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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1973
Page
6
Obituaries report Fred A Aaron 83 of Oak Grove Raleigh County and Dan Childs Jr. 56 of Crab Orchard. Also listed are Agnes Virginia Davis 42 Danville Mattie Early Wilkinson Willard Holstine 58 Fayetteville Cecil L Kennedy 71 Ivydale Tobie G Kincaid 77 Nellis and more with service details burial and funeral homes.
Lud Jarrell Colcord Luda Jarrell, 79, of Colcord Raleigh County, died Monday at Charleston Memorial Hospital. His body is at Valley Funeral Home Whitesville.
Charles Johnson Mallory 80 of Mallory Logan Sunday at Appalachian Regional Hospital. He was a Mallory Church of God member and retired Amherst Coal Co. worker. Survived by eight children including Chauncey Randolph Vincent Albert Willis Quinton Lewis Robert and Catherine Sparks, many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Service at noon today in McNeely Funeral Home Man with Rev Chelsie Noel officiating. Burial in Forest Lawn Cemetery Pecks Mill.
Surviving relatives listed for Loren W. O'Dell of 604 Hall St and two Beckley area obituaries note service times at Raynes Funeral Home Buffalo and Wilson Funeral Home Beckley. O'Dell a WWII veteran and ex East Bank High football star died after a short illness. Malina family obituary mentions wife Mary and children including Darrell Ford and Mary Hatcher with service at Beckley memorial Baptist Church.
Belva Frances Page of Julian Boone County aged 67 died Sunday in Boone Memorial Hospital Madison. She belonged to Forks of Coal Church of God. Survived by husband Ernest and several children, siblings, and extended family. Funeral held Wednesday at Hunter Hunter Funeral Home Madison with Rev Basil R. Hudson officiating. Burial in Hill Cemetery Julian.
The Cost of Living Council ended wage and price controls on most auto industry segments. Ford Motor Co and General Motors agreed to limit 1974 model price increases to an average of 150 dollars per vehicle, American Motors to 100 dollars, and Chrysler was exempted. Chrysler declined to commit but was not kept under controls. The council said Ford GM and AMC contracts with the United Auto Workers were approved despite higher wage guidelines.
Multiple Charleston and surrounding area obituaries list Margaret Price 78 of 308 Roane St. died in Staats Hospital after an extended illness. Survived by sons Robert Lindy. daughters Mabel Nora. sister Ora Zwilling. 9 grandchildren 4 great grandchildren. Services Wednesday Bartlett-Bardette Funeral Home. Burial Sattes Cemetery. Also Addie Mills Roberts 68 of Cowen died at Webster Springs Memorial Hospital. Survived by son Harold. daughter June Miller. sisters Elva Russell Goldie Nut ter Mabel Kirby. 5 grandchildren 2 great grandchildren. Service Wednesday Adams Funeral Home. Burial Mills Mountain Dyer. Luvenia Robinson 75 of Gordonsville Va formerly Long Branch Fayette County died Friday in Gordonsville Hospital. Survived by sister Josephine Mitchell and brother William Tucker. Service today Anderson-Hairston Funeral Home. Burial Meadow Haven Cemetery Ingram Branch.
Mrs Ida May Nix 99 of Oak Hill died Monday at home She was a member of Oak Hill United Methodist Church and a native of Arkansas Surviving son James of Oak Hill daughters Mrs Mary Russell of Washington DC Miss Wallie Manning of Baltimore Md six grandchildren three great grandchildren several great great grandchildren p m Wednesday Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill Service Thursday 11 am at funeral home officiated by Rev William Slate and Rev Randolph F Johnson Burial in High Lawn Memorial Park Oak Hill
Ola C Shrader 67 of Beech Run Summers County died Monday in Summers County Hospital He was a retired plumber and lifelong resident Beech Run Beech Run Baptist Church Surviving sons Thomas Marvin Ronald all of Beech Run daughter Doris Burgess of Newport News VA sister Miss Eula Schrader of Beech Run Service at 2 p m Thursday at home Rev Harry Peyton officiating Burial Bennett Cemetery Sunset Hill near Hinton Ronald Meadows Funeral Home Hin ton handled arrangements Floyd Dutch Thomas 69 of Ronceverte died Sunday at Hopemont State Hospital Terra Alta after long illness
Two obituary notices honor Earnie Triplett 66 a miner from Slagle Mines and residents from Hutchinson Logan County and Williamsfield Ohio. Services set for Wednesday at Honaker Harris Funeral Home and Wallace Wallace Funeral Home with burial in Riverview and Vance cemeteries. Surviving relatives include spouses children sisters and a brother with multiple Ohio connections.
Glenn C Wooddell 73 of 638 A Cross Lanes Dr Nitro died Sunday in Charleston General Hospital after a short illness. A retired construction foreman for American Viscose FMC, he was a member of Cross Lanes Baptist Church. Surviving wife Wynona Raynes Wooddell, daughter Mrs Davis of Oceana Springs, sister Mrs Gratia Hill. Burial Cunningham Memorial Park St Albans. Gatens Funeral Home Poca handles arrangements.
Miss Eva C Chapman a retired Lincoln County teacher died Monday in a Huntington hospital. She lived on West Hamlin Route and was a member of Middle Creek Church. Surviving are brother Arch Chapman of Hamlin and sisters Meda Chapman Bessie Chapman and Carrie Dent of Hamlin. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday at Koontz Funeral Home Hamlin Rev Burskel Hall officiating burial White Cemetery near Hamlin Friends may call after 6 p.m.
Dr Frank Pierce Eves 84 a former Charleston physician died Monday at Beckley V A Hospital He lived at the Holley Hotel He was a Vanderbilt graduate practiced in West Virginia Tennessee and New York World War I Medical Corps Surviving brother Robert L Eves Nashville Tenn Graveside service at 2 pm Wednesday Mountain View Cemetery Friends may call 6 to 9 pm Tuesday Funeral at Barlow Bonsall Funeral Home
Eli P Reich resigned as administrator of the Office of Petroleum Allocation, announced by Federal Energy Administrator William E Simon. Reich, a retired Navy admiral who held the post since November 1, will be succeeded by Frank Zarb, currently assistant for management and operations at the Office of Management and Budget. Reich's departure follows Simons appointment to his post last week.
A late Monday fire at 1584 Pansy Drive damaged a single story frame house occupied by the Charles Holstein family. Reported at 10:45 p.m., the blaze damaged the roof and a kitchen but no one was home and no injuries were reported.
Appalachian Power executive told a legislative subcommittee there are no plans to use Western coal in West Virginia. The panel discussed highwall removal and strip mine laws while considering a bill to require elimination of the highwall, which stalled for lack of a second.
Henry Hill aged 85 died Monday as fire destroyed his one story frame house in Whitesville West Virginia authorities said He was a double amputee who had lost both legs above the knees in a prior accident and appeared overcome by smoke while fleeing the burning home
Memorial services are scheduled in Morgantown West Virginia for Grace M Griffin 87 emeritus professor of physical education at West Virginia University who died December 6. Services will be held at Elizabeth Moore Hall built in 1928 after Griffin led a statewide drive for its construction. She taught at WVU from 1923 to 1957.
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