Deaths and funerals claim lives across state lines
Benjamin Rowe 58 of Genoa brother of Dias Floral owner Sam Miser dies Sunday in Kentucky. Survived by wife Mae Dingess Rowe and five daughters and three sons among others. Funeral at Genoa Baptist Church with burial in Cox Cemetery. Floyd Yates 49 of Taylor Michigan dies after illness. survived by wife Lora Payne Yates and two sisters. Walter Harris 79 of Beckley to be buried at Greenwood Memorial Park after services at Central Street Baptist Church. Surviving is step daughter Mary Ferguson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Rowe
Genoa
Sam Miser
Dias Floral
Beckley
Kentucky
Mae Dingess Rowe
Luther
Proctorville
Ohio
Harley
Hurley
Ellis
Frankie Smith
Dunlow
Ethel Jackson
Fort Gay
Irene Caldwell
Vangie Ray
Ceredo
Charlotte Caldwell
Kenova
Ray
Wayne
Rush
Lexington
S. C
Lewis
Brunswick
Raymond
Fred Huntington
Harry Burns
Williamson
Milton Cox
Radnor
Clifford Doud
Stanford
N. J
Genoa Baptist Church
Gallie Robinson
Cox Cemetery
Walter Harris
Central Street Baptist Church
Edward Abrams
Greenwood Memorial Park
Harris
Mary Ferguson
Trent and Durgan
Richmond R L 66 Stamford Man Dies at Home
Robert L. Richmond aged 66 of Stamford died at his home at 9 30 p m Sunday from a heart condition Born October 17 1898 in Dunns he was son of John and Julia Dove Richmond He was predeceased by his wife Cora Collins Richmond in 1932 Survived by four sons Robert Basil Wayne Clayton Clyde two daughters Lillian Biggs Margaret Calloway seven grandchildren a half brother Kelly Lilly and the family funeral home Webb and Neal awaiting arrangements
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert L. Richmond
Stamaford
Dunns
John
Julia Dove Richmond
Cora Collins Richmond
Robert
East Beckley
Basil
Wayne
Mich
Clayton
Fairmont
Clyde
California
Charles
Lillian) Biggs
Michigan
Margaret Calloway
Stamford
Kelly Lilly
Skelton
Webb and Neal Funeral Home
Final rites set for Francis Hartenstein in Oak Hill
Francis Hartenstein 56 of Cleveland formerly Minden and Scarbro will have 2 p m services at Tyree Funeral Home Chapel Oak Hill with Rev Robert Dean in charge Burial will be in High Lawn Memorial Park Oak Hill He shot himself Sunday morning He had worked about five years for Ford in Cleveland Born Pomeroy Sept 9 1907 son of William and Rachel Hartenstein Survivors include siblings Elizabeth and multiple others plus three sons David Daniel Franklin and four daughters Kay Francis Jo Ann and others and 12 grandchildren The body remains at the funeral home for viewing after 3 p m Tuesday Also a joint service for Refus Reed Waldo Griffith and Margaret Florence Gillespie Griffith White Sulphur Springs died within two days of each other Mrs Griffith 80 died Sunday her husband Friday Survivors include son Pat Griffith Beclky Services held Sunday Emmanuel Methodist Church White Sulphur Springs with burial at Hillcrest Cemetery White Sulphur Springs Shanklin Funeral Home in charge
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Hope
Floyd Yates
Taylor Mich
Ann Arbor
Mich
Glen Jean
Charley Yates
General Motors Hydraulic
Livonia
Lora Payne Yates
Mills St
Taylor, Mich
Francis Daniel Hartenstein
Cleveland
Ohio
Minden and
Scarbro
Tyree
Oak Hill
Robert Dean
Bradley
High Lawn Memorial Park
Hartenstein
Oak
William and
Rachel Hartenstein
Elizabeth
William L
Thurmond
Joe Bragg
Point Pleasant
Rosie Smisko
Beckley
Elizabeth Barker
Lena MacDaniels
David
Daniel
Tracy
Calif
Franklin
Jane Albaugh
Patricia Shicker
Kay Francis Hartenstein
Detroit
Jo Ann Ottman
Columbus
Refus
Reed
Waldo Griffith
Margaret Florence Gillespie Griffith
White Sulphur Springs
Griffith
Pat Griffith
Emmanuel Methodist Church
Douglas M. Sheppard
Hillcrest Cemetery
Shanklin
Final rites for Arnold Blankenship held in Lynco
Arnold Blankenship 51 of Lynco died Saturday evening at work for Hamer Lumber Co. of Man from a heart attack. Funeral 11 a m Tuesday at Lillydale Church of God with Rev. Wirt Hatfield officiating. Burial in Cook Cemetery. Born December 26 1912 in Guvan he was son of the late Blackburn and Sarah Brown Blankenship. Survived by seven brothers Frank Fred Bruce Wayne Herbert Carson Lee and two sisters Fannie Toler and Eliza Banther. Body to home of sister Mrs Banther at Lynco from Evans Funeral Home in Oceana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold Blankenship
Lynco
