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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1973
Page
4
Multiple obituaries detail Louise Baird of Prosperity and others from Coal Fork to Shamrock. Surviving spouses children and siblings are listed with service details at Keyser Bryant Beckley Grace Freewill Baptist Church Philippi and Holden Community Church. Burial plans include Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Beverly Hills Cemetery and Highland Memory Gardens.
Ernest Collins 57 of Orgas Boone County died Friday after a long illness at Beckley V A Hospital. The body is at Armstrong Funeral Home Whitesville awaiting services.
Andrew Dequassie Hampton Hamlin 72 a native of Lincoln County and retired miner died Friday at home in Spurlockville Lincoln County Surviving wife Sadie Adkins Dequassie stepson James R Adkins of Spurlockville sister Dollie Adkins half brothers Emory Hubert and Roy Richmond Palermo half sister Esta Adkins Palermo four grandchildren and one great grandchild Service begins 11 a m Sunday at the residence Burial in Adkins Cemetery Sias Body at Koontz Funeral Home Hamlin and will be taken to residence at 6 p m today
Dora Greene 76 of Bandytown Boone County died Thursday at Boone Memorial Hospital Madison after a short illness. Retired inspector for the former State Road Commission. Surviving wife Clema Nelson Greene. daughter Christine Bohannon of Bandytown. brothers Robert Ohio Dennie London Ohio Bethel Wakefield Ohio Boston Naoma Lakewood Bandytown. sisters Eley Clemons London Ohio Alma Cook Barrett. six grandchildren two great grandchildren. Service 11:30 a m Sunday Handley Funeral Home Danville. Burial Greene Cemetery Bandytown. Friends may call after 6 p m today.
The Rev Ward Wayne Hibbs of South Main Street Philippi a field counselor in development at Alderson Broaddus College died Friday at Broaddus Hospital from a heart attack. A Mannington native he led the In Service Collegiate Training Program for WV Baptist ministers since 1952 and formerly pastored churches in South Charleston Kenova. He chaired the State Baptist Convention Town and Country Division and held an honorary Doctor of Divinity from Anderson Broaddus in 1951.
Mrs. Marjorie Willard of Nitro will be honored with a funeral service at 11 a m today at Valley Funeral Home Whitesville Rev Shel tom Seibel to officiate. Burial follows in Montgomery Memorial Park London with pallbearers expected.
Milford A Rayburn 65 of Buffalo died Thursday in Pleasant Valley Hospital Point Pleasant after a brief illness. He was a Mason past master and member of Arbuckle Interdenominational Church. He retired from American Viscose FMC at Nitro. Survived by wife Gladys daughter Jean Fisher sister Virginia Rayburn brother Clifford two grandchildren. Burial at Haven of Rest Memorial Gardens Home town with Masonic rites. Friends may call at Raynes Funeral Home Buffalo after 4 p.m.
The West Virginia Air Pollution Control Commission issued a cease and desist order against the Charles Slack dump on Mil Creek Road near Milliken s in Kanawha County to stop open burning and require compliance within 14 days. Director Carl G. Beard II said the fire, last weekend for unknown reasons, prompted action as complaints continued.
Arnett G Richardson 56 of Ballengee died in Summers County Hospital after a long illness. Survived by daughter L J Bowman, brother Dewey Richardson, sisters J C Dick and L N Lively. Ronald Meadows Funeral Home to handle arrangements. Service 2 30 p m Sunday at Oak Grove United Methodist Church Ballengee. Burial Oak Grove Cemetery. Call after 3 p m. William Albert Short 62 of Harold Route Sutton died in Broaddus Hospital Philippi. Retired State Road Commission employee and former sawmill owner. Survived by wife Louise Carol Short, son Edwin, daughter Louella, sister Clara Van Buren, and grandson. Service 2 p m Sunday Jim Greenie Marple Funeral Home Sutton. Burial Sugar Creek Cemetery. Call after 2 p m.
Mrs. Lula Thacker, 82, of Hurricane Route 1, died Thursday at home after a long illness. Alice, presumably her relative, is mentioned in the fragment. Further details are not available in the text provided.
