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Newspaper

Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 03, 1975

Page

4

Obituary notices from Gazette list multiple deaths in region

Several community obituaries note the deaths of Donald Ray Adkins 41 of Davin Logan County Korean War veteran. Roland Russell Atwood 77 of 700 Hunt Ave.. Hubert Dewey St. Clair 74 of Nitro. Oscar Lee Crotty 56 formerly of Rainelle. Mrs Mary Jane Crouch 92 of Nitro. Lewis Keeling Fife 69 of White Sulphur Springs. General Garfield King 58 of Charleston and related survivors. Services are announced with church and cemetery details, with visitations and burial plans listed.

Davin Donald Ray Adkins Logan County

Belva Woman Lillian Drumm Dies After Illness

Mrs Lillian Drumm age 33 of Belva Nichols County died Monday at Summersville Memorial Hospital after a short illness. Survived by daughter Kim at home son Jeffrey of Newark Ohio father Jack Hopkins of Belva sisters Minnie Hopkins Lancaster Ohio Dorothy Pennington Baltimore Mary grandmother Minnie Johnson Peterstown. Service at New Zion Church Princeton Wednesday with Rev Fred Kinzer officiating. Burial New Zion Cemetery. Friends may call 7 to 9 tonight at Davis Funeral Home Oakvale.

Roland Russell Atwood Hunt Ave Charleston Area Medical Center A. P. Mason Road Contractors Inc Calvary Baptist Church The Masonic Lodge Beni Kedem ‘Shrine Donna M Dorothy O'Hara Denver Colo Charlotte Osborne Scott Depot Ada Duffy Summersville Jessie Conley Nitto Rainelle Oscar Lee Crotty Cleveland Ohi General Motors Corp Mildred Dale Cora Smathers Funeral Lillian Drumm Belva Lillian Marie Drumm Nicholas County Summersville Memorial Hospital Kim Jeffrey Newark Ohio Jack Hopkins Minnie Hopkins Lancaster Dorothy Pennington Baltimore Minnie Johnson Peterstown New Zion Church Princeton Fred Kinzer New Zion Cemetery Davis Funeral Home Oakvale Calvin Arthur Sr Bethel Ame Church Holden Leonard Davis Forest Lawn Cemetery Pecks Mill Chatman Funeral Home Logan Logan General Hospital Hudson Carrie Inn Oakwood Baptist Church Charleston Lee White Allen Skeens French Cemetery Davis Creek Oakhurst Dr St. Francis Hospital Stevens-Grass Funeral Home Malden Lester Edgar Steve St. Matthew Ame Church Beckley Abner Wright Greenwood Memorial Park Mr.Lester N.J McAlpine Raleigh County Ritchie-Johnson Funeral Home

Local Woman LaFon Dies Of Gunshot Wound At Home

Mrs Lorena LaFon 55 of 4 Swans Ct St Albans died Sunday at home. Coroner says preliminary investigation indicates death from a personal safety related gunshot wound. Survived by sons Denzil Turley Lansdale PA Jerry Turley Nitro and William Lafon at home. siblings Emanuel Pauley Hernshaw Lovie Pauley St Albans Thelma Midkiff Tornado Arcell Pauley Alum Creek Sirata Carroll St Albans. Funeral in Snodgrass Funeral Home South Charleston officiated by Rev Charles Goddard with burial Cunningham Memorial Park. Friends may call 2-4 and 7-9 today.

Lorena LaFon Lorena Alice Lafon Swans Ct St. Albans Kanawha County al Shepard LaFon St.Albans Denzil Turley Lansdale Jerry Turley Nitro William Lafon Emanuel Pauley Hernshaw Lovie Pauley Thelma Midkiff Tornado Arcella Pauley Alum Creek Sirata Carroll Snodgrass Funeral Home South Charleston Charles Goddard Cunningham Memorial Park Eugene Mace Sophia John A. Roberts Paul D. Roberts Myria Schultz Mabel Parcell Port Lavaca Tex Garnet Fletcher Davis Creek Church of God Arnold Williams

Mae Belle Peyton Dies in LaMesa California

Mrs. Mae Belle Peyton of LaMesa California died Thursday in LaMesa. Surviving husband James Lee Peyton a former resident of St. Albans. Body remains at Erickson Anderson Funeral Home in LaMesa.

Mae Belle Peyton LaMesa Calif James Lee Peyton St. Albans Erickson- Anderson Funeral Home

Multiple West Virginia Obituaries From Grantsville To Elkview

A batch of local death notices from Grantsville through Charleston lists Mildred W Pierson of Grantsville and Clara Edith Whitten of Montgomery among the deceased. It notes church affiliations, survivors including children and siblings, funeral arrangements at Stump Chapman and other funeral homes, burial sites in Bealls Mills, Huse Memorial Park, and Graceland Memorial Park, with services conducted by regional clergy.

