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Newspaper

Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 26, 1971

Page

4

Clarence Abbott obituary leads Danville notices

Danville clarence milton Abbott 71 veteran of world war ii retired coal miner and farmer with surviving sisters and brothers. service 2 pm sunday Koontz Funeral Home Hamlin Abbott Cemetery Stinson Creek Lincoln County callers after 1 pm today. log of other notices follows.

Danville Clarence Milton Abbott Boone County Charleston Memorial Hospital Guvising Nerd Porter Hamlin Mariah Cotton Sassonville D. E. Abbott Alum Creek Edward Uneeda Koontz Funeral Home Abbott Stinson Creek Lincoln County Cailers James Foster James Lester Foster Hurricane TV. Gas Co Elks Club Bethel Baptist Church Anna Coleman Foster James T Columbus Ohio Otis Fraziers Bottom Hubert Milton O'Dell W.A. Holly Beulah Gibson Randall Cottrell John Cartmill White Chapels Memorial Gardens Barboursville Allen Funeral Home Orville Jackson Wutton Orville D. Jackson Sutton V. A. Hospital Clarksburg Braxton County Ida Long Jackson Allen Vicle James Little Birch Sarah Sillman Robertson Funeral Home Charles Wyatt Sugar Creek Gassaway

Funeral Notices From West Virginia Towns Include Multiple Obituaries

A long list of funeral notices and obituaries from Oak Hill, St. Paul, Fayetteville, Huntington, Madison and other communities. Entries name surviving relatives, home towns, funeral homes, service times, and burial sites such as Temple Hill Cemetery and High Lawn Memorial Park.

Jasper Keith T. Paul Jasper Garfield Keith St. Paul Fayetteville, W Oak Hill Hospital Virginia Guy Noah Cannelton Kelly Sidney Charlie Oak Hill Garfield Fayetteville Ossie Smith Ina Hurd Castlewood Sue Mann Dundalk Lou Burgess Woodbridge Lucy Philips Knoxville Tenn Huff-Cook Funeral Home Temple Hill Dodd-Payne Funeral Home

Mass Today For Former City Woman In Lewisburg

A Mass at 10 a.m. today honors Kathleen Carroll Swearingen, 75, found dead Friday in a Charleston motel room while visiting for her sister Mary Carroll Swearin g. Former Charleston resident, longtime Lewisburg resident, she leaves a daughter and three sons and several grandchildren. Burial at Mount Olivet Cemetery. Funeral home arrangements noted with several survivors listed.

Lewisburg Charleston Kathleen Carroll Swearingen Mary E. Carroll Swearingen St. Catherines Catholic Church Ronceverte Sacred Heart Catholic Church J. Richard Sayers St. Louis Iand William D Charleslton Alfred G. Swearingen Fort Wayne Ind Sacred Heart Catholic Church Patrick Gillooly Mount Olivet Cemetery Bartlett-Bardette Funeral Home

James A. Coney funeral set for Monday in Atlanta

James A. Coney 48 of Atlanta vice president of Hawaiian Newspapers Inc died in Rome Italy. Service 11:30 a.m. Monday at H M Patterson Funeral Home burial Crestlawn Cemetery. Memorial fund for aspiring journalists established by Honolulu Publishers Assn. in Hawaii.

Atlanta James A. Coney Hawaiian Newspapers Inc Hias Honolulu Publishers Assn Boxne Honolulu Hawaii

Browning Funeral Is Sunday for State Supreme Court Judge

Judge Chauncey Browning, 68, former attorney general and state Supreme Court member since 1932, will lie in state today and have a 1:30 p.m. Sunday service at St Marks United Methodist Church. Burial follows at Forest Lawn Cemetery. Donations to the Heart Fund urged.

Lila Baker Marie Lula Myrtle Baker New Hope United Heart Fund Barlow-Bonsall Funeral Home

Jarrell Stands Firm as City Hall Post Remains In Limbo

H L Bus Jarrell, a former deputy in the city collector's office, faces potential dismissal after budget cuts eliminated deputy roles. City manager Don Richardson asked for his resignation twice, Jarrell refuses, and he plans to appeal to the civil service system if no written firing is issued.

H. L Jarrell Dodson Hutchinson Justice of the Peace Don Richardson Richardson

Retired West Virginia Teacher Dies After Illness

Olivia Taylor Girty a West Virginia educator for 22 years died Thursday after a short illness. She lived at 5225 Raven Dr Rand and died in Charleston Memorial Hospital after teaching in Kapawah Fayette and Boone counties. She belonged to West Virginia Education Assn National Education Assn WV Association of Retired School Employes and First Baptist Rand. Surviving is brother R Otis Taylor of Carthage NC. Body sent to Freston Funeral Home.

Olivia Taylor Girty West Virginia Girty Raven Rand Charleston Memorial Hospital Kapawha Fayette Boone Counties West Virginia Education Assn National Education Assn West Virginia Association of Retired First Baptist Church of R. Otis Taylor Carthage N. C Freston Funeral Home

W D Roll Dies at 59 Charleston Business Leader

W D Roll executive vice president of R H Kyle and Co died Friday in Charleston General Hospital at age 59. He lived at 3608 Virginia Ave SE and was a World War II veteran and church member. Survived by widow Virginia Goff Roll son William Daniel Jr sister Mrs W P Edward Jr Mrs Jane Payne and a brother E Roll. May be viewed after 7 pm.

