Deaths and Funerals in Pineknob and Nearby Areas
Final rites for Lawson Ketly Brown of Pineknob, 44, will be held at Union Chapel Church with burial in Cook Cemetery. He died from injuries after a car collision near Gordon. Survivors include five sisters and a brother. Also listed are obituaries for Carl W. Jones, 18, and others from Beckley to Grundy, with service details, burial plans, and hospital deaths.
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Lawson K
Brown
Lawson Ketly
Pineknob
Will Bey
Union Chapel
Aty
Sherman Turner
Cook Cemetery
Towle
Madison Hospital
Gordon
James and
Auglive Turner Brown
Ted
Millie) Lyons
Sil Stone
Simmie
Bessie) Webb
Roms
Mberta) Blosser
Newton
Robert
Elsie) White
Gordon Sud
Alpha
Sophia
Harley
Pemberton
Thejol Armstrong
V ‘Whiteville
Mayy
W. Jones
Carl W
Billy) Jones
Maxwell Ill
Charleston
Ann Jones
Beckley
Maxwell Hill Missionary Baptist Church
Woodrow Wilson High School
West Virginia
Institute of Technology
Sters
Karen Sue
Kathryn Aim
Clarence E. Griffith
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Riddle
Riddle Justice
Hurley
Maben
Grundy
Hie
Loyst Order of Moose
Hurleys
Hurleys Church of God
Cecil
Mead and
Blhork
Rielands
Verna Justice
Chicago
Vinnie Hise
Dobly
Justice
Jikeville
Willems Funeral Home
Manney Church of God
Jody
Lizzie Taylor
Mount Hope
First Union Baptist Church
Eidldie Jane
Greenwood Memorial Park
Taylor
Ritchie and Johnson
Alex Morg
Alex Morgan
Plymouth
Mich
Simon
Free Will Baptist Church
Simon With
Wayne Kee
Hey. Landon] Kennedy
Burdal
Horgan
Phyllis Kennedy Morg
Terry
Northville
Dward Smith
Mick
Halph Burghobeer
Lof
California
Diane
Morgan
Grathera
Kelly
Avie
Paw
Face
Nellie Kennedy
Panny Kennedy
Lof Simon
Nora Belcher
Detroit
Byars Funeral Home
Oceana
Dennis Kennedy
Veda Akers
Oliver C
Harper
Veda Oliver Harper
Akers
Covel
Callaway
Bajiey Funeral Home
Princeton
Lonnie
Bari
Maynor
Blankenship
Bud
Georges
McKinney
Speed Harper and
Minmal
Roselawn
Swamroe Mtavnay
Beckley Hyayate
William
Beckley Hospital
Charch of God
Artic
Sanford and
Emy Williams
Tele
Linus
Broadis
Earl
Goldie Stover
Lida Hodge
Rhonda
Aus
Icie Duncan
Troy
Ohio
Irene Workman
Artie
Ina Winston
Crestline
Valley
Frank Williams
Ihoth
Murphy Afong
Ernie Stover
Florence Stover
Janie Stover
Ameagle
Valley Funeral Home
Whitesville
Obituary notes for Mrs Heatherly and Vinson Washington
Two obituaries note the death of Mrs M Heatherly of Sprague born 1889 with services at Webb and Neal Chapel and burial at Blue Ridge Gardens. Survivors include siblings and grandchildren. The second obituary reports the death of Vinson Washington of Raleigh and Tam, long illness, funeral Friday at noon in Washington D C with family survivors listed.
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Seule (Smith
Sprague
Webb
Cincinnati
Lanora Morris
Eagen, Tenn
Resvie Lovell
Middlebore
Nila Heriod
Chattanooga
Tenn
Webb, and Neal Funeral Home
Vinson Washington
Winston McLean Washington
Raleigh
Tams
Washington, D. C
K. Curtis Washington
Isanora
Witcher Washington
Laroy
Indiavanells
Ind
Winsor Jr
Mes
Harvetta Hobbs
Jacksonville
Fla
Vinscene
Debbie
Juanita
Clinton
Beckley
Tat
Norfolk
Gearldine Williams
Helen Burton
Bath
Gertrude Weston
Theresa Hao
Washington
Frazier Funeral Home
Cold Wave Dips Temps Into 30s Across Dixie
Arctic air chills the nation as frosts reach into the Deep South with 30s in Dixie and light snow reported in Wisconsin and Minnesota. Maine, New Hampshire, and New York face freezing rain and showers while Pacific moisture brings mountain snow in the West. A plane crash near Albany causes fatalities and injuries. Chestnut tree cutting in Portland delayed by weather.
