Obituary notices from Summers County and surrounding towns
Obituaries for Oliver Benton Allen 61 of Kea Springs and Howard Lee Beale 38 of Melbourne Florida. Also Kenna Boone 8 of Richwood and Teddy Gene Call in Nitro. Multiple deaths across Raleigh and Logan counties with service details, survivors, and funeral homes. Highlights include Mary Frances Carr 28 of Eamice and Ethel Mae Clark 66 of Charleston with church services and graveside rites.
Two Sisters Die in McDowell County Fire
In Mount Hope McDowell County two young Carruthers sisters aged 3 and 6 perished when a fire destroyed a small one story frame house. Margaret and Samantha Carruthers were pulled from the flames amid a rescue of eight other children. Fire officials blamed faulty wiring as the likely cause.
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William Carruth
McDowells Dowell County
County Sheriff's Department
Margaret Carruthers
Sa'mother
Mantha Carruthers
Greenbrier
Monroe
Mers
Miller
Links Grove
Monroe County
C&o
Clifton Forge
Attack Kills B W Doggett In Ronceverte
Burton W Doggett owner of Burton Realty Co and Burton Jewelry Store in Ronceverte died Friday at his jewelry store from an apparent heart attack at age 60. Lifelong Ronceverte resident, he belonged to Trinity United Methodist Church and was a Mason. Surviving are widow Mary and sons Lee and Paul, sister Ula M Doggett, and brother Ralph. Funeral arrangements at Wallace-Wallace Funeral Home.
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Rette E. Faulkner
Sarasota
Fla
St. Albans
Opal Faulkner
Margarite Moore
Nitro
Earl Faulkner
Charleston
Bartlett Funeral Home
C.T. Miller
Ronceverte
Burton W
Democrats Reach Plan For City Aid Revenue Substitute
Democratic leaders converge on a temporary revenue substitute offering cities and towns eight to three and a half billion dollars yearly in federal aid for several years. Counties may receive funds, with a major share going to state governments under the Nixon plan parameters. Representative Debur Mills, chair of the Ways and Means Committee, authored the measure and rejects Nixon’s plan for loosely attached strings.
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Nixon
Rep
Debur D. Mills
D-Are
House
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Six Students Charged With Public Intoxication at GW High
Six George Washington High School students were arrested Friday on charges of public intoxication. Juvenile detectives say the group includes three girls and three boys. Ingram Branch is noted among the names. Funeral notices: Mr. Wilson, 78, of Montgomery died Tuesday in Montgomery General Hospital. Calls for viewings at Anderson Hairston Funeral Home today 7 to 9 p.m. Mrs. Anna Withrow, 63, of 635 South Ruffner Rd Charleston, died Friday after a long illness. She attended Baptist Church. survivors include husband Elise and daughters Mildred Lockhart of Muskegon, Lula Belle Addison of Fitzgerald, Ella Mae Mer Callister of South Charleston, Sandra Withrow at home, and sons Charles of Pontiac, George, Theodore of Charleston, Carl of Florida. brothers Walter and Frank Runyon of Fort Pierce. sister Margaret Harper of Winfield. Snodgrass Funeral Home, South Charleston, is handling arrangements. callers after 7 p.m. today.
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Tery
Ingram Branch
Mr. Wilson
Montgomery
Montgomery General Hospital
Anderson- Hairston Funeral Home
Anna Withrow
Anna Elizabeth Withrow
South Ruffner Rd
Charleston
Charleston General Hospital
Baptist Church
Elise
Mildred Lockhart
Muskegon
Mich
Lula
Belle Addison
Fitzgerald, Ga
Ella Mae Mer Callister
South Charleston
Sandra Withrow
Charles
Pontiac
George
Theodore
Carl
Florida
Walter
Frank Runyon
Fort Pierce
Fla
Margaret. Harper
Winfield
Four Charleston Students Earn Citizenship Honors
The Charleston Civitan Club honored four high school students for outstanding citizenship. Named were James Selke from George Washington, Meredith Andrew Coles from Stonewall, Timothy Ray Magnus from Charleston, and Bridget Whelan from Charleston Catholic.
