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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 23, 2003

Page

5

William Lilburn Smith Obituary in Bluefield

William Lilburn Red Smith 66 of 506 W Cumberland Road Bluefield died Oct 22 2003 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center He was born Sept 27 1937 in Tazewell County VA son of the late Walker C Smith and Lula Mae Crabtree Smith He was a Calvary Tabernacle Church member and a former Platnick Steel employee Surviving are his wife Betty Sue Holbrook Smith son William Walker Willie Smith daughter Peggy Sue Smith sister Peggy Cornwell and husband Roy brothers Walker Smith Jr James A Smith Roy R Smith Wayne Smith and wife Alice Lee Funeral 2 pm Friday at Dudley Memorial Chapel Bluefield VA Burial Grandview Memory Gardens Pallbearers Norman Smith James Toohey Rick Belcher Brian Stuart Mike Harman Kevin Hoops Walter Price Kevin Baylor

William Lilburn Virginia Bluefield James A. Smith Janice North Tazewell Roy R. Smith Lake Station Ind Wayne Smith Alice Lee Statesville N.C Dudley Memorial Chapel George Johnston Grandview Memory Gardens Norman Smith James Toohey Rick Belcher Brian ‘Stuart Mike Harman Kevin Hoops Walter Price Kevin Baylor

Gas rates rise sparks mixed reactions in Four Seasons Country

Bluefield Gas Company sought a 40 percent increase based on gas price forecasts, but prices have since fallen. Residents weigh shifts between gas and electric heating while PSC cautions prices could also rise if forecasts prove off. Officials note adjustments possible next year if gas costs change.

Ellis Bluefield Gas Company Moore Four Seasons Bluefield David Horne Roger Aker Aker Beulah Bryant Bryant R.W. Farley Barbara Carper Public Service Commission PSC Paul Fallon Pfallon Bottonline Richard Farley Farley

Manchin enters Kroger strike fray in WV governor race

Secretary of State Joe Manchin brushes the Kroger labor dispute in Charleston as he seeks middle ground talks. He joined a picket line outside a shuttered Kroger and said he aims to mediate while opposing harm to workers’ living standards amid the impasse over health care benefits.

Charleston Kroger Joe Manchin Manchin United Food & Commercial Workers Local 400 West Virginia Archie Fralin Roanoke Fralin Ohio Kentucky Veterans of Labor Elaine Harris Communication Workers of America

Virginia Bans Open Grills on Balconies and Patios 10 Feet Rule

A new Virginia law bars open frame grills on wooden balconies or patios within 10 feet of a combustible building starting October 1. Violators face a Class 1 misdemeanor, up to one year in jail and a $2500 fine. Propane grills with tanks over 2.5 pounds are also prohibited on these sites. The rule aims to prevent fires per state fire marshal’s safety guidance.

Norfolk Glenn Dean

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