Deaths and Funerals in Peterstown and Bluefield Area
James A. Miller 70 of Peterstown died Saturday in a Princeton hospital after a long career at Celanese. Survived by wife Ellen, son Ronald, siblings and one grandson. Funeral Monday 2 p.m. at Broyles Chapel, grave at Orchard Cemetery. Dale Kelley Phillips 18 of Narrows died in a car crash. Survived by parents Marion and deceased, siblings, service Monday 2 p.m. at Glen Lyn Church of Christ, burial Rich Creek Cemetery. Clyde Sullivan Jr. 52 of Burton died Friday in Augusta GA. Disabled miner, survived by wife Zuma, sons Ed Scott John, sisters, brother, one grandchild. Service Monday 1 p.m. Grundy Funeral Home Chapel. burial Mountain Valley Memorial Park. Mrs. Henry Spickard 66 of Warren, Mich. died Friday. Survived by husband, son Jimmy, step-son Henry, siblings, many grandchildren. Service Monday 3 p.m. Dudley Memorial Chapel. burial Maple Hill Cemetery. Clyde William Johnson 63 of Barboursville died Friday in Huntington. Army veteran, member of church and clubs. Survived by wife Gert, daughters Denise and Tamie, son Gregory, sister Edna, brothers Earl and Eugene, two grandchildren. Service Monday 2 p.m. Henson Mortuary. burial White Chapel Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Dorothy Mae Crawford 60 of Powhatan died. arrangements incomplete. Other notices list Lawson Margaret, Wright Silas Garfield, Austin Evelyn, Joyce Thomas H., Dequino Tony with funeral plans and burial details.
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James Miller
James A. Miller
Peterstown
Princeton
Celanese Corporation
Helen Dunn
Beckley
Nannie McGhee
Cleveland
Ohio
Broyles Funeral Home
Jonathan Jennings
Orchard Cemetery
Ballard
Broyles
Dale Kelley Phillips
Route 1
Narrows
Marion F. Phillips
Glen Lyn
Clyde Sullivan Jr
Burton
S.C
Augusta
Kentucky
Cynthia Cook Sullivan
Sidney
Clyde Sullivan
Zuma Childress Sullivan
Ed Sullivan
Scott Sullivan
New Orleans
John Sullivan
Joyce Mounts
Sydney
Janice Branham
Grundy
Claude Sullivan
Grundy Funeral Home
Michael Trent
Jack Maney
Mountain Valley Memorial Park
Clyde William Johnson
Nedra
Barboursville
Huntington
McDowell County
Moses Pontiac
U.S. Army
Pea Ridge United Methodist Church
B.P.O.E
Villa Farley Johnson
Worthy Johnson
Mildred “Gert” Smith Johnson
Denise Ann Bertalan
Tamie Sue Johnson
New Smyrna Beach
Fla
Gregory L. Johnson
Lavalette
Edna Walker
Earl Johnson
Eugene Johnson
Henson Mortuary
Ralph Thompson
White Chapel Memorial Gardens
Pea Ridge Road
West Virginia
Reagan Honors Four Marines Killed in El Salvador
President Reagan and Nancy Reagan attended a funeral ceremony for four U S Marines killed while guarding the U S Embassy in San Salvador. The service honored Sgt. Thomas Handwork of Ohio, Cpl. Gregory Weber of Ohio, Sgt. Bobby Dickson of Alabama, and Cpl. Patrick Kwiatkowski of Wisconsin.
