Obituary highlights from Bluefield daily list several deaths
Obituaries from Bluefield area list Nat Wright of Honaker and others, with services in Honaker Richmonds and Bluefield communities. Names include Edward Jewell, Robert King Jr., Armond Wills, Mrs Gary McClung, Emma Jessup, Nora Stewart, William Hypes, Larry Reedy, Margaret Paolielle, Ripley Stratton, Verlie Smith, Verlie Irene Smith, Verlie Irene Smith, Virgie Workman, Carlie Hagerman and others. Details include ages, residence, burial venues, morn prayers, and suggested memorials to local rescue squads or foundations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nat Wright
Nat
Bertha Whitt) Wright
RFD
Honaker
Richlands
Russell County
Independence Baptist Church
Virginia Nickels
Winston-Salem
N.C
Louise Fuller
Bluefield
Betty Dodrill
San Fernando
Calif
Doris Ann Rasnake
Abingdon
Mildred Cook
Vansant
Jim Wright
New Garden Rescue Squad
Arthritis Foundation
Honaker Funeral Home
Robert King Jr
Robert W
Bob) King Jr
College Ave
Charlottesville
Switchback
Mattie Meador
Princeton
Robert King Sr
Ashland Mining Co
Michael King
James
Joy) Hoge
James King
Niagara Falls
N.Y
Craven-Shires Chapel
Bluewell
Larry Foster
Grandview Memory Gardens
William Hart
Bennie Spry
George Oster
Edward Williams Jr
Sesto Punturi
Raymond DeFrice
Armond Wills
Armond Buford Wills Jr
Narrows
Pearisburg
Rich Creek
Thelma Davis Wills
Armond Buford Wills Sr
Marjorie Ackerman Wills
Armond Buford Wills III
Douglas M. Myers
James R. Bonham
Bethel Cemetery
Fuller
Larry C
Jewell Valley
Ancil Childress
Greenhills Memory Gardens
Claypool Hill
Reedy
Theodore Delmer
Swords Creek
Jessie Miller
Paoliello
Margaret Dudley
Salem
Dudley Memorial Chapel
C.H. Patterson
Maple Hill Cemetery
Verlie Irene Smith
Raven
Tazewell County
Calvin Hunt
James Smith
Garland Hunt
Mona Anders
Ruby van Dyke
Oma Rose
Jennie Hess
Hurst-Scott
Edward Short
Virgie Workman
Virgie Long Workman
Kimball
Hilltop
Oak Hill
Pulaski
Homer
Peggy) Denton
Gladelia Kincaid
Bennett Fanning Funeral Home
Hersey Lane
Belcher Mountain
Carlie Arnold Hagerman
Marion
Joseph Culbertson
Gib Hagerman
West Virginia
Samantha Kilgore
Gray, Tenn
Will Arnold
Jewell Ridge
Boyd Arnold
Russell County Funeral Home
Russell Memorial Cemetery
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Information Card
Publication notice details and subscription rates for Bluefield West Virginia newspaper. Includes offices, mailing address, AP membership, circulation bureau, and advertising representation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
W.va
Associated Press
West Virginia
Audit Bureau of Circulation
P.O. Box
Landon Associates
Union Seeks Hospital Meeting After Formal Request
Welch Emergency Hospital administrator Earl Whiteley said the National Hospital Union formally requested permission to use hospital facilities for a meeting on June 22 after being rebuffed in an initial effort to meet with employees. Union officials reported a organizer was forced to leave earlier and a cafeteria incident prompted police involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WELCH
W.va
National Hospital Union
Earl Whiteley
Whiteley
National Hospital Workers Union District 1199
Harold Schlechtweg
Schlechtweg
Nadine Clack
VEPCO Rate Cut Ordered in West Virginia
The Public Service Commission ordered VEPCO to reduce base rates by 8 cents per kilowatt hour, cutting the utility’s West Virginia revenue by 22,000 dollars. The decision affects about 22,000 VEPCO customers in Greenbrier, Monroe, Pocahontas, Raleigh and Summers counties and takes effect immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W.va
State Public Service Commission
West Virginia
Virginia
Electrc and Power Co
VEPCO
PSC
Greenbrier
Monroe, Pocahontas
Raleigh
Summers Counties
Supreme Court Won't Interfere With Trial
The West Virginia Supreme Court refused to halt the pending criminal case of Dwight M. Robinson in McDowell County Criminal Court. A 3-2 vote left in place the judge's competency review request denied, with dissenters Chief Justice McGraw and Harshbarger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
State Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Dwight M. Robinson
McDowell County Criminal Court
Darrell McGraw
Harshbarger
Robinson
McDowell Circuit
Rudolph Marensky
Deadman device may have halted runaway train derailment
