Mrs. Coffman Heads Fayette March of Dimes Drive
Mrs. Marie Coffman, secretary at Wallace and Wallace Music Co., Oak Hill, will direct Fayette County’s New March of Dimes Drive for 1960. Barbara Riser is secretary. headquarters open 9 to 5 at Oneal Building, Kelly Ave., Oak Hill, Box 102, Hobart 24461.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
RNS
Marie Coffman
Wallace and Wallace Music Company
Fayette County
March of
Barbara Riser
Scarbro
Coffman
March of Dimes
Oneal
Kelly Avenue
Hobart
Cody McClelland Rites Saturday
Funeral services for Cody Hobson McClelland, 61, will be held at 2 p m Saturday at Minnie Bell Baptist Church Corliss with Rev Ker mit Hunter officiating. Burial will be Wallace Memorial Cemetery near Clintonville. He died Tuesday in a Huntington hospital after a long illness. He was a retired coal miner born May 30 1898 in Russellville. Survivors include his wife Geneva three daughters two sisters two brothers and six grandchildren. The body remains at Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home Chapel East Rainelle and will be taken to the church one hour before the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McClelland
Rainelle
Huntington
Russellville
Franklin Porter
Emma Carte McClelland
Geneva
Alice Gibson
Quinwood
Marie McClelland
Stow
Ohio
Janice Linkletter
Chicago
Gracie Hiser
Thelma Champe
Corliss
Wyatt
Edmond
Roy McClelland
Fayetteville
Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home
East Rainelle
Ansted Infant Vicki Diana Toney Dies in Montgomery Hospital
Graveside services for Vicki Diana Toney, a day old daughter of James Ralph and Annie Laura Toney of Ansted, were to be held at Good Hope Baptist Cemetery at 2 p m. Survivors include two brothers, James JR. Toney Jr. and Harrison Eugene Toney. The Thomas Funeral Home, Ansted, arranged the services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ansted
ANS
Vicki Diana Toney
Good Hope Baptist
James Ralph
Annie Laura Toney
Montgomery
Thomas Funeral Home
James JR. Toney Jr
Harrison Eugene Toney
Mrs Bell Light Funeral Friday in Wriston area
Funeral services for Mrs Bell Light will be held Friday at 12 30 p m at Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill with burial in Kincaid Cemetery. A long illness preceded her death and survivors include her brother Arthur of Beckwith and sister Mrs Bertha Settle of Wriston.
Mrs Alice Brown Rites Set At Mullens Church
Funeral services for Mrs. Alice Brown age 69 will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Mullens First Presbyterian Church where she was a member. Rev. J. H. Bratton Jr. will preside. Burial follows at Sunset Memorial Park Beckley. She died 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at her Mullens home with daughter Mrs Alton Caldwell. Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home Mullens directed with pallbearers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullens
Eddie Pryor
Rodney Davis
Roger Pritchett
Paul and
Charles Ritchie
Curtis Crotty
Gerald Snyder
Ray Dooley
Ray
Randolph Caldwell
Max Reynolds
Two Youths Hurt In Fall At Pax Barn
Two boys visiting Pax were treated at Oak Hill Hospital after falling about ten feet from a barn. Jay Powers aged son of Betty Powers and Eddie Jarrett son of Mr and Mrs Jimmy Jarrett suffered injuries. Powers had two broken arms and Jarrett a broken jaw. They were released after treatment at Lazella Powers home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill Hospital
Jay Powers
Betty Powers
Eddie Jarrett
Jimmy Jarrett
Richwood
Powers
Jarrett
Lazella Powers
Workmen Hurt In Mishaps at Wyoming General Hospital
Troy Lusk aged 3 of Herndon was hospitalized at 10 30 a m after a shuttle car rolled over a floor hump in the Alpeca Mine. He complained of back and pelvic soreness. H R Brown aged 3 of Herndon Heights, a Rotenberry Lumber timberman, was cut on his right index finger when a cant hook slipped and he struck an axe at noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming General Hospital
Troy Lusk
Herndon
Alpeca
H. R. Brown
Herndon Heights
Rotenberry Lumber Co
New Year's Dance Planned at Kilsyth Catholic Hall
Kilsyth Catholic Hall hosts a New Year's dance sponsored by the Holy Name Society starting at 7 30 p.m. and running until 1 a.m. The event invites community members to celebrate in the hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kilsyth
Kilsyth Catholic Hall
Holy Name Society
Newspaper Reading Among People Aged 12 and Older
A survey notes that more than four of five individuals aged 12 and above read a newspaper on an average day. The statistic highlights broad newspaper readership and informs discussions on media consumption patterns.
