Deaths and funerals in Bluefield and surrounding areas
Multiple death notices from Bluefield, Swords Creek, Tazewell, Princeton, Mullens, Pounding, and Powhatan detail ages, residences, and survivors. Obituaries mention Archie Thompson Sr., Leard Whited McNulty, Bertha Gates, Eliza Dunham, Barbara Miles, Easter Zigler Fields, and others, with funeral arrangements and burial locations in Bluefield, Honaker, Claypool Hill, Restlawn, and Poe Cemetery.
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Swords Creek
Leard Whited McNulty
Farmington, Conn
E.P
Lydia Breedlove Whited
Honaker Iga
J.C. McNulty
Brenda Strouth
Enfield
Claypool Hill
Bertha Mae Gates
Funeral notices for Jennings and others in Virginia and West Virginia
A series of death notices lists Annie J Jennings 61 Wolfe Lucy Muncy Kirk 82 Narrows Charles Lloyd Junior Jones 52 Princeton Edna Kahle Stilson 68 Hampton John D Potter 77 North Tazewell Archie Amos Thompson 79 Bluefield George Clinton Nearhood Jr 68 Richlands and Jerry L Cooper 45 Hinton. Services set today across multiple chapels with burials at various cemeteries including Grandview Memory Gardens Birchlawn Park Oakvale Parklawn Greenhills and Cooper Cemetery.
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Bluefield
Archie Amos Thompson Sr
Holiday Hill Mobile Home Park
Roanoke
Bland County
Robert M
Ollie Woodyard Thompson
Compton Lumber Company
Edgemont Baptist Church
Minnie Thompson
Martinsville
Marvin Thompson
Maryland
Bobby Thomspon
Jerry Thompson
Win‘chester
Roland S. Thomp
North Tazewell
Archie Thompson Jr
Blue‘field
Johnny Taylor
Frankie Taylor
Florsida
Joe Taylor
Ridgeway
Carolyn White
Mary Hall
Louise Poynter
Joyce
Farmer
Shirley Harman
Okie Thompson
Ralph Thompson
Norfolk
Bluewell
James Witten
Poe
Tazewell
Bertha Mae Gates
Smyth County
Condary
Rebecca Asbury Horne
James Willis Gates
James W. Gates
Milly Jarvis
James Horne
Bill Horne
Nora T. Lester
Belfast
Katherine Bowling
Springville
Lois Gillespie
Burkes Garden
Nancy Burnette
North Carolina
George Gates
Richlands
Louis Gates
Liberty
John Henry Gates
Bishop
Douglas Gates
Gratton
Billy Joe Gates
Raymond Horne
Salem
Tom Horne
George Horne
Sunset Cemetery
Ceres
Teddy Ogle
Jennings
Annie J
Wolfe
Rodriguez-Pocahontas Funeral Home
Grandview Memory Gardens
Kirk
Lucy Muncy
Narrows
First United Methodist Church
Birchlawn
Pearisburg
Jones
Charles’ Lloyd “Junior
Princeton
Memorial
Athens Road
Oakvale
Stilson
Edna Kahle
Hampton
Lawrence B. Wood
Parklawn Memorial Park
Potter
John D
Baptist Valley
Hurst-Scott
Thompson
Archie Amos Sr
Cravens-Shires Funeral Home
Nearhood
George Clinton Jr
Hurst-Scott Funeral Home
Greenhills Memory Gardens
Claypool Hill
Court cameras may come to some Virginia courts
Circuit Court Judge Combs doubts cameras will flood his courtroom though a new state law could affect felony cases statewide. He sees interest only in high profile hearings and expects little demand for routine matters. Officials note the issue centers on Virginia felony proceedings.
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Tazewell County Circuit Court
Combs
Virginia
Romanian leader Ion Antonescu overthrown in 1944
In 1944 Ion Antonescu was toppled, leading Romania to exit the Axis and pivot toward the Allies. The political shift set the stage for Romania to join the Allies in World War II.
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Ion Antonescu
Mercer County Landfill Expansion Resumes After Rain Delay
After a 15 day rain delay the Mercer County Landfill expansion moves forward with liner installation planned within weeks. Project manager Don Bailey Jr cites weather and old leachate pond work as cost overruns while DNR may approve spec changes to save money. An Aug 30 completion date is noted with potential use of reserves to cover costs. An open house is proposed during liner installation.
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Princeton
Mercer County
Solid Waste Authority
Don Bailey Jr
Joyce Engineering
Bailey
Division of Natural Resources
DNR
Arnold Lively
Allen Dyer
Authority
Industrial park road work OK'd in Tazewell County
Ragpickers Inc may widen a road into Lot Eight at Wardell Industrial Park by using fill dirt from its own site. The Supervisors unanimously approved a 10 foot expansion to the road right of way, part of a 150000 dollar expansion that will enlarge the adjacent building.
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Tazewell
Wardell
Tazewell County
Board of Supervisors
Ragpickers Inc
Don Payne
Barringer
Teen-Driven Toyota Leaves Embankment on West Ridge Street
Bluefield teens James Robinson Rose, 18, and Paula Arnold, 23, were in a single vehicle that left the road on West Ridge Street in Austinsville. The car skidded 27 feet on pavement and 42 feet on gravel before ending on its driver side near Hogpin Hill. Rose faces a leaving scene citation and court on July 8. Arnold was helped from the wreck by Alfred Oakes. The truck was towed to Lambert's Garage for safekeeping. Authorities report the incident occurred early Sunday morning with preliminary details from Prlma. G.A. Haynes and Bluefield Police.