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United Press International
Tiuch
Dixie
Great Lakes
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Texas Flains
Noorthern Plains
Minot
Nld
Key West
Fla
Maine
New Healand
New York Stars
Mohawk River
Albany
Portland
Consultant To Be Hired For State Purchasing Investigation
Charleston reports a special legislative commission weighing a consultant to aid a probe into state purchasing procedures connected to federal indictments against former Gov. W. W. Barron and five others. The panel plans a lengthy, costly inquiry likely to last years, with debate over funding and staffing.
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Charleston
UPC
Legislative Commission
W.W. Barron
Del
Carmine Cann
Chfarrigan
Cann
Cochairmen
Col. H. Laban White
Ulateiwa
Sen
William
Brotherton
D-Kanawha
Ute
Dunn
Mali Army Overthrows President in Bloodless Coup
U S officials report Mali military officers ousted President Moliho Meita in a bloodless coup. Dispatches from Bamako confirm the action and say all American personnel are safe, though embassy families were sent home and外 communications are restricted. There are about 200 Americans in Bamako.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
West African Republic
Mali
Moliho Meita
Rilo Mali
U.S
Bamako
All America
Judgment awards and dismissals in We Marewth County cases
The We Marewth County Circuit Court issued a default judgment of 1134.73 against Pines Creek Coal Co for the State Tax Department. An appeal by Alice Powndll of Beckley seeking 1383 from Mary and Tom Webb was dismissed, and a counteraction by Mary Webb against Miss Fawnell was dismissed with no recovery. A claim by Ellen and Merrington against Foreign Cars tied to the Dank of Raleigh was dismissed on joint motion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Powndll
Beckley
Mary
Tom Webb
Mary Webb
Miss Fawnell
Mary Wabb
Ellen & Merrington
Valie
Raleigh
Ralph
Beckett
Litigants
Naples mayor charged over 1902 city funds used
Former Naples mayor Yenlinonda Cle menta was ordered to stand trial on charges that he misused twenty five thousand dollars in city funds in 1902 to prepare a decorative load heading 10. The report notes the case seeks accountability for public funds and outlines the trial order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naples, Holy
UPI
Yenlinonda Clementa
Bluefield College Faces Riot After Negro Student Suspensions
A riot at Bluefield College near the West Virginia Virginia border led to smashed windows and overturned tables. Five Negro students were suspended, with additional unrest prompting the permanent closure of the college cafeteria for the night. The incident follows weeks of tense protests as authorities and the NAACP weigh appeals to higher courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Neets College
Camna
Robert Hayes
Wendell G.lyest
Starrisburg
Pal
Haviway
P.E. Workshop At WWHS Engages Halagh County Schools
Nearly all elementary and secondary schools in Halagh County take part in a in service training program at Waalrow Wilson High School today. Demonstrations of gymnastic equipment and student participation highlight the major portion of the sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donna Warden
Central
Beckley
Venecia Wickline
Woodrow Wilson High School
Paul Vennari
Ratvigh
Tow FR. Darling
Nissen Corp
Dowor Trapids
Iowa
Halagh
Waalrow Wilson High School
Raleigh County
Paul Veanari
Ted. B. Darling
Cedar Rapids
Towa
Harris
Spencer
West Virginia
Nissen
Trirling
Central Elementary School
Dathing
WWHS
Yennari
Leone Quits Italian Post Amid Crisis and Strikes
Rome reports Premier Giovanni Leone resigns after cabinet meeting, triggering a political crisis as the coalition with the Socialists falters. The walkout follows a nationwide strike by nearly one million workers including railroaders and teachers, highlighting reform impasses and economic tensions.
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Rome
UPI
Giovann
Leone
Taly
Giuseppe Saragal
Christian Democratic Party
Socialists
Kone
Christian Democrats
Typhoon Strikes Freighter. Coast Guard Finds Bodies
Amid raging seas from Typhoon Mamie divers recovered bodies from a sunken passenger ship. The Coast Guard reported three bodies found and denied reports horses were taken from the vessel. In unrelated items, a West Virginia fund board met in Charleston with executives slated to speak as officials addressed development efforts. A Cyprus court rejected mercy for a man convicted in an assassination bid on Premier Papadopoulos. In Virginia, doctors noted possible heart transplant complications at MCV as a patient’s exact death cause remained undetermined. A Peterstown bank robbery left one dead and multiple injured after two masked men robbed the bank and fled, triggering an emergency response.
