Deaths and Funerals in McDowell County Area
Obituaries list William Sherwood Kirkpatrick of Northfork retired JP and Kirk Motor Co owner, four decades in Northfork, plus family survivors in Virginia and North Carolina. Also Ulysses Steward White of Whitewood, 78, WWI veteran, and several others including Ambrose Counts, Ambrose, and James Edward Mitchem, Minnie Stump, Evelyn Epperson, Elizabeth Tiesdale with funeral details and burial plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. S. Kirkpatrick
William Sherwood Kirkpatrick
Northfork
Welch
Mathew
David and
Alice Kirkpatrick
Kirk Motor Company
McDowell County
Episcopal Church
Salona W. Kirkpatrick
Roy H. Keith
Wilson, N. C
Aileen Kirkpatrick
Philadelphia
E. B. Carson
Norfolk
Grover Adams
Mathew, Va
Arthur Jackson
Driver, Va
Ralph Shumaker
Atlanta
Northfork Baptist Church
John Cameron
Monte Vista Mausoleum
Princeton
Daily Telegraph Bluefield Adverts and Rates Notice
Established 1893 Daily Telegraph Printing Co. Bluefield West Virginia publishes local news and advertisements. Subscription by carrier 60 cents weekly. by mail 31.20 per year in West Virginia zones. other zones on request. Member of Associated Press and Audit Bureau of Circulation. Advertising rates by The Rate Agency. Telephone 327-6171.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
W. Va
Associated Ag 4
West Virginia
Audit Bureau of Circulation
J Telephone
Former Harman Man Drowns While on Fishing Trip
A Harman, Virginia man Carl Thurman Harrison, 21, drowned Sunday afternoon at a Potts Town, Pennsylvania lake after reportedly falling from a dam spillway during a fishing trip. Survived by a widow Trula Gaye Owens Harrison, parents Clarence and (Mrs.) Harrison of Harman, five sisters Margie Musick Mildred Wallace Dorothy Vanover Nadine Musick Virginia Stevens, and four brothers Billy Larry Avery Harrison Dewey Harrison. Funeral arrangements were incomplete at Grundy Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harman, Va
Potts Town
Carl Thurman Harrison
Trula Gaye Owens Harrison
Clarence Harrison
Harman
Margie Musick
Honaker
Mildred Wallace
Dorothy Vanover
Nadine Musick
Grundy
Virginia Stevens
Billy, Larry and
Avery Harrison
Dewey Harrison
Dead end driving lands UK motorist in court
In Wallington England Dorothy May Smith faced a court after a string of crashes in a dead end street. Prosecutors said she struck a wire mesh fence a concrete post a parked car a truck a lamp standard and a Vauxhall twice while reversing and driving on with about 3 pints of beer in her system. She was fined 36 for excess alcohol and 12 for dangerous driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallingston
England
Dorothy May Smith
Water troubles at Bluefield council meeting
Bluefield Virginia town officials addressed delinquent water bills with a 60 day nonpayment notice and service termination for nonpayment. They also discussed air pollution from Keys Planing Mill and noted state authorities installed fallout gauges. no state violations reported yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
W. N. Lambert
Lambert
Keys
Vesper Hour at Center Opens with Readings and Song
The Vesper Hour at Blue Field Community Center opened with congregational singing led by Miss Jewel Wilson. Wanda Miller of West Virginia State College gave the responsive reading, Rev. James Carter read prayers, and Mrs. Claire Wood shared a reading on meekness. Dr. Carter urged faith and unity, noting trials in a perplexed world. Next week’s program honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Jewel Wilson
Wanda Miller
West Virginia State College
James Carter
Claire Wood
Carter
Martin Luther King, Jr
Crash at 36th Street car lot destroys many vehicles