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Bluefield
Austinsville
West Ridge Street
Prlma
G.A. Haynes
James Robinson Rose
Paula Arnold
Hogpin Hill
Rose
Ridge Street
Haynes
Alfred Oakes
Oakes
Arnold
Lambert
Bluefield Police Department
Mercer County Sheriff's Department
Brushfork
Meat Packing Hollow
Horace White Jr
C.J. Smothers
Hospital Corrects Security Deposit Error
Hospital records show the patient deposited $6,757 at Princeton Community Hospital. The hospital refused release without patient approval, and a security officer followed proper procedures in releasing funds and documenting the transaction. The earlier report cited sheriff’s department notes and was based on information available during the initial investigation.
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Princeton Community Hospital Security Office
Sheriff's Department
PCH
Spanishburg Man Given 60 Months For Tylox Conspiracy
Donnie Farmer of Spanishburg received a 60 month federal sentence after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute Tylox. He faces a $2500 fine and a $50 criminal assessment with three years of supervised release post incarceration. Deputy actions included bond conditions and home confinement terms.
West Virginia man seeks 30 million for son's death in Pikeville
Rex Cline filed a $30 million lawsuit in Pike Circuit Court over the June 11 death of 3 year old Jarred Prater at a mobile home park. He names driver Freddie Stiltner and the boy's mother Lisa Prater Bentley, seeks compensatory and punitive damages, and also targets trailer park owner Louis Blankenship.
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Pikeville
West Virginia
Rex Cline
Pike Circuit Court
Jarred Prater
Baisden
W.va
Kentucky
Freddie Stiltner
Freeburn
Stiltner
Pike County
Lisa Prater Bentley
Cline
Louis Blankenship
Teen pleads guilty in crack case
A 19 year old North Carolina man Ryan D. Porter pleaded guilty in Mercer County to conspiracy to sell crack cocaine in April 1992. U S Federal Judge David Faber accepted the plea and Porter faces up to 20 years in prison a 1 million dollar fine and up to three years supervised release. Also pleading guilty were William F Mills 18 and Steve J Hankerson 20 to conspiracy to distribute cocaine base in Faber's court. Derrick Lee 20 was sentenced to 27 months. The four plus a juvenile were arrested April 19 after a blue Honda linked to a shooting was spotted near Martin Luther King Avenue in Prince. The car contained marijuana crack and weapons. a safe at Tammy Choates home yielded more drugs money and client ledgers. No further charges against Porter for firearm possession were filed.
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Bluefield
North Carolina
Mercer County
U.S
David Faber
Ryan D. Porter
Kee Federal
Porter
Fayetteville
N.C
John C. Parr
Faber
Derrick Lee
Mingo deputy sued over alleged brutality in arrest
Jason I. England of Turkey Creek Kentucky filed a $1 million federal lawsuit in Huntington claiming Mingo County deputy Jamie B. Cook brutalized him during a May 17 arrest. The suit alleges head grabs three punches to the face and a kick while handcuffed in a cruiser, with medical costs about $1,300. Cook denies the charges. Sheriff Chafin declined comment.
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Huntington
Mingo County
Jason I. England
Turkey Creek
U.S
England
Jamie B. Cook
Cook
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Mrs. Leard Whited McNulty
Eliza Jones Dunham
Lower Pine
Boligee
Ala
Willie
Rosa McKelfin Jones
Shiloh
Alpeca
Ladd Dunham
Ernestine “Speed” Terry
George Terry
Johnny Terry
Alice Terry
George W. Seaver
Raymond D. Price
Mullens
Raymond D
Dink" Price
Circle Drive
Beckley
George W. Nog
Princeon
Barbara Miles
Powhatan
Eckman
Charles H
Dora B. Daughtery Brown
McDowell County
William J
Billy Joe
Miles
Jeffery
Cheryl Lane
Sallee
Portsmouth
David
Lisa Jo) Copolo
Bennett-Widener Funeral Home
Northfork
Mrs. Easter Zigler Fields
Easter Zigler
Wilson Street
Rocky Mount
Roberta Law
Charles Zigler
Franklin County
Mercer
McDowell
Mount Zion Baptist Church
Pastor
Missionary Society
Circle
William Edwards
Richardson Funeral Home
Lawrence Beale
Restlawn Memorial Gardens
Littlesburg
Funeral Home
Cooper
Jerry L
Hinton
First Baptist Church
Sandstone
Courtcom
West Virginia Daily
Daily
Virginia Pick
Bluefield Monument Company
Daily Record
Sutphin
Chevron
Route 20
D.B. Bailey
Mike Gills
Darrell Thompson
Palma Smith
Oakvale Road
McDonalds
S.R. Davis
Keith Worrell
Rita Jenkin
T.E. Gill
Little General Store
Ada
Bluefield Regional Medical Center
L.R. Catron
Federal Court
Spanishburg
Kee
Donnie Farmer
Richard Underwood
Charles Cunningham
Bedford Eugene Farmer
Hunt Charach
Cunningham
Vera Farmer
Sam Pennington
West Virginia State Police
Pennington
Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Princeton Police Department
Corp
Frank Thomas
BCI
Man
Son
Steeles Lane
Hoops Chevron
Martin Luther King Avenue
Highland
Spruce Streets
M.A. Sylvester
C.S. Myers
J.A. Jones
G.W. Lightfoot
Mills
Sylvester
Myers
Honda
Tammy Choate
Tiffany Manor
Choate
Ron Ferrell
Parr
Gerald L. Chafin
Warrenizing Cleaners
Welch
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