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Newspaper

Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 16, 1975

Page

4

Obituary Notices From Spencer to Madison

Obituary notices list Delvin Blosser of Spencer 86 dies at Roane General Hospital retired from Monarch Rubber and active at Spencer Tabernacle with Woodmen of the World membership. Survived by multiple children across Kentucky New York Ohio and West Virginia. Service at Vandale Funeral Home Spencer with two clergymen. Burial in Spencer Cemetery. Other notices list Lanie Bragg 87 of Hinton Summers County Bellepoint Baptist Church and Edith Hemmings 70 of Bedford Ohio with service details and cemeteries. Additional notices cover Arthur Hudson 70 Nitro former FMC crane operator and Avonell Martin 41 Cleveland with services at Six Mile United Methodist Church Ramage and related burials.

Mally Boggess 67 of Pocatalico dies at Charleston center

Mrs. Mally Boggess 67 of Pocatalico died Sunday at General Division of Charleston Area Medical Center. Survived by husband M Gurvive of Pocatalico, daughter Mary Lou Thomas of Fairfax Virginia, sons Okey of Kenna and Paul of Middleburg Florida, sister Wallie Jones of Kenna, brothers Odford Boggess of Sissonville, six grandchildren. Friends may call at Long and Fisher Funeral Home Pocatalico after 7 PM today.

Mally Boggess Mally R. Boggess Pocatalico General Division of Charleston Area Medical Center M. Gurvice Mary Lou Thomas Fairfax, Va Okey Kenna Paul Middleburg Fla Wallie Jones Odford Boggess Sissonville Long Fisher

Obituaries for Fraziers Bottom and Wilmington residents

Locie Glenn 80 of Fraziers Bottom Putnam County died Saturday in a Lexington VA hospital a World War I veteran. Surviving wife Agnes daughters Helen Glover of Columbus Ohio brother Arlie Glenn four grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Burial at Upper Fraziers Bottom United Methodist Church with Rev Arvel Johnson officiating. Friends may call Heck Funeral Home Milton 2 to 9 p.m. today. The body will be before the service. Gertrude B Grimm 75 of Wilmington North Carolina formerly of Charleston West Virginia died Sunday in Wilmington. Surviving husband Henry J of Wilmington sister Ora Ferguson of Salem Virginia. Service 11 p.m. Tuesday in Greenlawn Memorial Park Mausoleum Wilmington with Rev Harold L McSwain officiating.

Lanie Bragg Hinton Lanie F Bragg Hinton Summers County Bellepoint Baptist Church John W Coleman Quincey Los Angeles Calif Trene Grimmett Sandstone Pearl Laska Pauliine Roth Atlanta Oma O'Bryan Lake City Fla Erma Waddell Santa Ana Ronald Meadows Funeral Home Don Hannah Bragg Cemetery St. Lukes United Methodist Church Craigsville Calvin McCutcheon Simons-Coleman Funeral Home Richwood Edith Hemmings Bedford Ohio Quick, W. Va Bedford City Hospital Shirley Roberts Roselee Hardway Cambridge Eleanor Adkins Cleveland Billy Ray Quick W Earl Walker Nitro Hafel Funeal Elkview Woody Cemetery Pinch Arthur Russell Cutter” Hudson 40Th Street Thomas Memorial Hospital South Side Mason County Hudson American FMC First Baptist Church of Austin Hudson Phyllis Rupert Bradenton Fia Annie Runnion Nellie Cadle First Baptist Church Avonell Martin Avonell Hager Martin Ramage Boone County Jack D Rickey Martin Jack Riffe Joyce Lee Halk Teresa Rhodes Max Hager Thomas M. Hager Leonard R. Hager Madison Mona Ellis Patricia Martin Mentor Six Mile United Methodist Church John Hager Hager Cemetery Six Mile Hunter-Hunter Funeral Home Locie Glenn Heck Funeral Home Milton Gertrude Grimm Wilmington N.C Gertrude B. Grimm Charleston W. Va Henry J Ora Ferguson Salem Greenlawn Memorial Park Mausoleum Harold L. McSwain Janet Gail Taylor St. Albans Terri Harlan Ishpeming Mich Cheryl Trimble Deborah Rouse Winfield Donald Genevive Taylor Brown South Charleston N.H. Brown Richard Caldorph-Curry John Hoskins Buffalo Memorial Park Buffalo Putnam County Lela Williams Heaters Braxton County Webster County Memorial Hospital Webster Springs Virgil Robert North Ridgeville John Tharp Ruskin, Fla Annie Wilson Erbacon Jane Nicholison Wheeling Greene-Marple Sutton Bruce Wood Flossie Woods Flossie M. Woods Hurricane S.N. Woods Gatha Gulbrandsen New York Donna Gay Blaich New Jersey Buddy Woods Scott Depot Herman Woodrow Dell Parsons Fred Mt. Moriah Church Mt. Moriah Cemetery Allen Funeral Home

Mrs Maze Harper dies at 73 in Craigs ville

Mrs Maze V Harper 73 of Craigs ville Nicholas County died Saturday at University Hospital Morgantown. A postal clerk with 25 years service she belonged to St Lukes United Methodist Church Eastern Star White Shrine Craigsville Rebekah Lodge Whispering Pine Garden Club and Craigsville Senior Citizens. Survived by daughter Jean Cool Shinnston son Denzil M Astoria Ohio sisters and brothers listed with seven grandchildren.