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Charleston Civitan Club
Charleston
James, Selke
George Washington
Meredith Andrew Coles
Stonewall
Timothy Ray Mangus
Bridget Whelan
Charleston Catholic
Motorboat License Holder Mrs Sahda Zakaib Dies
Mrs Sahda Zakaib of 3600 Staunton Ave SE died Friday after an extended illness. She was of Syrian origin, longtime Charleston resident, involved with St George Syrian Orthodox Church and its Ladies Aid Society. Surviving daughters Selma Sayfie Plan and Mary Ghiz, four grandchildren, seven great grandchildren. Memorials suggested to St George Orthodox Church. A motorcyclists meeting at 7 30 p m Monday at Hurricane First Baptist Church will discuss Explorer Post for young men.
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Sahda Zakaib
Staunton Ave
Charleston Memorial Hospit
Tal
Department of Natural
Syria
Charleston
St. George Syrian Orthodox
St. George
Selma Sayfie
Mary Ghiz
Ogilvie to Attend Salute to Gov Moore Dinner
Illinois Governor Richard B. Ogilvie will be on hand Wednesday at the Salute to Gov Moore Dinner at the Charleston Civic Center. Actor James Stewart will also participate, as previously announced.
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Illinois
Richard B. Ogilvie
Gov. Moore
Charleston Civic Center
James Stewart
Angelic Gospel Singers Plan Programs in Roanoke
The Angelic Gospel Singers of Charleston plan two shows in Roanoke Virginia on Sunday. They perform at 3 p.m. at Hill Street Baptist Church and at 7 p.m. at Maple Street Baptist Church.
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The
Angelic Gospel Singers of Charleston
Roanoke
Hill Street Baptist Church
Maple Street Baptist Church
Seven Children Drown In Mississippi
Chester Illinois report states a car with ten people slid into the Mississippi River on Friday. A 60 year old woman driver named Mrs Charles Clark was rescued along with two children, seven other youths were missing. Divers were summoned as authorities searched about 25 feet underwater. Children identified include Donna Phillips nine Tammy Canaday ten Debbie Capady Robin Philips Becky Roberts and others with ages not known.
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Charles Clark
Memorial Hospital
Clark
Donna Phillips
Tammy Canaday
Debbie Capady
Robin Philips
Becky Roberts
Norma
Becky
Cindy
Tammy ‘Clark
Free Jazz Concert at South Charleston Mound
Charleston musician's Local 136 teams with South Charleston Recreation Department to sponsor a free jazz concert at 6 pm Sunday at the South Charleston Mound.
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Charleston Musician's Local 136
South Charleston
Funeral Notices From Across Counties Today
Obituaries list multiple services across Boone, Fayette, Clay, Greenbrier, Lincoln, Roane, and Kanawha counties. Names include Arthur Hewett, KenMett, Ollie Cremeans, Irene Ford, Benny Hall, Flora Acelroy, George Newhouse, Louie Nomar, Oscar Shawver, Leonard Smith, Jonah Tanner, Millard Wheeler, and others. Services span Oak Hill, Meadow Haven, Green Valley, St. Albans, Three Mile, Union, Clay, and London locations with various churches and cemeteries noted. Times mostly 2 pm or 1:30 pm with Rev. ministers leading.
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Cremeans
Ollie Fay
Branchland
Lincoln County
Green Valley Baptist Church
Madison Creek
Enon
Salt Rock
Faulkner
Josaph and
Anderson
Alice St. Albans
St. Paul
Restored 16th Century Chapel at Tower of London
London officials say St Peter in Chains in the Tower of London, a chapel used by inmates and housing remains of notable headsmen, has been restored to its original 16th century condition in a government project.
