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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1975
Page
5
Multiple death notices across Nicholas and Jackson counties report the deaths of Lonnie C. Bennett of Fenwick and William Buster of Beckley, along with Kate Harper of Clendenin and Lula Margaret Hart of Kenna. Details include ages, surviving relatives, and funeral arrangements. services listed at Simons-Coleman and Knight-Young Funeral Homes.
Ellen N Elswick a 28 day old daughter of Mr and Mrs Ronald Elswick of 1508 Washington St W died Friday at home Survived by sister Wendi and grandparents Marvin Elswick and Douglas Snodgrass all of Charleston Body is at Cunningham Funeral Home with no viewing planned.
Ronald E. Gardner 61 of Charleston dies in General Division of Charleston Area Medical Center He was office manager of the City Sanitation Treatment Plant a member of Randolph Street Baptist Church and Elks Lodge A World War II veteran lifelong Charleston resident Survived by son James R of Charleston mother Polly Meadows two grandchildren. William Goble 70 of Jackson Ohio dies in General Division of Charleston Area Medical Center after brief illness Survived by wife Samie Go ble daughter Betty J Savilla sons Donald Ray Wilford and Roger all of Jackson sister Beatrice Cox of Monroe La brother Amos of Bonita Springs Fla 15 grandchildren one great grandchild. Betty Griffith Cottle 52 of Cottle Nichols County dies Friday in Summersville Memorial Hospital body in White and White Funeral Home Richwood Lillian Griffith Clay 52 of Sterling formerly of Maysel Clay County dies Thursday in a Rittman Ohio hospital Surviving daughters Ann Reed Janice Reed Vivian Keener Shelia Griffith sons Ralph Dale Warren sister Goldie Douglas brothers Harry Roy Otha Brannon Service Sunday 2 p m Wilson Funeral Home Clay Burial McLaughlin Cemetery Dink Clay County Call times listed
Mrs Pearl Ireson 75 of Mount Gay Logan County died Thursday in Guyan Valley Hospital Logan. She is survived by husband, two sons Robert Jr and Walter, sister Mrs Maggie Bradley, half brothers Bruce Meade and Gene Meade, 21 grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren. Services at James Funeral Home Logan with Rev Clyde Kirk officiating. Burial in Highland Memory Gardens Godby. Friends may call after 4.
Hugh E. Johnson 74 of Fairlea a longtime Greenbrier County teacher died at home after an apparent heart attack. He served 46 years in education and held church and retirement group roles with survivors including wife Clara, daughters Sue Smallwood and Jean Patterson, and several siblings. Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home Lewisburg arranging. Julius Earl Keatley 83 of Pence Springs Summers County died in Hinton Hospital after living in Pence Springs 34 years. A retired timber man he belonged to Peace Springs Community Church with survivors including wife Cleo and sons Richard Ted Duke and Buford.
Multiple obituaries detail services for Eleanor Per singer of Clayton Virginia. Patty Huston of Pittsboro N C. Ola Noble of Virginia. Rufus of Gap Mills. McKinley Laughlin of Holden Logan County. Thelma Smith of Beckley. James Steven Pauley of Glen Daniel Raleigh County. Dawson W Taylor of Martinsville Va. services listed with church names burial sites funeral home notices and calling hours.
A donation in memory of a relative or friend to the Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation supports permanent gifts. The non profit foundation invests money and spends only the earnings on community projects. Send contributions to Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation Box 3041 Charleston WV 25331.
Mrs. Elsie Mae Lett 62 of Bancroft Putnam County died Friday at home. She was a member of Faith United Methodist Church in Black Betsy and was a Bancroft native. Survived by husband Chester daughters Evelyn Lemasters of Hurricane Bobby of Bancroft and Clarence of Hurricane mother Mrs. Thomas Tucker of Bancroft sisters Thelma Hicks Betty Hill Edna Legg Cricket Tucker Charlotte Mc Laughlin brothers John Tucker Murrayville Ohio Joe Tucker Cleveland Ohio Harry Tucker eight grandchildren. Friends may call after 7 p.m. today at Gatens Funeral Home Poca.
Mrs. Eula Mynhier 70 of Oak Hill formerly of Barrett Boone County died Friday in Oak Hill Hospital Born in Charleston she leaves husband A I Jake Mynhier Oak Hill son Harold Rusty Mynhier Oak Hill daughters Sue Lawson Norma Mynhier Charleston Emma Smith Fayetteville and brother Harry Sanford of Charleston.
