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Linnie Looney
Tags: 0104, 10/28/97, 104, A.B. Dixon, Archie Covington, Aubrey Floyd, baptisms, Bessie Looney, Bill Leonard, Billy Garner, Brenda Witten, Cara Burgess, Carol Hayes, Carolina Hinson, ceremonies, charter member, Christmas, Churches, David Scearce, disasters, Doug Fox, Drema Vaughn, Easter, Flora Beckner, Flora Wolfe, Frank Stanley, Friend Day, funerals, Geneva Levitt, Gladys Gillespie, Grapefield., graveyards, H.M. Burche, History of the Grapefield Church of God, Honaker, J.B. Holcomb, J.T. Barnes, James L. Witten, James Looney, John R. Gouge, Kelley Kidd, L. King, Leroy Beckner, Linnie Looney, M.T. Lankford, Marvin Porter, Mary Agnes Burgess, Michael Kidd, Michael Swiney, music, O.C. Collins, Olla Heilman, Parsonage, R.E. Pope, Rev. Lambert, Rev. Lawson, revivals, Richard Kidd, Roby Day, Ronnie Hager, Rosa Gregory, Sally Kidd, Sunday School, T.O. Dennis, Tennessee, This is an interview with Linnie Looney about the history of the Grapefield Church of God., Troy Simmons, Walter Shewbridge, Wayne Briggs, Willie Lyle, Wolf Creek, Wytheville
Linnie Looney & Macie Blessing
Tags: 10/26/97, 173, 1920s, Adam Herbert Kidd, airplane, Amberst Stowers, Andy Griffith, Anette Kidd, Aunt Dumps, Barbara, Bastian, Bertha Charoltte, Bessie, Biography, Bland Courthouse, Bluefield, Bobbie Wolf, Catron House, CCC, Christmas, Clara Dell, Clearfork, Cynthia Wynn, Dorothy Looney, Dr. Hicks, Dr. Wagner, Ellie Stowers, Emmit Kidd, Ervin, Family/People, Farming, flood, Ford, Fox Christian, Frank, Franklin., Fred Harmon, Grace Day, Gulf Creek, Guy Stowers, Halloween, handy over, Helen, Heman, Henry Pete, Herbert Hoover, horseshoes, Houston, Hubbles, Ivory, Jeopardy, Lady Stowers, Linnie Looney & Macie Blessing, Lucy Akers, Mammie Burress, Marklins House Party, Marvin Kelly Kidd, Maxine Dye, Mel Davis, Melvin, Methodist Church, Minnie Carter, Misty Balas, Mrs. Levite, Ollie Kidd, Ollie Yost, Otis, Paul Looney, Pearl Harbor, President Eisenhower, President Roosevelt, Price is Right, radio, Ralph, Ray and Lottie, Ray Carter, Richard Beckner, Robert Clay, Rocky Gap, Roy, Sally, Samuel Sidney Kidd, Simon, Stacy, Tannery, Tazewell, Therman, This is an interview with Linnie Looney and Macie Blessing about their lives., Uncle Bud, Uncle Henry, Uncle Sid, Uncle Whittley, Wheel of Fortune, Willis Dye, Wolfe Creek, Wynettea Christian, Zora
Loretta Thompson
Tags: 11/4/06, 507, Annie Richardson, Beckley, Bill Gills, Bland County, Christmas, Crab Orchard, Dall Davis, Dinky Track, Floyd, Garland Updike, Grand Old Opera, Grey Hound Bus, Harley Richarson, Harry Thompson, Laura Sisson, Laurel, Laurel Fork, Life in Bland County, Loretta Thompson, Loretta Thompson discusses her life and memories in Bland County., Ohio, Palmer Carroll, Pameral Carroll’s Store, Princeton Hospital, Rocky Gap, Victoria
Loretta Thompson
Tags: 3/10/08, 519, and Rocky Gap., Annie Bell Richardson, Arlie Richardson, Bessie Gills, Bland County, Bland County Fair, Bluefield, Bukhart & Carroll, Carroll County, Christmas, Danielle Jennings, Danny Ray Thompson, Dinky Track, Donna Kay Thompson, Elbert Richardson, Fay Hodges, Giles County, Grey Hound Bus, Halloween, Harry Thompson, Her earlier life in the County, I.B. Underwood, John Richardson, Korean War, Laurel Fork Church of Christ, Laurel Fork Road, Life in Bland County, Loretta talks about her earlier life in Laurel, Loretta Thompson, Louise Richardson, Riley Richardson, Rocky Gap, Rocky Gap School, Roy Akers, Sarah Victoria, Valentine’s Day, Vietnam War, Virginia Richardson, Wilburn Richardson, World War 2
Lorraine Tolbert
