Deaths and funerals in Princeton and region
J Lee Selvey 86 of 810 Front St Princeton died at a Princeton hospital. Retired Continental Casualty agent, 30 years. Mullens mayor. member Mullens Masonic Lodge 151 AF&AM. Princeton Old Guard. Survived by wife Edith. children Bernard, Jean. many relatives. Funeral Tuesday 11am at George W Seaver Funeral Home Chapel Princeton. burial Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Friends may call 6-9pm today. Also: David Jefferson Hampton 58 Route 3 Middle Creek Rd Cedar Bluff Va died Friday. Survivors include wife Mabel, sons David Jr, William Scott, Phillip, Jeffery. daughters Patricia Ann, Rita Faye. 13 grandchildren. Graveside Tuesday 2pm Greenhills Memory Gardens Claypool Hill. John Belcher 82 Haysi Va died Sunday Grundy hospital. Survivor list and funeral arrangements by Haysi Funeral Home. John Charles Kirby 81 Bland Va died Sunday Wytheville. arrangements incomplete. James Ronald Boyd 42 Myrtle Beach S C formerly Raven Va died Friday at home. survivors listed. funeral Tuesday 1pm Honaker Funeral Home Chapel, Honaker. burial Greenhills Memory Gardens. Several obituaries list subsequent survivors and service details.
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J. Lee Selvey
Front St
Princeton
Alderson
Leslie J
Annie Laura Allen Selvey
Continental Casualty Insurance Co
First Baptist Church
Mullens Masonic Lodge
Af&am
16Th Masonic District
David Jefferson Hampton
Middle Creek Road
Cedar Bluff
Richlands
Tazewell County
Gordon Scott
Sallie Spence Hampton
Mabel M. Hampton
Mt. Vernon
Ohio
David Hampton Jr
William Scott Hampton
Phillip Lee Hampton
Jeffery Allen Hampton
Statesville
N.C
Patricia Ann Hampton
Rita Faye White
Benna Wingo
Dick Nixon
Lakeland
Fla
Titus Hampton
Greenhills Memory Gardens
Claypool Hill
Grady McGlothlin
John Belcher
Haysi
Grundy, Va
UMWA
Russell Claytor
Old Regular Baptist Church
Margie Belcher
Clayton Belcher
Berchie Belcher
Ival Anderson
Birchleaf
Nancy Edwards
Mansfield
Betty Long
Westerville
James Ronald Boyd
Myrtle Beach
S.C
Raven
Claude S
Susie Anna Richardson Boyd
Richlands High School
Janet Chapman Boyd
James David Boyd
Greensboro
Stoney Chapman
Stacey Chapman
Gay van Dyke
Evelyn Smith
Ruth Cook
Cincinnati
Margaret Peck
Scottsville
Barbara Atkins
Robinson Creek
Gregory Edward Boyd
Honaker Funeral Home Chapel
Honaker
Ancil Childress
Jerry Casey
Boundary Blur Between Virginia And West Virginia Residents
The Hales and other Leatherwood Lane residents straddle state lines as homes sit in both Virginia and West Virginia, shaping school bus routes and local services. Bluefield officials note multiple properties lie along the state line, with no direct Virginia access for nearby Limestone Street residents. A past proposal suggested painting a state line through Bluefield’s city park to honor the twin Bluefields.
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Hales
Leatherwood Manor
Tazewell County
Hale
Virginia
West Virginia
Art Mead
Bluefield
Leatherwood Lane
Virginias
Mead
Limestone Street
Virginia Road
Fred Burton
College Avenue Gulf Station
W.va
Bristol
Tenn
Bristol, Va
Train derailment near San Antonio forces large evacuation
A flood weakened bridge collapsed as a Missouri Pacific freight train carrying toxic chemicals derailed near San Antonio International Airport. Five tank cars caught fire and exploded, injuring five and prompting evacuation of about 1,000 residents. Police closed a two mile radius around the scene, with 125 people housed in two city shelters. The train, 80 cars long, derailed between 22 and 32 cars, and the fire spread to at least four cars including one carrying butadiene.
