Obituaries: Bowman Byrd Mitchell Orrison Died in June 2008
John Douglas Bowman 70 of North Tazewell Virginia died June 11 2008 at Westwood Health Care Center. Shirley Marie Byrd 72 of Bland Virginia died June 12 2008 with services by A West and Sons Funeral Home. Eerlene Stevens Mitchell 55 of Huntington formerly Bluefield died June 12 2008. Chapel Funeral Home handling arrangements. Joe Orrison 79 of Lexington North Carolina formerly Welch died June 12 2008 at Baptist Hospital. funeral at Fanning Funeral Home Welch.
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John Douglas Bowman
School House Road
North Tazewell
Springville
Westwood Health Care Center
Dudley Memorial Mortuary
Bluefield
Shirley Marie Byrd
Bland
West & Sons
White Gate
Eerlene Stevens Mitchell
Huntington
Cabell-Huntington Hospital
Chapel Funeral
Joe Orrison
Lexington
N.C
Welch
Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem
Fanning Funeral Home
Obituary notices for Wayne Ferguson and others in West Virginia
Donald Wayne Ferguson 68 of Spanishburg died June 9 2008 after a long cancer battle. Born March 13 1940 he served in the Army 1959 1963 and later retired from Concord University after twenty years. Survived by wife Jean Ferguson sons Donald II and Paul Ferguson and daughter Nancy Watts among many relatives. A service will be held June 14 at Burns Wornal Chapel Princeton. Burial Resthaven Memorial Park Cemetery Princeton.
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Donald “Wayne” Ferguson
Spanishburg
Wayne
Ray and
Ethel Wooten Ferguson
Spanishburg School
Chicago
Ill
West Virginia
Concord University
Lonely Hillbilly Car Club
Jean Gooley Ferguson
Donald Wayne Ferguson II
Ellen
Fayetteville
N.C
Paul Anthony Ferguson
Staci Craft
Gabrielle
Jaydon
Nancy Elizabeth Watts
Sean
Statesville
Jack Ferguson
Bob Ferguson
Joanne
Baltimore
Fred Ferguson
Westminster
Phyllis Ann Sellers
Junior
Front Royal
Marlene Mingin
Hus
Bob
Judi Pennington
Idaho
Wayne Ferguson
Memorial
Athens Road
Princeton
Casper Dalton
Resthaven Memorial Park
Memorialfd
Ferguson
Memorial Funeral Directory
Hurley
Mary McClanahan Hicks
Buchanan General Hospital
Buchanan County
Doffie and
Martha McClanahan Hurley
Hurley Church of God
Walter Hicks
Anna Lou Ashby
Belvie
James Daniels
Grundy
Ola
Ira Tiller
Saltville
Alma
Jimmy Endicott
Abingdon
Burton
Betty Hurley
Cedar Bluff
J.B
Joan Hurley
Lillard Hurley
Charlie
Ada Hurley
Belfast
Mae Keene
Graffie Shortt
Vernil Hurley
Ira Hurley
Michael Ashby
Gary Charles
Coleman Family
Doffie Hurley
Race Fork
Judy Hurt
Shelby Cline
Cathy Dotson
Grundyfuneralhome
Grundy Funeral Home of
William H. Frye Sr
D.R. Henderson
Elizabeth
Ann O. Atkins Gearheart
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Esther M. Lane Helton
Mercer Funeral Home
Bluefield
Monte Vista Park
Alice June Lowry
Singleton Funeral Service
Cedar
Funeral services for William W Butt held in Biloxi
Funeral services for William W. Bill Butt are set for 11 a.m. at Lemoyne Boulevard Baptist Church Biloxi Mississippi with interment at D Iverville Memorial Park.
