Obituary notices for Adkins Farbo and Shelton in Bluefield area
Obituaries announce funeral services for Eva Louise Adkins 93 of Grundy Va with burial at Hibbits Cemetery and for infant Angela Starling in Tazewell Va with Grandview Memory Gardens rites. Rosario Farbo 67 of Welch, and Mona Shelton Bradley 58 of Richlands Va are noted with services and arrangements. Other notices include Dan Hanson 41 of Princeton and Joe Neace 64 of Pocahontas with incomplete arrangements. Public obituaries list Stafford Vergie F 91 and Ella Josephine Swan 77 with Mercer Funeral Home in Bluefield coordinating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Adkins
John
Eva Louise) Adkins
Grundy
Tazewell
Grundy Church of Christ
Clarence Greenleaf
Hibbits
James Henry
Margaret Elizabeth Honaker Kelly
Kermit Adkins
Bristol
Harold Adkins
Bluefield
Edna Baldwin
Salem
Ocie Lockhart
Honaker
Grundy Funeral Home
Rosario
Bo” Farbo
Welch
Charleston
Douglas Mortuary Chapel
Dan Hanson
Dan H. Hanson
Damewood Ave
Princeton
George W. Seaver
Joe Neace
Joe R. Nease
Pocahontas
Rodriguez- Pocahontas Union
Swan
Ella Josephine
Lebanon St
Monte Vista Park
Richard Rouquie
Mercer Funeral Home
Former Local Pastor Dies in Georgia
Rev. Alfred Lyon Bixler, 66, of Sandersville Georgia, a former Westminster Presbyterian Church Bluefield pastor from 1972 to 1980, died Thursday morning in Augusta after a heart condition. He led multiple congregations, studied at Davidson College and Columbia Theological Seminary, and served on the Montreat Anderson College board. Survivors include his wife Margaret Duckett Bixler, three children, two sisters, and two brothers. Cremation planned with memorials in Sandersville and Clinton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Lyon Bixler
Sandersville
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Bluefield
Augusta
Bixler
Brazil
First Presbyterian Church of
Westminster
Clinton
S.C
Miami
Fla
Cleveland
Ohio
Gastonia
N.C
Montgomery
Ala
Bradenton
Davidson College
Columbia Theological Seminary
Montreat Anderson College
North Carolina
Margaret Duckett Bixler
Alfred Bixley, Jr
Greenville
Bruce
Linda) Whitley
Easley
Leah Dixon
Tarboro
Helen
Attila Bixler
Unemployment figures edge down as Hispanics lead drop
Unemployment continued to decline modestly with Hispanics posting a 9.3 percent rate, a four tenths drop, while White House aides emphasized early stages of Reagan's economic program. Larry Speakes said the plan could create up to 13 million jobs, though unemployment has remained around 7 to 7.6 percent since January. In a Thursday news conference President Reagan warned that improvements may take months and indicators will fluctuate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Larry Speakes
Reagan
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Details and Rates
Bluefield Daily Telegraph information page outlines publication details since 1893, mailing address at 412 Bland Street Bluefield West Virginia and post office box for address changes. Subscription rates list $58.80 per year by mail in WV zones and $4.90 per month for home delivery. Includes AP association note and circulation bureau reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
W. Va
Ated Press
W.va
West Virginia
Audit Bureau of Circulation
P.O. Box
Railway Still Breaking Coal Loading Records
ROANOKE Virginia Norfolk and Western Railway reports record coal movement in September with 8,486,100 tons loaded from mines and 3.4 million dumped at Norfolk. The week of Sept 20 saw 845,129 tons dumped, aided by strong contracts and improved coordination among producers and shippers. Only 19 ships waited at Hampton Roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke
Norfolk & Western Railway
Norfolk
William B. Bales
N&w
Bales
Hampton Roads
Suit Challenging Road Bond Issue Dismissed
A Kanawha County Circuit judge dismissed a suit challenging the language of the 750 million road bond measure to be voted on Nov. 3. The group West Virginians For Sane Government had opposed the ballot title citing propaganda use and asked for revised information, but the judge ruled against redrafting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W.va
Kanawha County
Robert Harvey
Sane
St. Albans
David Bailey
Bailey
Gary King
Harvey
A. James Manchin
King
Manchin
Murder Suspect Is Arraigned in Doane Slaying
A 20 year old Charleston man Timothy Lee Trimble was bound over to the Mercer County Circuit Court Grand Jury after a preliminary hearing in the Doane murder case. Doane 72 of Arlington Virginia was found dead in his car near Princeton. Trimble remains jailed on 25000 bond. State police and Mercer County officials led the case with Assistant Prosecutor Charles Smith and defense lawyer Bruce Ambrose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Charleston
Virginia
