Deaths and Funerals in Narrows and Nearby Areas
Death notices from Narrows Virginia and surrounding towns report several deaths after brief illnesses. Hendricks of Narrows is survived by daughters Edith Witt Della Farmer and Cook. four sons. a sister and many grandchildren, with services at Old Spruce Grove Church. David Ross Rakes 67 of Narrows dies after brief illness. survived by wife Vonnie Branham Rakes, three sons, two brothers, a sister and five grandchildren. services at First List Church. Helen T. Spencer of Bluefield dies at home. survived by daughter Barbara Charlton of Columbus Ohio son, sister Odessa Cheatham of Homestead Pennsylvania, and three grandchildren. funeral at Linkford Richardson Funeral Home with burial at Rest Lawn Memorial Gardens. Friends may call at Sam Foglesong Nease and Neeley Funeral Home in Mullens and at Linkford Richardson Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Ross Rakes
Narrows
Giles
Dickenson County
Columbus
Sarah Jane Mullins Rakes
Vonnie Branham Rakes
William R. Rakes
Roanoke
Kenneth L. Rakes
James G. Rakes
Williamsburg
Sol Rakes
Haysi
Bertie Rakes
Clintwood
Rosa Willis
Alfred
Birchlawn
Pearisburg
Riffe
Helen T. Spencer
Jones Street
Bluefield
McKinley McCoy
Lottie McCoy
Barbara Charlton
Ohio
Odessa Cheatham
Homestead
Linkford-Richardson Funeral Home
J. Matthew Coleman
Rest Lawn Memorial Gardens
Linkford-Richardson
Obituary: Ind. resident Carter widow and family noted
71, of Ind., formerly of Bluefield, died. Surviving are three daughters Mrs. Lydon Ky Mrs. Virginia Thempoth Greenwood and Mrs. Nancy Veneri Shelbyville Ind one son William W. Carter Jr. Lyncroft N J two half brothers George T Salem and Posey Eades Salem 10 grandchildren and four great grandchildren Friday at 2 p.m. at Mercer Funeral Bluefield Rev Walton W. Jessee will officiate Burial at Roselawn Memorial Gardens Friends may call today from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ind
Bluefield
Lydon
Virginia Thempoth
Greenwood
Nancy Veneri
Shelbyville
William W. Carter Jr
Lyncroft
N. J
George T
Salem
Posey Eades
Mercer Funeral
Walton W. Jessee
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Rosa McCoy 82 Dies After Illness in Welch Hospital
Mrs Rosa McCoy 82 of Panther dies Tuesday evening in Welch hospital after illness born March 28 1893 in Panther daughter of the late Mary and Matthey she is survived by husband Willie three Hurley Va 40 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren services Friday 11 a m at another residence with Elder Delbert Justice then at Barberque Cemetery Gessie Fork Va body to home Thursday noon friends may call Fanning Funeral Home Jaeger in charge
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosa McCoy
Panther
Welch Hospital
Mary and
Matthey
Willie
Hurley
Anther
Delbert Justice
Barberque
Gessie Fork
Fanning Funeral Home
Jaeger
Cluefield Daily Telegraph Masthead and Rates Notice
The Cluefield Daily Telegraph records its established year 1893 and publishing details with address 412 Bland Street Bluefield West Virginia 24701. It lists subscription rates by mail in state and home delivery costs, and notes AP affiliation and advertising representation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
W Vc
Associated Press
West Virginia
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Mathews, Shannen & Cullen
Broadhead Rites Held for Toler Miner Joe R Broadhead Jr
Joe Ralph Broadhead Jr 58 of Toler Ky died Tuesday in a South Williamson hospital after a long illness. He was a retired miner and World War II veteran member of Samaria Primitive Baptist Church and Disabled American Veterans. Surviving wife Joel Broadhead son and three daughters, sisters and grandchildren. Funeral conducted Friday at Hatfield Funeral Chapel Toler with interment at Mountain View Memory Gardens Huddy Ky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Ralph Broadhead Jr
Toler
Williamson
Lehi
Ala
Joe Ralph
Matilda Johnson Broadhead
Samaria Primitive Ba Church
Ransom
Disabled American Veterans
Dhead Jr
Joel Broadhead
Bonne Lou Lewis
Jill Joyce
Madge Slate
Raven
Hazel Lewis
McAndrews
Alva Tackett
Canada
