Idle Telephone Bomb Threat Disrupts Princeton Hospital
Princeton Community Hospital faced a five to ten second call claiming a bomb, triggering a coordinated 90 minute emergency plan. Staff evacuated visitors, searched wards, and coordinated with police and fire services while awaiting a traced, hoax but potentially deadly scenario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Honaker
Princeton Community Hospital
William L. Sheppard
Sheppard
Princeton
Telephone Company
Deaths and Funerals Busy Week in Bluefield Area
Obituary notices for Mrs. Thurman Beard 86 of Bluefield and Mrs. Earl Hurley 77 of Avondale record long illnesses and family tributes. The list mentions survivors including children grandchildren and in laws with service details and burial at Maple Hill Cemetery and Saeger Memorial Cemetery.
James A Pruitt 89 Dies in Tyler After Long Illness
James A Pruitt age 89 of 1318 South Scott Street Tyler Texas formerly of Richlands Virginia died Friday in the Colonial Guest Home Lindale Texas after a long illness. He was born in Tazewell Virginia son of the late Joe and Louisa Smith Pruitt. He lived in Jewell Ridge and Richlands before moving to Tyler four years ago and was a retired Jewell Ridge Coal Corp employee. He was a member of Richlands Tabernacle and former Loyal Order Moose member. Survived by wife Nannie Vance Pruitt who died January 29 1970 a daughter Mrs Bill Sparks Bradshaw four sons Arthur Carretta Thomas Tazewell Walter Tyler and Raymond Raysal four sisters and one brother twenty five grandchildren and many great grandchildren Funeral today at 3 p m Memorial Funeral Home Chapel Tyler with Rev James Garrett and burial in Memorial Park Cemetery Tyler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Pruitt
Scott St
Tyler
Tex
Richlands
Lindale
Tazewell
Joe
Louisa Smith Pruitt
Buchanan County
Jewell Ridge
Jewell Ridge Coal Corp
Richlands Tabernacle
Loyal Order Moose
Nannie Vance Pruitt
Bill Sparks
Bradshaw
Arthur Pruitt
Carretta
Thomas Pruitt
Walter Pruitt
Dorsey Byers Woman Dies After Wreck In Virginia
Mrs. Mickie Gale Dorsey Byers 30 of Christiansburg Virginia died in a Virginia hospital from injuries in a Wednesday night auto crash. Survivors include husband Robert Byers of Roanoke. two sons Thomas Dennis Jr and James Ray Dennis of Narrows. daughter Patricia Ann Dennis of Narrows. her parents Mr. and Mrs. William Dorsey of Tocca Georgia. Funeral Sunday at 4 30 p.m. at Riffe's Funeral Home Chapel in Narrows with Rev Alfred Philley. burial in Fairview Cemetery Narrows. Body at Riffe's Funeral Home for visitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mickie Gale Dorsey Byers
Christiansburg
Virginia
Robert Byers
Roanoke
Thomas Dennis Jr
James Ray Dennis
Narrows
Patricia Ann Dennis
William Dorsey
Tocca
Riffe
Alfred Philley
Fairview
T Narrows
Daly Telegraphm Local News Subscription Rates
The Daly Telegraph paper announces subscription rates for West Virginia and other zones with annual and monthly pricing. It notes Associated Press credits and claims circulation verification by the Audit Bureau of Circulation and lists advertising representatives.