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William W
Bill” Butt
Lemoyne Boulevard Baptist Church
Biloxi
Miss
D’iberville Memorial Park
Virginia Lottery Scratcher ticket review under way
Virginia Lottery officials are reviewing millions of Scratcher tickets to confirm top prizes remain available. The top official Paula Otto said sales stopped for a game after top prizes were claimed, amid a potential $84.7 million refunds claim by Scott Hoover alleging tickets with no chance of winning Grand Prizes were sold.
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Roanoke
Virginia Lottery
Lottery
Paula Otto
Washington & Lee University
Scott Hoover
Otto
John Fishwick
Hoover
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Publisher and staff notes
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph describes its staff roles and publication standards including Corrections policies and reporting errors by calling editors. It lists address, postal details, and affiliations with AP and WV Press Association, plus copyright and payment notices.
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Bluefield Avenue
Bluefield
Bluefield Ave
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
WV Press Assn
UN says Myanmar cyclone relief funds fall short of target
The United Nations reports only 56 percent of the 201.6 million goal raised for cyclone relief in Myanmar with 113.2 million donated by governments. Donations lag as access for international aid workers remains restricted. World Vision and IFRC report progress, while celebrities and Gates Foundation contribute to private groups. The U.N. aims to boost funding after June 20 as needs persist for more than 1 million survivors in the delta after the May 23 cyclone killed over 78,000 people.
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Yangon
Myanmar
Queen Elizabeth II
Bill Gates
J.K. Rowling
U.N
United Nations
Amanda Pitt
Bangkok
Thailand
Irrawaddy Delta
World Vision
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
James East
Britain
Disasters Emergency Committee
Harry Potter
Rowling
United States
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Mercy Corps
Care
Gates
Hollywood
Not On Our Watch
Don Cheadle
George Clooney
Matt Damon
Brad Pitt
Jerry Weintraub
David Pressman
Iraqi lawmakers reject draft security pact with United States
Iraqi lawmakers said new U.S. proposals fail to overcome opposition to the security pact. A senior official doubted a deal could be reached before the U.S. presidential election. Reinforcements arrived in Amarah as authorities prepared a crackdown on Shiite militia forces amid protracted negotiations.
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Iraq
U.N
USS
U.S
Iman al-Asadi
Parliamentary Committee On Legal Affairs
Renovated Berwind pool opens with free Wednesday swims
Berwind Wildlife Management Area unveils a $516,000 renovation of the 1967 swimming pool with a new circulation system and repaired walls. Superintendent Lynn Bright leads the project with staff Ellis Billings, Troy Cooper, and Tony Mason, praising community groups and announcing free swims on Wednesdays to kick off summer. A $40,000 playground upgrade was also funded, enhancing area recreation at Berwind Lake with hiking, fishing, picnicking, and a small campground nearby.
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Berwind
Lynn Bright
Bright
Ellis Billings
Troy Cooper
Tony Mason
Big Creek People In Action
The
War Volunteer Fire Department
Berwind Lake
Two Men Charged in Copper Theft Case Near Bluefield
Two Pennsylvania men Stanley Michael Jeffreys and Alvin Logston were arrested near Bluefield after posing as Frontier pickups for Queen City Metals. They were arraigned on obtaining property under false pretenses and grand larceny, remanded to jail in $30,000 bonds. Investigators Capt. Mike Gills and detectives Murphy Sparks and Furbhes led the case.
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Bluefield
Pennsylvania
Stanley Michael Jeffreys
Alvin Logston
Frontier
Queen City
Jeffreys
Logston
Mike Flanigan
Beckley
Cpl. L.B. Murphy
Danny Sparks
D.A. Furbhes
Gills
Suffolk man admits growing marijuana at mobile home
Daniel Paul Estella 24 pleaded guilty to growing marijuana in January after a neighbor tipped police. He faces forfeiture of computers, TVs, and other items, and his mobile home will be sold back to the park owners to cover owed payments.
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Suffolk
Daniel Paul Estella
Estella
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Chris S, Dorter
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Dewey E. Robinette
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