Obituary notices from The Gazette listing local deaths
Multiple death notices for Emlma Grace Birdsong Creth C Chapman Margaret Ann Dunfee George E Conley 67 Barbara Giles Diana Giles Bessie T Gray Daisy D Judy Calvin Bradford KeEver William J Loudermilk Charles Edward Lusher Mary and others. Services scheduled at various churches and funeral homes. burial at local cemeteries. The Gazette notes no charge for publication of death notices.
County Man Ends Life With Shotgun
Rupert in Greenbrier County and Kanawha County residents figure in multiple obituaries. Dennis Rader of Belle dies from a shotgun wound in a personal safety related incident. Survivors include a large list of children and siblings. Services set for a Rupert connection with Hilltop Cemetery and Don Smathers Funeral Home.
Nixon Plans Own Campus Unrest Bill
Washington reports the Nixon administration fast moves to draft legislation addressing campus disturbances. Secretary Finch said the administration may create its own bill while lawmakers debate federal options, despite Attorney General Mitchell endorsing existing laws. The administration aims to quell rising campus disorder concerns amid bipartisan pressure.
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Nixon
New York Times Service
Washington
Robert H. Finch
Department of Health, Education and’, Welfare
Capitol Hill
John Mitchell
Congress
Education
Finch
James E. Allen
United States Commission
Er of Education
Divorce Granted To Eddie Fisher And Connie Stevens
In Santa Monica California singers Eddie Fisher and Connie Stevens were divorced on cruelty grounds after terse testimony. Stevens won an uncontested decree following claims of disinterest in marriage and repeated arguments with Fisher. A cousin witness supported the couple’s frequent disputes.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Eddie Fisher
Connie Stevens
Miss Stevens
Carole Stevens
Fisher
Mine Accidents Hurt Two Men in Kanawha Valley Mines
Two miners were injured in separate accidents in Carbon Fuel Co. mines in the upper Kanawha Valley. James Ward, 39, of Charleston, remains in satisfactory condition at Charleston Memorial Hospital with a broken back. Robert Perdew, 33, of Winifrede, treated and released the same day at the hospital with a groin injury. Family requests flowers omitted.
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Carbon Fuel Co
Kanawha Valley
James Ward
Cypress Drive
Charleston
Charleston Memorial Hospital
Robert Perdew
Winifrede
Funerals Today for Adams Hesse Rinning and Many Others
Obituary list of funeral services set across multiple counties with schedules at 2 p.m. and 11 a.m. The notices name Adams Hesse Kevin Todd Fayetteville Phc David W Rinney Ravenna Jennis Okins Camp Creek Dolint Charley Ball William Blackwell Oley Dillon James Freeman John Bunderson Tom Male Hanna Robert C and others with churches and cemeteries including Wallace am Wallace Huse Memorial Park Shiloh Baptist Church Camp Creek Tabernacle Sand Ridge United Church Clifton Cemetery Kinght Young Funeral Home Wisgen and Son Funeral Home Seattle and local landmarks.
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Adams
Nava Alice — Casy.hesse
Kevin Todd
Fayetteville
Potahartas County
Wallace
Huse
Wallace Funeral Home
Arbovale
Has-weeterman Cemetery
Bunderson
John
Everarven Dr
Elkview
Trinity Lutheran
Kanawha Boulevard
Wisgen and Son Funeral Home
Seattle
Wash
Paying Contracts Set in 9 Counties
The State Road Commission awarded contracts to resurface 47.7 miles of state highway in nine counties at a cost of $532,999. Commissioner William F. Ritchie, Jr. listed Cabell, Jackson, Kanawha, Lincoln, McDowell, Mingo, Raleigh, Wayne and Wyoming among the counties involved.
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Swilson
Carl Maceo
New York City
State Road Commission
Charleston
Preston
Spring Hill Cemetery
William F. Ritchie, Jr
Cabell, Jack JSON
Kanawha
Lincoln
Mec Dowell
Mingo
Raleigh
Wayne
Wyoming
Vietnam War Victim Wilbur Smith Funeral Held
Wilbur Allen Smith of Bomont, a Vietnam War casualty, will have a 10 a.m. service at Wilson Funeral Home with burial at Smith Cemetery. Friends may visit after 10 a.m. today. Nearby, Marshall University received a 1,908 grant from the U.S. Office of Economic Opportunity. The Grand Canyon region saw slow erosion rates, while Head Start funding and Grand Canyon revaluation were debated in Huntington.