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Mars
West Virginia
Picaton
Audit Bureau of Circuulation
Mathews Shannon & Cullen
Rebecca Faye Khale dies after long illness in Princeton
Rebecca Faye Khale 74 of Sandlick road Bluefield died Saturday in a Princeton hospital after a long illness. She was born in Princeton daughter of Sam and Rebecca Hager and widow of Nelce Khale. Survived by four sons, three daughters, two sisters, 15 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Funeral 2 p.m. Monday Burns Wornall Chapel Princeton with Rev Ruth Young officiating. Burial Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Friends may call today 3 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebecca Faye Khale
Sandlick Road
Bluefield
Princeton
Sam
Rebecca Winfrey Hager
Nelce Khale
New Hope United Methodist Church
Bernard Khale
South Deerfield
Mass
Earl
B. Khale
Stafford
Harold H. Khale
Woodrow Khale
Woodbridge
Geneva Tollasi
Louie Majerski
Terrysville
Ruth Young
Roselawn Memorial
Narrows Man Samuel H Clark 93 Dies After Long Illness
Samuel Harvey Clark 93 of Narrows Va formerly of Bluefield died Saturday morning in a Pearisburg Va hospital after a long illness. He was born February 18 1882 in Bland County Va was a retired N and W Railway conductor. Survivors include three sons Jack E Clark of Key West Fla Joseph S Clark of Mobile Ala Sam H Clark of Bluefield and two daughters Ruby C Cummings and Edith C Hess both of Narrows. Funeral conducted Monday at 2 p.m. at Riffe's Funeral Home with John Guess officiating burial in Roselawn. The body will remain at the funeral home where friends may call today from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m.
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Samuel Harvey Clark
Narrows
Bluefield
Pearisburg
Bland County
Rufus
Nannie Workman Clark
Bertha Ellis Clark
N & W Railway
Jack E. Clark
Key West
Fla
Joseph S. Clark
Gracie C. Bailey
French Bailey
Panther
Bernice Bailey
Larry Bailey
French Cline
Hanover
Albert
Bonnie) Lester
Red Sulpher Springs
Long Pole
Bailey Family
Fanning Funeral Home
Welch
Death of Mrs Fairy Belle Wysong in Virginia
Mrs Fairy Belle Wysong of Newport Virginia died Friday in a Fairfax County hospital She was the widow of Roscoe C Wysong Survivors include two daughters seven sisters one brother four grandchildren and two great grandchildren Services were held today at 2 pm at the Williams Jamison Funeral Home Chapel in Pembroke with burial in Newport Cemetery Newport Virginia
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Fairy Belle Wysong
Newport
Fairfax County
Roscoe C. Wysong
Virginia Carell
Pearisburg
Evelyn
Alexandria
Verna Gautsch
Delia Dowell
Clara Frame
Helen Philpott
Ripples
Nell Main
Crescant City
Fla
Cleta Camper
Warsaw
E. R. Echols
Bluefield
Williams-Jamison Funeral Home
Pembroke
Newport Cemetery
Mrs. Tanza Bandy Dies After Illness in Wise County
Mrs. Tanza Bandy 9% of Grundy Va formerly of Tazewell Va died Saturday in a Richlands Va hospital after a long illness. Survived by husband James Robert Bandy one son Ervin five daughters Bessie Gilbert Edith Saltz Elva Matney Grace Young Pearl Fletcher one brother John Ward Alaska. Body at Greever Funeral Home in Tazewell Va pending arrangements.
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Tanza Bandy
Grundy
Tazewell
Richlands
James Robert Bandy
Ervin Bandy
Dry Fork
Bessie Gilbert
Baptist Valley
Edith Saltz
Bristol
Elva Matney
Grace Young
Logan
Pearl Fletcher
Knoxville
N. C
John Ward
Alaska
Edna Keister Anderson obituary from Roanoke and Bluefield
Edna Keister Anderson 74 of 2118 York Road Roanoke Va died Saturday at home. A Peabody Conservatory graduate and member of First United Methodist Church Bluefield she was affiliated with Raleigh Court Methodist Church Roanoke. Willis M Anderson of Roanoke and nephew Walter D Keister survive. Funeral services were held at Oakey s Funeral Home Roanoke with graveside rites at Mapel Hill Cemetery Bluefield officiated by Rev James Hart.
