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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Mar 11, 1981

Page

3

Deaths and Funerals Badge Albert J Graham Sr

Albert J Graham Sr 91 of 2323 Fairway Dr Roanoke Va died Tuesday morning in a Roanoke hospital of natural causes He was a Lafayette College electrical engineering graduate 1912 member of Phi Gamma Delta He worked for Westinghouse in Pittsburgh and later for N W Railway Bluefield rail operations Roanoke diesel supervisor 1959 Mercer Masonic Lodge Shrine Temple Westminster Presbyterian Church Bluefield Second Presbyterian Church Surviving: two daughters a son a sister and three grandchildren Funeral 10 am at Okey s Roanoke Chapel Interment 2 pm Maplewood Cemetery Tazewell Friends may call at the funeral home

Albert J. Graham Fairway Dr Roanoke Pennsylvania Lafayette College Phi Gamma Delta Westinghouse Electric Co Pittsburgh Bluefield N&w Railway Crew Mercer Masonic Lodge AF & AM Beni Kedem Shrine Temple Westminster Presbyterian Church Second Presbyterian Church Madge Richardson Graham Dorothy G Gilmer Schenectady N.Y Florence J. Graham Richmond Albert J. Graham Jr Ruth G. Doremus San Jose Calif Okey’s Roanoke Chapel William R. Cline Robert A. Fielder Maplewood Cemetery Tazewell

Carbon Monoxide Caused Deaths At Jaeger Car Park

The deaths of Doris Jane Christian 18 and Walter Mullins 22 found in a parked car on the McDowell and Wyoming line are ruled carbon monoxide poisoning by State Police Detachment at Welch. Foul play is not suspected. joint funeral services set for Thursday at 11 a.m. at Fanning Funeral Home Chaple Jaeger. Surviving relatives listed include parents, siblings, and extended family. The couple had been in the vehicle about 24 hours before discovery by two local riders.

Johnny Cake McDowell and Wyoming Welch Doris Jane Christian Walter Mullins Jaeger C.M. Turner Turner Fanning Funeral Home Chaple Mr. Mullins Paul Maxine Mullins Laeger U.S. Steel No. 10 Gary Billy Jo Mullins Douglas E. Mullins Paul Mullins Jr Terry Mullins Larry Ohio Herbert Christian Gilbert Mary Rowe Varney Arvella Bailey Bonnie Sue Auville Patty Sue Vanover Avondale Donna Sweeney Linda Steele Premier Gene Worthington John Worthington Marion Cecil Worthington Vaughn Worthington Royal Oak Mich Susie Nierman Janet Lewis Delbarton Marie Thomas Matoaka Pansy Chaffins Perryville Fla Edna Coulter Louisville, Ky Violet Worthington Ashville N.C Paris Cline Ova Combs Mullins Paynesville

Prosecutor's Father Dies in Bluefield Hospital

John Mack Knight 73 of 912 Raleigh Terrace Bluefield died Tuesday morning after a short illness. Retired from Norfolk and Western Railway after 40 years, he was father of Mercer County Prosecuting Attorney David Knight. Burial at Roselawn Memorial Gardens with viewing at the funeral home. He leaves two daughters and a son.

Glen G. Davis Myrtle Beach S.C Bluefield Ardna Brymer Sam Marie) Mitchem John Brymer Richard Selvey Jr Dennis Andrews Danny Tibbs T.C. Dodson Glenna Mitchem John Mack Knight Raleigh Terrace Mercer County David Knight Knight Norfolk and Western Railway Rockingham N.C John Wesley Margaret Shrader Knight Elizabeth Terry Knight Katherine Leah Williams Patricia Ann McGough Serverna Park Princeton North Carolina Roselawn-Monte Vista Roselawn Memorial Gardens Bluefield-Princeton Road

McDowell County School Board to Host Community Meetings

McDowell County School Board agreed to hold public sessions with residents from Caretta Davy Superior Maitland Coalwood ahead of possible consolidation. Meetings are set at Caretta Elementary Thursday 7 p.m. Davy Fire Station Monday 7 30 p.m. Superior Elementary Wednesday 7 p.m. Residents pressed for financial details on costs and plans including rebuilding Gary Elementary and transportation implications.

WELCH McDowell County School Board Caretta Elementary Davy Superior Caretta Coalwood Gary Ron Dalton John Drosick Superior Maitland

Major Banks Cut Prime Rate to 18 Percent Across Industry

New York AP report notes Citibank led a cut from 18.5 percent as major banks nationwide lowered the prime lending rate to 18 percent. Bank of America also followed, with the move reflecting easing costs of funds and weaker demand for business loans. Economists predict varied paths ahead in prime rate trends.

New York Citibank No. 1 Bank of America San Francisco

Bluefield Daily Telegraph Ad and Masthead Details

The Bluefield Daily Telegraph, established 1893, is published every morning from 412 Bland Street, West Virginia, and is a member of the Associated Press. It lists delivery rate information and advertising representatives.

Bland Street Associated Press Hota Landon Associates

Local Obituaries in Princeton and Charlottesville

Mrs. John C. Smith 38 of Rockridge dies in Charlottesville hospital. Funeral arrangements incomplete at Fanning Funeral Home Jaeger. Estelle R. Santon 81 of Princeton dies after apparent heart attack. Arrangements incomplete at George W Seaver Mortuary Princeton. Moody Glen Crews 59 of Princeton dies after short illness. Funeral arrangements incomplete at Memorial Funeral Directory Athens Road Princeton.

Jackson Henry Stonewall Princeton George W. Seaver Richard Flowers White Family Oakvale John Smith John C Cora) Smith Rockridge Charlottesville, Va Fanning Funeral Home Jaeger Estelle Santon Estelle R. Santon Low Gap Road George W Seaver Mortuary Moody Crews Moody Glen Crews Knob St Athens Road

Bland County teachers angered by 12.9 percent raise

Bland County school board approves 1981 82 budget granting teachers a 12.9 percent raise well below the requested 30 percent. A resignation is filed by L P Bunyan and teachers plan a meeting to decide on contract terms while bus drivers gain a 15.5 percent increase.

Sharon Friese Daily Telegraph Bland Bland County John Umberger Umberger L.P. Bunyan Bunyan

Fire destroys mobile home kills child in Vansant

A mobile home fire in Vansant Va. killed 3 year old Janie Kay Helton, daughter of James and Sandra Helton of Dry Fork. Grundy Fire Department investigators began work at about 8 15 p m to determine the fire origin and cause.

Vansant Grundy Fire Department Janie Kay Helton James and Sandra Helton Dry Fork

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