Deaths and funerals staged across Virginia and West Virginia
Claude Rufus Cruise 92 of Hillsville Va died at home. William Lee Crabtree 58 of Rich Creek Va died in a Pearisburg hospital. Clara Peacock 81 of Bluefield Va died in a Bluefield hospital. John Chavez 60 of Keen Mountain Va died in a Salem Va hospital. Buford R Howlett 78 of Welch WVa died in a St Petersburg Fla hospital. Lola M Christian 90 of Point Pleasant WVa died in a Point Pleasant hospital. Earl A Overbey 68 of Warrior Mine Va died in Welch hospital. Anna F Russell 52 of Cedar Bluff Va died in Richlands Va. Troy E Dotson 69 of Hurley Va died in Grundy Va. Mary E Fletcher 85 of Tampa Fla formerly Jewell Ridge Va. Genada Robinson 67 of Houma La died in New Orleans hospital. Rachel Stallard 80 of Ruston La formerly Bluefield Va. Anna Lilly 76 of Bluefield Va died in Norton Va. Other brief notices list several obituaries and service details in Mercer and Tazewell counties.</S>
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William L. Crabtree
William Lee Crabtree
Rich Creek
Pearisburg
Tazewell
Henry P
Martie Lawson Crabtree
Giles County
H.P Crabtree
William Lee Crabtree Jr
Sandra Crabtree Conley
Narrows
Robert
Marguerette) Leech
Sarasota
Fla
C.E
Naomie) Morris
James L
Edith) Johnston
Kenneth
Thelma) Booth
Givens Funeral Home
Byrum Lee
Birchlawn
Clara Peacock
Box
Bluefield
Marion
Sidney
Molly Welch
Abbs Valley
Frank Welch
Falls Mills
Sidney Welch
Delaware
Abbs Valley Gospel Mission Church
Titus Cox
Henry Gibson
Grandview Memory Gardens
Bluefield-Tazewell Road
Rodriguez- Pocahontas Union Funeral Home
Pocahontas
John Chavez
Keen Mountain
Salem
Elmhurst
Ill
Rosa Mendoza Chavez
Chicago
Joseph Chavez
Chicago Northwestern Railroad
St. Joseph Catholic Church
Shirley Scott Chavez
Terri Lynn Chavez
Patsy Johnson
Raven, Va
Mary Villafan
Phyllis Meyer
Buchanan County Funeral Home
Robert Healy
Greenhills Memory Gardens
Claypool Hill
Buford R. Howlett
Buford Randolph Howlett
Sixth Ave
St. Petersburg
Welch
Radford
Sidney Melvin
Emma Fortune Howlett
Virginia Whitaker Howlett
Duval Howlett
Montcalm
Margaret Goff
Good
Sylvia Jennings
Norfolk
Patricia Alexander
Silver Spring
Lucian Howlett
Maggie Simpson
Christiansburg
Margaret Terry
Baltimore
Cravens-Shires Funeral Home Chapel
Bluewell
Ralph French
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Lola M. Christian
Lola Mae Cook Christian
Point Pleasant
Princeton
Lerena
Daniel Gaston Cook
Sarah Virginia Keaton Cook
Bellemead United Methodist Church
Naomi
Clarence C. Christian
Gwen Kegley
Ruth C. Hall
Charleston
Mable S. Martin
Roanoke
Bryan Blair
Resthaven Memorial Park
Wilcoxen Funeral Home
Anna F. Russell
Anna Frances Lester Russell
Cedar Bluff
Richlands
Jewell Ridge
Mabel Louise Blankenship Lester
John Paul Lester
Rhonda Ann Parks
Sharon June Russell
Oakwood
Joan Christene Robin
Grat Horton
Mary E. Fletcher
Tampa
Tazewell County
David and Cosby
Jane Day Elswick
Clarence Fletcher
Otis Fletcher
Paris W. Fletcher
Plant City
Helen McGlothlin
Tazewell County Funeral Home Chapel
Lee McGlothlin
Fletcher Family
Bear Wallow
Genada Robinson
West Park
Houma
New Orleans
Oklahoma
Pine Creek
Swords Creek
Hughes “Hoot” Robinson
Donna Robinson Marx
Louisiana
George Robinson
Mississippi
Falgout Funeral Home
Rachel R. Stallard
Rachel Ratliffe Stallard
Ruston
Robert G. Stallard
Arthur Bruce
Paul Ratliff
Earl F. Ratliff
Stotland
Ethel Nester
Floyd, Va
Louise Baldwin
Woodbrigde
Maberry Funeral Home
Floyd
Neville Monzingo
Jacksonville Cemetery
Y Center Reopens Turmoil Delays Reopening Plan
After a 1960s tenure at College Avenue, the YW and YM boards failed to agree on fiscal management for the Y Center. Delinquent utility bills and internal conflict led to its closing. A chamber plan mirrors a YM proposal to create an advisory board, but adds a separate group to operate the building while leting VW boards keep national affiliations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y-Center
College Avenue
Bluefield
Executive Committee
Chamber Committee
Bond types for road construction plan outlined by Freeman
Freeman announced a four bond framework to finance a decade of highway building. General obligation, tolls, moral obligation, and pledge bonds were described as viable options with no legal entanglement for new roads. A test case may be needed for pledge bonds to pass constitutional muster. Police in Cuzco, Peru arrested six suspects in a Machu Picchu tourist train bombing that killed seven, including an American man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeman
