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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 14, 1980

Page

4

Birl Trent obituary and services in Cedar Bluff Va

Birl Otho Trent, 58, of Cedar Bluff, Va., died on arrival after a heart attack in Mountain City, Tenn. He owned V&K Mining Co. of Jewell Valley and was an active UMWA Local 7327 member. Funeral services Sunday at 2 p.m. at Hurst-Scott Funeral Home in Richlands, burial at Greenhills Memory Gardens, with deacons and church men as pallbearers. He and his family were longtime Cedar Bluff residents and Calvary Baptist Chapel leaders.

Birl Trent Birl Otho Trent Edgewater Drive Cedar Bluff Mountain City Tenn Seaboard Bryan Rosa Lowe Trent Tazewell County V&k Mining Co Jewell Valley UMWA Calvary Baptist Chapel Tazewell Violet Lee Marie Trent Kenneth Trent Richlands Chuck Trent Gladys Dawson Raymond, Wash Arthur Trent Pounding Mill Frank Trent Cecil Trent Gordon Farmer Jack West Edward Perkins R.D. Campbell Dennis Hamm Harman Hess James Anderson James Henry Adderson Pembroke Summers County Lick Creek Charlie Anderson Wilbur Wesley First United Methodist Church of Vella Reed Anderson Marilyn Harrisonburg Mark Lucy ) Williams Athens First United Methodist Church Birchlawn Memorial Gardens Raymond S. Kelley Jimmy Anderson Dean Anderson Timothy Reed Leon Reed Roger Reed Jeffery Reed Williams-Jamison Funeral Home of Leonard Raymond Boley Rich Creek Pearisburg Kyle Leonard Rebecca Williams Lions’ Club Kathleen C. Boley Riffe Narrows Charles Waters Grandview Memorial Gardens Bluefield- Tazewell Road Intermont Lodge Rich Creek Lions’ Club Funeal Missouri Powers Missouri Deel Powers Honaker Dickenson County Dorce Powers Duty View Primitive Baptist Church Janice Powers Leck Deel Prater James Paul Powers Haysi Funeral Home Teddy Ball Franklin Viers Bee Haysi Funeral

Obituary notices for Ellis, Kirk Lester, Powers, Hill, Garris, Sanson, and Martin

Obituaries and funeral notices list James Ellis of Kegley. Schrilda Kirk Lester of Mohawk. Missouri Powers of Honaker. Goldie Hill of Richlands. Harry T. Garris of Bluefield. Willard Sanson of Wolfe. and George Robert Martin of Bluefield, with family survivors, church ties, burial plans, and funeral home arrangements. Services span various dates, locations, and cemeteries in McDowell and surrounding counties.

Funerals for Johnston Chapman Sexton Held Today

Funeral services were conducted for Carl Eugene Johnston 50 at Cravens Shires Chapel Bluewell with burial at Roselawn Memorial Gardens Princeton. Monica Loretta Chapman 73 Welch died. Rev Eugene Weber officiated. Sidney D Sexton 84 East Wayne Street Bluefield also honored at Mercer Funeral Home Chapel with burial at Roselawn Memorial Gardens.

Sexton Sidney D East Wayne Street Bluefield Mercer Funeral Home Harry Wright Roselawn Memorial Gardens Princeton Road

Miller Death Probe Continues

Bluefield police pursue an apparent murder investigation into Wade M. Miller, 82, of 515 Hardy Street. Ballistic and blood tests are awaited from the state medical examiner and the State Police Criminal Investigation Bureau as the body is transferred to Lugo's Funeral Service.

Bluefield Wade M. Miller Hardy Street State Medical Examiner's Office State Police Criminal Investigation Bureau Lugo

Bluefield Daily Telegraph Publisher and charges note

A snippet from the Bluefield Daily Telegraph provides publication details, pricing, and circulation notes for the newspaper. It lists address, ownership, AP affiliation, subscription rates, home delivery costs, and postal changes procedure.

Koch Says Democrats Blamed For Unemployment Rise

New York City Mayor Edward I. Koch told Democratic platform writers that unless the party backs more aid for cities and a large infusion of funds the Democrats will be blamed for rising unemployment. He urged strong state and local government support amid economic concerns.

Koch Washington New York City Edward I. Koch Democratic Platform White House Democratic Platform Committee Carter Congress Democratic Party America

Man Killed In Tractor Accident In Tazewell County

Jim Shepherd 61 of Thompson Valley was killed in a tractor accident Friday afternoon. State police reportedly investigated the incident though no report had been filed by Wytheville detachment late Friday.

Tazewell Jim Shepherd Thompson Valley Tazewell County Wytheville Greever Funeral Home

Man dies after apparent self inflicted gunshot in Bland County

Daniel Paul Gusler 40 of Little Creek Dublin Va died Thursday in a Roanoke hospital from an apparent self inflicted gunshot wound. Pulaski County Sheriff’s Department investigated details unavailable. Survived by two daughters five sisters and four brothers. Funeral held Monday at Shiloh United Methodist Church with burial in church cemetery.

