Obituary roundup from Beckley area May 1998 deaths
Obituaries for Opal Marie Bowden of Beckley and several others list death notices across West Virginia towns and California. The notices name survivors including children and siblings, service details, churches and funeral homes, with dates in May 1998 and varied birth years from 1912 to 1950s. Many entries note long illnesses and prior employment at family businesses and major employers. Local funeral homes Rose and Quesenberry and Johnson Mortuary in Yuma are mentioned for services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opal Marie Bowden
Beckley
Backus Mountain
William Jasper
Cora Etta Bennett Payne
Wess
Yuma
Ariz
Jackie Payne
Kearneysville
Geneva Kinsley
Johnson Mortuary
Rose and Quesenberry
Laura McNulty McNulty obituary in Wyoming County
Laura McNulty McNulty, 92, of Wyoming County, died May 2. Services at 10 a.m. today at Caffee Funeral Service Chapel in Pineville with Rev. Richie Walker officiating. Burial in Cooper Cemetery, Skin Fork. Arrangements by Williams Blue Ridge Funeral Home Sophia and Calfee Funeral Service Pineville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bear
Del
Jack Harris
Wilmington
Gary Harris
Smoot and Oole
Jim Harris
Texas
Brandon
Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home
Rainelle
Mike Whisman
Wallace Memorial Cemetery
Clintonville
Len
William
Bessie Perdue Dickens
Clear Creek
Janet Barefield
Mae Bailey
Ravenna
Ohio
Lonnie Dickens
Clear Creek Presbyterian Church
David Pettry
Toneys Fork
Ewings Creek
Crichton
Roger Andrew Spencer
Princeton
Gary Edward Thompson
Memorial Funeral Directory
Athens Road
Dixie
Mabel R. White
Pennington Funeral Home
Gauley Bridge
McNulty McNulty
Laura
Wyoming County
Caffee Funeral Service
Pineville
Richie Walker
Cooper Cemetery
Skin Fork
Calfee Funeral Service
Drunken driver sentenced in Greenbrier County Court
Monty Dean Martin, 26, of Meadow Ridge, was sentenced to six months and one day in the Southern Regional Jail after pleading to a misdemeanor DUI. He previously faced a felony DUI and license revocation charges dismissed under the plea. A prior record prompted the judge to deny alternative sentencing, with an option to serve 60 days in an alcohol treatment program. Additional hearings included a fugitive warrant hearing for Daniel J. McMillion II, a trial rescheduling for Mary Reaser, and plea negotiations for Windell W. Schull Jr. and Ranzo W. Trout Jr. with Trout facing grand larceny and abuse of an incapacitated adult charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewisburg
Meadow Ridge
Greenbrier
Monty Dean Martin
Martin
Mark Burnette
James J. Rowe
Rowe
Southern
Daniel J. McMillion II
Rainelle
McMillion
Georgia
Windell W. Schull Jr
Ronceverte
Schull
Ranzo W. Trout Jr
Trout
Joy Trout
Third Annual Criminal Justice Awards Ceremony at CWV
The College of West Virginia hosts the Third Annual Criminal Justice Awards Ceremony at 6 p.m. in the Convo Center of the CWV Student Life Center. Delta Delta Epsilon Alpha Phi Sigma sponsors this public event recognizing CWV criminal justice graduates for 1997-98 and honoring outstanding students and a faculty member. Chad Hudnall Scholarship funds are announced, with six new members inducted and multiple society officers listed.
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Criminal Justice
College of West Virginia
CWV
Delta Delta Epsilon Chapter
Alpha Phi Sigma
National Criminal Justice Honor Society
Chad Hudnall
Hudnall
Raleigh County Sheriffs Department
Delta Delta Epsilon
John Lewis
Angie Lewis
Caryn Williams
Angela Henson
Michael Pridemore
Cathy Chase
Melinda Gonzalez
Wallace Maynard
Marvin Plumley
John Thompson
Greg Shrewsberry
Societ
Roy Blankenship Jr
Jo Brown
Teresa Brown
Teresa
Date rape play slated for school at Woodrow Wilson High
The Girls Room, a three act play about date rape, will be performed in Woodrow Wilson High School auditorium Wednesday from 6 30 to 8 pm. Admission is free and the public is invited. Beckley Chapter of the National Association of Retired and Veteran Railway Employees meets Saturday at Western Sizzlin in Beckley. For membership information call N E Bias at 253 7839.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow Wilson High School
Beckley
National Association of Retired and Veteran Railway Employees
N.E
Hell
Church OF Christ P.O
Advisory lifted for Bluewell water system boil notice
The state Bureau for Public Health has lifted a boil water advisory imposed April 18 on the Bluewell Community Water System in Mercer County. Contact the Attorney General's Office for consumer complaints at 812 Quarrier St Charleston WV 25301-2617.
