Deaths and Funerals in Bluefield Area
Multiple obituaries list Mrs. Conley Hall Mrs. Dexter Robertson Sr Mrs. Regina Hambrick McElroy and others by last residence, with funeral details including dates venues and pallbearers. The notices cover Bluefield Welch Narrows Hartwell Vansant and Princeton communities, naming surviving family members and burial arrangements.
Former Area Man Murdered in Cleveland
A former Virginia man, James C. Miller Sr., 54, of Parma, was found dead Sunday in a Cleveland school yard, with police ruling it a homicide amid signs of blunt force head trauma. Miller, a World War II veteran and Ford inspector, had lived in the Cleveland area 25 years. His car is missing and no suspects are named. Funeral services were set for Honaker Funeral Home in Honaker with burial at Greenhills Memory Gardens, Claypool Hill, Va. Pallbearers listed include Lynn Dye and Kenny Miller.
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Virginia
Cleveland
Ohio
James C. Miller
Parma
Swords Creek
Miller
Garnette B
Ora Horton Miller
Ford Motor Company
Jo Anne Perkins Miller
James C. Miller Jr
New York
Kathleen Lambert
Raven
Ellen Martin
Pembroke
Kenneth Miller
Honaker Funeral Home
Honaker
John Kibby
Greenhills Memory Gardens
Claypool Hill
Lynn Dye
Bruce Hale
Tommy Dye
Kenny Miller
Billy Sexton
Stevey Miller
Dr William W Gillespie 60 former Lake City doctor dies
Dr William Wesley Gillespie 60 of Lake City Fla a former area resident died Wednesday in Lake City He was born Boissevain Va son of the late George W Gillespie and Ida Mathena He served as a World War II navigator in the 8th Air Force earning the Distinguished Flying Cross He practiced internal medicine in Parksley Va Vivian Bluewell at St Luke's Bluefield VA Hospital and later at the VA Hospital Lake City He survived by his wife Ira Brooks Gillespie a daughter Mrs William Hall of Milan Mich a son William W Gillespie Jr of Memphis Tenn two sisters and four brothers Funeral services were held at Graham Christian Church Bluefield Va with burial at Maple Hill Cemetery Bluefield Va Military honors to be given by National Guard and Riley West Post American Legions Pallbearers listed Friends may call Mercer Funeral Home tonight.
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William Wesley Gillespie
Lake City
Fla
Boissevain
George W
Ida Mathena Gillespie
8Th Air Force
Pocahontas High School
Bluefield College
VPI
Medical College of Virginia
Parksley
Vivian
Bluewell
St. Luke’s Hospital
Bluefield
V.A. Hospital
Ira Brooks Gillespie
William Hall
Milan
Mich
William W. Gillespie, Jr
Memphis
Graham Christian Church
Herbert R. Hicks
Maple Hill
National Guard
Riley West Post
American Legions
Douglas Gillespie, Jr
David Gillespie
David Hicks
Edward Bernette, III
John Crist
Christopher Lottito
Dan Pochick
George
Coal Firm Indicted Over Pike County Mine Collapse
A federal grand jury returned a 12 count indictment against Vanhouse Coal Co of Pike County plus two men, Larry Ratliff and Arthur White, for a 1979 mine accident that killed Billy Daugherty and injured Eugene Skeens. The case cites failure to adopt a proper roof control plan and violations of safety standards as direct causes. The indictment was issued Wednesday.
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Pikeville, Ky
Pike County
Vanhouse Coal Co
Larry Ratliff
Arthur White
Billy Bruce Daugherty
Eugene Skeens
Edwards
Billy Blake Dotson
Hurley
Dotson
Hostage Crisis Aboard LAX Jet Ends With Release
A gunman seized a Continental Airlines Boeing 727 at Los Angeles International Airport and held six hostages for seven hours before four, plus a flight attendant, were released. The last passenger exited at 4 15 p.m. The hijacker demanded 3 million dollars. No injuries were reported. The incident sparked federal action and potential indictment.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles International
Continental Airlines
Continental
Jan Harris
Harris
FBI
Barbara Sorenson
Chicago
Fred Farrar
Federal Aviation
Washington, D.C
Edgar Best
Dan Cooke
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Masthead Fragment
Fragmentary newspaper masthead from Bluefield West Virginia notes publication by Daily Telegraph Co at 412 Bland Street. Mentions mailing address Box 208 and advertising rep Landon with rates and subscriptions context.
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Bland Street
W News
Bluefield
W.va
Biel & Fest
West Virginia
Landon
Police Probe B and E Reports on Bluefield Incidents
Police continue investigating a break in to a car parked on the top floor of a Princeton Avenue parking structure. A Marine Recruiter vehicle was damaged when its trunk lid was pried and a front door glass broken. Separate B and E at 1111 Ridge Street occurred Wednesday night with few details. City and county officials dispute funding and utility meeting details reported in the Daily Telegraph.