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Edna Keister Anderson
York Road
Roanoke
Bluefield
Peabody Conservatory of Music
Baltimore
First United Methodist Church
Raleigh Court
Willis M. Anderson
Walter D. Keister
Oakey's Funeral Home
Mapel Hill Cemetery
James Hart
Moore is of Keystone dies after short illness
Nellie Mosley Moore of Keystone dies in Welch hospital after a brief illness. Funeral set for Monday at Linkford and Richardson Chapel with burial at Oak Grove Cemetery Bluewell. Pallbearers named. services to follow at the funeral home after 5 p.m. today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis Webb
Richard Williams
Bobby Scales
Bobby Brown
Mrs Lillie Anne Harris Rites Set At Keystone Church
Mrs Lillie Anne Harris a Mt Airy N C native longtime McDowell County resident and church member dies leaving husband Erastus Harris two daughters Mrs Thelma Davis and Mrs Norma Allen three sons James Melvin Harris David Harris and Erastus Harris Jr twenty six grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren. Sunday service 1 30 p m at Mount Chapel Baptist Keystone with Rev David L Smith officiating burial Oak Grove Cemetery Bluewell. Pallbearers are deacon board members and friends. Sinkford Richardson Funeral Home Keystone directs arrangements.
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Mt. Airy
N. C
William and
Lula Bratcher
McDowell County
Mount Chapel Baptist Church
Keystone
St. Lukes Lodge
Courts
Colantha
Erastus Harris
Thelma Davis
Jamaca
N. Y
Norma Allen
Columbus
Ohio
James Melvin Harris
David Harris
Erastus Harris Jr
Brooklyn N. Y
Mt. Chapel Baptist Church
David L. Smith
Oak Grove
Bluewell
Society of the Church
Deacon Board
Friends
Sinkford and Richardson Funeral Home
Bruce Basham obituary from Ghent area
Bruce Basham 80 of Ghent died Thursday in Beckley. He was born at Camp Creek to Anderson and Naomi Basham and formerly worked for the Wyoming County Board of Education. He was a Camp Creek Freewill Baptist member. his wife Mary preceded him in 1969. Survived by four brothers, two sisters, a half sister and other relatives. Services Monday at 2 p.m. at Bailey Funeral Chapel Princeton with Rev. Wally Cullop. burial Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Beckley. Funeral home from 3 p.m. Sunday.
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Bruce Basham
Ghent
Beckley
Camp Creek
Anderson
Naomi Crews Basham
Wyoming County
Zionie Basham
Arly Basham
Roanoke
Vertie May
Inishburg
Lena Hunter
Whiteoak
Cora Boyd
Mullens
Bailey Funeral Chapel
Princeton
Wally Cullop
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Funeral services for James Marrichu in Roderfield area
Funeral services for James Marrichu aged 86 of Roderfield were held Saturday with burial in Carter Cemetery near Roderfield. There are no known survivors. Fanning Funeral Home of Welch was in charge of arrangements.
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James Marrichu
Roderfield
Carter
Fanning Funeral Home
Welch
Milton Lewis Dies in Bluefield Hospital
Milton Lewis of 216 Putnam Street Bluefield died Saturday morning in a Bluefield hospital. The body is at Linkford and Richardson Funeral Home in Bluefield pending funeral arrangements.
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Milton Lewis
Putnam St
Bluefield
Linkford and Richardson Funeral Home
Centerville Man Dies After Family Argument
A 43 year old Centerville man died on arrival at a Welch hospital Friday night from gunshot wounds in what investigators say began with a family argument. Robert Evans reportedly shot himself with a .32 caliber automatic after his wife left to seek help. Evans, a Caples mine employee and former Farmbest Dairies worker, was Korean War veteran and survived by his wife Jean Beverly Evans, two sons, two sisters, and his parents. Funeral services set for Tuesday at the Fan ning Funeral Home Chapel with burial at Jaeger Memorial Cemetery.