Mrs Frances Thomas 70 of 476 Lentz Street died Friday at St Frances Hospital after a long illness She was a lifelong Charleston resident a First Baptist Church member and Garnet High School graduate A retired Coyle and Richardson Department Store employee with 20 years service Surviving sister Nina H Curry Dunbar brother Russell Hawkins Baltimore Md Funeral home Harden and Harden in charge Services Monday 1 PM Harden Harden Funeral Home burial Spring Hill Cemetery Friends may call 5 to 7 PM ABBOT Eva Service set for 2 PM today at St Marks United Methodist Church burial Abbot Cemetery Beckwith Fayette County Mother Mrs Eva Abbot of 2930 Kanawha Ave SE died Thursday at Memorial Division of the ter Body in Wilson Funeral Home
In a jesting domestic scene Mrs. Spofford celebrates imagined economic gains while her husband Spofford frets over living with his brother in law and rising rents. She insists future jobs and housing will improve, even as their son graduates into unemployment and debt.
In Ona West Virginia 15 year old Tony Cyrus died after being struck by an Amtrak train on a Chesie System trestle two miles from his home. His body swept into the Mud River after the impact and divers searched the swollen stream. Witnesses recall Cyrus panicking and leaping onto the tracks as the train approached while friend Marty Beckett watched from nearby. An honor student and athlete, Cyrus usually rode to school but walked that day due to the last day of classes.
John Henry Gibson, 103, of Page in Fayette County, died on arrival Thursday at Montgomery General Hospital. A Mount Zion Baptist Church member and retired lumberman, he lived in Montgomery 25 years before moving to Page. Survived by sons Andrew Mitchell and George Horsley, daughters Charlotte Jones Nannie Taylor Nellie Calloway, brother Floyd Gibson, 17 grandchildren, 92 great grandchildren, and 36 great great grandchildren. Services held at Anderson-Hairston Funeral Home in Montgomery with two ministers officiating. Burial at Meadow Haven Memorial Park in Ingram Branch. Friends may call 7 to 9 p.m. today.
Evans Amy Belle 87 of 163 Fourth St Dunbar died Thursday in Memorial Division CAMC service 2 p.m. Sunday Keller Funeral Home Dunbar with Ronald R Hoertz Grandview Memorial Park Dunbar. Evans Jeanette B C Montgomery visitation and burial planned Hooper Funeral Home Montgomery Kimberly Cemetery. Hall McKinley 57 of Harper Heights Raleigh County died Thursday Raleigh General Hospital service 1 p.m. Monday Shiloh Baptist Church burial Greenwood Memorial Park Beckley. Callers may reach Ritche-Johnson Funeral Home Sunday 7 to 9 p.m.
Gen Paul Steblin, former head of the French air force and ex vice president of the French National Assembly, was found on Northrop payroll while serving in government. He had criticized the Mirage jet as inferior to American jets from Northrop and General Dynamics.
New York AP reports actor Larry Blyden died in Morocco from injuries after a May 31 car crash near Agadir. Blyden, 50, won a Tony for a Forum revival and hosted TV game shows Personality and What’s My Line. He had left Absurd Person Singular two weeks earlier after 250 Broadway performances.
Surfside fire officials say John Pilch, 28, a dishwasher, returned to a burning restaurant to retrieve his wallet after fumes from a solvent ignited the blaze. He was overcome by smoke and died. other employees and customers were evacuated with no additional injuries.
Moscow reports that Soviet grandmaster Paul Keres, age 58, died of a heart attack in Helsinki on Thursday. Keres collapsed returning from Canada where he played in a tournament. He was three times Soviet champion and four times winner of the world chess Olympiad.
Two miners died when the shaft ribs collapsed at an Eastern Associated Coal mine near Boone County. Lloyd Dishman and Russell Nutter were killed, Ed Goodwyn injured and in serious condition. A formal inquiry is set for Monday at the mine office.
Gov. Marvin Mandel stated he has no indication of being investigated by federal authorities regarding the Maryland corruption probe. The denial followed a Washington Post report citing sources that the probe has touched Mandel through favors to two close associates, W. Dale Hess and Harry W. Rodgers II, with grand jury activity noted for several figures.
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