Local Obituaries: Frances Blankenship Leona Davis Jenks and Michael Marcus
Frances Eva Blankenship 60 of Princeton died March 27 2011 at Princeton Community Hospital. Leona Mae Davis 87 of Princeton died March 27 2011 at Glen Wood Park Retirement Village. Mary Elizabeth Stout Jenks 82 of Premier died March 26 2011 at her residence. Michael Marcus 69 of Elkhorn died March 25 2011 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center. Arrangements are incomplete at local funeral homes.
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Frances Eva Blankenship
Goodwyns Chapel Rd
Princeton
Princeton Community Hospital
Seaver Funeral Home
Leona Mae Davis
West Main St
Glen Wood Park
Mary Elizabeth Stout Jenks
Fanning Funeral Home
Welch
Michael Marcus
Elkhorn
Bluefield Regional Medical Center
McConnell Funeral Home
Bluefield
Obituary notices for Frank J Kidd and Nancy Lloyd in West Virginia and Virginia
Obituary notices report Frank James Kidd aged 89 of Oak Hill West Virginia who died March 26 2011 with his two sons by his side and Nancy Boens Lloyd aged 70 of Narrows Virginia who died March 27 2011 after a long career in education and family life. Kidd was a World War II veteran and D Day survivor honored as a bridge namesake with burial in High Lawn Memorial Park and military rites. Lloyd taught 26 years in Giles County and held church and community roles. she is survived by two sons two grandchildren and siblings with services at First Baptist Narrows and wake at Riffe’s Funeral Service Narrows.
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Frank James Kidd
Oak Hill
W.va
Lord
Blakley
Harry Wesley
Anna Gaye McDaniel Kidd
Sam
Charles
Howard
Fred
Mark Kidd
Julia Alice Giles
Marietta Elizabeth Lawson
Beulah Marie Kidd
Phyllis Jean Kidd
Jones Ave. Church of God
Oak Hill High School
Frank
60Th Battalion
All Veterans
West Virginia
Capital
Mary Catherine Sparks Kidd
Calvin Ray Kidd
Carol
Charles Wesley
Perk’ Kidd
Deborah
Princeton
Melissa Kidd Wilshire
David Matthew Kidd
Sherri
Charles Philip “Chip” Kidd
Karmen
Unionville, Va
Ashley Ann Panashy Kidd
Ooltewah
Tenn
Tyler
Scott Mikel Wilshire
Austin Snuffer
David Graison Kidd
Abbie BreAnn Kidd
Belva Lee Slack
Montgomery
Nancy Lee Kietz
Charlie
Orlando
Fla
Wesley
June” Kidd
Edith
Buffalo
Martha Crist
Jim
Athens
Ohio
Lou Lovejoy
George
Blount
Ralph Shupe
Tonya Shupe
Allen Gallimore
Pat Franklin
High Lawn Memorial Park
David Kidd
Charles “Chip” Kidd
Tyler Wilshire
Stuart Richardson
Jim Crist
Charlie Lovejoy
George Lovejoy
V.f-W. Post
Jones Ave
Church of God
Roseandquesenberry
Rose and
Nancy Boens Lloyd
Narrows
Montgomery County
Aubry Edward
Bertha Sowder Boens
Donald Thomas
Tom) Lloyd
Narrows High School
Radford University
Nancy
Virginia Tech
Giles County
First Baptist Church In
Women’s Missionary Union
Giles Education Association
George E. Lloyd
Lisa
Roanoke
Dale A. Lloyd
Allison Lloyd
Jonathan Lloyd
Bernard Boens
Lee
Shawsville
Linda Clevinger
Norman
Decatur
Ala
Eleanor Boens
First Baptist Church
Ronald McDonald House
Riffes.com
King College honors fall 2010 academic achievers
BRISTOL Tennessee King College announces fall 2010 honors for traditional and professional studies undergraduates. Area students named to the president's list include Machele Bostic Grundy Chris Cole Jewell Ridge Michaela Peck Honaker Miranda Lester April Walker. Dean's list recipients include Amanda Charles Big Rock Gerald Collins Pilgrim Knob Tiffany Combs Honaker Christopher Goff Grundy Sherry McGraw Jewell Ridge Derrick Ratliff Oakwood Britta Richardson Jera Robinette Raven Alyssa Salmons Hurley.
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Bristol, Tenn
King College
Machele Sue Bostic
Grundy
Chris L Cole
Jewell Ridge Va
Michaela Dawn Peck
Honaker Va
Miranda Emily Lester
April Dawn Walker
Bell Amanda Charles
Big Rock
Gerald Wayne Collins
Pilgrim Knob
Tiffany S. Combs
Honaker
Christopher Gene Goff
Sherry Leann McGraw
Jewell Ridge
Derrick Brandon Ratliff
Oakwood
Britta Elyse Richardson
Jera Bea Robinette
Raven, Va
Alyssa LeShea Salmons
Hurley
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Publisher Info and Mail Rates
Publisher contact details and office roles for the Bluefield Daily Telegraph include Rhonda Watson as Finance Director and Tuffee Fa handling Local News. Editorial and circulation lines show phone numbers and hours. mail delivery rates are listed for Daily and Sunday subscriptions with monthly and multi month options.
