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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Mar 15, 1979

Page

13

Policeman Wounded In Shooting Spree In Bristol

In Bristol Virginia Donald E. Puckett 27 faced district court arraignment after a gunman wounded Sgt Eugene McCoy 31 and held off officers for over an hour at Eastridge Apartments. Police said Puckett fired about 50 to 60 shots with a .22 rifle and shotgun from a grassy knoll, damaging apartments and cars. McCoy was listed in fair condition and Puckett remained jailed on 75000 bond.

Bristol General District Court Donald E. Puckett Eugene McCoy Eastridge Bristol Memorial Hospital Donnie Branson Dwight Price Puckett

Cardboard Coffin Cost Breakthrough Sparks Funeral Debate

Maverick mortician Ken Timlick offers burials from 150 dollars using a six dollar cardboard coffin made with a three dollar box and three dollars for sewing by his wife. Accompanying catafalque rents cover viewings while reducing overall funeral costs, drawing ethics complaints from the B C Funeral Service Association. Timlick reports wide use across BC and Manitoba as he opens a new funeral parlor.

Vancouver British Columbia Ken Timlick MacMillan Bloedel Ltd Timlick Jean Florida B.C. Funeral Service Association Brian Winther Association Brian Fendrick Winnipeg

Delta entrepreneur markets new cardboard coffin in funeral trade

Ken Timlick, 54, promotes a cardboard coffin with a reusable outer casing rented by families during services in Delta near Vancouver. Local funeral parlors complain the system cuts profits from traditional high priced caskets, calling the approach deception.

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