Craigsville Maze V. Harper Nicholas County University Hospital Morgantown St. Lukes United Methodist Church Eastern Star White Shrine Astoria Margaret E. McKay Toronto Ohio Mildred Fulks Sutton Marie Barnette Ravenna Mary Gregory Cleveland Olega Cutlip Curtin Haymond Stutler Frank Stutler Cuyahoga Falls Ray Stutler Mentor

Marlinton man Roy Bedford McLaughlin dies at 65

Roy Bedford McLaughlin 65 of Marlinton died Saturday at Memorial General Hospital Elkins He was a farmer and Methodist Church member Surviving wife Madeline of Marlinton sons Robert R Perry of Dunmore Howard Lee at home daughter Mrs Larry C Taylor High Point NC Mrs Grace Ferpig Joppa MD Mrs Anna Mary McLaughlin Los Angeles CA Mrs Delana Ginger Detroit MI three grandchildren Service 2 30 p m Tuesday VanReenen Funeral Home Marlinton Rev Sherman Markley officiating Burial McLaughlin Cemetery Huntersville Donations to Pocahontas County Diabetes Assn in lieu of flowers

Marlinton Roy Bedford McLaughlin Memorial General Hospital Elkins Methodist Church Madeline Robert R. Perry Dunmore Howard Lee Larry C. Taylor High Point N.C Grace Ferpig Joppa Anna Mary McLaughlin Los Angeles Calif Delana Ginger Detroit Mich VanReenen Funeral Home Sherman Markley McLaughlin Cemetery Huntersville Pocahontas County Diabetes Assn

Obituary notices Dorothy Myers Does Myers dies at 61 in Charleston area

Dorothy Myers Does Myers 61 of Clendenin died Sunday in McMillan Division Charleston Area Medical Center. Survived by son Gilbert Mullins of Belle sisters Lola Jones Charleston Opal White Clendenin Oklan Keeling Big Chimney Cathleen Harper Va two grandchildren. Service 1 pm Tuesday Hafer Funeral Home Elkview officiated by Rev Hubert Woods. Burial Elk Hills Memorial Park Big Chimney. Friends may call 7 to 9 pm today. Andrew Nomar Andrew Khourey Nomar of 513 Hall Street Charles

Dorothy Myers Does Myers Clendenin McMillan Charleston Area Medical Center Gilbert Mullins Belle Lola Jones Charleston Opal White Oklan Keeling Big Chimney Cathleen Harper Hafer Funeral Home Elkview Hubert Woods Elk Hills Memorial Park Streeter Summers Addie Russell Sylvia Nichols Delphia Williamis Phyllis Hess Charlotte N.C Naomi Geren Carman Ill Ural Ripley Effie Jarrett Kit Carter New York Tay

Charleston business owner dies at 60 years

Ton, a No.Mars Market owner and longtime resident of Charleston, died Saturday at the General Division of Charleston Area Medical Center. Surviving: wife Lillian, daughter Mrs. Francis Aubrey of Charleston, two sisters and two brothers of Lebanon, two grandchildren, six great grandchildren. Service 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Anthony Catholic Church, burial Sunset Memorial Park. Rosary 8 p.m. today at Bartlett-Bardette Funeral Home.

Sunset Memorial Park South Charleston Bartlett-Bardette Funeral Home

Quinwood Man Charles Nutter 75 Dies in Virginia

Charles Nutter 75 of Quinwood Greenbrier County died Saturday at Emmett Memorial Hospital Clifton Forge Virginia He was a retired miner and farmer and a member of Orient Hill Tabernacle Survived by wife Esta and children several including Arlington Rainelle Nellie Hass Mary Eddy Opal Starkey and others Burial at Sugar Grove Cemetery Quinwood Service 2 p.m. Wednesday at Orient Hill Tabernacle Reverend Donald Harper officiating Friends may call Tuesday 6 to 9 30 Wallace Wallace Funeral Home Rainelle in charge

Charles Nutter Quinwood Charles Albert Nutter Greenbrier County Emmett Memorial Hospital Clifton Forge Orient Hill Tabernacle Esta Shelby Masten Nellie Hass Dover Del Mary Eddy Honolulu Hawaii Opal Starkey Templeville Arlington Rainelle Daniel Toledo Ohio David Roanoke John Atlanta Wallace-Wallace Funeral Home

Memorial Gifts to the Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation

The Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation accepts permanent memorial gifts. Donations are invested and only the earnings are spent on community projects. Send in memory gifts to Box 3041 Charleston WV 25831.

Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation Charleston W. Va

Obituaries From West Virginia: Raines Spence and Stover Rites

Obituary notices detail the deaths of Harden Raines 68 of Eunice and Willie Curtis Spence 69 of Glace with service details, survivors, and burial plans. Additional lines note William Hurse Stover 88 of Oak Hill and a funeral in progress with church affiliations and visitation times.

William Stover Oak Hill William Hurse Stover

Obituary: Fayetteville Man Dies at Green Acres Rest Home

A Fayetteville resident died Sunday at Green Acres Rest Home. A retired C and O Railway engineer, he belonged to Mt Hope Baptist Temple and was born in Paint. Surviving: sons Gerald Jerry of Oak Hill James of Net Ky, a daughter Mrs Nancy Pugh of Arington Va, 11 grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Service set for 11 am Tuesday at Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill with Rev William D Slates officiating. Burial Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Prosperity. Friends may call 7 to 9.

Green Acres Rest Fayetteville Retird Mt. Hope Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Prosperity

Multiple WV obituaries list Clara Belle Sullivan 91 in Charleston

Mrs Clara Belle Sullivan 91 of 3404 Staunton Ave SE Charleston died Saturday. She was a Kanawha County native and Morris Memorial United Methodist Church member. Survived by husband James E. daughters Gertrude Kimble Janet Smith Elizabeth Viars all of Charleston son James H. sisters Lillie White Ethel Javins, 11 grandchildren, 28 great grandchildren. Visitation Stevens and Grass Funeral Home Malden 2–4 and 7–9 p.m. Tuesday.

Clara Belle Sullivan Staunton Ave Charleston Reed Kanawha County Morris Memorial United Methodist Church James E Gertrude Kimble Janet Smith Elizabeth Viars James H Lillie White Lewisburg Ethel Javins Stevens and Grass Funeral Home Malden

Obituaries in Web ster Springs Hurricane and Charleston Area

Multiple death notices list Mrs Lela Williams 67 of Heaters Braxton County and Mrs Flossie Woods 62 of Hurricane with survivors and funeral details. Also Mary Theofanous Vardianos 74 of Toledo formerly Charleston, with church service in St Johns Greek Orthodox Charleston and burial in South Charleston Park.

Five Men Arrested in Miami Drug Bust Involving 5,000 Pounds

U S Customs and Coast Guard seized 1.9 million in marijuana and cocaine and arrested five men after a long chase along the Intracoastal Waterway to a North Miami Beach marina. Suspects include Edward Saperstein Leroy Floyd Romer Fergu son Jules Schachter and Anthony Williams.

Miami U.S. Customs Coast Guard Jim “Dingfelder Atoms Service Dingfelder Bahamas Miami Beach Camne Edward Ralph Saperstein Romer Ferguson Jules Howard Schachter Leroy Gordon Floyd Anthony Gladstone Williams Brooklyn N.Y Ane Miami Tolay

Autopsy Ordered In Putnam County Death

An autopsy will determine the cause of death of William Page Craig 41 of Buffalo Putnam County. Deputies report no foul play suspected. Craig was found dead at his home. Surviving wife Hazel, son David and daughter Patricia of Buffalo. parents William A. and Mary Craig. multiple siblings in Buffalo Grimms Landing Liberty Nitro Red House. Funeral services held at Oma Chapel Grimms Landing with burial in Oldaker Cemetery Buffalo. Raye Funeral Home, Buffalo.

Buffalo William Page Craig Putnam County Craig Hazel David Patricia William A Mary. Craig Lulubelle Stover Ella Hill Jo Higginbotham Grimms Landing Hazel Absten Liberty John Grady Nitro Johnny Red House Cleon Howard Charles Roy James Oma Chapel Mason County Jack Garton Brycie Douglass Oldaker Raye Buffa- 10

Postal Group Elects Officers in West Virginia Chapter

W Grose Harper of Charleston was named president of the West Virginia chapter of the National Association of Postal Supervisors at the annual meeting Saturday at the Daniel Boone Hotel. Other officers include Charles H Smith Jr of Huntington as first vice president, Richard Kidd of Parkersburg as second vice president, H Edward Spéricer of Huntington as secretary, and Ray Gill of Clarksburg as treasurer. Auxiliary officers named include Janice C Markham of Charleston as president, Carol Howearth of Parkersburg as first vice president, Wanda Venable of Huntington as second vice president, Cathryn Kidd of Parkersburg as secretary, and Joy Smith of Huntington as treasurer.