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New Richmond
W.va
Wyoming County
Here
Wyoming General Hospital
Mullens
Jerry Cline
Wyoming
Loretta Tolliver
Moretta Tolliver
Pineville
Carl Billings
Rex Tolliver
Wyoming Hospital
Beckley Hospital
Condit
Eddie Francis
Itmann
Billings
Charlene Nichols
Brenton
Stevens Clinic
Welch
Cline
Tollivers
Francis
Miss Nichols
Princeton Avenue
Bluefield City
U.S. Marine Corp
G.R. Dishner
Ridge Street
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Conley Hall
Conley D
Gertrude Alice) Hall
Carey Street
Glenwood Park
First Church of God
Conley Douglas Hall
Bill (Maxine Martin
Falls Mills
John
Joyce) Salsman
New Orleans
Guy
Phyllis) Mutter
William O. Hall
Tampa
Fila
Raymond D. Hall
East Brunswick
N.J
Fred E. Hall
Peoria
Ill
Mercer Funeral Home Chapel
Tony Reed
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Norman Dangerfield
Dixon Jones
Leon Hall
Billy Hall
Billy Lambert
Michael Lambert
Henry Robertson
Henry Dexter
Deck) Robertson Sr
Rt. 1
Narrows
Burton
Tom and
Mary Elizabeth Skeens Robertson
Giles County
N & W Railway Co
Glen Lyn
Church of Christ
H.D. Robertson Jr
Kenneth R. (Buck) Robertson
Peterstown
Thelma Blankenship Smith
Roanoke
Mary Blanche French
Leonard Robertson
Orlando
Riffe
Jim Mullins
Fairview Cemetery
Rick McElroy
Rick
Regina Hambrick) McElroy
Hyattsville
Randolph Hambrick
Richie McElroy
Melanie McElroy
Randy Hambrick
Sharon Hambrick
Edna Stacy
Edna Pearl Stacy
Roderfield-Jaeger Road
Fanning Funeral Home
Robert Billips
Robert L
Lula J. Arbaugh
Bruce Billips
Baltimore
Earl Billips
Mud Fork
Glen Billips
Basil Billips
Richmond
Arthur
Mabel) Williams
Carl
Dorothy ) Billips
Abbs Valley
Blufield
Hazel Williams
Agnes Barrett
Ft. Penn
Del
Rodriguez- Pocahontas Union
Shumate Newman Funeral Chapel
Lawrence E. Butcher
Lawrence E
Possum) Butcher
Hartwell
Welch Hospital
Wellsville
John R
Hattie Smith Butcher
McDowell County
Pocahontas Fuel Company
Amanata
Umwa Laval
First Baptist Church
Elizabeth Merman Butcher
Bernard E. Butcher
Philadelphia
Lawrence T. Butcher
Kenneth E. Butcher
Columbus
Timothy L. Butcher
Ralph A. Butcher
Bobby Butcher
Freddie Butcher
Walls Creek
Howard Butcher
Gracie) Higgs
James
Hattie) Skipper
Bruce
Hazel) Davis
Valerie Jones
Velma Butcher
Vickie Butcher
Robert T. Butcher
Albert Butcher
Betty Jones
Edith Peebles
Emma Butcher
Beatrice Smith
Ethel Bowman
Williamsburg
Ruth Reynolds
Mary E. Barbur
Lena Hobbs
Berwind Revival Center
Berwind
William Crosier
Lonnie Street
Willie Hampton
Hartwell Cemetery
Lugo’s Funeral Home
Lefrage Chambers LeFrage
Johnny Chambers
North Tazewell
Peery and St. Clair Funeral Home
Tazewell
Bower Sheets
Bower
Myrtle V.) Sheets
Sunrise Drive
Hanes City
Wagner
N.C
Russell and
Martha Sheets Newman
Douglas E. Sheets
Cravens-Shires Funeral Chapel
Alex Day
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Jackson Damewood
Jackson Eugene Damewood
Brownsville
Tex
Princeton
Claude J
Mary Sutter Damewood
Harold
Doris ) Swim
Emory
Mary Margaret) Farrar
Mack Damewood
Jiggs Damewood
Las Vegas
New
Resthaven Memorial Park
Junior Osborne
Pettrey
Betty Jo
Mercer Street
Burns- Wornal
James Coburn
Bowling
Kim Estburn
Lucky West
David Spangler
Tom Ward
Carl Champ
Allen Redden
Billy Mathena
Beckner
Lena Hartwell
Denver
Colp
Mercer County
Bailey Funeral Home
William Belcher
Oakwood Cemetery
Mercer Funeral Home
Don McNair
Monte Vista Park
Raymond Burke
Michael Burke
Danny Burke
Greg Burke
David Burke
Larry Schultz
Miles Dales
Miles Harve
Grace Dales
Vansant
Grundy
Buchanan County
W.G
Elizabeth Hagg Looney
Liberty Church of Christ
Russell Prater
Lillian Dales
Betty Dales Milam
Gene Dales
Walter
Harve
Hank Looney
Alice French
Lou Vandyke
Tan Looney
Mary Looney
Anthony
Vansant Church of Christ
Jim Hill
Clarence Greenleaf
Michael Trent
Mountain Valley Memorial Park
Big Rock
Ray Minton
Bobby Hill
Jack Church
Woodrow Hill
Jack Maney
Gary Null
Ed Conley
Hud Matney
Virginia Funeral Home
Herman J. Billips
Tip Top
Peery and St. Clair
Gillespie
Ratliffe and White
Cronkite
William Leonard
CBS News
Rather
Dan Rather
Evening News
Douglas Edwards
Frank Reynolds
ABC
Cooke
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Phoenix
Ariz
San Antonio
Texas
Bluefield Baily Telegraph
Spring ST. Bluefield
Eagles
Music By the
Bluefield Monument CompAny
B&e
Cundee Price
Windy Mountain
Mercer County Commission
Daily Telegraph
West Virginia Water Company
McDowell County Water Company
State Water Company
By N. S. Bovenizer
Cherry Street