Holiday Visitors Fill Homes Across Pax and Nearby
Christmas guests spread through Pax and surrounding towns including Serena, Fayetteville, Pax, Pax Pet 1 C, and Charleston. Listed are Rex Parker, Henry Gentrys, Warren Parker, Day family, Cora Day, Delbert Parker, Berry, Pearl Ballanger, Homer L. Allen, Lilly family, and many others visiting relatives and returning to duties after holidays.
Christmas Guests Visit Family Campuses In West Virginia
Pineville residents shared holiday time with relatives in Bluefield Huntington Morgantown and Brenton. Alex Bannister and family from Pineville visited with Mrs Bannister's parents in Bluefield and Mr and Mrs Gaylord Short and daughter Debbie also joined. John Teel plans to return to Marshall College Huntington after holidays with his parents in Pineville. Betty Lester student nurse at St Marys Hospital Huntington will return Sunday after visiting her mother Mrs Louise Lester Sunday guest of Mr and Mrs Lloyd Fender and Mr and Mrs Tom Day and sons Austin and Larry in Brenton. Frank Zsoldos Jr returned to West Virginia University Morgantown after spending several days with his parents in Pineville.
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Pineville
Rns
Alex Bannister
Bluefield
Patty Bannister
Harry
Bobby Bannister
Gaylord Short
Debbie
Jack Bannister
Paul and
Terry
Hanover
Betty Lester
St. Mary’s Hospital
Huntington
Louise Lester
Lloyd Fender
Tom Day
Austin
Larry
Brenton
Frank Zsoldos Jr
West Virginia University
Morgantown
Frank Zsoldos
Kopperston
Harold Miller
Cleveland
Ohio
Virgil Burketts
Arthur Millers
Lynco
Sarah Jones
Pennsylvania
Robert Thomas
Clark Fultz
Carol Lay
Beckley
Jacksonville
Fla
David E. Lay
Glen Fork
Jack Burkett
Lockport
N. Y
Virgil Burkett
Ralph Hickman
L. G. Snider
C. H. Sniders
Princeton
R. V. Garrett
G. W. Crane
St. Albans
Riley Campbell
James Parsons
E. J. Fultz
James Fultz
Oceana
Murray Page
Tenn
Lisle Price
Lynchburg
Hurley Pennington
Perry Lay
Allen Chandler Jr
Toledo
Lawrence Angle
Eugene Reece
Charleston
Terrie
Mount Hope
R. C. Simpkins
Fred Buset
Tom Reed
Logan
Bulas Butler
Reed
Fromer Buelah Jean Butler
Dreama Stuch
St. Mary’s School of Nursing
Luis Stuch
Chuck” Carter
E. S. Carter
James Laird
Ginny Jo
Birmingham
Ala
Bob Hamilton
Statesville
N. C
Clay Franklin Church Jr
Durham
New Year Church Services Set Across Oak Hill Area
New Year's Eve watch meeting and candlelight rites mark Oak Hill worship as churches welcome 1960. Oak Hill Methodist Rev R J Chenoweth and Fayetteville Methodist Rev Charles Thompson lead observances with communion and fellowship hours. Episcopal St Andrew's Oak Hill and Scarbro St Peter and Paul Roman Catholic Church plan Holy Communion and Mass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
RNS
Oak Hill Methodist Church
R. J. Chenoweth
Charles Thompson
Fayetteville Methodist Church
Friendship Hall
Oak Hill Baptist Church
Randolph Johnson
Johnson
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
Charles L. Draper
St. Peter and Paul’s Roman Catholic Church
Scarbro
St. Anthony’s Church
Kilsyth
Eugene Klug
Hearing Set For Charles Johnson
Charles W. Johnson of Princeton posted bond to appear January 6 for a preliminary hearing before Justice of the Peace J. F. Keeling in Hurricane. He was arraigned Wednesday on a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses for allegedly taking more than $1,000 from Mrs. Cosby Wood, a Hurricane widow, through Terminal Pest Control Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hurricane (Ap
Charles W. Johnson
Justice of the Peace
J. F. Keeling
Princeton
Keeling
Johnson
Terminal Pest Control Service
Cosby Wood
Moody Coleman Rites Saturday at Fayetteville Baptist Church