W. Grose Harper Charleston West Virginia National Association of Postal Supervisors Daniel Boone Hotel Charles H Smith Jr Huntington Richard Kidd Parkersburg Edward Spéricer Ray Gill Clarksburg Janice C.markham Carol Howearth Wanda Venable Cathryn Kidd Joy Smith

Man's Body Recovered In Summersville Reservoir

Summersville State police divers recovered the body of William Junior McCue, 50, of Canvas, Nicholas County, from Summersville Reservoir. He was last seen alive at the reservoir last Thursday. Surviving: father William, of Canvas, and brother Leon Kirk, of Cottageville. Service at White Funeral Home Tuesday 10:30 a.m. with Rev. Arlu Persinger officiating. burial in Walker Memorial Park.

Summersville William Junior McCue Canvas Nicholas County Summersville Reservoir McCue State Department of Highways William Leon “Kirk Cottageville White Summeraville Arlu Persinger Walker Memorial Park

Five Bodies Of Florida Family Found

Five bodies recovered from Lake Okeechobee were identified as the Lager family from Winter Haven. The Lagers Les lager Jennie and their children Lester 12 Lorna Lane 11 and Howard Thomas 6 perished when their single engine plane vanished while returning from Fort Lauderdale on June 8. Fishermen located a portion of a wing eight miles northeast of Moore Haven as authorities pursued the fuselage search.

Moore Haven Fla Lake Okeechobee Winter Haven Fort Lauderdale Robert Shultz Glades and Hendry Les Lager Jennie Lester Lorna Lane Howard Thomas Florida

Grenade Explodes Killing Teen, Hurting Five in Dubrovnik

A 17 year old boy was killed and five others were wounded when a World War II hand grenade found on the outskirts of Dubrovnik Yugoslavia exploded according to police.

Dubrovnik Yugoslavia

WVU Receives Three Research Grants Totals 82 241

West Virginia University announced three research grants totaling 82 241. The National Institute of Mental Health provided 55 841 for training mental health specialists. Additional awards included 18 400 from the U S Rehabilitation Service and 8 000 from the National Science Foundation to buy microscopes and electronic equipment.

Morgantown West Virginia University National Institute of Mental Health WVUI U.S. Social and Rehabilitation Service National Science Foundation

Bias cautions aired on youth project hiring

The State Human Rights Commission urges government agencies administering summer youth programs to hire minorities and women. HRC Executive Director Howard D. Kenney warns that noncompliance may violate the State Human Rights Act and federal funding rules. He also criticizes restricting females to limited tasks based on stereotypes.

State Human Rights Commission HRC Howard D. Kenney

Strauss Cleared of Prosecution Over 1970 Donation

Washington AP The Watergate prosecutor’s office decided against charging Democratic National Chairman Robert S. Strauss with violations tied to a $50,000 1970 donation from Ashland Oil Inc. The case ended due to a three year statute of limitations.

Washington Robert S. Strauss Watergate Strauss Democratic Party Ashland Oil Inc Ashland Democrats Ashland Ofline

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Delvin Blosser Spencer — Delvin Dick” Blosser Spencer Roane General Hospital Monarch Rubber Co Spencer Tabernacle Moderan Woodman of the World Holly Hopkinsville Harold Long Island Delvin Jr Hebert James Meca Oren Wagoner Follansbee Olive Swiney Norville Nichols Thelma Spicer Akron Bertha Young Barberton Harry Schoolcraft Jewett Homer Schoolcraft Scie Vandale Funeral Home Larry Haught Allen Woolums Spencer Cemetery the Gazette Arthur Hudson Mrs. Maze Harper Roy McLaughlin Andrew Nomar Andrew Khourey Nomar Harden Raines Eunice Harden Lee Raines Eunice Raleigh County UMW Ruby Dunbar Schenectady Ida Harden Juanita McKnight Prenter Georgia Blaylock Gladys Hicks Beckley Covey Gacy Willie Spence Glace Willie Curtis Spence Monroe County Forest Run Georgie Thurmond White Sulphur Springs Lonnie Alvon Geneva Shaver Maxie Spinks Richmond Charlie Spence George Spence Stuart Owen Baldwin Greenbrier Memorial Gardens Mrs Janet Taylor Lela Williams Vardianos Mary Theofanous St. Johns Greek Orthodox Church Terry Linos St. Vincent Hospital Ku Klux Klan Ind KKK Wirephoic Postal Group Hh Herbert Music CO Quarrier St WVU Associated Press Beltone Homer Waybright, JR Ately Sar Sarke Charie Kerstein Eastein Earhheeding CO Iol
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