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Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 09, 1973

Page

5

Danville Man 68 Dies at Boone Memorial Hospital

George Alleman of Danville 68 died Thursday at Boone Memorial Hospital MadisonRetired railroad worker and Mason Shriner member of Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen Survived by wife Ruby sisters Greta Alleman and Lottie St George Both of Cincinnati Ohio Service Sunday 2 p.m. at Hunter Hunter Funeral Home Madison Burial Memory Gardens Madison Friends may call 6 to 10 p.m. today.

Danville George Alleman Boone Memorial Hospital Madison Alleman Brotherhood of Railroad Ruby Greta Alleman Lottie St. George Cincinnati Ohio Hunter-Hunter Funeral Home David Goodman Gordon Memory Gardens

Hurricane Ernest Caldwell Dies at 57 in Hurricane West Virginia

Ernest M Caldwell 57 of Rt 3 Hurricane died at home after 37 years with American Viscose in Nitro. Survived by wife Kathleen McCormick Caldwell, daughters Nadine Green and Judy Adkins of Cleveland, Dale Caldwell at home, son Wayne of Cleveland, Terry at home, sister Emma Oden Dover Fla, brothers Olen Gatewood George Fay etteville Grover Pittsburgh John Berry Elkhart Clinton Pomeroy Shirley Cannon AFB N M, 11 grandchildren, two great grandchildren. Services 2 pm Sunday at Culloden Baptist Church with Revs Dave Click and Bob Addis. Burial Haven of Rest Memorial Gardens Hometown. Body at Allen Funeral Home Hurricane, taken to church an hour before service. Friends may call after 2 pm today.

Ernest M. Caldwell Rt. 3 Kathleen McCormick Caldwell Nadine Green Judy Adkins Cleveland Ohio Dale Caldwell Wayne Terry Emma Oden Dover Fla Olen Gatewood George Fayetteville Grover Pittsburgh John Berry Elkhart Ind Clinton Pomeroy Shirley Cannon Afb N.M Culloden Baptist Church Dave Click Bob Addis Haven of Rest Memorial Gardens Allen Funeral Home Hurricane Lonnie Johnson Lonnie Alvin Johnson Thomas Memorial Hospital South Charleston Putnam County Union Carbide Goldie Ashworth Johnson Walter Charlie Ross Emmet Wood Mount Moriah Baptist Kelson ‘Bays Homer Curry

Lewisburg Woman Lucy Carrell Dies at 76 in Greenbrier

Mrs Lucy Riffe Carrell age 76 of Lewisburg died Friday at Greenbrier Valley Hospital in Ronceverte Survived by daughters Margie Pope of Lewisburg Helen Canterbury of Rock Camp brother A D Riffe of Wikes six grandchildren and four great grandchildren Services 2 PM Sunday at Jack K Wallace Funeral Home Lewisburg with Rev Jack Wallace and Elder Woodrow Taylor officiating Burial in Morningside Cemetery Renick Friends may call after 3 PM today with a gathering 7 to 9 PM today at the funeral home Donations to Heart Fund requested.

Lewisburg Lucy Riffe Carrell Greenbrier Valley Hospital Ronceverte Margie Pope Helen Canterbury Rock Camp A. D. Riffe Wikes Jack K. Wallace Jack Wallace Woodrow Taylor Morningside Cemetery Renick Heart Fund Ohio Mildred Hamrick Webster Springs Bonnie Carpenter Gassaway Peggy Hacker Valley Hacker Valley United Methodist Church Benjamin Simmers Calvin McCutcheon Hackier Valley Dodds Hart Funeral

Obituaries for Cochran and Ferguson in Kanawha area

Gwynn Ruffner Cochran 70 of Malden died Friday after a brief illness at St. Francis Hospital. Lifelong Malden resident, a Libby Owens Ford Glass retiree of 28 years, and AFL-CIO member survived by wife Hazel Mullens Cochran and sister Hazel High. Friends may call after 2 pm at Stevens-Grass Funeral Home Malden. Spur lockville Elza Ferguson 62 of Spurlockville died Friday in Huntington hospital. Survived by wife Nannie Clay Ferguson and multiple children and siblings. Service Sunday 11 am at New Bethel Baptist Church Spurlockville. burial Bear Branch Cemetery. Body at Koontz Funeral Home Hamlin with viewing 6-9 pm today.

