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The Charleston Daily Mail from Charleston, West Virginia • Page 13

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DEATHS AND FUNERALS Walter Richmond Motor Bike Victim MOUNT HOPE Walter Rich mond, 59, of Kilsyth, County, died Sunday in Oak Hill Hospital of injuries received in a. motor DiKe accident The three wheel bike which was riding went out of control on W. Va. 8 near his home Fri day evening. He was a native of bummers county.

Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Virginia LaMaster of Hy. attsvilie, Mrs. Ruby Haynes and Mrs. Helen ureer of Kilsyth, and Mrs.

Rosa Shutt of Fayette ville; a brother, Ernest of MoiKtj Hope, Rt. 1: two sisters, Mrs.j Lottie Crosley of Red Star Mrs. Hazel Kootiey of Madison, Iowa, and IB grandchildren. Services will be held tomorrow ai 1 p.m. in Freewill Baptist Church at Kusyth by the Rev.

C. Combs. Burial will be in Ffigh Lawn Memorial Park at Oak Hill. The boy is at Tyree Funeral Home here. Massey Circle Mali's Mother Succumbs The mother of a South Cfcfrles ton resident died yesterday after suffering a heart attack at her home.

She was Mrs. Ethel G. Kahler of New Holland, Ohio, the 81 year old mother of W. Grimes Kahler of 19X3 Massey Circle. Mrs.

Kahler a native of New Holland, had lived her entire life in that community. Her huiiband. Dr. A. F.

Kahler, died in She was a member of New land Methodist Church and OES. Also surviving are two toroth ers, Charles and Glenn Grimes of Ohio, and two grandchildren Services will be held Thurs day .2 p. m. in New jYietnoaisr. uiurcn ny ine Kev.

Glenn Robinson. Burial will; be in New Holland Cemetery The body is at the KirkriatricV Funeral Home New IfoUaud" where friends.may call tornorrow alter 2 p. m. Albert Carr Claimed GASSAWAY A Army veteran of World War find the Korean conflict died Sunday following a brief illness. He was 58 year old Albert Carr; of Gassaway.

Surviving are his wife, Looise; a son, Albert Jr. at hornet; three daughters, The Misses a 1 Jane and Lona Mae at home and Mrs. Glenna White of Trame town: a stepdaughter, Miss Barbara Drake at home; a brother. Lanta of Framctown; twoi sisters, Mrs. Myrt Keener of Parkers burg and Mrs.

Virginia Terrine of Akron. Ohio; eignt grandchildren and one great gran jchild. Services will be held tomorrow at 2 p. m. in Bartlctt i Funeral Home here by the Rev.

Roy Hardway. Buria will be; Sug ar Creek Cemetery witty mfliyiry graveside services by Troop G1 of the West Virginia National Guard. The body is at the Liner home. Bertha J. Crookrihonks EAST RAINELLE Mrs.

Ber tha Jane u. Rainelle. Greenbrier County, died Sunday in Raleigh Gerieral Hos pital in Beckley alter a. long illness. She was a memtier of Hilton Village Baptist Chuirch at Rai nelle.

Surviving are her. husband, David; two daughters, Mrs. Cohen of Cleveland, iOhio, and' Mrs. lone Alien of Charleston; al son, Hughart of brothers, Charles and Albert Hre i er of Rainelle; two sitsters, Mrs. Myrtle Miller of Fairmont and Mrs.

Mamie Wade Daytona. Beach, five grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Services will be held tomorrow at 2:30 p. m. in Minnie Belle Baptist Church at Corliss, Fayette County, by the Revs.

Bert Jones and Kermit Hunter. Burial will be in Bethel Cemetery at Corliss under the direction of. Nickell Fu neral Home at East Rainelle. The body is at the residence of Hughart Crook: (banks Rainelte. Lelia F.

Dickjion OAK Mrs. Lelia Flor ence Dickson, 84, of Hilltop, Fayette County, died yesterday in Oak Hill Hospital at ter a long ill ness. She was a member of Oak Hill Baptist Church and Oak Hill Eastern Star Chapter 107. Surviving are sisters. Mrs.