Mercer County Circuit Court
Mike Flanigan
Timothy Lee Trimble
Mercer County
Trimble
Thomas Edward Doane
Arlington
Doane
Second Shooting Victim Succumbs in Roanoke Hospital
Princeton police report the second victim of a Wednesday night shooting at Gore residence died Friday at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Carolyn K. Gore of 815 Young Ave died at 4:35 a.m. after being unconscious since the incident. Her father-in-law William Gore, 68, also died at the scene. The case remains under investigation as autopsy results and weapon analysis are pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Oliver Avenue
Roanoke
Michael P. Forbes
Thomas
Carolyn K.) Gore
Young Ave
Roanoke Memorial Hospital
State Police Criminal Identification Bureau
Charleston
William Gore
Burns Wornal Chapel of Memorial
Athens Road
Orville Harvey
Trail Cemetery
Jack Selvey
Richard Selvey
Jack Gore
B.J. Radford
Dale Gunnoe
Don LaRue
Gore
Memorial
Soviet Grain Aid Seen To Rise As Harvest Falls
The Kremlin reports the 1981 grain harvest will be well below target, prompting expected record Soviet imports. Canada cites Soviet officials predicting large imports, with the United States offering 15 million metric tons for the 12 months to Sept. 30, 1982, most of which Soviets may buy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Kremlin
United States
E. F. Whelan
U.S
Soviet Union
Talks on Arabia and Middle East security stall yet
State Department spokesman Dean Fischer said the talks focused on overall Middle East security with no clear comment on President Reagan’s claim that the U S would prevent Saudi Arabia from becoming Iran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arabia
Dean Fischer
State Department
Middle East
Fischer
Saud
Reagan
Saudi Arabia
Iran
United States
Reagan Warns Against Desert Missile Shelters
President warned that basing missiles in holes in the western desert would leave them as vulnerable as in existing silos not hardened against nuclear attack. He argued strong defenses are needed to protect nuclear forces from a surprise strike.
Suits Filed In Bluefield Hospital Radiology Case
Two new federal suits in Bluefield accuse Bluefield Community Hospital and radiologists of illegal exclusive contracts to control radiology services. Dr Kerry W McCluney seeks injunctions to regain hospital access while Dr John Anziulewicz also sues, alleging mismanagement of public funds and improper loans to two Louisiana radiologists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elaine Thompson
Daily Telegraph
Bluefield Community Hospital
Bluefield
U.S. District Court
Kerry W. McCluney
BCH
John A. Anziulewicz
Stephen P. Raskin
Lee B. Milner
Raskin
McCluney
Anziulewicz
Milner and Raskin
Raskin and Milner
Louisiana
Milner
MccCluney
Princeton Man Charged After Rainy Street Crash
A 22 year old Princeton man Joseph Gilley faced a charge of failure to maintain control after his 1974 Mercury slid on Straley Avenue and hit a metal utility pole at North Third Street. The crash cut power to Mercer Street north side for about 30 minutes. Gilley was not injured. Patrolman C R Hutchens investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Straley Avenue
North Third Street
Mercer Street
Appalachian Power Company
Joseph Gilley
Gilley
C.R. Hutchens
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Starling
Angela Starling
Eddie Ray Starling
Route 1
Tazewell Hospital
Leonard Wooten
Joe Starling
Arlington, Va
Patricia Moore
Grandview Memory Gardens
Bluefield-Tazewell Road
David Smith
Rosario Farbo
John McGinnity
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Bluewell
Powhatan
He Was
Son
The
Joseph and
Mary Abriaca Farbo
Mary Gross
Miami, Fla
Louise Marino
Josephine Smith
Baltimore, Md
Eeeneeyah Edward Shelton
Mona Shelton Bradley
Richlands
Richlands Hospital
Edward G. Shelton
Tazewell County
Baltimore
Cedar Bluff
Alfred Bixler
Danforth Insurance Agency
Walesa
Rulewski
Eagles F.C.E
Minber J
NEW Graham Pharmacy
Lebanon
Beirut
PLO
Yasser Arafat
Israel
Palestine Liberation Organization
Hyatt
Kansas City, Mo
Hyatt Regency
Tim Lindgren
Awacs Meeting
United Nations (Ap
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Prince Saud
Haig
United Nations
Social Security New York
Associated Press
NBC News
Cape Canaveral
George Page
Page
Joe Engle
Richard Truly
Houston
Rajai
Islamic Republic Party
Khomeini
Tehran
Khamenei
Princeton Church of God
Children's Church
Church OF God
Oliver Ave
Frank Meadows
Blacksburg
Appalachian Radiology
Bluefield Radiology, Inc
St. Luke’s Hospital
Tazewell Community Hospital
Giles Memorial Hospital
J.W. Feuchtenberger
Capill
Guy W. Perkins
Katz, Kantor, Katz, Perkins and Cameron
Michael F. Gibson
Princetonian
Jesus Christ
New Hope Road
Glen A. Tabor, JR
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!