Deaths and Funerals in Bluefield area
Obituary notices list MRS WILLIE O DELL BURRESS of Tazewell VA aged 75 with survivors and pending services at Greever Funeral Home. Leonard Alexander of Washington DC formerly Pocahontas VA and other MRS KENNA BELL of Narrows VA die after long illness with services at Riffe's Funeral Home Narrows. Numerous other local obituaries mention DELTHIA THOMPSON, JOSEPH E PETER, ANGELA DUNN, VIOLET MULLENS, ANDY EARLS, RUBY CECIL and more with service times, burial plans, and funeral home details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie
Burress
Willie O'Dell Burress
Tazewell
Bluefield
Maggie Atwood
Elizabeth Toney
North Tazewell
Rosie Pruett
Salem
Martha Anders
Raymond Thompson
Roanoke
Cleo Carosi
Bluewell
Bailey
Leonard Alexander
Washington, D. C
Pocahontas
Washington
Rodriguez-Pocahontas Union Funeral Home
Ronell Lockett
Bryant Cemetery
Maybeury
Charlie
Annie Bell Alexander
Juanita Alexander
Kenna H. Bell
Kenna Hearn
Geneva) White Bell
Narrows
Pearisburg
Mercer County
Everett Edward White
Princeton
Sallie West White
First United Methodist Church
Lelia Woodson
Rose Garden Club
Kenna Hearn Bell
Everett
Charlotte) White
Prinone
Riffe’s
Walter Gates
Birchlawn
Rt. 1
Walter Buffalow
Wiley
Beulah) Jones
Abbs Valley
Elmer
Mildred) Presley
Gettysburg
Melvin
Clara) Stomeburg
Dillsburg
Ben Reed
Dublin
Kenneth Buffalow
Robert Buffalow
Bristol, Va
Andy Earls
Harry St
Mercer Funeral Home
Ruby Cecil
Ruby Louise Trinkle Cecil
A Narrows
W. B. Cecil, Jr
Lacy L. Trinkle
Dublin United Methodist Church
Henry Holt
Gibbons Funeral Home
Vepco fuel factor decision delayed by commissioners
The Virginia State Corporation Commission postponed ruling on Virginia Electric & Power Co. fuel factor increase of 54 million dollars as three commissioners could not agree on a figure. Vepco’s current charge remains in effect until a decision. The SCC approved other utilities: Potomac Electric Power Co. 163000, Delmarva Power Co. 628000, and Potomac Edison Co. a reduction of about 1.1 million. }}
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Richmond
State Corporation Commission
Virginia Electric & Power Co
Vepco
SCC
Potomac Electric Power Co
Delmarva Power Co
Potomac Edison Co
Chian Power Co
Local newspaper masthead and publication details
The fragment shows a morning newspaper masthead for the Daily Telegraph with publication address at 412 Bland Street, Blurfield, and mentions Associated Press affiliation, subscription rates, and advertising representation details. It preserves the era’s formal tone despite partial legibility.
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Telegrah
Bland Street
Associated Press
Becklean Named Welch Hospital Center Architect
Richard Kanakanui Associates of Beckley has been named architect for the Welch Hospital Center to replace Welch Emergency Hospital. Dr. George E. Pickett, state Health director, said site work starts this fall and the project, funded with $5 million, will be built on the Welch Emergency Hospital grounds.
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Charleston
W.va
Richard Kanakanui
Beckley
Welch Hospital
Welch Emergency Hospital
George E. Pickett
Man Killed In Fire Explosion In Tennessee Home
Warren H Green 59 of Decatur Tennessee died Tuesday from a fire at his residence. A retired coal miner World War II veteran born in Tennessee. Survived by two sons Warren Green Jr Anthony of Pineville Arnold Green of Welch Pineville Road and six sisters. He is incomplete at Douglas Mortuary Welch.
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Warren H. Green
Decatur
Tenn
Tennessee
Andrew
Sarah Green
Anthony
Warren Green Jr
Pineville
Arnold Green
Welch-Pineville Road
James
Lucy) Milan
Dale
Cora) Mullins
Logan
Charles
Lorraine) Lowe
Tazewell
John
Gladys) Harmon
Matheny
Dee
Gracie) Milam
Harold
Linda) Wright
Kimball
Douglas Mortuary
Welch
Mining Accident Claims War Man In Mining Fatality
Larry David Blankenship 25 of War died en route to Welch Hospital after a mining accident at Ridge Land Coal Co Thorpe. He was reportedly electrocuted. Funeral arrangements are pending in War.