Lillydale Church
Frank
Fred
Brenton
Bruce
Clear Fork
Wayne
Matheny
Herbert
Parkersburg
Carson
Rites Set For Mrs Maggie Webb Hilton at Calfee Chapel
Final rites for Mrs Maggie Webb Hilton 65 of Glen Daniel will be at 2 p m Tuesday in the Calfee Funeral Home Chapel with Rev M H Dinsmore officiating. Burial follows at Calfee Cemetery Mount Tabor. She died at her sister’s home Saturday after a four year illness. Born November 13 1899 in Pine Knob she was a daughter of the late Jake and Nancy Stewart Webb. A Raleigh County lifelong resident her husband Elijah Hilton died in 1953. Surviving besides her sister is brother Albert Webb of Eccles. Pallbearers named James Davidson Robert Bishop Paul Patton Kelly Barrett Ed Johnson Mike Pozega.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maggie Webb Hilton
Glen Daniel
Calfee Funeral Home
M. H. Dinsmore
Calfee
Mount Tabor
J. H. Ely
Pine Knob
Jake
Nancy Stewart Webb
Requiem Mass for John W Kania Held in Oak Hill
John W Kania 52 of Oak Hill Route 1 dies of a heart attack. Requiem mass at 9 a.m. Tuesday at Sts Peter and Paul Catholic Church Secarbro with Rev Leo Werner in charge. Burial in High Lawn Memorial Park. Survived by wife Mary six brothers and two sisters. Rosary at Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill at 8 p.m. today with viewing this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Walter Kania
Oak Hill
Route 1
Sts. Peter and Paul’s Catholic Church
Secarbro
Leo Werner
Bania
High Lawn Memorial Park
Kania
Long-Airdox Co
Walter John
Valeria Pieperzyk Kania
Mary
Walter J. Jr
Bernie J
Ted G
Lewis Joe
Gauley Ridge
Stanley J
Silver Springs
Casimer
York
Louise Rosiek
Nellie Obrzut
Chicago
Johnson Hears Final Report From Lodge
President Johnson met with outgoing Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge for a final Viet Nam report. Lodge warned no victory was foreseen and solutions are highly complex while noting recent favorable developments such as reduced Viet Cong infiltration. Lodge resumes to aid Governor Scranton, amid Johnson’s broader push for peace and a civil rights bill signing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Johnson
Viet Nam
Henry Cabot Lodge
White House
Lodge
William Scranton
South
Minneapolis
United States
South Viet Nam
Saigon
Pennsylvania
William W. Scranton
Minnehaha Park
Middle West
Hes
Thurman B. Davis, 43, Walla Walla, dies of cancer
Thurman B. Davis 43 of Walla Walla Washington died at 6 am Sunday in a local hospital of cancer. He was born March 1 1922 in Saltville Virginia son of the late C W and Emma Davis and served 12 years with the 82nd Airborne Division. Survivors include brother Roy Y. Davis two other brothers Sgt Clarence Davis in New York City N Y and Claude Davis aboard the USS Enterprise two sisters Mrs R S Lester Addington Virginia and Mrs Woody McLaughlin Knoxville Tennessee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thurman B. Davis
Walla Walla
Wash
Roy Y. Davis
Sophia
Walla Walla Hospital
Saltville
C. W
Emma Davis
82Nd Airborne Division
Sgt
Clarence Davis
U. S. Army
New York City
N. Y
Claude Davis
U. S. S. Enterprise
R. S. Lester
Addington
Woody McLaughlin
Knoxville
Tenn
Chester Baptists Advocate Stall-In at Republican Convention
Branche plans a staged protest with Illinois delegates to the Republican convention and vows to lead integrationists to San Francisco for a stall-in to block Scranton’s entry. He demands public hearings on Chester disturbances and accuses state police deployed by the governor of violence against civil rights demonstrators. He likens Chester to Birmingham in the North.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Branche
San Francisco
Scranton
Chester
Pennsylvania
Birmingham
Rescue squad aids 69 year old at Vine Street
Beckley fire units answered a call at 300 Vine Street at 10 40 p m Saturday for Joseph E Bruce 69 overcome by emphysema Oxygen was given at the scene and he was transported to the Veterans Hospital where doctors listed his condition as satisfactory today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Fire Department
Vine Street
Joseph E. Bruce
Bruce
Veteran's Hospital
Missing Mississippi trio search widens as clues emerge
