Deaths and Funerals in Bluefield area obituary notes
A long obituary list covers Rev Andrew Hodges and multiple family survivors, detailing birth in Rocky Mountain Virginia, 40 years in Rock Route 2, coal mining, and minister status. It notes funeral plans at Cravens Shires Bluewell, survivors across several states, and other deaths including David A. Gilbert and T A Barham Jr with burial or service details.
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Andrew Hodges
Andrew
Andy) Hodges
Route 2
Box 169
Windmill Gap
Rock
Princeton
Rocky Mountain
Richard Hodges
Mollie Cundiff Hodges
United Mine Workers
Consolidation Coal Company
Itmann
Ill
Aaron
Carol) Mitchem
Matoaka
Tommy
Pam) Shumate
Frank Hodges
Alan Hodges
Rocky Gap
Beulah Shumaker
Lucille Webb
Elverson
Doug
Bill
Benjamin Hodges
Lillie Fulcher
Mamie Hodges
Cravens-Shires Funeral Home
Bluewell
Paul Hall
Phillip
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Cravens-Shires Funeral Home Chapel
C.H. Patterson
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Bluefield-Princeton Road
Ida Morris
Ida Woods Morris
Ripplemead
Blacksburg
Roanoke County
Abraham
Amanda Ellis Woods
Harry
Gladys) Blevins
Griffin Woods
Roanoke
Sidney Woods
Birchlawn
Pearlsburg
Wayne Saunders
Givens Funeral
Pearisburg
Shanks
Howard
Mattie
Glenwood Park
Northfork
Northfork United Methodist Church
Willis Gierhart
Cecil Wilson
Charlie Sexton
Bennett-Fanning Funeral Home
Shrader
Richard Henry
Fuzzy
Crumpler
Bramwell
Bennett-Fanning Funeral Home Chapel
Richard Hanson
Frank Blevins
Purge and mine disaster clash in fragmented reports
Reports describe a widened purge under Mubarak with potential crackdown on religious and political opponents. Separate notices recount a mine disaster with gas seepage and possible dynamite, plus multiple funeral arrangements for local residents in West Virginia.
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Mubarak
Sadat
Cairo
Poland Solidarity faced government move amid crisis and strikes
Poland's government rejected Solidarity's proposed national council on the economy calling it a paper coup while a purge within Solidarity and a ban on strikes were discussed. Military discharges were postponed 60 days during the crisis as strikes appeared nationwide. A liberal affiliated with Solidarity was expelled from the party amid a second ouster in as many days. In Merano, Viktor Korchnoi defeated Anatoly Karpov as Karpov led 3-1 in the world chess championship. In Jacksonville, ex Army Warrant Officer Helmich was sentenced to life for espionage. In Pocah, authorities pursued a teen suspect after a Hi-Ock robbery. description notes a white male in late teens with blonde hair, last seen south on Route 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Poland
Solidarity
National Council On
Communist Party
Stanislaw Kania
Independent Union
Korchnoi
Merano
Italy
Viktor Korchnoi
Anatoly Karpov
Karpov
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Contact and Circulation Note
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph lists its establishment in 1893, address at 412 Bland Street Bluefield West Virginia 24701, and postal and subscription details including home delivery rates and zone mail pricing for the West Virginia region. It notes Associated Press membership and advertising representation by Landon Associates.