Gwynn Ruffner Cochran Malden St. Francis Hospital Kanawha Salines Presbyterian Church Cochran Libbey - Owens Ford Glass Plant Afl-Cio Hazel Mullens Cochran Hazel High Mal Stevens-Grass Funeral Home Spurlockville Elza Ferguson Lincoln County Huntington Nannie Clay Ferguson Clell David William Camp Creek Thomas Charleston Donald Ohio Darlene Janet Bowles Bessie Pennsylvania Irene Aileen Spaulding New York Dorothy Neal Virginia Pratt Pearlie Pratt Ethel May Athens Freddie Cecil New Bethel Baptist Church Joe Turner Bear Branch Cemetery Koontz Funeral Home Hamlin

Holden native Gordon Ray Hall dies after short illness

Gordon Ray Hall 26 of Holden Logani County died Thursday at Charleston General Hospital after a brief illness. Survived by daughter Connie Hall of Chicago son Gordon Ray Hall Jr. of Chicago mother Irene Hall of Holden sisters Norma Dailey of Baltimore Diana Kniffin of Reisterstown brothers Larry of Herndon Va John C. of Baltimore. Service 2 p.m. today at Honaker Harris Funeral Home Logan burial Forest Lawn Cemetery Pecks Mill.

Gordon Hall Holden Gordon Ray Hall Holden Logani County Charleston General Hospital Connie! Gavioe Hall Chicago Gordon Ray Jr Irene Hall Norma Dailey Baltimore Diana Kniffin Reisterstown Larry Herndon John C

Obituary notices for McKeaney and Hughes families in West Dunbar

McKeaney Teresa died after a long illness in Richmond Virginia. She is survived by husband David A. Jr at home father Curtis A. Plantz of Charleston and siblings Denise Brabbin and Ronald G. Plantz. Grandparents Lake McKinney and Freda McKinney. Visitation times today 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at West Dunbar. Funeral details for Charles Hughes, 79, of West Dunbar. Retired miner and First Baptist Church member. Survived by sons William A. Hughes in Germany and Jackie G. Hughes of Morrisville North Carolina, daughter Bernadine Crank of West Dunbar, 15 grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren, one great great grandchild. Visitation after 1 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial Grandview Memorial Park Dunbar.

Freda Mc[Kinney Charleston Charles Hughes Charles Alva Hughes West Dunbar Cunningham Funeral Thomas Memorial Hospital First Baptist Church Gallagher William A. Hughes Frankfurt Germany Jackie G. Hughes Morrisville N.C Bernadine Crank Sherman Witt Donald Fisher Grandview Memorial Park Dunbar

Meadow Bridge Man Walter Sanner Dies After Illness

Walter Franklin Sanner 72 of Meadow Bridge Fayette County died Wednesday in Hinton Hospital after a long illness. He was a member of Springdale Church of Christ. Survived by daughter Alice Kouns Meadow Bridge. sons William J Arlington Tex James R Akron Ohio Arvel F Billy G Uhrichsville Ohio. Service Sunday at 2 p.m. Smathers Funeral Home Rainelle Rev Bil Fox officiating. burial Wallace Memorial Cemetery Clintonville.

Meadow Bridge Walter Franklin Sanner Meadowridge Fayette County Hinton Hospital Springdale Rainelle Bil Fox Wallace Memorial Cemetery Clintonville

Long list of West Virginia obituaries and services

Fragments report multiple obituaries from Hurricane Point Pleasant Hacker Valley Logan and more. Names include Lonnie Alvin Johnson Joseph L Kayser James Cannie Mallette William Cecil Wright John Kingsley Isaac Charles Massey Ivory Jane Leslie and Millard Emmerson Lively with details on ages addresses burial places churches officiants and service times across several towns.

