Deaths and Funerals in West Virginia and Florida
Obituaries list Floyd Bostic of Swords Creek Virginia and Clarence Brazeal of Brandon Florida among many local names. Funeral services are scheduled in Honaker and Brandon with burial at Greenhills Memory Gardens and Brandon Cemetery. other notices include James Edgar French Thurman Jackson Haley and Cordie Vanover with varied service times and locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Bostic
Swords Creek
Richlands
James and
Ida Bell Miller Bostic
Pocahontas Fuel Company
Amonate
United Mine Workers Union
Dora Bostic
Dallas
Phyllis) Whited
Janice Miller
William
Gay) Dye
Ernest
Linda) Putnam
Bucyrus
Ohio
Barry
Debra) Taylor
Honaker
Chester Bostic
Alexandria
Donald
Bobby Bostic
Baltimore
French
James Edgar
Tazewell
Stevens Funeral Home
Pulaski
J.N. Howard
Tom Seay
Dublin
Haley
Thurman Jackson
Jack
Kimball
Bennett-Fanning Funeral Home
Johnny Gray
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Earl Doss
Hershel Keye
Buddy Malesky
Frank Malesky
Walter Kowaleski
Douglas Warner
Vanover
Louis (Cordie
Hensley
Trinity Assembly Church
Twin Branch
Morgan Belcher
Mitchell Cemetery
Fanning Funeral Home
Welch
Wyoming Man Dies In Wreck
An 18 year old Herndon High School student Joseph Mills Jr. of Bud was killed early Saturday when his pickup left Rt 16 near Allen Junction, struck a rock cliff and he was thrown from the vehicle. He died while being transferred to Raleigh General Hospital. Deputy Logston noted no witnesses and said Mills misjudged a curve on a straight road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineville
Herndon
Wyoming County
Dennis Logston
Joseph Mills Jr
Bud
Mills
Allen Junction
Logston
Wyoming General Hospital
Mullens
Raleigh General Hospital
Beckley
C.R. Joynes
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Advertising and Subscription Rates
The notice lists subscription prices and delivery rates for West Virginia residents and others. It notes the paper is a member of the Associated Press and provides mailing and publication details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Eeting Co
Bland Street
W. Va
Associated Press
All News
Seus
Garo
Malin
Conde
West Virginia
Fall and Back to School Market Opens Next Week
Merchants from five states will converge on Brushfork Armory along Route 52 for a three day Fall and Back to School Market sponsored by Bluefield Fashion Exhibitors Inc. Over 100 booths will showcase men’s women’s and children’s clothing shoes accessories dry goods and gifts. The market runs 11 to 4 each day with Tuesday closing at 2. Registered buyers will attend a noon buffet on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brushfork Armory
U.S. Route 52
Bluefield Fashion Exibitors, Inc
Preston
Neta) Hamilton
Bluefield
Revival Set At Independent Bible Church Of God Princeton
Revival services run Monday to Saturday May 30 at 7 PM nightly at the Independent Bible Church Of God in Princeton with Evangelist Harley Cook from Beckley as guest speaker and special singing each evening hosted by Rev. D L Gilley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independent Bible Church of God
Princeton
Harley Cook of
Beckley
D.L. Gilley
Bailey Elected To BC Post
David L. Bailey Jr pastor of Four Mile Creek Batist Church was elected president of the Bluefield College Alumni Association at the annual alumni banquet on the BC campus. Bailey a Newport News Richmond native earned an AA from Bluefield in 1960 and studied at Carson Newman Southern Baptist Seminary Union Theological Seminary and NYU while pursuing a Doctorate of Sacred Theology at San Francisco Theological Seminary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David L. Bailey, Jr
Four Mile Creek Batist
Bluefield College
Bailey
Newport News
Richmond
Carson-Newman College
Southern Baptist Seminary Union Theological Seminary
New York University
San Francisco Theological Seminary
Mrs Otey Leads Bluefield Old Guard Meeting Program
Mrs Chris Otey presented autoharp and piano numbers at Trinity United Methodist Church during the Bluefield Old Guard Chapter No 3 meeting. Ill list items were W B Bird C R Smith Bates Maxwell W C Peters G G Griffin H E Spence Claude Bonham Roy B Henderson and G W Brooks. Birthday greetings went to Jessie J Price D W Bailey G C Wallace John C Harry J G Beach C W Johnson and T C Lester. The Old Guard Gospel Chorus with E S Russell Jesse Keen L M Carper Ivan French R T Hall Paris Perdue Newt Bowman Glenn Miller W J McGowan and E E Scott sang three numbers aided by Mrs Eugine Wizenrith. The note ends abruptly with uranium work energy claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chris Otey
Bluefield Old Guard
Trinity United Methodist Church
W.B. Bird
C.R. Smith
Bates Maxwell
W.C. Peters
G.G. Griffin
H.E. Spence
Claude Bonham
Roy B. Henderson
G.W. Brooks
Jessie J. Price
D.W. Bailey
G.C. Wallace
John C. Harry
J.G. Beach
C.W. Johnson
T.C. Lester
Old Guard Gospel Chorus
E.S. Russell
Jesse Keen
L.M. Carper
Ivan French
R.T. Hall
Paris Perdue
Newt Bowman
Glenn Miller
W.J. McGowan
E.E. Scott
Eugine Wizenrith
Pendulum Question Guides Federal Strip Mining Overhaul
Charleston AP reports Pete Pitsenbarger questions the move to reshape the federal Office of Surface Mining from an enforcement agency to one offering assistance. Interior Secretary James Watt seeks flexibility, contrasting the Carter era strict nationwide reclamation standards with a more tailored approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W.va
Pete Pitsenbarger
James Watt
Federal Office of Surface Mining
Pitsenbarger
Reclamation
State Department of Natural
OSM
Watt
Tax Cut Timing Is Concern
Rep. Barber Conable says President Reagan ready to compromise but House Democrats hesitant to offer first. He notes no sign of significant movement toward a tax cut and warns time is running out. If no proposal emerges, a Republican Southern Democratic coalition might be reactivated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Barber Conable
Reagan
House
Conable
Ways and Means Committee
Thomas P. O'Neill
Dan Rostenkowski
D-Ill
Ways and Means
White House
UMW
McTague
Repairs Begin On Cooling System At Brown's Ferry Plant
Technicians start repairs after a leak sent 10,000 gallons of radioactive water into the Brown's Ferry plant, forcing one reactor shutdown. TVA officials say the spill stayed in the drywell, no radiation released, and crews expect a quick fix with potential unit restart early next week. The site emergency was declared as drains showed a 21 gallon per minute leak.