Hatfield Funeral Chapel
Don Hatfield
Dan Adkins
Fred Varney
Mountain View Memory Gardens
Huddy
Hatfield
Obituary of Douglas Macke of Paynesville
Douglas Macke of Paynesville died Tuesday in a Welch hospital after a long illness. He was a member of the Grove Church of Christ. Survived by sisters Janet, Geraldine, Shirley and Catherine Day of Northeast Maryland and June Baker, Alice Viers and Bettie Osborne of Paynesville. Funeral conducted Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Day Cemetery. body to be moved from Buchanan County Funeral Home in Keen Mountain Virginia to the home today at 1 p.m. for calling hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Macke
D. Paynesville
Welch Hospital
Northeast
Ine Osborne
le Grove Church of Christ
Paynesville
Janet
Geraldine
Shirley
Catherine Day
June Baker
Alice Viers
Bettie Osborne
Irvin Stewart
George Scott
Buchanan County
Keen Mountain
Obituary Notice for Ida Hubbard Family in Tazewell
Ida Mae Hubbard of Tazewell and the late Charles A Hubbard are named in a funeral notice. Survived by wife Nelsene Davis Hubbard and children Anita Carol, Sandra Lee, Dennis Hubbard, and stepchildren Mitch Horton and Jamie Horton. Sister Evelyn Rouse also listed. Funeral held Saturday at 1 p.m. at Greever Funeral Chapel with Rev. Bill Sadler. Burial in Gray Gardens. Viewing Friday after 2 p.m. at Greever Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Mae Hubbard
Tazewell
Charles A. Hubbard
Nelsene Davis Hubbard
Anita Carol
Williamsburg
Sandra Lee Hubbard
Lynchburg
Dennis — Hubbard
Richmond
Mitch Horton Oa
Evelyn Rouse
Sierra Costa, Ariz
Greever Funeral Chapel
Bill Sadler
Gray Gardens
Greever Funeral Home
Funeral for Mrs Kennedy 70 of Jaeger at Chapel
Funeral services for Mrs Mary Kennedy 70 of Jaeger are set for 2 p.m. at the Chapel in Funeral Home with Rev Gardner officiating. Burial follows at Collins Ridge Cemetery. Pallbearers will be friends. She was daughter of William W M and wife of Lige Kennedy. Surviving is son Mack Kennedy of Magrnetta Ohio.
Burdette Rites Held At Laurel Creek Church
Lonnie Alfred Burdette age 85 of Sandstone died after a long illness. Born October 4 1889 he was a retired Summers County star and Laurel Creek Baptist Church member. Survived by wife Martha and six sons George John William Lester Howard James, daughter Mrs Helen Bragg, one brother Enfield Burdette, and 19 grandchildren. Funeral conducted Saturday at 2 p.m. at Laurel Creek with Rev. Eddie Johnson and Rev. C H Martin. burial in King Cemetery. Friends may call Friday 4 to 9 p.m. at M Meadows in Hinton and one hour prior to services. Funeral home E M Meadows in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lonnie Alfred Burdette
Sandstone
Daley Robert Burdette
Margaret Richmond Burdette
Summers County
Laurel Creek Baptist Church
Martha McKenny Burdette
George
Green Cove
Fla
John
Salem
William
Lester
Princeton
Howard
James
Covington
Helen Bragg
Prosperity
Enfield Burdette
Eddie Johnson
C. H. Martin
King Cemete
Death of W. Brown 80 of Tazewell Va
W. Brown 80 of Rt 1 en Tazewell Va died at home. Survived by wife Anna Barnes Brown son Robert G. Brown brother John W. Brown sister Mary Ellen Brown. Services Thursday 2 p.m. Cove Church with Rev. Eddie Nash officiating. Burial in Cove family cemetery. Pallbearers listed as Reece T. Bowen Robert Gillespie Hugh Bell Walter Elswick George T. Johnson Bill Correll Melvin Brown Roy Fox. Fire may call at church until services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
An W. Brown
Rt. 1
Tazewell
Nannie Bond Brown
N&w
Anna Barnes Brown
Robert G. Brown
John W. Brown
Mary Ellen Brown
Cove Church
Eddie Nash
Charles Morris 66 Dies in Ashland Death
Charles Ernest Morris 66 of Ashland died Tuesday night in oe Md. of natural causes at the Bennett Northfork.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Ernest Morris
Ashland
Oe Md
Bennett- Fanning
Northfork
Governor To Dedicate Monroe Home
