Miss Barbara Evans Weds Francis Fisher
Miss Barbara Evans and Francis Russell Fisher wed in Georgetown Presbyterian Church on July 6. The bride, daughter of Dr and Mrs Edward Lloyd Evans, and the groom, son of the late Dr and Mrs Ira Marshall Fisher, reside in Fayetteville, North Carolina where he is with the Army Engineers Corps.
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Rupert
Barbara Evans
Francx Russell Fisher
Georgetown Presbyterian Church
Georgetown
Ace L. Tubb
Edward Lloyd Evans
Ira Marshal Fisher
Gary
Virginia ‘Intermont College
Bristol
Concord College
Sigma Sigma Sigma
Oriental High School
Oriental
N. C
Wake Forrest College
Phi Kappa Alpha
Fayetteville
Army Engineers Corp
Odd Fellows Rebekahs Hold Joint Installation in Oak Hill
Oak Hill Laurel Rebekah Lodge No 207 and Odd Fellows Lodge No 1 206 installed officers in a joint ceremony Saturday night at the lodge hall. Henry Purdy became Odd Fellows noble grand with A A Argabright as vice grand. Phyllis St Clair was Rebekahs noble grand with Lorraine Milton as vice grand. The event was led by Ted Robson and Elizabeth Williams with several lodge staff. A post-ceremony dinner followed with many attendees listed by name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Kill
RNS
Oak Hill
Laurel Rebekah Lodge
Odd Fellows Lodge
Odd Fellows
Henry Purdy
A. A. Argabright
Rebekahs
Phyllis St. Clair
Lorraine Milton
Orville Burley Funeral Today
Orville Clinton Burley, 43, funeral services at 2:30 p.m. at Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill with Rev. B. C. Jennings officiating. Burial in High Lawn Memorial Park. Burley, formerly of Mount Hope, died in a St. Petersburg Florida hospital after a short illness from a heart condition. He was a coal miner, WWII veteran, American Legion member, born in Brooklyn. Survived by wife, three brothers, two sisters, one son, a half brother Melvin Burley, and a half sister Eunice Hee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
RNS
Orville Clinton Burkley
Tyree
Mount Hope
Burley
St. Petersburg
Fla
American Legion of
Brooklyn
Marcar Ns
Wa, Lps
Hal
Melvin Burley
Eunice Hee
Accident Causes $600 in Damage Near Pineville
Police report a 11:30 p.m. collision near Jackson Curve three miles north of Pineville involving a 1935 sedan driven by Mrs. Dorothy Franklin and a 1947 car driven by Maxwell Pairbanks. Mrs. Franklin, treated at Stevens Clinic Welch, suffered facial cuts. driver fault appears to be on the wrong side of the road.
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Pineville
ANS
James
Dorothy) Franklin
Stevens Clinic
Welch
AEE
Raee
Franklin
Mullens
Maxwell Pairbanks
Raderfield
A. W. Andrick
Wyoming County
Paul Goode
Jackson Curve
Ravencliff Lodge to Install Members at Odd Fellows Hall
Ravencliff The Rachel Rebekah Lodge No 11 will hold a public installation at 7 30 p m Friday in Odd Fellows Hall Ravencliff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ravencliff
Rachel Rebekah
Raveneke
Senate Confirms Two Postmasters in Two towns
Two area men were confirmed today as postmasters by Senate action after nominations by President Eisenhower. Baren R. Hill was appointed postmaster at Pineville and Jack G. Burnett will be postmaster in Whitesville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineville
Senate
Eisenhower
Baren R. Hill
Jack G. Burnett
Whitesville
Armintia Skaggs 83 Dies in Ansted
Mrs. Armintia Mabel Skaggs 83 of Ansted died Wednesday after an extended illness. Funeral services will be Friday at 2:30 p.m. at her home conducted by Rev. Guy Vaughn. Burial in Burkal Steele Cemetery, Rich Creek. She is survived by a son Donald, three daughters Effie Grose Louise Wood Irene Fiorentini, a brother Nelson Skaggs, four sisters, one stepdaughter Nell Skaggs, 18 grandchildren, 28 great grandchildren, four great great grandchildren.
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Ansted
Ans
Armintia Mabel Skaggs
Guy Vaughn
Romont
Burkal - Steele
Rich Creek
Skaggs
Thomas Anderson
Virginia Louise Jones Skaggs
Fayette County
William M. Skaggs
Nelson Skaggs
New York
Julia McVey
Mary Skaggs
Amanda ‘Hiser
Emma Skaggs
Cedar Grove
Donald M. Skaggs
Effie Grose
Hico
Louise Wood
Irene Fiorentini
Cleveland
Ohio
Nell Skaggs
Thomas Funeral Home
Jleday
Browning Family Guests and Jeffrey Elkins Reunion
Mr and Mrs Dale Browning of Coal City visited Mrs Mary Browning of Jesse over the weekend. Their granddaughters Eva June Donna and Mary Etta Mitchell of Asco also joined. The Jeffrey Elkins reunion will be held all day at Hewitt on Aug 12 with no speeches on the program yet announced.
