Deaths and Funerals in Virginia and Washington
Notices list Rebecca Jane Hawkins 74 of Vansant Virginia with services at Billy Hackney residence and burial at Wilson Family Cemetery Sword's Creek. Henry William Rasnick 52 of Grundy Virginia dies in Johnson City Tennessee with services at Grundy Funeral Home Chapel and burial Brewster Cemetery Big Creek. William Wesley Hefling 61 of Richlands Virginia dies after long illness with graveside service at Clinch Valley Memorial Cemetery Richlands and several survivors listed.
Long illness claims Hurley resident and longtime miner
The obituary notes the death of a Hurley man born in Buchanan County. He was a retired miner, member of local UMWA Union 1509, and Old Regular Baptist Church. Surviving are his wife Goldie Mathey Whitt and five daughters, two sons, a sister, two brothers, and six grandchildren. Services Wednesday at his Hurley residence, with burial at Whitt Family Cemetery Guesses Fork. The body to be moved from Buchanan County Funeral Home to the residence after 1 p.m. Monday for visiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buchanan County
Slemint
Peggy Bailey Whitt
Union 1509
UMWA
Old Regular Baptist Church
Hurley
Goldie Mathey Whitt
Robert
Lois) Buchanan
Grundy
Edwin
Barbara) Sullivan
Banny
Dion) Blankenship
Darlene Whitt
Tamey Whitt
Harold
Gregory Whitt
Tilda Jones
Farley Whitt
Martin Whitt
Oceana
Mrs Winnie Johnston Givens 84 dies in Pearisburg Va
Winnie Johnston Givens 84 of Pearisburg Va died Saturday after a short illness in a Pearisburg hospital. Survived by husband John H Givens Sr two sons T Cale Givens and John H Givens Jr four daughters C S Johnston Ferrell L Williams Helen Givens Gordon Owen Nina Price. Services Tuesday 11 a m at Givens Funeral Home Chapel Pearisburg with Rev John W Sherman officiating. Burial Birchlawn Memorial Park Pearisburg. Friends may call Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnie Johnston Givens
Pearisburg
John H. Givens Sr
T. Cale Givens
John H. Givens Jr
Eveenene
C. S. Johnston
Bluefield
Ferrell L. Williams
Helen Givens
Roanoke
Gordon Owen
Virginia Beach
Nina Price
Glade Springs
Givens Funeral Home Chapel
John W. Sherman
Birchlawn Memorial Park
Bluefield Daily Telegraph and publication details
Bluefield Daily Telegraph announces establishment and mailing address 412 Bland Street Bluefield West Virginia 24740. The paper is a member of the Associated Press with exclusive rights to its news dispatches and local coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
Associated Press
West Virginia
Audit Bureau of Circulation Advertising Representative
London Associates
Gratton Hall 86 of Peterstown Dies After Long Illness
Gratton William Hall 86 of Peterstown died Sunday evening at home after a long illness. Born in River Virginia he was a son of Benjamin F. Hall and Manerva Sheeler Hall. He lived in Peterstown 20 years retired farmer and member of Peterstown Baptist Church and AARP. Survived by wife Bertha Hall son John E. Hall Peterstown daughter Mrs Charles Hutchinson Dunbar step daughter Mrs Nellie White Hinton brother Arnett Hall Kansas City Kan sister Mrs Nellie Whitman Lookout seven grandchildren 13 great grandchildren Services Tuesday 2 p.m. Broyles Funeral Chapel Peterstown with Rev William Johnson and Rev Howard Spencer officiating Burial Indian Mills Cemetery Pallbearers Bernard Long James Miller Marshall Buckland Bill Muncey Mason Lilly Jake funeral home 2 p.m. today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry William Rasnick
Grundy
Johnson City
Tenn
Buchanan
Alafair Rasnick
Paul Rasnick
Richmond
Rasnick
Energy Sales Inc
Davenport
Benny Mathew Rasnick
Linda Church
Jackie Smith
Vansant
Reba Ann Rasnick
Paul Douglas Rasnick
Steve Odell Rasnick
Helen Ledford
Sparksburg
S. C
Bee Mason
Olando
Hazel Gilbert
Ashland
Harriett Stilwell
Princeton
Harles Rasnick
