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Newspaper
Register Herald
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1998
Page
8
Multiple deaths reported across West Virginia and North Carolina with funeral details for Faye Davis Anna Day Joe Goode Loretta Hambric Monnie Hodson Manny Laws Libby Long Blanche Sherwood William Sizemore Beatrice Smith and others. Services set at Memorial Funeral Directory Ronald Meadows Blue Ridge Pennington and other local funeral homes with calls and cremations planned.
Grace Parisi Walker of North Pike Street Beckley formerly of Skelton died Sunday July 26 1998 in a Beckley hospital of an apparent heart attack She was of Mabscott and the daughter of Frank and Agatha Parisi She worked 25 years as a cook for Raleigh County Board of Education retiring in 1981 Survivors include son James F Walker daughter Mary Chandler two sisters six grandchildren and five great grandchildren Burial in Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery Beckley service officiated by Rev Randy Mann Also mentioned were Bettes Andrew Wall 81 of Helen died July 26 1998 arrangements by Williams Blue Ridge Funeral Home Sophia Elmus Wiley 91 Princeton Emma Elizabeth Williams 69 Elk Knob and Lester Dewey Wood 77 La Narak noted with arrangements listed
West Virginia promotes senior travel as baby boomers grow older. Officials say older tourists seek active experiences like float trips, golf, and hiking rather than gift shop browsing. A group from Illinois and Indiana took a six day tour for 675 dollars, enjoying meals, lodging, and souvenirs.
Obituaries announce the deaths of Mary Jo Buckland Anna Sue Day Robert Leonard Garland Carlos Wilton Harvey Laura Dickerson Mosley Beatrice T Smith. Services and cremation plans are listed with dates July 23 24 25 and locations at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Fanning Funeral Home Mellon Mortuary Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Trail's End Cemetery Woodlawn Memorial Park and Arlington National Cemetery. Arrangements by Ronald Meadows Wallace and Wallace George W Seaver and Fanning.
Massachusetts researcher Barry Clifford reports a 30-foot wooden hull fragment, likely from the pirate Whydah, found 10 feet underwater near Wellfleet after a three day expedition. The piece may be the ship's powder room, covered with tin to protect explosives, marking a major 14 summer Whydah discovery.
The SBA has approved 60 loans totaling about $1.2 million after June and July storms in West Virginia. About $1.1 million goes to homeowners and renters for repairing residences and replacing lost property, while about $97,400 funds businesses.
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