Obituary notices—Deaths in West Virginia area
Obituaries report Howard E Adkins 66 of Ridgeview Boone County. Charles E Farley Sr 67 of Poca. Virgie Anderson 75 of Kanawha Blvd East Charleston. Elizabeth Ruby Angel 66 of Kanawha County. Lenna Melton Bailey 82 of Charleston. Harry Clayton Boggs 55 of Tioga. John Edward Bowles Sr 77 of St Albans. Katherine Taylor Carte 89 of Washington Street West Charleston. Mary Davidson 84 of Raleigh among others with service details, burial sites, and survivor lists included. Services noted at Hunter Hunter Funeral Home Bartlett Funeral Home Harden-Harden and others with calling hours and cemetery plans.
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Virgie Anderson
Virgie Taylor Anderson
Kanawha Blvd
Charleston
Charles Gambrell Memorial Hospital
Glen View
Charles
Gambrell
Raleigh County
Beckley Hospital
Simpson Memorial United
Methodist Church
VFW
American Legion
Moses
Harden-Harden Funeral Home
Katherine Carte
Katherine Teylor Carte
Washington St. W
Charleston General Hospital
Betty Bishop
Mathews Ave
Nitro
John Earl
Pittsburgh
William Dale
Gordon
Ida Gaylor
Mabel Burdette
Coopers Creek
Pearl Jones
Virginia Teel
St. Albans
Ode Taylor
Bartlett-Bardette Funeral Home
Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens
Obituary notices from Beckley and surrounding areas
Long list of obituaries and funeral notices from Beckley WV and nearby towns. Survivors include spouses, children, parents and siblings with locations across Charleston, Detroit, Pikeville, Sandstone, and other communities. Services held at Rose Quesenberry, Long Fisher, Melton, and other funeral homes with various officiants and burial sites.
Marmet Woman Peggy McCummack Dies. Service Friday
Peggy McCummack of Marmet and siblings Maggie Winski of Wellsburg Georgia Menefee of Chesapeake Mich Davis of Marmet and Jesse Rees of Woodbridge Va survive with six grandchildren. Service set for 11 a m Friday at Leonard Johnson Funeral Home Marmet with Revs Bill Allen and David Mitchell officiating. Burial in Marmet Cemetery. Friends may call after 3 p m today.
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Peggy McCummack
Marmet
Maggie Winski
Wellssburg
Georgia Menefee
Chesapeake
Mich Davis
Iesse Rees
Woodbridge
Ray
Charleston
Orvillé
Paul
Leonard Johnson
Bill Allen
David Mitchell
Marmet Cemetery
Colcord Woman Rosa Perry Dies at 82
Rosa Belle Perry of Colcord Raleigh County died Wednesday at Beckle Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending with Valley Funeral Home Whitesville.
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Rosa Perry Colcord
Rosa Belle [Perry
Colcord
Raleigh County
Appalachian Regional Hospital
Valley Funeral Home
Whitesville
Russett Woman Jane Poling Dies in Grantsville
Mrs. Jane Poling 185 of Russett Calhoun County died Tuesday at Calhoun General Hospital Grantsville. She was a member of Enon Baptist Church. Survived by brother Charles B. Stump of Grantsville. Stump Funeral Home to conduct services with Rev Harold Huffman officiating. Burial in Clayton Stump Cemetery near Bussett. Visitation after 1 p m today.
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Lenna Bailey
Lenna Melton Bailey
Greendale Dr
Calvary Baptist Church
Valla- Halbert
Lela Crotty
Charleston
A. Melton
Huntington
Long Fisher Funeral Home
Ranger Fuel Co
Bolt
UMW
Ann
Tommy Charles
Sandra Kay
Debra ‘Lynn
Pamela Rose
Regina
Faye
Lillie Broddus Gambrell
Pikeville
Clar-. Lottes
Crab Orchard
Fred
Beckley
Walter
Lexington
Eugene
Fannie Davis
Highland
Ohio
Virginia Morrow
Yellow Springs
Juanita Muncy
Detroit
Rose-Quesenberry Funeral
Billy Calhoun
Sunset Memorial
Roma Jarvis Maysel
Roma Lance Jarvis
Maysel
Clay County
Estell
Roy
Bowling Green
Lawrence and Staley
Akron
James
Fairmont
Gilbert
Strange Creek
Icie Foss
Delaware
Wilson Funeral
Clay
Johnnie Alfred
Eventide
Spencer
Jane Poling
Russett
Jane Foling
Calhoun County
Calhoun General Hospital
Grantsville
Enon
Baptist Church
Charles B. Stump
Stump Funeral Home
Harold ‘Huffman
Clayton Stump Cemetery
Bussett
Rogers Cemer
Indore
Jamesi
Wilson
Miller
Ex Publisher A L Stewart Dead at 86
A. Lee Stewart, 86, former publisher of the Nicholas Chronicle and Braxton Democrat, died Wednesday at Charleston Memorial Hospital. Survived by wife Margaret Wiseman Stewart, children in Ohio and North Carolina, a sister and half sister, eight grandchildren, and a brother. Funeral at Summersville Memorial United Methodist Church with Rev. Paul Beal. burial in Walker Memorial Park. Flowers omitted. donations to cancer research. Body at White Funeral Home prior to service.
