Deaths and Funerals in Bluefield Area Last Week
Sidney D Sexton 84 of Bluefield died after a long illness. Elizabeth Perkins 79 of Dryden formerly Richlands died after a long illness. Infant Shelby Ann Ball one month died in Pearisburg. Carl E Johnston 50 of Bluefield Airport Road died after a short illness. Mrs Jake Sexton 82 of Gratton died in a Tazewell hospital. Watson Kanode 56 of Pearisburg died at home after a short illness. Birl Trent 58 of Cedar Bluff died of an apparent heart attack. Jett Reedy 59 formerly of Princeton died in Florida. Ruth Cerrito 68 of Sarasota, formerly Bluefield, memorial services set. Daniel Marrs 81 of Horsepen died on arrival. Willard Sanson 64 of Wolfe died after a long illness. Gilbert Gross 61 of Marion died after a long illness. Virginia Powell 73, formerly Bluefield, died after a long illness. James Poseno 53 of Boissevain died after a long illness. Numerous other notices and funeral arrangements listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney D. Sexton
Sidney David Sexton
East Wayne Street
Bluefield
Princeton
West Jefferson
N.C
Thomas and
Laura Badger Sexton
Wesleyan Methodist Church
Lula Mae Sexton
Thelma Robertson
Narrows
Ballard Sexton
Pulaski
Goldie Whitlow
Angel Adams
David Blankenship
Glen Blankenship
Thaddis Blankenship
Creddie Gray
Robert Sexton
Marion
Roy Sexton
Adkins
Beacher Sexton
Baltimore
Clcvo Sexton
Alexandria
Mercer Funeral Home
Harry Wright
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Bob Gilbert
Daniel Barrett
Buddy Henley
Fugate Gabriel
Ricky Pennington
Steve Hilton
Chester Burke
Elizabeth Perkins
Dryden
Richlands
Lee County
Swords Creek
Thomas
Ellen Brown
Friendly Chapel
Smith Ridge
Robert Perkins
Anne Nichols
Honaker
Ester Newton
Bristol
Tenn
Smith Cemetery
Shelby Ann Ball
Carl
Janice Harless Ball
Bozoo
Pearisburg
Doug
Richard
Dickie
Bobby
Jamie
Jason
Debbie Kay
Connie
Bethany
Vita Harless
Ralph Logan
Broyles Funeral Chapel
Peterstown
Carl E. Johnston
Carl Eugene
Pete) Johnston
Rt. 5
Airport Road
Waterloo
Ohio
Eugene Hale Johnston
Old Bramwell Road
O.L. Johnston
Ellen Gene Gibson Johnston
Michael Johnston
Ricky Johnston
Springfield
Roger
Debra Jane) Romney
Rt. 3
Sharon Johnston
Brenda Johnston
Karen Sue Johnston
Georgia
Robert Lee Johnston
Eula Mae Shell
Melvin
Viola) Miller
Freeman
Rodney
Lucille) Kinzer
Oren
Shirley) Cox
North Tazewell
Margaret Cheek
Bluewell
Cravens-Shires Funeral Chapel
Rex Ball
Stanley Cox
Oren Cox
Roger Rumney
Raymond Pilkin
Jimmy Pilk
Jake Sexton
Jake
May ) Sexton
Gratton
Tazewell
John and
Amanda Marrs Mundy
Adria Advent Christian Church
Robert L
Dutch” Sexton
Elizabeth Compton
Cincinnati
Arthur Mundy
Alice Johnson
Elizabeth Bourne
Velma Atwood
Suffolk
Peery and St. Clair Funeral Home
Bruce Burks
Maple Hill
Bernard Beavers
Billy Mundy
Sonny Scott
Carl Young
Ed George Gildersleve
Emory Pruett
Watson Kanode
Watson P
Virgie Lee) Kanode
Mountain View
Trigg
Leonard Hoge
Julia Guster Robertson
Birl
D. Trent
O. Trent
Edgewater Drive
Cedar Bluff
Mountain City
Hurst-Scott Funeral Home
Jett Reedy
Jett Thurman Reedy
Wooten Road
Intercession City
Fla
Tazewell County
Vergie B. Reedy
John Robert Reedy
Grace A. Reedy
Raymond Bowens
Weaver
Ala
Alex C. Reedy
Cullman
Ethel Pettrey
Mabel Johnson
Columbus
Grisson Funeral Home Chapel
Homer L. Brown
Osceola Memorial Gardens
Makinson-Carson Post No. 10
The
American Legion
Guy Dennis
David Howard
Laren Howard
Floyd McClellan
Lloyd McClellan
Otis McGowan
Ruth Cerrito
Ruth Hale Cerrito
Sarasota
First Methodist
Robert Hudson
Joseph Moss
Stella Tabor Hale
Louis Cerrito
Charles Cerrito
Julietta Gott
Hanahan
S.C
Christian Acres
Daniel Marrs
Daniel Whitt Marrs
Horsepen
McDowell County
Alex and
Sarah Nunnley Marrs
Horsepen Church of Christ
UMWA
Bishop
Toy Marrs
Daniel Whitt Marrs Jr
Oscar Marrs
Reese Marrs
Emerine Ball
Charlie Sublette
Willard Sanson
Wolfe
Florida
Cravens-Shires
Gilbert Gross
Gilbert A
Weasel) Gross
Hercules Power Company
Radford
Louise Thomas Gross
Harold A
Buddy) Gross
William Roger
Billy ) Gross
Eugene
Nancy) Smith
Keith
Mary Ann) Hall
Charles
Betsy) Walsh
Hayes
Pearl) Maynard
Helen
Clay
Helen) Bailey
Whitesville
Gilbert F. Gross
James N. Gross
William D. Gross
Barnett
Marion Funeral Home
J.W. Depue
Charles Blevins
Roselawn
Virginia Powell
Roanoke
Arlington
Edward and
Pattie Reynolds Powell
Scott Street Baptist Church
Women’s Army Corps