After nearly a week the hunt for three missing workers intensifies in Mississippi. A resident recalls a man described as heavy-like Schwerner and another lighter. Investigators report the men were near a burned station wagon found abandoned. Troopers plan a highway checkpoint to check drivers for tips while sailors resume lake and pond dragging. Officials hint at possible foul play with multiple involved. Warden Dewitt Hutton notes 55 miles of Pearl River dragging and many hidden spots away from the water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schwerner
Cole
Dewitt Hutton
State Game and Fish Commission
Pearl River
Scranton Criticized Over State Civil Rights Issues
A Ches ter Pa civil rights leader Stanley Branche charged Governor Scranton with inaction on school housing and employment discrimination in Chester and Philadelphia. Branche cited police brutality and warned he might disrupt Scranton's campaign at a National OACT meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
Chicago
Chester
Philadelphia
Stanley Branche
Goldwater
Mississippi
Branche
OACT
RFK Sees Oswald Act One Man Against Society
RFK told Cracow students Oswald acted alone in President Kennedy’s assassination, a single act by an anti social individual. He described Oswald as not part of any organization, returning from the Soviet Union disappointed and disillusioned. The Polish crowd greeted him warmly as 15,000 mobbed the market square while Kennedy sang a ballad and praised Polish courage and ties with the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cracow
Poland
UPI
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Lee Harvey Oswald
Oswald
Cracow University
Soviet Union
Kennedys
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Norway
Khrushchev
Oslo
Denmark
Sweden
Warsaw
Jagellonian University
Market Square
John F. Kennedy
United States
Ethel
University City
of Cracow
Bond Is Posted By Margaret Grimmett
Margaret L. Grimmett of Mabscott, 38, released from Raleigh County Jail at 1 12 am on a drunk driving charge after posting a property bond to the city. She was booked at 11 15 pm Sunday. Other local defendants include Herman Leeber 38 of Beckley ordered to appear in City Police Court July 6 for speeding and Martin A. Durham 46 of Bero Avenue released from jail at 10 30 am after posting a property bond to Magistrate W A Gene Burke for a drunken driving charge. Jesse T Daniels and Donald P Blankenship, both of Beckley, were booked for drunken driving Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret L. Grimmett
Mabscott
Raleigh
Herman Leeber
Beckley
Martin A. Durham
Bero Avenue
W. A
Gene) Burke
Jesse T. Daniels
Glen Daniels
Donald P. Blankenship
Conservation Officer Can Institute Suit in West Virginia
Charleston dispatch reports Assistant Attorney General Thomas B. Yost says a conservation officer may file suit to recover fire suppression costs after informal efforts to obtain reimbursement have failed. Yost spoke to Natural Resources Director Warden M. Lane, clarifying authority to authorize such action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPI
Asst
Thomas B. Yost
Yost
State Natural Resources
M. Lane
Lane
Recertification Hours Set in Raleigh County Courthouse
A Welfare Department official announced recertification sessions for those eligible to receive commodities will run from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. in Raleigh County courthouse. Officials will be there July 1 through 14 and July 16 and 17, with Fayette County on July 15. Heads of households must appear for review and should not bring other family members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Welfare Department Commodities Division
Beckley
Fayette County
Three Men Held Pending Theft Probe
Three men arrested by State Police Sunday night were booked on other charges pending investigation of auto theft. Gilbert A. Goff of Fairdale faced reckless driving. Willard Gwinn and Gary Kelly of Lester were charged with drunkenness. Goff appeared before Magistrate Louis Gall Jr. of Trap Hill District, remanded to jail in lieu of $25 fine and costs. Police said the car’s owner accused them of stealing it. the men said the car was loaned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert Albert Goff
Fairdale
Willard Gwinn
Lester
Gary Kelly
Goff
Louis Gall, Jr
Trap Hill
Toneys Sued by Elk Refining in Raleigh County
