Oceana Area Weekend Visitor Notes and Obituary Linkages
Oceana area residents hosted and visited family over Labor Day weekend with guests from Kentucky Alabama Washington D C and Glen Fork. Attendees included Luther Priest Inez Ky James Lamb stationed at Red Stone Arsenal Al and Virgils Lusk family among others. The region also gathered for Maggie Farmar's funeral at Russell Baptist Church Glen Fork with Verne Cook and family among mourners.
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Oceana
Rns
Luther Priest
Inez
James Lamb
U. S. Army
Red Stone Arsenal
Ala
Woodrow Lamb
Virgil Lusk
Raymond Lusk
Clendenin
Frank Whitten
First Child Born to Sammy and Judy Francis in Pineville
Mr and Mrs Sammy Francis announce the birth of their first child, a girl named Teresea Lynn, weighing five pounds three ounces, born Saturday at Pineville Maternity Clinic. The mother Judy Dickson is an Oceana High School graduate, the father Glen Rogers High School. Maternal grandparents are John and Judy Dickson of Oceana. paternal grandparents are Troy Francis of Glen Fork.
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Glen Fork
RNS
Sammy Francis
Pineville Maternity Clinic
Teresea Lynn
Francis
Judy Dickson
Oceana High School
Glen Rogers High School
John Dickson
Oceana
Troy Francis
Glen
Griffith-eThomas Vows Read In Mullens Home
Barbara Adair Griffith and Okey Ray Griffith wed in Mullens at the Thom as home on Guyandotte Avenue. The 4 30 p m ceremony was officiated by Rev Lonnie Blankenship. The bride wore purple lace over taffeta and plans to finish Mullens High School. the groom works in Arista and they will reside with her parents.
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Mullens
Rns
George W. Thomas
Guyandotte Avenue
Barbara Adair
Okey Ray Griffith
Joe Griffith
Basin
Lonnie Blankenship
Corinne
Bristol
Tenn
Mullens High School
Arista
Spaghetti Dinner Aids Delilah Methodist Church Treasury
The women of Delilah Methodist Church Oceana hosted a spaghetti dinner Saturday from 5 to 7 p.m. on the lawns of Hassell Blackburn and Herman Reid. Proceeds totaling 10450 dollars were added to the church treasury.
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Oceana
RNS
Church of the Delilah Methodist Church
Hassell Blackburn
Herman Reid
McGraws 4-H Blue Ribbon Winners to Be Honored
Blue ribbon winners of the Willing Workers 4-H Club at McGraws will be honored at a Thursday 7 p.m. meeting at John McGraw School. Plans for the annual community fair will be discussed. Winners include Bobby Sizemore, Brenda Clay, Sandra Clay, Frankie Acord, Francene Brooks, and Leonard McMillan. Frankie earned ribbons in entomology and handicraft. Francene for sewing. Leonard for entomology.
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McGraws
John McGraw School
Bobby Sizemore
Brenda
Sandra Clay
Frankie Acord
Francene Brooks
Leonard McMillan
Frankie
Francene
Leonard
Ravencliff Social Notes From Area Residents
Mr and Mrs Nick Vidovich of Cleveland Ohio spent a week in Ravencliff before returning home Friday. Visitors included Mrs William Mullens and Mrs Cather Pettry. Mrs James Cole of Fairdale plans to move to Falls Church for her husband’s job. Gail Stewart returned from Falls Church to visit her parents in Ravencliff. Mr and Mrs Ward Stewart hosted Miss Joyce Smith with Mrs Emory Givens at Summersville. Patty Tilley and siblings from Washington DC left after weekend visits with the Tolliver family. Ethel Stewart, Mr and Mrs Paul Lowery and the Sprinters hosted Sunday dinner. Robert Mosley from Washington DC stays with his grandparents Wade Pinson and visits John Mosley. He will stay for Concord College’s opening. John Gore of Arlington VA returned after visiting his grandmother Greely McGraw.
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Maggie Farmar
Russell Baptist Church
Glen Fork
Verne Cook
Merle
Bruce Cook
J. Gilbert Cook
Minnie Hawkins
Mora Chambers
Quentin Cooper
Jimmy White
Vickie
Washington, D. C
Paul White
Weston
Herndon Cook
Jerry Bailey
Geraldine Britton
Norman Cook
Chester Tritton
Brenton
Oceana
Prescott
Arizona
J.L. Pauley
George Darnell
N. D. West
Madison
Sherman Smith
Wharton
Otis Cook
Roy Estil Elkins
Bristol
Tenn
Alvin Goddard
Carl Stewart
Roy Goddard
Pineville
Jimmy Goddard
Ravencliff
R. P. Harmon
Baileysville
Edgar Spratt
Simmon
Falls Church
Ward Stewart
Gail Stewart
Stewart
Joyce Smith
Emory Givens
Summersville
Patty Tilley
Randy Tilley
Washington, D.C
Jack Tolliver
Quentin Stewart
Ethel Stewart
Paul Lowery
Huntington
Robert Mosley
Wade Pinson
John Mosley
Concord College
John Gore
Arlington
Greely McGraw
Jesse Brooks named BYF vice president at camp
Jesse Brooks daughter of Rev Stacy and Mrs. Brooks attended the presidents conference at the West Virginia Baptist Camp in Cowen. Brooks was named vice president of the Rockcastle Baptist Youth Fellowship Association and is active at Bellemeade Baptist Church Sabine. Other Rockcastle officers at the gathering included Sandra Hill Susan Linkous and Jack Lilly representing Rockcastle churches.
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Jesse
Judy Brooks
Stacy Brooks
West Virginia
Cowen
Miss Brooks
Susan Linkous
Calvary Baptist Church of War
Jack Lilly
Rockcastle Baptist Church
Rockview
English Lyrics and Singing Challenge
A study argues English poses difficulty for singing due to the clash between spoken word forms and melodic vocal tones. Researchers note timing, syllable stress, and consonant clusters complicate vocal alignment, affecting vocal expression and diction in musical performance.
Postal Increase Bill Predicted To Pass
Postmaster General J Edward Day forecast at the National Association of Letter Carriers convention in Denver that a postal increase bill would pass before October and that the Post Office would operate without a deficit for the first peacetime year since 1916.
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Denver
UPI
J. Edward Day
National Association of Letter Carriers
Estep Family Arrives At Washington Base
Sgt Curtis Estep Mrs Estep and children Terry and Grady reached Fort Lewis Washington for a 13 month assignment. They had just come from Baumholder Germany where he served three and a half years. Before departure they visited his in laws in Mullens and his parents in Beckley.
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Mullens
Curtis Estep
Terry
Grady
Fort Lewis
Wash
Baumholder
Germany
Washington
R. E. Dishner
Frantz Avenue
W. E. Estep
Beckley
Prusett Honorship Fete For Reginia On Fifteenth Birthday
Mr and Mrs Eugene Prusett honored their daughter Reginia on her fifteenth birthday with a wiener roast Saturday night. Teens at the event included Judy Brooks Patty Ellis Karen Francis Danny Burleson Tommy Pack Stevie Brooks Betty Ellis Diana Francis Lacy Brooks Danny Brooks Larry Domi and Jerry Domi.
Bronze coin bank sale at Beckley National Bank
Bronze coin bank priced at $2.50 each advertises a bronze replica of Beckley National Bank. Comes with key and is promoted as a handsome way to save spare change.
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Beckley National Bank
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Kiddie Portraits Inc
Kiddie & Junior Shop
Main Street
Estep
Washington Base
Montgomery Ward
Premiere TV
Big Ward
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