First 1954 Highway Victim Dies In Mercer
Mercer County reports a second highway death this year as Fred McManaway dies at Memorial Hospital from injuries on December 1. The victim, born February 18, 1913, left six children and several siblings, and worked as a timber man for Giles French Lumber Co. Funeral details followed at Graham Chapel Pettrey.
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Princeton
Mercer County
Fred McManaway
Memorial Hospital
McManaway
Essie Akers
Oakvale
Akers
Clarence
Sue McManaway
Pettrey
Giles French Lumber Co
Ruby
Ruth
Billy
E. J
Jerald
Clinton
Myrtle Wyrick
Daisy McManaway
Elgood
Annie Dove
Kegley
Graham Chapel
John Crews
Seaver
Callison Funeral Rites Wednesday
Cat W. Callison 78 of Oak Hill funeral services set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Collins Funeral Home Glen Jean with Rev Clarence Figgatt officiating Burial at Calfee Cemetery Mount Tabor He died Monday at home after a heart attack A retired miner member of UMWA Terry and Oak Hill Baptist Church He was born April 19 1876 in Keiffer Surviving are a brother five sisters two sons a daughter and a stepdaughter The body will remain at the funeral home.
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Oak Hill
Cat W. Callison
Collins
Glen Jean
Clarence Figgatt
Mount Hope
Calfee
Mount Tabor
Callison
U.M.W. of A
Terry
Oak Hill Baptist Church
Keiffer
W. L. Callison
Eccles
Ocie L. Peters
Maggie Tucker
Smithers
Ora Adkins
Piney View
Dora Tucker
South Charleston
Ada Riggs
Spring Hill
J. C. Callison
el Passo
Texas
Coral
Skelton
Irene Lewis
Midland
Dorothy Maddich
Katherine Patterson Dies in Layland After Illness
Katherine Zita Patterson 57 of Layland died Monday at home after a long illness. Born February 2, 1896 in Springdale she was daughter of the late Thomas and Margaret Hurley Goheen. She was a Sacred Heart Catholic Church member. Surviving: husband Harlen. daughters Rita Kinder Marguerite Thompson Kathleen Jacobs all of Layland. sons Robert and Elmer Pontiac Michigan Edward Muskegon Michigan. sisters Nell Donahoe Lawn Mary Rookstock Springdale. brothers Thomas Goheen Rupert John Quinwood Jerry Springdale Martin Baltimore. 20 grandchildren. Body at Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home East Rainelle. arrangements incomplete.
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Layland
Katherine Zita Patterson
Springdale
Thomas
Margaret Hurley Goheen
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Harlen
Rita Kinder
Marguerite Thompson
Kathleen Jacobs
Robert
Elmer
Pontiac
Mich
Edward
Muskegon
Nell Donahoe
Lawn
Mary Rookstock
Thomas Goheen
Rupert
John
Quinwood
Jerry
Martin
Baltimore
Wallace and Wallace Funeral
East Rainelle
Sluss Rites Held Today
Graveside rites were to be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday for Allan Sluss infant son of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Sluss of Itmann Burial was to be in Woodlawn Cemetery Bluefield The child was born dead about 230 a.m. Monday at Wyoming General Hospital Surviving are the parents a brother William a sister Susan Gay and the grandparents Mr and Mrs Frank Sluss of North Tazewell VA and Mr and Mrs Walter Compton of Square
Rockcastle BYF Plans Devotions and Paper
Representatives from the Baptist Youth Fellows of Rockcastle Association met at First Baptist Church of Oce ana for an all day session. Miss Betty Lou Cornett was in charge of business and named editor of The Rockcastle newspaper. Plans include National Youth Week devotions and strengthening fellowship, with monthly news from locals. Anita Manning named summer service project chair. The Discipler Van will visit churches lacking groups to explain organizing and a typical program.
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Oceana
Baptist Youth Fellowships of the
Rockcastle Association
First Baptist Church of
Betty Lou Cornett
Northfork
Rockcastle
Association
Cornett
Anita Manning
Discipler
Former Fayette Woman Rites Set Wednesday
Funeral rites for Mrs. Dorothy J. Lucas 25 a former Fayetteville resident will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the First Church of God in Fayetteville Burial will be in the King family cemetery at Fayetteville Mrs Lucas of Chillicothe Ohio died in a hospital there Sunday Surviving are her husband Benjamin J Lucas two sons Billy Ray and Benjamin Jr her mother Mrs Alice King of Fayetteville two brothers Charles A King of Fayetteville and James B King stationed with the U S Army at Fayetteville
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Fayetteville
Dorothy J. Lucas
First Church of God
King Family
Lucas
Chillicothe
Ohio
Benjamin J. Lucas
Billy Ray
Benjamin Jr
Alice King
Charles A. King
James B. King
U. S. Army
Honaker Services Set Wednesday
Funeral services for Oscar S. Honaker will be held at 2 pm Wednesday at Mount Alexander Methodist Church Sarton with Rev. Herman Luhm officiating. Burial follows in the church cemetery. Honaker died Sunday at his Forest Hill home after a three year illness. He was born August 23, 1894 in Monroe County and had lived in Summers County 29 years. Surviving: widow Ella Baumgardner Honaker of Forest Hill. son Otis Honaker. daughters Hazel Huffman of Narrows VA and Jo Ann Honaker. one grandchild. brothers Charles Beckley and Frank Glen Daniel. sisters Ora Graham Oakland Bowden and Alex Arbaugh, Beckley. Body moved to home Monday from Ronald Meadows Funeral Parlors.
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Ella Baumgardner Honaker
Forest Hill
Otis Honaker
Hazel Huffman
Narrows
Jo Ann Honaker
Charles
Beckley
Frank
Glen Daniel
Ora Graham
Oakland Bowden
Alex Arbaugh
Body to arrive at Dodd-Payne Mortuary Tuesday
Fort Knox Kentucky reports the body will arrive at Dodd-Payne Mortuary on Tuesday at 6 p.m. Local officials have not released additional details.
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Fort Knox
Dodd-Payne Mortuary
Mount Hope coal mine inspector L L Wylam dies on duty
L L Wylam 53 a federal coal mine inspector for the U S Bureau of Mines since 1942 died about 10 30 a m Monday while inspecting a East Gulf mine He collapsed returning to the mine office with death attributed to a heart attack Survived by his wife two sons and a daughter The body is at Lindamood Funeral Home pending arrival of his children
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Hope
L. L. Wylam
U. S. Bureau of Mines
East Gulf
Wylam
Bureau of Mines
C. H. Mead Coal Co
F. J. Moore
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Arctic
Army
Navy
Bureau
Welch
Holiday Guests Return Home From Visits
Mrs. Anne Absalom and Johnny Absalom spent the holidays with Mrs. L S Tully in Fayetteville and have now returned to Washington. Jim Tully returned to Philadelphia. Mr and Mrs Laurence Tully went to Beckley. Cmdr J M Tully returned to his base in New Port Rhode Island.
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Fayetteville
Anne Absalom
Johnny Absalom
Washington
L. S. Tully
Jim Tully
Philadelphia
Laurence Tully
Beckley
Cmdr
J M. Tully
New Port
R. I
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Mercer
Earl Arthur Hall
Bluefield
Hall
Steve Hicks
Mercer Street
Marshall Phillips
Lerena
Hicks
Harry Hall
Lilly Highway Ad
Dition
Freda McKinney
Buffalo, N. Y
Emuel Shorts
Norfolk, Va
Memorial
Katherine Patterson
Fayette
Honaker
L.L. Wylam
Ford
America
Fordomatic Drive
Bair Brothers, Inc
E. Main
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