A 25 foot high burning pile of rubble at a car lot near 36th Street and the Aviation Building site caused injuries and massive property loss as Flight 401 crashed nearby. Witness Nor ma White said the plane appeared low and exploded within seconds after swerving from the building. Dominican Republic bound cargo plane listed four crew members including Capt. Jorge Bujosa and co pilot Carlos Brador with other engineers aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thirty-sixth
Norma White
Airlines
Dominican Republic
George Hurt
FAA
Dominica Air Lines
Jorge Bujosa
Carlos Brador
Carlos Gonzalez
Cesar Molina
Hearing Set In Fatal Shooting
Earl Ramey, 41, of Big Rock faces two murder charges and a felonious assault count in a May 20 shooting that killed his father Charles Ramey 75 and neighbor Eunice Whitt 37. He remains jailed in Buchanan County on a 50000 dollar bond with a preliminary hearing scheduled before Judge Pat B Hale. Eugene Ramey 36 was wounded in the upper left arm during the same incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Ramey
Big Rock
Buchanan County
Pat B. Hale
Ramey
Charles
Tan) Ramey
Eunice Whitt
Eugene Ramey
Bluefield Boy Struck By Car
A five year old Bluefield boy was struck by a car Monday at 4 40 p m near Washington Street. He suffered minor abrasions and was treated at Bluefield Sanitarium. The vehicle driven by Francis P Claytor 77 of 417 Fairmont Street Bluefield did not stop until the boy was in front of it. No charges were filed. Patrolman J E Moricle investigated details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Washington St
Kevin L. Lanahan
Albert Lanahan
Bluefield Sanitarium
Francis P. Claytor
Fairmont St
Toledo St
J. E. Moricle
Area Development Corp Reelects Officers and Selects Board Members
Officers were re-elected for another term at a recent Area Development Corp meeting. Re-elected were W. J. Gillespie as president Guy Lawhead as vice president Bill Bentley as treasurer and Fred Langenheim as secretary. Board members chosen for three-year terms included George Evans Jr L. D. Feutchenberger Gillespie B L Jackson Jr and Roland Luther. One-year appointees were Frank Ferrante W N Lambert Goodman Jones M T Meachum J E Wagner Jr and James Foster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Area Development Corp
W. J
Jeff) Gillespie
Guy Lawhead
Bill Bentley
Fred Langenheim
George Evans Jr
L. D. Feutchenberger
Gillespie
B. L. Jackson Jr
Roland Luther
Frank Ferrante
W. N. Lambert
Goodman Jones
M. T. Meachum
J. E. Wagner Jr
James Foster
Bluefield serviceman wounded in Vietnam identified
The article notes the soldier had several ribbons and only 30 days left on his Vietnam tour when wounded. He is son of Clarence E. Blankenship of Bluefield Virginia and Annie Lambert Martin of Bluefield. Survived by two brothers Eugene and Robert and two sisters Carla and Sue. Body to be returned to Hawkins Funeral Home in Pinefield for arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ulysses Steward White
Whitewood
Pondy
Jackson
Amanda Keen White
Nancy Harmon White
Holiness Church
Amanda Bandy
Bessie Mitchell
Genet Mitchell
Bandy
Elmer White
Cedar Bluff
Jack White
Alys White
Malissa Harmon
Caddan
Wadie Cantrell
New Castle
Bertha Clifton
Pekin
Ind
Ethel Horn
Quinton White
Lincoln White
Coles Chapel
Grat Horton Hampton
Walter Wyatt
White Cemetery
White Mountain
Hurst - Scott Funeral Home
Clarence E. Blankenship
Bluefield
Annie Lambert Martin
Eugene Blankenship
Charleston
Robert Blankenship
Carla Blankenship
Sue Barrie
Bramwell
Hawkins
Pinefield
West Virginia Sealed Bids for Mercer County Road Projects
State Road Commission of West Virginia invites sealed proposals for multiple Mercer County road projects in 1969. Bids due July 8 at 10 A.M. EDS, Charleston office. Includes US 52 Bluefield to Pramwell and US 19 Bluefield Expressway wearing courses with set guarantees and bid conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Road Commission of
