Deaths and Funerals in Bluefield Area October 11 1982
Obituaries from Bluefield Daily Telegraph list funeral services for Judy Anne Hodge of Roderfield shot to death by her ex husband William McCoy. Details cover survivors, church and burial plans, plus notes on other local deaths and funeral arrangements in Welch Bluefield and Bluewell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judy Hodge
Judy Anne Hodge
Roderfield
Roderfield Pentacostal
Brenda Blankenship
Woodlawn
Bluewell
Wytheville
Teddy
Sandra) Riffe
Hensley
Donald
Cathy) Riffe
Jolo
Eva Riggs
Big Sandy
Dale
Jay Riggs
Ronald
Donald Riggs
Fanning Funeral Home
Welch
Benny Lambert
Raymond Nadier
Bobby Riggs
Joe Riggs
Jack Riggs
Frederick Kirk
Thomas Wooldridge
Thomas Coy Wooldridge
North Tazewell
Tazewell Hospital
Peery & St. Clair Funeral Home
Tazewell
Clifford Toler
Clifford H. Toler
Bluefield
Wyoming County
Mary Milam Toler Belcher
William Toler
McDowell County
Elkhorn Regular Baptist Church
Flav-O-Rich Milk Co
Gilbert Toler
Earl Toler
Virginia Beach
Belcher Mountain
H.A. Lane
Cecil Belcher
Morgan Belcher
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Publication Details
Local newspaper masthead notes Bluefield Daily Telegraph publication by the Daily Telegraph Printing Co. at 412 Bland Street Bluefield West Virginia 24701. It lists Associated Press affiliation subscription rates West Virginia zones and home delivery, and post office box mailing details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
W. Va
Associated Press
W.va
West Virginia
Audit Bureau of Circulation
P.O. Box 208
W. Tive
London Advertising
Plane Crash Survivors Use Debris and Marijuana to Stay Afloat
Two men, Wright and McDonald, survived two days in the Atlantic after their Cessna went down off Marathon Florida. They used pants seat cushions a plastic bag and a floating bale of marijuana to stay above water until rescue by the fishing boat Come On Down. Wright suffered dehydration sunburn and jellyfish stings while McDonald remained hospitalized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Atlantic
James L. Wright
Jamaica
Bahamas
Bruce McDonald
St. Simon's
McDonald
Marathon
Florida Keys
Wright
Glenn Ekblom
Plantation Key
Custons
Ekblom
Miami Herald
Jim
Heavy Rains Cause Flooding in Grundy Virginia
The Buchanan County Sheriff's office reported minor flooding Sunday evening after a weekend of heavy rain across southwest Virginia and southern West Virginia. Roads on state routes 643 and 645 were partially blocked by slides and rising streams. The National Weather Service logged 2.13 inches of rain in extreme northern Buchanan County between 4 and 6 p.m. No accidents or damage were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grundy
Buchanan County Sheriff's Office
Virginia
West Virginia
Sheriff's Office
National Weather Service
Buchanan County
Narrows Man Found Dead In Motel
John Charles Brust III, 43, of Route 1 Narrows Virginia, was found dead Saturday in the Princeton Motel on U S Route 460 after an apparent self inflicted shooting. Trooper J L Bulford said Brust had family problems and the time of the shooting was not determined.
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John Charles Brust, III
Route 1
Narrows
Princeton
Brust
U.S. Route 460
J.L. Bulford
Bulford
Surplus Food Distribution Set For Tuesday
Free government surplus cheese and butter will be distributed Tuesday in Princeton to low income Mercer County families and to persons 60 years and older. Applications open at 9 a.m. at Area 27 West Virginia Department of Welfare, 1010 Mercer St. Bring age verification if 60 or over and bags for carrying commodities. Office closed today for Columbus Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Mercer County
West Virginia
Two Die In Nursing Home Fire At Pampa Texas
A five alarm blaze at Pampa Nursing Center started about 6 15 pm Sunday. An elderly man and woman died of cardiac arrest from smoke inhalation. About 150 residents evacuated. Seven people were injured, two in undetermined condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pampa
Texas
Pampa Nursing Center
Arson Suspected In Bluewell Blaze
A late evening fire in Bluewell caused about 5000 in damage to a vacant house on Lorton Lick Road behind the structure. Lt Bob Miles said arson is suspected as Ralph Dyson plans to contact fire marshals. The back draft explosion lifted the roof. Ten firefighters with two pumpers and a van fought the blaze from 9 34 p.m. to 10 45 p.m. No injuries or damage to nearby structures were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluewell
Bob Miles
Ralph Dyson
Lorton Lick Road
Miles
Dyson
Industry Thrives On Returnable Bottles in Montpelier
In Montpelier Vermont Ken Miller and his wife Barbara sustain themselves by collecting returnable bottles and cans under a 5 cent deposit law. The couple, welfare recipients with about 400 dollars monthly, say bottle money fills gaps for clothes food and household items while they face ridicule from some locals. Merchants note Miller’s efficiency giving him daily carts of empties and praise his role in keeping streets clean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier
Ken Miller
Miller
Barbara
Vermont
Millers
PBC
Main Street
Amerasians Reunited With Families In Texas
In Garland Texas Michael Reighard, an Amerasian boy who spent nearly a decade in poverty in Vietnam, enjoys his first American life with his parents Dang and Robert Reighard. He receives jeans and T shirts, discovers cold cereal and city lights, and learns about public school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vietnam
Michael Reighard
United States
Brian
Air Force
Robert Reighard
Michael
Israel Details Withdrawal Demands From Lebanon
Israel laid out conditions for a Lebanon troop pullout after a cabinet session. It reaffirmed a six point plan demanding a peace treaty and PLO withdrawal, with Meridor noting security arrangements and direct talks essential for withdrawal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Israel
Ariel Sharon
United States
State Radio
Armed Forces Radio
Sharon
Lebanon
Reagan
Syria
U.S
Amin Gemayel
Bashir Gemayel
Amin
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Myrtle Bailey
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Bobby King
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Steve Blankenship
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Michael Invergo
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Roller Floral CO. OF
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Dang Reighard
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Dorothy Lowe
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America
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Philip C. Habib
Morris Draper
Arab League
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South Vietnam
U.S. State Department
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Thailand
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