Deaths and Funerals in Southern Virginia and Nearby States
Obituary notices report Grayson T Graham 86 of Bishop Virginia died in a Tazewell hospital after a long illness. Survivors include wife Laura and children Destie Gentry Geneva Martin Alvin Luther Floyd. services Friday at Peery St Clair Funeral Home with burial at Grassy Spur Cemetery. Additional notices for Charles Hedrick, Josephine Swan, Bessie Mutter, Bertha Lester, Grace Abbitt, Nancy Wyatt, Sam Allberty, Monk, Burn, Eli Farmer, and others list funeral times, burial locations, and surviving relatives across Bluefield Princeton and surrounding counties.
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Grayson Graham
Grayson T. Graham
Bishop
Tazewell
Pulaski
William A
Mary Miles Graham
U.S. Steel Corporation
Laura E. Graham
Destie Gentry
Geneva Martin
Jasper
Ala
Alvin Lee Graham
Cleveland
Ohio
Luther Graham
Lake Mills
Wisc
Floyd Allen Graham
Lebanon
Peery & St. Clair’ Funeral
Carl Lambert
Grassy Spur
James Gentry
Robert Gentry
Travis Gentry
Trampis Gentry
Darren Gentry
James Graham
Josephine Swan
Lebanon St
Bluefield
Huntington
Mercer Funeral Home
Bertha Lester
Bertha Ann Mullins Lester
Route 2
Oakwood
Buchanan County
Buchanan County Funeral Home
Keen Mountain
James Abbitt
James Thomas
Grace Main) Abbitt
Downingtown
Augusta St
Westchester
Monte Vista Park
Richard Rouquie
N.A
Eliza Patterson Main
Downington
First Presbyterian Church At
Pollock Bible
Sam Allberty
Sam Noah Allberty
Davy
Beckley
Big Jenny Freewill Baptist Church
Claude Oliver
Thompson Cemetery
Big Jenny
Charlie
Alice Allberty
Lydia Lane Allberty
Daniel Ray Allberty
Ingrin
Samuel Allberty
Joshua Allberty
Sally Cathy Jean Allberty
Edward Lee Lane, Jr
David G. Cox
Johnny Bishop
Shawne Waldron
Timmy Hale
Dewey Camp
Randy Lee Lane
Fanning Funeral Home
Welch
Former Mercer Constable Dies After Short Illness
Leslie Earl Rose of Vero Beach Florida died Tuesday at age 84 after a brief illness. A former Mercer County constable and prior four year sheriff's deputy, he was born at Camp Creek to Levi and Annie Laura Rose. WWII veteran. Survived by widow Lillian Nicholson Rose, son Levi Rose of Florida, and sisters Mrs. Harry E. Smith Mrs. Ray C. Pearman and Mrs. Virgie Davis of Princeton. Funeral services and burial are in Vero Beach today.
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Mercer County
Leslie Earl Rose
Vero Beach
Fla
Camp Creek
Levi
Annie Laura Rose
Lillian Nicholson Rose
Levi Rose
Florida
Harry E. Smith
Ray C. Pearman
Virgie Davis
Princeton
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Masthead and Rates Notice
Bluefield Daily Telegraph publishes daily from 412 Bland Street Bluefield West Virginia with subscription rates by mail and home delivery details. This notice lists West Virginia zones and annual or monthly pricing and address changes.
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Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
W. Va
Siated
West Virginia
Bureau of Circulation
P.O. Box
Landon “Associates
Princeton Police Probe Abduction
State Police questioned a possible suspect late Wednesday in connection with the abduction of two women in the Princeton area. Cpl. P L Winston said no information could be released about the victims, while confirming the suspect was being questioned for the alleged abduction reported around 5 p m and seized at about 9 45 p m.
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Princeton
Cpl
P.L. Winston
Winston
Police Probe of Route 20 Two-Vehicle Crash
State police in Princeton investigate a Sunday night collision on Route 20 near here involving a 1978 Ford driven by Clyde T. Lynch of Bluefield and a northbound car driven by Robert Faulds of Athens. Lynch and his wife Virginia were injured and treated at Bluefield Community Hospital in satisfactory condition. Faulds was moved from Princeton Community Hospital to Bluefield after surgery and was listed in stable condition. Both vehicles were total losses.
