Obituary roundup from Princeton area deaths and services
Obituaries for Donald Belcher, Mrs. Joseph Gibson Sr, Clyde Hatfield, John Looney, Mary Ann Eastbridge, Lilly Dillion, Mrs. Ernest Douglas Sr, Mrs. George Russell, Clarence Hale, Velvia Hale, John C. Harry, Mrs. Romulus L. Reece, Joseph Gusler, multiple named local decedents including SIZEMORE, WHITE, PETERS, DISIBRIO, ELLIS, BELL, SMITH, JOHNSON, Clayton Smith, Charlie West, and others summarize funeral arrangements, burial plans, and survivor details across Mercer and surrounding counties. Services span Bluefield, Princeton, Welch, Northfork, and nearby towns with numerous churches and funeral homes involved.
Nuclear power bill aims to skip hearings step
The House plans to move a bill letting plants start before safety hearings wrap up. Reps Toby Moffett and Edward Markey vow to strike the temporary licensing provision. Also, Bluefield Patrolman T Hatfield returns to duty after resigning in June, taking the 4 to 12 p.m. shift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
New England
Toby Moffett
D-Conn
Edward J. Markey
D-Mass
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Bluefield Daily Press Details Rates and Contact Info
Public notice outlines subscription rates for West Virginia and home delivery, including annual and monthly figures. Provides mailing address, post office box, and printing company details. Mentions Associated Press affiliation and circulation audit reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Apa
Audit Bureau of Circulation
P.O. Box
W. Va
Landon Associates
Former Giles Official Dies at 76 in Virginia Hospital
Otis D. G. Caldwell Sr. of Pembroke Virginia a former Giles County Circuit Court clerk and longtime school system employee died after a short illness in a Pearisburg hospital. He was 76 and had served 20 years as court clerk and 29 years with the schools. He was a graduate of Emory and Henry College and the University of Virginia. Survived by wife Juanita Carico Caldwell one son Otis Caldwell Jr. of Bedford two daughters Martha Price of Rockville MD and Elizabeth Caldwell of Bedford two brothers and two sisters and one grandson. Burial will be in Clover Hollow Cemetery Newport after services at Pembroke Christian Church. Memorials to Pembroke Christian Williams Jamison Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Belcher
Donald Gene Belcher
Princeton
Superior
Marguerite Scarberry Belcher
Maybuery
Wade H. Belcher Sr
Sargent
Hella Pessinger Belcher
Annette
Michelle Belcher
Wade Hampton Belcher
David Wiley Belcher
Newport News
Taylor Gregory Belcher
Hampton, Va
Darrell Thomas Belcher
Maxton
N.C
Robert
Gloria) Phillips, Sr
Abingdon
Ernest
Rita) Finney
Roanoke
Frank
Margaret Carol) Stapher
Bluff City
Tenn
Louis
Tommy Belcher
Calvin Belcher
Ayers Belcher
Ralph Steele
Lonnie Felts
Dennis England
Fort Knox
Joseph Gibson Sr
Joseph S
Cora Dinagon) Gibson
Pocahontas
Bluefield
First United Methodist Church
E.C Vestal
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Bluewell
Rocky Gap
Myrtle) Shuler
Inman
S.C
Carl
Darlene) Lawson
Chicago
Danny Speeks
Charles Collins
Paul Collins
Joe Odham
Junior Burnopp
Jody Harless
Kelly Harless
Donald Mathena
Rodriguez-Pocahontas Union Funeral Home
Pocahon
John Looney
John C. Looney
Grundy
Buchanan Hospital
Buchanan County
Jesse James
Polly Jane Mcglothlin Looney
Sandy Valley Masonic Lodge No. 17
Dry Fork
Larry Q
Jim
Harold Looney
Tom Looney
Keen Mountain
Lacy M. Looney
Dry Fork Primitive Baptist Church
Lawrence Jackson
Ellis Owens
Elmer Brown
Teddy Ball
Clinch Valley Memorial Cemetery
Richlands
Clyde Looney
Sidney Deel
Michael Lester
Gary Grace
Shorty van Dyke
Lundy Childers
Howell Arms
Carl van Dyke
Viginia
Fred Calfee Sr
Fred Sherwood Calfee Sr
Spanishburg
Kegley
T.J
Josephine Hurst Calfee
Norfolk & Western Railroad
Princeton Old Guard
Princeton Old Guard Chorus
First
United Methodist Men's Bible Class
United Transportation Union
Spanish
Walter Powell Jr
Orland Bell
Dale Brown
Paul Winfrey
Jim Edmonds
Matthew Selvey
Dick Flanigan
Lilly Dillion
Daytona Beach
Fla
McDowell County
Roderfield
Rush
Willitta Spence Dillion
Willie Dillion
Coalwood
Gladys Fisher
Columbus
Ohio
Goldie Campbell
Fairfield
Calif
Kathleen Dillion
Ernest Douglas Sr
Thelma P.) Douglas
Athens Road
Montgomery County
New Castle
Charles and
Bell Callahan Craft
Frank Douglas
Maryville
Ernest Douglas Jr
Edward Douglas
Dorothy Griego
Lucille Cantania
Fayetteville
Virginia Dove
Margie Ward
Margaret Semones
Everett Craft
Bailey Funeral Home
Glenn Strickland
George Russell
George
Viola Handshoe) Russell
Paynesville
Doris Sparks
Coretta
John C. Handshoe
Assembly of God Church
Robert Sparks
Linda Svazh
Janet Davis
Deanna Davis
Pamela Davis
Randy Davis
Harry
Margaret) Osborne
Tazewell
Edward
Lois) Hudgins
Bill
Rosie) Perdue
Bartley
Leroy Handshoe