Mechanicsville
Harvey Rasnick
Grundy Funeral Home
Ancil Childress
Jerry Bliffen
Brewster Cemetery
Big Creek
Funeral Home
Paul Hawkins
Ervin Keen
Hoppy Campbell
Russell Bentley
Ralph Keen
Mildred Keen
William Wesley Hefling
Buchanan St
Richlands
Spokane
Wash
Medical Lake
Washington
John Hefling
Cora Lewis Hefling
Hefling
Goodwill Industry
U. S. Marine Corp
Order of Eagles
Aerie No. 2
Judy Elkins Hefling
Jeannie Churchill
Paula Hefling
Teresa Hefling
William Grant Hefling
Robert Earl Hefling
Oak Ridge
Jeffrey Danna Hefling
Gratton
William Hall
Peterstown
Bertha Hall
John E. Hall
Charles
Bertha) Hutchinson
Dunbar
Nellie White
Hinton
Arnett Hall
Kansas City
Kan
Nellie Whitman
Lookout
Broyles Funeral Chapel
William Johnson
Howard Spencer
Indian Mills Cemetery
Bernard Long
James Miller
Marshall Buckland
Bill Muncey
Mason Lilly
Jake
Ruth Smithdeal Nash 77 dies in Roanoke funeral home services
Ruth Smithdeal Nash age 77 of 920 Virwee Bluefield Ve is listed by Smithdeal Nash funeral home in Roanoke. Visitation scheduled tonight from five to nine p.m. at Betarts in Roanoke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Smithdeal Nash
Smithdeal
Nash
Bluefield
Roanoke
William Baker Fish 62 Dies After Apparent Heart Attack
William Baker Fish, 62, formerly of Bluefield, died Saturday at his Kentucky home after an apparent heart attack. He was an engineer for Ke ington Engineering and Sales Co, a UK graduate, and former vice of sales for National Electric Coil in Columbus. Survived by wife Agnes Burnside Fish, daughter Eleanor Eudy of Miami, and two grandchildren. 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Milward Mortuary Broadway. Burial at Lexington Cemetery.
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William Baker Fish
Bluefield
Headed Latinos Ky
Keington Engineering and Sales Co
Fish
University of Kentucky
Nationallectric Coil
Columbus
Ohio
Las Vegas
N. M
Agnes Burnside Fish
Robert
Eleanor) Eudy
Miami
Fla
Milward Mortuary
Broadway
Lexington Cemetery
Black Pomeranian Missing Near Bluefield Plaza
Del Morris reports a rare black male Pomeranian named Pepper escaped from a car at Bluefield Plaza. Reward offered for its return. Morris can be reached at 1717 Jefferson Street or call 325-3347.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
del Morris
Bluefield Plaza
Tattooed Bielfelt Family Makes Lasting Impression
Willoughby Ohio family pursues tattooing as a tradition. George Bielfelt and wife Renee are tattoo artists along with son Hugh 21, daughter Lauren 17 learning the trade, and George Jr. 11 eager to follow. Four of five children are tattooed. George Jr. already has a red heart at age eight. The parents themselves have multiple tattoos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willoughby
Ohio
Bielfelt
George Bielfelt
Renee
Hugh
Lauren
George Jr
Miller Extends Campaign to Pocahontas Virginia Visit
Former Attorney General Andrew Miller campaigned in Pocahontas with about 100 supporters on a truck platform. He pledged fair state-wide treatment and road projects, thanked county Democrats, then spoke at Independence High School before criticizing political promises. Opponent Henry Howell urged action on utility profits amid election buzz and predicted a Friday result.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas, Va
Andrew Miller
Abbs Valley
Pocahontas
Gilmore
Miller
Robert Burns
Tazewell County
Haysi
Henry Howell
Virginia
Rites For Sisters Slated Tuesday In Princeton
Funeral services will be Tuesday for two Michigan sisters Machella Jean Mitchell 13 and Rebecca Ann Mitchell 9 who died after a West Virginia Turnpike crash. Their parents were injured including the mother who lost both feet. Survivors include the father Winfred Lee Mitchell and relatives in Princeton and Oakvale. Burial will be at Roselawn Memorial Gardens after services at Burns Wornal Chapel.
