Deaths and Funerals Begin for Many in Va and W.Va
Multiple obituaries note deaths across Buchanan and Mercer counties and nearby towns. Albert Harris 75 of Venna Va. Frances Pruett 63 of Princeton. Ralph Ramey 49 of Big Rock. Virgil Hinkle 37 of Abbs Valley Bluefield. Ruth Gibberson 71 of Bluefield. Leotis Neal 77 of Princeton. Vivian Orren 67 of Advance N C. Edna Walker 80 Princeton. Dennis Stanley 71 Kimball. Lena Hale 81 Bluefield. Maston Mullins 92 Keystone. Richard Smith 58 Boisdevain? Va. Pansy Gardner 79 Princeton. and many others including service details and burial plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances “Lucy” Pruett
Quail Valley Estates
Princeton
Winston Salem, N.C
Lewis E. and
Leone Snider Garten Sr
Princeton High School
Centre College
Salem College
Kentucky Christian College
Forsyth Technical Institute
Winston Salem
N.C
Christian Church
Church of Christ
Zembabwe
Africa
Athens Church of Christ
Dennis D. Pruett
David Pruett
Greenville
Miss
Darel Pruett
Islamorada
Fla
Daniel Pruett
Denise P. Hayes
William “Ruth” Body
Roanoke
Helen Jean Bradberry
Athens
Lewis Emory Garten Jr
Venice
Jack E. Garten
Burns Wornal
Memorial Funeral Directory
Athens Road
Harold Davis
Clarence Mansfield
Lemuel Hardison
Athens Cemetery
Hasten International Inc
First Street
Fran Allison Dies at 81 in Los Angeles
Fran Allison, beloved as the human foil on Burr Tillstrom’s puppet show Ku Ka, Fran & Ollie, died Tuesday at 81. Officials cited bone marrow failure as the cause, noting she could not produce enough white and red blood cells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Fran Allison
Uppets
Fran
Ollie
Allison
Sherman Oaks Community Hospital
Johna Rogovin
Miss Allison
Burr Tillstrom
Chicago
Tillstrom
Palm Springs
Unpaid Bills Push City Toward Court Action
Bluefield board approves court action against 734 delinquent accounts totaling 306841.01 for garbage, fire protection, and auto fees. Treasurer Stahl says top debtors to be notified first, four public hearings set June 27 on fee increases and hotel tax penalties. Mayor Cole notes railroad caboose restoration at City Park as concession stand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield Board of Directors
Charles Stahl
Paul Cole
Stahl
Cole
Pocahontas Historic Railroad Commission
Bluefield City Park
No Opponents at Sunday Racing Hearing in Charleston
Charleston AP report: no opponents attended a public hearing on Sunday racing at South Carolina dog tracks. Racing Commission chair Robert Burke said a final decision will come at the July 17 meeting. Letters of support were read, including one from the Charleston Area Chamber of Commerce. The May 10 vote had tentatively extended Sunday hours from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., with dog tracks already granted Sunday racing rights by the Legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lena P. Hale
West Ridge St
Bluefield
Reidsville
N.C
Martin and
Nancy Wilson Prichard
Mercer County
Genoa High School
Brown Hospital
Mount Zion Baptist Church of
Doreatha Chambers
Glynn Prichard
Bernard Prichard
Mount Zion Baptist Church
Lawerence Beale
James E. Davis
Fermwell
Restlawn Memorial Gardens
Littlesburg Road
Richardson Funeral Home
Maston Mullins
Keystone
Welch
Wyoming County
Saul
Cindy Mullins
Eastern Associated Coal Co
Matilda Green Mullins
Lacy Mullins
Northfork
Maston Mullins Jr
Graham
Washington
Raymond Mullins
Okey C. Mullins
Virginia
Steve “Virgie” Sizemore
Rosetta Tucker
Sadie Sexton
Maryland
Bennett Widner
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Bluewell
Charleston
Robert Burke
State Racing Commission
Burke
Hawkins wins first place in West Virginia Press Women contest
Barbara Hawkins of the Bluefield Daily Telegraph, Princeton Bureau Chief and Editorial Board member, earned first place in editorial writing for the 1988 West Virginia Press Women contest. Her piece on investment losses in the State Treasurer's Office under Treasurer A James Manchin won, with an honorable mention in Special Articles for Mercer County Commission coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Hawkins
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
West Virginia Press
Hawkins
WVPW
A. James Manchin
National Press
Mercer County Commission
Princeton
