Obituaries From Bluefield Daily Telegraph 1982
Hearl Phlegar 62 of Winter Springs Florida and formerly Princeton died after long illness in a Winter Springs hospital. Billy W. Cole 51 of Pocahontas Virginia died in a Bluefield hospital after a long illness. He was a former Virginia Institute for the blind employee and survived by family. Ada V. Johnson 83 of Pocahontas Virginia died in a Bluefield hospital after a long illness. Ed Justice 73 of Bluefield died at a Bluefield hospital from natural causes. Funeral arrangements and services listed for each at local funeral homes and unions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hearl Phlegar
Hear! Phlegar
Winter Springs
Fla
Princeton
Columbia Gas Co
George W. Seaver
Billy Cole
Billy W. Cole
Box 403
Pocahontas
Bluefield
Boissevain
Ethel Beaver Cole
Charles Rufus Cole
Virginia Institute For the Blind
Leonard
Bobby Cole
Charles
Timothy Cole
Charlottesville
Eugene Cole
Jack Cole
Cockeyville
Bill
Callie) Blevins
Newcastle
Del
Nancy McCormick
Janie
Dorothy Cole
P.E
Kathy) Sharrone
Welch
Rodriguez-Pocahontas Union Funeral Home
Ted Cooke
Grandview Memory Gardens
Bluefield-Tazewell Road
Ada Johnson
Ada V. Johnson
Rodriguez- Pocahontas Union
Ed Justice
Davidson St
Lugo
Escapees story continues from Princeton jail break
The sheriff said the dog Bear tracked three escapees for about two blocks from the courthouse to Wallace Street before losing the scent near a suspected getaway car. No vehicle description is available. Starling’s wife was rumored as a suspect, but no evidence supports it. Five other prisoners remain in the jail, including Guthrie II, Dowell, Hess, Bryant, and Helmandollar, who await appeals or face indictments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Wallace Street
Hare
Starling
George Guthrie II
Bluefield
Marlon Hess
Mercer County
Moundsville
Darnell Bryant
Randall Helmandollar
Guthrie
Dowell
Hess
Supreme Court
Trimble
Sheriff's Department of State Police
Roberto Canessa
Montevideo
Canessa
Fernando Parrado
Parrado
Europe
Andes
Tazewell Supervisors vote not to appeal redistricting ruling
The Tazewell County Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution to take no further court action now after a federal court dismissed challenges to the House of Delegates redistricting plan. The suit, joined by Augusta Fauquier Middlesex and Rockingham counties, claimed the plan violated state compactness and diluted representation. Elections are set for November 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tazewell
Augusta
Fauquier
Middlesex
Rockingham
Virginia
U.S
Middlesex County
Accomack
Northampton
Reagan Reorgs Target Organized Crime Across Nation
President Reagan outlined a three year plan to analyze organized crime across all regions, create a national center to train local officers, and form task forces in major cities. The plan envisions up to 700 new FBI and DEA agents and 500 more federal staff to combat arson, bribery, drug cartels, and bid rigging. Bluefield police investigate a 1968 Buick theft at H and H Club, after owner Bill Akers left it idle briefly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reagan
Senate
William French Smith
la Cosa Nostra
Southeast Asia
Colombia
Administration
FBI and Drug Enforcement Agency
Congress
South Florida
Bush
South
Florida
Miami
Funeral notices and burial details from multiple Virginia obituaries
Obituaries for Aaron Burleigh Brewster 43 of Woodbridge formerly Newhall dies. service today at Advent Christian Church Newhall with Rev. Hagerman and burial Grassy Spur Cemetery Bishop. John Henry Gillespie 98 of North Tazewell service today at Greever Funeral Home Chapel Tazewell with Rev. Clark. burial Maplewood Cemetery. William Michael Miller 39 of Woodbridge formerly Saeger service today at Fanning Funeral Home Chapel Saeger with Rev. Richardson. Arlington County Fire Department pallbearers. Also note geographic center of North American continent is in Pierce County North Dakota near Balta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brewster
Aaron Burleigh
Woodbridge
Newhall
Advent Christian Church
Alex Hagerman
Grassy Spur
Bishop, Va
Douglas
Gillespie
John Henry
Rt. 5
North Tazewell
Greever
Tazewell
William Clark
Maplewood
Maggie Ridemour
Lanaka Harbor
N.J
Pierce County
N.D
Balta
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Readies Local Editions