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Centerville
Welch Hospital
Wyoming County
Herbert Morgan
Robert Evans
Evans
Caples
Semet-Solvay
Farmbest Dairies
Welch
Mateland
Lee Evans
Clearwater
Fla
Welch High School
Indian Creek Church
Jean Beverly Evans
Robert Evans Jr
Lorraine Air Force Base
Maine
Scott Evans
Jean Cecil
Emma Turner
Detroit
Mich
Fanning Funeral Home
Edgar Beverly
Jaeger Memorial
Weld
Funeral
Special Panel To Probe Crime To Visit Bluefield Board
Bluefield Chamber of Commerce president Jack Paxton said he will name a special committee on Monday to appear before the Bluefield Board of Directors to discuss the city's crime rate. He noted the panel has a tentative spot on the night agenda and will also name a chairman for the panel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield Chamber of Commerce
Jack Paxton
Bluefield of Directors
Paxton
Miller Seeks License to Carry a Dangerous Weapon
United Mine Workers President Arnold Miller applied for a license to carry a dangerous weapon as noted in a Charleston Gazette legal advertisement. Kanawha County Circuit Judge Patrick Casey was not comment on the filing, Miller has said he has faced threats and sometimes travels with a bodyguard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
United Mine Workers
Arnold Miller
Charleston Gazette
Miller
Kanawha County
Patrick Casey
UMW
Haldeman defends tapes in Wallace interview
In a two day interview, Haldeman says destroying tapes was never ordered and resigns after Dean and Magruder exposed the cover up. He argues most tapes remain unreleased and would reveal Nixon as a decisive leader 90 percent of the time. CBS paid for the interview, amount undisclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Wallace
John W. Dean III
Jeb Stuart Magruder
Haldeman
White House
Nixon
Richard Nixon
Deman
Wallace
Hancock Park
Los Angeles
CBS
Search Suspended For Mrs Neel Missing Woman Ida Neel
About 100 volunteers searched Saturday for Ida Neel 73 missing from her Clear Fork home since March 13. Authorities found no foul play and believe she may have fallen into the Clear Fork River during brush removal near the bridge Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Neel
Clear Fork
Bluefield Center Announces March Schedule of Activities
Mrs Panzen R Jones executive director of the Bluefield Community Center releases the March 24 27 program. Monday vesper hour at 6 30 p m with Edith Hicks sponsor Stella Barnes mistress of ceremonies and Rev John Callier guest speaker. Tuesday arts and crafts at 2 30 p m. Wednesday id week bridge at 1 30 p m. Thursday Junior Scout Troop 305 meets at 3 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panzen R. Jones
Bluefield Community Center
Edith Hicks
Stella Barnes
John Callier
Fire Kills State Man at Charleston Hotel
Police identified Herman Newhouse, 56, a downtown Charleston hotel resident who died Saturday during a fire he invoked attempts to rescue him. A hotel employee said Newhouse had lived there about a year.
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Charleston
W.va
Herman Newhouse
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Thurman
Priscilla) Beard
Virginia Ave
Marion
Tazewell County
Thomas W
Mary Stevenson Watson
Virginia Avenue
George Phillips
Gainesville
Virginia Avenue Methodist Church
Hugh Ferguson
Maple Hill Cemetery
Clyde Bowling
Ed Hale
Elmo Fleshman
Ott Belcher
Marvin Kirk
Otis Neal
Orrin Davis
Graham Funeral Home
Earl Hurley
Avondale
Little Rock
Ark
J. W. and
Elizabeth Phelps Smith
David C. Hurley
James Hurley
Lloyd (Thelma) Beavers
Mable Hurley
St. Paul Episcopal Church
Hugh Cuthbertson
Saeger
Charlotte Sage Leslie
Pompano Beach
Anawalt
Ft. Lauderdale
Pageton
Julia Valach Sage
Ted Sage
Mark Leslie
Gene Leslie
Robin Leslie
Craven Shires
Johnson Wilson
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Johnny Valach
Teddy Valach
Bobby Valach
Joe Valach
Carl Sage
Ruben Setakien
Memorial Funeral Home Chapel
James Garrett
Memorial Park Cemetery
Bluefield Quin Telegraph
Daly Telegraphm
Bland Street
Associated Press
Mrs. Fairy Belle Wysong
Greever Funeral Home
Met Coal
Mrs. Mellie Mosley
Mrs. Lillie Anne Harris
Evenone
John A. Rowland
Wythe Avenue
Mrs
Neal
Virginia Neel
Mac Davis
David Akers
Graham
Barre Guild
Bluefield Monument Company
Garden Cemeterie
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