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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 09, 2014

Page

3

Obituaries: Garrett Hall Lester Fueled by Diverse Deaths

Mrs. Willie Mae Garrett age 88 of Caretta died Saturday June 7 2014 at Golden Harvest Welch arrangements incomplete at Gregory Page Funeral Home Welch Leon Ernest Hall age 84 of Princeton died Sunday June 8 2014 at Westwood earthcare Bluefield Va arrangements by Roselawu eral Home Princeton Robert Lee Lester age 63 of Birchleaf Va died Saturday June 7 2014 at his home Virginia Funeral Home Grundy Va in charge of arrangements

Willie Mae Garrett Caretta Golden Harvest Welch Gregory-Page Funeral Leon Ernest Hall Princeton Westwood Earthcare Bluefield Roselawueral Home Courthouse Road Robert Lee Lester Birchleaf Virginia Funeral Home Grundy

Obituary for Dewie M Carter of Princeton

Dewie M Carter, 85, of Sunrise Avenue Princeton died Saturday morning June 7 2014 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Born November 28 1928 in Rock he was the son of Charlie Albert Carter Sr and Mary Underwood Carter. A U S Army veteran of the Korean War era he earned the Good Conduct Medal and National Defense Medal. He worked over four decades in the coal industry as a cutting machine operator for Eastern Gas and Fuel at Herndon and was a member of UMWA. He was a devoted husband father and grandfather. Surviving are his wife of 62 years Dorothy Mitchem Carter two children Deborah Mitchem and husband Charles Mitch of Princeton and Dewey Jeffrey Carter of Statesville NC three grandchildren Samantha Ellison Elizabeth Carter and Martha Mitchem two great grandchildren Jaxson Ellison and Jocelyn Russell. Also survived by Darlene Sexton and husband Paul of Clinton Township MI.

Dewie M. Carter Princeton Dewie M Carter Sunrise Avenue Princeton Roanoke Memorial Hospital Rock Charlie Albert Carter Sr Mary Underwood Carter Dewie Rean U.S. Army Eastern Gas & Fuel Herndon UMWA Dowie Eustacie Underwood Lucille Vaughan Carter Charlie A. Carter Jr Margaret C. Farmer Dorothy Mitchem Carter Deborah Mitchem Charles “Mitch Dewey Jeffrey Carter Statesville Samantha Ellison Elizabeth Carter Martha Mitchem Jaxson Ellison Jocelyn Russell Darlene Sexton Sband Paul Clinton Township

Obituary notices from Princeton area June 2014 services

Pauline M Hayden and Marinae Pauline Phillips Hayden are remembered in Princeton obituaries with services planned. Pauline Hayden died June 5 2014 in Princeton after a long medical career. memorials note her marriage to John W Hayden and survivor Althea Hayden. Memorial services set for June 10 with burial in Restlawn Bluefield.

Pauline Mattie Phillips Hayden Princeton Angel of the Lord Pauline M. Phillips Hayden

Thelma Lucille Harry Perry obituary and services

Thelma Lucille Harry Perry 86 of Ramseur NC formerly Bluefield WV died June 7 2014 after a long illness. Survived by daughter Geraldine Ann Singleton and others with six grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Graveside service June 10 2014 at Grandview Memory Gardens Bluefield VA with Dr WD Hasty Jr officiating. Mercer Funeral Home Crematory caring for arrangements.

Thelma Lucille Harry Perry Ramseur N.C Bluefield With the Lord Brooks Summerville Brad Singleton Steven Harry Lisa Princeton Lynn Thompson Kevin Lisa Horne Doug Daniel Harry Pensacola Les Harris Clara Rural Hall Leonard Harris Peggy Pfafftown Mausoleum Chapel Grandview Memory Gardens WD. Hasty, Jr MercerFuneralHome.com

Ramona Vecellio 76 Bluewell resident dies in June

Ramona Vecellio, 76, of Lorton Lick Bluewell Bluefield, died Friday, June 6, 2014 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center. Born September 29, 1937 in Itmann, she was the daughter of Antonio and Mary Nancy Vecellio.

Ramona Vecellio Bluewell Lorton Lickeal Bluefield Bluefield Regional Medical Center Itmann Antonio “Tony Mary Nancy “Nannie” Carosi Vecellio

Funerals Scheduled in Brushfork and Princeton

Funeral services listed for Harold Kenneth Sonny Honaker at 11 a.m. at Deliverance Temple Brushfork with burial at Roselawn Memorial Gardens Princeton. Lexie Marie Looney to graveside at 1 p.m. in Princeton. Violet Mae Thompson to 11 a.m. service at Burns Wornal Chapel Princeton with burial at Trail Cemetery Princeton.

Charlene Vaughan Rock James Underwood Shirley Snider Larry Beulah Croy Patsy Croy Jim Princeton Burns Wornal Memorial Athens Road Ray Stonestreet Roselawn Memorial Gardens Mercer County Honor Guards Kenneth Doc” Vaughan Dale Sanders Waylon Carter Mark Farmer Jeremy Farmer Roger McMillion Harold Kenneth Sonny’ Honaker Deliverance Temple Brushfork Lexie Marie Looney Violet Mae Thompson Burns Wornal Chapel Trail Cemetery

West Virginia panel rules police cannot serve on school boards

Harrison County case prompts controversy as Ethics Commission states police officers hold public office under law and thus are ineligible for county boards of education. Former officer Michael Daugherty had been elected to the Harrison County Board of Education and resigned his police post. He criticizes the ruling and urges broader challenge up to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Clarksburg West Virginia Ethics Commission Commission Michael Daugherty Harrison County Daugherty Exponent Telegram U.S) Supreme Court Harrison County School Board

Marion County woman in Alford plea over father’s death

Kristyn Palmer, from Marion County, entered an Alford plea to forgery uttering and conspiracy to commit a felony in the 2011 death of her father Everett Wilson in Baxter. A first degree murder charge was dismissed. Palmer received sentences of one to five years for conspiracy and one to ten years for forgery.

Marion County Alford Fairmont Kristyn Palmer Marion Palmer Everett Wilson Baxter Michael Palmer

Indigent Burial Aid Exhausted Hurting WV Funeral Homes

Funeral homes report the West Virginia Indigent Burial Program funds are exhausted and no new applications will be accepted. Homes must pursue unpaid bills through the Court of Claims with aid resuming only for deaths after July 1, 2014. Cremation moves rise as burial plots cost about 2800 dollars and indigent families struggle to cover costs.

Mathena Memorial Bill Seaver Seaver DHHR Department of Health and Human Services Charleston Quick Claims Court Nancy N. Exline Dhhr Bureau For Children and Families West Virginia Court of Claims

Cyclists welcome West Virginia law on road clearance

Local riders praise a new West Virginia rule requiring motorists to give cyclists three feet of clearance while urging for wider roads and bike lanes. Riders from Mercer and Tazewell Counties cite busy back roads, limited shoulders, and scarce sidewalks as safety concerns, while others note the law educates drivers and supports safer cycling.

Romano Stephanie Washburn Bluefield Virginia Beach Mercer County Tazewell County Washburn Rotary Club Kirt Suehs Green Valley Suehs West Virginia Don Pellillo Virginia Pellillo Crystal Cline Greg Jordan Jordan Bottonline.com

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