Stanley
Woodrow Handshoe
Ogeen
Kans
Earl Handshoe
Caretta
Clarence Lawson Hale
Honaker
Lebanon, Va
Don and
Alta Fletcher Hale
Red Jacket Coal Co
United Mine Workers of America
Jewell Ridge
Honaker Funeral Home
Swords Creek
Joseph Gusler
Joseph Gordon Gusler
Dublin
Radford
A. West & Sons
White Gate
Hubert Reneau
Wesley
Russell Gusler
Pearisburg
Bess Shortt
Eggleston
Nellie B. Kingrea
Clayton Smith
Clayton Washington Smith
Hilton
Kingsport
Russell County
Tilden
Martha Kiser Smith
Sarah Isa Smith
Ann Adams
Mouthcard
Bobbie Smith
Charlottesville
Edith Grizzle
Lola Powers
Mendota
Delbert Jack Smith
State Line Pentecostal Church of God
Ralph Taylor
Donald Stump
Hackney
Charlie West
Charlie William West
Lomax
John
Fannie Dean Vest
Highland Park Community Church
UMWA
Gladys van Dyke West
Ross
Dolly) Vest
James
Glenna) Martin
Raymond
Alice) Brewster
William
Laura) Rowe
Waldorf, Md
Hobart
Dawana) Martin
Staffordsville
Charlie H. Vest
Larry Dean Vest
Timothy J. Vest
William R. Vest
Bessie) Keyser
Capels
A. Vest & Sons Funeral Home
John Fries
Orvin White
Highland Memory Gardens
Otis
D.G.) Groves Caldwell, Sr
Pembroke
Giles County
Military to aid hunger strike areas amid unrest in Poland
Leaders of the independent labor federation react to the government plan to deploy small military units to about 800 villages to improve food supply and fuel access. Government officials say the move aims at economic support, not martial law, as Solidarity calls a one hour walkout over shortages and police harassment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independent Labor Federation
Poland
Mexico City tremor kills three. power and phone lines fail
A strong 6.5 magnitude earthquake centered off Michoacan rocked Mexico City and eight surrounding states killing three people and injuring 28. Repair crews rushed to restore electricity and communications as aftershocks prompted panic and streets of the capital showed glass and cracks in buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Michoacan
Tacubaya Seismological Center
Pacific Ocean
minister cites NATO membership threat from Turkey
The minister stated that remaining in NATO presents a unique issue for his country due to a perceived threat from Turkey. Turkey asserts claim to half the Aegean Sea including air, sea, and continental shelf as its territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NATO
Turkey
North Atlantic Treaty Alliance
Aegean Sea
Virginia Man Hurt In Wreck Near Princeton
A Virginia man, Gary Steele aged 20 from Tip Top, was injured in a one vehicle crash on U S Route 19 near Princeton at 12 30 a m He was ejected from a 1976 Ford Bronco and taken to Princeton Community Hospital for a head injury Officials reported the Bronco was demolished in the accident Trooper W A Dean provided details of the mishap
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Virginia
U.S. Route 19
Here
W.A. Dean
Gary Steele
Tip Top
U.S. 19
Dean
Steele
Princeton Community Hospital
Two Junior Miss Winners Named in Mercer County Pageant
Donna Radford of Princeton and Debbie Littell of Bluefield were named co winners of the Mercer County Junior Miss Program held Saturday at Bluefield State College Basic Science Auditorium. Ruth Ann Cromer of Bluefield received the Spirit of Junior Miss Award and Debbie Hill of Athens earned the Academic Award.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donna Radford
Princeton
Debbie Littell
Bluefield
Mercer County
Bluefield State College
Ruth Ann Cromer
Debbie Hill
Athens
Also Mentioned on This Page
Clyde Hatfield
Clovis St
Mercer Funeral Home
Thomas Lovell
Thomas S. Lovell
Falls Mills
Dudley Memorial
Mary Eastbridge
Mary Ann Eastbridge
Mercer St
Brenda Rogers Eastbridge
Hanford Wyatt
Morristown
George W. Seaver
Clarence Hale
Ralph Hale
Don Hale
Perry McGlothlin
George Clark
Alvie Vandyke
Eugene Lockhart
John Harry
John C. Harry
Rockbridge St
Mercer
Romulus Reece
Romulus L
Orpha McKinney) Reece
Maybeury
Olen Robertson
West Virginia
James A
V. Paradine McKinney
Anthony
Jo Ann) Sbarra
Milton
Mass
Ada) Laurence
Tampa
James C. Reece
Hawthorne
Nev
Lucille) Engas
Woodrow
Rosie) Lester
Rhoda) Reed
Flint
Mich
Albert
Ruth
Goins
Donald
Lottie
Hinton
James A. McKinney, Jr
Beckley
Bennett-Fanning Funeral Home
Northfork
Sizemore
Dave Thomas
Flora Alice
Crumpler
Cravens-Shires Funeral Home
Richard Hanson
Frank Blevins
Monte Vista Park Cemetery
Ellis
William J
Lucy Wade
Juniper St
John Bush
Monte Vista Park
AWACS
Hatfield
T. Hatfield
Department
2Nd St
W.va
Boke
Greenview
Green Valley
Bluefield, W.va
John Crawford
Blacksburg, Va
Kerosun
Virginia Hardware Company
Giles
Wntin
Stanislaw Ciosek
Solidarity
Soviet Bloc
Greek Issues
New York
Greece
Andreas Papandreou
Papandreou
Holy Ghost
M.M. Inge
Doug Robinette
Repass T.V. Studio
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