Elk Refining Co filed a $466.54 suit in the Raleigh County Circuit Clerk's office against Elworth and Ruth Toney. Suit seeks amount on account plus 6 percent interest from June 1, 1963, and costs. Charles R. McElwee of Charleston represents the plaintiff. Bluefield Finance Co seeks judgment of $463.21 from Amos W. and Ann Lee of Beckley. The instrument notes a prior April 8 judgment of $407.73 against the defendants in Botetourt County Court, Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elk Refining Co
Raleigh County
Elworth
Ruth Toney
Charles R. McElwee
Charleston
Bluefield Finance Co
Roanoke Inc
Amos W
Ann Lee
Beckley
Botetourt
St Clair Fined and Bond Set in Magistrate Court
Jimmie St. Clair of Sunrise Avenue was fined five dollars and placed under a six month peace bond after an arrest on a warrant obtained by his stepmother in Magistrate Joe Rodriguez’s office Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmie St. Clair
Sunrise Ave
Joe Rodriguez
St. Clair
Charges Considered After Six-Death Truck Blast
Monroe County District Attorney planned a conference with fire marshals and state police to decide on criminal charges in the explosive truck blast that killed six and injured 10 near a Pocono resort. The investigation paused when it was disclosed that Joseph Horvath, 25, of Scranton, who reported the fire, died in the blast. Horvath’s body was found 160 feet from the crater on Route 209.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bushkill, Pa
UPI
Pocono
Ares
Monroe County
James P. Marsh
Joseph Horvath
Scranton
Edward Switaj
Hazleton Barracks
Horvath
Richard MacDonough
Marshalls Creek
MacDonough
Mobile X Ray Unit to Visit Beckley in July
Mrs Odessa Lewis announces Raleigh County Tuber culosis and Health Association plans for a Mobile X Ray Unit in Beckley. The unit will park in front of the Memorial Building on July 13 16 and 17 with 10 am to 1 pm and 2 to 4 30 pm slots. Residents 17 and older urged to get courtesy X rays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa Lewis
Raleigh County
Raleigh County Health Dvent
Walter James
Dry Hill Prosperity Country Life Group
Lewis
Beckley - Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce
Coal District 29
Aoa Annes
Provincial president's death amid troop withdrawal unfolds
Diplomatic sources warn that the life of a provincial president is at risk as the last U S troops depart the country. Major newspapers in Columbus roll with news headlines after a three week strike ends, with streets set to fill again tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Troubleshooter UU Alex Johnson Arrival as Deputy Ambassador
Alex Johnson arrived in Sa Sunday to work as deputy U S ambassador to South Viet Nam. He pledged that he and the new ambassador Maxwell D Taylor will devote total energies to saving South Viet Nam from Communist rule. Actress Sarah Churchill freed on 14 dollar bail in London after drunkenness charge adjourned for two weeks. Pope Paul VI marked St Peter feast day with Mass in St Peter's Basilica attended by thousands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UU Alexis Johnson
U. S
South Viet Ia
Maxwell D. Taylor
South Viet Nam
Sarah Churchill
Winston Churchill
London
Milan
Paul VI
St. Peter
St. Peter’s Basilica
Fatal swimming and road deaths across Ohio and Georgia
Ohio and Georgia saw multiple fatalities from drowning and vehicle crashes over the weekend. Judy Kay Jarrett, 15, of Greenwood near Pennsboro, died when her car left a rural road and plunged into the rain swollen North Fork Hughes River. three others were injured and search efforts resumed. Other fatalities included Mildred Miller 22 of Fairmont in a crash near U S 250. Charles Boggs 26 of Spencer found dead in a pool at the F Gordon reservation Augusta. Lilian Woods 10 of Mozart Ohio drowned at Seneca Lake. and additional drownings in Kentucky and West Virginia counties. An Army spokesman cited a closed pool. investigations indicate solitary swimming and paramilitary restrictions. Other deaths involved labor, railroad, and farm accidents in Logan, Monroe, and Randolph counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Georgia
Judy Kay Jarrett
Greenwood
Pennsboro
Ritchie County
Miss Jarrett
Hughes River
Mildred Miller
Fairmont
George Burt
Barrackville
U. S. 250
Burt
Orerry Christian
Eurekachet County
Crozier No. 4
Crozier Coal Co
Eckman
Larry Travise
Coalton
Randolph County
Huttonsville
Thomas J. Stanley
McAndrews
Laurel Lake
