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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1973
Page
4
Obituaries list multiple fatalities and memorial details across Buffalo Point Pleasant Maplewood Peytona Stirrat Minden and Ghent. The notices name the deceased, surviving relatives, funeral homes and service times, with burial locations and calling hours noted for each case.
William Theo dore Hines 69 of Hines Greenbrier County died Thursday at home likely from a heart attack He was a retired coal operator and farmer member of Beaver Creek Baptist Church Surviving wife Pauline Crane Hines daughters Shannon McClung Lewisburg Ohio Pettrey Dayton Charles William Lewis Charleston Nick Lewis Gosport Indiana William Theodore Jr Thornville Richard Gale at home sisters Della Moore Lena McClung Carrie Riley Ollie Young brothers Cecil Joe Fred Funeral service set for Sunday 12 30 p.m. Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home Rainelle with Reverends Leroy Crane Harold Flint officiating Burial End of the Trail Cemetery Clintonville Friends may call after 4 p.m. today
Henry Lanham 78 of 3511 Virginia Ave SE died Friday in Charleston Memorial Hospital. A retired carpenter and Emmanuel Baptist Church deacon, he is survived by his wife Rhoda, son Chester Lewis Lanham of Annapolis MD, daughter Kathryn Alice Carpenter of Charleston, three grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
Mrs Maggie A McDowell 78 of White Sulphur Springs West Virginia died Friday in a Weston hospital She was born in Glace Greenbrier County attended the Methodist Church Surviving Melvin R Altare of Ronceverte brothers Charles W Young Sidney E Young John G Young sister Emma Dalton of Ronceverte Funeral service Sunday 3 pm at Shanklin Funeral Home White Sulphur Springs Rev E N Clower to officiate Burial in Young Family Cemetery Kate Mountain near Glace Friends may call after 1030 am today Family receives guests 7 9 pm today
Silas Okey McKinney 71 of Seebert Pocahontas County died Friday at Pocahontas Memorial Hospital. A miner and World War II veteran, he belonged to Missionary Baptist Church. Survived by wife Opal Lee, son Richard Wayne of Cleveland, stepdaughters in Nettie and Cleveland, a daughter, brothers Sherman Dennis George, sister Mamie Nichols, and 18 total descendants. Service 11 a.m. Sunday at Waters Funeral Home Summersville, Rev. Okey Junior Groves, burial Ward Road Church Cemetery.
A funeral service for Saul Was will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Hafer Funeral Home in Elkview with Rev. John Lake officiating. Burial follows at Elk Hills Memorial Park. Friends may call from 2 p.m. to 9 30 p.m. today.
The notice lists surviving relatives for Harold, William, Charley, Edward, and Mrs Vivi ak Davis with Chester and Jack Wrothers, and funeral arrangements led by White and White Funeral Race in Richwood. Services are 2 p.m. Monday at the funeral home with Rev. Gerald Herson and Rev. Paul Nye. burial in Richwood Cemetery. Friends may call Sunday afternoon.
Secretary Weinberger said the administration’s revamped education spending plan likely won’t become law this year. He favored continuing current funding for another year while pushing to consolidate 32 programs into five, leaving final spending to the President and Congress. He noted decisions depend on Congress and possible stopgap measures.
Samuel Weese state insurance commissioner says he will appeal a Kanawha County Circuit Court ruling ordering him to grant a Blue Cross Hospital Services rate hike. Judge Taylor noted evidence did not support denial and warned of broader regulatory implications for auto and other insurance filings. Blue Cross serves 206,000 customers in southern and central West Virginia.
Mary Bennet Middleton a 47 year old parolee from Peace Springs WV forfeited life after conviction for 1966 second degree murder of her stepfather Justin Hardman. The case ties to previous appeal denial in 1968. Graveside service at Grandview Memorial Park Dunbar.
A $2,071,542 contract for the third phase of Charleston West Virginia public housing modernization was announced by Rep. John M. Slack Jr. The project funds remodel kitchens and baths, installs windows, upgrades units, and improves sites across Washington Manor Littlepage Terrace and Orchard Manor. Washington Manor gets 609,908 Littlepage Terrace 694,062 and Orchard Manor 767,1572. The contract runs on bonds financed by the federal government. The first two phases totaled 1,689,000.
Gunmen killed sleeping brother in law of a Protestant leader in east Belfast in what police say may be mistaken identity. The shooting is linked to an internal Ulster Defence Association struggle, with the UDA blaming IRA guerrillas. Herron had been ousted as cochairman and publicity chief last week.
South Charleston police probe the Thursday death of 16 year old Diana L. Walker who inhaled a medicated decongestant from a spray can. The girl died at Thomas Memorial Hospital at 11 20 p m. Two companions said they tried to stop her as they sat in an abandoned car near a filling station at Lloyd Court and Kanawha Turnpike. Autopsy will be requested by Kanawha County Coroner Al Shepard. Survivors include her parents Junior Nelson and Kathryn, Hudson Walker of South Charleston. brothers William in Tampa Tom Jim Ricky Robert. sisters Mrs Carolyn Sawson and Mrs Judy Walton. Services are 2 p m Sunday at Good Shepherd Funeral Home. Burial at Hudson Cemetery, Spring Hill. Friends may call after 5 p m today.
West Hamlin, June B. Mag gie M Scites a former Lincoln County teacher died Thursday in Cabell Huntington Hospital at age 70. Survived by daughters Anna Vandele Lizze Greensboro NC Betty Austin Churchton MD Peggy Matheney Atlanta GA Bonnie Weaver West Hamlin Saundra Matter Erie PA sons James Wilmington Del Herbert Hurricane sisters Dora Smith West Hamlin Alice Rooper Hurricane 18 grandchildren two great grandchildren Services 1 PM Sunday at McGhee Funeral Home West Hamlin officiated by Rev Farris Burton Burial Lincoln Memorial Park Hamlin calling hours 6 to 9 PM today.
The National Coal Assn urged President Nixon not to submerge coal research into a consolidated energy agency under nuclear research. Carl E. Bagge warned that momentum and identity of coal research must be preserved while advocating a balance between fossil fuels and nuclear studies within a single agency.
Morgantown sees the ninth annual West Virginia School on Alcohol and Drug Abuse Studies begin Sunday at WVU Towers Conference Center. The week includes a symposium on medical aspects of addiction, sessions on behavioral psychology and treatment, community hospital roles, and the female addict. Cosponsored by the West Virginia Department of Mental Health and WVU.
A two hour blaze in Manila destroyed a building used by a company that manufactures fire extinguishers, causing 142000 dollars in damage. Authorities described the fire as fierce and city responders battled the flames to prevent spread.
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