Longtime Bluefield resident Myrtle Lowe dies after illness
Myrtle Lowe of 325 Rogers Street Bluefield died Friday morning in a Bluefield hospital after a long illness. She was 79 and a Salvation Army member. Survived by husband Chartie Lowe, two daughters Betty Gale and Virginia, six sons Jerry David Kenneth Harold and Robert all of Bluefield, eight grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Funeral Monday 2 p.m. at Hawkins Memorial Chapel Roselawn Monte Vista Funeral Home. Friends may call Sunday 6 to 9 p.m.
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Rogers St
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Virginia Lowe
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David Lowe
Kenneth L. Lowe
Harold M. Lowe
Robert Lowe
Hawkins Memorial Chapel
Roselawn
Monte Vista
Capt. Davis
Simon Michaluk
Simon J
Mildred Peters) Michaluk
Mohiin Drive
Portsmouth
West Park
Daytona Beach
Fla
Walter Peters
Robert Peters
Redwood Valley
Cal
Sturtevant Funeral Chapel
Monte Vista Park
West Park Church of Christ
Bascom
Margaret Ann) Breeding
Tucker
Welch
West Virginia
Stephen
Julia Pantili
Baptist Church
Elaine Breeding Hood
Shelley
Idaho
Brenda Breeding Cox
Helen Pantili Czoka
Steve Pantili
Washington, D.C
Mercer Funeral Home
Rev
R.W. Skidmore
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Bluewell
Graveside rites planned for Steven Meador 17 in Princeton
Graveside committal for Steven Michael Meador 17 of Tampa Fla will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at Resthaven Park Cemetery Princeton with Rev Charles W Scragg Jr officiating He was a senior at Leto High School and active in multiple clubs and bands He had lived in Tampa 12 years and was born in Bluefield He survived by his mother Susan Diane Meador of Roanoke Va sister grandparents and a great grandmother Funeral home viewing is today from 6 to 9 p.m. and attendees are asked to meet at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the funeral home
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Stella May
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Bluefield
Cravens-Shires Funeral
Bluewell
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Airport Road
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Margaret I.) Roatsey
Thorpe
Princeton
Tazewell
Mable Starling
High Point
N.C
Robert Mills Sr
Thorpe United Methodist Church
Mike Roatsey
Tommy Roatsey
Welch
Robert Mills Jr
Columbus
Ohio
Bill
Betty Lou
Chapel of the Fanning Funeral Home
John Lafferty
Maple Hill
Ted Parks
Steven Michael Meador
Tampa
Fla
Resthaven Park
Charles W. Scragg Jr
Meador
Leto High School
Tampa First Baptist Church
Ecology Club
Beltone Hearing Aid Service
Wythe Avenue
W. Va
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Notice Boilerplate Passage
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph publishes standard masthead and postage rate boilerplate. It lists mailing zones, subscription prices, and postal arrangements for subscribers in West Virginia and other regions. It notes Associated Press affiliation and circulation details for readers and advertisers.
Elderly Woman Found Dead In Local Motel
Princeton police probe the death of Gertrude Davis 65 found in a Riveria Motel room. The body was discovered by a motel employee and sent to the state medical examiner for autopsy. Investigators include Lt. W. R. Davis and Mercer County prosecutor staff.
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Gertrude Davis
Craig Street
Charleston
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Rick Somyk
Rick Akers
John Garcia
Don Meadows
Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office
Narrows Man Dies by Own Action at Princeton Motel
John Charles Brust III, 43, of Route 1 Narrows reportedly died by his own action at a Princeton motel on a Friday. Mercer County State Police provided limited incident details. Brust, born in Loanoke Arizona, was son of John C. Trust Jr of Fort Worth Texas and Ethel Mae Burst of Clinton Iowa. His widow Mrs Birchfield Brust of Route 1 Narrows and two sons Christopher Craig Brust and Jason Charles Brust, a daughter Pamela Gail Brust, and two brothers and two sisters survive. A memorial service will be held Sunday at 11 a.m. at Riffe's Funeral Chapel in Narrows.
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Narrows
Princeton
Mercer County
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Loanoke
Ariz
John C. Trust Jr
Fort Worth
Texas
Ethel Mae Burst
Clinton
Iowa
Birchfield Brust
Christopher Craig Brust
Jason Charles Brust
Pamela Gail Brust
Riffe
Carter attacks Reaganomics during Knoxville World’s Fair visit
Former President Jimmy Carter, in Knoxville for the energy themed World’s Fair, called Reaganomics a failure and slammed the Clinch River breeder reactor as a waste of public and private funds. He noted job losses, toured pavilions with family, and attended a $1,000 per couple fundraiser for Mayor Randy Tyree amid a tight race for governor.
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Jimmy Carter
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James
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Peru
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Saudi Arabia
Japan
Jimmy
Clinch River
Navy
Congress
Randy Tyree
Lamar Alexander
Tyree
Pat Ball
United American Bank
Submarine hunt continues in Hors Bay amid mine blasts and hostage standoff
In Hors Bay the search for a foreign submarine persists as three mines detonate in a nearby area. Naval officials cite possible submarine activity but note the mines may have triggered by mistake. A gunman at an Amtrak station negotiates with police as a child cries, while a synagogue attack leaves Stefano Tache dead and his family wounded.
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Stockholm
Hors Bay
Sven Carlsson
Musko
Carlsson
Dagens Nyheter
PLO
Quirinale Palace
Sandro Pertini
Stefano Tache
Joseph
Daniela
Marco
Domestic violence talk highlights shelter shortage in region
Mrs. Meek and the Tazewell County domestic violence task force describe battering as a joint problem and urge counseling for both abuser and victim. Abusers often trap wives at home, hindering help. Offenders face possible penalties and the group operates with volunteers, lacking a local shelter and funds, hoping for federal support to build a four-county facility.
Poland Wins Favored Nation Trade Status First in Pact
The president grants favored nation status with immediate political ripple effects and long term economic impact. Poland, in 1960, becomes the first Warsaw Pact nation to receive this status and remains the only one to retain it automatically.
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Poland
McDowell Man Charged With Murder
A Roderfield man was charged with first degree murder after allegedly shooting his wife Judy Riggs Hodge 34 early Saturday. He came to turn himself in at 7 49 a m and is jailed in McDowell County after arraignment before Magistrate David Hunt as Deputy E W Sparks investigates. Funeral arrangements were pending at Fanning Funeral Home in Welch.
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McDowell County
William Gray McCoy
Judy Riggs Hodge
McCoy
David Hunt
E.W. Sparks
Fanning Funeral Home
Welch
Graham Band Wins Best in Class C and Parade Award
Graham High School Band wins Best in Class C and Best in Parade at the 32nd Annual Southeastern Band Festival in Bristol Virginia. Twenty two bands from four states competed Saturday night.
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Bristol
Graham High School
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