Mrs. L. Stanley Taken By Death
Mrs Leona Stanley 69 of Colcord died in a Charleston hospital after a long illness. Survived by husband George William two sons Billy of Cleveland and Walter of Colcord four daughters Tallis Ellison Charleston Wilma Farley Nina Adkins both of Colcord Eunice Hodge Bradley one brother Ben Thompson Colcord six sisters Sarita Jarrell Beatrice Paden Myrtle Dillon Ethel Thompson Pearl Walk Mabel Estep and 10 grandchildren Body at Valley Funeral Home Whitesville arrangements incomplete.
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Colcord
Leona Stanley
Charleston
George William
Billy
Cleveland
Walter
Tallis Ellison
Wilma Farley
Nina Adkins
Eunice Hodge
Bradley
Ben Thompson
Sarita Jarrell
Beatrice Paden
Myrtle Dillon
Ethel Thompson
Pearl Walk
Columbus
Mabel Estep
San Diego
Calif
Valley Funeral Home
Whitesville
Miscellaneous Shower Set For Smith Family
The residence of Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Smith will host a miscellaneous shower at 7 30 p m today for the Cardell Smith family who lost their house and possessions in a Saturday fire They are staying with her stepfather and mother Mr and Mrs Budcliff in Dothan
Improvement Of Schools Requested By Delegation
Fayetteville officials and PTA members urged the Fayette County Board of Education to expand and improve town schools. They cited overcrowding, space shortages, and shifts of classes to the junior high building, plus outdoor play space needs and cafeteria access. The board noted enrollment 541 with 28.45 pupils per teacher and lack of funds for new rooms. No action taken on a sidewalk proposal. furnace and truck bids opened. several resignations and a leave of absence approved.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Parent - Teacher Association
Fayette County
Walker
Memorial Auditorium
Ramon L. Adkins
PTA
T. E. Myles
Layne Blackwell Motors Inc
Edith Bess
Cunard
Frances Ann Burruss
Sun
Lena Moore
Vera Martin
Scarbro
Ethel Mason
Oak Hill
Nancy F. Kent
Mount Hope
Adkins Funeral Set Saturday
Lyndon Adkins 46 Glen Fork dies in Welch hospital. Funeral services at 11 a.m. Saturday at Independent Baptist Church in Glen Fork, with burial in the family cemetery. Survivors include his mother Myrtle Sizemore Adkins Jordan and three sisters. Body at Evans Funeral Home in Oceana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Fork
ANS
Lyndon Adkins
Independent Baptist Church
Herbert Perry
Ravencliff
Adkins
Welch
Azel Adkins
Myrtle Sizemore Adkins Jordan
Manuel Blevins
Lena Trent
Pauline Cook
Brenton
Evans Funeral Home
Oceana
Lafferty Rites Set Saturday
Funeral services for Wesley Lafferty, 77, Willis Branch, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Tyree Funeral Home Chapel, Mount Hope, with Rev. Ernest Barley the officiant. Burial follows at Humphrey Cemetery, Weirwood. He died in a Montgomery hospital after a long illness. He was a retired miner born February 4, 1881. Survivors include three brothers Charlie, Milt, and George and three sisters Annie Bragg Ada Dotson Lizzie Painter. The body will remain at the funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis Branch
RNS
Wesley Lafferty
Ernest Barley
Bradley
Tyree
Mount Hope
Humphrey
Weirwood
Lafferty
Montgomery
Edward Lafferty
Charlie
Milt
George
California
Annie Bragg
Ada Dotson
Pax
Lizzie Painter
Mount Hove
Funeral set for Emory Kegley in Piedmont Church
Emory Kegley, born March 3 1922 in Widemouth, found dead Thursday morning by his mother. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Piedmont Methodist Church in Widemouth, conducted by Rev. Roger McCormick. Burial in Burton Cemetery. Death attributed to natural causes. Survived by brothers Floyd and Carl, and sister Mrs Myrtle Reed, all of Widemouth. Body at Bailey Funeral Home Matoaka until noon Saturday. Local 6118 United Mine Workers to serve as pallbearers.