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London
St. Peter In Chains
Tower of London
Ohio Life Inmate On Honor Detail Walks Away
Peter Barna of St Albans was on an Ohio Penitentiary honor detail in Columbus when he disappeared. Authorities note he may have headed toward West Virginia, with potential links to relatives there. The incident involved correction to a previous list naming inmates and details.
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Ohio
Peter L. Barna
Ami
Columbus
Peter ‘Barna
St. Albans
Charles Eikleberry
Bernardening
Marier
Adams County
Virginia
Eikleberry
West Virginia
Fighting End Urged From Wire Dispatches
Washington wires report Harriman urging end to fighting in Indochina to free prisoners. He warned the Nguyen Van Thieu government would collapse after U.S. withdrawal and proposed a neutral nonaligned South Vietnam.
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Washington
U.S
W. Averell Harriman
Indochina
Harriman
House Foreign
Paris
Lyndon B. Johnson
Nguyen van Thieu
South Vietnam
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Mount Vernon
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Eamice
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Robert E
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Lynwood
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Cleveland
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Duck, W.va
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Indore
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Shreve
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Madison
Jimmy Ryan
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Stephens Lake
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Lincoln St
Thomas Memorial Hospital
Rt. 35
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Poca
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Norfolk
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Pax
Fayette County
Church of Christ At
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Webb-Neal
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Sacred Heart Hospital
Greece
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Washington, D. C
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Richwood Cemetery
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Jackie Moore
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Chicago
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Ferrellshore
W. Va
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Richard Dean
Lisa Reeves
Geneva Widner
Delois Hager
Kistler
Little Harts
Will Baptist
Homer Roy
Pack
Atenville
McGhee Fupeel
West Hamlin
John Price Rupert
Jon Andrew Price
Good Shepherd Funeral Home
Edgar Delaney
Graceland Memorial Park
Rathdale
Mr. Price
Kanawha County
Robert Rice
Robert French Rice
Rt. 3
Hurricane
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Carbon Fuel Co
Wilitrede
Grace Baptist Temple
UMW
Mason
Florence Rice
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Louisa
William
Skintook
Okla
Kenneth
Myrtle Chapel
Ollie B. Rollins
Bakersfield
New York Central Railroad
Madline Long
Merlie Rose
Greenlawn Funeral Home
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Memorial Park
Olvin N
Rutledge
Chandler Dr
Winnie Rutledge
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Janice Ledsome
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Long Fisher Funeral Home
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Manassas Manor
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Narvon
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Estil
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Saltville
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Lockbridge
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Washington, Pa
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High Lawn Memorial Park
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Morris Drive
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Meadow Haven
Old
William Jones
Portsmouth
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Scott Depot
Josephine Neal
Fayetteville
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Hallie O'Brian
Broyles-McGuire Funeral Home
Union
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Green Hill Cemetery
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Beltone
Hearing Aid Center
Broad ST
Homar Waybright
George Washington High School
Linois
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Moore
Angelic
Mississippi
Chester
Ill
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Sinois
Leshirg
Namin
Boone County
Spencer United
Hewett
Ernedy
Hager
Exiina
Arthur
Ide Mae
Wilton Kermsa
High Lawn Memorial Parks
de Hill
Kenkett
Kare Kene
Greenmier County
Ramee
Irandon
James — Smithers
Anderson Hairston Feneral
Baylor Marshall
Combs
Samuat M. — Tarif
Roane County
Heorys Fork Baptist Church
Honeri Webo
Tariff
John Bennett
Benny” — Glass
United Methodist Church
Glasgow
William G. States
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Montgomery Memorial Park
Gots
Rock Creek
Raleigh ‘County
Rebecca Chapel
Hoard
George Dewey
Dick — Flatert Cullip
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Flatwoods Ceres Buoren Muqrer Funeral Home
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Fifth Ave
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