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Mariner 2
Wilbur Allen Smith
Bomont
Vietnam
Wilson Funeral
Smith Cemetery
Washington
U.S. Office of Economic Opportunity
Marshall University
Colorado River
Ritchie
Morelol Huntington
W. Va
Grand Canyon
W. Astor Kirk
mid-Atlantic
Greenbrier Recorder Kipps Dies in Virginia Hospital
White Sulphur Springs resident Martin Luther Jack Kipps, 57, longtime Greenbrier recorder for White Sulphur Springs, died after a short illness in a Lynchburg hospital. He served six years in the post and was elected two weeks ago to a fourth two year term. Surviving are his widow Jeanne. He was active in St. Thomas Episcopal Church and fraternal groups in Charleston. The body is at Shanklin Funeral Home in Greenbrier.
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Dennis Rader
Kanawha County
Kanawha County Coronner
C.H. Chinn
Rader
du Pont
Dry Branch Dr
Belle
Geraldine
Charles
Navy
South Carolina
Gerald Keith
Calvin Ralph
Detroit
Joan Paul
Rosemary Ray
Joan Gaylor
Rand
Shelia Beth Rader
Eugene
Victoria
Tex
Kermit
Mansfield
Ohio
Samuel P
Frame Funeral Home
Huntington Veterans Hospital
Wilbur E
Paw
Isiah
Charleston
James E
Tully
St. Albans
Irene Hambrick
Big Tyler Mountain
Mae
Fields
Little Tyler Mountain
Cunningham Funeral
Spring Hill Cemetery
Martin Luther
Jack
Kipps
White Sulphur Springs
Lynchburg
White Or Springs
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
Masonic Lodge
Greenbrier Commandry
Knights Templar
BenilKedem Shrine
East Rainelle Woman Dies During Fire
East Rainelle Mrs. Delphia Mae Hendricks 64 died about 4 a.m. Thursday when her mattress ignited at home causing apparent asphyxiation coroner Dr. Wallace Wolfe said. Surviving sisters Daisy Houchins Meadow Bridge Della Epperson Hines and brother Omer F. Carr Rupert. Service 2 p.m. Saturday Wallace Wallace Funeral Home burial Sewell Valley Cemetery friends may visit after noon today.
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Judy
Daisy D
Red Oak St
Charleston General Hospital
Humphreys Memorial United
Methodist Church
Fred M
Charleston
Carl W. Judy
Korea
Dave Meeks
Merlen J. Wheatley
South Charleston
Wella Akers
Parkersburg
Wesley Bransford
Fort Myers
Fla
Humphreys Memorial United Methodist Church
Cunningham Memorial Park
St. Albans
Bartlett-Bardette Funeral Home
East Rainelle
Delphia Mae Hendricks
Wallace Wolfe
Greenbrier
Hendricks
First Baptist Church of
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Rainelle
Daisy Houchins
Meadow Bridge
Della Epperson
Hines
Omer FE
Carr
Rupert
Wallace-Wallace Funneral
Sewell Valley Cemetery
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Salisbury
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Ypsilanti
Sharon Fleming
Chicago
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West Logan
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Ada Cottrell
Dorothy Summers
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Midland Dr
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St. John’s United Methodist Church
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Rose Thompson
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Kan
Sally Allen
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Tad
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Thomas G
Scarbra
Pan. Fair Funeral Home
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Lawson
Ten
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Robert C
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Snodgrass
Lanois
Frederick Guy
Keller Funeral Home
Dunbar
Tyler
Imassey
James Allen
Whitesville
Nagma Freewill Baptist Church
Aukins
Noma
Imichols
Flora Myrah
St. Nitro
Gatens
Poca
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Nella Marie
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Harmon Andrew
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Walker Memorial Park
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Sir Dunbar
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Vance
Hacker Valley
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