Newsman Sam R. Pennington Dies
Sam R. Pennington a prominent Southern West Virginia newspaperman died at 2 p.m. Tuesday in a Princeton hospital after a three year illness. He was born March 15 1885 in Monroe County and lived at 1215 Princeton Ave. Survivors include his widow Grace Burgess a son Don Pennington of Winnsboro SC and four grandchildren plus two sisters. The body is at Seaver Mortuary pending arrangements.
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Princeton
RNS
Sam R. Pennington
West Virginia
Princeton Ave
Monroe County
B. P
Mary White Pennington
Grace Grey Burgess
Bluefield
Francis T. Hunter
H. C. Ogden
Virginian Railway
Empire Builders
First Baptist Church of
Don Pennington
Winnsboro
S. C
C. M. Carling
David B. White
Seaver Mortuary
Ex-Dean of Concord College Dies at 76
Robert Storrar Gatherum 76, first dean of Concord College, died at 2 p.m. Tuesday in a Blue Field hospital after a short illness. Born in Leven Scotland, he came to the United States in 1887. He taught mathematics and physics at Concord from 1907 to 1944 and served as dean. Survived by his wife Nancy Dangerfield, four sons and a brother. Body at Seaver Mortuary.
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Princeton
RNS
Robert Storrar Gatherum
Concord College
Bluefield
Leven
Scotland
Thomas
Hannah Stover Gatherum
United States
Gatewood
Fayette County
West Virginia University
Peabody College
Nashville
Tenn
Concord
First Presbyterian Church
Athens
Nancy Dangerfield
James Riley Gatherum
Richwood
Robert Storrar Gatherum Jr
Bluefield Sanitorium
David Hoge Gatherum
Milwaukee
Wis
Thomas Allen Gatherum
Beckley
Huntington
John Gatherum
Seaver Mortuary
William J. Vance Rites Set For Thursday
Funeral services for William Jackson Vance 68 of Mount Hope will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Assembly of God Church Mount Hope officiated by Rev David Holmes. Burial follows at Marstellar Cemetery Packs Branch. Vance a retired Safety Coal miner at Willis Branch belonged to Local Union 7538 and the Mount Hope Assembly of God Church. He born May 1 1886 in Raleigh County survived by siblings seven sons two daughters 22 grandchildren and two half brothers. The body was moved from Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill to J W Stark Mount Hope at 4 p.m. today.
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Mount Hope
RNS
William Jackson Vance
Assembly of God Church
David Holmes
Marsteller
Packs Branch
Vance
Beckley Hospital
Safety Coal Company
Willis Branch
Long Branch
Raleigh County
Maggie Adkins
Shady Spring
Esteline Kincaid
Layland
Mary Bennett
Pear
Lewis Kincaid
Barboursville
Robert
Chester
Cleveland
Roy
Baltimore
Nellie Stack
Lilly Etta Stoneking
Alexandria
Tyree
Oak Hill
J. W. Stark
Friday Rites for Antonio Llamas 31 in Oak Hill
Antonio Llamas 31 of Oak Hill will have funeral rites Friday at 2 p.m. in the Tyree Funeral Home Chapel with Rev W W Pharr of Mount Hope officiating. Burial in High Lawn Memorial Park with Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3110 conducting military rites. A Marine veteran of World War II and Korea he served as VFW Post 3110 chaplain. Born Cranberry April 8 1922. Body remains at the funeral home.
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Oak Hill
ANL
Antonio Llamas
Tyree Funeral Home
W. W. Pharr
Mount Hope
High Lawn Memorial Park
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
Llamas
Summerlee
Korea
VFW
Cranberry
Railroader Injured In Fall At Harmco
George W. Whitlow aged 60 a Virginia Railway section hand was admitted to Wyoming General Hospital for X ray examination and treatment of contusions to his left chest from a fall from a railroad car at Harmco on February 8.
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Mullens
George W. Whitlow
Virginia
Wyoming General Hospital
Harmco
Services Monday For War Casualty
Funeral rites are set for Pfc. Henry J. Falk 22 of Oak Hill who was killed in action in Korea July 24, 1953. Services at 2 p.m. Monday in the Tyree Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. John S. Winters officiating. Burial in Hilltop Cemetery. Falk born February 6, 1932 at Rush Run. Survivors include his mother Lena A. Falk of Oak Hill nine brothers Fred James Vernon Thomas Dempsey Delano Alonzo Ben Wilbur and James and two sisters Patricia Ann Falk and Ruby Reveal.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Henry J. Falk
Korea
Tyree
John S. Winters
Hilltop
Thurmond
Falk
Rush Run
Lena A. Falk
Fred
New York
James E
Vernon F
Louisville
Thomas J
Columbus
Dempsey
Delano R
Alonzo
Ben J
Wilbur J
Newport
R. I
Patricia Ann Falk
Ruby Reveal
Montgomery
Forsythe Services Slated Thursday
Funeral rites for George F. Forsythe 78 of Ansted will be at Hopewell Baptist Church at 2 p.m. Thursday with Rev. Joe Smith officiating. Burial will be in Terry Cemetery. He died Monday after a long illness. He was a farmer and member of the Methodist Church born at Graydon July 9, 1875. Survivors include two sisters Ophelia Crawley Orlando Fla Nell Dobbins St Petersburg Fla two sons Clyde Ansted Samuel Nashville Tenn two daughters Imogene Johnson Clarksville Tenn Ruth Matics Handley and seven grandchildren. Services from Thomas Funeral Home in Ansted to the residence at 5 p.m. today.
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Ansted
RNS
George F. Forsythe
Hopewell Baptist Church
Joe Smith
Rainelle
Terry Cemetery
Forsythe
Methodist Church
Graydon
Ophelia Crawley
Orlando
Fla
Nell Dobbins
St. Petersburg
Clyde
Samuel
Nashville
Tenn
Imogene Johnson
Clarksville
Ruth Matics
Handley
Thomas Funeral Home
Birth of Deborah Artie Lee to Neal couple in Cincinnati
Mr and Mrs Artie Neal of Cincinnati Ohio announce the birth of a daughter named Deborah Artie Lee Mrs Neal is formerly Miss Evelyn Robertson of Beckley West Virginia The birth notice names the parents and their hometowns and provides the spouse's maiden name
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Artie Neal
Cincinnatti, Ohio
Deborah Artie Lee
Neal
Evelyn Robertson
Beckley
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Pennington
Bluefield Telegraph
Associated Press
Roanoke World News
Beckley Post-Herald
Vance Rites
A. R. Koch
Optometrist
Beckley Water Blog
S. Heber St
Schenley
Schenley Distr.inc
New York, WY
Baby Shop
Lone Asauilies
Lorraine
Gorden
POLOS
Gorden Socks
Jack Tar Togs
Cutler
Nannette
NOLIN
Bambury Coat and
Mrs. Day
Pickwich
Cinderella
Phillips-Williams Construction Co
Mercer Street
Heber Street
Universal Home
Fayette Street
National Cash Register CO
Sunrise Ave
M. J. Wehner
Martina Tile CO
Vance Drive
N. Oakwood Ave
Alex N. Breckinridge
Eisenhower
Neville St
H. L. Whitesell, Jr
Russell St
The
Main Street
Beckley Hotel
Appalachian Electric Power Co
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