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Larry David Blankenship
Welch Hospital
Ridge Land Coal Co
Thorpe
Blankenship
Douglas Funeral Home
War
Inflation Outlook Raises Alarm On 1979 Prices
Alfred E. Kahn, the administration’s inflation fighter, warned Congress that inflation will top last year’s 9 percent and exceed 10 percent in 1979. Administration officials predicted OPEC price boosts slow GNP growth by 1 percent this year and next, with about 800,000 jobs at risk as gasoline and fuel oil prices could rise further beyond already steep annual rates.
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Alfred E. Kahn
Congress
Kahn
Virginia Bluefield council cuts Gateway GRTA funding
Bluefield Virginia town officials accuse Gateway Regional Transit Authority of mismanagement and low ridership. They withheld contributions after noting scarce service and inflated running schedules. Council members urge smaller buses and fewer daily runs while preserving some bus service for those who rely on it.
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Wilson Ramsey
Daily Telegraph
Gateway Regional Transit Authority
GRTA
Bluefield
Gateway
Council
Donald Ford
David Kovach
James Gillespie
Ford
Kovack
Virginia
Kovach
Virginia Avenue
Cumberland Plateau Planning District Commission
Gillespie
Will Council
James Lindsey
Lindsey
Kenova killings linked to Kentucky fugitive case
Wayne County West Virginia magistrate Garry Osburn said Watson, wanted in Kentucky on a fugitive from justice warrant, appeared in court Friday and was advised of charges and right to an attorney. Bodies of Teresa Burton 2, Stella Booth 14, Christine Wilcox 14, and Johnny Wilcox 11 found Monday at a Kenova home. David Burton 5 and Sherry Wilcox 6 are involved.
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Wayne County
W.va
Garry Osburn
Watson
Kentucky
Osburn
Teresa Burton
Stella Booth
Christine Wilcox
Johnny Wilcox
Kenova
David Burton
Sherry Wilcox
Boyd County
Bramwell Fire Destroys 1968 Cadillac Auto
A 1968 Cadillac owned by Jack Mills of Mt. Gay burned Friday night on Rt. 52 three miles north of Bramwell. Fire Chief Ronald Murray said Bramwell Volunteers with five men were assisted by two Montcalm volunteers. The blaze began about 7 30 p.m. No injuries reported.
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Mercer County Board of Education
U.S. Rt. 19
Spanishburg
James A. Via
Charleston
Princeton Community Hospital
Jack Mills
Mt. Gay
Ronald Murray
Bramwell
Montcalm
Rt. 52
Rocket Scene Filmed For Fall Movie At Ocean View Park
The article describes a large film sequence at Ocean View Park where a hurricane triggers a buried natural gas pipeline to explode, destroying part of the Rocket coaster and igniting the park. Richard Miller, longtime Ocean View manager, defends the ride's safety while noting public doubt and calling for the talk to end. The piece also mentions a summit communique urging rapid global price stabilization and energy policy shifts toward coal and alternatives.
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Richard Miller
Ocean View
Miller
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Deity
Delthia Thompson
Grundy
Richlands
William Arthur
Mary Jane Lester St. Clair
Theodore Roosevelt Thompson
Grundy Funeral Home
James M. Ramsey
Peterstown
Summers County
Broyles Funeral Chapel
Mudfork Church
Joseph E. Peter
Joseph Eugene Peter
Scenery Drive
Morgantown
Beaver
Evelyn Bradford Peter
South Charleston
Paul Peter
St. Paul Geet Church
Masonic Lodge
West Virginia University
Anna Constantine Peter
Paul E. Peter
Reno
Rances) Ranella
John Peter
South Charreston
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Henry K. Brown
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Richard Mahann
Hastings Funeral Home
Angela Dunn
Angela Lynn Dunn
Roby D
Teresa Adkins Dunn
Dunn Lane
Ceton
Laurice Adkins
James Coburn
Violet Mullens
Bluefield Road
Athens Road
Shortt's Gap
Buchanan County
Keen Mountain
Yates
Issac C., Jr
Keystone
Bennett-Fanning Funeral Home
Northfork
Pete Branch
Lace Howell
George Dove
Bill Brown
Woody Turner
Earl Furches
Kenneth Dowell
Wade
Owen (Cumi
Lyken
Frank Meadows
Princeton Road
Willl
Wade Reed
Rock
Lurfield
Bemis
Audi Buresu Af Neulation
Representatiee Landon Associms
Donald K. Taylor
Optometrist
Becklean
Welch Hospital Center
Cletis B. Dickerson
Grover Dove
Rt. 5
John Blevins
R. D. Falknner
Via
Jim Gilreath
R. K. Krishnan, MD
FCCP
American Board
Internal Medicine
American Board-Respiratory Diseases
Frederick Street
West Virginia
Blaydes
Everbody
Uereli le
VA. Ave. Bluefield, VA
Unique Cleaners
Rogers St
Gods Man of Faith & Power
Lenard
Joe Adkins
Team Salvation For Souls
Bro. Adkins
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