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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1975
Page
4
Obituaries for Denver Adkins of Standard and Nora Breedlove of Alkol note long local ties, church memberships, and numerous survivors. Other notices list service details at Montgomery and Sycamore Grove Baptist Church, with extensive family connections across Kanawha and surrounding counties.
An hour before the service friends may call from 1 to 9. The notice outlines visitation times preceding the funeral and provides contact for further information.
Mrs Virgie Marie Parsons 76 of Kenna Jackson County died Thursday at the home of her son Marshall Parsons in Kenna She was a Lone Lick United Methodist member Surviving husband Roy Parsons sons Mayford Marshall Paul daughters Willadeen Sheen Cathleen Burdette Ruth Burdette Ruby Hersman Janet Boggess brother Guy Parsons 19 grandchildren three great grandchildren Funeral service 2 p m today at Parsons Funeral Home Ripley officiated by Rev Herman Gandee Burial Fairplain Cemetery Fairplain
Ida Randolph 76 of Washington DC formerly Summersville died of a stroke in a Washington hospital. Graveside service Saturday 2 p.m. Mount Vernon Cemetery Summersville. Harry Ausford Rippetoe Jr. 26 of Cleveland Ohio formerly of Fayette County died Tuesday in Cleveland. Graveside service Sunday 10:30 a.m. Walker Memorial Park Summersville. Both services officiated by named ministers. Friends may call at White Funeral Home Summersville.
Mrs Ruby Barnett Stull age 59 of Elkview died Friday at home. Survived by husband Paul. son Franklin E Haynes of Charleston. daughter Mildred BE McDonald of Cookeville Tennessee. brother Oral C Barnett of Akron Ohio. Service at Cunningham Funeral Home with Minister Jack Capehart officiating. Burial in Kerns Cemetery Kentuck. Friends may call 7 to 10 p.m. today.
The page notes deaths of composer Robert Stolz in West Berlin at 94 with wife Yvonne Louise present and plans for his Vienna burial. It also lists local obituaries and funeral notices from Greentown to Huntington, including Aaron Wilborne of Cleaveland and several West Virginia residents with details on survivors, service times, and burial sites.
Vice President Nelson Rockefeller denied saying John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy may have been involved in CIA assassination plots. He insisted his remarks were misquoted and misinterpreted and noted no hard evidence to support CIA plot claims. The NBC interview occurred before a vacation in England.
A Boone County woman, Rosa Pearl Sue Gibson of Foster, released on 10000 bond for murder in the death of her husband William Howard Gibson. He was shot twice in the head with a .22 pistol during an argument Wednesday morning. Gibson owned and operated the Miners Club in Foster. Surviving: daughters Pamela Gayle and Carol Denise, mother Martha Spellman, sister Patsy Harrison, brothers Basil and Martin, and David serving in Germany. Funeral held at Handley Funeral Home Danville with Rev. Charles Cooper. burial in Elkins Cemetery Hewett. Friends may call 6 to 9.
Mrs Anastasia Dickinson Payne 73 of 1420 London Heights Rd Charleston died Friday in Memorial Division of Charleston Area Medical Center She was part of the Payne law firm and a Kanawha Valley banking family Surviving: daughter Mrs William W Rooke of Green Village NJ sons Andrew A Payne Jr and John L Payne sisters and 11 grandchildren Funeral at 4 p m today at Loudon Heights Road home with Dr William A Benfield Jr officiating at Spring Hill Cemetery Contributions to a bar Barlow Bonsall Funeral Home.
The body of 65 year old Harry Lowell Ellis of Fayetteville was found in the New River near Stonecliff Beach by a Wildwater Expeditions guide. Ellis, a Gatewood native and World War I veteran, was last seen Wednesday while swimming upstream. He is survived by four sisters and is being prepared for a graveside service at Huse Memorial Park Fayetteville.
A five member Kanawha County Building Commission was named to plan a proposed county courthouse annex. Members include Mack Johnson director of Leonard Johnson Funeral Home Marmet James Smith owner of Smith Super Market Big Chimney Charleston lawyer John Charnock Jr Vincent Paterno president of Ponti McDonough Caperton Shephert Goldsmith Insurance Co Johnson serves one year Smith two years Charnock three Paterno four Caperton five Charnock and Paterno are Republicans others are Democrats
The Rev. Paul Gilmer, pastor of Vandalia Baptist Church, will be guest minister at Ebenezer Baptist Church on 1530 Third Ave. Sunday school starts at 9 30 a.m. and the morning worship follows at 11 a.m.
Mrs Julia A Hudson aged 87 of 1570 Washington St E Charleston died Friday in General Division Charleston Area Medical Center. A native of Ironton Ohio she lived in Charleston since 1916 and was a member of Sacred Heart Co Cathedral St Marys Guild and the Catholic Daughters of America. She volunteered for Charleston Memorial Eye Clinic and was widow of Arthur P Hudson former Kana wha County Circuit Judge. Surviving brother James E McCarty of Charleston. Rosary at 8 p m Sunday at Simpson Funeral Home with visiting hours 7 to 9 p m tonight and all day Sunday.
The Queen and Prince Philip will visit the United States from July 7 to 11, 1976, to help mark America's 200th birthday. The trip includes a New York harbor celebration and a stop in Washington and Jamestown with prior U.S. engagements noted.
Lawmakers ask for advisory opinions on keeping constituent service funds private and accepting corporate donations for mass mailings. They seek guidance on reports, political committee status, and whether excess honoraria can be donated while travel and lodging remain allowed.
A Pennsylvania man and wife, Lee Roy Swift and Rebecca Ann Swift, both 25, remain jailed in Kanawha County after Thursday arrest on fugitive charges tied to yard work at Mayor Hutchinson's home. Detected by a patrolman due to Virginia plates, the couple was found in a van linked to Roanoke, Virginia. National Crime Information Center records showed they were wanted for unlawful flight from Maryland and Pennsylvania authorities seek them for questioning in related cases.
Robert A. Francis, longtime director of recreational activities at First Presbyterian Church, resigns after 17 years to serve as assistant athletic director at Morris Harvey College. He will start after August 1 and will teach at the college.
The Rev. David L. Smith of Keystone and his choir will perform at Riverview Baptist Church for Youth Day at 4 30 p m Sunday.
Today worship service at Garten Fayette County church with a sermon Sunday by Rev A Wilson of Bethany Baptist Columbus Ohio. Dinner follows the service and a 2 30 p m meeting is planned.
The piece argues the White House and Democrats push to avoid accountability in the Kennedy murder case. It critiques Rockefeller probe focus on 1959 to 1963, and suggests a liberal Senate Democrat may weaponize the Camelot myth. Ford favors history over court, while discussing concealed crimes and justice.
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