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Bluewell
Princeton
Here
Clyde T. Lynch
Bluefield
Robert Faulds
Athens
Lynch
Virginia
Bluefield Community Hospital
Faulds
Princeton Community Hospital
Bluefield Hospital
Grand Jury Openings Signal Wide Disclosure Changes
Changes streamline grand jury procedure including open proceedings, witness impeachment, and prosecutorial depositions. The new law allows broader access to hearings, easier disclosure between sides, and revisions to indictment forms, pre trial conferences, and prompt trial scheduling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bivens
Grand Jury
David W. Knight
Mercer County
Wilma Grubb
Princeton
Supreme Court
Double Shooting Leaves Two Dead in Princeton City
Police investigated a late night double shooting on Oliver Avenue. William B. Gore aged 68 died at the scene and Carolyn Gore 33 was listed in critical condition after being transported to a Roanoke hospital. Authorities described the case as under investigation with no witnesses and a .22 caliber pistol found at the scene.
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Princeton
Oliver Avenue
C.A. Kassay
William B. Gore
Carolyn Gore
Gore
Kassay
Bluefield protest disruption at Graham High School continues
Kessinger tightens controls as about 615 absences are tallied with 600 claimed present by some. Protests linger with students split between inside outside and home and warnings of possible arrests and suspensions. Late reports show Graham High offered no student presence from Bluefield students.
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2Ge
Daily Telegraph
Kessinger
Disibbio
Richie Mickel
State School Board
Graham High School
BHS
WV man charged after Bluefield wreck near college
Tazewell County deputy reports David Mattox of Bluefield was stopped for reckless driving then involved in a two car crash in front of Bluefield College. The Jeep hit a Chevrolet Chevette driven by Nancy Taylor, tipping the Jeep and causing about 4500 dollars in damage. Minor injuries reported. Mattox charged with drunk driving.
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Bluefield
West Virginia
Bluefield College
Tazewell County
David Olinger
David Mattox
Olinger
Mattox
Nancy Taylor
Tazewell
Congress Debates Emergency Spending Bill With Pay Raises
Congress and the White House race to finish an emergency spending bill before midnight. The compromise expands tax breaks and lets senators earn unlimited outside income while delaying immediate pay increases for lawmakers. The plan ties future congressional pay raises to a presidential commission recommendation and lifts caps on living expense deductions in Washington.
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Washington
House
Senate
Congress
Reagan
Congressional
Presidential Commission
Postal Service Hikes First Class Stamp to 20 Cents
The Postal Service raised the first class stamp to 20 cents effective November 1, defying the rate commission. The change, a 33 percent rise this year and 233 percent since 1971, faced immediate legal challenge from the National Association of Greeting Card Publishers in U S Court of Appeals. The 20 cent rate covers the first ounce. additional ounces stay at 17 cents, postcards move to 13 cents.
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Washington
Postal Service
Postal Rate Commission
Robert L. Hardesty
The
Postal Service Board
Hardesty
William F. Bolger
National Association of Greeting Card Publishers
U.S. Court of Appeals
Conoco Du Pont Complete Merger Sealed in 7.6B Deal
Conoco Inc and Dupont Co completed the largest U.S. corporate takeover, approved by over 99 percent of Conoco shareholders. The merger creates the seventh largest U.S. industrial company with $32 billion in annual sales, with Du Pont filing the merger certificate in Delaware.
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Stamford, Conn
Conoco Inc
Dupont Co
U.S
Conoco
du Pont
Delaware
Seagram Co. Ltd
Mobilcorp
Seagram
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Luneti
Charles Hedrick
Charles Wilmer Hedrick
Fails Mills
Dudley Memorial Chapel
C.H. Loudy
Grandview Memory Gardens
Samuel Herbert
Ida Pearl Stowers Hedrick
Falls Mills
Dewey Fields
Lewis Riffe
Doug Riffe
Ernest Perdue
Johnnie Scott
R.T. Bowen
Harman Lodge No
Bessie Mutter
Bessie A. Jackson Mutter
Grundy, Va
Warren Radcliffe
Frank C. Main
Crescent City
Greeley Wyatt
Greeley
Nancy Jo) Wyatt
Double Gates
East Gulf
Robert N. Smith
Mullens
Marie Burdiss Smith
First Church of God
Eastern Star
Homemakers Club
Eli Farmer
Eli
Luna Mae) Farmer
Elgood
Chris and
Mary Lucas
Christian Ridge Tabernacle
Jessie
Bill
John
Teddy Farmer
Mary Farmer
Viney Edwards
Robert
Lizzie) Crews
Vinnie Ad
Burns Wornal Chapel of Memorial Funeral Directory
Athens Road
W.A. Trent
Johnston Cemetery
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Bluefield Ave
Kero-Sun
Danforth Insurance Agency
RED Cross
Christ
Ralph E. Bailey
America
Bailey
Roller Floral
Worth Walker
Kerosun
Virginia Hardware Company
Mercer St
W.va
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