Williamson
Lillian Woods
Mozart
Ohio County
Oo Spec
Charles N. Boggs
Spencer
Woods
Seneca Lake
Noble County
John Voyda
Boggs
F. Gordon
Augusta
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Kendrick
West Virginia
Kentucky
Claborne P. Hylton
Stallings
Logan County
Man
Rosco Hunter
Sinks Grove
Monroe County
Snuffer Hurt In Car Wreck Near Fairdale
Larry Snuffer, 24, of Lester, was injured when his car crashed into a bridge in Fairdale on Sunday. State Police cited excessive speed as the cause. no other vehicles were involved. He is listed in fair condition at Raleigh General Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Snuffer
Lester
Fairdale
Beckley
Snuffer
Fair
Raleigh General Hospital
Lawmaker urges public financial disclosures for pay raise
Senator Kenneth B. Keating of New York calls tying a congressional pay increase to full public disclosure of members financial affairs. Contract talks resume in Washington to end FMC ordnance plant strike in South Charleston after eight weeks. Action for Appalachian Youth names Maurice L. Sill as research director. Sill is a Peace Corps official and Folsome? native. Russell H. Richardson of Columbus, Ohio named director of Planned Parenthood World Population activities in nine southern states including West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth B. Keating
New York
Congress
Washington
FMC Corp
Ordnance
South Charleston
Action For
Appalachian Youth
Maurice L. Sill
The
Peace Corps
Sill
Follawsbee
Russel H. Richardson
Columbus
Rape Case Continued In Raleigh County Court
The State against Kelly Dillon Sprague charged with statutory rape was continued due to a key witness's absence. William Conard pleaded guilty to non-support and a July 2 hearing was set to pass judgment. Conard granted to remain on present bond. Jurors to report at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelly Dillon
Sprague
Raleigh County
William Conard
Joseph Iuachini
Kelly
Brown H. Payne
Conard
Accident Probed at Route 19 21 Intersection
Beckley state police investigated a two car crash at the Route 19 21 junction near Grady Whitlock's. Patsy Lee Adkins 16 of Stamford Road pulled into the path of William F. Honaker of Klaus Street. No charges filed per the investigating officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Rts
Fourteen New Mines to Supply 117 Jobs
Applications for mining permits issued by the West Virginia Department of Mines list 14 new mines with a total of 117 potential jobs. Entries include Davis Branch No 1 Fayette with 15 positions and owners such as Lester Taylor and George Daniels among others across Fayette Raleigh and Wyoming counties with varied employee counts and local addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
West Virginia
George Daniels
Laurel Creek
Fayette
J. L. Lawton
Lawton
Sodder
George Sodder
Fayetteville
Charles Scagg
Ans Brooks
Raleigh
Hoytee Marquis Brooks
Defector Svenson Returned to Border Under Escort
Svenson, a US defector who fled to East Germany after declaring his aim to be a good Communist, was expelled to the West by Soviet officers after months of propaganda broadcasts and public claims of drunkenness and drugging during his flight. He later sought rescue from Western tourists and is identified as a Scranton alumnus who became a US citizen in 1955.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Svenson
Iron Curtain
East Berlin
U.S
Swenson
East Germany
United States
The
University of Scranton
Lodge Says He Cannot Be Drafted For Presidency
Ambassador Lodge, returning from Saigon and Honolulu, dismissed talk of a presidential draft and said he would not seek nomination or serve if elected. He criticized Goldwater as impulsive, cautioned against nuclear defoliation in Vietnam, and noted Miller’s view that Vietnam would be a campaign issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lodge
Saigon
Hono
Honolulu
Maxwell B. Taylor
State Department
Johnson
Massachusetts
GOP
Goldwater
Viet Nam
Southeast Asia
William E. Miller
Lodge Miller
Vieta
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Francis Hartenstein
Griffiths
Mrs
Maggie Hilton
John W. Kania
Joseph Bruce III
Insu
Gaiil Gilmore
Hollywood
Miss Gilmore
Toronto
RFK
Bond
Margaret Grimmett
Toneys
Elk Refining
Parnie Shrewsbury
Kegley Pugh
Garland Pugh
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