Deaths and Funerals in Bluefield Area Highlights Local Obits
Mary C. Lockhart 80 of Mohawk dies after a long illness in Welch hospital. Survived by two sons, two daughters, a stepson, two stepdaughters, 20 grandchildren, eight great grandchildren. Services at Isalian Church of God with burial at Lockhart and Jackson Cemetery. Fanning Funeral Home in charge. Also noted are obituaries for Edna McClaugherty McMahan 73 Narrows. James Dial 78 Warriormines. Alta Arrington 86 Haysi. George Lester 77 Chilhowie. Mollie Johnson Fugate 89 Bristol. Cecil Lane 64 Cedar Bluff. Donald K Dye 74 Welch. Funeral arrangements listed or pending.
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Mary C. Lockhart
Welch
Swords Creek
John and
Frances Brown Compton
Church of God of
Isaban
McDowell County
Estel E. Lockhart
Jason Lockhart
Mohawk
Robert M. Lovell
St. Albans
Gene
Sue) Cline
Kermit Maphis Shiplett
Chicago
Ill
J.C
Jean Dawn) Addair
Avondale
Donald
Billy) Weasner
Indianapolis
Ind
Church of God
K.W. Scarberry
Warren Cregger
Lee Fuller
Lockhart and Jackson
Bull Creek
Fanning
Frank D
Edna McClaugherty) McMahan
Narrows
Pearisburg
Monroe County
Edward and
Mary Crotty McClaugherty
E.H. McClaugherty
John M. McClaugherty
Rich Creek
Vera Meadows
McAlppon
Ola Clowers
Bozoo
Sue Suttle
Riffe
Gerald Martens
Birchlawn
James Dial
James Taylor Dial
Warriormines
Welch Hospital
Douglas Funeral Home
War
Alta Arrington
Alta Fuller Arrington
Haysi
Grundy
William Arrington
Dickenson County
Retired Teachers Association
The
Virginia Historical Society
Clinchco
Missionary Baptist Church
Haysi Church of Christ
Harold T
Katy Jo) Powers
Edna Arrington
Zona Cook
Detroit
Mich
Haysi Funeral
Jim Wiers
Ross Lindley
Russell Memorial
Lebanon
George Lester
George Fulton Lester
Chilhowie
Abingdon
Cannelton Coal Company
D & O Coal Company
Little Vine Regular
W.A
Shirley) Goodman, Jr
George James Lester
Piney Flats
Tenn
Oma Sharp
Union City
Cal
Alice Castelli
Logan
Little Vine Regular Baptist Church
Superior
H.A. Lane
Harold Burks
Robert Lane
Elkhorn Church
Belcher Mountain
Fanning Funeral Home
Mollie Johnson Fugate
Bristol
Castlewood
Berwind
Reynolds Memorial United Methodist Church
Betty Ramsey
Anna Horne
Brandson
Nerces
Blevins Funeral Home
Mount View
Cecil Lane
Route 1
Cedar Bluff
Richlands
Hurst- Scott Funeral Home
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Publisher Details
Bluefield Daily Telegraph information shows the newspaper’s origin in Bluefield West Virginia, including establishment year 1893, postal details, address, and Association of Press membership as part of its masthead.
Senator Wright Opposes C&P Telephone Rate Hike
State Senator Lacy Wright announces opposition to a 22.3 percent rate increase by C&P Tele phone Company and seeks a public hearing. He cites high unemployment in McDowell County and many customers struggling to keep basic service current, requesting the Public Service Commission set the hearing in Jaeger.
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C&p Telephone Company
Lacy Wright
D McDowell
Wright
McDowell County
Jaeger
Trible Wife Campaign Swing Through Bluefield Area
Rosemary Trible wife of Virginia Senate candidate Paul Trible visited Bluefield and nearby towns to rally support. She highlighted his work on tax relief jobs and a US coal policy bill while noting his lawsuits against the executive branch and his youth as assets for future leadership.
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Karen Kaplan
Daily Telegraph
Rosemary Trible
U.S. Senate
Virginia
Bluefield
Paul
Executive Branch
Trible
Jimmy Carter
Saratoga
Philadelphia
Congress
U.S
Wise
Death continues in page one obituary and fire report
The obituary details the life of a Welch area leader and lists survivors including his wife Janis Ann Johnston Drosick son David Randolph Drosick and siblings with services set at St Peters Church Welch. A separate fire report notes Bluefield firemen responding to a rubbish fire at the old Bluefield Community Hospital site caused by workers cutting steel.