Virginia Supreme Court
Cuzco
Peru
Machu Picchu
AT and CWA end 26 day strike with new contract
AT&T and the Communications Workers of America reach a three year national contract ending a 26 day strike by 155000 workers. The deal covers scheduling shifts and work rules, provides a $40 million employment security program, wage boosts of 2 percent immediate and 3 percent in 1987 and 1988, plus improved benefits and a worker retraining plan. Ratification vote set for August 4 after unit issues resolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rozanne Weissman
CWA
Morton Bahr
At&t
Herb Linnen
Washington
Linnen
Prison guards face tense standoff amid prison yard clash
Prison officials cite a volatile yard disturbance with inmates armed with knives as guards stood firm. No officers injured. three of four wounded inmates remain serving life terms without parole, including Marcus Cockerham jailed for first degree murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corrections Department
Ervin
Marcus Cockerham
Mercer County
Cockerham
Duffy Sizemore
Mercer Street
Princeton
David Knight
Wallace Payne
Thorn Street
Sizemore
Knight
Supreme Court stay tied to Norfork case appeal
McDowell in 1985 notes the Supreme Court stayed execution on August 8 1985 pending the Norfork committee appeal. The court heard arguments on May 6 and issued an unsigned ruling on Thursday. County board attorney R E Pete Blair will read the decision before gaugeing if the action is dead. Gary Dove of the North Fork committee plans to confer with lawyer William Jacobs of Parkersburg and call him today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
County Board
R.E. “Pete” Blair
Northfork Committee
Gary Dove
William Jacobs
Parkersburg
Dove
Jacobs
Piedmont delays paving as bidders court timing at Bluefield airport
Bluestone underbid Asphalt Industries by 14000 dollars in a Bluefield airport project. Officials seek a seven day window to spare peak tourist season, with possible postponement to September. Piedmont Commuter would divert all flights to Beckley during the shift, requiring 30 to 60 days notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Authority
Bluestone
Asphalt Industries
Airport Authority
Piedmont
Don Elmore
Federal Aviation Administration
Bluestone Paving
Ron Satterfield
Oz Turner
Federal Aviation Authority
Beckley
Bluefield
Bennett
Government wins confidence motion in Portugal
In Lisbon Prime Minister Anibal Cavaco Silva's minority government secured a confidence vote. The government led by the Social Democrats and the Christian Democrats won 108 votes in a 250 seat Parliament, while the Socialist and Communist opposition totaled 93.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisbon
Portugal
Anibal Cavaco Silva
Cavaco Silva
Social Democrats
Christian Democrats
Also Mentioned on This Page
Claude R. Cruise
Claude Rufus Cruise
Hillsville, Va
Inis Cox Cruise
Claude JR. Cruise Jr
Eunice Gemmell
Pulaski
Vaughn-Guynn-McGrady
Hillsville
Monte Vista Park Cemetery
Green Valley
American Legion Post
Earl A. Overbey
Warriormine
Church of God, War
Consol
Ancil
Rosie Cash Overbay
Dorothy Altizer Overbay
Douglas Overbay
Steven Overbay
Terry
Susan
Earls of War
John Albert Overbay
Cleveland
War Church of God
James Lucas
William Brown
Johnny Adkins
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Douglas Funeral Home
War
Troy E. Dotson
Troy E
Dotson
Hurley
Grundy, Va
Buchanan County
E.L. ‘‘Bud
Leona B. Hurley Dotson
Ida M. Dotson
Marlene Bailey
Rossville
Ind
Everett Carrell Dotson
Kimberly Canine
Lafayette
Timothy R. Bailey
Grundy Funeral Home
Grundy
Henry Estep
Tommy Conn
Arles Rexroad
Mountain Valley Memorial Park
Diabetes Foundation
Anna Lilly
P.O. Box
Norton
Richardson Funeral Home
Howerton
Edith
Lashmeet
Bailey Funeral Chapel
Burless McKinney
Paul Hall
Bernard George
Maybeury
Ralph Kidd
Olen Roberts
Bluefield Baily Telegraph
Bluefield Ave
W.va
Princeton Bureau
Edwin M. Freakley
Thomas A. Colley
Jim Terry
Linda M. Osborne
Lewis B. Spence
Patsy P. Malamisura
Mike Blanton
Carl H. Meade, Jr
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
P. O
National Advertising Rep
London Associates
Licable
Tside
Daily and Sunda
Das Bo
Happy Harps
Syle
Fellowship Baptist Church
Princeton, W.va
A-1
Reagan
Congress
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Economic Development Administration
Appalachian Regional Commission
McDowell
Charlotte
Roller Floral Company
Princetei
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