Deaths and Funerals Chronicle Local Area Losses
James Pennington aged 66 of Matoaka found dead at home in a World War II and Korean War veteran with a purple heart. Survived by siblings and several relatives. Services set for Monday at 2 pm at Bailey Funeral Home Princeton with burial at Mount Olive Cemetery Lashmeet. Grover C. Manis Sr. 64 of Kingsport died after a long illness. Funeral plans include graveside rites Monday at Oak Hill Cemetery Kingsport. Mrs. Be Beulah H Carnes Sr. 78 of Virginia Beach died at home. burial in Roselawn Cemetery Princeton, services in Roanoke and Mullins areas noted. Mrs. Paul Jackson former teacher of Princeton area died after a short illness at residence on South Ave Princeton. funeral Monday at Buena Vista Park Cemetery Green Valley with George W. Seaver Funeral Home. Harold Lewis Bostwick 47 of Roanoke died Friday. services Sunday at Riffe's Funeral Chapel Narrows with burial Angels Rest near Narrows. Mrs. Nathan Reed Bluefield died. arrangements incomplete. Mrs. Edward Hogg 80 of Bluefield died. graveside service in Roanoke area. memorials to nursing home. Herbert Dotson 53 of Hurley died. funeral Monday at Blacky Baptist Mission Hurley. George Rose 69, retired N&W Railroad security chief, Cape Coral Fla.. services Monday Monte Vista Park Cemetery. N Norman Akel 51 of Matoaka died June 8 in St. Petersburg. services in Memorial Park Cemetery. Bess Mae Ritter 90 of Rockville Md formerly of Bluefield. obituary incomplete. Mrs. Clarence Sword 63 of North Tazewell died at Princeton Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Pennington
Matoaka
Williamson
Wayne
Mary Hughes Pennington
William Pennington
Princeton
Mack Pennington
Dorothy Farmer
Oakvale
Madeline Ross
Widemouth
Mary Barbour
Lashmeet
Bailey Funeral Home
Paul Hall
Mount Olive Cemetery
Grover C. Manis Sr
Kingsport Press
Greenway St
Kingsport
Tenn
Hawkins County
Cora Bailey
Stella M. Manis
Imogene Street
Wanda Street
Richlands
Ruby Trent
Nancy Dean
Howard
Doug
Michael
Wayland
Grover C. Jr
Rockville
Esther Trent
Rogersville
Hubert Manis
Dakcatt, Til
Oak Hill
R.L. McLain
Oak Hill Funeral Home
Paul Jackson
Paul K
Dora Lee) Jackson
South Ave
Kimball
McDowell County
Princeton Presbyterian Church
Northfork High School
Marshall University
Marshall Alumni Association
WVEA
W.va
Kimbnall
Order of Eastern Star
G. T
Ruth) Lowe
Buena Vista Park Cemetery
Green Valley
Curtis Cowell
John Mendez
George W. Seaver
Mercer County Heart Fund
Harold Lewis Bostwick
Roanoke
Rachel Cash Bostwick
Walter L
Harold L. Bostwick
Narrows
Mittie Dickerson
Christiansburg
Jack
Dana Moore
Pamela Sellick
St. Petersburg
Fla
Diane Bumgardener
Logan
Judy Moore
Kathy Moore
Jack Bostwick
Don Bostwick
Winston-Salem
N.C
Jimmy Page
Lois Green
Terre Haute
Ind
Riffe
Monroe Hedrick
Angels’ Rest Memorial Gardens
Otis J
Beulah H.) Carnes Sr
Virginia Beach
Greene Memorial United Methodist Church
O.J. Jr
Laurenburg
Lee Hodson
Mullins
Albert Hodson
Louisville
Oakey
Roanoke Chapel
Roselawn
Edward Hogg
Edward W
Floye S.) Hogg
Bluefield
Bluefiel
Evergreen Cemetery
C.H Patterson
Otis
Thomas Shelton
Mary Damaris Miles Sisson
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Fred B
Jane) Richmond
W. Ford Sisson
Shawsville
H.A. Lucas
Hollands, Va
C.D. Johnston
Frank C. Burnley
Charlottesville
A.B. Correl
L.D. Wood
Mercer Funeral Home
Herbert Dotson
Hurley
Grundy
Pike County
Elza Dotson
Naomi Justus Dotson
Teresa Dotson
Dale
Timothy
Mark
Virginia Stiltner
Montgomery
Inez Burks
Beatrice Adkins
Glasgow
Blacky Baptist Mision
Lonnie Morrison
Dotson
Grundy Funeral Home
George Rose
George Wellington Rose
Cape Coral
Monte Vista Park
Charles Addington
West Virginia
James G
Margaret Barber Rose
N&w
Alice Robertson Rose
Norcross
Paul Rose
Lillian Bailey
Margaret Hawks
Ruby Baize
Charleston
S.C
N. Norman Akel
U.S. Postal Service
Memorial Park
Detroit
Mich
Sam M
Mouira Joseph Akel
Sunshine Lodge No. 288
F & AM
Scottish Rite Valley of
Tampa
Egypt Shrine
Postal Employee Association
Allen Ludecke
Palm Harbor
Karl Kipp
Beira
Ohio
John S. Rhodes
Fourth St
North
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Heading and Mailing Details
Bluefield Daily Telegraph established 1893 publishes morning editions from 412 Bland Street Bluefield West Virginia 24701. Subscriber rates listed 58.80 per year Virginia and 4.90 per month home delivery. postmaster mail to P O Box 208 Bluefield WV 24701. Member of Associated Press and ABC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Uefield
W. Va
Associated Press
Bluefield
W.va
Virginia
Audit Bureau of Circulation
P.O. Box 208
Ing
Landon Associates
Rockefeller Takes Calls on West Virginia Issues on TV
Gov. Jay Rockefeller faced viewer questions on gun control, highway funding, and the business and occupation tax during a 30 minute WSAZ TV call in program from Huntington. He stressed honesty as a core attribute and highlighted coal promotion, road and education improvements, while arguing against abolishing the tax and noting no plans to alter medical schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
W.va
Jay Rockefeller
West
Rockefeller
Marshall University