Austin Burgess of Oak Hill and; Mrs. Mabel Legge'tt of Hunting ton, and one brother, Bernard Bloxton of Falls Clhurch, Va. Services will be held tomorrow at 2 p.m. in Oak Hill Baptist Church by the B.ev. Randolph Johnson.

Burial Mill be in Hill top Cemetery vfith graveside services bv Oak Hill OES. The body is at Tyree Funeral Home here, Lonnie Hash MADISON Jennie Hash, 54, a Twilight, Boone County, miner died yesterday in Madison General Hospital here af ter a nine month illness. He was a member of the Freewill Baptist Church and the UMW. Surviving are two sons, James of Naoma and Chester of West Point, thrrjc daughters. Miss Haze! Hash at home, Mrs.

Wanda Hamilton of Baiwytown and Mrs, brothers, Polk of Glenfork and Bryant of Mullens: six sisters. Mrs. Virginia Vance. Mrs. Hazel Woody, Mrs.

Mary Faircloth and airs, tva Kiger of North Carolina, Mrs. Hose lialsey of Sophia and Mrs. Bessie Crouse of Virginia, ana nine grandchildren. Services will be held tomorrow at 10 a.m. in Twilight Freewill Baptist uiurcn by the ttev.

jsogar Spencer. Burial will be in Mid Ferrell Cemetery under the direc tion of Hunter and Hunter Funeral Home here. The body is at the residence Holly Kuhn Dies MADISUN HOliy twin, 73, 01 Ottawa, Boone County, died Sun Idav in a Charleston hoKDital aft er a long illness. Surviving are two brothers, Winifred of Ottawa and Everett of Ripiey, and a sister, Mrs. Anna Gunnoe of Charleston.

Services will be held tomorrow at 1 p.m. in Hunter and Hunter Funeral Home here by the ltev. Clarence Adkins. Burial will be White Branch Cemetery at Gordon. The body is at the funeral home.

iOlivio Hilda Wahl Mrs. Olivia Hilda Wahl, 59, of 70 Woodland Drive, Shore Acres, iN. formerly of Charleston, died yesterday in a New Jersey hospital after a long illness. She memoer ot central metn odist Church in Charleston. Surviving are her husband.

one daughter, Mrs. Alice Guinn of' New Jer sey; one son, lUeoaore warn of Newport, lour sisters, Mrs. Guy Moran oi uenaenin, IMrs. Lelisr Watkins of Alexandria, and Mrs. Jessie Browning and Mrs.

Helen Brown of Rich wood, and one brother. Glen Hoop of Orlando, rla. The body is to arrive tomorrow morning at Bartlett Funeral Home here. BRAGG. Miss Laura Alice Services will be held tomorrow p.m.

Davis Chapel Church on Chand 1 ter Drive by Rev. Warren An derson. Burial: witi be in Spring; Hill Cemetery under the direc tion of Cunning iham Funeral Home. Miss' Bragg. 66.

of 1615 Chandler Drive, died yester day of a heart attack. The body is at the funeral home. DRAKE, Mrs. Susie Annie Se i will be held; Thursday at 3 p. m.

in Cunning Funeral Home by the Kev. W. Durst. Burial will be in Mount Joy Cemetery, Mrs. Drake, Indiana, formerly of Charleston, died Friday after a short illness.

The 'body is at the residence of Mrs. Pauline Hill or South Ruffner Drive. JONES, Samuel Services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. in Bethlehem Baptist Church in Chesapeake hy the Rev. Emmett Mitchell.

Burial will be signt Hill Cemetery at Lamg under the i direction of Lenard Johnson Fu neral Home in Marmet. Mr. Jooes, 74, of Chesapeake, died yesterday of a heart condition. The body will be taken from the; funeral home to uie residence tomorrow at 5 p.m. KEFFEK, airs.

Linnic B. Services will be held tomorrow at 1 p.m. in Brushton Methodist Church. Boone County, by Rev. Earl Jordan Jr.