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American Association of School Administrators
State of West Virginia Arts and Humanities Commission
West Virginia Education Association
State School Board Association
Welch Rotary Club
Janis Ann Johnston Drosick
Thorpe
David Randolph Drosick
West Virginia University
Morgantown
Anita) Prelaz
Huntington
James
Catherine) Gallimore
Lexington
Stephen Drosick
St. Peters Catholic Church
Welch
John McGinnity
Mike Cortellesi
Vincent Mullins
Fanning Funeral Home
Bluefield
Bluefield Community Hospital
Ramsey
Russell Streets
Coal severance tax receipts stay strong amid layoffs
West Virginia coal severance tax collections remain healthy despite mine shutdowns and layoffs. The state reports $43 million in tax revenue for July through September. Tax Commissioner Herschel Rose III notes the tax is based on sales, not production, as firms meet contracts from large coal stockpiles. Edwin Wiles, president of the West Virginia Coal...
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Charleston
W.va
West Virginia
Herschel Rose III
Rose
Edwin Wiles
West Virginia Coal
Wiles
Judge Refuses To Set Bond For Billotti
Morgantown judge Larry Starcher declined to set bond for Frank Billotti 37 charged with murder in the deaths of his wife Carolyn 34 and two daughters Andrea 16 and Francie 14. Bond denied Friday afternoon.
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Morgantown
W.va
Monongalia County
Frank Billotti
Larry Starcher
Billotti
Carolyn Billotti
Andrea
Francie
Starling Sentenced To 15 Years In Mercer County Robbery Case
Starling Jr., an escapee captured Friday morning, receives a 15 year sentence in the West Virginia Penitentiary for an aggravated robbery in Mercer County. Judge Frazier denied probation citing past offenses. defense sought a new trial and bond pending appeal. His family attended as prosecutors and guards filled the heavily secured courtroom.
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Princeton
Fred A. Starling Jr
Mercer County
West Virginia
Starling
Imperial Service Station
Bluefield
John R. Frazier
Frazier
State Penitentiary
John Parr
St. Albans
Parr
David W. Knight
Jail Escape Plot Unfolds In Pocahontas Area
The two escapees described as Starling and Trimble faced charges of escape crimes with Starling as a misdemeanor and Trimble as a felony due to prior convictions. Officers followed leads to a chicken house on West Main Street and later to the Pocahontas region as arrests were made. A gun reportedly may have been involved, and the investigation tied to a tip received by Hare at 10:20 p.m. on Wednesday.
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Starling
Trimble
Knight
West Main Street
Pocahontas
Grundy
Meadows
Sowers
Hare
Daily Telegraph
Senator Wright Seeks Audit of Board Funds
State Senator Lacy Wright of McDowell County announced on Thursday a request for an intensive audit of all state funds handled by the McDowell County Board of Education from 1980 to 1982. He said the audit is to ensure proper and legal handling, not to imply wrongdoing.
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Lacy Wright
McDowell
McDowell County
Phoenix Prostitution Bust At Torture Dungeon Home
Police raided a northwest Phoenix house described as a sexual torture dungeon with a rack bondage devices and a wrestling ring arresting two women including a tattooed wrestler on prostitution charges. Detectives found whips paddles chains bondage books and a knight statue plus a list of customer names and a how to handle customers by phone guide. Frances Owen and Susan Wright were jailed on related counts with Owen listed as Sadie the Lady Wrestler and owning the residence with her 9 year old son.
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Phoenix, Ariz
Phoenix
Maricopa County
Dave Baize
Baize
Sadie
Bachelor’s Beat
Dave Hendershott
Hendershott
Frances JoAnn Owen
Lady Wrestler
Susan Marie Wright
Ms. Owen
Wright
Cashion
Bluewell PSD Seeks Emergency Water Conservation Measures
The Bluewell Public Service District requests emergency authorization to restrict water use amid dry periods and high demand. Serving about 1,500 customers across Bluewell and nearby communities, it reports reservoir levels at four to five weeks and frequent line breaks. The district aims to curb nonessential uses such as washing cars and streets.
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Charleston
Bluewell
PSD
Commission
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Frank McMahan
Mrs. Mollie Johnson
Fugate
Daily Tele Printing Co
Bland Street
W. Va
Associated Press
Landon ‘Asociates
Sen. Wright
Hubby
Senate
Mary D. Hurley
Margaret Cover
Bluefield, Va. Town Hall
Rainbow Restaurant
Green Valley
Roller Floral CO. OF
Bluefield, WY
Charles Flynn
Ramsey ST
Asnerien
Red Cross
Danforth Insurance Agency
Church OF Christ
Falls Mills Road
Route 52
Gary Durham
Lincoln Christian College Quartet
Lincoln, Illinois
Christ (Christian Church
New Hope Road
Penn
Glenn A. Tabor, Jr
Chris Phillips
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