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Michigan
West Virginia
Princeton
Beckley
Machella Jean Mitchell
Rebecca Ann Mitchell
St. Clemons
Mich
Turnpike
Thomas Franz
Raleigh General Hospital
Shelby Franz
Franz
St. Clemens, Mich
Winfred Lee Mitchell
James Lambert
Lydia Mitchell
Wayne
Kathy Lynn) Terry
Oakvale
Johnny Lee Mitchell
St. Clemens
Burns Wornal Chapel
Memorial Funeral Directory
Lafayette Terry
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Funerals for Howertun Hale Barnhill Osborne Damron
Multiple funeral services held today for Allen Howard Howertun 36 in Bluewell and Helen R. Hale 54 in Bluefield with burial at Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Also funeral for Nannie L Barnhill 91 Falls Mills and Roy L Osborne 63 Keystone with service details and pallbearers listed. Damron Son 76 Welch observed 11 am at Fanning Welch with burial at Gardens on Bluefield Princeton Road.
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Howertun
Allen Howard
McComas
Cravens- Shires
Bluewell
Donald Eliott
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Gordon Lusk
David Lusk
Stevie Poore
Calvin Crochran
Bill Casey
Joe Jones
Damron, Son
Welch
Fanning Funeral Home
Claude Oliver
Bluefield
Princeton Road
Edward Mosko
Phillip Wood
Marshal Pinter
Charles Hall
Robert Tyson
John Hurd, Jr
Fatal Turnpike Crash Involving Two Bluefield Residents
On the West Virginia Turnpike ten miles north of Beckley two-car crash killed William Brewer 20 of Middletown Ohio. Elizabeth Simmerman 21 of Bluefield was a passenger in Brewer's car. Driver John Lee Clark 22 of Bluefield survived. Simmerman remained hospitalized under observation while Clark was treated and released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
West Virginia Turnpike
Turnpike
William Brewer
Middletown
Ohio
Beckley
Elizabeth Simmerman
Brewer
John Lee Clark
Simmerman
Raleigh General Hospital
Clark
Irish To Vote This Week
Dublin voters head to the polls this week to elect a new parliament amid a campaign focused on unemployment and unrest in Northern Ireland. The Thursday balloting may shape future developments in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Ireland
Tron
Northern Ireland
Anawalt Man Involved In Pike Fatality On Turnpike
Anawalt man Posey Goins, 62, apparently fell asleep at the wheel and crossed the center line on the West Virginia Turnpike at milepost 29. His car collided with a Charleston family’s vehicle, killing Jeane Salisbury 53 and injuring her husband Howard and son Howard Jr. The Salisbury family was en route to Daytona Beach. Goins was treated and released. no charges filed pending investigation.
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Anawalt
E. C. Artis
Posey Goins
Charleston
Jeane Salisbury
Howard Salisbury
Howard Jr
Beckley
Goins
Raleigh General Hospital
Right To Strike Spokesman Nixes All 3 Candidates
A spokesman for the Miners Right to Strike Committee in Beckley West Virginia says none of the three UMW presidential candidates is worth voting for. The group urges rank and file to organize to force changes regardless of the election winner. The committee says members in 20 UMW locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
W.va
Miners
United Mine Workers
UMW
Mike Branch
Bluefield Man Dies After Claytor Lake Water Skiing Accident
A Bluefield resident Timothy Knox Johnson 21 died after a water-skiing accident on Claytor Lake Virginia. Johnson was towed on a surf board when a boat turn threw him into the bank. He lived at 2518 Bland Road and worked at Tabor Machinery Company. He attended Bluefield State College and Trinity United Church. Funeral arrangements are at Mercer Funeral Home Chapel with burial at Roselawn Memorial Cemetery.
