Obituary notices from a West Virginia paper
Obituaries list multiple local residents with service details in Cowen Summers County and surrounding towns. Notables include Lela Virginia Bean 56 of Cowen with service at Combs Funeral Home, and Emma Grace Birdsong of Summersville. Also listed are William Clifton Blackwell 43 of Columbus Ohio and Barley Blount 41 of Cedar Grove with memorial rites in local funeral homes. Additional entries include Earl Crowder 53 of Cine and John J. Dempsey Jr. 49 of Kimberly Fayette County, with varied church services, burial plans, and surviving family. The notice page notes the Gazette’s policy on free publication and provides standard end-of-notice boilerplate.
Death notices from West Virginia area obituaries
Dead on arrival Monday at Thomas Memorial Hospital after a heart attack at his home. Survived by son Percy Taylor of Charleston. Funeral arrangements handled by Trent-Smith Funeral Home. AUNTER, Laura Audrey died aged 58 in Racine County. Member of Christian Church of Racine. services at Racine Baptist Church with burial at Dran Dy Creek Cemetery. Surviving husband and sisters listed. Funeral details by Leonard Johnson Funeral Home. JONES, Mrs. Otie Service 1 p.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church of Lester. Be long to Raleigh County. Surviving husband the Rev. W. M. Jones and several sisters and brothers. Body at Johnson Funeral Home, Beckley. KINNEY, David W. killed in Vietnam May 31. Services 2 p.m. Friday at Shiloh Baptist Church. Burial at Spring Hill Cemetery. Family receiving friends prior. ANDIS, Frederick Guy aged 33 died Monday at Charleston General Hospital. Survived by widow Ruby and three sons. Funeral by Keller Funeral Home, Dunbar. LANDRUM, Rose Agnes 77 of Richwood died Tuesday at Sacred Heart Hospital. Service 7 p.m. Thursday at Calvary United Methodist Church. Burial at Richwood Cemetery. LESIG, Ida H. Service 2 p.m. Thursday at Tipton United Methodist Church. Survived by multiple daughters and a son. White Funeral Home handling. LOVING, Elmer died aged 57 of Eccles Raleigh County. Service 1 p.m. today at Mellom Funeral Home. Survived by widow Ellen and son.
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Kellys Creek Railroad
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Elmer
Mellom Funeral
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Raleigh County
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Huntington
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Betty Cox
Cynthia Kennedy
Nadine Anthony
Las Vegas
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R. R. Palmer
J. C. Perkins
Barberton
Charles Stump
Akron
Robert Carpenter
Cleveland
Rebecca Mace
Breck Roberts
Clay Soldier Is Killed In Vietnam
A 21 year old Clay County man Wilbur Allen Smith died in combat in Vietnam in June. He served in the 1st Air Calvary since May 1968 and had been in Vietnam since October 20. He was a 1985 graduate of Clay High School. Surviving: his parents Mr and Mrs Wilbur Smith and sisters Stella and Shelba, all at home. Body returning to Wilson Funeral Home.
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Clay County
Vietnam
Wilbur Allen Smith
Bomant
Spee
Smith
Air Calvary
Clay High School
Wilbur 4. Smith
Stella
Shelba Smith
Wilson Funeral Home
Service Set For Dawes Wreck Victim
A 1 p.m. Thursday service will be held at Assembly of God Church in Ronda for Junior Lee Hodge 22 of Dawes who died from injuries suffered in a one car wreck near Sharon Monday night. Burial is in Williams Cemetery Artie. Survived by mother Lula Hodge and siblings. Hodge died at Charleston Memorial Hospital after rolling over near the Chesapeake and Ohio tracks. Coleman 25 of Cedar Grove driver was injured.
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Ronda
Lee Hodge
Dawes
Sharon
Williams Cemetery
Artie
Hodge
Charleston Memorial Hospital
Earl Coleman
Cedar Grove
Pryor Funeral
East Bank
Cabin Creek
Coleman
D. L. Adkins
Charleston
Chesapeake and Ohio
Mather
Lula Hodge
Charles
David
Acme
Douglas
Garrison
Tracy
Alvin
Randy
Jerry
Janice Williams
Caroline Adkins
Crown Hill
Marline
Kathy
Tammy
Ressa Hodge
Valley Funeral Home
Whilesville
State Students Get Out-of-State Degrees
State graduates list includes West Virginians earning degrees from Purdue University and Ohio State University among others. Names and degrees span industrial engineering to education, nursing, business, and veterinary fields with multiple hometowns such as St Albans Huntington Charleston and Barboursville.
