Obituary Notices from Marmet and Surrounding Areas
Obituaries and notices list Albert H. Black of Marmet a World War I veteran and Corps of Engineers employee died at Charleston Memorial Hospital. Virginia Elizabeth Boone 88 of Parkersburg died in a Parkersburg nursing home with many survivors. Alvie Bowe 62 of Glasgow died after collapsing in his garden. Hazel Smith Carlin 79 of Montgomery, Rosa Keffer Duff 56 of Charleston, Eliza Harkless 83 of Cedar Grove, Ruth Martin found dead in Kanawha County, Ruth Omol 69 of Morgantown, Billy Ray McGee infant, Luther Miller 83 of Mount Olive, Charles Washington Randolph 79 of St Albans, Fluta Mae Walls Richmond 87 of Lincoln County, Hansford Saunders 45 of Dunbar are listed with service details, survivors, and funeral arrangements.
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Black
Albert H
MacCorkie Ave
Marmet
Charleston Memorial Hospital
Corps of Engineers
American Legion
Montgomery
Kanawha Valley
Masonic Lodge
Fairmont
Frances
Samuel FP
Atlanta
Albert Jr
Navy
North Africa
Carol Kittinger
Miami
Fla
June Tucker
Key West
Marvel High
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Frances Dooley
Cincinnati
Ohio
Emma
Jean Bowen
Nitro
Fidler and Frame Funeral Home
Belle
Boone
Virginia Elizabeth
Southern
Methodist
Richwood
A. A. Angle
Parkersburg
Myrtle Black
Ernest Dalton
Cleveland
Raymond
Craigsville
Hazel
Dunbar
Worthy
Cloris
Homer
Robert
Alll
Aarel
Florida
Simons Funeral Home
Sara Kimbrel
Point Pleasant
Acthue
Charleston
Lester
Sandyville
S. B
Cedar Grove
Wallie Buskirk
Olcott
Randolph
Charles Washingon
Wash
Virginia
St. W
St. Albans
House of Mercy
Jackson County
Adra
Odie
Dennis
Darrell
Ronald
Hubert
Kentuck
Cody
Tyler Mountain
Kenna
Clifford
Lorain
Alice Hardman
Ripley
Jane, Hammonds
Tuppers Creek
Cunningham Funeral Home
Fire Calls Mention Virginian Electric Operator and Damages
At 2:07 am in Virginia and Mac, a Virginian Electric Co. switchboard operator for 15 years, Miss Martin is noted in a brief fire incident report. The story cites family members including brother Jack Martin and sisters Rebecca Street and Louise Martin, with damage totaling $30 from an auto fire at Seventh Avenue and Martin Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Maj Gen Gent shot in Oklahoma City mishap
Maj Gen Thomas J Gent Jr, commander of the 32nd NORAD, was critically wounded by a gunshot to the temple while preparing for departure to Virginia. Authorities say early indications point to an accidental shooting. His wife Martha, 52, was injured in a separate car crash and jailed for resisting an officer. Gent had led NORAD since July 1961 and was to become deputy commander of Joint Task Force 4 at Fort Monroe Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Thomas J. Gent Jr
Ca‘eer
32Nd North American Air Defense Command
Virginia
St. Anthony Hospital
Martha
Tinker Air Force Base
Gent
Air Force
Tinker
Ft. Monroe
Joint Task Force 4
32Nd
Norad
Juty
Clarence Flippen Coal Man Dies at 72 in St Albans
Clarence Flippen veteran coal industry figure and former Kanawha Coal Operators Association labor commissioner died Monday at Thomas Memorial Hospital at age 72. He lived on Lewis Aves in St. Albans and had a career as safety director and mine superintendent in Kentucky and West Virginia before retirement. Survived by widow Alma and several siblings, his body was at Alrey and Cassidy Funeral Home in St Albans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence
Jack Flippen
Thomas Memorial Hospital
Mr. Flippen
Lewis Aves
St. Albans
Kanawha Coal Operators Asst
Virginia
Masonic Lodge
Page
Beni Kedem Temple
Scuttish Rite Boories
Charleston
The
Elk
Benton Haribor
Mich
Harold Ryder
Cranford
A. M. Ellis
Falls Church
Alrey and
Cassdorph
Ex Nitro Boy Dies in Pool Tragedy
Jeffrey Mark Priddy, 11, son of Mr and Mrs Elmer Priddy Jr of Long Meade Mass formerly Nitro, drowned Sunday while swimming at a public pool near home. Funeral by Gatens at Poca with relatives notified. survived by parents two sisters Penny and Mary grandparents and great grandmother. Body to arrive at Gatens Funeral Home Wednesday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeffrey Mark Priddy
Elmer Priddy Jr
Long Meade
Mass
Nitro
Gatens Funeral Home
Poca
Penny
Mary
Ethel Priddy
St. Albans
Carl Pickens
Bancroft
Oma Priddy
Robertsburg
President-to-Be Of Dentists Dies
CLARKSBURG Dr. Lace Wellington Gouchenour presidentelect of the West Virginia Dental Society died Monday at St. Marys Hospital after a stroke at home. He would have become society president next month. A Clarksburg civic leader, he practiced there since 1922 after attending West Virginia Wesleyan College and graduating from the University of Maryland College of Dentistry. Survivors include his widow and two daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksburg
Lace
Wellington Gouchenour
West Virginia Dental Society
St. Mary's Hospital
Gouchenour
Dental Society
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Buckhannon
University of Maryland College of Dentistry
Baltimore
Obituaries and Funeral Notices Widely Across Counties
Multiple local residents listed with ages and funeral details including churches cemeteries and funeral homes. Entries include AKERS Edna CREDE Fred W HARR? and others with services at Saint Peter and Paul Cathedral Oak Hill Trinity Episcopal Morgantown and additional cemeteries such as Mountain View and Greenbrier.
