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Newspaper
Register Herald
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1998
Page
3
Multiple death notices from Beckley and neighboring towns list ages, places, and funeral arrangements. Names include John H Blankenship Lillian M Brown Helen Marie Folsom Mildred Gwinn Dale Lyall Larry Miller Byron Moore Lucy Painter Emma Rider Clyde Stanley Margaret Winnings with service details and funeral homes noted.
Three individuals Roy Edward Akers 64 of Flat Top Guy Eugene Harris 54 of Grassy Meadows and Billy Junior Watson 63 of Skelton died May 4. Memorial services set for 2 p m at Burns Woman Chapel Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel with various officiants and burial at Roselawn Memorial Gardens Wallace Memorial Cemetery Sunset Memorial Park arrangements by Memorial Funeral Directory Wallace and Wallace and Rose and Quesenberry respectively.
A statewide poll shows Wyoming County prosecutor Warren McGraw leading Democrats with about a third support, while Republican voters split between John McCuskey and John Yoder. Large undecided shares threaten a late-airwaves blitz as campaigns brace for a tight finish.
In Beckley court Rodney Nagye's 14 year old son testified he lied earlier to grand jurors about the March 29 1997 shooting of his mother figure Marilyn Johnson. He said he embellished details to help his father and claimed many statements were untrue. The defense argues only one shot was fired while police say two discharged rounds occurred. The trial resumes today.
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