Deaths and Funerals Roundup in Multiple WV Towns
A long obituary list notes the deaths of Harry Lee Goins 79 of Matoaka Marion Frances Rookard 93 of Twin Branch Rose Ella Blankenship 88 of Jolo William Wagner Kimberlin 85 of Rocky Gap Howard Frost 74 of Niagara Falls James L. Early 78 of Princeton Pauline Hollaway 82 of Beckley Virginia Bonham 82 of Princeton Nannie Brooks 90 of Bluefield Polly Absher 67 of Raven Clint Louthen 85 of Raven Robert Watkins 71 of Bluefield Sonny Branch 62 of Welch The notices cover survivors regional burial plans and calling hours across Beckley Princeton Matoaka Twin Branch Jolo Rocky Gap and Welch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twin Branch
Marion Frances Rookard
Beckley Hospital
Tennessee
William and
Catherine Holman Rookard
UMWA
Mamie Mitchell Rookard
Wyoming County
Fayetteville
N.C
Cecil
Betty) Rose
Marianna
James
Kathleen) Coy
Tamceliff
Fanning Funeral Chapel
Welch
Steven Walker
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Bluewell
Jolo
Rose Ella Blankenship
Grundy
Bradshaw
Perry
Patsy Muncy Blankenship
James Monroe Blankenship
Hufford Blankenship
Doyal Ray Blankenship
Rosie Long
Beattysville
Maxine Cantrell
Stafford
Swanson Blankenship
Glen Blankenship
Hubert Blankenship
Caretta
Douglas Blankenship
Sarah Elliott
Homer Blankenship
Pineville
Perry Blankenship
Grapevine
Whitewood
Jimmy Cole
Tom Sparks
Paynesville
Virginia Funeral Home
Funerals for Byers, Wells, and Rodgers Held Today
Funeral services were held this afternoon for Jack Carter Byers 64 of Bluefield Virginia at Dudley Memorial Chapel with burial at Grandview Memory Gardens. Sue Carol Wells 40 of Honaker Virginia was honored at Honaker Funeral Home with burial at Clark Cemetery. Rhonda Lee Rodgers 53 of Newark Delaware had services at Robert T Jones & Foard Funeral Home with private burial at the family’s convenience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Robert Lee Watkins
Grassy Branch
Montcalm
William Joseph
Willie Mae Dunn Watkins
Mercer County
Beulah Tabor Watkins
Robert J. Watkins
Anchorage
Alaska
Charles E. Watkins
Kathy Watkins
Mary Sam
Byers
Jack Carter
Dudley Memorial Chapel
Grandview Memory Gardens
Bluefield-Tazewell Road
Wells
Sue Carol
Honaker
Clark Cemetery
Rodgers
Rhonda Lee
Newark
Del
Robert T. Jones & Foard Funeral Home
West Main St
Community honors longtime Bluefield resident with Distinguished Citizenship Award
The American Legion Riley West Post No 9 will present its Distinguished Citizenship Award at 7 30 p m on Veteran's Day at the Greater Bluefield Community Center. The 1989 recipient has long served Bluefield through volunteering with groups like the Boys and Girls Scouts and the Red Cross. The ceremony will include a flag salute, pledge, past recipient roll call, and a tolling bell for those deceased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Mercer County
Greater
American Legion
Max L. Kammer
American Legion Post No
Kammer
The
Boys and Girls Scouts
American Red Cross
American Cancer Society
James W. Hill
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Kammar
Warrants' merits to be debated in West Virginia Supreme Court
West Virginia weighs arrest warrants issued by magistrates without police input. Circuit judges in Cabell, Kanawha and Mineral counties ordered no more warrants except domestic cases unless from law enforcement. Mineral County Magistrate Harman appeals, arguing court authority limits. Lawmakers and legal experts warn of abuse and archaic practice, urging state action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wetzel County
W.D. Lemon
Cabell
Kanawha
Mineral
West Virginia
State Supreme Court
Cuit
Mineral County
David Harman
Andrew Frye Jr
C. Reeves Taylor
Frye
Circuit
Harman
Wayne LeFave
University of Illinois Law School
Robert Dawson
University of Texas
Walker to sing at Kee Street Church
Princeton native Renae Walker, a nurse contracted for Voca Corporation, will sing at Kee Street United Methodist Church on November 8 at 7 p.m. She is daughter of Bishop George F. Walker and Mrs. Walker, a member of St. Memorial Church of God in Christ where her pastor is Bishop George F. Walker. Walker serves as State Minister of Music in W.W. Jurisdiction 1 COGIC and recently attended an Estes Park Gospel Music Seminar, leading to a demo tape sent to record companies. She aims to release a December cassette and sponsor concerts in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Pauline Grace Keatley