Okey G. Proctor obituary in London and Montgomery

Okey Glenn Proctor 42 of London died Monday at Montgomery General Hospital after a long illness. A Korean War veteran, he worked as a tipple operator at Union Carbide Mines Sanderson and belonged to Hughes Creek Church of God. Surviving wife Patsy S. daughter Gail Truman of London sons Billy R. Hugheston Okey G. Jr Jeffrey Eddie at home parents Ezra and Mrs. Proctor London brothers James E. Williamsport Md Frank L. Glasgow sisters Rhoda Keeney Dixie Doris Divita Boomer. Services 1 p.m. Wednesday at Cook Funeral Home Chapel Cedar Grove with ministers Tom Boothe Alfred Bowe Gary Tucker. Burial with VFW Post military rites in Montgomery Memorial Park London.

Okey G. Proctor Okey Glenn Bobby’’ Proctor London Montgomery General Hospital Union Carbide Mines Sanderson Hughes Creek Church of God Proctor Hugheston Patsy S Gail Truman Billy R Okey G. Jr Jeffrey Eddie Ezra Proctor James E Williamsport Frank L Glasgow Rhoda Keeney Dixie Doris Divita Boomer Cook Funeral Home Cedar Grove Tom Boothe Alfred Bowe Gary

Beckley man Shaffer dead on arrival after heart attack

BECKLEY Lew W Shaffer 44 of Beckley died on arrival at a Beckley hospital from an apparent heart attack. A Sprague native and Korean War veteran, he served 17 years in the Army. Survived by wife Ramona, son Ricky, daughters Debbie and Karen, father Clarence, brothers Kenneth James Harold Larry, sisters Hazel Taylor Sharon Shields Linda. Rosary 7 p.m. today at Calfee Funeral Home. Requiem Mass 11 a.m. Wednesday at St Francis de Sales Catholic Church Beckley with burial Calfee Cemetery Mount Tabor. Friends may call 5 to 9 p.m. today.

Beckley Lewis W. Shaffer Sprague Raleigh County Shaffer Ramona Shaffer Merritt Island Fla Ricky Florida Debbie Karen Clarence Shaffer Kenneth Michigan James Stamford Harold Virginia Larry Hazel Taylor Arkansas Sharon Shields Linda Schaffer Blew St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church Jeremiah McSweeney Calfee Cemetery Mount Tabor Calfee Funeral Home

Mrs Mary Shaffer 89 Charleston dies at Sharon Hill

Mrs Mary Annie Shaffer aged 89 of Charleston died Monday in Sharon Hill Personal Care Home. Survived by son Otis Tulley of Charleston. Services Wednesday at Elk Funeral Home with Rev Pete Rhodes officiating. Burial in French Cemetery.

Mary Annie Shaffer Charleston Sharon Hill Otis Tulley Elk Funeral Home Pete Rhodes French Cemetery

Paul Smailes Rainelle resident dies at 86

Paul Smailes Ray Smailes 86 of Rainelle died Monday in Sacred Heart Hospital Richwood a retiree of Meadow River Lumber Co and a farmer He was a member of Big Sewell Baptist Church He is survived by Elsie Snyder Huntington son Elbert Rainelle and eight grandchildren seven great The body is in Wallace Wallace Funeral Home Rainelle

Mary Crouch Mary Jane Crouch Second Ave Nitro Church of Christ Charleston Artha Coulter Ethel Fisher Rochester Minn Hazel Burgess Blue Creek Cooke-Pauley Funeral Home Rainelle Paul Ray Smailes Sacred Heart Hospital Richwood Big Sewell Baptist Church Meadow River Lumber Co Elsie Snyder Huntington Elbert Wallace-Wallace Funeral Home

Stella Smith of Scott Depot Dies in Thomas Memorial Hospital

Mrs. Stella Shaffer Smith, 42, of Scott Depot, died Monday at Thomas Memorial Hospital. She was a member of Teays Valley Church of the Nazarene.

Stella Smith Scott Depot Stella Shaffer Smith Thomas Memorial Hospital South Charleston Teays Valley Church of the Naza

Energy crunch dialogue in Fedgush satire

In a Washington satire, Cummings frets over an energy crunch with metaphors about oil and the road ahead. The narrator mocks Fedgush rhetoric as circular, while Ullman’s warning hints at worsening conditions. The scene ends with Cummings shattered, the narrator promising future discussion.

