Obituary Notices from The Charleston Gazette 1958
The June 12 1958 Charleston Gazette obituary notices record deaths across West Virginia. BAIRE Marcha Lynn infant of Ashford Boone County died at birth in Charleston Memorial Hospital. BELCHER Mary Anise 68 of Charleston died after a long illness. BRAGG Jesse Oscar 91 of Clayton Summers County died at home. BURGESS Fred Harmon 39 of Minden killed in a mine accident. GIVEN Hamilton E 37 of Herold Braxton County died in Gassaway Hospital. HENRY George Uncle George 88 of St. Albans RFD 2 died at grandson’s home after a weeklong illness. HUME Infant daughter of Paris and Mrs. Hume Quinwood died at Richwood Hospital. SORSON Okcy 6 of Coal Fork died en route to hospital. KEENER Rebecca Ann 7 of Sutton died at home. KNIGHT Robert Lansing infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Smith Knight of Lefthand died. MATTOX Samus B 73 of Buffalo died in South Charleston hospital. MCVEY James C Jr grave side service at Spring Hill Cemetery. MILAM Lois Lucille 31 of Belle died. MULLINS Vernie 84 of Otsego Wyoming County died of heart attack. NICHOLAS Leva Brown 40 of Tenick died at Greenbrier Valley Hospital. The notice notes the newspaper does not charge for death notices.
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Bragg
Jesse Oscar
Clayton
Summers County
Summersville
Hamilton E
Herold
Braxton County
Gassaway Hospital
Elk River Coal and Lumber Co
Widen
Strange Creek
John
Dixport Coal Co
Cimeo
Mason County
Grace
Leo Gardner
Charleston
Donald
van, D
Corpus Christi
Tex
Billy
Spring Fork
Ralphk Johnson
Charles Johnson
Helen Knight
Mary Withrow Quesenberry
Newport, Ky
Collett
Tilden
Cleveland
Ohio
Ana
Fidler and Frame Mortuary
Belle
Xeener
Rebecca Ann
Sutton
Christ Methodist Church
Levi
Day of
Golden Keener
Weston
Marjorie Phillips
Mabel Young
Gassaway
Anna Mae McCartney
Troy Workman
Hookersville
Tom
Emery Workman
Frametown
Workman
Big Otter
Clen
Icvey
James C, Jr
Spring Hill Cemetery
Clara J. Glover
Mr. McVey
J.C. McVey
Madison
R. T. Atkins
Hunter and Hunter Mortuary
Mullins
Vernie
Otsego
Wyoming County
Holiness Church of
George
Ray
Howard
Florida
Ralph
Frank
Beckley
Kenneth
Freddie
Leona Elmore
Clendenin
Leora Myers
Elkview
Anna Mae
Willie Ramsey
Lewis
Albert Ramsey
Sallie Lucas
Swiss
Servier
Falling Rock
Clay County
Woodrow Jones
Combs Mortuary
Gauley Bridge
Obituary notices from multiple residents in local towns
Obituaries list several residents with ages and service details. O G Robinson 77 Sum Funerals Today at Asbury Church, burial at Asbury Cemetery. Elfen M. Arney 88 Asbury Greensrier County at 2 pm. Lovie Jemark 54 Boomer 9 am St Anthony's Church. burial Montgom ery Memorial Park London. Amanda Elsworth 78 Baltiesmore 2 pm Preewitt Baptist Church Ottawa burial in City Cemetery. Williams Farrar 49 Brooks St 2 pm Preston mortuary chapel burial Spring Hill Cemetery. Gertrude Morton 86 South Charleston First Baptist Church 2 pm burial Teays Mill Cemetery. William One Staton 87 Bigley Ave Elmore Memorial Adventist Church burial Leatherwood Creek family cemetery. Martha Elizabeth Aellott 87 Shawnee Circle 2 pm Barlow-Bonsall mortuary burial Sunset Memorial Park. Lloyd Thomas 81 Summersville 2 pm Waters mortuary chapel burial Groves Cemetery. Flors Jepass 45 Kegley Mercer County 2 20 pm Kegley Methodist Church burial Roselawn Memorial Garden. Mary Edna Schrader 1 Diana Webster County 7 pm Molly River Baptist Church burial Oud Fellows Cemetery. Ruben Sloan 43 Smith Row 1 pm Cunningham mortuary burial Comer Cemetery. Kathryn Hullivan 42 Shrewsbury 9 am St John’s Cathedral Belle burial Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens.