Sinnett and Worley Obituaries in West Virginia

Harlan M Sinnett 71 of Grantsville died Friday in Calhoun General Hospital survived by wife Eula. brother Denver Martinsburg. sisters Thelma Lowe Spencer and Merle Boggs Belpre. Body at Stump Funeral Home Grantsville. Infant Todd Harrison Worley of Beckley stillborn Thursday. survived by mother Peggy Crysel Worley father Basil G Worley Beaver. sister Beverly and brother David Scott at home. grandmother Eula Crysel Beckley. service at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens with Rev. William J. Thompson. Body at Melton Funeral Home Beckley.

Harlan Sinnett Grantsville Harlan M. Sinnett Calhoun General Hospital Round Knob Old State Road Commission Eula Arthur Sinnett Denver Martinsburg Thelma Lowe Spencer Meryle Boggs Belpre Ohio Stump Funeral Home Todd Worley Beckley Todd Harrison ‘Worley Basil and Peggy Crysel Worley Beckley Raleigh General Hospital Beverlly David Scott Eula Crysel Basil G. Worley Beaver Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens William J. Thompson Melton Funeral Home

Mrs. Pearl Wright Dies at 77 in Mindenee County

Mrs. Pearl Wright, 77, of Mindenee County, died Friday at Oak Hill Hospital. The body is at Ritchie-Johnson Funeral Home, Beckley.

Pearl Wright Minden Mindenee County Oak Hill Hospital Ritchie-John' Sson Funeral Home Beckley

Former Bank Director Milam Dies in Nicholas County

Mrs Jey Fay Milam 87 a former director of the Nicholas County Bank Summersville died Friday at Summersville Memorial Hospital A lifelong Nicholas County resident she helped organize Little Union Baptist Church Calvin a member of Nicholas County Farm Woman's Club Survived by children Lora Moore Phoenix Zela Reaser Glenville sons Howard Craigsville Ford Washington D C Sterling Huntington Dennis Craigsville Charles Davis sister Esther Plummer Craigsville brother Charley Fitzwater Parkersburg 18 grandchildren 12 great grandchildren burial West Virginia Memorial Gardens Calvin at Little Union Baptist Church Reverend Elihu Ramsey officiating Simons Coleman Funeral Home Richwood handles arrangements

Craigsville Jey’ Fay Milam Nicholas County Bank Summersville Milam Nicholas County Summersville Memorial Hospital Little Union Baptist Church Calvin Ford Washington, D.C Sterling Huntington Dennis Charles Davis Esther Plummer Charley Fitzwater Parkersburg Elihu Ramsey West Virginia Memorial Gardens Simons-Coleman Funeral Home Richwood

Ex Principal Bayliss Dies At 62 In St Petersburg

William Hubert Bayliss, former principal of Hansford Elementary School in St Albans West Virginia for 32 years, died at his St Petersburg home. Survived by wife Edna Roach Bayliss son Dr William William Jr of St Albans daughter Mrs Jane Tinsworth of New Orleans sisters and other relatives. Services set for 10 a.m. Tuesday at C E Prevatt Funeral Home with burial in St Petersburg.

ST. Petersburg Fla William Hubert Bayliss Hansford St. Albans W. Va Putnam Kanawha First Baptist Church Rotary Club Kanawha County Alsa Edna Roach Bayliss Willian William Js, Jr Jane Tinsworth New Orleans Pearl Williamson Russell, Ky Faye Miller Ruby Hood Huntington Eula Burnside Manassas Midge Mynes Hurricane C. E. Prevatt Funeral Home

Richmond mother and child noted in brief item

Mrs Donna McKinney and Teresa McKinney of Richmond Va are identified in a short, fragmentary notice. The text references Donna Lynn McKinney aged 24 and her three year old daughter Teresa Lynn McKinney, with limited context available.

Donna McKinney Teresa McKinney Donna Lynn McKinney Teresa Lynn MecKinney Richmond, Va

Six ARC Grants Proposed Across West Virginia

Gov. Moore announced six Appalachian Regional Commission applications led by Dry Fork Community Health Service in War McDowell County seeking 137000 to build a facility and recruit resident physicians. Other requests include 175000 for Eastern Panhandle Mental Health Center overruns Martinsburg 194000 to develop Pendleton Run recreation area Tucker 161000 to aid Marshall County Park 179000 for Grandview Doolin Water Association Wetzel County water system 143000 for Keyser Public Health Center.

