Obituary notices from West Virginia and Virginia communities
A batch of obituaries lists Dorothy M Horton Brown 57 Gary died June 14 2009 with incomplete funeral plans. Margaret Elswick 83 Raven Va died June 15 2009. Guy Hatfield Gilbert died June 13 2009. Patricia Hunt 68 North Tazewell Va died June 15 2009 with arrangements pending. Joyce Ann Johnson 61 Ashland died June 16 2009. Edith Powell King 76 Decatur Ga formerly Kyle died June 15 2009. Loreto Santos Santiago 77 St Albans died June 14 2009. Mary Claudine Webb 84 Bluefield Va died June 15 2009. Cora Wiright 94 Bessemer Ala formerly Thorpe died June 14 2009. Elbert Joe Heizer III 59 Elbert Va died June 14 2009 with services June 17. Annie M Horne 78 Thompson Valley Va died June 13 2009. Nell Francis Linkenhoker 83 Springfield Ohio formerly Bluefield died June 13 2009. Gilda M Moore 80 Bluefield Va died June 14 2009. Raymond Patsey 86 Premier Va died June 14 2009. services and funeral homes listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy M. Horton Brown
Gary
Gregory-Page
Welch
Margaret Elswick
Raven
Singleton
Cedar Bluff
Guy Hatfield
Gilbert
Logan Regional Medical Center
Mounts Funeral Home
Patricia Lou Beavers Hunt
North Tazewell
Tazewell Community Hospital
Hurst-Scott Funeral
Tazewell
Joyce Ann Johnson
Ashland
Welch Community Hospital
Widener Funeral
Northfork
Edith Powell King
Decatur
Kyle
Atlanta
S. College Ave
Bluefield
Cravens- Shires Funeral Home
Bluewell
Cora M. Wiright
Bessemer
Ala
Thorpe
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Contact and Operations Info
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph provides contact numbers for circulation, advertising, and business office, plus delivery deadlines and hours. It notes corrections policy and established history since 1893, with postal and distribution details for Bluefield WV.
Funerals scheduled in Princeton and Virginia today
Pasqualine E Esther McAfee known as Esther McAfee, 10 a.m. Mass at Sacred Heart Church Princeton. Burial in Resthaven Memorial Park Cemetery Princeton. Louise Smith Mullins, 2 p.m. graveside at Greenhills Memory Gardens Mausoleum Claypool Hill, Va. Inez Tiny Mathey Rite 1 p.m. at Grundy Funeral Home Chapel Grundy Va. Burial in Mountain Valley Memorial Park Big Rock Va.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pasqualine E
Esther” McAfee
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Princeton
Resthaven Memorial Park Cemetery
Louise Smith Mullins
Greenhills Memory Gardens
Claypool Hill
Inez (Tiny) Mathey
Grundy Funeral Home
Grundy
Mountain Valley Memorial Park
Big Rock
State board secrecy blocks school release policy debate
The state board won t release details on school policy continuing from A-1 and A-1 reports as officials refuse comments. The move triggers questions from educators and administrators about transparency and the next steps in the process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board
Roof funding set for Mercer County Health Department project
U S Rep Nick Rahall announced federal support to replace the Green Valley health center roof and HVAC, with a $257000 grant from the 2009 Omnibus. HRSA roles and the Mercer County Commission are coordinating the application, with awards anticipated by late summer and bids not yet issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green Valley
Mercer County
West Virginia
Mercer County Health Department
U.S
Nick Rahall
D-W.va
Mercer
County Commission
Health Resources and Services Administration
HRSA
Department of Health and Human Services
Health Department
Rahall
Mercer County Commission
Joe Coburn
Coburn
Martinsburg standoff ends in hostage death
State Police arrested Donald Lurber, 37, of Winchester, Va., after a Martinsburg standoff left Katherine Nicole Sharpe, 35, dead. Officers used gas to storm the home around 2 p.m. Monday. her body was taken to the state Medical Examiner for an autopsy as charges will be pursued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsburg
Virginia
Rob Blair
Katherine Nicole Sharpe
Charleston
Donald Berkeley Lurber
Winchester
West Virginia gains $225 million in Recovery Zone bonds
West Virginia receives $225 million in federal stimulus bonds to spur economic development and revitalize communities. Sen. Jay Rockefeller and Rep. Nick Rahall said the package includes $90 million in taxable Recovery Zone Economic Development Bonds for governments and $135 million in tax exempt Recovery Zone Facility Bonds for private businesses.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Jay Rockefeller
Nick Rahall
Miss America Katie Stam to Visit West Virginia Pageant
Miss America 2009 Katie Stam will appear at the Miss West Virginia 2009 Pageant in Morgantown at WVU Creative Arts Center. She is set for Saturday TV coverage, a Friday appearance at Coni & Franc, and a Saturday fundraising breakfast at WVU Children's Hospital. Miss America's Outstanding Teen Taylor Fitch of South Carolina is also slated for the TV segment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgantown
Katie Stam
West Virginia
Stam
West Virginia University
School system reduces non-compliance after audits
The district notes progress from an original 260 non-compliance violations in 2001 to 17 remaining concerns after a 2005 audit. Contact Charles Owens at cowens bottonline.com for details on corrections and ongoing monitoring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Owens
Cowens
Bottonline
Water extension reaches Bradshaw Mountain with phases three and four
Mavis Brewster notes phases two is nearly complete with work wrapping by July 9. The Jolo-Paynesville Water Extension Project expands to Bradshaw Mountain, funded by West Department of Environmental Protection money Abandoned Mine Land funds and Rural Utilities with federal stimulus for phases three and four. The line will serve Rock Ridge Jackson Flats Paynesville State Line Ridge Estep Ridge and add about 480 more customers.