Van Dyke To Address Postmasters Meeting In Charleston
Mrs Marjorie Van Dyke postmaster at Pimento Maryland and vice president of the National League of Postmasters will speak at the West Virginia Chapter meeting starting Thursday in Charleston about 20 members are expected to attend the three day event. West Virginia branch president James Lakin of Charleston noted the turnout and spoke for the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjorie van Dyke
West Virginia
National League of Postmasters
Charleston
van Dyke
Pimento
National League
Dallas
Tex
James Lakin
Lakin
Young Kanawha County mother found dead in home
A 35 year old Charleston woman Dorothy Sheets Kirkland was found dead by hanging in the basement of her Lower Elk Two Mile home about noon Monday. State police and acting county coroner Dr A C Litton ruled death by own action. She reportedly had been despondent over her health. Survived by husband Jack and a four year old son Frank William, plus two brothers William and Donald Sheets. Service at Bartlett Funeral Home at 2 p m Wednesday with Rev Delbert Lawdon. Burial in Simset Memorial Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlin
Hazel Smith
Montgomery
Laird Memorial Hospital
Ethel Fannin
Frank T. Smith
Beckley
Roy Smith
Robert Fannin
First Christian Church
Carl Johnson Jr
Martin
Miss Ruth
Jackson St
A. C. Litton
Kanawha County
Saunders
Hansford
Shorty
Long
Fisher
Bud Legg
Grandview Memorial Park
Dunbar
Clay Ave
State Road Commission
Freda
David
Shirley Hedrick
Darrell
Gary Carter
Charleston
Donna Roberts
New Mexico
Beatrice McLaughlin
Geneva Vakaro
Akron
Ohio
Betty
East Chicago
Ind
Franklin
Bhuefield
Elk
Dorothy Sheets Kirkland
Rt. 6
Kirkland
Litton
Jack i
Frank
William
Donald Sheets
Bartlett Funeral Home
Delbert Lawdon
Simset Memorial Park
Tobacco Buyers Lose Confidence In U S Tobacco Pricing
The president of the Leaf Tobacco Exporters Assn. said new pricing methods for surplus tobacco have shaken foreign buyers' confidence in the American market. Universal Leaf Tobacco Co. warned that current policies could push many leaf dealers out of business unless improved pricing is set by the USDA and the government backed Flue Cured Tobacco Cooperative Stabilization Corp. The remarks were made at a joint meeting of the Exporters Assn. and the Tobacco Association of the United States.
Services Today For R. N. Parks
Funeral arrangements are set for Ralph N. Parks Sr. 77, retired United Fuel Gas Co. vice president, who died Monday of a heart attack. Services at 8:30 p.m. today at Wilson Funeral Home with Rev. Truman W. Potter officiating. Burial Wednesday at Viewpoint Cemetery, Rachel, Marion County. Surviving are his widow, four daughters, a son, a stepson, and other relatives. The body is at the funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph N. Parks Sr
United Fuel Gas Co
Mr. Parks
West Fern Rd
Wilson Funeral Home
Truman W. Potter
Viewpoint Cemetery
Rachel
Marion County
Parks
Nensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy
Christ Church Methodist
Oole Parks
Janet
Sue Parks
New York City
George Harvey
el Paso
Tex
Robert C. Pence
South Charleston
Edwin J. Boggs
Albuquerque
N. M
Ralph N. Dr
Alexandria
Vas
John W. Downs
Hampton, Va
Rare Blonde Tigers Arrive at Bristol Zoo from India
Bristol Zoo received two rare blonde tigers from India named Champs and Chemeli. The delivery and transport costs reached nearly 828,000. The notice includes multiple public bidding ads from the State Division of Purchases for various contracts and sales, with deadlines in 1963, listing bid procedures and offices in Charleston and Summersville West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
England
Bristol Zoo
India
State Division of Purchases
Seard
Capitol Suliding
Charleston
State Capitol
Curtis S. Wilson
I Lt GT
Asai
Division of Purchases
Curtis
Witen
Sade Blween
Saye Bui
Tehh
Charlesian Gazette
Dally
Bron
Curtis S$. Wilson
Curtis S. Wileson
P.M
A.C. Morris
Summersville
County of Nicholas
West Virginia
Diamond T
Raymond A Smith
Yellow Motors Credit Corporation
E. Beres
Chevrolet
Cabin Creek
W. Va
Wats
Chevrolet, Inc
E. Bell
Board of Education
Kanawha
George Washington Senior High School
Quarriar
Elizabeth Streets
Af Purhong
Ghases
P. mM
Boardide
C. E. Sitting & Associates
West
Curtis S
Faramount
Anamount
K. Lowenstein
State Division of Purchases i
Orne Een
Domestic Relations Court
Kanawha County
Billy John Holcomb
Cixi
Daneise Evonne Helcomb
Danesse Evonne Helcomb
Louis R. Tabit
Washington Street
Montgomery
Lewis A. Hatcher
Lost items and notices flood 1963 Charleston page
Numerous lost items and ads fill a page from Charleston area newspaper. Entries include lost dog in Gray shagay vicinity and contact numbers, lost glasses and watches, a private detective ad, a child care home offering, debt disclaimer, room and board for elderly, judicial sale notice in Kanawha County with July 3 1963 auction, a private detective license claim, and notices of business withdrawals and employment opportunities.
