Deaths and funerals in Bluefield and surrounding areas
Obituaries list Joseph M Meade 73 of Bluefield and James Arvin Pruitt 70 of Abingdon among the deceased. Also reported are William G Hill 71 of Pittsboro Rosa Rakes Bailey 73 of Spanishburg Robert Shawver 65 of Bluefield and Viola Jamison 76 of Richlands. Six more deaths noted with tributes and funeral details including graveside services and memorials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Arvin Pruitt
Abingdon
Bearwallow
Jewell Valley
Buchanan County
Oscar and
Carla May Cole Pruitt
Stella Johnson Cordle
Jewell Ridge
Delcie Pruitt Lane
Magador
Ohio
Nellie Pruitt Pacheco
Wakely
Colo
Rosa Rakes Bailey
Spanishburg
Mabscott
Beckley Hospital
Springton
James Riley
Renee Omie Hawkins Rakes
Pinnacle Creek
Pemberton
Truman William Bailey
Freda Perdue
Loretta Smallwood
Linda “Lynn” Torres
Beckley
Wanda Bailey
Dolly Bailey
Maple Fork Road
Danny Bailey
Bertie Belcher
Union
Funeral notices for multiple Roanoke and surrounding area residents
Obituaries list several services with times and venues across Virginia and North Carolina. Nick Wayne Thomas of Roanoke to be buried at Sherwood Memorial Park. William H Hoge of Princeton to be laid to rest at Resthaven Park Cemetery. Blanche E Givens of Bluefield to be buried at Grandview Memory Gardens. James Edward Hopkins of Narrows to be interred at Fairview Cemetery. Brian Keith Shrader II infant of Jacksonville to be buried at Rose Lawn Memorial Gardens. Marion P Mike Griffith of Jewell Ridge to be laid to rest at Clinch Valley Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
Nick Wayne
Roanoke
Sherwood Memorial Park
Hoge
William H
Valley View St
Princeton
George W. Seaver
Resthaven Park
Givens
Blanche E
Route 5
Hales Bottom
Bluefield
Dudley Memorial
Grandview
Bluefield-Tazewell Road
Hopkins
James Edward
Woodland St
Narrows
First Christian Church
Fairview
Shrader
Brian Keith
Jacksonville
N.C
Athens Road
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Griffith
Marion
Mike
Jewell Ridge
Singleton Funeral
Cedar Bluff
Clinch Valley
Richlands
McDowell man jailed after standoff
Benny M. Lester 36 of Hensley refused to surrender in a two hour standoff after allegedly brandishing a handgun at a deputy and threatening his life. Tear gas forced his exit. he was jailed on two counts of assault two counts of obstructing a police officer and a court order violation. He is held without bond with additional charges pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hensley
McDowell County
Benny M. Lester
Michael Brooks
Lester
B.K. Cochran
Welch State Police
Roderfield
Brooks
Cochran
Pair survives Niagara Falls plunge in foam-wrapped barrel
Steve Trotter and Lori Martin rode a 180 foot descent over Niagara Falls in a Kevlar wrapped barrel with air tanks and foam. They were rescued after about an hour and jailed on trespassing criminal mischief and Niagara Parks Act charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niagara Falls
Ontario
Steve Trotter
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Lori Martin
Atlanta
Horseshoe Falls
Gina Hall
Salvation Army cadet answers his calling in training program
LUEFIELD The Salvation Army cadets undergo rigorous two year training for swift officer deployment. Cadet Brooks Gilliam of Weirton interns at the Bluefield station and Camp Joy in Tazewell County this summer. He will handle administrative work and church programs while expanding social work knowledge. Gilliam hopes for ordination next June and possible assignments across the southern United States or overseas disaster relief efforts. He says the mission is to help anyone in need, anywhere, with compassion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luefield
Salvation Army
