Military Rites Sunday For County War Dead
Three Raleigh County soldiers killed in Korea will be buried Sunday with full military rites. Bodies arrive in Beckley at 9 a.m. with separate services at 2 p.m. Raleigh County American Legion Post 32 oversees ceremonies at Wildwood Cemetery. Cpl. Robert E. Vass, Pvt. William G. Craddock, and Pvt. William H. Hanshaw will be honored. Craddock and Hanshaw services set for Beckley Church of Christ and MacArthur Baptist Church respectively. interments follow.
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Raleigh County
Korea
Beckley
American Legion Post 32
American Legion
Wildwood Cemetery
Robert E. Vass
William G. Craddock
Coal City
William H
Sonny" Hanshaw
Mac
Arthur
Cpl
Vass
Caltee
Pyi
Craddock
W. S. and
Naoma Whitlock Craddock
Church of Christ
Rites Saturday For Mrs. Kopec
Final rites for Mrs. Carolyn Kopec 24 formerly of Beckley will be held at 2 30 p m Saturday in the Prosperity Church of Christ with Rev Harry Altife and Rev Joan Rutherford officiating. Burial will be in Prosperity Cemetery. Mrs Kopec died Wednesday in Elizabeth Hospital. She was born Royal daughter of John and Elizabeth Redden and was a member of the Church of God at Bradley. Survivors include her husband John Kopiec Jr of Elizabeth N J her parents two brothers and two sisters. The body will stay at Calfee Funeral Home until 2 p m today then go to the home of brother in law Chester Kopec Prosperity.
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Ft. Knox
Lee
Long Branch
Coal City
Melton Mortuary
Pvt
Hanshaw
MacArthur
MacArthur Baptist Church
S. D. Smith
Robert H. Martin
Caffee Funeral
Ida Mae Stover
Wichita
Kan
Kay Hanshaw
Carolyn Kopec
Beckley
Prosperity Church of Christ
Harry Altife
Glen White
Joan Rutherford
Prosperity
Kopee
Elizabeth Hospital
Elizabeth J
Royal
John Redden
Church of God At
Bradley
John Kopse,Jr
Elizabeth, NJ
Franklin D
William George Redden
Kathryn Lilly
Mabfeat
Frances Redden
Beckey
Calfee Funeral Home
Chester Kopec
Alfred ‘Russell Runnion
Massey
Mabscott
Sam Bozo Massey
Royce
Abney
Sunset Sunset Memorial Park
Memorial Park
Runnion
Mullens
United Mine Works
Ers
America
Eart Peck
Ashville
N. G
Spencer
D. A. Burdette
Mabstott
Bast
Jo P. Meadows
Ony
Roxie
Simms
Princetate
Ella
Trilby
Lilly
Oscar
Sears
Earl
Buford
Sherman
Edward
Koreas
the Valley
Trap Hill High opens new term with shifted assignments
Trap Hill High School begins registrations on Tuesday September 4 for grades seven through nine with later registration for grades ten through twelve. Bus schedules remain unchanged for high school students. Elementary students move to Lester or Fairdale schools. routes include Lester road near Surveyor and the Glen Daniel road to Fairdale. The new high school addition is ready for use and the term staff includes two new instructors.
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Trap Hill High School
Harvey Pauley
Will Registter
Pauley
Lester
New Fairdale
Lester Road
Surveyor
Clayton Tolley Place
Glen Daniel
Fairdale
Jume Manning
Thelgene Sesser
Williame Fimerat
Yama’ Chanat
Coal River W E Griffith Taken by Death
Wallace Emil Griffith 28 of Arnett died after a three month illness from a heart condition. Born May 10 1923 at Surveyor he was the son of Emil and Ina Perry Griffith and survived by wife Gladys a son Mitchel and two daughters Paulette and Ginger at home plus his father and stepmother Marie of Arnett.
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Register
Whitesville
Wallace Emil Griffith
Arnett
Surveyor
Emil
Ina Perry Griffith
Gladys
Mitchel
Paulette Diana
Ginger de Jane
Marie
Snider Funeral Rites Set for David A. Snider
Funeral services for David A. Snider 78 will be held at 2:30 p m Saturday at Speedway Methodist Church with Rev Z F Mayberry and Rev R H Dean officiating. Burial in Snider Cemetery follows in Speedway. Snider longtime Speedway resident established the first post office there in 1894 and was a merchant. He died Wednesday in a Princeton hospital after a day there. Survivors include wife Louise Victoria Shorter three sons Dean Snider Arlie of Athens and Audrey of Aiken S C a daughter Emroy Garten Speedway and a step son Perry H Bird Mountain Home Tenn.
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Register
Princeton
David A. Snider
Speedway Methodist Church
Z. F. Mayberry
R. H. Dean
Snider
Speedway
Pride
Riley
Dymonia Christian
Freewill Baptist Church
Louise Victoria Shorter
Dean Snider
Arlie
Athens
Audrey
Aiken
S.C
Emroy Garten
Perry H. Bird
Mountain Holme
Tenn
Bailey Rites Today and Infant Rites in several towns
Funeral services were set for 2 p.m. today for Thomas Andrew Bailey infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Bailey. Graveside rites followed at Davet Cliff Bailey Jr. Stickney Hill Cemetery. Surviving relatives listed include three sisters and six brothers. Pallbearers named. Bodies moved to Armstrong Funeral Home. Burial at Surveyor family cemetery. Rites for Venetta Jane Green five months old to be conducted today in Charleston hospital. Damaged text references other funeral notices in Whitesville Colcord and related families.
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Bailey
Whitesville
Thomas Andrew
Buriat
Cliff Bailey, Jr
Stickney
Who Hill
Charleston
Toney Park
Register Starf
Venetta Jane
Register
Green
Colcord
Alfred Green
Toute
Harvey Hunter
Lord
Edgar Cole
Sharon
Charleston Hospital
Dawes Hill Methodist Church
Baileysville Personal News Highlights Weekend Visits
Mr and Mrs John Morrison of Teager hosted Sunday guests. Meadows and family visited Denton Kentucky. Family attended Rogers reunion in Asheland. Eugene Toler and J D Bailey went to a Welch ball game. Grace Brewster hospitalized in Welch. Ferguson family drove to Coal Mountain. Hyatt Stewart announces birth of a 10 pound 5 ounce daughter on Friday August 24, their third child.
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Oy Register
Baileysville
John Morrison
Teager
Morrison
Meadows
Clifford Bellow
H. L. Rogers
Denton, Ky
Rogers
Asheland
Eugene Toler
J. D.bailey
Welch
Nettie Bailey
Corbie Shields
Dave Shields
Grace Brewster
Grace Hospital
Grant Ferguson
Coal Mountain
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Mrs. Kopec
Trap Hill
Alfred R. Runnion
W. E. Griffith
Prather Bros
Prince S
Oak Hill
Neville St
Opp. Post Office — Beckley
OGAN
Bluefield
Gwinn Lehman
Charles Town
Arnett Chapel
Wade Webb
Denver Dickens
Armstrong Funeral Home
Robert Brown
William Brown
Charles Mankin
Warren Webb
Omer, Acord
Fenior Murray
Odd Fellows Cemetery
Lawson
Robert Lee Hunter
China
Hollywood
Vanity & Bench
Lily
Beckley's
Nevills
Street
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