West Virginia
Charleston
Washington Street
Mercer County
Bluefield
Pramwell
US 52
William
Ritchie, JR
Cumberland Road
Stath Road Commission OF
William S. Ritchie, JR
US 19
WAA
William 5. Ritchie
Brush Fork
Law Center Functions Moved to Two State Offices
Six regional law enforcement planning centers including Charleston will transfer duties on July 1 to two state offices, one in Morgantown and the state headquarters in Charleston. Closings affect about a dozen staff. consolidation aims for efficiency and economy per Gov Moore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Morgantown
Huntington
Athens
Wheeling
Martinsburg
Robert Brooks
J. H. Hardman
Brooks
Arch A. Moore Jr
Two car crash on Airport Road injures five
A two vehicle collision at the Airport Road and Perdue Hollow intersection left five people injured one critically. Sadie M Staton and passengers from Mammoth, Aziz Are among the injured taken to Bluefield Sanitarium. Police investigator Trooper W J Shaw reported extensive damage over 3600 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Road
Hoback
Airport Road
Perdue Hollow
Vernon Fields
U. S. 52
Princeton
Sadie M. Staton
Welch
Ernest Hoback
College Avenue
Bluefield
Staton
Raymond B. Sanson
Terry Sanson
Sally Sanson
Mammoth
Aziz
Sadie Staton
W. J. Shaw
Notice of not responsible for debts and bid proposal
Legal notice states Charles Wayne Weeks not responsible for Gaye Jackson debts as of June 20 1969 with signatures from Dorothy Dillion witness and notary Reba F Helton. Also mentions Virginia West Virginia jurisdiction and oath date. Virginia Charleston office details and State Road Project 5302 Mercer County proposal guaranty of 2000 dollars or 5 percent of bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Wayne Weeks
GAYE _ JACKSON
Dorothy Dillion
State OF Virginia
Tazewell
West Virginia
Mercer
Reba F. Helton
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Aldo Lodolo
Don Wallace
Willie Smith
Cecil Wilson
M. J. Crotty
Woodrow Helms
E. W. Cook
W. C. Williams
Howard Shanks
Bennett Funeral Home
Gardner Ball
Elkhorn
Albert Young
Big Four
Albert
Millie Steele Young
Clydie Marie Saddlefield Young
Mt. Nebo Baptist Church
Kimball
Nattie Whitfield
Prichard
Ala
Hattie Moser
Brooklyn
N. Y
Elizabeth Perkins
Lucille Rady
Linden
Joseph Young
Henry Young
New Haven
Oak Grove
Bluewell
Church and Friends
Missionary Society of the Church and Friends
Friends
Kimball Funeral Home
Ambrose
Ambrose Counts
Birchleaf
Lonnie Counts
Dale Lowe
Haysi
Eva Edwards
Kizzie Deel
Dante, Va
Clema Grizzle
Sally Compton
Betty Deel
Florida
Jennings Counts
Rt. 2
Sandlick Primitive Baptist Church
Stewart Owens
Landen Colley
Haysi Funeral Home
James Edward Mitchem
Jaeger
Harley Mitchem
Billy Mitchem
Mildred K. Mitchem
Estel Riffe
Roderfield
Pentecostal Church of God
Eckman
Clyde Roberts
Hobart Williams
Jarrett Cemetery
Fanning Funeral Home
Minnie Stump
Lebanon
Russell County
Henry and
Lula Ball Stump
Blackford
Stump Cemetery
Evelyn Epperson
Bluefield Drive Inn
Columbus
Mae Brown Chandler
Patricia Gentle
Billy
Larry Epperson
Paul D. Chandler
Clawson
Mich
Cravens - Shires Funeral Home
Wiley Brooks
Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery
Frank Beavers
Edgar Levitt
Frankie Morris
Lena Penas
Ronald England
Junior Thompson
Elizabeth Tiesdale
Elizabeth Via Tiesdale
Verona Place
Lugo
Harman Man
Grundy Funeral Home
U.S. Weather Bureau
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Bluefielder
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Governor's Commission On Crime, Delinquency and Correction
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Trailways
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Bird
Honaker Ave
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