Gov Arch A Moore Jr will dedicate a 100 bed addition to Andrew S Rowan Memorial Home in Monroe County on Sunday. The new wing costing 1 865 000 will replace a deteriorated section and adds physical therapy rooms infirmary recreation rooms barber shops for male patients plus whirlpool baths and equipment in the therapy facility. The geriatric intermediate care home sits on State Route 3 at Sweet Springs between Union and White Sulphur Springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arch A. Moore Jr
Andrew S. Rowan
Monroe County
Calvin A
O. B. Grimmett
Sweet Springs
Union
White Sulphur Springs
Energy Advocates Push for New Oil Exploration
Government discussion highlights Energy Advocates urging more exploration incentives amid oil shortages. Speaker asserts oil is present but exploration costly and stalled by current policy. The policy stresses consumer interests as primary across IOCC member states to protect citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commission
IOCC
Two Men Die in Light Plane Crash South of Huntington
State police identified crash victims as Jim Kirkwood pilot from Ansted and Philip Stump observer from Stumptown Calhoun. The single engine Champion Aabria operated under West Virginia Department of Agriculture contract for oak wilt survey in Lincoln Wayne Cabell counties. Wreckage found near Winslow inside Cabell County line. Both men died on impact. bodies taken to St Marys Hospital Huntington.
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Huntington
W.va
Here
Jim Kirkwood
Ansted
Philip Stump
Stumptown
Calhoun
Caabria
West Virginia Department of Agriculture
Air ‘0, Inc
Hamlin
Stump
Agriculture Department
Lincoln
Wayne
Cabell
Wayne County
Winslow
Cabell County
St. Mary’s Hospital
Brewster pleads no contest to illegal gratuity
Former Maryland Senator Daniel Brewster pleaded no contest to accepting an illegal gratuity and was fined 10000 dollars. The case ends after years of legal battles with prosecutors dropping charges in exchange for the plea. Brewster said he took no bribe and stressed a political contribution was routine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brewster
Washington
Daniel B. Brewster
Maryland
Senate
U.S
George L. Hart Jr
el Inc
Spiegel
Cyrus T. Anderson
Hart
Anderson
Trie S
Tntyiat
Federal
Lexington
Brewster Pony
Gerson
U.S. Court of Appeals
Unknown Assailant Attacks Area Woman in Maybeury
A 41 year old McDowell County woman, Jamnita Zachwieja of Maybeury, was pistol whipped and raped in a midnight break in Tuesday. She was treated at Bluefield Sanitarium for severe head lacerations and lost teeth, in stable condition. Police investigated through the night with McDowell and Mercer troopers and county constables. The assailant attacked while the resident was alone. the investigation continues with leads and suspects questioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDowell County
Maybeury
Bluefield Sanitarium
Jamnita Zachwieja
Zachwieja
Powhatan
Renee McDowell
D. R. Moore
R. L. Catlett
Mercer County
D. B. Meadows
James Caldwell
Richard Pickett
State Unemployment Rate Continues To Decline
West Virginia’s unemployment rate fell to 7.1 percent in May from 7.5 percent in April, well below the national rate of 8.3 percent. Gov Arch A Moore Jr cited gains in mining, construction, and wholesale and retail trade as driving the drop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Arch A. Moore Jr
Virginia Consumers Have Proposed Electric Rate Schedule
Rich mond Virginia consumer group unveiled a plan to cut monthly electric bills by up to 49 percent for 1000 kilowatt users and 25 percent for 2000 kilowatt users. The proposal targets the Virginia Electric and Power Co and aims to offset a 135 million rate increase with time of day pricing. The group says the plan could yield refunds totaling 37 million to Virginia customers if adopted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
A_ Virginia consumer group
Virginia Electric & Power Co
Taylor Cousins
Congress
State Corporation Commission
SCC
Vepco
Mon Cousins
Virginia
Broader CIA Scope Admitted By Colby
