Obituaries and Funeral Notices from Beckley Area
Multiple death notices and funeral arrangements from Oak Hill Beckley and surrounding areas. Ray Clinton Russell 66 formerly of Oak Hill died in Washington DC after an extended illness. Lena Ellison 70 of Crab Orchard died in Fayetteville nursing home after long illness. Roscoe Meadows 75 of Nimitz to have services at Nimitz Baptist Church. Mattie Fullen 71 of Beckley died after long illness. family details listed. Lilly Kathryn Miller 57 of East Gulf to be buried at Spurlock Cemetery Hernshaw. Grady Austin Jr 13 of Lewisburg drowned in Greenbrier River. Infant James K. Hensley died at birth Clarksburg. Graveside and church services scheduled with local funeral homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Clinton
Clint) Russell
Washington, D. C
Oak Hill
Washington
Virginia
Mary Nix Russell
Roger McKinney
Tyree Funeral Home
Lena F. Ellison
Crab Orchard
Fayetteville
Flat Top
Grace Brammer
Beaver
James Lineberry
Crab Orchard Baptist Church
Dewey H. Ellison
Ta. Massie
Nellie Corley
Westerville
Ohio
Ruth Lutz
Warner Robins
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Roscoe Meadows
Nimitz
Nimitz Baptist Church
Dewey Wilson
Andrew Davis
Mount View Cemetery
Hinton
William Redden
Luda Farley
Mattie Fullen
Grant St
Central Baptist Church
Pocahontas
William
Nannie Heath Hilton
Irvin
Beckley
Detroit
Mich
Andrew
Indianapolis
Ind
Henderson
Huntington
Alberta Signley
Oneta Stockton
Zida Fullen
Anna Mae Reynolds
Irene Banks
Nannie E. Davis
Aberdeen
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
Lilly Kathryn Miller
East Gulf
Williams Funeral Home
MacArthur
C. E. Canterbury
Art Jones
Spurlock
Hernshaw
Carl Martin
Andy Wallen
Lawrence Woods
Fred Hammond
Charles Bell
Cather Blankenship
Grady Austin Jr
Lewisburg
Fairlea Baptist Church
Greenbrier Memorial Gardens
Austin
Greenbrier River
Ronceverte
Christine Austin
James K. Hensley
Hampton J. Hensley Jr
Clarksburg
Hampton J. Hensley
Luther Clifford
Sunset Memorial Park
William Messinger
Webb and Neal Funeral Home
Woodrow Wilson High Key Club backs new narcotics bureau
The mayor commends Jim Comerci for becoming president and praises the narcotics bureau as a helpful tool. He says the Bust a Pusher program is only partly effective and should be expanded. The bureau will serve as an information center linking parents and educators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow Wilson High School
Jim Comerci
New Narcotics Bureau
Exemption Riders Extend Draft Relief After Fatal Family Losses
The Senate approved a Packwood amendment to extend draft exemptions to any son in a family with an immediate armed forces death. It would cover serving members and potential draftees, overriding the current sole-surviving-son rule. The measure passed 58 to 9 despite Stennis opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Senate
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
Stennis
Robert W. Packwood
R-Ore
Island Creek Coal Eyes Helicopters for Core Drilling
Island Creek Coal Co faces court-ordered limits on heavy equipment in Monongahela National Forest. Judges barred bulldozers, pushing alternate methods like helicopters and mule trains to sample Otter Creek watershed while E. J. Longyear Co. studies five core holes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkins
UPI
Island Creek Coal Co
Monongahela National Forest
U.S. District Court
Otter Creek
Robert Maxwell
U.S. Fourth District Appeals Court
Maxwell
E. J. Longyear Co
Minnesota
Island Creek
West Virginia
Paigelands Conservancy
Reaction To Court Decision Drives Educators Back To Counties
State Sen. Mario Palumbo said the Supreme Court ruling on 60 percent approval for school bonds will complicate funding. He noted districts will rely more on counties and less on the Legislature, with eight counties affected and some must rescind levies or redo budgets for 1971 72.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPI
Mario Palumbo
Senate Education Committee
U.S. Supreme Court
West Virginia
Palumbo
State Department of Education
Supreme Court
Boone, Wood
Ohio
Boone
Lincoln
Tucker
Upshur
Greenbrier
Mirrill Clark
Roane County
State Supreme Court
60 Percent Vote Ruling Threatens Beckley Fire Levy
The West Virginia Supreme Court's 7 2 decision requiring a three fifths majority for levies could invalidate Beckley’s $297 000 fire protection levy approved in November for two new fire stations pumpers and emergency vehicles. City officials await the ruling copy to confirm levy status and possible refunds or revised billing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Beckley
E. M. Payne III
Payne
City Recorder
Larry F. Stover
West Virginia
Owens Manufacturing to Move Belt Conveyor Plant to Crab Orchard
Owens Manufacturing Co of Pineville files a deed in Raleigh County to acquire 9.05 acres from Beaver Coal Co Ltd for 22625 dollars. The new plant at Crab Orchard will relocate belt conveyor manufacture from Pineville to expand heavy equipment production. 35 jobs planned initially with payroll of 100 later.