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Harry Boggs
Tioga
Harry Clayton Boggs
Nicholas County
Sacred Heart Hospital
Richwood
UMW
Boggs
Church of God At
Mary
Dana Spencer
Virginia Roberts
Sharon Conrad
Craigsville
Ira Clayton
Detroit
Roger Lee
Charleston
Donald K
Andrew Lee
Richard
Cottle
Nora Goff
Buckeye
Ann West
Phoenix
Ariz
Mount Olive Church of God
Bill Bowers
George Lovelace
West Virginia Memorial Gardens
Calvin
White-White Funeral Home
John Bowles
John Edward Bowles
Drew St
St. Albans
Thomas Memorial Hospital
South Charleston
Cunningham Memorial Park
St. Luke United Methodist Church
Ester Richardson
Huntington
Dorothy Conder
Florida
Ed Bowles Jr
Beckley
Richard Lee
Cleveland
Ohio
Summersville
A. Lee Stewart
Nicholas
Paul Beal
Burdal
Walker Memorial Park
White Funeral Home
Crowley Tribute and Local Obituary Notices
Obituary notices honor George Burton Crow of Ripley, longtime lawyer, ex mayor and hospital president, with service details and survivors listed. Also listed are multiple local obituaries including Ayers of Marmet, Violet Clark of St Albans, Clare Fierbaugh of South Charleston, and Orville Miller of Indore with funeral arrangements and burial plans.
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Ripley
George Burton ‘Crow
Jackson General Hospital
Wait Until Dark Tryouts At Kanawha Players
The second session of tryouts for Wait Until Dark will start at 7 30 p m today in the Kanawha Players workshop at 5315 MacCorkle Ave S E Director Thomas Nash said the Frederick Knott mystery thriller features a psychotic killer stalking a young blind woman casting six men ages 20 to 50 and a girl 8 to 15 for roles The production runs 8 p m January 24 to 26 at the Civic Center theater.
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Kanawha Players Workshop
MacCorkle Ave
S.E
Thomas Nash
Frederick Knott
Civic Center Theater
Parkersburg Wins Transit Study Funds
Washington AP reports the Urban Mass Transportation Administration granted funds to Parkersburg West Virginia to finance a study of needed transportation services. Representative Robert H. Mollohan announced the decision on Wednesday.
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Parkersburg
Washington
Urban Mass Transportation Administration
W .Va
Robert H. Mollohan
Plane Down Tension Rises in Mideast After Israeli Jet Crash Claim
The Associated Press reports Egypt says its defenses shot down an Israeli Phantom near Ismailia though Israel denies the claim. A Cairo official notes the downed plane may be one of two intruding over the Suez Canal. The incident follows a deadly bus bombing near Tel Aviv and escalating cease-fire tensions. Two Israeli soldiers were killed and five wounded Tuesday along the Suez front.
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Associated Press
Egypt
Suez Canal
Tel Aviv
Middle East
Ismailia
Cairo
Canal City
Suez
Ravenswood Art Club Sponsors Sale Saturday
Ravenswood Art Club sponsors its first annual Art and Craft Sale from noon to 9 p m Saturday in the Rav enswood High School lobby. More than 80 members prepared. profits from last weekend’s Civic Center fair over 150 dollars will fund gifts and decorations for Crip pled Children’s Home and Hospital in Huntington.
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Ravenswood
Ravenswood High School
Civic Center
Charleston
Huntington
Two City Men Get Hearing Postponed
A hearing on burglary charges against Fred Fontaine of Washington Avenue and Warren Carter of 57th Street was continued to January 17 in Charleston Municipal Court. Judge John Charnock placed on open docket drug charges for Calvin Cox of Sissonville and Steven Smith of Virginid Street E, and an open docket for a simple assault charge against Lester Hanson of Glover Street.
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Charleston
Fred Fontaine
Washington Avenue
Warren Carter
57Th Street
John Charnock
Calvin Cox
Sissonville
Steven Smith
Virfinid Street
Lester Hanson
Glover Street
Belcher Wins Sixth Term As Berry Hills Club President
Judge William H. Belcher was elected president of Berry Hills Country Club for an unprecedented sixth term. Kenneth M. Dunn James A. Stogden and David H. Wallace were chosen for three year terms on the board of governors. Other officers and board members include John G. McGarry W F Miller Frank T Graff William IA Katholi Dr William G Morgian Jr and John W Sears.
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William H. Belcher
Berry Hills Country Club
Kenneth M. Dunn
James A. Stogden
David H.wallace
Board of
John G. McGarry
W. F. Miller
Frank T. Graff
William IA. Katholi
William G. Morigan Jr
John W. Sears
Beckley Man Pleads Guilty in Forgery Case
Jesse James John Henry Poindexter of Beckley pleaded guilty to a forgery indictment in Raleigh County Circuit Court and was ordered to return January 21 for sentencing. Judge C Berkley Lilly allowed him to remain on bond and ordered a presentence investigation. A petit jury acquitted Basil E. Fink of Beckley on a drunken driving charge stemming from a July 10 indictment.