Associated Press Dry Fork Community Health Service, Inc War McDowell County Appalachian Regional Commission ARC Gov. Moore Eastern Panhandle Martinsburg Pendleton Run Tucker County Marshall County Grandview- Doolin Water Association Wetzel County Keyser

Woman Fined In Shoplifting Case In Charleston Court

A city woman, Barbara Saunders of the Job Corps Center, was fined 32 dollars in Charleston Municipal Court Friday on shoplifting and possession of stolen property charges. Acting Judge Jay Goldman continued a contributing to the delinquency of a minor charge against Terry Cox of Clarksburg to July 13.

Charleston Barbara Saunders The Job Corps Center Jay Goldman Terry Cox Clarksburg

Nitro Man Graduates From John Hopkins

Allen Hess Schaeffer of Nitro West Virginia received the doctor of medicine degree from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore Maryland.

John Hopkins Baltimore Allen Hess Schaeffer Nitro W. Va Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Charleston Dies at Home in Favletteville Area

Charleston, once of Favletteville, died Monday at his home. No age or survivor details provided in the fragment. Funeral or memorial arrangements, if any, are not listed in the readable text.

Charleston Favletteville

Special Levy Absentee Vote Booth to Open

County officials announce an absentee voting plan for the special levy election. Circuit Clerk Jack Kinder will open a voting booth from 8 am to 4 pm, Monday through Friday, and on June 16 and 23, for those away on election day. Homebound voters may request mail ballots. requests must be in by June 23. Absentee ballots will be delivered to all 6431 precincts for tabulation on election day.

Kanawha Jack Kinder Kinder Jack Pauley

FDA Warns About Epsom Salts Mislabeling in One-Pound Containers

The Food and Drug Administration alerted consumers Friday to mislabeled one-pound Pure-Pac Epsom Salt containers that actually contain potassium nitrate. Distributed nationwide from February 5 to May 28, 960 containers shipped to wholesalers, 23 recovered, lot number 012M4, producer Pure-Pac Pharmaceutical Co., Elizabeth, NJ. Destroy any suspected containers.

Washington Food and Drug Administration FDA Pure- Pac Pharmaceutical Co Elizabeth N. J

State Firm Wins Navy Contract for Helicopter Engines

United Aircraft Corp. of Bridgeport West Virginia has been awarded a Navy contract worth 1,465,761 dollars for gas turbine engines for UH-1N helicopters. The agreement is a continuation of an existing contract, according to Rep. Robert Mollohan Democrat of West Virginia.

Washington United Aircraft Corp. of West Virginia Bridgeport Robert Mollohan

Summer Registration Scheduled at Morris Harvey College

Morris Harvey College announces first summer session registration in Biggieman Hall A W Cox Reception Hall from 5 30 p m to 8 p m Monday and 9 a m to 4 p m Tuesday. Inquiries may be made by writing or calling the registrar's office.

Morris Harvey College A. W. Cox Biggieman Hall

Red Cross Swim Plan Finalized For Free Courses

The American Red Cross announces a Learn to Swim program with multiple sessions across North Charleston Kanawha State Forest Rock Lake and YWCA camps. Sessions run June to August with most courses Monday through Friday for two weeks. Call 346-9411 for details.

American Red Cross Tom Long North Charleston Kanawha State Forest Rock Lake Fool YWCA

Murder Charge Dismissed in April Death Case in Parkersburg

Parkerburg AP report says justice of the peace dismissed murder charges against 18 year old Robert M. Shank of Parkersburg for the death of Mark Stephen Peters who died at University Hospital Morgantown on April 29 after a fight between two youths.

Parkersburg W.va Robert M. Shank Mark Stephen Peters University Hospital Morgantown

Preston County Man Convicted Of Murder In Morgantown

Richard Woodall, 24, of Reedsville in Preston County was found guilty in Monongalia Circuit Court of voluntary manslaughter in the August death of 3-year-old Jenna Benson of Morgantown. Judge Marvin Kiger continued his bond pending appeal. No sentencing date set.