West Virginia University
U.S
Cause Of Pocahontas Flooding To Be Probed
Pocahontas Virginia faces extensive flooding as EPA and State Water Control Board set a preliminary probe to trace a tributary feeding the water supply. Mayor Eddie Harman notes two flash floods in three weeks from Laurel Fork and Jenkin Jones Mountain streams, urging residents to boil water for safety. No injuries reported. three homes lightly damaged. roads along Rt. 102 partially covered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas
Tazewell County
Environmental Protection Agency
State Water Control Board
Eddie Harman
Harman
Jenkin Jones Mountains
Laurel Fork
Jenkin Jones Mountain
Virginia
Abbs Valley
State Health Department
Virginia Department of Health
Virginia State Rt. 102
Wolfe
Heavy Rains Cause Flood Fears Across County
After heavy rainfall, a yard flooded 18 times in a year since highway construction. State and city inspectors visited to assess the situation while FAA records show 0.96 inches of rain in Mercer County on Saturday. No traffic incidents or injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
FAA
Mercer County
Flooding Devastates Sandlick Area Near Bluewell
Severe floods on Fussy Creek along Sandlick Road cause widespread damage to homes and dangerous conditions near Bluewell. Residents recall the 5 p.m. onset and note prior floodwalls by the Niday family may face scrutiny as Akers family water levels peaked at six feet. Debris removal and cleanup are planned within two days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Telegraph
Sandlick
Fussy Creek
Sandlick Road
Bluewell
Lillian Niday
Niday
Tommy Akers
Ernest Akers
Akers
Exxon
U S Pushes for Rapid Israeli Withdrawal From Lebanon
The United States credits its role in securing a cease fire between Israel and the PLO and begins work to speed Israel’s withdrawal from Lebanon. Officials say Habib helped craft the original 10 month cease fire and will meet Begin in Jerusalem as diplomacy continues. Shamir mentions a possible Haig visit, with no concrete plans. The State Department stresses Lebanon’s sovereignty and unity alongside Israel’s security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Israel
Palestine Liberation Organization
Lebanon
State Department
Philip C. Habib
Beirut
Anita Stockman
PLO
Miss Stockman
Habib
Menachem Begin
Begin
Jerusalem
Yitzhak Shamir
Tel Aviv
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Middle East
Haig
United Nations Security Council
Plane Crash Kills 44 in Amazon Weather
A Taba Irondelle SH-227 missed its approach in dense jungle fog at Tabatinga airport and crashed into the control tower, killing all 44 aboard. The 40 passengers and four crew members died instantly amid 100 yard visibility, with the Brazilian airline blaming poor visibility for an instruments-only approach. The Portuguese pilot was among the dead, and officials pledged investigation as the route’s stopovers included Ironete Tabatinga Tefe Manaus Belem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tabatinga
Brazil
Joaquim da Silva Dos Santos
Amazon
Amazon Regional Airlines
Taba
Manaus
Carlos Leal
Manuel Teixeira Estanqueiro
Leal
Sun Power Brightens Night Sky Fact Summary
The sun emits vast energy, far more than the earth receives from other stars combined. Despite this, many easily visible stars appear brighter than the sun to the naked eye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earth
The Owl and the Pussycat charms Summit theater crowd
Three veteran Summit players delivered the peak of theater with Bill Manhoff's The Owl and the Pussycat at Summit Theater. Muth as Felix Sherman and Joyce Kephart as the catlike lead charmed audiences under Barbara Hood's direction, leaving patrons eager for next week's show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Summit
Bill Manhoff
Clay Kephart
Fred Muth
Barbara Hood
Felix Sherman
Muth
Joyce Kephart
Summit Theater
B.H
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Grover Manis Sr
Mrs
Fred Waycaster
Fred
Beatrice) Waycaster
Iroquois
Beckley Hospital
Wyoming County
Church of God At
Allen Junction
Wyoming General Hospital
Bernice Rogiero
Pittsburgh
Linda Haden
Flint, Mich
Sue Smith
Covel
Velia Dempsey
Warton
Paul
Benny
Oscar
Roger
Fred Waycaster Jr
Flint
Bruce
Prince George
Ronald
Chicago
Longacre Funeral Home
Eddie Blankenship
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Prosperity
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Harold Bostwick
Mrs. Otis Carnes
Nathan Reed
Nathan C
Louise Hamblin) Reed
Parnell Road
Bess Ritter
Bess Mae Ritter
Blofield
Dudley Memorial Mortuary
Clarence Sword
Clarence H
Della) Sword
Route 2
North Tazewell
Bluefield Dance Theatre
Danforth Insurance Agency
Anorne
Roller Floral OF
Bluefield, WY
By Thomas Harding
Awdberg
Bluefield Monument Company
Rent Rinsenvac
Rinsenvac
Regetar
Graham
Pharmacy
Virginia Ave
Bluefield, VA
United Nations
Central Park
McCarran-Walter
Great Lawn
Simon and Garfunkel
Woodstock
N.Y
Bettone Hearing Aid Service
Eer
Wythe Avenue
Glasfield
Hearing Aid Service
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