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Reagan
U.S
San Salvador
Pentagon
Thomas T. Handwork
Beavercreek
Ohio
Gregory H. Weber
Cincinnati
Bobby J. Dickson
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Patrick R. Kwiatkowski
Wausau, Wis
Hijackers hold two Americans in Beirut amid air patrols
Reports say U S F-14 jets buzzed Beirut before daybreak and a carrier moved near the coast while Washington denied overflight by American planes. Amal official Arief Haidar named two hostages, Jimmy Palmer and Simon Grossmayer, health details shared. one victim, Navy Petty Officer Robert Stethem, was killed after the Flight 847 hijackings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Beirut
Voice of Lebanon Radio
Washington
White House
Albert Brashear
Nimitz
Tel Aviv
Israel
Lebanon
Arief Haidar
Amal
Haidar
Palmer
United States
Grossmayer
TWA
Algiers
Algeria
Navy
Robert Dean Stethem
Waldorf, Md
Princeton drill tests disaster response and decontamination
Mack Department and Princeton Police directed traffic for a mock disaster at Danieley's Wrecking Service. Two cars and a tanker truck were involved with radiological materials and methyl bromide. Rescue squads praised the command post setup and water mist decon, while noting missing chemical manifests and need for more protective gear. Strong praise for East River Amateur Radio Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton Rescue Squad
OH-9
Princeton
Danieley’s
Princeton Community Hospital
Brushfork
East River Amateur Radio Club
Mengele bones to be returned to family or reburied
Brazilian police say the remains identified as Nazi war criminal Josef Mengele will be offered to his family in West Germany and, if refused, reburied in Embu cemetery near Sao Paulo. Police chief Romeu Tuma announced the decision at a press conference after the June 6 identification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sao Paulo
Brazil
Josef Mengele
Mengele
Romeu Tuma
West Germany
Tuma
Embu
Auschwitz Concentration Camp
Poland
Lowell Levine
New York State
Brasilia
Bertioga
Wolfgang Gerhard
Gerhard
Austria
Wolfram
Liselotte Bossert
Gitta Stammer
Nine killed in misHap on Arkansas hill and wreck
A tractor-trailer with brakes failed on Log Town Hill near Van Buren Arkansas, crashing into a packed station wagon and three downtown stores. Nine people died including seven in the wagon and two in the truck, with a major fire burning for hours and investigators probing brake failure and route violations. The driver and an unidentified woman perished. a three-member NTSB team arrived to probe the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Buren
Ark
Tom Bruce
Jon Hill
Log Town Hill
Arkansas 59
Hill
Bruce
Lavan Dyer
Dyer
Wayne Hicks
Kay Burt
Billy Burt
Christie Burt
Kathy Owenby
Randy Owenby Sr
Randy Owen
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Henry Spickard
Henry Edward
Icy Rose) Spickard
Warren, Mich
Bluefield
Tazewell County, Va
Bruce Caasket Company
Ferndale, Mich
Baptist Faith
Jimmy Willard
Melcrost
Henry Edward Spickard
Nashville
Dudley Memorial Chapel
Leonard Repass
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dorothy Mae Crawford
Powhatan
Welch Hospital
Richardson Funeral Home
Keystone
Lawson
Margaret L
Paul Mahaffey
Grandview Memorial Gardens
Wright
Silas Garfield
Montcalm
Cravens-Shires
Bluewell
John Witt
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Austin
Evelyn
Paul Hall
Joyce
Thomas H
Sedgewood Townhouse
Cravens-Shires Funeral Home
Norman C. Lester
Dequino
Tony
David Lusk
Nancy
King Kong
Acey Smith
Elizabeth
N.C
Lake Wheeler
Smith
Berri Fears
Mack
A1 Department
Princeton Police Department
East River Volunteer Fire Department
John Wipperman
Oakvale
Green Valley Glenwood
Matoaka
Athens
Robinson
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Bland ST
W.va
Princeton Bureau
Edwin M. Freakley
Thomas A. Colley
Patsy P. Malamisura
Mike Blanton
Carl H. Meade, Jr
Jim Terry
Linda M. Osborne
Lewis B. Spence
National Advertising Rep
London Associates
Lund
D&s
Scable W.va
MY Royal Melrose
Bluefield Monument Company
Virginia
Williams
Charleston
Hallie Nicholson
Smiths
David Litz
Litz
Madonna
Raymond Smith II
Raymond III
Jeff Bowles
State
Beverage Industry Recycling Program
Danforth Insurance Agency
Grants
Bluefield Ave
Rinsenvac
NEW Graham Pharmacy
Virginia Avenue
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