Obituary roundup from Richmond to Welch deaths
Multiple death notices and funeral details from Richmond Virginia to Welch and Princeton West Virginia report the deaths of Harry R. Elmore in Richmond at 88 and former educator. Mark Richard Kowaleski in Charlotte at 30. J Bowden of Princeton. Ruth Virginia Bourne of Tazewell. Effie Gertrude Bell of Princeton. Gethel Pritt Van Stavern of Union. Virgie Elsie Lambert of Bluewell. Shannon Lee Musick of Rowe. Dollie E. Parker of Welch. Donald Joseph Blankenship Sr. of Doran. and other obituaries with service times, burial sites, and survivors listed.
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Charlotte
N.C
Mark Richard Kowaleski
Switchback
Welch Hospital
Bluefield
Charlie
Geneva Saski Kowaleski
Blythe Co
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Powhatan
McDowell County
Zwike
von Lambert Kowaleski
Charlie Kowaleski Jr
Santa Ana
Joseph Kowaleski
Bramwell
Bill Kowaleski
Charleston
John Kowaleski
Charlotte Mabus
Randy
Linda Sue) Webb
Columbus
Ohio
Patricia Lynn Kowaleski
Gary Naegele
Wi O Memorial Park
Bluewell
Bennett-Widener Funeral Home
Ruth Virginia Sarver Bourne
Route 3
Tazewell
Bland County
Ezra Wiley Sarver
Gratton
Mount Olivet
The
Bruce Bourne
the Plains
Blanche Neal
Margaret Er
McF
Irene Carr
Rocky Gap
Louise Phillips
Follawsbee
Mamie Childress
Bastian
Vivian Buchanan
Salem
Thelma Nelson
Peery and
Kenneth Connors
Funeral
Princeton
Effie Gertrude Bell
Bluefield Avenue
Willowton
William P
Mary Easter Meadows
Mercer County
Burke Memorial Baptist Church
Joseph Howard Bell
Willie Wright
Bertha Beasley
Ervin Meadows
Orland Bell
Donald Bell
Gilbert
Barbara) Anderson
Jimmie
Ann) Saunders
Winfield
Blanche Taylor
Richmond
Thorn Street
Donald Tate
Paul Hall
Roselawnardens
Friends
Athens Road
Livermore
Calif
William Carl van Stavern
Union
Nancy Bostic
Union Presbyterian Church
Robert Jen
Green Hill Cement Union
Broyles- McGuire Funeral Home
Virgie Elsie Lambert
Route 20
Northfork
Almeda Bailey Mitchum
Mt. Jackson Baptist Church
Athens
Jesse C. Lambert
Preston
Carness Lambert
John
Annalee) Lafferty
Clarence Lambert
Eugene Harmon
Crumpler
Lebanon
Shannon Lee Musick
Rowe
Richlands
Ola Gay Helton Musick
Leonard Musick
Fletcher Ridge
Council High School
Rat Contractors
Buchanan County
Arnold Helton
James (Buck) Musick
Honaker
Reva McGlothlin
Connie Fletcher
Glenda Blankenship
Jamie Helton
Joann Hart
Giles Helton
Jerry Helton
Timmy Helton
Honaker Funeral Home
Guy Harris
Roy Lee Wison
Arthur Lee Sullivan
Helton Family
Stinson Ridge
Dollie E. Parker Welch
Dollie E. Parker
Hemphill
Mingo
Thomas C
Victoria Irving Carter
Church of God
Central Avenue
Welch
Fred Parker
Johnny Carter
Wytheville
Douglas Mortuary Chapel
Grassy Spur
Bishop, Va
Donald Joseph Blankenship
Doran
Woodman
Gladys Keen Blankenship
Harlen Blankenship
Tazewell County
Donald J. Blankenship Jr
Missouri
Nelson E. Blankenship
Rhonda Sue Westbrook
Eugene
Ernest Blankenship
Oakwood
Ray Lee Blankenship
Whitewood
Robert
James Blankenship
Baltimore
Buchanan Funeral Services
Keen Mountain
Ancil Childress
Charles Davidson
Greenhill
Claypool Hill
John Ratliff
VFW
Grundy
Funerals scheduled for area residents today
Minnie Lee Hypes of Princeton and Virginia Mae Drordill of Canvas lead a slate of services today at 11 a.m. Burial at Honaker Family Cemetery. Anita Claire Mayo and others also noted with 11 a.m. proceedings. Services continue through afternoon with graveside rites at various cemeteries including Cunningham Memorial Park and Clinch Valley Memorial.