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Owens Manufacturing Co
Pineville
Crab Orchard
Raleigh County
Beaver Coal Co. Ltd
W. Va
Owens Manufacturing
International Systems and Controls
Owens
United States
Officials Gather at Pipestem for County Meeting
Raleigh County Court President Walter James and Assessor Wesley Thompson attend the two day Pipestem meeting of county officials. Speakers include West Virginia Tax Commissioner Charles Haden II and Association of County Officials executive director Dick Shelton as the event opens and continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Walter James
Wesley Thompson
Pipestem
West Virginia
Charles Haden II
Dick Shelton
The
Association of County Officials
New York City Faces Expanded Pension Demands and Bridge Strikes
City officials and Army engineers labored through Monday night as a heat wave and a bridge strike crippled traffic. The union led by Victor Gotbaum and Barry Feinstein pressed for higher pensions. 400 delegates vowed to escalate. Mayor Lindsay warned of possible National Guard involvement though police kept order. Court orders targeted the strike as Gotbaum planned to defy them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Victor Gotbaum
John V. Lindsay
Gotbaum
Barry Feinstein
Teamsters Local 235
Lindsay
National Guard
Trade plan backed by OECD members to ease world barriers
The United States wins broad OECD support for a study group of high level experts to map strategy for further liberalizing world trade. The plan aims to cut tariffs and barriers with potential negotiations starting in 1973.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
UPS
United States
U.S
Australia
Canada
OECD
Emile van Lennep
van Lennep
Washington
Banks Ponder Restored Savings Rates and Higher Loan Costs
Local banks plan to bring savings accounts back to former rates at the start of the year's second half. Beckley National Bank and Raleigh County Bank will restore regular pass book savings to 4.5 percent on July 1 and time deposits to 5 percent, after a 0.5 point cut on April 1. Bank of Raleigh will announce loan rate changes after a bank board meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley National Bank
Raleigh County Bank
Bank of Raleigh
Paul Phipps
Elmer L. Davis
Davis
Buff Criticizes APCC and Union Carbide Over St Albans Stench
Dr I E Buff a commission member charged Union Carbide with disregarding public welfare after last week’s chemical release near St Albans Nitro causing a heavy odor. He named vinyl cyclohexene as the toxin and faulted executive director Carl Beard for the lack of a full investigation and public notification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPI
Union Carbide Corp
West Virginia
Commission
Buff
Hutchinson Patient In Coronary Unit At Beckley Hospital
Paul R. Hutchinson, 114 W. 4th St., is listed in good condition in the coronary care unit at Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital. He was admitted June 1. His father, A. Hutchinson, is president of Colony Drug Inc and Paul Hutchinson Jr. is Raleigh County assistant prosecuting attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul R. Hutchinson
W. 4Th St
Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital
Juvenile Freed After Court Custody Transfer
A 16 year old Beckley girl was released in the custody of her mother by Raleigh County Juvenile Court Judge Harry L. McCreery today. State Police had apprehended the girl on a runaway warrant obtained by her mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Raleigh County Juvenile Court
Harry L. McCreery
J. J. Rodale Dies On Cavett Show
New York UPI reports J. J. Rodale founder of Organic Farming and Gardening collapsed during a Dick Cavett show taping. He suffered a heart attack at the ABC-TV studio and died en route to Romevelt Hospital at age 2. A rerun of an earlier Cavett program aired afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
J. J. Rodale
Dick Cavett
Rodale
Abc-Tv
Igh Romevelt Hospital
Organic Farming
Cavett
Ambulance funding sought from HEW and DOT
Cornwell reported a request for 233270 dollars from HEW to support ambulance service. He noted 81960 dollars in expected net from collections from welfare, Social Security, and other agencies. BARH will sponsor technician training as a matching contribution and HEW may add funds from Transportation, creating a comprehensive patient transport system with trained personnel and ongoing support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HEW
Cornwell
Welfare Department
Social Security
Department of Transportation
Boyhood Dream Fails as Pitcher Dies at USC Diamond
Bruce Gardner, once NCAA Most Valuable Player and Dodgers prospect, was found dead at USC's baseball field. Police say death by own action. a diploma and NCAA All American plaque were found near him. Gardner, 32, had been a junior varsity coach at Dorsey High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
UPI
Bruce Gardner
Los Angeles Dodgers
University of Southern California
USC
NCAA
Gardner
Dorsey High School
Is Teem
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Ray C. Russell
Lena Ellison
Mrs
Lilly K. Miller
Narc. Bureau
Ichmon
South Kanawha ST
Caretel
Ceretel
Mass
London
Crystal Palace
Warren Burger
Owens Plant
James
Thompson
Jones Avenue
Mt, Hope
Joseph P. Tyree
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Albany
Feinstein
Organization For Economic Cooperation and Development
ECD
Nixon
William P. Rogers
America
APCC
Union Carbide
Hutchinson
Juvenile
Pitcher
Dodgers
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