Eskew Funeral Rites Wednesday
Funeral services for Mrs. Mariah Jane Eskew 88 of Eau Gallie Florida formerly Fayetteville will be at 2 30 p m Wednesday in the Fayetteville Methodist Church Burial will follow in Huse Memorial Park Fayetteville She lived in Fayetteville since 1990 and previously in Mount Hope Survivors include four sons three daughters and many grandchildren and great grandchildren The body will be moved to the church one hour before the service Plans June wedding for Miss Ann Wise and James H Aliff announced by her parents in Glen Jean The couple will wed in Glen Jean Union Church The bride elect a Mount Hope High School graduate employed by Mount Hope Insurance Agency Aliff a Woodrow Wilson High School graduate is in the Navy in San Francisco
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Fayetteville
RNS
Mariah Jane Eskew
Eau Gallie
Fla
Florida
C. R. Bright
C. G. Farr
Fayetteville Methodist Church
Huse Memorial Park
Stanley S. Eskew
Okey V. Harrah
Charleston
Stella Mae Hilbert
South Zanesville
Ohio
Thelma Eskew
Dodd-Payne Funeral Home
Ann Wise
James H. Aliff
Toney Wise
Glen Jean
B. C. Aliff
Mabscott
Glen Jean Union Church
Mount Hope High School
Mount Hope Insurance Agency
Aliff
Woodrow Wilson High School
Navy
San Francisco
Calif
Tuesday Rites Set For Robert Knight
Funeral services for 75 year old Robert Knight of Camp Creek will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Bethel Methodist Church near Princeton with Rev. Lemuel Martin officiating and burial in Noble Cemetery. Knight, born April 23, 1881 at Camp Creek, was a Mercer County resident and retired farmer. He died Saturday at the Lillys’ home where he had been staying. He is survived by his wife.
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Princeton
Rns
Bethel Methodist Church
Robert Knight
Camp Creek
Jim Lilly
Lemuel Martin
Noble
Bethel
Mercer County
Family Weekend Visits Highlight Colcord Roundup
Junior Lee Dillon and son Dayton of Columbus Ohio spent the weekend with Luther and Mrs Dillon in Colcord. Herbert Dillon of Dayton visited his relatives here. Several Colcord residents hosted visitors from Ohio and Charleston, including Susie Sheets, Betty Jo Thompson, and Avanelle Halstead. John Casteele and his children from Itman joined Snowden Thompson’s family for the weekend.
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Colcord
Lee Dillon
Dayton
Ohio
Luther Dillon
Herbert Dillon
Jesse Wright
Kanawha Valley Hospital
Doug Hamilton
Ben Thompson
Susie Sheets
Arnold Dean
Danny
Leo
Lawson and
Fort Knox
Germany
Hoyt Thompson
Charleston
Forest Chambers
Larther Dillon
Don Howell
Dorothy
Snowden Thompson
John Casteele
Itman
Betty Jo Thompson
Avanelle Halstead
A. J. Halstead
Dunns and Kin Remain in Beeson Family One
The record notes Dunns with one son Edward Knight and one daughter Mrs. Pansy Shrewsbury, residents of Beeson.
Dove Rites Today
Rites were set for Mae Dove 69 of Athens with services at Memorial Funeral Directory Chapel at 11 a.m. The Rev. D T Dickenson would officiate and burial followed in Athens Cemetery. She was predeceased by husband R L Dove. Surviving are three stepsons Claude Dove Las Cruces NM C E Dove Odessa TX C L Dove Saeger a sister Lilly Price Radford VA and brother Hutchins Radord VA.
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Princeton
Rns
Mae Dove
Athens
Welch
D. T. Dickenson
Memorial Funeral Directory
R. L. Dove
Claude C. Dove
Las Cruces
N. M
C. E. Dove
Odessa
Texas
C. L. Dove
Saeger
Lilly Price
Radford
Mr. Hutchins
Radord
Colcord Man Burned As Clothing Ignites
George Jarrell escaped serious injury in a freak accident when sparks from a welding torch ignited gasoline on his clothing near a bulldozer by a creek. He jumped into the stream to extinguish the flames and later sought medical care for leg burns deemed not serious.
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Colcord
ANI
George Jarrell
Jarrell
Ex Ameagle Miner Suffers Broken Back
Clarence Wingo formerly of Ameagle was injured Tuesday when caught by falling slate at Republic mine where he works. He is hospitalized in Charleston with a broken back and internal injuries at Kanawha Valley Hospital.
