Dillon Declared Anawalt Mayor. Election Under Investigation
Thomas R. Dillon will take office Friday as mayor of Anawalt after being named winner of a tightly contested race. Shoun filed complaints of irregularities, prompting a state investigation to determine if fraud or outcome alteration occurred. Dillon denies wrongdoing and cites write-in support.
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Maryanne Stevens
Daily Telegraph
Thomas R. Dillon
Anawalt
Dillon
Esigen Lg Fotheftete Dann Shoun
Secretary of State
Earnest Donchatz
Donchatz
Deaths and Funerals in Gary and Nearby Areas
Multiple obituaries from Gary and surrounding towns note deaths of Paul Lawrence St. Clair 51 of Gary. Audrey Mae Hanks 68 of Radford Va. Rush Floyd Dillion Jr 67 of South Daytona Fla formerly Bluefield. Gerald W. Snyder 62 Mullens. Cloe Catherine Altizer 79 Shortt Gap Va. Services set in Fanning Funeral Home and local churches with pallbearers named or listed. Survivors include spouses children siblings and grandchildren across West Virginia Virginia and Kentucky communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rush Floyd Dillion
Rush Floyd Dillion, Jr
South Daytona Fla
Bluefield
South Daytona
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Advertising Rates Notice
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph lists subscription and advertising rates. It notes annual and monthly pricing, geographic scope, and affiliation with the Associated Press as the local news provider.
John C. Lester of Orlando Dies. Service Scheduled
John C. Lester, 80, of Orlando, leaves a son Beecher Lester and siblings Hugh, Arlen, and Minnie. He leaves 13 grandchildren, 26 great grandchildren, and a great great grandchild. Funeral at 1 p.m. Friday at Tazewell County Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Carl Robinson. Burial in Greenhills Memory Gardens Claypool Hill Virginia. Pallbearers named. Body remains at funeral home with viewing after 10 a.m.
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John C. Lester
Orlando
Beecher Lester
Hugh Lester
Troutdale
Arlen Lester
Belfast
Minnie Vencill
Maryland
Tazewell County Funeral Home
Carl Robinson
Greenhills Memory Gardens
Claypool Hill
Hawthorne Brother of Freeman Residents Dies in Yonkers
Charles William Hawthorne formerly of Freeman died Tuesday in Yonkers New York. He was the brother of Rosa McDaniel Viola Powell and Marion Hawthorne all of Freeman. Funeral and burial services will be conducted Saturday in Yonkers.
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Charles W. Hawthorne
Charles William Hawthorne
Freeman
Yonkers
N. Y
Rosa McDaniel
Viola Powell
Marion Hawthorne
Hudson man dies in Hawaii marine base motorcycle crash
Cpl Kenneth Lee Cks aged 22 of Hudson North Carolina died June 24 at Kaneohe Hawaii Marine Air Station Hawaii after a motorcycle accident. He was born in Bluefield the son of Mrs Fannie Mae Marsh Surviving with his mother are his wife Darlene Watson Hicks one son Bobby Eugene Hicks two daughters Shannon Diane Hicks and two half sisters Terry Marsico Mary Marsico Pittsburg and one half brother Ralph Marsico Pittsburg Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Lenoir Funeral Lenoir NC.
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Kenneth Leecks
Hudson
N.C
Bluefield
Kaneohe Hawaii Marine Air Station
Hawaii
Fannie Mae Marsho
Darlene Watson Hicks
Bobby Eugene Hicks
Shannon Diane Hicks
Terry Marsico
Mary Marsico
Pittsburg
Ralph Marsico
Lenoir Funeral
Lenoir
Funerals and memorials listed for several Bluefield area individuals
Mabel Elizabeth Rees of Majestic Kentucky native of Worth with committal at Woodlawn Mausoleum Chapel Bluewell 2 p.m. Services directed by Mercer Funeral Home Bluefield. Ernest Clarence Slim Wallington 63 of 500 Clark Street Bluefield to be held today at noon at First A M E Zion Church with ministers James Franklin and J Matthew Coleman. Sister Luella Dunalap of Newark New Jersey noted as survivor. Minnie Tickle Blankenship 84 of Bland Virginia to be interred at Bland Cemetery following 2 p.m. service at Newberry Funeral Home Bland conducted by Rev Dale Johnson. Curtis Lee Chandler 18 of 323 Stowers Street Bluefield to service 2 p.m. at Hawkins Funeral Home Bluefield with Rev Danny Owens.
