Community groups push to restore historic Black cemeteries
Volunteers from Glenwood and Bluewell organize a region wide cemetery restoration effort for Oak Grove Lincoln Park and Bryant Memorial. They plan spring cleanups, fundraising, and a 501c3 foundation to fund perpetual care, with a focus on marking veteran graves for Memorial Day.
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Fuda
Luke
Glenwood
Dave Blevins
Oak Grove
Lorton Lick Road
Bluewell
California
Blevins
Tri-County Cemetery Association
John Scruggs
Montcalm High School
Royal Rangers
Jerry McConnell
McConnell’s Funeral Home
Scott Morrison
Richardson Funeral Home
Anthony Woart
Bluefield State College
Woart
Mercer County
Weart
Lincoln Park
Green Valley
Bryant Memorial
Bramwell
Coalfield
End of March Forecast Predicts Warmer, Clear Weather
Jackson notes prevailing conditions will turn dry with moderate temperatures after a cold snap. NWS calls for clouds today with mid 30s, teens tonight, upper 40s Tuesday, and 50s Wednesday, with a chance of rain Thursday as temps reach into the 60s before dropping Thursday night. Contact Jody Neal at meal bottonline.com.
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Jackson
National Weather Service
Weather Service
Jody Neal
Bottonline
Obituary notices from Bristol and Abingdon area regions
The page lists obituaries and funeral details for Melvin Lindsay McBride 72 of Bristol and Bea Stiltner Shortridge Prater 86 of Abingdon along with Nancy Ruth Rakes Gary and Charles Edward Thornton and others. It includes service times, burial places, family survivors, church affiliations, and arranging funeral homes Combs Weaver Shortridge Widener.
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Bristol, Tenn
Melvin Lindsay McBride
Lord
Holston Valley Medical Center
Mr. McBride
Tazewell County
Robert Edison
Harriett Mundy McBride
Bristol
Anderson Street United Methodist Church
Sprint
McBride
Papaw
Joyce Ann Erps McBride
Raymond McBride
Harry McBride
Marvin McBride
Retha Greene
Jerry C
Kingsport
Tenn
Haverley
Brenna Greene
Mary Ellen McBride White
Lola McBride
North Tazewell
Jerry Fleenor
Glenwood
George Erps
William “Bill” Erps
Claude Erps
Jerry D. Greene
Timothy S. Greene
Mark Angle
Park Ridge Court
Kinsport
Anderson St
WHCB
Edgemont Ave
Weaverfuneralhome
Weaver Funeral Home
Bea Stiltner Shortridge Prater
Abingdon
Johnston Memorial Hospital
Buchanan County
J.T. Stiltner
Pearlie Jackson Stiltner
Grundy
Clyde Shortridge
John H. Prater
Irene Stacy
Ralph
Conaway
S.C
Alta Fermer
Evelyn Broberg
Fairfax, Va
Kim Davis
Mebane
N.C
Jennifer Stacy
Bailey
Dwayne Stacy
North Myrtle Beach
Lee Davis
Shortridge-Ramey Funeral Home
Michael Trent
Stiltner
Nancy Ruth Rakes
Gary
McDowell Continuous Care Center
Maybeury
Welch Community Hospital
Eckman
John R. Rakes Sr
Mary E. Parks Rakes
Maybeury Church of God
G.C. Murphy Co
Northfork
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Matthew Leonard
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Benjamin Lynch
Polly Lynch
Reynolds G. Lynch ‘Jr
Margaret ‘Lynch Burwick
United Methodist Church
First Broad Street United Methodist Church
Russell County Historical Society
American Society of Engineers
Virginia Tech Alumni Association
Combs
Lebanon
West Hill Cemetery
Jack Edwards
Combs Funeral Service
Virginia
Lynch
Charles Edward Thornton
Kellysville
Thornton
Barbara Hill
Roger
Princeton
Charles R. Thornton
James A. Thornton
Stephanie Hill
Davis Funeral Home
Oakvale
Franklin Adkins
New Zion
Bottonline.com
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
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John Mason
West Lafayette, Ohio
Brandon Slaughter Son of
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Jeremy Slaughter
Etter NY Yellaeraul
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