie Bridhford
Amanda Hall
Josh Farmer
Rmonda Farmer
Keatley
Princeton Senior High School
Julia Kade
Suzanne Lowery
Connie Bridford
Steven Kessinger
JROTC
Deanna Farley
Elliott
PikeView Graduation Highlights Include Senior Awards
PVHS held a commencement segment with Tilley’s remarks, choral renditions of Homeward Bound Battle of Jericho Our Gift For You and Plenty Good Room, and PVHS band pieces by Henry Mancini. Vice Principal Jon Corbett announced senior awards, with Ben Disibbio presenting the class and Dan Zirkle delivering the declaration of graduates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tilley
Tim Waugh
PVHS
Ben Disibbio
Dan Zirkle
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