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Widemouth
RNS
Emory Kegley
Piedmont Methodist Church
Roger McCormick
Burton
Kegley
Gertrude Whitt Kegley
John E. Kegley
Floyd
Carl
Myrtle Reed
Bailey Funeral Home
Matoaka
United Mine Workers of America
Allen Zickafoose RNS Funeral in Elton Church
Funeral services for Allen Lane Zickafoose will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. in Elton Community Church with Rev. Bob Newcomb. Burial follows at McElhenny Cemetery, Grassy Meadows. The three year old died after scalding in a tub incident at home Wednesday evening. Surviving are his parents Lenzy and Alfreda Zickafoose, two sisters Sharon Kay and Lawana Leigh, and grandparents Mrs. Lela Zickafoose and Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Ladoucer. The body rests at Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home, East Rainelle, and will be moved to the residence Saturday at 2 p.m. and again one hour before the service.
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Meadow Bridge
Rns
Allen Lane Zickafoose
Elton Community
Bob Newcomb
McElhenny Cemetery
Grassy Meadows
Lenzy
Alfreda Zickafoose
Hinton
Sharon Kay
Lawana Leigh
Lela Zickafoose
Lawn
Alfred Ladoucer
East Bank
Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home
East Rain
Williams Rites Sunday in Pettus Independent Baptist Church
Funeral services for Charlie Williams age 78 of Pettus will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday at the Independent Baptist Church in Pettus with Rev. William Hamner officiating. Burial will follow in the Rock Creek family cemetery. He died in a Charleston hospital from injuries suffered December 2 when struck by a car on State Route 3 near his home. Surviving are three daughters Lce Petty, Elsie Rich, and Tressie Jarrell. four sons Lee, Donnie, Fannie, and Lawrence. three brothers Bob, Jeff, and Frank. 18 grandchildren and six great grandchildren. The body will be taken to the residence at 1 p.m. Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pettus
RNS
Charlie Williams
Independent Baptist Church
William Hamner
Rock Creek
Williams
Charleston
Lce Petty
Packsville
Elsie Rich
Whitesville
Whitesville Moose Members Attend West Virginia Meet
A Whitesville Moose Lodge delegation will attend the Sixth District West Virginia Moose Association meeting at Beckley Lodge at 7 pm. Led by Carl W. Pioch, past governor and district vice president, the group includes Darrell Harden Earl Howell and Joseph L. Price newly elected Whitesville governor. Committee reports by Fletcher Carter Cather Jones Clyde Bunion and others will be heard, with district lodges sponsoring Christmas programs toy drives food baskets and children treats. O H Garton sixth district president invites Beckley Oak Hill Hinton Layland and Montgomery lodges to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitesville
RNL
Whitesville Moose Lodge
West Virginia State Moose Association
Beckley Lodge
Carl W. Pioch
Whitesville Lodge
Darrell Harden
Earl Howell
Joseph L. Price
Fletcher Carter
Cather Jones
Clyde Bunion
David Lively
Sixth District
O. H. Garton
Hinton
Beckley
Oak Hill
Layland
Montgomery
Princeton Delegation Seeks Clarity On Rail Merger
Virginia Virginian Railway President Frank Beale told a Princeton delegation that a merger with Norfolk and Western would take time and likely require terms acceptable to both sides. He said no offer or firm terms exist yet. Princeton officials voiced concern over potential economic impacts on its 267 local jobs at car and locomotive shops.
