Obituaries notices from A-2 continued
Obituary items list Margaret L. Patterson of Port Orange Fla who died June 12 2000 with services and survivors. Also Earl Floyd Jones of Columbus Miss died June 13 2000. notes his 30 years US Air Force service and memberships. Cremation planned. funeral services listed for Otis Russell Yates Mildred Pedigo Virginia Falin Arthur Johnson George Shepard Billy Mann Marvin Nuckels Ina Hatcher Sidney Stepp.
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
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
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
Tazewell
Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Thompson Valley
Billy Edward Mann
V.A. National Cemetery
Bob Evans backs West Virginia college access effort
Restaurateur Bob Evans donates 150000 to the West Virginia Access Center for Higher Education at Bluefield State College to fund 10000 grants starting 2001. The program aims to raise college going rates among high school students, with a community matching challenge and a June 26 check presentation at the Bud POW WOW Center.
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 Center For High Education
Bluefield State College
Appalachian Maryland
Princeton murder suspect tied to 11 year old case
Brown, released from a Virginia prison, is the sole suspect in the Richmond stabbing murder in Princeton. Richmond died from two neck wounds at her business. investigators found no struggle. Brown reportedly told guards he killed a woman in Princeton 11 years ago. He remains at Huttonville Correction Center serving a 10 year robbery sentence. trial date not set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Richmond
Brown
Princeton Police Department
Princeton
Huttonville
Health care costs and Medicare cuts blamed for hospital deficits
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, says Medicare payments lag behind private insurance, with managed care failing to offset rising costs. He cites 1995 to 1997 actions, predicted 2004 health insurance as a major issue, and ongoing financial strain on hospitals and related facilities nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Altman
Clinton
National Bipartisan Commission On the Future of
Medicare
Washington
America
Police use bicycles to deter crime in patrols
Police advocate bicycle patrols to deter public drinking soliciting and loitering. Chief R C Martin notes bikes offer quiet swift access on Mercer Street while a donated electric bicycle aids hills and reduces officer fatigue during cruiser nights and crime responses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilley
Mercer
American Electric Power
Department
Martin
Wellness Center Lease Talks After Closures
The Community Center board discusses keeping service levels at the Wellness Center, exploring a lease with Bluefield Regional Medical Center as the facility faces closure on July 1 due to years of deficits. Plans aim for same service at lower costs with proactive membership growth and media support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Shott
Shott
Bluefield Regional Medical Center
BRMC
Community Center
George Simons
Morhous
David Scruggs
Loud music disturbance leads to warning in Washington Street area
Police blotter reports a loud music complaint Tuesday on Washington Street with a warning issued. Other entries note a two vehicle accident at Bluefield Plaza with no injuries and investigations by Patrolmen Mitchem Harmon Vance. Multiple disturbances including juveniles on Union Street and a barking dog on Lyndale Avenue are documented with verbal warnings or actions.
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
United Way Allocations Approved at Community Meeting
United Way approved allocations totaling $306,910 to agencies including American Red Cross, Buckskin Council, First Call for Help, Latchkey, Literacy Program, Mercer County Fellowship Home, Salvation Army Bluefield and Princeton, WE CAN Program and more. Administrative and campaign expenses set, total operating expenses $410,400, funds raised to provide services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erican Red Cross
Black Diamond Girl
Buckskin ‘Council
Boy Scouts of America
Latchkey
Mercer County
Wilkinson
Also Mentioned on This Page
A-2
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
R.C. Martin
Daily Record
Pulaski and
Peck Streets
Kammer Furniture Company
R. Thompson
B.W. Copenhaver
State Electric Supply CO
Tate
General Electric
Thomas & Betts
Philips Lighting
Klein Tools
Lithonia Lighting
Walnut Street
Downto Acme
Ania
Air Force
Curtis A. Brock, JR
Brock
Stafford
Toll MM Atasee
Brick Street
SUN. Pee
United Way
Salvation Army
P.O. Box
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