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Harry T. Breece III
Prichard
David K. Perdue
William F. Huss
Huntington
Ohio State University
Columbus
Ohio
Naomi B. Masters
Barboursville
John L. Williamson
Bluefield
Karen L. Pressman
Charleston
B. C
Charles B. Hale
Del'barton
M. A
Michael W. Mathews
M. D
Veterinary
Patrick R. McDonald
Rob
West Virginia Food Stamp List Tops Five Counties
McDowell Kanawha Raleigh and Mingo lead the state in food stamp recipients with McDowell at 11 4331 in March Kanawha 11 360 Raleigh 10 512 and Mingo 9 1193. In total 141 164 people used about 1.3 million for stamps worth almost 2.5 million with over 90 000 on public assistance.
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Kanawha
Raleigh
Mingo
Virginia
U. S. Agiiculture Department
McDowell County
Maron
J.mingo
G M Chief to Speak at Dedication in Martinsburg
General Motors President Edward N Cole will headline the dedication of a new GM automotive parts distribution plant in Martinsburg. Gov Moore Rep Staggers and Edmond Williams will attend as special guests. The plant opens its doors for a public tour from June 7 to 6 p.m. the next day.
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Martinsburg
General Motors
Edward N. Cole
G. M. Automotive
jGov
West Virginia
U. S
Ralph Squires
Morgantown
Squires
William Squires
WVU
Buried in Several Cemeteries in West Virginia Funerals
Funeral notices list numerous services across counties including Mingo, Raleigh, and Mason. Services set for 2 pm or similar early afternoon times at churches such as Full Gospel in Gad ab Dingess, Dorothy Church of God, and Jordan Baptist Site Beale Chapel, with interments at nearby cemeteries like Wade Marcum, Pineview, and Mountain View.
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Browning
William Henry
Dingess
Mingo County
Gad Ab Dingess
Wade Marcum
Breeden
Rite Slated For Raleigh Wreck Victim
WHARTON Requiem High Mass will be celebrated at 10 a m Thursday for 27 year old Beckley man Joseph Henry Meneghini killed in a one car accident Monday afternoon. Meneghini an auger operator for Ranger Fuel Co member of St Francis de Sales Catholic Church and the UMW Surviving are his widow Jewell Johanson Meneghini sons Jeffrey and Joel parents Mr and Mrs Joe Meneghini Crab Orchard and brothers Daniel and David Crab Orchard. Rosary 8:30 p m today at Callee Funeral Home Beckley. Requiem Mass at St Francis de Sales Catholic Church Beckley burial Sunset Memorial Park.
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Beckley
Joseph Henry Menneghini
Caffee Funeral Home
Meneghini
Ranger Fuel Co
St. Francis de Sales ‘Catholic Church
UMW
Jewell Johanson Meneghini
Jeffrey
Joel
Crab Orchard
Joe Meneghini
Daniel
David
Callee Funeral Home
St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church
Sunset Memorial Park
Greenbrier Hosts ICPA Meeting Opens in June
The Certified Public Accountants of White Sulphur Springs plan a three day annual meeting at the Greenbrier starting June 1. Speakers include Richard A. Nest of New York Samuel A. Derieux of Richmond Va and others from Pittsburgh with topics across accounting and fiscal practice.
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White Sulphur Springs
West Virginia
Certified Public Accountants
Depin ‘Ning
Greenbrier
Richard A. Nest
New York
Samuel A. Derieux
Richmond, Va
van David W. Christopher
Dixon R. Rich
Prank P. Ne
Marco
Pittsburgh
Hamilton to Speak At Elkins High School Commencement
Army Col Milton Hamilton will address Elkins High School seniors at 815 p m Thursday in the W W Barron Armory. He is the son of the school’s principal Henry Hamilton and is currently stationed in the Pentagon with the 15th Army division.
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Army
Milton. Hamilton
Elkins High School
W. W Barron
Henry Hamilton
Pentagon
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