Brooks Gilliam
Weirton
Bluefield Avenue
Gilliam
Rwanda
Batman Forever Debuts With $53.3 Million in Weekend
Los Angeles AP reports Batman Forever opened strong with a $53.3 million debut weekend, surpassing Jurassic Park’s prior record. Warner Bros. notes the film sold over $20 million in tickets on its opening day, led by Val Kilmer, Jim Carrey, and Tommy Lee Jones, followed by Congo at 10.2 million and Casper at 7 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Warner Bros
D. Barry Reardon
Warner
Val Kilmer
Jim Carrey
Tommy Lee Jones
Congo
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Joseph M. Meade
Oakhurst Avenue
Amherstdale
Ruth Evelyn Daye Meade
Winter Springs
Normal A. Meade
Trinity United Methodist Church
Princeton Elks Lodge
Princeton Elks Country Club
Rish Equipment Company
U.S. Air Corps
9Th Air Force
Robert W. Meade
Anita Jones Meade
Joseph M
Jody” Meade II
Sue Meade Blevins
Monte Vista Park
Green Valley
Patricia Jarvis
Julian Sulgit
Mercer Funeral Home
College Avenue
Day Family
Pea Patch
Stuart Cole
Hurst-Scott Funeral Home
Richlands, Va
William G. Hill
Pittsboro
William Greer Hill
Ferrington Post
North Carolina Natural Gas Corporation
Fayetteville
St. Andrew’s Society
Denver University
Jane Miles Reinert Hill
William Clayton Hill
Tampa
Charles Courtney Hill
Detroit
Mich
Dorothy Hall
Flat Rock
Mary Jo Barnett
Chapel of the Cross Episcopal Church
Steven Stanley
Melton Mortuary
Harold Taylor
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Prosperity
Robert
Bob’ Shawver
Robert “Bob” Shawver
Pearl Craig Shawver
Tazewell
Robert Wesley Shawver
Ebenezer Methodist Church
Harmon Masonic Lodge
A.M
Gail Caudill Shawver
Mark Shawver
Kathleen Bruffey
Hillsboro
Dudley Memorial Chapel
Roy Smith
David G. Anderson
Grandview Memory Gardens
Viola Vivian Jamison
Viola Vivian White Jamison
Tazewell County
Robert B
Celia Jane Brewer White
Clarence Edward Jamison
Perry
Loraine) Armes
Ralph
Carnelious) Ball
Akron
Mackie Lee Jamison
James Edward Jamison
Buckhannon
Jettie Elswick
Pounding Mill
George
Delores Ann) Jacobs
Castlewood
James
Alma) Walls
Bertha Wright
James White
Doran
Singleton Funeral Chapel
Jackie Ray Turner
Clinch Valley Memorial Cemetery
William Z. Clark
Daytona Beach
William Zack Clark
Eastern Road
Mullens
Coloquitt
William F
Elizabeth Carter Clark
Georgia
First Pentecostal Holiness Church
Norfolk and Western Railway
South Daytona Beach
Lakie Bailey Clark
William Z. Clark Jr
Fredericksburg
Norma Jean Courington
Winona Visnic
Nita Hermatz
Port Orange
Ethel Coston
Nancy Clark
Albany, Ga
Lucille Seay
Manhattan
Kan
Montine Thomas
Lake Butler
Ruth Murphy
Lakeland
Cynthia Clark
Glen Clark
Arcadia
John Clark
Wiggins
Ira Clark
Lacedale
Miss
Hubert Clark
Bradenton
The
Memorial Funeral Directory
Ray Humphies
Bill Linkous
Courthouse Road
Margaret M. Caudill
James and
Nora Bennett Martin
Black’s Chapel Presbyterian Church
George H. Caudill
Sandy Zando
Charleston
Libby Kroetsch
Black Canyon City
Ariz
H.S. Caudill
Peery & St. Clair Funeral Home
Henry Johnson
Maplewood Cemetery
Sam Hicks
Chapel Hill
Michael Newberry
Raven
Russell County
Honaker Funeral Home
Honaker
Thomas A. Colley
Melody Kinser
Bluefield Baily Telegraph
Teddy Paynter
Barbara Hawkins
W.va
Jim Terry
Samantha Perry
Bill Archer
Richmond
Tammy Richardson
Randy Sanger
Rhonda Wade Watson
Bobby English
Steve Smith
Mastercard
Visa
Daily Telegraph
Mail Daily Sun
W.onn
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
National Advertising Rep
Cresmer
McDowell
Niagara
TICE
Mercer County
West Virginia
Municipal Complex
Rogers Street
Beverly G. Tresch
Batman
Casper
Electrolux Vacuum Cleaners
Merr Mary
Buck Stove & Pools
Roger St
Warrenizing Cleaners
Bluewell
Welch
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