Marriage of Lois Ann Skelton and Sam Turbeville
The couple were married December 6 at Rev L J Edgy's home in Nahunta GA. Lois Ann Skelton, a 1958 Mark Twain High School graduate and former head cheerleader, is the daughter of G H Skelton. Sam Turbeville, son of Mrs Chattie Turbeville of Orange Park FL, is a Clay High School graduate who served four years in the U S Navy and works for Superior Dairies in Jacksonville. They reside in Orange Park. Also reported: Mrs Belva Aliff Jennings of Jacksonville, formerly Beckley, ill, with three sisters and a brother listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lois Ann Skelton
G. H. Skelton
Tams
Sam Turbeville
Chattie Turbeville
Orange Park
Fla
L. J. Edgy
Nahunta
Mark Twain High School
Clay High School
U. S. Navy
Superior Dairies
Jacksonville
Belva Aliff Jennings
Beckley
Phillip Stover
Dorothy Richmond
Bob
Bertie Lucas
Glen Daniel
Elmer Richmond
Speir to Fort Knox for National Guard radio school
PFC James I Speir left Tuesday morning for Fort Knox Kentucky to attend radio school with the National Guard. He is the son of Mr and Mrs J N Bur roughs Beckley. The Women’s Christian Temperance Union of Stamford met in the Baptist Church with eight members attending and a discussion on abandoning alcoholic drinks. Mrs James Delp Baltimore formerly Green Valley was honored with a stork shower hosted by Mrs Eddison Wallen and Mrs Bil Chaffin. The guest list included many local ladies. Delp is the former Miss Caro Rutherford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James I. Speir
Fort Knox, Ky
National Guard
J. N. Burroughs
Beckley
Women’s Christian Temperance Union of
Stamford
Baptist Church
James Delp
Baltimore
Green Valley
Eddison Wallace
Eddison Wallen
Bil Chaffin
John Chaffin
Dan Banker
Robert Anderson
Tivis Chaffin
Janie Rutherford
Ed Eller
Lloyd Graham
Tommy Richards
Ed Rutherford
Lester Vaught
Bill Anderson
Edna Heath
Glen Paisley
Pearl Rose
Betty Rose
Delp
Caro. Rutherford
Visitors and church group gatherings noted in Coal City
Visiting families from Cleveland Ohio Washington D C and Louisville Kentucky spent holidays with local residents including Mr and Mrs Walter Gus White and children They announced a January 15 Ladies Willing Worker Band dinner at the Church of God Coal City with Mrs W G Byers presiding Attendees listed by name and relation to local families
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Setliff
Mount View
Norman Setliff
Paul Setliff
Jim Coral
Eddie Setliff
Noel Setliff
Cleveland
Ohio
Bertie Setliff
Ghent
E. M. East and Son
Roanoke
Bill Allan
Washington, D. C
Walter
Gus) White
Louisville, Ky
W. A. White
Hargrove St
Mae Keiner
Woodlawn Ave
Church of God of
Coal City
Stant Underwood
W. G. Byers
Martha Buskirk
Addie Bradley
Marie Coalson
Kate Coalson
Helen McGrady
Iva Lambert
Caroline Murphy
No Allowances For Kids Promote Self Reliance
An 11 year old boy argues for no weekly allowance and a pay for chores system. A family in Slab Fork hosts Tom Walters a 16 year old New Zealand pen pal visiting West Virginia. Tom traveled from Auckland via jet to Evansville and toured Hawk’s Nest Grand View and local plants before addressing Sophia High School and meeting Melissa Curvin and her family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melissa Curvin
Sophia High School
New Zealand
Tom Walters
Napier
Ben Carvin
Slab Fork
Evansville
Ind
Fiji Islands
Hawaiian Islands
San Francisco
Allendale
Ill
Dwight Collins
West Virginia
Rotary Club
Melissa
United States
Tom
Forerman
U. S
America
King’s College
Auckland
Vincennes University
Vincennes
Hawk’s Nest
Grandview
Alloy
Charleston
England
Pen Friendship Club
Australia
Bible Cub
Woman's clubs announce meetings for weekend and week ahead
Women's organizations list regular and special meetings with dates times and locations across Beckley area. Notable groups include Friendship Class Crab Orchard Baptist Church Heroes of Jericho Raleigh County 4-H Leaders Association and Pinewood Garden Club with venues on West Moreland Granville Ave and White Stick in Mabscott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Department of
Beckley
Crab Orchard Baptist Church
Former Beckley Girl Weds Iowa Man In Church Ceremony
Miss Ann Wallen and Lauren L. Shaver were married at 10:30 a.m. December 26 at the First Baptist Church in Charles City. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Lester L. Hunt. The bride, a Beckley native, wore a white sheath dress with black accessories and a half moon corsage of yellow and white carnations. Matron of honor was the bridegroom’s sister, Mrs. Bobby R. Wolff, in lavender blue. Best man was the bridegroom. The couple planned a wedding trip to Austin, Minnesota and will reside in Charles City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Wallen
James Allen Wallen
Beckley
Lauren L. Shaver
William Hicks
Charles City
Iowa
Lauren W. Shaver
First Baptist Church
Lester L. Hunt
Bobby R. Wolff
Woodrow Wilson High School
Order of Eastern Star
Mount Hope
Beckley College
U. S. Woman's Air Force
Hene and Phillott Dept
Texas City
Texas
Pigskin
U. S Army
Fort Sam Houston
George P. Smith Co
Austin
Minn
Engagement Told Madeleine Levey to Wed Dr Fortunoff
The engagement of Miss Madeleine Levey of New York City to Dr Stephen Fortunoff of Dwight Illinois and Beckley is announced by her parents Mr and Mrs Philip Levey. Fortunoff son of Dr and Mrs Sol Fortunoff resides in Dwight where he is VA Hospital manager. The bride elect teaches at Sunnyside Progressive School in Queens and Fortunoff serves on the Kingsbridge VA Hospital surgical staff in the Bronx.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madeleine Levey
New York City
Stephen Fortunoff
Sol Fortunoff
Dwight, Ill
Beckley
Phillip Levey
New York
N. Y
Fortunoff
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Dwight
Sunnyside
Progressive School
Queens Borough
Kingsbridge VA Hospital
Bronx
Holiday Visitors Return Home From Sophia Area
Sophia residents and relatives traveled and hosted over holidays with many relatives visiting from MacArthur Arlington Beckley and Parkersburg. Family gatherings included trips to the Orange Bowl in Miami and return home for Marshall College and University of Florida students while others welcomed guests from Washington D C and Texas.