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Jesse Jesse
Dale Browning
Coal City
Mary Browning
Jesse
Browning
Eva June
Donna
Mary Etta
Mitchell
Asco
Whitesville
RNS
Jeffrey Elkins
Hewitt
Boone County Native Dies at Charleston
John Johnson of Boone County died last Sunday at Charleston General Hospital. A retired worker of American Eagle Colliery, he is survived by his widow Rosina Petry Johnson a son Roscoe and daughter Linda both at home, a brother Harlow Johnson of South Charleston and five sisters. Burial followed at Johnson Cemetery. services directed by Carry Mortuary Alum Creek.
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Ameagle
Rns
Colcord
John Johnson
Charleston General Hospital
American Eagle Colliery Coal Co
Boone County
Rosina Petry Johnson
Roscoe
Linda Sa
Harlowohnson
South Charleston
Iola Hottle
Visitville
Glenna. Pauley
Oak Bill
Josephine Snodgrass
J. A
Red’ Wallace
Georgia
Charleston
Lillysday
St. Louis
Marietta
Ohio
Johnson Charles Brinkman
Bob Wiegoot
Jones Ave
Woman Member Joins Fayette County Sportsmen’s Assoc
Fayetteville report notes the first woman member, Mrs. J. D. Williams, joined the Fayette County Sportsmen’s Association at Mt. Hope. No fishing lake site decision. more sites proposed and referred to a committee for inspection. Next meeting at 4H camp late August includes a family picnic and outreach to Conservation Commission and state legislature on a dam plan for the lake.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Fayette County
The
Conservation Commission
Attempted Forgery Charge Against James Floyd Cox
James Floyd Cox former resident of Sabine Cox alias Henry L Gibson was arrested in Logan on an attempted forgery charge. He forged and cashed checks in Pineville Welch Mullens Oceana and Logan counties totaling about 1320 with 950 recovered. Deputy Gibson and Sheriff Goode reported the arrests and ongoing inquiry with Cox held at the Wyoming County jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Floyd Cox
Pineville
Sabine Cox
Henry L. Gibson
Keyrock
Wyoming County
Logan
Wyoming
R. E. Platt
T Logan
Paule Goode
Women of Moose to Serve Dinner at District Meet
Oak Hill Moose lodge hosts district gathering with a 7:30 p.m. dinner prepared by several local women including Mrs. Albert Yocum and Mrs. Anna Eudlin. S. R. Mills to be honored as district president. two new members, Irene Hites and Mabel Cales, welcomed. A handkerchief shower for birthday celebrants to occur at Aug. 8 chapter meeting.
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Oak Hill
Sexton
Albert Yocum
Ray Williams
Anna Eudlin
State
Moose Association
Clyde Casey
Roy He
Will
Billy Summer
Ken
Chapl Neth Hudson
Florence Vera
Woien
The
Moose
Nancy Brown
Loyal Order of Moose Lodge
S. R. Mills
John Matulis
Irene Hites
Mabel Cales
Williams Douglas
Melvin Brown
Stanley Costy
Katie Champe
Roy
Last Rites Set For James Keener
Funeral rites for James Jonas Keener will be held at Lookout Baptist Church at 2 p.m. Friday with ministers Henry Boley and Arnold Cook officiating. Burial follows at Jennette Cemetery in Lookout. Keener, 8, died Monday at the home of his son W. L. Keener of Piney View. The body remains at Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home Chapel in East Rainette until one hour before the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslee
RNS
James Jonas Keener
Lookout Baptist Church
Henry Boley
Arnold Cook
Buria
Jennette
Lookout
Keener
W. L. Keener
Piney View
Tne
Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home
East Rainette
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Francis Fisher
R. L. Milton
Sophie Steplowik
Gertrude Williams
Roscoe Sizemore
P. Owens
L. W. Morton
M. N. Pashion
Charles Moore
David Kark
E. D. Moore
Grace Williams
Martha Hylton
Martha Purdy
Muriel Deal
Lola Arthur
Hattie Ingles
Dotsie Tennant
Mable Abshire
Clara Neely
Jemima Argabright
Alice Coulter
Sam Richards
J. Frank Maddy
Hayden Ratliff
Effie McCoy
Henry Broughman
Martha Snedden
George M. Harvey
Roy Ellison
Pam Milam
C. M. Jarrell
Orville Burley
Armintia Skaggs
Sportsmen's Association
Dean
Doan
Glark
Beckley
Wilson
Thrifty Dairy
Luzianne
Swift's Premium
Cohen
Neville ST. Beckley
Hees
Rockefeller Institute
Cohen's
Wendy Peteter
James Keener
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