Burial will jbe in Holly Grove Cemetery on Paint Creek under the direction Leonard Johnson Funeral Home at Marmet. Mrs. Keffer, 65, I of Brushton, died Sunday after a short illness. The body is at the residence. PUGH, Mrs.

TrisU Services will be held tomorrow at 2 p. m. residence of Mrs. violet Jackson of Toncys Branch. Boone County toy the Kev.

luias Mi chael. Burial will be in Ferrell i Cemetery at Joes Creek under the direction of Leonard Johnson! Funeral Home at Marmet. Mrs. Pugh, 49, of Bloomingrose, Boone County, died Sunday of a heart! attack. The body is at the Jack son residence.

TRTBBLE, Groda Els worth Services will be held tomorrow at 2 p.m. in Simpson Chandler Funeral Home by the Rev. John J. Wilkes. Additional Masonic serv ices will be held by Charleston Lodge 153.

Burial will be in Sun set Memorial Park at South Charleston. Mrs. Tnbble, Bradenton. formerly Charleston, died Saturday after a short illness. The body is to at rive at the funeral home today.

State Chiropractors Set Weekend Session WHEELING (AP) The 42nd; annual convention of the West Vir ginia Chiropractors Society will be held at ogienay farK nere Sat urday and Sunday. Principal speaKer on tnc program will be Dr. Erie Downing of Fayettevtiie, n. who win ais iss Insurance delations. Other streakers include Dr.

John (Hughes of Raccland', and C. Hard wick of Huntington. Dr. William F. Nease of Hun tington is state president.

York state's nickname of Empire State" is an allusion to Elaine Bailey of Naoma; two its vast wealth and enterprise. WILLIAM VV. ENABLE Venable, City Inventor, Claimed At 87 William Walton Venable'. engineer whose inventions eluded the first jet propelled tow boat on the Kanawha River, died lyesterday at his Charleston home! after a Jong illness. He was 87.

Mr. Venable, a resident of 1528 Quarrier held several patents on his inventions, the latest being a photographic light meter. This he manufactured and sold after the age of 80. Other inventions to his credit include the first hydroplane type racing boat here in Charleston. also designed a reduction plant jfor low grade gold ore in North Carolina.

His jet propelled towboat, "The Squid," was used to haul coal for the Appalachian Power Co. Kentucky native, Venable came to Charleston with his fam ily as a young man in 1890. In addition to being an engineer and inventor, he had several business interests and was active in civic and school affairs. Mr. Venable was an engineering cariuate from West Virginia T.fni4— versny.

where ne also was football player. Alter college he worked for uie Side Foundry and Machine Works here, later mov ing to Wellsburg where he was an engineer for the government jocks on the Ohio River. Returnmn to Charleston in ne joined nis latlier local engi neering firm and helped build' roaas, bridges, railroads mines in this area. He later joined Uie Kanawha Maunfactur iog Co. where his work included designing and installing mining and coal handling equipment.

He served as a member of the city school board here more than 25 years ago and was instrumental in the establishment of Laidley ricia. Alter his retirement he con tinued to be active in inventing, investing in river hauling, banking, mineral processing and the operation of a small loan office in Huntington. Mr. venable was a member of tnc first Presbyterian Church. He also was a member of the WVU Alumni Assn.

and Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity. survivors include two dauah Mrs. Mary Louise Beury and uaiias ugden of Charleston; a son, Robert of Grundy. two sisters, Mrs. John W.

Moore oi Lnanesion and Mrs. R. H. Hubbard of Greenville. N.

three brothers, Harry of Nicholas County. Ben W. of Charleston and Richard of Melbourne. Fla three grandchildren and a great grandson. services will be held tomorrow at 2 p.m.

in the First Presbyterian Church Chanel bv the Rev. Dr. George H. Vick. Burial will be in Mountain View Ccmelerv.

xne ooay is ai Uarlow Bonsall uneral Home. Maiden Minstrel Going To Belle The Traveling Minstrel of the Maiden Elementary School PTA will give a special performance May 23 for Belle Elementary1 scnooi. Curtain is at 8 n. m. and nrn ceeds will be shared by both scnnois.

