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21 Apr 1998

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Register Herald in Beckley, West Virginia

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Register Herald

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Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

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Apr 21, 1998

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Multiple West Virginia Obituaries Include Bailey and Scarbro

A long list of obituaries from West Virginia communities notes deaths from April 19 to 20 1998. Josephine Ann Pearl Bailey of Glen Rogers Robert Blankenship family matriarchs and local notables are memorialized with service details and survivors. Other notices include Ora Burton Leo Davis Ivan Scarbro and Vada Watson with service times and burial plans.

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Josephine Ann Pearl) Bailey Glen Rogers Beckley John and Inez Elswick Blankenship Bailey Wyoming County Tressie Lafferty Billy Ray Blankenship Richard “Lee” Blankenship Norma Sinecoff Danny Bailey Tammy Sue Johnson Huntington Lora Ann Lafferty Tressie Ann Collins Mt. Airy N.C Sheila Marie Blake Jefferson Billy ‘Mitchell Lafferty Michelle Bailey Oceana Muzette Bailey U.S. Navy San Diego Calif Pine Grove Church Ira Lafferty Pine Grove Ravencliff Calfee Funeral Service Pineville Widemouth Ora Nell Burton Rufus Wilburn Laxton Laura Bell Cook Laxton Burton Matoaka Ashworth United Methodist Church Leslie Tutor Burton Doc Laxton Rufus B. Laxton Flora Mae Farley Ethel Beverly Sally Marie Shelton Gracie Haynes Roscoe Lee Jones Joan Matoaka Don Irene) Hollins New Castle Zettie Bell Otey Helen Virginia Alice Jones Margaret Janet Lusk Covel Rowland H. Bailey Bailey- Kirk Funeral Home Hugh McKinney Roselawn Memorial Gardens Princeton Ansted Ivan Herbert Scarbro Ramsey John E Clara Ross Scarbro Scarbro Mt. Eary Methodist Church American Electric Power Hico Charge National Bank of Ansted Betty Louise John Elmer Harold Irene Cottrell Betty Leake Scarbro Mark Jean) Skaggs Fayetteville Dan Beverly) Cameron James Debbie) Foster Warsaw Ohio James A Charleston Meredith “Dub Mabel Skaggs Melbourne, Fla Anna Mae Reese Indianapolis Ind Brenda Legg Thomas Frankford Donald Yates Dreama Robert Watson Lorrie Fort Walton Beach Fla Phillip Watson White Sulphur Springs Betty Joe Maupin Mary Dixon
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Obituary notices for Lambert, Richmond, and Whitt deaths

Three local obituaries from Shady Spring Blue Ridge, Blue Jay, and Alderson report the deaths of Maxine Lambert 62, Wayne Osborne Richmond 82, and Gloria Nadine Brown Whitt 69. Services are scheduled today with respective funeral homes and officiants, burial in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Blue Jay Cemetery, and Adkins Family Cemetery, with arrangements by Blue Ridge, Rose and Quesenberry, and Lobban Funeral Homes.

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Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home Ansted William Kincaid Roy G. Crist Mark Skages Restlawn Memory Gardens Victor Lambert Lambert Maxine Shady Spring Blue Ridge Funeral Home Dennis Burks Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Beckley Blue Ridge Whitt Whitt Gloria Nadine Brown Alderson Lobban Funeral Home Butch Legrand Adkins Family Flat Mountain Road
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Linda McCartneys Love Story With Paul McCartney Remembered

Linda McCartneys bond with Paul McCartney is recalled after her death from breast cancer at 56. The couple shared three decades of music activism, family, and mutual support, including animal rights campaigning and a rare one night apart. Their union began March 12 1969 after meeting at the Beatles album launch.

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London Linda McCartney Cyn- Paul Linda Ics Paul McCartney McCartney Paul Linda Geoff Baker Baker Pepper
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Fayette County opens evening hours for absentee voters

Fayetteville The Fayette County Circuit Clerk Thelma Kincaid announces a first ever extended schedule for absentee voting ahead of the May 12 primary. Evening hours next Monday plus a Saturday slot May 9 aid voters traveling or away from the county, with emergency ballots by arrangement and about 250 anticipated absentee ballots cast this year.

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Fayetteville Fayette County Thelma Kincaid Kin Caid Kincaid Circuit Clerk Beckley
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Regional shift toward service jobs in Southern West Virginia

A March report from the Office of Labor and Economic Research shows the 10 county Beckley region gained 560 total jobs year over year 1997 to 1998 driven by a 1 360 rise in service producing positions offsetting an 800 goods producing loss. Statewide payrolls rose 9 700 while service jobs surged by 10 800 and goods fell by 1 100. Unemployment statewide fell to 7.5 percent as local rates held at 9.1 percent. County details show varied moves with Fayette Greenbrier McDowell Mercer Monroe Nicholas Pocahontas Raleigh Summers and Wyoming posting mixed gains and losses.

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West Virginia Office of Labor and Economic Research Beckley Mercer Monroe Pocahontas Raleigh Wyoming Fayette and Nicholas Greenbrier McDowell Summers Fayette Nicholas
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Group founder works to preserve Appalachian Native history

William Stone of Rainelle leads the Appalachian American Indians of West Virginia Inc. AAIWV, founded in 1989, aims to preserve Native American culture in Appalachia and foster accurate portrayals in education. The group, with about 1,700 West Virginia members, mainly Cherokee, holds meetings and offers genealogical research and member support. Contact Clemenceau Allen or Stone for membership details.

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William Stone Rainelle Appalachian American Indians of West Virginia Inc AAIWV Stone Appalachia Charleston West Virginia North South Carolina Georgia Tennessee Kentucky Virginia Nicholas County Clemenceau Allen Allen Junction Wyoming County Allen
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Josephine A. Bailey Summersville Richard Beam Summersville Baptist Church White Funeral Home Bailey-Kirk Funeral Home Leo Davis Marlinton Hillsboro VanReenen Funeral Home Pocahontas Continuous Care Center P.O. Box Rudolph Evans Church St Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor Naomi Milam Harper Naomi Ruth Milam Harper Mount Tabor Road Melton Mortuary Alice F. Marra Bluefield Alice Fortune Marra Mercer Funeral Home Funeral Home Ivan H. Scarbro John F. Scott Bud — John Franklin Scott Tankersley Funeral Home Mullens Bonnie Mae Shuler Bentree Pennington Funeral Home Gauley Bridge Basil L. Stokley Radford Stanaford the Grove United Methodist Church DeVilbiss Funeral Home Radford, Va Vada B. Watson Willard R. Wooddell Willard Randall Wooddell Calfee Funeral Home McCartneys Woos Alice Carte Collins Jay Roles Robert C.byrd Uber Beckley-Raleigh County Bible Call Church OF Christ
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