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Attorney's General Office
Attorney General’s Office
Consumer Protection Division
Quarrier St
Sixth Ae
Charleston
State Bureau For Public Health
Bluewell
Mercer County
Fayette County to update growth plan workshop May 20
Fayette County officials invite residents to revisit the Community Capacity Building plan created in 1993 for growth through 2003. About half through the period, organizer Dave Pollard calls for a mid review with former participants at the American Legion Hall Fayetteville from 5 15 p m to 9 30 p m, dinner included. Call 574 4258 by May 11 to reserve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette County
Dave Pollard
West
Pollard
A Mid
American Legion Hall
Fayetteville
Fayette
Drive by shooting hits hotel window in Raleigh County
Raleigh County sheriff investigators probe a Saturday morning drive by shooting on Harper Road. A silver Nissan westbound on Route 3 fired at Go-Mart then near Country Inn and Suites striking a hotel window and wall with no injuries reported. One spent round found at Go-Mart. Call 255 9300 or Crimestoppers 255 7867 with tips.
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Raleigh County Sheriffs Department
Harper Road
W.va
Go-Mart
Gordon Gregory
Country Inns
Gregory
Sheriff's Department
State college board to meet at Bluefield State
The West Virginia State College System board meets at Bluefield State College at noon Wednesday. Agenda includes 1998-99 student fees, salary increase guidelines, and a new program at Southern West Virginia Community College. Other notes cover campus tours and upcoming meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State College System of West Virginia
Bluefield State College
Herbert
Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College
Robert Moore
West Virginia Poetry Society seeks entries for 1998 contest
The West Virginia Poetry Society invites poems for its annual contest with 34 categories including student divisions. Prizes range from 5 to 75 dollars. The entry deadline is July 15. For rules, write Wanda Hartley Butts Route 1 Box 34 Gay WV 25244.
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West Virginia Poetry Society
Wanda Hartley Butts
WVPS
Also Mentioned on This Page
Opal M. Bowden
Elsie Hypes Gray
Poe
Bethel United Methodist Church
White Funeral Home
Summersville
Guy E. Harris
Grassy Meadows
Guy Eugene Harris
Elton
Ocle Carl “Pete
Eula J. Forren Harris
Harris
Lick Creek
Green Sulphur
Meadow Bridge Missionary Baptist Church
Meadow Bridge
Army
Harold
Floyd Harris
Linda Walker Harris
Jonathon Cook
Fishersville
Ind
James
Connie” Harris
Bob Harris
Kanso Harris
Bill Harris
Troutsville
Frank Harris
JoAnn Griffith Hood
Chula Vista
Calif
Zion
Clara
Henry Griffith
Griffith
FBI
Honolulu
Hawaii
Washington, D.C
Legal Aid Society of
San Diego
Chula Vista Community Church
E. St
Sunset Memorial Park
Glen Abbey Mortuary
Irene E. Scarbrough
Irene Elizabeth Dickens Scarbrough
Winfred
Preston J. Spencer
Preston James Spencer
Swain Street
North Beckley
Durgan Funeral Home
Roger A. Spencer
Gary E. Thompson
Williams-Blue Ridge Funeral Home
Sophia
John Pino
House of Delegates
Fayette District
Bethel Freewill Baptist
MacArthur
Jerry Tyree
Apo Ue
State College Board
Bluefield
West Virginia State College
Erickson
Raleigh County
Bob Kiss
Raleigh
Janice Davis
Poetry Group
Virginia Mahan
Summers
Raleigh Counties
Mahan
Jon Mahan
Jay Roles
Surroundin
Beckley-Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce
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