Obituary notices continue with Patterson Jones and more
Obituaries list Margaret L. Patterson of Port Orange Florida and Earl Floyd Jones of Columbus Mississippi among the dead. Details include birthdates, family relations, service locations, and graveside rites. Funeral arrangements span multiple towns with services at Grandview Memory Gardens, Shortridge Ramey Chapel, and local chapels. multiple survivors noted along with dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret L. Patterson
Port Orange
Fla
North Tazewell
Halifax Hospital
Daytona Beach
Berwind
William A
Tina Marie Strouth Elswick
Robert Cecil Patterson
Robert B. Patterson
Howard B. Elswick
Robert Elswick
Raymond Patterson
Hazel Lane
Raven
Grandview Memory Gardens
Bluefield
Dan Broctor
Peery & St.Clair Funeral Home
Tazewell
Earl Floyd Jones
Columbus
Baptist Memorial Hospital
Carl C
Trula Fraley Jones
U.S. Air Force
Vietnam
England
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Disabled American Veterans
The
Elks Club
Dennis ‘Eva’ Delp
Otis Russell Yates
Shortridge-Ramey Funeral Home
Mountain Valley Memorial Park
Big Rock
Mildred Phillips Pedigo
George W. Seaver
Seaver Funeral Home
Princeton
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Virginia
Nenar” Falin
First United Methodist Church
Welch
Arthur George Johnson
Cumby Eastchester Drive
Cumby Family
High Point
N.C
Floral Garden Park
George Edd Shepard
Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Thompson Valley
Billy Edward Mann
V.A. National Cemetery
Mountain Home Town
Marvin Earl Nuckels
Hurst-Scott Funeral
Richlands
Hawkins Cemetery
Ina Hatcher
Rich Creek Primitive Baptist Church
Pinoak
Crotty
Sidney J. Stepp
Chapel of Famining Funeral Home, Inc
Jaeger
Evans donation to boost West Virginia college access
Bob Evans, famed for his restaurant and sausage line, donates 150000 dollars to the West Virginia Access Center for Higher Education at Bluefield State College. The grant funds 10000 dollar scholarships, with competitive awards starting in 2001, while Evans challenges the community to match the gift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
West Virginia
Bob Evans
Evans
Bud
Evan
Stanley
Community Colleges of
Appalachia
Ohio
Ohio Appalachian Center For Higher Education
Shawnee State University
Gattuso
Cache
State Department of Education
Appalachian Regional Commission
Marshall University
The
State College and University System
George M. Cruise Foundation
North Central Appalachian
Prisoner Brown connected to 11 year old Princeton murder
Brown, released from a Virginia prison, is the sole suspect in the Princeton stabbing death of Richmond. Investigators say no struggle occurred. Brown told guards he killed a woman in Princeton 11 years ago. He is at Huttonville Correction Center serving 10 years for a robbery and a trial date had not been set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Richmond
Brown
Princeton Police Department
Princeton
Huttonville
Medicare reforms blamed for hospital deficits rise up in West Virginia
Vestich of Bluefield regional Medical Center notes both hospitals run deficits this year due to the Balanced Budget Act. Altman, speaker at Profiling the Health of West Virginia Hospitals, argues Medicare cuts and rising private insurance costs hurt health care providers since 1990. He cites 1995 to 1997 BBA enactment and predicts continued managed care changes, with calls for major shifts by 2004 health policy debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Altman
Clinton
National Bipartisan Commission On the Future of
Medicare
Washington
America
Police use bicycles to patrol Mercer Street area
Gilley explains bicycle patrols deter crime and allow quiet, rapid movement through tight spaces. Chief Martin notes bikes aid weekend patrols. AEP donated an electric bicycle last year enabling officers to climb hills without fatigue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilley
Mercer
R.C. Martin
Martin
American Electric Power
Department
Wellness Center Lease Talks Amid Closure Debate
Community Center discussions with Bluefield Regional Medical Center focus on preserving service levels at the Wellness Center. Director Mike Shott urges growing membership and proactive promotion while BRMC negotiates a lease. Officials plan to meet early next week to finalize terms as the center had warned of July 1 closure due to years of deficits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Shott
Shott
Bluefield Regional Medical Center
BRMC
Community Center
George Simons
Morhous
David Scruggs
Loud music disturbance and several police inquiries logged
Tuesday and Wednesday police blotter entries report loud music on Washington Street verbal warning. two vehicle accident with no injuries on Floyd Street. disturbances near Opera House Apartments Union Street street youths and a barking dog on Lyndale Avenue. Agencies include Patrolmen Mitchem Harmon Vance and Copenhaver and Sgt Ruth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Street
D. Mitchem
Bluefield Plaza
H.L. Harmon
Opera House
J.D. Vance
Union Street
Floyd Street
Lyndale Avenue
Chicory Square
G.A. Ruth
R. Thompson
United Way Allocations Revealed In Budget Meeting
United Way allocations approved include American Red Cross 45000 and Bluefield Salvation Army 30000 among others totaling 306910. Administrative expenses stand at 62280 and campaign costs at 35710 with total operating expenses 410400. Wilkinson stated that all dollars raised in the campaign provide services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erican Red Cross
Black Diamond Girl Scouts
Bluefield Community Center
Buckskin Council
Boy Scouts of America
Latchkey
Mercer County Fellowship Home
Salvation Army
Bluefield
Princeton
Wilkinson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Carl R. Jones
Lathrop
Fred S. Jones
Myrtle Beach
S.C
Roy L. Jones
Virginia Beach
Betty Kyle
Memorial Funeral Home
Miss
Greg Jordan
Daily Telegraph
A-1
Healthcare
Daily Record
Pulaski and
Peck Streets
Kammer Furniture Company
B.W. Copenhaver
State Electric Supply CO
General Electric
Thomas & Betts
Philips Lighting
Klein Tools
Lithonia Lighting
Walnut Street
Acme
AIGA
Airforce.com
Air Force
Curtis A. Brock, JR
Brock
Stafford
Psince
Brick Street
United Way
Rock Valley Concrete
Safe Care
P.O. Box
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