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Arney
Elfen M
Asbury
Greensrier
Methodist
Grove
Asbury Cemetery
Jemark
Lovie
Boomer
St Anthony's Church
Fry
E. McDonald
Suria
Montgomery Memorial Park
London
Elswick
Amanda
Baltiesmore
Preewitt Bapist
Ottawa
Boone County
Clarence Adkins
Labret City
Farrar, Williams
Brooks St
Preston Mortuary
James Austin
Spring Hill
1Orton
Gertrude Xidd
Second Ave
South Charleston
First Baptist Church
L. Parkinson
Surial
Teays Mill
St. Albans
William Staton
Mary St
Elmore Memorial Adventist Church
Bigley Ave
Homer Baxter
Leatherwood Creek
Aellott
Martha Elizabeth
Shawnee Circle
Barlow-Bonsall Mortuary
George Schultz
Sunset Memorial Park
AQORE
Lloyd Thomas
Summersville
Waters Mortuary Chapel
Joe Brown
Groves
Sloan
Ruben B
Srrith Ro
Cunningham Mortuary Chapel
Maynard Crawford
Jal
Comer
Kanawha
State Forest
Hullivan
Kathryn
Shrewsbury
St. John's Cathe
Belle
Paul Fahey
Borlain Tyler
Weather forecast for Virginia and surrounding regions
Cool conditions with low humidity expected in West Virginia while the Carolinas to Texas will see showers and scattered thunderstorms. Southern Florida and the upper Great Lakes may experience a few showers according to AP Wire photo captions.
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West Virginia
Carolinas
Texas
Florida
Upper
Great ‘Lakes
Huntington
Weather Bureau
YMCA Meeting Rescheduled Amid Weather and Obits
Rain or shine, Charleston area forecast highlights cooler, partly cloudy conditions across West Virginia and nearby states. YMCA meeting moved to 8 tonight under director Warner Johnson as community service plans and a new extension committee are discussed. local obituaries note deaths in Summersville and surrounding towns with funeral details.
Randolph Jennings to Address Union District Democrats Tonight
Randolph Jennings of Elkins former U S House member seeks the Democratic nomination for the Senate and will address a Union District Democratic Club meeting at 7 30 tonight in the Dunbar City Building. Burial follows in End of the Trail Cemetery with remains at the mortuary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennings Randolph
Elkins
Ormer
House of Representatives
U.S. Senate
Union District Democratic Club
Dunbar City
Graw
Lee White
E. V. Core
Separate courts call for dedicated juvenile facility
A court official urged establishing a separate building for juvenile court to streamline cases and to provide secure quarters for juvenile offenders, as the judge indicated a preference for a distinct facility.
Tennessee police probe after woman found dead
A 51 year old former nurse, Mrs Phillips, was found dead with clothes torn. A dime lay nearby and occupants of a strangers car with Tennessee plates were last seen taking her. The husband said she left with them to Bluefield for a driver's license renewal. The case hints at juvenile court debates and reform efforts in Kanawha County. Officers report clues and a possible arrest soon.
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Phillips
Easter
Tennessee
Bluefield
Miami
San Francisco
Kanawha
County Girls Win Posts at Rhododendron Girls State
Fed eralist Barbara Cook won the governor’s race at Rhododendron Girls State in Mullens, defeating Nationalist Jane O’Brien. Ellen Moulder became secretary of state as the only other Federalist in a state office. all other state officials went to Nationalists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson’s Mill
Barbara Cook
Mullens
Miss Cook
Woodtree Cook
Jane O'Brien
Ellen Moulder
South Charleston
Prison Probe Eyes Bids on Car Tags Controversy
A Public Service Commission inquiry scrutinizes the license tag bidding by Demac Manufacturing and Prison Industries of the State Penitentiary. Demac lowered its bid after initial submission, then fought to secure the contract with a new offer while Prison Industries held its original price. The investigation also touches on related prison timber dealings and the use of inmate labor.
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Probe Eyes
Public Service Commission
Koontz
Demac Manufacturing Co
Nitra
State Purchasing Division
Prison Industries
Kooniz
Demac
State Penitentiary
Motor Vehicles Department
Commissioner of Finance and Administration
George B. Vieweg Jr
Koonz
Skeen
W. W. Murphy
Charleston
Brotherton and rivals vie for House seat in state race
Brotherton entered the House in 1955 and won in 1956. Kidd, ex deputy securities commissioner, is in his seventh term. Singleton, Finance Committee vice chair, is in his first term. Pauley, a real estate man and contractor, is the only non lawyer among the five. Brotherton, now in his ninth term, has practiced law in Charleston since 1950. He served as investigator for Kanawhai County prosecutor in 1950-33.
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Kidd
Singleton
Pauley
Brotherton
Charleston
Kanawhal
Service Slated For Fire Victim Carl Vaughan
Carl Edward Vaughan 27 of Bookersville in Nicholas County died Tuesday night after a possible lightning strike ignited his home. The Beulah Baptist Church at Muddlety will host a 10:30 a.m. service with Rev. Lawrence Dortsey. Burial follows at Heralds Cemetery in Hookersville. Vaughan worked ten years for Strouds Creek and Muddlety Railroad and belonged to the Brotherhood of Maintenance Way Employes. He was a Clay County native.
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Renick Presbyterian Church
Horace Allen
Wallace
Summersville
Carl Edward Vaughan
Nicholas County
Beulah Baptist Church
Muddlety
Lawrence Dortsey
Heralds Cemetery
Hookersville
Waters
Strouds Creek
Plane Crash Reported In Ponca City Farm House
Ponca City police reported an aircraft plunged into a farm house late Wednesday night starting a fire. The plane’s type and any casualties were not immediately known.
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Poncs City
Oia
Ponca City
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