Mayme Williams Ayetteville Mayme Jackson Williams Rt. 1 Fayetteville Grayson First Church of God At John H Eugene J Flatwoods William N Burley Richwood Thelma Rupert Virginia Larese Bernice Burton Martha Purdy Washington, D.C Shirley Sizemore Columbus Ohio James Felty Ashland America Man Gad Barattawille W.D. Roll R.H. Kyle and Co Charleston General Hospital Roll Virginia Ave First Presbyterian Church Virginia Goff Roll William ‘Daniel Jr Charleston W.P. Edward Jr Jane Payne St. Petersburg Fla E. Roll Seattle Sade Barlow-Bonsall Funeral Home

Judge Browning Was Terse Abiding Sense of the Law

The late State Supreme Court Judge Chauncey Browning Sr. was known for terse opinions and a guiding sense of the law. He died Thursday after 19 years on the bench leaving sharp dissents and a lasting mark on the court. excerpts from 1960s cases show his caustic, witty style and firm defense of constitutional duties.

Browning State Supreme Court Chauncey Browning Sr Yhursday Supreme Court Logan County

Boyd-Orr Peace Prize Winner Dies at 90 in Scotland

Lord John Boyd-Orr, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and first director of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, died at age 90 in Edzell Scotland. Known for international cooperation advocacy he also faced controversy in the 1930s over trade with Communist nations and voiced strong views on self defense in legal cases.

Edzell Scotland John Boyd-Orr U. N. Food and Agriculture Organization PAQ World Food Board Boyd-Orr United States

Madagascar Presses U S to Leave After Coup Rumors

Madagascar accuses U S officials of involvement in a supposed coup against President Philibert Tasianana. The U S ambassador Anthony D. Marshall and five staff were recalled or expelled at Madagascar's government request, while Washington calls the document implicating Marshall a forgery and notes no coup evidence.

Wasitington U.S Madagacar State Department Malagasy Philibert Tasianana Anthony D. Marshall O’ Nixon Marshall Central Intelligence Agency Morgantown West Virginia

Latimer Undergoing Health Tests at State Hospital

State Natural Resources Director Ira S. Latimer Jr. has been a patient for several days at a hospital. An attendant said no visitors are allowed except family, and his condition is not serious. An associate said Latimer had not been well for some time and chose to enter for tests.

State Natural Resources Ira S. Latimer Jr Kanawha Valley Hospital Latimer

ARC Awards Funds to Hospital

The Appalachian Regional Commission granted $64 000 to Montgomery General Hospital in Washington West Virginia to aid a 3.2 million addition project. The hospital has previously received Hill Burton funds totaling 274 000 and a 761 000 ARC grant for the planned four floor expansion.

Washington Montgomery W. Va General Hospital Friday Appalachian Regional Commission Hill-Burton

Antipoverty Agency Gets Large CEO Grant

Washington reports the Southwestern Community Action Council SCAC based in Huntington West Virginia received a 503000 grant from the Office of Economic Opportunity. Local contributions of 112000 will supplement over the next year to operate SCAC programs in Cabell Lincoln Mason and Wayne counties.

Antipoverty Agency Washington Southwestern Community Action Council SCAC Antipoverty Huntington W. Va Office of Economics’ Opportunity Cabell Lincoln Mason Wayne

Charleston Doctor Re elected to General Practice Academy

Dr. Robert Habeeb Skaff of Charleston West Virginia has been re elected to active membership in the American Academy of General Practice. Re election shows he completed 150 hours of accredited postgraduate medical study in the last three years.

Charleston Kansas City Robert Habeeb Skaff American Academy of General Practice National Association of Family Doctors

Five Youths Charged In Breaking and Entering

Juvenile detectives arrested five youths on charges of breaking and entering for a June 6 theft at Rollyson Motors on Broad Street. The incident involved three adding machines and a stereo. Divorces were granted Friday in Kanawha Domestic Relations Court to Danny Ray McCormick and Sharon Lynn McCormick, Ted and Donna Jeffers, John L. McKinley and Brenda Sheets McKinley.

Rollyson Motors Broad Street Kanawha Danny Ray McCormick Sharon Lynn McCormick Ted

Putnam Kindergartners Urged Immunization Start

Winfield authorities at the Putnam County Kindergarten urge immunization for children entering kindergarten next term. Officials caution doctors hesitate to administer shots in hot weather and urge obtaining vaccines promptly. Other requirements include birth certificates and a minimum age of five by November 1, 1971.

Winfield Putnam County

Extraditions In Yablonski Death Upheld

Ohio appeals court upheld extradition orders for Annette Gilly and Silous Huddleston in the December 1969 slayings of United Mine Workers leader Joseph A. Yablonski and his family in Pennsylvania. Gilly's husband Paul and Aubran W. Martin face pending extradition appeals in the case. Claude E. Vealey pleaded guilty in Washington County, Pennsylvania, and implicated the Gillys and Martin.

Cleveland, Ohio United Mine Workers Joseph A. Yablonski Ohio 8Th District Court of Appeals Annette Gilly Cleveland Silous Huddleston LaFollette Tenn Pennsylvania Yablonski Clarksville Paul Gilly Aubran W. Martin Cleveland l Martin Pennsylvia

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