Obituaries Continue Details Of Family Survivors And Services
Obituary items list a large family including spouses and numerous descendants from multiple states. Services are noted for a Cedar Bluff funeral with burial at Greenhills Memory Gardens and pallbearers being grandsons. A second obituary notes Harry Northern Withers Jr, 72, of Vinton, died May 25, 2001, with military service, church involvement, and survivors Ruth, Susan and Richard, Gregory and Mary, all with locations in Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hershel
Andrews
Ind
Geneva Anderson
Ken
Grand Blanc
Mich
Mary Matney
Swanson
Abingdon
Ruby Cantrell
Wardell
Betty Newberry
Bobby
Summerfield
N.C
Liz Cooper
C.W
Rocky Mount
Junior White
Barbara
John White
Dempsey White
Don White
Kim
Richlands
James White
Bishop, Va
Jess White
Haysi, Va
Martha White
Singleton Funeral
Cedar Bluff
Bob Osborne
Greenhills
Harry Northern Withers Jr
Vinton
Jefferson High School
Roanoke Catholic
Allright Parking, Inc
Withers
St. Elias Catholic Church
Knights of Columbus
Romeo Club
Roanoke Valley Cotillion Club
Ruth Withers
Vin
Benjamin D
Jeremy R. Rash
Bluefield
Andrew N. Withers
Roanoke
Eda Wynn
Vickie T. Thrasher
Bob Thomas
Mary Beth Alley
Midlothian
Byron Penick
Jacklyn Thomas
Rodolph Wakim
Evergreen Burial Park
Oakey’s
Roanoke Chapel
American Diabetes Association
Hydraulic Rd
Suite
Charlottesville
Pearl Harbor Film Shakes Viewers With Intense War Scenes
The film drops viewers into air to air combat and the Pearl Harbor assault with sweeping action and Hollywood flair. It borrows from Independence Day and Saving Private Ryan to depict chaos and carnage while praising spectacle over strict history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Harbor
Charleston
Ryan
Funerals Scheduled Today in Virginia and Nearby
Funeral services caller list includes Walter Ray Burks at 1 p.m. in Grundy Virginia with entombment at Greenhills Memory Gardens Mausoleum. Jay Fudge at 11 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church. Pauline Fuller O Quinn at 11 a.m. at Peery and St Clair Funeral Home with entombment at Grandview Memory Gardens Mausoleum. Virginia Ruth Sexton 10 30 a.m. at Cravens Shires Funeral Home with burial at Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Elizabeth Cox Shorter 11 a.m. at George W Seaver Chapel with burial at Shorter Family Cemetery on Bent Mountain.
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Walter Ray Burks
Grundy Funeral Home
Grundy
Greenhills Memory Gardens
Claypool Hill
Jasper ‘Jay’ Fudge
First Presbyterian Church
Pauline Fuller O’quinn
Peery & St.Clair Funeral Home
Tazewell
Grandview Memory Gardens
Bluefield
Virginia Ruth Sexton
Cravens-Shires
Blewell
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Bluewell
Elizabeth Cox Shorter
George W. Seaver
Seaver
Princeton
Shorter
Bent Mountain
Mummy Returns Debuts Stronger Than Pearl Harbor
The Mummy Returns opened to 68.1 million in three days and 162.8 million overall. Shrek grossed 42.6 million in its second weekend and neared DreamWorks’ highest animated total as Chicken Run stood at 106.7 million.
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Pearl Harbor
DreamWorks
Jim
Tharp
Beaminster Memories Tie Smiths to World War II Heroes
Carl Smith recalls his father Jesse Smith serving with the British Expeditionary Force, Dunkirk survival, and how American GIs sheltered Beaminster during the harsh 41-42 winter. He notes segregated camp arrangements, shared meals, Christmas with black and white soldiers, and a D-Day related tragedy. Now visiting the U.S. with wife Gwendoline, they thank American troops and plan to stay another week after a White House tour.
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Jesse Smith
Dunkirk
England
Pearl Harbor
Franklin D
Roosevelt
Winston
Churchill
Smith
Poland
Great Britain
Beaminster
Dorset
G.i.s
Alabama
Omaha Beach
France
Royal Engineers Dock and Port Regiment
Gwendoline
Gibb
Charlottesville
Brenda Beavers
Early Smith
Eric
Gwen
White House
U.S
Frederick C
Rick” Boucher
D-Va
Smiths
United States
FEMA continues to seek federal disaster declaration for parts of West Virginia
FEMA and SBA officials, with state and federal lawmakers, assess flood damage in Mercer County and parts of West Virginia as they prepare for a possible federal emergency declaration. A team visited Princeton and Bluefield area counties, estimating highway losses at 225000 to 250000 dollars, and residents are urged to file damage reports via a toll free line 1 866 982 4685.
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State Office of Emergency Services
Steve Kappa
Jay Rockefeller
Robert Byrd
Nick J. Rahall
Third
Mercer County
West Virginia
FEMA
SBA
Charleston
Raleigh County
Wyoming County
Mercer
John Sheehan
Joe Anderson
Todd Millican
Rick Elkins
OES
Ernest Krell
Small Business Administration
Princeton
Wayne Shumate
Division of Highways
Buddy Campbell
Oakvale
Kellysville
Ingleside
Willowton
Glenwood
Green
Meachum
Jennifer Riffe
Tiffany
Bluefield
Riffe
Kyle Hart
Chamber Board
Hurt
Hart
Chamber
Manchin urges statewide voting system shift at AARP event
At the AARP Conference in Bluefield Manchin urged middle school civic education and voter registration for seniors. He cited the 2000 Florida election as a national issue, noting West Virginia counties use varied devices and urging a single statewide system.
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Rence
Manchin
AARP
Bluefield
Florida
West Virginia
Memorial Day Chicory Festival in Bluefield Honors Service
The 77th Brigade of the West Virginia National Guard organized Chicory Memorial Day events at Chicory Square with the American Legion. Bluefield High School Band played and Captain Burgess Carter raised the flag. Post commander A A Hopkins Jr led the Pledge, and Dr Allen A Hammond gave the Memorial Day prayer.
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77Th Brigade
West Virginia Army National Guard
Marc Meachum
Greater Bluefield
Burgess Carter
A.A. Hopkins, Jr
Allen A. Hammond
Swope
Ninth Judicial Circuit
Mercer County
U.S. Army Armor Center
US S. Army Command and General Staff College
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Gowen Field
Idaho
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Memory Gardens
A-1
Feds
Mountain State
Washington D.C
West
Virginia
Ellen Allen
City Council
Oliver Avenue
Church of God
Todd Boggess
Chicory
PO Pegasus Directv
Pegasus
Open Sky Enterprises
Qi Pegasus Gateliite
Bob
R.E
Bob” Perkinson JR
City Board
Baqi
Country Power Equipment & Buck Store
Mercer St
Mon
Wed
Thur
NEW Hope Floral & Gifts
Teleflont Wire Service
Glenwood Park
Mary Bake
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