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Newspaper
Register Herald
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1998
Page
8
Obituaries list several died in August 1998 across Beckley Simon Mount Hope Summersville Clintonville and other towns. Jeffrey Scott Richmond Nellie W Brown Mona Mildred Carter Price V Cline Edward Harless Henry Mason Rader George Scruggs Oscar Scruggs Richard Stoots and others are noted with service times funeral homes and burial details. Memorial services and callers addresses are listed for visitor contact and arranging details.
Almeda Nancy Dinkler Ankler 91 of Mint Hill NC formerly Beckley died Aug 2 graveside services at Davis Cemetery Beckley with Rev Vendie Cook officiating. Lucy L Donaldson 74 Alderson died Aug 5 services at Longanacre Chapel entombment Wallace Memorial Mausoleum Clintonville. Edward Bernard Harless 68 Mount Hope died Aug 5 memorial service 3 p.m. at Ritchie and Johnson Beckley. Marie Hern Hoffman 81 Roanoke VA died Aug 5 services 1 p.m. at Oakeys North Roanoke with burial Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. George Oscar Scruggs 81 Clintonville died Aug 5 services 11 a.m. Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home. Clyde W Smith 78 Bradley died Aug 4 services 3 p.m. Blue Ridge Funeral Home Beckley. Richard Lee Stoots 61 Harper died Aug 5 services 1 p.m. Melton Mortuary Chapel burial Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Beckley. Delmar Wallace 65 Oak Hill died Aug 4 services noon First Baptist Summerlee burial Greenwood Memorial Park Beckley. Arrangements by respective funeral homes.
Mercer County Commission on Aging struggles as a 16,000 square foot headquarters near Princeton accumulates debt. The building, intended to improve services for seniors, now threatens the program's future with IRS liens and delinquent taxes. Officials seek 350000 from the state while Princeton Community Hospital eyes acquisition of the building to stabilize finances.
About 900 lawmakers from 16 states attend the five day Southern Legislative Conference in Charleston South Carolina. West Virginia sends up to 26 members led by Speaker Bob Kiss and Senate President Earl Ray Tomblin. The gathering features tours of tea plantations dunes and historic sites as sponsors and families fill local hotels generating significant spending.
Gov. Cecil Underwood argues the state constitution leaves insufficient time to place a $150 million jail construction bond sale on the November ballot due to a three month publication requirement for constitutional amendments. Auditors and treasurer favor a bond sale with longer repayment terms over a pension loan.
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