Funeral services for Moody C Coleman 57 will be held at 2 p m Saturday at Fayetteville Baptist Church. Burial is in Huse Memorial Park Fayetteville. Coleman died Wednesday at Kaymoor Mine from a heart attack. He was born October 15 1902 in Kanawha County and was a union member. He leaves a wife Sophia Dean Coleman a son William J Bill Coleman two daughters Kathryn Dare and Vanda Rae Terry two brothers John Coleman and a sister pair plus eight grandchildren. The body will be moved from Dodd Payne Mortuary to the church one hour before services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
RNS
Moody C. Coleman
Fayetteville Baptist Church
J. A. Crosier
Huse Memorial Park
Coleman
Kaymoor
New River
Pocahontas
Kanawha County
Lindsey
Matilda Armstrong Coleman
John Coleman
Bertha Clendenin
East Bank
Willie Mason
Smithers
Dodd-Payne Mortuary
Holiday Guests Reported Across Kopperston Area
Local residents host relatives from Ohio Pennsylvania Tennessee Virginia and New York during the holidays. Names include Harold Miller Virgil Burkett Clarence Rankin D K Shields C V Tyree and others with visits spanning Cle veland Akron Lynchburg and Glen Fork among Kopperston and nearby towns.
Phill Morris Rites Friday
Oak Hill funeral notice for Phill Ed ward Morris 69 a Goodwill Stores Chicago mechanic died Monday in Cook County Hospital pneumonia listed as son of Frank and Sarah Morris. Survives relatives in Raleigh and Fayette counties. Funeral 2 p.m. Friday Tyree Funeral Home Chapel Oak Hill Reverend Randolph Johnson officiating Burial Prosperity Cemetery. Body at Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Phill Edward Morris
Goodwill Stores
Chicago
Ill
Cook County
Morris
Frank
Sarah Virginia Sorrell Morris
Raleigh
Fayette
Tyree
Randolph Johnson
Oak Hill Baptist Church
Mrs. Pauline Cadd Funeral In Colcord Presbyterian Church
Mrs Pauline Doug las Cadd 657 Columbus Ohio died early Wednesday in a Charleston hospital from a stroke suffered Saturday while visiting her brother in law and sister in Colcord Her funeral will be at Colcord Presbyterian Church at 2 p m Friday with Rev C W Pindar Columbus Ohio Burial in Union Cemetery Colcord Body to be moved from Valley Funeral Home Whitesville to sister Mrs Stover residence at 3 p m
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Colcord
RNS
Pauline Douglas Cadd
Colcord Presbyterian Church
C. W. Pindar
Columbus
Ohio
Union Cemetery
Cadd
Charleston
Clayton Stover
Valley Funeral Home
Whitesville
Mrs. Stover
Thorne Files For Constable in Town District Primary
Fredrick M Thorne a Raleigh County deputy sheriff filed a certificate of candidacy in the county clerk office for the Town District constable primary on May 10. Thorne is seeking the constable seat in the upcoming election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredrick
Freddie) M. Thorne
Bradley
Raleigh County
Thorne
Holiday visitors and family gatherings across multiple states
Glen Rogers and family from Ravencliff Falls Church and Mount Airy spent Christmas weekend with relatives. Phylis McGraw visited in Washington and attended funeral services for granddaughter Elizabeth Stewart in Ashland. Bonnie McGraw stayed with siblings in Columbus. Chris George hosted Hazel Bishop and Johnny Kilbourne visiting from Big Stone Gap and Kansas City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry McGraw
Elizabeth Stewart
Ashland
Bonnie McGraw
Roy Green Jr
Columbus
Ohio
Chris George
Hazel Bishop
Big Stone Gap
Johnny Kilbourne
Kansas City
Kan
Lawson Holiday Guests Include Chicago Couple and Tucson Sisters
Scarbro Mrs. Dewey S Lawson hosts guests for the holidays. Her son Dr James D Lawson and daughter in law from Chicago join sisters Mrs Charles Graham and Mrs Klye Brierley of Tucson Ariz. Her mother also attends. Dinner guests include Mr and Mrs Jarrell L Nowlin and their sons from Milton.
