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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1947
Page
11
A miscellany of community items from Fayette County includes anniversaries for pastor Rev. M. Davis and events around the Negro Activities group, recent guests for the Ratliff family, and multiple marriage announcements. Also noted are church events at Fleenezer Baptist Church and St Matthew A M E Church, plus obituaries and public notices from local officials.
Death notices for Virginia Collins a ten year old in Beaver and James L Smith 74 from Sophia. Both bodies to be taken to homes, services set for June 20 at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. respectively, at Methodist churches with Sunset Memorial Park burial. Active pallbearers and flower girls named. Keyser Funeral Home handling arrangements.
The Rev. Merlin B. Smith 47 of Crab Orchard died Tuesday June 17 at his home. Services Friday June 20 at 10 pm at Crab Orchard Baptist Church with Rev. Charles Walker presiding. Burial Mount Tabor cemetery. Pallbearers include Rev. Virgil Harvey Dott Harvey J C DeBoard James H. Neal B C Jennings Finley Prewitt T R Cooper. Flower bearers are the Crab Orchard Church Young People’s class girls.
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