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San Antonio
Texas
Missouri Pacific
San Antonio International Airport
Bill Nolan
Union Pacific
Rolando Bono
Red Cross
Mary Kay Garner
Ex-astronaut James Irwin improves after cardiac arrest
Former astronaut James B. Irwin, famed for his moon walks and evangelist work, is awake but disoriented two days after collapsing from cardiac arrest. At Penrose Hospital in Colorado Springs he remained in serious but stable condition under care in the intensive care unit with family at his side.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
James B. Irwin
Irwin
Debi McElvaney
Penrose Hospital
Andrew Collins
Richard Moothart
Mediator steps into AT&T strike talks
Washington AP reports federal mediator met separately with AT&T negotiators and striking workers for an eighth day of talks. Officials called sessions constructive though no progress details were disclosed. Communications Workers of America spokeswoman Francine Zucker said talks continued and moving forward.
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Washington
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Francine Zucker
Communications Workers of America
Model released from hospital after facial slashing attack
New York fashion model Marla Hanson, 24, left St. Vincent's Hospital in good condition after receiving more than 100 stitches for a facial slash. Police say the assault on Hanson stemmed from a dispute with a former landlord over a security deposit. A man charged in the attack remained in protective custody at Rikers Island jail.
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New York
Marla Hanson
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Caroline McBride
Riker’s Island
Challenger Disaster Shuttle Report Highlights Crew and Repairs
The commission report details seven astronauts killed in the Challenger fireball and recommends emergency escape studies. It notes pilots attempted control corrections for 10 to 15 seconds before disintegration and discusses bailout viability only in forced landings. NASA leadership changes follow, with Fletcher advocating a four-shuttle fleet and a new craft costing about 2.8 billion dollars, not flight-ready for 30 years.
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Dick Scobee
Michael J. Smith
Judith Resnik
Ronald McNair
Ellison Onizuka
Gregory Jarvis
Hughes Aircraft
Christa McAuliffe
Commission
Fletcher
Reagan
Congress
National Archives
Waldheim Wins Austrian Runoff and Sets Up Next Vote
Waldheim's victory in the runoff raised conservatives' hopes to defeat the Socialists next year. He won 49.64 percent in May and led among four candidates. Steyrer voiced disappointment at the margin. The result ends Austria's postwar presidential contest amid Nazi past allegations and international scrutiny.
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Ing
Waldheim
Steyrer
Israel
People’s Party
Sinowatz
Austria
Waldheim victory sparks protest and international reaction
In Moscow Tass hailed Waldheim’s win as a defeat of a U.S backed campaign while condemning Western interference. World Jewish Congress figures and British MPs urged bans, calling Waldheim a political pariah. Dutch and French coverage varied with minimal official comment.
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Waldheim
iIn
Moscow
Tass
U.S
World Jewish Congress
U.S. Justice Department
Peti
Greville Janner
David Winnick
Britain
Janner
Winnick
Labor Party
Austria
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John Charles Kirby
Bland
Wytheville Hospital
Newberry Funeral Home
Lambert
Mandy
Berwind
Peery & St. Clair Funeral Home
Tazewell
Leon Hornbarger
Walker
Helen Hanshaw
Big Sandy
United Methodist Church
Dye
Jetty Pearl
Route 1
Swords Creek
Honaker Funeral Home
Kyle Brown
David Perkins
Wiley
Lewis Allen
Mercer Funeal
Ton Reed
Grandview Memory Gardens
Pasadena
Calif
Jesse Sepulveda
Kay Murphy
Huntington Memorial Hospital
Jesse
Loma Linda University Medical Center
Ms. Murphy
Loma Linda
Los Angeles
Deana Binkley
Packwood
Gephardt
CBS
Senate
Alan Simpson
R-Wyo
Pentagon
House
Wilmington
Andrew
John Pasch
Wrightsville Beach
Nantucket
Mass
National Weather Service
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Bluefield Ave
Princeton Bureau
Edwin M. Freakley
Thomas A. Colley
Patsy P. Malamisura
Mike Blanton
Carl H. Meade, Jr
Jim Terry
Linda M. Osborne
Lewis B. Spence
P. O
National Advertising Rep
London Associates
D&i
Westgate
Debbieg Center
At&t
Hampton’s
Bluefields
NASA
James C. Fletcher
Sam Phillips
United States
France
Simon Wiesenthal
Vienna
Yugoslavia
U.N
War Crimes Commission
Wiesenthal
Hans van den Broek
Netherlands
Flower! Grundy Hurley
Harman Vansant
FTD Florist
Sheryl R. Ezell
M.B.A. Benefits
Social Security
Thelma
Tchell
Danforth Insurance Agency
Paul Danforth
Bluewell Auto License Service
Mobile Home Insurance Fc
West Virginia & Virginia
la Ree
Bluefield Plaza
Cumberland Road
Bluefield, WV
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