Hart-Newcastle Visitors Spend Holiday in Mullens
Mr and Mrs Merle W Hart from Newcastle Pennsylvania were holiday guests of her parents Mr and Mrs C V Stewart in Mullens during the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullens Mullens
Rns
Merle W. Hart
Newcastle
C. V. Stewart
Mullens
Christmas Visits Spread Across Mount Hope Area
Multiple families and residents of Mount Hope and surrounding towns spent the Christmas weekend with relatives and friends. Visitors hailed from Chicago, Fort Benning, Durham, Glasgow, Charlottesville, Toledo, Charleston, Greensboro, Beckley, and Huntington, with many returning home and others attending local garden club events.
Birthday Honors for Larry Lilly at Ravencliff Party
Mr and Mrs Joe Lilly of Ravencliff hosted a birthday party for their son Larry turning 17. The event drew 75 young guests who enjoyed games and dancing with Christmas decorations and refreshments.
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Ravencliff
BNS
Joe Lilly
Larry
Yale Lighting Contest Winners Told In Mullens
The Laurel Garden Club and Mullens Chamber of Commerce announced winners of the annual Christmas Decorating and Lighting Contest. Fred Conner won best overall, Greely Wyatt best door, George Thomas best window. N. D. Trent Co. earned the Award of Merit for best ex ample of the Christmas spirit. Zone awards honored residents across Mullens with top finishes by F. S. Caffee, T. H. McBride, John McClanahan, Roger Pritchett, Andrew Tolley, Fred Conner, Bill Morris, and others across six zones. Judges toured Saturday ending at Mrs. Fred Kingdon’s Circle Drive with refreshments. some homes were not judged due to mixed themes.
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N. D. Trent Co
Wallace Thomas
Moran Ave
Dominic Cataffo
Guyandotte Ave
Mullens City
Thomas
Lester
F. S. Caffee
Dunman
Harold Beavers
W. S. French
Poplar
T. H
Elmer Hash
Broadway
Window
Carl Hazzard
John McClana
Farley
Frantz
Ball
Rinehart
Collier
Ss Center
Lincoln
McKinney
Fairview
Parsons Drive
Roger Pritchett
Parsons
Ball St
David Mundy
Frantz Ave
Ray Compton
Kenneth Kirk
Sixth St
Mullens Hill
Lusk Avenue
Guyandotte Avenue
Ritchie
Andrew Tolley
Highland Ave
Jack Finney
C. C. Cassinelli
B. T. Hash
Henry Hall
Circle Dr
J. A. Neal
Jack Neal
Moran Avenue
Church Street
Fred Conner
Louis Kaman
Paul Martin
Church St
G. D. Skidmore
Max Reynolds
M. M. Shumate
Ralph Mays
S. I. Smith
Rebel
Bill Morris
Ridgeview Drive
Joe E. Witt
Bill McGinnis
Greely Wyatt
Shumate St
Raymond Wells
White Ave
Luther King
George Thomas
White Avenue
Fred Kingdon
Circle Drive
Christmas Eve Wedding at Williams Home
Cada Williams and Billy Jeffrey wed in a single ring ceremony at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Burnley Williams. Rev. Jack Weller presided. The groom’s father is Albert Jeffrey of Keith. he works for Raleigh Eagle Coal Co. at Ameagle. Relatives racing illness include Daniel Winston, Delbert and Lowell Williams, Elsie Stover, Margie Mahon. A daughter Patricia Burgess was born Dec 14 in Raleigh General Hospital weighing five pounds twelve and a half ounces.