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Norfolk — Virginian Railway
Frank D. Beale
Princeton
Virginia and Norfolk and Western Railways
Beale
Chamber of Commerce
Norfolk
Virginian
E. W. Anderson
B. C. Gibbs
Harold Tomchin
O.D. Compton
Chamber
James Kee
Elizabeth Kee
D-Wva
Mrs Rosa Lee McNeely Rites Set In Whitesville
Funeral services for Rosa Lee McNeely aged 91 will be held at Sylvester Methodist Church at 1 p.m. Sunday with Rev. Wade Webb. Burial in Hopkins Cemetery, Low Gap. She died at home after a heart attack and had been semi invalid. Survivors include three sons Clyde Sylvester Rupert Baltimore Ohio Guy Bradenton Fla two daughters Anna Abbott Whitesville Arnett Workman Sylvester a sister A D Cook Crites ten andchildren three great grandchildren two great great Valley Funeral Home to the residence at 5 p.m. Saturday and to the church one hour before the funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitesville
RNS
Rosa Lee McNeely
Sylvester Methodist Church
Wade Webb
Hopkins Cemetery
Low Gap
McNeely
Bald Knob
Clyde
Sylvester
Rupert
Baltimore
Ohio
Guy
Bradenton
Fla
Anna Abbott
Arnett Workman
A. D. Cook
Crites
Valley Funeral Home
Stewart Funeral Set Sunday
Garland Stewart 59, Pineville Water Works operator in the 1930s, dies at Man Memorial Hospital. Funeral service 2 p.m. Sunday at Cooke Memorial Baptist Church Pineville with Rev. Robert Mounts and Rev. W R McCoy officiating. Burial in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Matheny. Survived by wife Laura Lambert Stewart a foster daughter and sister. Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home to residence tonight.
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MAN
Garland Stewart
Robert Mounts
First Baptist Church
Cooke Memorial Baptist Church
Pineville
Mounts
W. R. McCoy
Cooke Memorial Church
Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
Matheny
Stewart
Man Memorial Hospital
Oak Hill Hospital
Wyoming
Rockview
Boyd
Maggie Workman Stewart
Marshall College
University of Maryland Medical School
Albuquerque
N. M
West Virginia
Laura Lambert Stewart
Juanita Levine
New York City
W. M. Rutherford
Cook Memorial Church
Robertson and Foglesong
Christmas program plans at Workman’s Creek church
The Woman's Society of Christian Service of Workman’s Creek Methodist Church met at the Dunbars to plan the Christmas program and Sunday School treats. Attendees included Mrs. Basil Workman and Mrs. Arnett Dunbar among others. Also noted are leave visits by S Sgt Clarence Stover and Pfc Ernest L. Stover, and a Columbus, Ohio trip by the Harmon family. A health note states one third of Americans may be infected with tuberculosis germs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clear Creek
RNS
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Workman's Creek Methodist Church
W. S. Dunbar
Basil Workman
Arnett Dunbar
Virgil Stover
Ollie Dunbar
Clarence Stover
Chennault Air Force
Yale Parade Held Today In Oak Hill
Oak Hill hosts the annual Christmas parade starting at 3 45 p m at the East Oak Hill Salem Road traffic light. Ten floats seven mobile units and Santa Claus join bands from Oak Hill Mount Hope and Fayetteville with prizes of 40 20 and 10 for float winners. Main Street will be blocked until after the event and late shopping hours begin tonight.
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Oak Hill
East Oak Hill
Salem Road
East End
Main Street
Jones Avenue
Chuck Balding
W. T. Bittinger
Summerlee
Robert Akers
Fayetteville
Paul Mackey
Balding
Mount Hope
Anonymous Bomb Threat Evacuates Collins High School
An anonymous call prompted a three hour bomb search at Collins High School in Oak Hill that evacuated 986 students by 2:15 p.m. Police questioned a student about a paper bag marked atom bomb found in a locker. the bag contained tissue and the student was released. The caller sounded like a teen and claimed a bomb was planted. This followed two previous similar threats in the state over the past two weeks.
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Oak Hill
ANS
Collins High School
Tis
Sue
Point Pleasant High
Charleston High
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Mac’s Toy Fund
Beckley Supper Club
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Mrs. McNeely
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