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Hypes
Minnie Lee
Princeton
Honaker
Dodrill
Virginia Mae
Canvas
St. Albans
Marlaing Church of Christ
Cunningham Memorial Park
Phillips
Ronald Lee
Maxie, Va
Grundy Funeral Home
Grundy
Mountain Valley Memorial Park
Big Rock
Mayo
Anita Claire
Nemours
Dudley Memorial Chapel
Bluefield
Clinch Valley Memorial Cemetery
Richlands
Police report two incidents in Bluefield city area
Roger Ogle 27 of Freeman attempted hanging in Bluefield jail main cell block using a shirt. He was lowered by officers, found gasping, refused hospital care, and placed in an alternate cell. A second incident at Bo's nightclub involved Vincent Hodge alleging assault by three tall black males. he wass unable to identify suspects and reported $45 missing. No suspects named.
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Bluefield City
Roger Ray Ogle
Freeman
M.K. Summers
C.S. Myers
Ogle
Summers
Bluefield Rescue Squad
Bluefield Regional Medical Center
Vincent Hodge
Alanta
Bluefield
Hodge
Virginia climber hurt in 50-foot fall at New River Gorge
A Virginia man fell fifty feet while rock climbing at New River Gorge near Fern Creek and Beauty Mountain in Fayette County. Ribbons, 23, of Harrisonburg, suffered a broken left arm and leg. Park Service rangers and an ambulance crew attended. He was transported to Charleston Area Medical Center by 6:30 p.m.
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Lansing
Virginia
New River
George Ribbons
Harrisonburg
Lizzie Watts
National Park Service
Watts
Park Service
Ribbons
Charleston Area Medical Center
Fern Creek
Beauty Mountain
Fayette County
Jackpot dormant as Powerball grows to 11 million
No one matched all Powerball numbers on Saturday. the $9 million pool grows to an estimated $11 million for Wednesday. Saturday drawing yielded 13 27 29 42 43 with Powerball 41. a Delaware ticket matched five regular numbers for 100000, missing the Powerball. Virginia Lotto failed to produce a winner for its 2.6 million jackpot. Wednesday’s prize climbs to 4 million. Seventy five players matched five numbers for 991.2,998 four of six and 53. 48,434 three of six earned a free play.
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Delaware
Virginia Lotto
Earth Summit ends with pledges to carry spirit of Rio worldwide
Delegates wrap up the historic Rio gathering pledging to spread the spirit of Rio as three pacts aim for a cleaner world. Maurice Strong lauded the event, while nations like Germany signaled bold aid and emission cuts, and disputes over energy conservation mark the final session.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Earth
Rio
Maurice Strong
United States
U.S
Bush
Germany
Japan
Mercer summer school planned at two Princeton schools
Mercer County public schools will offer summer courses in basic math language arts science and social studies starting June 22. Each location requires 25 enrollments. if under, classes may combine. Sign-up at Princeton Senior High Wednesday 9 to 11 am with a 150 fee, refundable if enrollment is insufficient. Transportation not provided.
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Princeton
Mercer County
George Keatley
Keatley
Princeton Senior High
Bluefield
Princeton Senior High School
Last two German hostages near freedom in Damascus
In Damascus, Iran backed efforts to free two German aid workers Heinrich Struebig and Thomas Kemptner, last Western hostages in Lebanon. Bonn and Tehran officials signaled release could come in 48 to 72 hours, with German Chancellor Helmut Kohl’s envoy Fate indicating progress.
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Damascus
Syria
Lebanon
Tehran Times
Germany
Tehran
Iran
West
Iraq
Helmut Kohl
Bernd Schmidbauer
Heinrich Struebig
Thomas Kemptner
Schmidbauer
Bonn
Hussein Mousavian
Associated Press
Nicosia
Struebig
Kemptner
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Harry R. Elmore
Durwood Crescent
Tazewell High School
Pittsylvania County
Mary Christian Royall Elmore
William G. Vansant Jr
Virginia Beach
Kenneth E. Rice Jr
Betty J. Bowden
J. Bowden
North 9Th Street
Mrs. Gethel Pritt van Stavern
Donald J. Blankenship Sr
Bryant
Herschel B
Raysal
Three Forks
Jolo
Cole
Rockbridge
Paynesville
Penland
Mary Ellen
Saltville
Crabtree Chapel
Daily Record
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Bluefield Ave
W.va
J. Stanley Warren
Audit Bureau of Clitherein
P. O
National
Dresmer, Woodward
O’mara
Bluefield Call Telegraph
Daily Telegraph
Sun
Mal
Electrolux
New River Gorge
Ocums
Earth Summit
Spirit
Fernando Collor de Mello
Washington
Malaysia
William K. Reilly
Reilly
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Mercer
Youssef Shakkour
Warrenizing Cleaners