Bland, Va Roanoke Daniel Paul Gusler Little Creek Dublin Pulaski County Sheriff's Department Bland County Daniel Clayborn Ada Beatrice Myers Gusler Maurissa Gusler Kristy Gusler Thomas Dorothy) Hood Houska Allen Lee) Burton Bluefield Charles Louise) Burton Midlothian Sherman Wanda) Townley Bland Randy Carol) Morris Independence Dennis Gusler Ronald Gusler Dale Gusler

Schmidt backs U S support in Berlin Bonn talks

Senator Biden quotes Helmut Schmidt saying America can depend on the bloody Germans to stand up to Brezhnev on Afghanistan and Europe nuclear defense. Schmidt tells Biden Germany will not renege on commitments in blunt Bonn meeting prior to Vienna summit with Carter.

Washington Helmut Schmidt U.S America Leonid Brezhnev Afghanistan Europe Joseph R. Biden Del Senate Foreign Relations’ European Schmidt Germany Bonn Carter Vienna Biden Bonn-Washington Brezhnev

Bank Honors Lilly at Princeton Bank Board Resolution

The Princeton Bank & Trust Company board passed a resolution in memory of Ernest D. Lilly, President Emeritus, announced by Curry Blank. The resolution was presented to Mrs. Billie Lilly and Mrs. Gayle Compton in recognition of years of service and valuable contributions.

Princeton Princeton Bank & Trust Company Ernest D. Lilly Curry Blank Princeton Bank & Trust Billie Lilly Gayle Compton Ernest Lilly Mercer County Lilly Land Company Princeton Chamber of Commerce Princeton Rotary Club Princeton Presbyterian Church Lilly Ernest Gail Compton Compton

Heavy Afghan fighting reported after rebel ambush

Reports from Peshawar say Afghan rebels claim heavy fighting and many casualties after ambush on a Soviet armored column heading to reinforce a besieged Afghan army garrison in Sultang Valley near the Pakistan border. Also, New Delhi cites five Kabul policemen killed in a nighttime gunbattle as Afghan guerrillas penetrated Kabul.

Peshawar Pakistan New Delhi Kabul Afghanistan Sultang Valley Abdul Akbarzai National Islamic Front of

Reward Posted for Vernon Jordan Jr Attack Details

The National Urban League offers a $50,000 reward for tips leading to the arrest and conviction of Vernon Jordan Jr attackers, citing slow investigation progress. Jordan, leader of the Urban League, was shot in a Fort Wayne hotel lot and remains in serious but stable condition after transfer to a New York hospital. A $7,000 reward had already been set by Fort Wayne residents.

New York Vernon Jordan Jr National Urban League John Jacob Fort Wayne Ind Jordan The Urban League New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center

Cambodian Repatriation Faces Momentum Risks at Border

An official warned that as repatriation gains pace Thai troops may push more Cambodians back. He recalled last year’s involuntary wave of 42,000 refugees and deaths. In Khao I Dang on Friday refugees began signing in for return housing. A 600 ton rice seed distribution was prepared for aid.

Tom McDonald Cambodia Khao I Dang

Fire at Elmac plant in Rich Creek causes several thousand dollars in damage

An early morning blaze at the Elmac plant in Rich Creek Giles County destroyed new offices inside the plant and damaged front offices by water and smoke. Investigators consider arson possible and are probing with Virginia State Police. Fire crews from Rich Creek Glyn Lyn and Narrows fought the flames from about 1 15 a.m. Eight night shift workers were on site. no serious injuries. The plant manufactures mining machinery and the cause remains under investigation.

Rich Creek Elmac Giles County Jim McCroskey McCroskey Wytheville Virginia State Police Glyn Lyn Narrows

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Leonard R. Boley James Ellis James Arvil Ellis Kegley Bud Wyoming County Mt. Carmel Walter Green Roger Alden Henry Lane Bowling Spanishburg Foglesong-Longanacre Mullens James Walls Michael Walls Steve Burdette Tom Smith Jerry Deel David Burnette Schrilda Lester Schrilda (Scarberry) Kirk Lester Mohawk Welch Hospital Sam Scarberry Francis Scarberry Okie Smith Panther Mabel Bailey Nada New Baisden Della Smith Canterbury Ohio Gradie Bevins Newhall Raymond Kirk Fredericktown Woodrow Kirk Argo Hershel New Church of God Isaban Clarence Estep Richard Kennedy Kirk Goldie Hill Goldie Victory Hill Big Creek Harry T. Garris Perdue Hollow Airport Road Athens Road Willard Sanson Wolfe Florida Pike County Lewis and Laura Gulley Lawson Ft. Pierce Fla Winding Gulf Luria Trent Sawson Anawalt Faye Compton Rt.4 Kathy Setrakan Louise Marrs Buster Sanson Leroy Sanson Madison Jimmy Sanson Lackie Enos Sanson Lucy Mays Woodlawn Memorial Park Bluewell Ralph Hanshaw Bud Presley Jimmy Parnell Terry Parnell Gary Parnell Angelo Romeo George Martin George Robert Martin Rogers Street Miller Bluefield Daily Telegraph Daily Telegraph Printing Co Bland Street Associated Press W.va West Virginia Audit Bureau of Circulation P.O. Box 208 Landon Associates Abraham Ribicoff Dconn Platform Committee Democratic National Committee Ribicoff Lloyd Bentsen Texas Daniel Patrick Moynihan Bill Bradley New Jersey Gusler United States West Hans-Dietrich Genscher Edmund S. Muskie Senate John Dalton Hampton Roads Edwards Exchange New York Stock Exchange Trade Oberammergau Norman Morgan First Presbyterian Church Logan West Va William Turley Nighbert Methodist Church Eagles Cambodian Glenn A. Tabor, Jr
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