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Blankenship
Minnie Tickle
Bland
Newberry Funeral Home
Dale Johnson
Bland Cemetery
Mrs. Ossie Harman Dies at 69 in Bluefield
Mrs. Ossie Harman wife of former Bluefield College president Dr Charles L Harman died Wednesday in a Bluefield hospital after a heart attack She was 69 A Bluefield Va resident since 1946 she is survived by husband a son John Roger Harman and a grandson Charles Lee Harman Burial is Friday at 3 30 p m in Lynchburg Va Spring Hill Cemetery officiated by Dr Primitivo Delgado Pallbearers and honorary deacons will be listed Friends may call Hawkins Funeral Home tonight 6 to 9 p m and at the church one hour before services The family requests contributions to the Bluefield College Library Fund
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Paul Lawrence St.clair
Paul Lawrence St. Clair
Gary
Charleston
Keystone
E. L
Tom
Glaydes L. Hanna St. Clair
Elkhorn
No. & Mine
Charles
Malinda) Sizemore
Bluefield
Renee
Kelly St. Clair
Robert
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Friends Cal
Fanning Funeral Home
Audrey Mae Hanks
Radford
Bristol and Richlands
Berwind
Methodist Church
Alva J. Hanks
Joan Woodard
West Liberty
Janice Lyon
Michael W. Hanks
Alva J. Hanks Jr
Roanoke
Harvey D. Hanks
Logan
Thurman L. Spence
Richlands
Hurst-Scott Funeral Home
Calvin Maas
Clinch Valley Memorial Cemetery
Christene Creasy
Bedford
Virgie Jeeter
New York City
Page Funeral Home
Welch
Gerald W. Snyder
Mullens
Mullens Hospital
Wyoming County
Presbyterian Church
Iapagne Snyder
Sheila Houck
Janice Palmer
Kathy Jo Maddox
Rock Hill
S. C
Geraldine Glassman
Philadelphia
First Presbyterian Church
Vaughn Earl Harstell
High Lawn Memorial Park
Oak Hill
Sam Foglesong
Mae
Cloe Catherine Altizer
Shortt Gap
Buchanan County
Albert
Laura Jewelly
Raven Assembly of God Church
Hubert Altizer
W. S. Altizer
Cecil
Edna) Lawson
Dora
Roby Day
Saltville
Raven Assembly of God
Claudies
Clancy Valley Memorial Cemetery
Ossie Harman
Bluefield College
Charles L. Harman
Mountain Lane
Harman
Campbell County
John William and
Beth Wood
Lynchburg
The
Baptist College
First Baptist Church
Bluefield Man Escapes Injury After Power Line Contact
A Bluefield Virginia man David Hall escaped injury when the truck he drove touched a high voltage line on Cumberland Road during unloading. The vehicle owned by Steve Vencill caught fire destroying ten tires and causing 2500 dollars in damages before fire crews stopped the blaze. Hall jumped clear of the truck with no injuries reported.
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Bluefield
Cumberland Road
David Hall
Route 3
Steve Vencill
Bluefield Fire Department
Hall
Virginia Highway Extension Celebrated at State Line
The 30.6 mile I-77 segment from Ohio to South Carolina nears opening with scenic water features retained. Interchanges planned at Fancy Gap and near the NC line, plus an information center and rest area. James A. Williams to preside. Mercer County directors include Mrs Marble Weaver, Robert Hamilton, H Edward Steele, and Sen Odell Huffman.
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Fancy Gap
Virginia-North Carolina State Line
Cleveland
Ohio
Columbia
S. C
Great Lakes
Florida
East River Mountain
Bluefield
Big Walker Mountain
Bland County
James A. Williams
Wytheville
Mercer
Marble
Road Program Smaller and Tax Increase Hinted in West Virginia
Gov. Rockefeller appoints L. Dean Blake II as deputy commissioner of secondary roads. The FY will feature a smaller program than last year with $81.2 million for improvements, not routine maintenance, and potential tax-readjustment to fund road needs.
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Charleston
W.va
L. Dean Blake II
Jay Rockefeller
Rockefeller
State Road Fund
Teachers Retirement Fund
Blake
Charleston High School
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Department of Highways
West Virginia
Cemetery move sparks plea for respect from Kentucky officials
Gen William R Buster of the Kentucky Historical Society objects to plans to relocate a cemetery, saying it would harm historical value and he would be saddened by the move. Richard Hagg of the Filson Club and Bentley warn the move could affect Pikeville tourism and note relatives must be notified and consent obtained.
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William R. Buster
Kentucky Historical Society
Buster
Richard Hagg
Filson Club
Bentley
Pikeville
Absentee Ballots Available In City Clerk's Office
Bluefield residents planning to be out of town for the general election can vote by absentee ballots at the city clerk office. The office is open today and Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. to noon. It is closed Monday for the July 4 holiday. Ballots mailed must arrive by Tuesday to be counted.
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Dillon
McDowell
Shoun
Bluefield
Dora Hendrick
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Shaun
James Manchin
Huntington Hospital
Havace Temple Baptist Church
H. B. Alexander
S. T. Cannaday
Restlawn Memorial Gardens
Littlesburg Road
Bedford, Va
William and
Nannie Hunter
Havace
Roderfield, W. Va
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the Late
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Willetta Bell Spence Dillion
Morgan McDermott American Legion
Tuscon, Ariz
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Rosecox Lodge of Perfection
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William
Willie) Dillion
Coalwood
Glaydes Fisher
Columbus
Goldie Campbell
Fairfield
Calif
Eulah Morgan
Port Orange
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Lillian and
Katherine Dillion
Fanning Funeral Home Chapel
Bill Slagle
Snegar
Roderfield
Mrs. Cloe Catherine Altizer
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
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