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Jolo-Paynesville
Bradshaw Mountain
PSD
Mavis Brewster
River View
Bradshaw
Brewster
Rural Utilities Service
West Department of Environmental Protection
Virginia Line
Parmnpery Bradshaw Mountain
Rock Ridge
Jackson Flats
Paynesville
State Line Ridge
Estep Ridge
Brewster outlines four phases serving 845 McDowell County customers
Brewster said all four phases of the project will serve an estimated 845 customers in McDowell County. Contact Charles Owens at
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Brewster
McDowell County
Charles Owens
Cowens
Bottonline
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Joe Andrew Heizer
Elbert
Joe Andrew Heizer, III
W.va
Joe Andrew Heizer, II
Betty Ann Queen Heizer
Gary High School
Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church
Betty Ann Sprouse
Mary Ann Woolard
Chicago
Felicia
Michael Spencer
Roy
Cindy Salmons
Phillip
Brittney Sprouse
Neil Heizer
Christopher Heizer
Michelle Laneave
Nguyen
Widener Funeral Home
Legacy
Annie M. Horne
Thompson Valley
Tazewell County
Jack Horne
Frank
Lena Gillespie Shepard
Buddy
Climax
N.C
Pauline Finley
Christiansburg
Janice Noel
Salem
Jane Turner
Tom
California
Jean Wright
Marvin
River
Jerry Parsons
Juanita Shepard
North Carolina
Margie Shepard
Maryland
Vickie Shepard Parsons
Taewell
Marie Cruey
William Blakey
Highlands Ambulance Service
Chores & Errands Ambulance Service
Richlands Home Health
Nell Francis Linkenhoker
Springfield
Ohio
Thomas Francis
Vernita Dunn Francis
Linkenhoker
Thomas Linkenhoker
Harry Francis
Charles Francis
Ernest Francis
Edith Romeo
Patricia A. Ratliff
T. Scott Linkenhaker
Melbourne
Fla
Jimmy Francis
Barbara
Albert Francis
Pat
Charlottesville
Johnny Francis
Sue
Clearwater
Betty Shrader
Eugene
Gilda M. Moore
Ohio Street
James Earl Long
Mabel Catherine Bowles Long
Harry L. Moore, Jr
Kimberly Moore
Victoria Hayes
John
Stafford
Harry L. Moore, III
Betty
Richardson
Texas
Carole K. Russo
New Jersey
Valerie Hayes
Almira Hayes
Danielle Russo
San Diego
Calif
Joee Russo
Mercer Funeral Home
Allen Hammond
Funeral
Westminster Presbyterian Church
American Heart Association
National Alliance For the Mentally Ill
NAMD
Wilson Blvd
Arlington
Raymond
Roman
Patsey
Premier
Roman) Patsey
Excelsior
Phillip and
Maria Nichols Patsey
UMWA
Royalty Smokeless Coal Company
Massey Mining
Premier Pentecostal Holiness Church
Batto
Nick
Frank Patsey
Edith Ross
Lucy Watson
Josephine Belfiore
Ruby Rose Patsey
Doug) Patsey
Gayla
Raymond Patsey
Jimmy Patsey
Coalwood
Rosa Belfiore
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Fanning Funeral Home
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Bluefield Avenue
P.O. Box
William
Randy’ Deason
Wddeason
PCR Estsoneer
Business Office
S-Rssccccrenenee
Bluefield Ave
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
WV Press Assn
The
Daily Telegraph
A-1
Houston
Lawless
Mber
We Love
You
Mikie
Mom & Dad
Cy & Donna
Joe
Clovis
Lisa
Invento
SALE
Beckley
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