Daily Telegraph
Firefighters Contain Multi-Compartment Gas Tanker Blaze
A tanker carrying 8 000 gallons of leaded and unleaded gasoline burned in a blaze that consumed all ten compartments. One-quarter of the aluminum tanker remained after knockdown. Fire crews from Richlands, Belfast, Belington, and other departments contained the fire, praised mutual aid, and noted hazardous materials training helped avert an explosion. Foam used overnight to keep vapors down. product cooled to below 100 degrees by 11 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tolbert
Richlands
Belfast
Cleveland
Honaker
Wise
Brumley Gap
Virginia Department of Fire
Also Mentioned on This Page
Albert Harris
Ball Fork
Venna
Grundy
Buchanan County
Toby
Sarah White Harris
Austins Chapel
Red Jacket Coal Company
David T. Harris
Mary Magalene
Maggie’ Sullivan Harris
America Sheppard
Ada Mae Rose
Council
Mary Williams
Skokie
Ill
William P. Harris
Paul Harris
Ezra Lee Harris
James I. Harris
Nancy Rose
Ruben Harris
Steward Harris
Roland Harris
Abingdon
Henry Harris
Frank Harris
Donald Toby Harris
Honaker Funeral Home
Walter Wampler
Guy Harris
Bennie Harris
Harris Family
Frances Pruett
Ralph E. Ramey
Ralph Edd Ramey
Big Rock
Pike County
Freelin
Della Stiltner Ramey
Southern Baptist Church
Emma Jean Walters Ramey
Douglas G. Smith
Oakwood
Tina Renee Boyle
Chicago, Ill
Stella McClanahan
Perrysville
Nellie Taylor
Margaret Ramey
Grass Point
Mich
Didema Walters
Home Creek
Belva Helen Routson
Thomas Ramey
Tipp City
Ohio
Earl Scott Ramey
Robert Lee Ramey
William Ramey
Ga Dean Ramey
Mount Card
Grundy Funeral Home
Edward Eaton
Ralph Taylor
Ramey Family
Buckeye Creek
Virgil E. Hinkle
Virgil Eugene Hinkle
Abbs Valley
Walter and
Racy Hinkle
Pocahontas
Tazewell
Johnny Elmore
Grandview Memory Gardens
Bluefield- Tazewell Road
Ruth V. Gibberson
Brushfork
Sally Caldwell Perdue
Route 1
Giles Perdue
Leotis Neal
Upper Pine St
Beckley
Sparta
Burl
Carrie Robinson Neal
Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church
UMWA
Exie M. Neal
Ruth Smith
Carrie Neal
Effie L. Roberts
Canton
Franklin B. Neal
Bronx
N.Y
John Henry Neal
Philadelphia
Daisy Horton
Macon
Frankie Smith
Rita Wilburn
Alex Neal
George W
B.P. Jones
Restlawn Memory Gardens
Vivian L. Orren
Vivian Louise Orren
LaQuinta Drive
Advance
Lashmeet
Winston-Salem
Springton
Harvey and
Macey Carden Gray
Stuart M. Orren
Wayne Orren
David Orren
Dublin
Darrell Orren
Dale Orren
Danny Orren
Margie Shupe
Conway
S.C
Charlotte Long
Marie Mitchem
Mary Bowden
Kathy Rogers
Linda Orren
Peggy Farmer
Connie Orren
Mocksville
Helen Stover
West Virginia
Bobby Gray
Lima
Memorial
Donald Stover
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Edna M. Walker
Edna Mae Walker
West
Honaker Ave
Dennis P. Stanley
Dennis P. “Dink” Stanley
Kimball
Big Four
Bottom Creek
James Overton
Martha E. Frith Stanley
Superior
Welch High School
Ma Greathead Stanley
Ph Stanley
Gilliam
Cecil Stanley
Doug
Dorothy) Williams
Lola Daughtery
Eters Wa
Richard W. Smith
Boissevain
Richmond, Va
Rodriguez- Pocahontas
Pansy C. Gardner
High St
George W. Seaver
Gearhart
James ‘Melvin
Rock
Cravens-Shires Funeral Home
Wesley Chapel
Millner
Ida Bell
Princeton Health Care Center
George W. Seaver Funeral Home
Walnut Grove Cemetery
Sarver
Hazel Virginia
Sunrise Drive
College Avenue Baptist Church
Lilly
James E
Louisville
Pearson Funeral Home
Jackson
John Kelley
Hill Creek Road
Hurst-Scott
Greenhills
Memory Gardens
Claypool Hill
Dunlap
Ruth K
North Tazewell
Peery & St. Clair Funeral Home
Maplewood Cemetery
Hankins
Georgia
Viola
Alexis, N.C
Berwind
Berwind United Methodist Church
Hartwell Cemetery
Hartwell
Lafon
Sidney Howard
Anawalt
Hill
Henry Wiley
Goodwin's Chapel
Davis Funeral Home Chapel
Oakvale
Stanley
Ruby L
Clinchco, Va
Haysi Funeral Home Chapel
Haysi, Va
Temple Hill Memorial Park
Castlewood
Steele
Carrie W
Peery & St. Clair Funeral Chapel
Bostic
Eric A
Ripplemeade
Givens Funeral Home
Pearisburg
Birch Lawn
Kellys
Fairview Christian Community Church
Old Beckley RD
Hamptons Market
NAVAL
Charleston Area Chamber of Commerce
Richmond
Whitchells
South College Ave
Bluefield Dance Theatre
John R. Lamb
Nancy Lamb
Een Flora
N. Walker St
Princeton, W
Mon
Sun
Henson Ave
Pearisburg, V
Eisenhower St
W Va
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