CIA Director William Colby testified before a House subcommittee that CIA activity is legal and within statutory limits though he would not disclose details. He described the operation as small and noted possible domestic scope while denying disclosure of agents or identities. The remarks followed disclosures tied to CIA’s CHAOS program and earlier Rockefeller Commission findings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William E. Colby
Central Intelligence Agency
Colby
CIA
U.S
Rockefeller Commission
Ees
Commission
United States
Anwiy
Activi
CHAOS
Henying
House Foreign Aid Committee
Europe
State Coal Production Remains High
West Virginia and eastern states show steady coal output with a weekly total of 13.705 million tons for the week ending June 14, down 0.8 percent from the prior week. Year to date production reaches 296.55 million tons, while Eastern state figures for the weeks ending June 7 1975 and May 31 1975 are listed by state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W.va
U.S. Bureau of Mines
Ohio
Court Hearing Set In Princeton
West Virginia lawmakers plan regional public hearings on minor judiciary reorganization this Saturday. The interim committee led by Sen. Robert M. Steptoe and Del. A. L. Sommerville will meet at 9 a.m. in Princeton and 2 p.m. in Beckley to discuss legislation for a new magistrate court system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Beckley
Princeton
Mercer County
Cameron
Raleigh County
Robert M. Steptoe
D-Berkeley
del. A. L. Jr
D-Webster
Ford press briefing touches on Connally and SALT stance
The president opened with a statement praising Ford and cited other topics at the news conference. He cited a meeting with John B. Connally and said he did not know Connally's political plans. He stated the Soviet Union had not violated the SALT agreement and noted ongoing talks for a European security conference in Helsinki this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
John B. Connally
Connally
Texas
Soviet Union
Helsinki
Finland
ARC funds boost West Virginia projects across state
A $250000 federal grant for Wy County Vocational Center phase three builds ARC support alongside $465000 for a south Chester Hancock County water system, $130810 for Mountaintop Medical Center equipment, $112000 to extend Brett water service, $52372 to mental health regional office, $570000 EPA sewage upgrade for New Martinsville, $45000 HEW funds for Huntington EMS study, and $229119 Army Corps dredging for the Big Sandy near Kenova.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appalachian Regional Commission
Wy County
Vocational Techni
Pineville
West Virginia
ARC
Chester and Newell
Hancock County
Mountaintop Medical Center
Mount Storm
Grant County
Brett
Preston
Eee
Huntington
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Mobile Dredging and Pumping Co
Exton
Big Sandy
Kenova
Bluefield considers state loan share and FHA support
Virginia's portion of a two phase project to cost 22 million is discussed by Bluefield Virginia Town Manager Max Bowen. He warns of possible cutbacks in federal financing and suggests FHA Community Assistance Program funding or assistance from Farmers Home Administration. The board files briefs with PSC on franchise area and sanitary board actions, including a dump project to manage Ada lent into ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Virginia
Max Bowen
Bowen
Farmers Home Administration
Virg Elliott Ee
FHA
Public Pan Commission
PSC
Sanitary Board
Rng Se
Marine Corps Founded by Congress in 1775
The World Almanac notes that on Nov 10 1775 Congress established what is now the Marine Corps to be distinguished by first and second battalions name. The original battalions included one colonel two lieutenant colonels two majors and other officers and men of equal number with other battalions and to be good seamen capable of serving at sea and on land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marine Corps
World Almanac
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Lovie E. Carter
Mrs
Cluefield Daily Telegraph
James Harold Hubbard
Monroe
Energy Advocates
Parker
By Pat Cecil
Electricity Group
Steptoe and Sommerville
Ua VU Way
Music World
Bluefield Plaza
Vo-Tech
Bill Davidson
Jam
Davidson
Crown Point
Hillcrest
Princeton, W.va
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