Morgantown W.va Richard Woodall Reedsville Preston County Monongalia Jenna Benson Marvin Kiger

Three Charleston Area Graduates From Distinct Colleges

Three Charleston area residents graduate from different colleges Emily Ann Leslie of Charleston from Wittenberg College Thomas Laren Moore of St Albans from Centre College of Kentucky and Karen P Kostas of Whitesville from Bennett College all listed among the spring students in regional notices

Charleston -Area Emily Ann Leslie Charleston Wittenberg College Thomas Laren Moore St. Albans Centre College of Kentucky Karen P. Kostas Whitesville Bennett College

Nurse Price Increase Corrected to 2.25 Shift Charge

The private duty registered nurse rate rises by 2.25 per shift rather than 2.50. The higher charge takes effect in the area starting Sunday, raising the shift cost to 32.25.

Logan High Offers Seven-Week Summer School Program

Logan High announces a seven week summer session starting Monday divided into two semesters. The first term ends July 3 with registration from 8 a.m. to noon on Monday. For more information call 752-6606.

Logan High Logan Logan High School

Youth Choir Schedules Third Anniversary Service

Communi ty Baptist Church youth choir at Amity Drive marks its third anniversary at 2 30 p m Sunday with guest choirs Riverlettes Riverview Baptist Church and Busy Bees Ferguson Memorial Baptist Church joining the program.

Community Baptist Church Amity Drive Riverlettes Riverview Baptist Church Busy Bees Ferguson Memorial Baptist Church

City Man Is Charged With Grand Larceny

Billy J. Taylor, 36, of 410 Elm St., was charged with grand larceny Friday and jailed in Kanawha County in lieu of $5,000 bond, police said.

Billy J. Taylor Elm St Kanawha County

Penn Central aid eyed to avert rail collapse on northeast line

Sen Hartke proposed a 62.5 million federal aid package to keep Penn Central running amid bankruptcy. Trustees seek deadline extension for liquidation, as Hartke calls for interim funding and long term fixes for several bankrupt lines. Separately, Blennerhassett Island archaeological survey to be conducted this summer by West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey with a grant from the Blennerhassett Historical Commission. The site lies in the Ohio River near Parkersburg.

Ohio River Penn Central Washington Vante Hartke Penn Central Railroad Hartke Illinois Atlantic Ocean Senrate Penn-Central Bleanerhassett Island The West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey Blennerhassett

Discount Rate Rises to 6.5 Percent for First Time Since 1921

The Federal Reserve Board boosted the discount rate by 0.5 point to 6.5 percent, the first time since 1921 at this level. The move, aimed at cooling business expansion, follows prior increases this year and reflects higher money and bank credit growth and rising prices. Banks in Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Atlanta, Chicago, St. Louis, Minneapolis, Dallas, and San Francisco approved the latest rise, with Richmond and Kansas City expected to follow soon.

Washington Federal Reserve Board Federal Reserve Boston New York Philadelphia Cleveland Atlanta Chicago St. Louis Minneapolis Dallas San Francisco Richmond Kansas City

Court Threat Sends 46 Back to Jobs

In CLARKSBURG West Virginia an AP report says 46 Monongahela Power Panhandle division employees returned to work Friday after the U S Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ordered them to end refusals to cross picket lines while Monongahela appeals a May 23 ruling. The Clarksburg division is picketed by striking workers from the Northern Panhandle. District Judge Robert E Maxwell had denied a temporary injunction against the picketing. The decision is under appeal to the Fourth Circuit.

Clarksburg W.va Monongahela Power Company Panhandle U.S. 4Th Circuit Court of Appeals Monongahela U.S Robert E. Maxwell Elkins 4Th Circuit Court of Appeals

Goering Widow Emmy Goering Dies at 80 in Munich

Emmy Sonnemann Goering, widow of Hermann Goering and once a leading Nazi figure’s wife, died in a Munich hospital after a long illness at age 80. The former first lady of the regime had been named a state actress in 1934 and married Goering on Adolf Hitler’s birthday in 1935.

Munich Germany Emmy Goering Hermann Goering Goering Emmy Sonnemann Weimar Berlin Adolf Hitler Spencer Spring Creek Richard Taylor Roane

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