Washington Co, VA PUCKETT family obituaries (several) from the Bluefield Daily Telegraph Submitted by June Barnes ********************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ********************************************************************** BODY OF MARINE WHO DIED IN THE FAR EAST ARRIVES IN BLUEFIELD The Body of Private William P. Puckett, United States Marine Corps, who died in China, arrived in Bluefield Last night and was taken to the Hawkins Undertaking compay, Bland Street. Friends of the young man may view the remains at the undertaking establishment after 10 o’clock this morning. The body will remain there until 2:30 o’clock this afternoon when it will be removed to the Church of God, South street, where funeral services will be held. The casket will not be opened at the church. A Marine stationed at Mare Island, Calif., escorted the body from San Francisco to Bluefield. Following services at the church the body will be laid to rest in Monte Vista Park cemetery. A detachment from the Bluefield Howitzer company of the West Virginia national guard will provide a military burial ceremonial for the deceased sea soldier. The young man was the son of S. J. Puckett, Cumberland road. BODY OF MARINE TO ARRIVE MONDAY Funeral Services for William P. Puckett, Who Died In China February 8, Will be Held in Bluefield Tuesday. The body of William P. Puckett, 29, United States marines, who died at Peking, China, on February 8, is expected to arrive in Bluefield Monday night from San Francisco, where it was landed March 13. It was aboard the President Coolidge which sailed from the Orient on February 25. Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 at the Church of God, with the pastor, the Rev. W. D. McGraw, officiating. Interment will follow in Monte Vista cemetery. The Bluefield Howitzer Company of the West Virginia national guard will furnish a military escort to the cemetery and will fire a salute at the grave. The company’s musician will sound taps. Puckett, who was born in Tazewell, was a victim of influenza-pneumonia. He had served three years in the army, before enlisting in the marine eight years ago. Virtually all of his eleven years in the military service had been spent in China. Surviving are his father, S. J. Puckett, who resides just off the Cumberland road on East river mountain, and the following brothers and sisters: Mrs. Rachel English and Mis Elliene Puckett, both of Los Angeles; S. W. Puckett, of Southton, Texas; Miss Elma Puckett and S. J. Puckett, Jr., both at home. Mr. Puckett’s mother died twelve years ago. JOHN F. PUCKETT, SPRINGVILLE, DIED; LAST RITES TODAY John Franklin Puckett, 55 died at 7:30 o’clock last night at his home in Springville, Va., death resulting from complications following an injury sustained several years ago while working as a timberman. Funeral services will be held at the Sprinville church this afternoon at 3 o’clock, conducted by the Rev. Mr. Gillespie, the pastor. Burial will follow in the Springville cemetery. He is survived by four daughters and four sons, Mrs. Russell, of Bluefield Va.; Mrs. J. W. Eaton, of Bluefield W. Va.; Misses Ethel and Lena Puckett, Clovis, Jessie, Charles and Donald Puckett all of Springville. CHARLIE F. PUCKETT Charlie Frank Puckett, 54 of Bishop, Va.; died early Tuesday in a Bluefield hospital following a short illness. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Virginia Wright Puckett; one son, Frankie Puckett of the home; his mother, Mrs. Willie Puckett of Prince George, Va.; one brother, James Edward Puckett of Boston, Mass.; and two sisters, Mrs. William Rye of Chester, Va., and Mrs. Marie Bowman of Coalwood. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at the Shumate-Newman Funeral Home in Pocahontas, Va.; with Rev. Keister Blevins officiating. Burial will follow in Grandview Memory Gardens on the Bluefield-Tazewell Road. Friends may call at the funeral home today after 6 p.m. HARVEY PUCKETT’S BODY DISCOVERED The body of Harvey Puckett, abut 40, was found in an old springhouse near Falls Mills, Va., yesterday beside a shotgun apparently used to take his own life. Deputy Sheriff A. K. Harvey said Puckett had been missing from his home since Wednesday morning. The body was found by the dead man’s brother about 1 p.m. yesterday. Dr. P. P. Ferraraccio, a Tazewell County coroner, said Puckett apparently committed suicide and there were no indications of foul play. Harvey said Puckett, once a truck driver but then unemployed, had been despondent and had made statements indicating he contemplated suicide. He was unmarried. The victim had been living about a half mile from the scene of his death on Mud Fork near the Falls Mills dam. The body was found by his brother, Solly Puckett of Falls Mills. Harvey said the 12 guage shotgun found beside the body belonged to the dead man. Besides his brother, Puckett is survived by two sisters. The body is at Wagner and Hawkins Funeral Home, Bluefield, Va.