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Clear Creek
RNS
Cada Williams
Billy Jeffrey
Burnley Williams
Jack Weller
Albert Jeffrey
Keith
Raleigh Eagle Coal Co
Ameagle
Daniel Winston
Delbert and
Lowell
Newark
Del
Elsie Stover
Detroit
Mich
Margie Mahon
Patricia
Hibert Burgess
Artie
Raleigh General Hospital
Leevale Family Guests and Army Enlistment Report
Leevale notes holiday guests Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Gill and children from Oklahoma City visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Williams and extended relatives. George Riley Thomas, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Thomas, has enlisted in the Army and is in basic training at Fort Knox after graduating Clear Fork High School. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Cantley of Kalamazoo return home after visiting Coal River relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leevale
Samuel Gill
Sandra
Sammy
Oklahoma City
Okla
Jesse Williams
James Williams
Billy Peters
George Riley Thomas
William Thomas
Fort Knox
Clear Fork High School
Raymond Cantley
Kalamazoo, Mich
Coal River Area
Mon Day and Hamilton visit join Colcord pageant
Miss Rose Hamilton of Alexandria Va visits Mr and Mrs Walter A Monday in Colcord. Vernie Toney returns home after three weeks with son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Denver Griffis in Dayton Ohio. New Mountain Project Men's Council officers elected led by Simeon Dolin Camp Creek as president. They meet January 9 at Whitesville Presbyterian Church. Linda Fraley of Charleston and James O'Dell of Fort Hood Texas visited D F Hamilton Christmas Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colcord
RNS
Walter Arthur Monday
Rose Hamilton
Alexandria
Vernie Toney
Denver Griffis
Dayton
Ohio
Mountain Project Men's Council
Pattie C. Stockdale
Simeon Dolin
Camp Creek
Eugene Lewis
Whitesville
Howard Madison
Racine
Howard Hendricks
Keith
Whitesville Presbyterian Church
D. F. Hamilton
Linda Fraley
Charleston
James O'Dell
Fort Hood
Texas
Worship Service Stated Today at Fayetteville Church
The Fayetteville Methodist Church invites parishioners to a fellowship at Friendship Hall at 10 20 p m led by Rev Charles S Thompson. A New Year 1960 worship service will follow in the sanctuary at 11 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
RNS
Friendship Hall
Fayetteville Methodist Church
Charles S. Thompson
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Mrs. Coffman
MOD Drive
M. Coffman
Cody McClelland
Toney Infant Services
Mrs. Bell Light
Pean Borgnine
Columbia Pictures
Mister Magoo
Aladdin
Technicolor
Mrs. A. Brown
Victor Moture
Lili Hue
the Iron Sheriff
Sterling Hayden
Constance Ford
PAX
Howard Ayres
Rex Parker
Henry A. Gentry
Serena
Warren Parker
Martine
Charles P. Day
Cora Day
Delbert Parker
Glen Jean
0. G. Berry
Hinton
Pearl Ballanger
Brooks
Homer L. Allen
James A. Lilly
Jackie Akers
Fort Campbell
Jack Akers
Akers
Lucille
Trent
Arthur Hibbs
Louisville
Roy Trent
Shelia
Gary
Gregory
Harold
Darrell
Debra
Earl Trent
Charlotte
Lewis Earl
Milburn
Samuel Howard
Linda
Diane
Lucille Trent
Jack Bailey
Jack Jr
Lorain
Amos Janney
John Janney
Crab Orchard
Tom Foster
Leonard Sweeney
Susie
Maxwell Hill
Jack Logan
Robert Allen
Carolyn
Willis Humphrey
Ada Foster
Denver Vass
Washington, D. C
John Teel
Marshall College
W. W. Bolt
METRO
Godwin
Mayle
Gary Cooper
Charlton Heston
Hasolan Blaustein
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Charles Johnson
Moody Coleman
Phill Morris
P. Cadd
Glen Rogers
Tony
Skelton
William Penn
W. Va
Polka
Abraham Brothers
Glen Rogers High School
Phyllis Gentry
Margaret Miller
Karen Halsey
Nelma York
Barbara Mace
Batti Les
Mrt. Hope
Troy Wiliams
Troy Byron Wiliams
Fort Benning
Sand Branch
Williams
William
John T. Myles
James K. Davis
W. M. Pennington
Martha
Billy
Mrs. Myles
Eleanor Pennington
Mrs. Davis
Nancy Pennington
Charlie Sanford
Glasgow
Don Sanford
Robert Lilly
N. J. Jobe
H. H. St. Clair
Price Hill
Eleanor Jean Smith
Billy Smith
Willie
Greensboro
Kenneth St. Clair
Ralph St. Clair
Fred Huddleston
Barbara Bennett
Charlottesville
Margaret Hess
Fire
Arlene Dahl
Jack Hawkins
David Wayne
Joanne Woodward
Yale
Impalas
Worship Service
MT Hope
Arcola
Glenn Bord
Debbie Reynolds
Kiis
Castaloni SF Oyeght
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