Edward Powell
G.H. Sinkford
Richardson Funeral Home
Clarence Moore
Restlawn Memorial Gardens
Littlesburg
Monica Chapman
Wilbur L
Monica Loretta) Chapman
Welch
Superior Maitland School
St. Peters Catholic Church of
St. Teresa Society
Welch Woman’s Club
Mary Canty
Robert
Ann Marie) Maloney
Ridgeley
P.V. Twohig
View Point City
E.H. (Marie) Cleveland
Charleston
St. Peter's Catholic Church
Eugene Weber
Michael Mullins
Michael James Mullins
James R
Bobbie Lee Mullins
Rt. 2
Grundy
James C. Mullins
Ira T. Griffith
Newberry Cemetery
Horton Ridge
Harmon Compton
Tazewell County Funeral Home
Giarratano Gets Stay Of Execution
Virginia, 22, Joseph Giarratano, condemned for the 1979 rape and murder of 15 year old Michelle Kline and her mother in Norfolk, receives a 90 day execution stay from two Virginia Supreme Court justices just hours before scheduled death in the electric chair. State Penitentiary planned testing proceeded as stay reached on death row.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia Supreme Court
Joseph Giarratano
Virginia
State Penitentiary
Giarratano
Michelle Kline
Barbara Kline
Norfolk
Thomas McNamara
Richard E. Poff
A. Christian Compton
Funerals set for several Va and region residents
Funeral notices list Harold Presley 69 of Pocahontas Dr Ted Cook officiating at Pocahontas chapel with burial at Grandview Memory Gardens. Also James David Foran 23 of Bastian at Cravens Shires Bluewell chapel, Gh Bramwell Baptist Cemetery. George Atwood Owens 59 Princeton at Burns Wornal Chapel Oakwood Cemetery. Nick Fazio 59 Adria area at Peery Chapel burial Greenhills Mausoleum. Jessee James Fox 59 Lilly Grove Princeton at George W Seaver Chapel with roselsawn burial. Yugoslavia party elected Stevan Doronjski 61 to Tito vacancy serving until October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Communist Party Central Committee
Stevan Doronjski
Josip Broz Tito
Doronjski
Tito
Vojvodina
Murder Probe in Bluefield Elderly Man Slain at Home
Police continuing the investigation into the 82 year old Wade M. Miller found by his daughter at 11:30 am Wednesday at 515 Hardy Street Bluefield. Miller shot in the back of the head as detectives pursue leads and await ballistic tests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Wade M. Miller
Nettie Jones
Hardy Street
Miller
Jim Dent
C. Honaker
Honaker
Charleston
State Medical Examiner’s Office
State Police Criminal Investigation Bureau
Dent
Bluefield Daily Telegraph publication data
Bluefield Daily Telegraph established 1893, printed in Bluefield West Virginia. Newspaper notes Associated Press affiliation and delivery address, subscription and advertising arrangement details for readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
Associated Press
W.va
West Virginia
Audit Bureau of Circulation
P.O. Box 208
W Va
Landon Associates
Gary and Northfork Win HUD Development Grants for WV
HUD approves six community development grants totaling 2.6 million for West Virginia. Gary receives 600000 and Northfork 253000 for neighborhood and community improvements. Mayor Hodge says bids will be reviewed at a Gary City Hall meeting with work planned from June to July and funds used for sidewalks streets storm drains water sewers a storage tank and home improvements including loans for low income families. Areas urged for improvements include Venus Gary bottom and Thorpe neighborhoods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Davis
Daily Telegraph
Department of Housing and Urban Development
McDowell County
West Virginia
Gary
Northfork
Charles Hodge
The
Hodge
Ashport
Venus
Garybottom
Thorpe
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James Poseno
James Elwood Poseno
Boissevain
Cora Dillon Poseno
Sam Poseno
Kenneth
Allen Poseno
Clarence Poseno
Jacksonville
Rodriguez- Pocahontas
Alonzo Johnson
Alonzo
Emma W.) Johnson
Warren St
Lugo
Louis Benoit
Greenhills Memory Garden
Bill Tinsley
Frank Shelley
Denver Scott
Don Poteet
J.D. McReynolds
Glen O'Harrison
Lloyd Bowman
C.T. Stilwell
New Delhi
India
Kabul
Afghanistan
Oslo
Norway
Sadeq Ghotbzadeh
Iran
Bramwell
Princeton Community Hospital
Honaker Ave
Johnson St
Dorothy S. Frances
Richard A. Bowles
Kimball
Frances
Volkswagen
Bronco
M.P. Forbes
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Don's TV
Spring Street
Bluefield, Va
ACA
Eagles
Cosmetic
Cherry Street
Roller Floral CO