Cummings Ullman Fedgush Washington

Sponsors Name Officers at Stonewall Jackson High

John M. Wells Jr. is the new president of the Stonewall Jackson Sponsors Assn. Other officers are George Bickham, vice president, K. B. Meadow, secretary, and Jack Hartley, treasurer. The officers will be installed at 7 30 p m today at Stonewall Jackson High School cafeteria.

John M. Wells Jr Stonewall Jackson Sponsors Assn George Bickham K. B. Meadow Jack Hartley Stonewall Jackson High School

Webster Man Held In Death

A 12 year old Webster County man Vernon Hill Young is jailed on murder charges after allegedly shooting John Edward Dodrill during a party at Youngs Webster County home near Tioga. Dodrill died at Webster Memorial Hospital. A Monday hearing before a Webster Springs justice of the peace was planned with no bond set. Surviving relatives are listed from Tioga Holcomb and Richwood, and funeral arrangements are pending at White and White Funeral Home in Richwood.

Webster Springs Webster County Vernon Hill Young Young John Edward Dodrill Richwood Tioga Nicholas County Dodrill Webster Memorial Hospital

Also Mentioned on This Page

Charleston Gazette Donald Adkins Tommy Don Robert Ray Loretta Hendricks Fremont Judy Cooper Jacksonville Sheila Barrs Palatka Walding Mallory Vermont Columbus Bobby Thomas Jr Elkview Sally Bray Fort Lauderdale Anna Doczi Lorado Sandra Dickerson Roland Atwood Hubert St. Clair Hubert Dewey St. Clair 15Th St Nitro Church of God Fletcher Enamel Co Dunbar Old State Road Commission St. Paul United Methodist Church Dewey Washington State Eblin Tulsa Okla Hilda Good Pensacola Oscar Crotty the Gazette Lewis Fife White Sulphur Springs Lewis Keeling Fife Buffalo Mr. Fife Lelia Nutter Fife Lloyd Phillip Keeling Parkersburg Lucy Fife Alderson Renee Fife Emmanuel United Methodist Church Roger L. Smith Greenbrier Memorial Gardens Lewisburg Shanklin Funeral Home G. King Garfield King Corvair Dr Mary Evelyn Jimmy Allen George E Big Tyler Mountain Charles Lester Billy Joe Oak Hill Lee Garfield Norfolk Charles Sprague King Cemetery Staffordsville M. Parsons Fort Myers Margaret Parsons W. Va Christ Church United Methodist Greenmont Garden Club Clay William E Harvey Funeral Home Mildred Pierson Grantsville Mildred W. Pierson Calhoun General Hospital Taylor County Enon Baptist Church Janice Venable Olean N.Y Clyde Pierson Houston Clyde West Wilma Nicholson R. Leland West Stump Funeral Home Glen Green Harold Huffman Dwight Lowther Bealls Mills Gassaway Rone Putnam County Charles Smith Bernard C David C Phillip A Lester Shaffer Hurricane Hazel Sturgeon Winfield Ruth Mynes Teays Valley Church of Chapman Funeral Home Teays Valley Clara Whitten Montgomery Clara Edith Whitten Christian Church Donald F. Whitten James M Fayetteville Jane L. Divita Dodd-Payne Funeral Home Bobby Woods Huse Memorial Park Maude Williams Maude Roberts Williams Rt. 2 Oral Young Richwood Oral M. Young First Baptist Church Rebekah Lodge Madeline Green William Goff Woodrow ‘Goff Albuquerque N.M Simons- Coleman Funeral Gerald Hersom Spencer Family Fenwick Mountain Baber Ella M Randolph Street Baptist Church Robert E. McNeill William Byrd Baber Highland Ave South Kanawha Valley Hospital Good Shepherd Funeral Home Davis Clara Belle Granny Tabernacle Allen Gallimore High Lawn Memorial Park East Beckley Tyree Jones Dolly St. Paul's United Methodist Church James Arbogast Haven of Rest Memorial Park 29Th St Lewis Shaffer Mary Shaffer Paul Smailes Charlie Green Fiesta Lounge Smiley MacCorkle Ava S. W. St. Albans Webster Diana Jonathan Edward Edgar Dodrill Jack Floyd Holcomb Charles Cattle Otis Craigsville Norma Jean Dillon Tampa Carolyn Clerk Cora Jones Rantoul Ill Mary Young Diana Dodrill Alaska Jane Dodrill Virginia Barner White and White Funeral Home Billy Burke Mount Olive Cemetery Jeffers Oe Georgia Bowen Monument Matéen W.va Bell Rental Rolls” Model Boll Rental Service Sitz Bigley Ave West
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