Bluefield Daily Telegraph details general publication data, office address at 412 Bland Street Bluefield West Virginia, subscription rates of 58.80 yearly and 4.90 monthly, and bureau affiliations. Postal notice lists P O Box 206 Bluefield and Landon Associates as representative, with AP membership noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Daily Timing Co
Bland Street
W. Va
Associated Press
Pat Pat Blue
W.va
West Virginia
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Ownel P.O
Bluefield
W.a
Landon Associates
Tazewell Board Keeps 1975 Holidays Policy for Courthouse
Tazewell County supervisors upheld a 1975 holiday policy for courthouse employees after a meeting with constitutional officers. Officials stressed serving the public and keeping offices open on major holidays, with plans to study a half day Saturday option. The board also approved funding for water line work at Jewell Ridge, requested a Rt. 621 speed study, and discussed Cedar Lands Farms road access for school buses, police protection, and Little River Dam referendum prep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tazewell
E.P. Greever
Bill Osborne
Moore
Leslie Ballard
Jewell Ridge Coal Corp
Jewell Ridge Camp
Jewell Ridge
Middle Creek
Virginia Department of Highways and Transportation
Ballard
Cedar Lands Farms
Claypool Hill
Charles Robb
Little River
Bill Hankins
Commonwealth
Robert Galumbeck
Harry W. Frazier Jr
Hankins
Libby Safewright
Galumbeck
Safewright
National Guard
Hawkins
Tazewell Study Club
Pisgah
Fairgrounds
Richlands
Appalachian Power
Katherine Moss
Burkes Garden
Jack Litz
Bluefield
Damon Donley
Cedar Bluff
Tannersville
Cyanide Suspect Indicted Before Tylenol Deaths Case
Illinois authorities disclosed that James Lewis, also known as Robert Richardson, was indicted in 1978 for the murder of Raymond West in Kansas City but never tried. Fahner said Lewis faces extortion charges and is linked to the Tylenol cyanide case while a Jewel Foods employee, Roger Arnold, remains a possible suspect though no direct evidence ties him to the poisonings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Kansas City
James Lewis
Robert Richardson
Raymond West
Illinois
Tyrone Fahner
Lewis
Fahner
Richardson
McNeil Consumer Products Co
Oklahoma
Texas
Jewel Food
August Locallo
Roger Arnold
Jewel
Arnold
Locallo
Jewel Foods
Melrose Park
South Side
Mary Reiner
Reiner
Howard A. Fearon
Frank
Finer Foods
Thailand
Mercer County Education Board Begins Semi Monthly Sessions
The Mercer County Board of Education held its first semi monthly meeting, approving policy changes on bus driver assignments by area, and on reading a reduced school day for certain handicapped students and home instruction for pregnant students with physician certification. Public input will be sought before final readings in 30 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Gilbeath
Daily Telegraph
Princeton
Mercer County Board of Education
Allen Lackey
Kitty Wooldridge
Mercer County Humane Society
Debbie Akers
Wooldridge
John Hughes
Mercer County Health Center
Hughes
Suspects Surrender in Princeton Malicious Wounding Case
Two Princeton men Larry Gene Jennings 23 and James Anthony Jennings 19 turned themselves in to State Police on charges connected to the Sept 22 malicious wounding of Tracy Lockhart 17. Lockhart was shot in the face and is listed in Roanoke Va hospital on life support. both suspects posted 10000 bond and await further proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Larry Gene Jennings
James Anthony Jennings
Fayette St
Tracy Lockhart
Lockhart
Roanoke
Jennings Brothers
Mike Flanagan
R.D. Falkiner
Workers Arrested For Derailment In Baton Rouge
Three Illinois Central Gulf Railroad employees were arrested on a reckless handling of hazardous materials charge after a derailment of a speeding freight train carrying chemicals. A female clerk allegedly operated a control without authorization. Authorities cited possible alcohol and speed factors, while railroad spokesmen cited a mechanical wheel assembly failure as a separate cause. The trio were suspended pending internal inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Illinois Central Gulf Railroad
Chicago
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Sosnowiec
Katowice
Rybnik
Poland
Gdansk
Lenin Shipyard
Krakow
Nowa Huta
Boston
New York
Baltimore
Atlanta
Houston
St. Louis
Detroit
Denver
Los Angeles
San Francisco
San Diego
Justice Department
Bill Akers
Union St
Akers
H&h Club
Bluefield Baily Telegraph
Tazewell Board
Danforth Insurance Agency
Bluewell
Rainbow Restaurant
Green Valley
Education Board
Charles Flynn
Ramsey ST
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