Births in Coal City and Beckley Area Hospitals
Coal City residents Mr and Mrs Kenneth L Hampton announce the birth of a six pounds twelve ounce son Larry Steven at 5 06 am Dec 20 Beckley Memorial Hospital A nine pound seven ounce son James Keith born to Mr and Mrs Freeman E Clay Mount Hope at 1240 am Jan 1 Beckley Memorial Hospital Mr and Mrs Thomas J Shuck Scarbro announce a daughter Leah Jane born 135 pm Jan 1 Beckley Memorial Hospital Weight 611 ounces Tracie Lee daughter born 950 am Jan 3 Beckley Memorial Hospital to Mr and Mrs Alfonzo L Davis Winona
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coal City
Kenneth L Hampton
Larry Steven
Beckley Memorial Hospital
James Keith
Freeman E. Clay
Mount Hope
Thomas J. Shuck
Scarbro
Leah Jane
Tracie Lee
Alfonzo L. Davis
Winona
Regional Visitors and Returns Highlight Weekend
Dr. T G McConnell and son Allen and Bill Almond and son Jeffery visited Greenville Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Perry Thomas. Several families return home after visits including Reed and Graham families from Maryland and D C. Mrs Basil Bolen back from Wyoming General Hospital after a short stay. Sam Lilly entered Beckley Memorial Hospital for planned surgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Basil Bolen
Wyoming General Hospital
Stuart Edwards
Connie
Wanda
Lynn
Columbus
Ohio
Ace Fletcher
William Edwards
Bill Martin
Alan
Canton
L. C. Taylor
East Gulf
Inez Martin
Burnette McKinney
June
David
Susan
Bert Pizzino
Glen Fork
Sam Lilly
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Also Mentioned on This Page
B. Delp
George W. Crane
The
Worry Clinic
Terry L
Terry
Crusaders Council No
Heroines of Jericho
G. St
W. D. Kelly
Ebenezer Service Guild
Helen Blaney
Westmoreland St
Social Savings Club
Henry Carter
Hunter St
Raleigh County
Bluefield State Teacher's College
Grace B. Robinson
F. St
Beth el Temple
American Legion Auxiliary Unit No
American Legion Home
S. Fayette St
Woodrow Wilson Flying Eagle
Azalea Garden Club
R. G. Richards
Granville Ave
Greenbrier
Beverly Music Club
Edward Corey
Reservoir Rd
H. L. Bragg
Calloway Heights
Wesley Beckett
Fundamental Baptist Missionary Society of Prosperity
Harold Lilly
Prosperity
Doreen Eachus
N. Kanawha St
Mabscott
Pinewood Garden Club
George Coker
Whitestick St
Sal Lytton
Melissa Carvin
Commonwealth of Nations
South Pacific
North and
South Islands
North Island
John Walters
Johnny
Charles
Neville St
Snowfree
Golden
Golden Satellite
Golden Guarantee Ft
Motorola
Ashworth & Sparks
Prince St
Michelle Orman
John
University of Florida
McKinney
Orman
Miami
Scarlett McKinney
Marshall College
Huntington
Iry McKinney
Tams Mounain
Minnie Porter
Soak Creek
Reva Porter
Basil Holmes
Roscoe Porter
Cee Age
Sophia
Roy Ford
Cynthia Ann
Richmond
Roy Hamm
Roy Jr
Annis
Ada Bell
Lester
Ada Lilly
Nimitz
Marlene Coleman
Rodger Coleman
Jack Gearhart
Emmett Gearhart
Sam Cheek
Rand
Madison Lowry
Maxine Bush
Parkersburg
Jack Weese
Carl Stewart
Logan
Don Stone
Alan Lawrence
New Orleans
Emmett Lawrence
Sophia Heights
Russell Bowman
San Antonio
Nina Lowry
Sven Brown
W. H. Wills
Cindy
Cliff
Falls View
Ann Lloyd
Chuckie Lloyd
Rhodell
Cadillac
Chadilao Dealer
Burleson Motor Company
Woodlawn Avenue
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