First Christian Church
Courthouse Square
Roncie H. Hollaway
Rose J. Mann
Linus R. Hollaway
Denver
Colo
Lovella Wills
Fairfax
Thelma Lawson
Peterstown
Princeton
Virginia
Peery Bonham
North 8Th Street
Bluefield
Henry C
Nancy Harrison Peery
Ben Bird
Gordon Todd Sr
Richard Lowe
William Parsons
Gordon Todd Jr
Princeton Memorial Hospital
Princeton Presbyterian Church
Order of the Eastern Star
William Peery
James Peery
Margaret T. Roney
Hedrick F. Bonham Sr
Hedrick F. Bonham Jr
Mike
Fairy) Bonham Hammer
Houston
Texas
Jeanne Bonham Bone
Henry C. Peery
Hudson, Fla
Nannie Fox
New Haven
George W. Seaver
Renae Walker
Kee Street United Methodist Church
Walker
Voca Corporation
Bishop
George F. Walker
St. Memorial
Quest
Parades Mark Veterans Day Across Mercer County
Parades roll Wednesday at 11 00 a.m. from 4th to Mercer to Main Street ending at the Memorial Building. Dominick Romano will be grand marshal. Ken Heckler to speak. Honor to M/Sgt Henry Comer. Major Raymond McKinney MC. Mayor Mike Stafford to introduce. One Valley Bank funds trophies. Also Legion meetings and dinners. Cedar Bluff VA parade features WWI veteran Charles Dunlap. Charleston event with 82nd Airborne unit. candlelight memorial for WV veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raven
Clint Edwin Louthen
Tazewell County
John
Gertrude Martin Louthen
Margaret Price Louthen
Pearl Asbury
North Tazewell
Johnny Thompson
Richlands
Roberta Brown
4Th
Mercer Street
Main Street
Memorial Building
Princeton
Richard Rice
Mercer County
Dominick Romano
Ken Heckler
Huntington
Rice
Heckler
U.S. Army
Henry Comer
Raymond McKinney
Mike Stafford
One Valley Bank
Riley-West Post No.9
American Legion
Greater Bluefield
Bluefield
Glenwood Park
Cedar Bluff
VFW
Richlands High School
Charleston
West Virginia
82Nd Airborn Division Association
Cultural Center
West
Also Mentioned on This Page
Harry Lee Goins
Matoaka
Stewart
Hanibal and
Polly Ann Goins
Herndon
Matoaka Moose Lodge
Margaret
J. Pacitto Goins
Bobby Goins
Lashmeet
Roy Goins
Johnny Goins
Colorado Springs
James Goins
Malcolm Goins
Wayne Goins
Ronald Goins
Troy Goins
Fred
Betty) Gross
Hiawatha
Dewey
Elizabeth) Hylton Jr
Ronnie
Judy) Crane
Richard
Brenda) Murray
Chandler
Ind
Gene
Donna) Basham
Keith
Mary) Shrewsbury
John Goins
Baltimore
Monnie Tyree
Rowland H. Bailey
Marvin McKinney
Resthaven Memorial Park
Bailey Funeral Home
William Wagner Kimberlin
Rocky Gap
Clear Fork
Newberry Funeral Home
Bland
Howard Frost
Niagara Falls
N.Y
Howard “Tots” Frost
Kimball
Carswell Addition
Bennett-Widener Funeral Home
James L. Early
New Hope Road
Dott
James William
Victoria Lanter
Welch High School
Hawley Fuel Coal Company 66 Landgraft
Carr Memorial United Methodist Church
Hazel Owen Early
Joe Early
Robert Early
Elva Meadows
Anna Early
Madge Colvard Early
James W
Jim) Early
Woodbridge
Carole Poirier
Cleveland
Ohio
Tom Early
Knoxville
Tenn
Frances Norris
Lillian Reed
Midway
Thomas
Tom) Early
Augusta
John Early
Pulaski
Memorial Funeral
Athens Road
Bryan D. Carpenter
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Courthouse Road
Pauline Grace Hollaway
Virginia Peery Bonham
Nannie Brooke Brooks
Nannie Brooke French Brooks
Larch Street
Mercer Funeral Home
Paul M. Absher
Paul M
Polly” Absher
Star Route
Henry and
Diana White Absher
Island Creek Coal Corporation
Jenny Absher
Fred Absher
James Absher
Anna Mae Clines Absher
Bobby J. Absher
Jimmy A. Absher
Catersville
Ill
Linda P. Price
Swords Creek
Brenda S. Whitt
Shirley A. Deskins
Marie Russ
Florida
Singleton Funeral Chapel
Elmer Hylton
Carl Ball
Greenhills Memory Gardens
Claypool Hill
Singleton
Singleton Funeral Service
William Henry Branch
William Henry
Sonny) Branch
Hemphill-Welch
Welch Hospital
Page Funeral Home
Everlasting Monument CO
Ourthouse
Rodney Harrison
Charles Owens
Daily Telegraph
H. Dixon Jones, Jr
John Hedges
Hedges
Supreme Court
James Rowe
House Judiciary Committee
Georgia
Chris Frazier
Brunswick, Ga
West Virginia Daily
Daily
Virginia Pick
Pick
Bluefield Monument Company
Wen
Rock Mus
David
Benoit
Johnston Chapel Baptist Church
Halls Ridge Rd
William H. Peters
Roger Rose
Bellone
Vineyard Street
W.va
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