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Bluefield
Claytor Lake
Virginia
Don McLeod
Timothy Knox Johnson
Bland Road
Pulaski Community Hospital
McLeod
Johnson
Dallas M
Judith Knox Johnson
Roselawn Memorial Cemetery
Ray escape hunt widens as guards flood backcountry
Law officers lead a growing manhunt for Ray and four other hardened criminals after a prison break. About 350 trackers plus National Guard scour Brushy Mountain backcountry aided by dogs and rain dampening tracks. FBI observers monitor borders while authorities deny claims of systemic prison failures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lane
Special Force
National Guard
Brushy Mountain
Donald Ray Taylor
Taylor
Ray
Blanton
U.S
Tennessee
Temperature Chart By The Associated Press
Hi prev day's high and Lo prev day's low with Prc precipitation data for 24 hours ending 8 p.m. EDT today. The chart lists daily temperature extremes and rainfall amounts for locations covered by the AP.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Associated Press
Prc
Willis Family Widely Bonded in Death Notice
Mrs Helen Dishner of Richmond Va and Mrs Betty Adams of Castlewood are survivors along with a brother Junior Smith of Hampton Va Delmar Willis leaves two sisters Mrs Robert Williams of Bristol Va and Mrs Alta Chafin of Castlewood seven brothers Cale Calvin Jack James Robert Clayton and Thomas Willis plus mobility to Tacoma Park Md Joint services are set for Tuesday at 2 p m at the Russell County Funeral Home with Revs Lester Sextant Roy Redding and Larry Smith at Willis Family Cemetery Nephews will be pallbearers and Lebanon Apparel Company and ASG Industries Inc employees will be honorary pallbearers after services
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell
Helen Dishner
Richmond
Betty Adams
Castlewood
Junior Smith
Hampton
Delmar Willis
Robert Williams
Bristol
Alta Chafin
Cale Willis
Calvin Willis
Jack Willis
James Willis
Robert Willis
Clayton Willis
Thomas Willis
Tacoma Park
Russell County
Lester Sextant
Roy Redding
Larry Smith
Willis Family
Lebanon Apparel Company
ASG Industries, Inc
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Marty Campenello
Rebecca Jane Hawkins
Little Fox
Rt. 1
Mike
Ida Belle Lee Stump
Newton Hawkins
Gracie Peck
Sword’s Creek
Myrtle Matney
Gertrude Stump
Pikeville
Minnie Peck
Honaker
Billy Hackney
Clyde Lambert
Milton Boyd
Wilson
Hackney
Hurshel Hurley
Delbert Justice
Johnny Cline
Whittamily
Guesses Fork
Buchanan County Funeral Home
Keen Mountain
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
River, Va
He Was
Benjamin F. and
Manerva Sheeler Hall
Frederick
Abingdon
Board of
Charles Gilmore
Machella
Jean Mitchell
Barnhill
Nannie L
Falls Mills
Falls Mills United Church
Harry Fleenor
Tabor
Deno Janutolo
Carl Janutolo
Walter Hall
Garnett Bowling
George Profitt
Ralph Anderson
Frances B
Etman
Bluefield Board OF Director
Etman Campaign Fund
Warrenizing Cleaners
C. Murray Henderson
Henderson
HI LO
PRC Oak
Albany
Edy
el Albu’que
Amarillo
Edy Anchorage
Asheville
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Bismarck
Edy Boise
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Elt
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Elr
Charista SC
Charista
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