Funerals Scheduled Today for Five Area Residents
Funeral services are set for Pearl E Bibbs Cochran at 2 p.m. at Hurst-Scott Funeral Home Chapel in Tazewell with burial at Grandview Memory Gardens in Bluefield. Bernice Hawkins has a graveside service at Maplewood Cemetery in Tazewell at 11 a.m. Edna Hazelwood will be honored at 8 p.m. at Cravens-Shires Funeral Home Chapel in Bluewell. Myrtle Myers dies at Oley Memorial Chapel in Bluefield with burial at Grandview Memory Gardens. Armenda Payne’s service is at 2 p.m. at The Family Worship Center in Jolo with burial in Wimmer Cemetery in Whitewood.
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Pearl E. Bibbs Cochran
Hurst-Scott Funeral Home
Tazewell
Grandview Memory Gardens
Bluefield
Bernice Glover Hawkins
Maplewood
Edna Mae Honaker Hazelwood
Cravens- Shires Funeral Home
Bluewell
Myrtle Sarah Myers
Oley Memorial Chapel
Armenda Bell Horn Payne
Jolo
Wimmer
Whitewood
Endorsements mix in West Virginia primary race
The region's Teamsters local and the West Virginia Troopers Association back state Treasurer John Perdue with Farm Bureau also supporting him along with former Secretary of State Betty Ireland among Republicans. Emily's List backs Natalie Tennant in the Democratic primary while West Virginians for Life awaits a public announcement. The state Chamber of Commerce plans to weigh endorsements in two weeks, likely backing a Democrat or Republican candidate.
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Teamsters
West Virginia Troopers Association
John Perdue
State Farm Bureau
Perdue
Betty Ireland
West Virginians For Life
Vicki Covert
Emily’s List
Natalie Tennant
State Chamber of Commerce
Roman Stauffer
Stauffer
Rupp
West Virginia primary campaigns focus on endorsements and outreach
In a tight West Virginia Democratic and Republican primary, candidates tout endorsements and statewide outreach as key to winning. Governor bid frontrunners raise funds, while others stress voter engagement and state tea party ties amid historically low turnout around 14 to 15 percent.
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Associated Press
Earl Ray Tomblin
Joe Shafer
County officials push resolutions on taxes and rates
Commissioner Ray Bailey proposed a resolution to dispute statements that county commissioners misuse added coal revenues. Gordon Lambert and McBride backed the motion, while Lambert urged opposing APCO's rate increase. McBride highlighted how fixed incomes strain options between food utilities or medicine amid rising bills.
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Bell
Ray Bailey
Commission
Gordon Lambert
McBride
Bailey
Lambert
APCO
Mercer County Winners Showcase 4-H and History Projects
Mercer County students earned top honors across categories including Why 4-H is Right 4 you, Girl Scouts, and Why Is Coal Mining So Important. Awards also highlighted Dr. C. Stuart McGehee, Empire State Building, and History of American Espionage, with several divisions noting multiple winners from Mercer and McDowell counties.
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Rachel Johnson
Mercer County
Abby Lester
Hannah Stauffer
Casey Dye
Turner Jones
Lamont Johnson
C. Stuart McGehee
Savanna Smith
U.S
Jared Broyles
Nick Roske
Mercer
Beckley-Raleigh County Convention Center
Coal filmed in Welch sparks hopes for positive portrayal
The Welch screening of the Cobalt Coal mine town film Coal drew praise and cautious optimism from local officials and industry figures. Barbara Altizer of the Eastern Coal Council and Bluefield Mayor Linda Whalen voiced measured expectations, while Original Productions executives highlighted the show’s visual appeal and miners as strong characters. Two pre screenings in Welch offered 200 tickets each, with a NABs panel on April 11 in Las Vegas.
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Cobalt
Welch
Williams
West Virginia
Spike
Barbara Altizer
Eastern Coal Council
Richlands
Altizer
Tom Roberts
Tom
Roberts
Cobalt Coal
Westchester
Big Sandy
Bluefield
Linda Whalen
Ron Whalen
Morgantown
Waterfront Place
Sarah
Sarah Whalen
Bluefield High School
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Original Productions
National Association of Broadcasters
Las Vegas
Thom Beers
Philip Segal
Jeff Conroy
Gayle Gilman
Beers
Pikeville
Mars
Bill Archer
Barchen
Bottonline
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