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Colcord
RNS
Clarence Wingo
Ameagle
Republic Mine
Kanawha Valley Hospital
Charleston
Fayette College Women Elect Officers for Year
Fayette Branch AAUW officers elected for 1956 57 at OAK HILL meeting held at Mrs Edna Harris home. New president Mrs Roy Scott and vice president H P Thomas Jr secretary Miss Kitty Thompson treasurer Mrs Nettie Bragg. Program on The Symphony Orchestra by Charlotte Cole and Kenya Mau Mau discussion led by Willie Huddleston. Delegates for State Convention named Miss Thompson and Mrs Scott. Attendees listed.
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Oak Hill
Fayette
The
American Associaton of University Women
Edna Harris
Roy Scott
H. P. Thomas Jr
Kitty Thompson
Nettie Bragg
Pella Rapp
Jabal Alreja Shrine to Install New Officers Friday
Jabal Alreja Shrine No 6 in Mount Hope will install new officers Friday at 7 30 p m in the new Shrine Hall Mrs Camma Bishop of Oak Hill plans the ceremony with assisting officers Mrs May belle Weaver Anna Daniels Fannie Richeson Bernadine Evans and Jane Hayes all past White Shrine officers Marguerite Reid Beckley leaves office and Jane Lee Graham Thurmond advances to head the group The shrine recently rented the old American Legion Hall in March to establish permanent headquarters after several days of cleaning and painting
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The
White Shrine
Marguerite Reid
Beckley
Jane Lee Graham
Thurmond
Jabal Alreja Shrine
American Legion
Edward Meadows Dies at Oak Hill Hospital
Edward Meadows died about 4 a.m. today at Oak Hill Hospital. The body was removed to Tyree Funeral Home for arrangements.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Edward Meadows
Oak Hill Hospital
Tyree
Miner Drowns At Mountain Spring Near Meadow Bridge
Lacy Enoch Patterson a 48 year old coal miner died Sunday while fetching water from a mountain spring near Meadow Bridge West Virginia His wife Estelle Ford Patterson witnessed the accident from their home window as he crossed a foot bridge and fell into the spring She pulled him from the water but he did not survive His funeral home is Nickell Funeral Home East Rainelle with arrangements incomplete Patterson born November 18 1907 at Springdale He is survived by a large extended family including his wife children and many siblings and resides in Meadow Bridge
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Meadow Bridge
Lacy Enoch Patterson
Estelle Ford Patterson
Russell Dunbar
East Rainelle
Patterson
Springdale
Everman L
Sarah Cox Patterston
Lawson
John
Jonah
Crandall
Pontiac
Mich
David
Hines
Martha Crowder
Beckley
Ethel Spade
Desert Spade
Mary Jones
Sylvia Gwinn
Bonnie Brooks
Palatka, Fla
Bryan
Santa Fe
N. M
June Patterson
Flint
Sue Gause
Chicago
Charlotte
Linda
Eva
Darlene
Nickell Funeral Home
Mount Hope Residents Aid Red Cross Campaign
Mount Hope residents raised about 600 dollars for the Fayette County Red Cross fund drive in March. Co chairs Sanford McNeely and the Rev. Raymond Martin credited the Mount Hope Federated League led by Mrs. W. J. Moore for soliciting over 590 dollars in a house to house drive using 14 committees and noting chairmen including Mrs. M. C. Hess and Mrs. C. E. Jones.
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Mount Hope
RNL
Fayette County
Red Cross
Sanford McNeely
Raymond Martin
Fred Harless Jr
C. J. Evans
W. C. Thomson
C. R. Harnsbarger
Frances Dixon
William Winder
W. B. Poling
Anna Cope
Henry Hinte
R. E. Tissue
William Pennington
B. L. Moore
Johnsons Farewell Fete Precedes Move To Oak Hill
The Rev and Mrs Randolph F Johnson were honored at an open house in Alderson to mark their departure for Oak Hill where he will lead the Oak Hill Baptist Church. More than 200 attendees including Nina Kinsella presented gifts for his 10 year chaplain service at the Federal Reformatory for Women and the couple received honors from church members and community friends.