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Athens
Ala
Brown’s Ferry
Bob Boyer
Tennessee Valley Authority
Jim Husham
TVA
Chattanooga
Tenn
Hufham
663 Students To Graduate In Tazewell
A total of 663 students will graduate from the four Tazewell County High Schools Thursday at 8 p.m. The seniors from Graham, Pocahontas, Richlands, and Tazewell High Schools include 335 males and 328 females. On Tuesday, June 2, the Vocational School will honor 176 graduates with certificates and awards at 1 p.m. in the Tazewell Middle School auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tazewell County
Graham High School
Pocahontas High School
Richlands High School
Tazewell High School
Tazewell County Vocational School
Tazewell Middle School
Ambush on Coal Convoy Spurs Calls for Police Protection
The driver was evacuated to Pikeville Methodist Hospital after an ambush on a coal convoy near Shelbiana. Frank Justice of Mac Mining reported no warnings, noted seven snipers seen as the vehicle crossed the bridge, and praised rapid state police response while invoking Gov Brown to reassess police protection for non union mines.
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Pikeville Methodist Hospital
Frank Justice
Mac Mining
Shelbiana
Justice
John Y. Brown Jr
Patrol Officer Reed Tracks Downtown Activity in Slow Day
A detailed patrol log shows Reed and Sarver handling a city burglary suspect, traffic stops, and a Windy Mountain center call. Officers coordinate with county and state authorities, query parking meters, and pursue leads with a Norfolk and Western detective. McTague comments on union strife and mining life in the hills.
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Harris
Lebanon Street
Sarver
Lebanon
Whitethorn
Reed
Judge McGhee
Princeton
Princeton Avenue
Bland Street
Parking Commission
Mercer Street
West Virginia
Virginia
Ramsey Street
Bland
Norfolk and Western Railway
Windy Mountain Learning Center
N&w
Tiara gifted by Napoleon to Marie Louise now at Smithsonian
The 1811 birth of Napoleon I's son prompted a gift of a silver tiara set with 950 diamonds totaling 700 carats and 79 emeralds to his second wife Marie Louise. Turquoise replaced the emeralds in the piece, which now resides in the Smithsonian Institution collection in Washington, D.C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Napoleon I of
France
Marie Louise
Smithsonian Institution
Washington, D.C
Also Mentioned on This Page
Clarence Brazeal
Clarence E
Pete) Brazeal, Jr
Brandon
Fla
Orangeburg
S.C
Abbs Valley
Winston-Salem
N.C
C.E
Helene Brazeal
Betty Cox Brazeal
Barbara) Chadwick
Lexington Park
Gary
Beverley) Alderman
Leffner, Fla
Jim Leffner
Stowers Funeral Home
Emily Lane
Herman Suiter
Herman Todd Suiter
Cincinnati
McDowell County
Athens Road
Hopie Neal
Dudley Memorial Mortuary
Wyoming
Clyde Robinson
Clyde Wilson Robinson
Smith Avenue
Richmond Hospital
Amanda Jane Jackson Robinson
Belfast
George W. Robinson
Doris Jackson Robinson
Raymond Earl Robinson
Mechanicsville
Judy Robinson Poe
Carl W. Robinson
Archie
Maxie) Helton
Cedar Bluff
Banner
Eula) Taylor
Cleveland, Va
Parham Road
Woody
Bluefield Baily Telegraph
Landon
Don's TV
Spring Street
RCA
Church News
BC Post
Old Guard
Boyer
Jolie Toledo
Ee Ee
National and
West Virginia Funeral Directors Associations
Rowland H Bailey Oorner
Michael K Blankenship
Windy Mountain
Bluefield Avenue
Red Ash
Donald McTague
Maine
Beltone
VIS Hearing Aid Service
Wythe Ave
Bunker Hill
Belleau Wood
Gettysburg
Guadalcanal
San Juan Hill
Saint Lo
America
Bluefield Monument Company
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