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Loudont Palanta
Thomas Circle
Barlow's
AAA
Capitol City Beauty
Charleston Beauty Academy
Nive Fite
Mysel
V. 4
Clendenin
Avenue
Charlesian
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Bowe
Alvie
Glasgow
Bessie Elizabeth Bowe
Pauline Larabee
Ohley
Sterling
Herman
Wyatt Allen Bowe
Fiot, Mich
Walter &. Bowe
Elmira
X. Y
Orville
Smithers
Rev
D. W
Shrewsbury
Delmus Bowe
Coal Fork
Bessie Hudnall
Cook Funeral Home
Duff
Rosa Keffer
Livingston Ave
St. Francis Hospital
Davis Chapel Baptist Church
Alonzo
Harry Keffer
Lee Snodgrass
Jack Kelley
South
Leon Padeon
Columbia
Harry Crites
Mason
Brice
Charles
Theodore
Howard
Joy
Warren
Orlando, Fla
Fisher Funeral Home
Miller
Luther
Mountain Rd
Welch Emergency Hospital
Johnson Wade
Mount Olive Baptist Church
Colp
Preston Funeral Home
Olom
Fred James
B. C
Richmond
Fluta’ Mae’ Walls
Ruby Roberts
Sweetlams
Lincoln County
Ronie
Griffithsville
Herbert
Hamlin
Woodrow
Huntington
Roxie
Madden
Middle Fork Freewill Baptist Church
Tom Bell
Roscoe Bias
Forter Cemetery
Myra
Koontz Funeral Home
Kamlin
Goody's
Harold Tinsley
Manager First Credit CO
First Credit Company
America
Heved
First Credit Corpo
Maj. Geo. Thomas J
Clarence Flippen
Nitro Boy
Dentists
Akers
Orphan
Crede
Fred W
Lodge Rd
Sarstelt
Noah Sullivan
Mountain View Cemetery
Touglas
Mary Ann
Barlow
Bonsall Funeral Home
Sunset Memorial Park
Ellison
Martha Hunt
Liverpool
Reane County
Reedy
Pau Morrison
Beerly
Hoard
Mary PF
Moregantown
Hastings
Morgantown
Hutchinson
Carl Henry
Hill Tan
Fayette County
Tyree
Oak Hill
Ry Ki Bend
Ernest Barney
Meigh Lawn Memorial Park
Moss
Augustus O
Alderson
Old Greenbrier Baptist Church
John W. Wagster
Riley
Charles W
Ross St
Bartell Funeral Home
Earl G. Hissom
Sand Run
Roberts
C. EB
Trinity Episcopal Church
Ryder
Emma Jean
Nf HI
Greenbrier St
St. Albanz
Alley Ang Calderph Funeral Home
Alfred FE. Bennet
Mrs. van Dyke
R. N. Parks
Act
Leo Lansing Withrow
Len Lansing Withrow
Nis
Union Building
City of
J. Hornor Davis
Hewitt S. Hammack
Hewitt &. Hammack
Nois
Xanawha County
Blakes Creek
Jack
South Hills
Court of Common Pleas
Telex. Inc
C. B. Rust
Anna
Rust
Kashawha County
Charles E. Matins
Ted Improvements
Aeols
Tyler ZC i
Mountain Farms
Union District
Wante
Tyler Mountain Farms
Union Disstrict
Bo OB
D. Boone Dawton
Budred
Ubina
Kaenawha County
O. B. Rust
Claudia Evehison
B. G. Etch
Ison
National Service Bureau _ con
Hawny
Oklahoms
Leith
Lincoln Colonial Investment Company
Ho Do Yuslacs
Gazette
Daily Mail
Turday
TOIP
AA Jnday
Charleeon
Charleston Gazette
Dally Mall
P. O. Box
W.va
West Virgin
Sox
Arpet Mechanic
Avrly
Diamond
Thoro Corporate
North Carolina
Amilton Employment Service. Inc
Broadway
Madison Ave
New York
Garette
Co Gazette-Mail
Webb
Ashland
Toy Commission
Ly E
Gantad
F. Baxter
Grant Horel
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