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Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
Associated Press
W.va
West Virginia
P.O. Box 208
W. Va
Landon Associates
Capels Man Roger Houk Dies After Bluff City Motorcycle Crash
A 19 year old Capels man Roger Lee Houk died Thursday from injuries after a motorcycle accident in Bluff City Tennessee. Investigating officers could not provide details of the mishap and funeral arrangements are pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capels
Bluff City
Tenn
Roger Lee Houk
Douglas Mortuary
Welch
Two killed in truck parts store shooting in Kentucky
A gunman opened fire at a truck parts store injuring several, killing five before fleeing in a car. William Bevins, 70, was charged with five counts of first degree murder and arrested about 12 hours later. Victims ranged from 23 to 70, with others wounded or treated. The motive remained unclear though neighbors cited a dispute involving a victim’s wife. A preliminary hearing was planned, with the rifle not recovered and the suspect remanded for safety concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May
Philip Tucker
William O. Bevins
Bevins
Printer
Tucker
Floyd
Harold Stumbo
Stumbo
Tom Halbert
Roy Dale Wright
Emma
Wright
Halbert
Highlands Regional Medical Center
Ron Bryant
Hueysville
Andrew Newsome
Ligon
McDowell Hospital
Matoaka High School Quiet Amid Asbestos Roofing Health Review
Deputy Superintendent Dr Carl Holland said classes at Matoaka High School proceeded normally with about 500 students present despite reports of illness linked to asbestos cement in roofing material. Health officials will reexamine the plant Monday as repairs continue and no walkout or closure is expected while the situation is reviewed.
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Daily Telegraph
Matoaka
Carl Holland
Mercer County Schools
Holland
Mercer County Board of Health
Albert Clark
Matoaka High School
Bill Aaroe
Industrial Hygiene Division
West Virginia Department of Health
Yorktown Bicentennial opens with war reenactment celebration
Thousands attend the Yorktown Bicentennial events as costumed Continental troops, French and British reenactments, and skydivers echo the 1781 surrender. Governor Dalton hails a monument to freedom while France’s ambassador and future leaders attend a weekend of ceremonies and a final 1781 surrender parade.
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Yorktown
Air Force
France
America
Washington
Dalton
Francois de Laboulaye
United States
Laboulaye
Lord Cornwallis
Cornwallis
Chesapeake Bay
Reagan
Francois Mitterrand
Colonial Williamsburg
Factory Production Drops In September
Washington AP report shows U S industrial production fell 0.8 percent in September to a low not seen in over a year. Economists debate whether the drop signals a recession with some predicting a mild downturn and others warning of a more severe path.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
David Cross
Allen Sinai
of Data Resources Inc
Lexington
Mass
Commerce Department
Robert Ortner
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
David Gilbert
David A. Gilbert
Carmichaels
Crystal
Mann Hospital
John Gilbert
Dolly Copley Gilbert
Pennsylvania
David A. Gilbert, Jr
Janice Gilbert
Cleveland
Ohio
Virgie White
Pauline Pennington
Crown
Naomi Belcher
Thornhill
Inez Vestal
Stoneville
N.C
Elsie Barns
Martinsville
Perry Gilbert
Covel
T.A. Barham, Jr
Wilmington
Del
T.A. Barham Sr
Norfolk
Charlotte Bivens Barham
Bill Timm
T. A
Ted) Barham II
Ann Barham
McCreary Funeral Home
Concord Ave
McDaniel Crest
John Webb
John F. Webb
Bramwell Road
Dudley Memorial Mortuary
Melvin Johnston
Melvin Garland Johnston
Staffordsville
Pulaski
Tom) Johnston
Blue Ridge
Hurley C. Johnston
Jack
Crystal) Johnston
West Palm Beach
Fla
Ralph Winifred Albert
American Heart Association
Raymond Witt
Raymond Johnson Witt
Moshe
Begin
Israel Television
Fukuoka
Japan
Shelton
French Johnston
Clearwater
George W. Seaver
Morris E. Taylor
Resthaven Park Cemetery
Jacksonville, Fla
Army
Joseph G. Helmich Jr
Soviet Union
U.S
Susan
Black
Helmich
Eagles F.C.E
Music By the
Trapper
First United Methodist Church
OF College and
Tazewell Ave
Virginia
Hillsmen
Princeton, W.va
Henry Fortune
Linda Hawkins
First Umc
Rocky Gap United Methodist Church
Mercer County
Fink's
Board of Education
House of Representatives
Frederick A.C. Muhlenberg
John N. Dalton
Sion
James Adkins
Greater Wuntington
Tug Valley
Philippians
H. Cliff Davis
Danforth
Insurance Agency
New Hope Rd
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