Mrs. Wesley Bitzcr is director of the minstrel. the case, composed nf adults who are members of the PTA at Maiden, has given three performances in this area. Included in the oroeram talent and variety acts along with enamen ana an interlocutor. Tickets will be on sale at the door.

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Thousands Expected For Cooper's Funeral HOLLYWOOD (AP) Gary Cooper will be buried today, and many a movie fan throughout the world will feel like shedding a tear they always do when the good guys go. More than 100 policemen are assigned to handle a crowd ex pected in the thousands. The: public win not be admitted the Roman Catholic Church The Good Shepherd in Beverly Mills. The 505 seat church won't even bold all of Cooper's persona) friends. No man was a stranger to Coop.

His widow, fearful of rioutous Hollywood funerals of the past. asked the public to grant the 60 year old star a cugoineo lunerai. But Hollywood is betting mat Cooper will command the same respect irom tne tans in aeatn that ne did in uie. Rt. Rev.

Msgr. Daniel Sullivan, the priest who was with Cooper at his death will sing the solemn' requiem mass. The Mitchell Boys Choir, a favorite of Cooper's, will: be in the choir loft. Most Rev. Timothy Manning, auxiliary bishop of Los AnEeles.

wiu give the eulogy. Most of the: big names of Hollywood will hear Cooper died Saturday after a battle with cancer that was aj marvel of courage even for! the screens most fearless hero. Rosary was recited Monday night for Cooper, who converted Catholicism in 1959. Only a handtul of his closest friends, plus his family, were at the private rites at a mortuary chapel. The widow and their daughter, Maria, 24, contained their grief in the strong, silent Cooper tradi ition.

Newsweek Editor To Give Address BETHANY, W. Va. Wi Hen ry Hazlitt, contributing editor ofj Newsweek magazine, will deliv 1 er the address at the 120th annual commencement of Bethany College on June 4, it was an nounced today. He also will receive the honor ary degree of doctor of laws. may i6, i96i CfjariHtton Dat'Ip 9j)ait Barron Hails Politics As 'Honorable' Politics was called an "honor able profession" by Gov.

Bar Iron in a talk here last night to Kanawha County Young Demo crats. And it is not possible to have good government without good' politics to produce capable lead the governor said, adding: "There is a proper art to poli tics. It involves, in the first place, taking your program to the peo secondly, publicizing your' party's ideas so that the elector ate will have a reasonable basis for being for or against a candidate or a party; and thirdly, or ganizing and getting voters to the polls." He had this to say of who criticize "elected officials! and our the prod ucts of politics:" "They have absolutely no right to criticize anyone who has been elected by democratic process unless they have taken part in the process and have thus exhib ited something more than a negative attitude." White Spring HovMctantng Hr CoiMf XadiM, Dlilw, Poni, nOMPT PICKUP SMVICt M4 U07 DI3 OMO OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE NELSON BUILDING conveniently located in DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SPACIOUS OFFICES PARKING AVAILABLE MODERN ELEYATORS COFFEE SHOP THE NELSON BUILDING PETEIS Dl if What company has been A MILLION DOLLAR building PLANT EVERY FOUR WEEKS in West Virginia? Many people will tell you: "What West Virginia needs is more industry, building new plants and providing more jobs for our people." And they are right. It may surprise you to know that last year this company built $1,000,000 worth of new plant every month in West Virginia. In fact, ever since 1946 your telephone company has been building the equivalent of a million dollar factory every four weeks! What does this mean to you? It makes jobs for steel workers, carpenters and bricklayers as well as for telephone people.

It means bigger payrolls spent with West Virginia business and professional It means more and better telephone serv ice for your home, farm, factory or office. We want to keep on growing and building to meet your demands for constantly improving telephone service. With your cooperation we can contribute greatly to the prosperity and progress of West Virginia. The Chesapeake and Potomac TELEPHONE COMPANY OF WEST VIRGINIA A company of 5,000 men and women providing good service, good jobs, good customers and better business in West Virginia..

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