Branard D Losh 83 of Ravenna Ohio formerly Richwood died after a short illness. Survived by wife Marie sons Robert Lee and Louis Edwin stepchildren and many relatives. Service Monday at White White Funeral Home Richwood. Burial Richwood Cemetery. William Massey 52 Ingleside formerly Ansted West Virginia died at home. Survived by wife and children with relatives across several states. Burial in Texas. Webster Mitchell 60 Belle died Charleston General Hospital. Construction worker for 25 years. Body at Fidler Frame Funeral Home Belle today. Thomas Nuckols 62 Charleston died Rochester General Hospital while visiting a daughter. Retired furniture salesman and Moose Lodge member. Survived by son and daughter and siblings with extended relatives.
Howell of Hurricane and relatives Wagner McCallister and Handley are noted with services set Sunday at 2 p.m. at Allen Funeral Home Hurricane. Burial in Mount Vernon Cemetery Teays Valley. Friends may call after 10 a.m. today at the funeral home. Louise Turner dies at 80 in Staats Hospital. Denham R. Turner survives with sons Leonard Crawford and John T. Crawford and sister Ouida Thomas. Service 11 a.m. at Wilson Funeral Home. Dora Walton dies at 95 in San Gabriel California. Survived by Harriet Callahan and Edna Loy. Service at Rosehill Memorial Funeral Home Whittier. Burial Rosehill Memorial Park Whittier.
Lula Hamilton White 69 of 1514 Dixie Street Charleston died Friday at Charleston Memorial Hospital after a long illness. A Parkersburg native, she lived most of her life in Charleston and served 25 years as secretary at St Mark's United Methodist Church. Survived by her husband Alvin K White step daughter Mrs Franklin P Martin of Arlington VA mother Mrs Cora Diehl Hamilton of Charleston sister Mrs Lillian Wartley.
A 15 year old Morgantown boy, Mike Hando, was identified as the drowned youth whose body surfaced in Cheat Lake near Morgantown on Friday. The county prosecutor asked for an autopsy. Divers had searched earlier in the week with no success.
A government accounting reveals 703 367 spent on permanent improvements at the San Clemente California home and 579 907 at the Key Biscayne complex. Items include furniture for the den, wall treatments, and landscaping as part of broader upkeep of the president’s properties.
The SEC charged Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner Smith and two research officials with disseminating optimistic reports on Scientific Control Corp. and failing to conduct diligent analysis. About 4,000 customers allegedly affected. potential losses cited up to 14 million dollars. A hearing will be scheduled. Merrill Lynch disputes material impact on its finances.
The State Human Rights Commission will launch a program to investigate why black workers are underrepresented in the coal industry. About 110 coal companies will receive questionnaires on black employment levels and recruitment, funded by a $26,000 grant and due by March 30.
Kansas City Police Chief Clarence M. Kelley likely to become FBI director after Senate confirmation hearings. He began a 21 year FBI career in Huntington West Virginia with unclear dates and roles as details from officials and directories remain unresolved.
U S Senator Robert Byrd praised the Supreme Court obscenity rulings, calling them a stand on decency and urging cleanup of bookstores and theaters. William Denman of the West Virginia Civil Liberties Union condemned the decisions as a Pandora’s box threatening freedom of expression and wide state control over viewing and reading choices.
Howie Hustles promotes joining the Gazette-Mail Classified Act with a spring sales push. He claims high daily prospect calls and top new business results, urging immediate contact at the provided number for an experienced account representative.
Maple Heights Board of Education declined a free 60 foot flagpole from a local company after learning moving costs would total 116 dollars more than purchasing a new unit. The board chose the new flagpole option to save money.
A gospel hour is set for 4 p.m. Sunday at Shiroh Baptist Church. The church women’s club sponsors the event with singing groups the Robinson Ensemble and the Soloist Bureau performing.
A $48 million contract was awarded to United Aircraft Co of West Virginia at Bridgeport for gas turbine engines for helicopters. The engines will serve Iranian helicopter purchases sold through the Defense Department. Plant officials expect the contract to double the current four man workforce with deliveries starting in 1974 over a three year period.
Putnam County Buffalo Volunteer Fire Department asks organizations to contact Cantrell Miller before June 29 at 937-2661 to participate in the Fourth of July parade.
Thom as M. Prescott of Charleston Virginia graduated June 2 from Lake Forest College located in Lake Forest Illinois.
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