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Alderson
RNS
Randolph F. Johnson
Oak Hill
Oak Hill Baptist Church
Old Greenbrier Baptist Church
Nina Kinsella
Federal Reformatory For Women
Johnson
Ohio jail escapee captured in Fayette
Perry Bennett a 27 year old from Athens Ohio who escaped from an Athens jail last Wednesday surrendered to authorities at a relative s home near Carbondale and is held in Fayette County Jail as officers await his return Bennett along with three other men allegedly sawed through bullpen bars to escape Noah Sublett 23 of Boone County West Virginia was captured the next day
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Fayetteville
Athens
Ohio
Perry Bennett
Fayette County
Carbondale
Bennett
Noah Sublett
Boone County
Future Nurses Pass Baby Sitting Course at Mullens High
Twenty five members of Mullens High School Future Nurse's Club completed a baby sitting course from the National Safety Council. Sponsored by the Auxiliary to the Wyoming County Medical Society, the program covered instruction and an exam at monthly meetings in February and March. Mrs. George Fordham noted many graduates as certified Safety Sitters and urged parents to provide clear instructions to sitters, including timing, duties, and emergency details.
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Mullens
BNS
Nurse's Club
Mullens High School
National Safety Council
Wyoming County Medical Society
George Fordham
Linda Newsome
Sharon Woods
Patsy Roseblock
Phoebe Tennant
Anne Brown
Donna, Duncan
Rachel Lane
Nancy Lee Smith
Evelyn Wingo
Janet Clifford
Jessie Canada
Joanna Flaim
Gail Cook
Shirley Blankenship
Violet Tilley
Betty Jennelle
Betty Radford
Phyllis Sizemore
Edna
Oak Hill Club President Attends Charleston Civitan Meet
Oak Hill Civitan Club president John W. Perry Jr and his wife attended a Charleston Civitan Club gathering at the Daniel Boone Hotel in observance of Civitan International's 36th anniversary. International Civitan president R. Clarence Williams of Alabama spoke as about 225 Civitans and guests joined a large birthday cake celebration.
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Oak Hill
RNS
John W. Perry Jr
Long Branch Man Dies of Injuries
Funeral arrangements are incomplete for Jerry Randolph Wilson 21 of Long Branch who died in a Wilmington hospital from injuries in a car crash hours earlier He was a member of Long Branch Methodist Church son of Mr and Mrs Berman Wilson He leaves four brothers two half brothers one sister and a Marine Corps stationed brother The body arrived at Tyree Funeral Home in Mount Hope Sunday night.
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Mount Hope
RNS
Jerry Randolph Wilson
Long Branch
Wilmington
Del
Berman Wilson
John David
Warren Gene
Ewell Keith
Detroit, Mich
Freddie Wayne
Marine Corps
Parris Island
S. C
Berman Wilson Jr
St. Petersburg
Fla
Alex J. Childers
Cincinnati
Ohio
Ada Belle Cornett
Crab Orchard
Tyree
Retired Carpenter DieS After Stroke on Bluefield Road
services were to be held at 2 30 p m today for Ballard Strother who died at his home on the Blue field road Saturday at 11 15 p m of a stroke suffered a week ago. Following services in the Seaver Mortuary Chapel burial was to follow in Oakwood Cemetery. He was born at Newport Va Feb 27 1881 the son of Dryden B and Ula Tinsley Hunter. Survivors include two sisters Mrs P A Jones of Bluefield and Mrs L W Reid of Miami Fla and two brothers J W Hunter of Princeton and C H Hunter of Miami Fla
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Princeton
Rns
Ballard Strother
Bluefield Road
Seaver Mortuary Chapel
Oakwood Cemetery
Newport
Dryden B
Ula Tinsley Hunter
P. A. Jones
Bluefield
L. W. Reid
Miami
Fla
J. W. Hunter
C.,h. Hunter
Fila
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J. A. Roberts
Richwood State Police
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Fayette College
Jack Callaway
Winding Gulf Coal Co
Methodist Church
Callaway
Mullens Club
John Scott
Center
State Federation
Mullens Woman's Civic Club
Club
Gerald Snyder
Herman Akers
Paul Viers
Leo Smith
Martin Backus
W. P. Ross
Jack Dick
Catherine Stewart
Elbert Cook
Johnsons
Alderson Church
Alderson i
Glen Rogers
Larry Richardson
James Richardson
Kathryn Grace Cottrill
C. C. Cottrill
Ronnie Kuklish
Cecelia Marrical
Mae S. Belcher
Kelly Sizemore
St.Joseph Aspirin
Halsey
Rosemary Tolliver
Mary Reece
Nancy Winkler
Phoebe Floyd
Rhonda Bryant
Betty Deatherage
Oak Hill Club
Carpenter
Oak Hill Drive
Frank Mauritz
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