After a train derailed at three crossings and a trestle, a deadman device appeared to stop the cars before the main track. Residents and officials debate whether more devices should be installed. An investigator questioned locals while an N and W crew cleared debris and repaired tracks. No injuries or property damage reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N&w
Bob Dunn
Clifford Street
Dunn
Dublin
Town Park
Meadowlark Estates
McGuire Lane
Robert Wilson
Hidden Meadow Drive
State Rt. 640
Roller Floral Company
Henson, Ave
EPA
Sangid Wins Top Spot In Matoaka
Incumbent mayor Jimmy Sangid reelected on the Progressive ticket, defeating Tracy Lusk of the Peoples Party 65 to 25 in Matoaka town election. Recorder race shifted with Ralph Bird losing to William J. Reasor by 51 to 49 write-ins as five top vote-getters emerged. A 10 challenged votes tally awaits canvassing Monday by a town committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel M. Davis
Williams
Progressive
Jack B. Coeburn
Phillip Sigmond
Lacy Young
Carson Dishner
Anna Atwood
Pearisburg Council Approves Tentative Budget For 83 84
Pearisburg Virginia town council tentatively approves the fiscal year 1983 84 budget totaling 781 452 with a 9 060 rise from 1982 83. Highlights include higher refuse collection rates a library users fee for non residents and a 5 percent across the board increase for full time staff. Final approval set for June 24 as residents consider increases and grants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elaine Thompson
Daily Telegraph
Pearisburg
A. Lee Galloway
Galloway
Bird May Not Have Opposition for 38th District Seat
A Virginia race for the 38th Senatorial District appears unopposed as a Republican committee in Bland Giles Tazewell Pulaski and Wythe counties and chairwoman Margaret P. Cover say no contact from a willing candidate and no nomination likely before the June nominating deadlines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danny Bird
Virginia General Assembly
Bland
Giles
Tazewell
Pulaski and
Wythe
Tazewell County
Republican Party
Margaret P. Cover
Cover
Troopers sue state over 1979 suspension records
Two state troopers McCarty and Brogan filed a 600000 dollar suit in U S District Court claiming the Public Safety Department conspired to deny their rights and kept secret personnel files as they challenged suspensions from a 1979 internal drug case probe. Fellow troopers Bowman and Falkiner also faced suspensions at the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W.va
Princeton
State Public Safety Department
Louis J. McCarty
James L. Brogan
U.S
John O'Rourke
Harley Mooney
Brogan
Falkiner
Bowman
Couple held on neglect after child kept in dog cage
Lawrence Massachusetts police arrested Manuel Rosa and Iraida Rosa after a woman alleged her husband kept their 6-year-old son in a dog cage for bad behavior while confining their 7-year-old daughter to her bedroom as supposed discipline. Both pleaded innocent to two counts of neglecting a minor and were released on 5000 dollars bail with a pretrial date set for August 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Mass
Manuel Rosa
Iraida
Lawrence District Court
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Edward Jewell
Edward Truman Jewell
Bristol
Tenn
Welch Hospital
Carl Hess
Venton
Juanita) Marshall
H.B
Ruby) Jenkins
Tampa
Fla
Claving
Dorothy) Salyers
Phil Combs
Greenhills
Gary McClung
Gary A
Helen Saxon) McClung
Fayetteville
Berwind
Dodd-Payne Funeral Home
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Prosperity
Clark
Fulvia
Thorn St
Jack
Rena) Lee
Wayne
Zetta) Wimmer
Burns Wornal
Ralph Caffee
Jil Dishner
Roselawn Memorial
Princeton Road
Jessup
Emma Cosby
Karen Lane
Marrietta, Ga
Rt. 3
Shields Memorial Church
Art Shields
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Ripley Stratton
Ripley C. Stratton
Shelby
Ohio
Mercer County
U.S. Navy
Princeton Masonic Lodge No
AF & AM
Helen Sowder Stratton
Arthur B. Stratton
Willard
Ripley W. Stratton
Rod Strat
Mrs. Verlie Smith
Carlie Hagerman
American Society
Nairobi
Kenya
Peter Smyth
United Touring Company
Bernard Stillman
Havace
McDowell County
Mary Davis
McDowell County Commission
Commission
Jennings Boyd
Sangid
Matoaka
Giles County
County Board of Supervisors
Congress
Fairview Acres
Danforth
Insurance Agency Auto License Service
Bird
Robert Miller
Princeton Office Medical Arts
Web
Bland ST
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