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Beckley
Jesse James John Henry Poindexter
C. Berkley Lilly
Poindexter
Raleigh County
Basil E. Fink
House Okays Lawmakers Spending Aid bill
The House approved a measure to strengthen congressional control over spending and curb presidential impoundments. The 386 to 23 vote creates budget committees, sets spending targets, and allows either chamber to override impoundments with a disapproval resolution within 60 days.
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Washington
House
White House
Congress
Senate
PSC Voids Water Hike in Hamlin
The Public Service Commission disallowed about 17 percent of a rate increase for West Virginia Water Co. customers in Hamlin and nearby, effective since August 1972. The order requires a refund with 6 percent interest covering the difference from August 26, 1972, to the present, and the amount that would have been collected under the new rates. In a separate action, the PSC ordered the city of Hurricane to provide adequate water service within 50 days to witnesses who testified the municipal system was inadequate.
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Associated Press
Public Service Commission
West Virginia Water Co
Hamlin
Vicinity
PSC
Two Suits Reported Stolen From City Home
C L Young of 4100 Virginia Ave SE told police two suits worth 250 dollars were taken from his home. Entry was gained by breaking a rear door glass late Tuesday.
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Virginia Ave
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Ridgeview
Howard E. Adkins
Boone County
Willoughby
UMW and
Building Trades Union
Howard Jr
Mentor
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Peytona
John
Lula Eakler
Texas
Hunter-Hunter Funeral Home
Madison
Garnet Shinn
Estep Cemetery
the Gazette
Ritchie-Johnon Funeral Home
Charles Farley Sr
Charles E. Farley Sr
Rt. 1
Poca
State Department of Highways
Florence
Charles Jr
Eleanor
Buck
Earl
Palm Beach
Fla
Ross McClanahan
Diamond
Gatens Funeral Home
Poea
Elizabeth Angel
Elizabeth Ruby Angel
Red Oak &J
St. Francis Hospital
Humphreys Memorial United Methodist Church
Kanawha County
R. Wilmer Angel
James R
Chicago
Ill
James R. Edler
Puerto Rico
Mary Davidson Raleigh
Mary Davidson
Raleigh
Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital
Lenora Presley
Red Oak St
Lonnie
Sofia Rodriquez Beckley
Sofia Rodriquez
Crittie Gwinn
St. Francis de Sales Catholic Sandstone
Crittie
Louella Gwinn
Sand
Miss
Stone
Summers County
Rafelo Rodriguez
Joe
Frank
Hospital
Hinton
Wheeling
Tony Vera
Nor
Lick Creek United
Melton Funeral Methodist
Billy K. Rosary
Gwinn
Sandstone
John Kirk
Atlanta
Ruby Shepard
St. Francis de Charleston
Hallie Gilber
Mary Leidig
Elizabeth Leidig
Churchill Dr
William B
William L Cox
Lillie McGrew
Oak Hill
Lillie Mae
Clay McGrew
Melvin Dolin
Mount Hope
First Church of God In
Clarence McGrew
Dillon Clay
Edward Clay
Page
Truman Clay
Grover Clay
Don Clay
Mount Clemens
Mich
Melvin Belva Dolin
Leonard McGrew
Cleo McGrew
Emma Hicks
Glasgow
Virginia Martin
I Great Falls
First Church of God
Lillian Childers
High Lawn Memorial Park
Tyree
Carl Peal
Carl E. Peal
Charleston Memorial Hospital
du Pont
Peal
Church of Christ In
Dorothy
George
Ruth Armstrong
A. L. Stewart
Rite Today
Burton Crow
West Virginia University College of Law
Crow
Fifth Judicial Bar Assn
First National Bank
Ayers
Joe Edward
Ser
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Vhce
Arthur Morley Leonard Johnson
Pinter Cameron
Parker Kerns
Montgomery Memorial Park
London
California Ave
Ada Ayers
Jepery Veimgvel
Vail Funeral
Clark
Violet
Winbush Cemetery
St.Albans
A. G. Thomas
Oliver St
Fierbaugh
Clare E
Snodgrass’ Funeral Home
William Byrd
Mountain View Cemetery
Mr. Fierjbaugh
Riverside Dr
Charleston Memorial “Hospital
Orville
Sycamore Community
Leonard Johnson Funeral Home Inc
W. Va
West Virginia
Market Relocation Office
Leonard Johnson’s
Mideast
Ravenswood Art Club
Sears
Belcher
Fink
Leffense
Sunset Memorial Park
Joseph R. Rawson
O. W. Hall
Robert Holstein
Sears Monuments Company
Virginia St.e
Clendenin
Fisher-Price
Gir
Alower
Fisher Price
Eldon
Hasbro
Save Sanstartion
Seare, Rolauce and
Charleston, W. Va
Mattel
Big Jim
Aurora
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