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Coast Guard
Harter
West Virginia Mowing Development Fund
Charleston
Mallett C
Sunil
Commerce
Annus Ei. Peyton
Alexirddees
Panaytoulis
George Papadopoulos
Sottrees
Menical College of Virginia Physicians
MCV
Peterstown
Warrelk Starcher
Spencer
W. Va
Southern
West Viro
FBL
Francis Ballard
Anna Mae Spangler
Eunpaint
Broyles
Motorcycle Car Collision Basis For 27500 Suit
A suit filed on behalf of Noehel Band Charles C. Patrick of Beckley demands 320,00 for Mrs. Pavick and 37,500 for her husband after a motorcycle car collision May 21, 1967. The complaint names Charles Howard Cook and Charles Cook of Mabsv o it as defendants. The accident occurred at the intersection of Cathrill Street and Bibb Avenue in Beckley. Heckiey Hospital is named as plaintiff. Glen Toney of Cloae Sneek, represented by Sayre, seeks hospital and medical fees for Novi Toney and Jesse L. Toney, now deceased, between Aug 9, 1965 and April 15, 1908.
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Noehel Band
Charles C. Patrick
Beckley
Pavick
Amd
Auboy J. Sparacing
Patrick
Nelson
Charles Howard Cook
Charles 1
Cook
Mabsvoit
Charles HW. Cook
Virginia Police Catch Escapee at Crow Jamboree
Virginia State Police captured 38 year old fugitive George Edward Brown at a roadblock in Crow. Brown escaped Oct 31 with three inmates and is charged with armed robbery and interstate transport of a stolen vehicle. The 1969 West Virginia Citizens Band Radio Jamboree is set for June 14 15 at Crow with officials planning camping space and a covered dish dinner.
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Lovington
UPD
FBI
Encance
West Virginia
Moundsville
W. Va
Virginia
George Edward Brown
Chambersburg
Brown
Pennsylvania
Cary
Charleston
Florida
Aquor
George Nunley
Mare
Charleston Detective Bureau
End of NYC Teachers Strike Restores School Day
New York City public schools resume as the United Federation of Teachers accepts a three-year settlement ending the city’s longest teachers strike. About 17 658 vote yes to 2 798 no. Schools will make up missed days and adjust schedules to finish the term.
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New York
UPD
United Federation of Teachers
UIT
Gininy
Uunder
John Vo Tndeny
Juw
Brownsville
Warbart F. Johnson
Rasa
Culals
Elate State Education Commis
Stoner
Ocean City
Brownsville Stelet
Tolbat
Tn-Drowneville
France Moves Ahead on Military Programs Amid Self Help Push
French Premier reinforces self help in rebuilding the military while Basel bankers meetings report mixed signals. France rejects a $500 million short loan from West Germany, choosing to proceed solo as Conra de Murville says the economy has nearly recovered from the May 1962 disruptions that halted production for a month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Gaile
Basel
Switzerland
France
Joan
West Germany
Conra de Murville
Beckley Loan Suits Filed Against Carr and Dayly
Two loan suits filed in Beckley seek recovery on promissory notes. Beckley Loan Co alleges $906.10 due on a note from Carr of 107 TM St Beckley and a separate claim for $179.56 from Hobo regarding Household Finance Loan Corp. Names Jack L. Dayly of Star Fork is listed as defendant. Edward P. Stansbury represents Beckley Loan Co Trouschold Finance Loan Corp is represented by Bowers Pile Uodsow jam Payna.
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Beckley Loan Up
Jaintiff
Later Carr
TM St. Beckley
Ousehold Finance Loan Corp
Jack L. Dayly
Star Fork
Edward P. Stansbury
Beckley Loan Co
Trouschold
Finance Loan Corp
Bowers, Pile, Uodsow Jam
Payna
Court rules death penalty not cruel or unusual
The court ruled unanimously that death is not cruel and unusual punishment under the Eighth Amendment. The exact number of prisoners awaiting execution will be determined only after individual care is studied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
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Orlando, Fla
Rose and Quesenferry
Pouca Chapel
James Giner
Sys. Demotte Williams
Artis
Beatrice Knight
Brat Knight
St. Matthews
Ama
P. E. Daniels
M. M. Mitchell
Albert Simeons Yifmaling
Greenwood Memorial Palk
Dana
White
U. S. Turstive Department
Mit Tribery
Three Funeral Homes, Inc
Jomes Ave
Oak Hill
MT. Hope
Onder OF
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Roy Beckley Feed
Prince ST
James Givert
Rom Anawalt
David Byrd
Brookyn
Lewis Venable
Huntington
Vawid Raymond Rodrigues
NAACP
Supreme Court
P.E
State Citizens Band
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