Tags: 256, 9/10/99, Allen Woodyard, Arthur King, Auburn, Barbara Place, Basketball, Bastian, Bill, Bill Monroe, Biology, Bland Correctional Center, Bland High School, Bob, bookkeeping, canning, CCC, Ceres, Charles, Charlie Barbara Farm, Charlie Barbers, Chemistry, chores, Christmas, churning butter, Correctional, creek, Dollins, Dr. Kegley, Dr. Webner, Dublin, Dublin High School, Dublin Theatre, Earl, Edna May, electricity, Elvis, Emeryl, English, Fanning Farm, Farming, FDR, fishing, Florence Gertrude Hamilton Jenning, Fred, games, gardening, GED, George Farris, Georgie Bird, Giles, Grand ‘Ole Opry, Great Depression, Greenville Farm, Hamlen Jenning, heat, Highland, Hoover, Jack King, Jane Stafford, John Wayne, Korean War, Laura Bridges, Life and the Bland County Fair, Lorraine Tolbert, Lou, lunch, Maggie Leona, Margaret Thompson, Martha Pruett, Mary Stuart, Math, Mechanicsburg, Methodist Church, Motten B, Mr. Ed Hamlen, Mrs Franklin, Mrs. Labellops, Mrs. Via, Ms, Ms. Ethel Billops, Ms. Gregory, Ms. Hilly Munsey, Ms. Lydia Stuart, Ms. Meryl Stuart, Ms. Ramsey, National Gypsum, Nellie Live, Orson Willy Jenning, Pearl Harbor, plumbing, President Johnson, President Kennedy, Pulaski, PWA, Radford, Rev. Anderson, Rita Locust, Robbie Morehead, Rocky Gap High School, Roosevelt, rummie, running water, School, Science, Shorthand, snow, stock market, telephone, Thanksgiving, Tommy Dollins, toys, TV, Typing, Walker Creek, Walker School House, Wally Edna Jenning, West Virginia, White Gate, World War I, World War II, WPA, wrestling
Louise Aliff
Tags: 4/14/07, 407, Ashley Rife, Louise Aliff
Louise Munsey
Tags: 12/24/99, 285, Alta Vista, Appalachain Trail, Betty K. Munsey, Biographical, Bland County, chickens, Chilhowie, Christmas, Claytor Lake, Dr. Malin, Emory and Henry College, Farming, fruit orchards, Galax, gardening, Giles County, Life in Bland County, Louise Munsey, Maple candy, Mr. Clint Moss, Mr. Munsey, Mr. Weaver Carr., Old Meadow, Patton Munsey, Penley Hill, picking berries, Rev. Robert Sheffey, syrup making, This is an interview with Louise Munsey about her life in Bland County., Wytheville
Lula Barnette
Tags: 220, 4/10/96, Adner, Alonzo, Amos, Andy, Arver and Ollie Barnett, auction, baby shirts, Bastian, Bastian factory, Bastian Sports Wear, beds, Belcher’s Bridge, Betsy Dent, Beverly Floyd Hall, Beverly Hall, Bill Monroe, Biographical, biscuts, blackberries, Bland, bleach, blue ribbon, Bluefield, bread, bus, butter, cakes, canning book, car, carrots, chairs, Charleston, checkers, chicken, children, chimneys, chores, Christmas tree, Church, churn, cigars, Clarence, Clinton, Color Francis, cooker stove, corn, Corner Diner, country music, cow, creek, custards, Dave, Denita Blankenship, desk, Diamond School, dinner, dish pan, dolls, Dolly, East End School, education, Effie, electricity, factory, Family/People, fire, Florida, flower, food, fox and the goose, Frank Sinatra, fried potatoes, G. I. Joe, garden, garments, Garneth Havens, Grand Ol’ Oprey, grandpa Hall (Joe), Graton, groceries, Hardwood place, hatchet, hide-and-go-seek, holidays, house, Huntington, Icem, infant clothes, Jack, Jan, Jay Fred’s store, Jean Autry, jelly, Jew, Jimmy Dickens., Joe, Kate, Kate Long, kettles, kitchen, lard, Laura, Leonard, Lonzo, Lula Barnette, lumber grader, lunch, Macy Havens, marbles, meal, meals, men’s shirts, milk, Minnie Pearl, movie, Mr. Garret, Mr. Icem, Mr. Lawrence Lurber, Mr. Risen, Mrs. Havens, Mrs. Peery, music, Nell Katherine, New York, news, Nub, oil lamp, oven, paddle, peanut-butter sandwich, peas, Perry Como, phone, pop, popcorn, porch, pot-bellied stove, potatoes, preacher, radio, railroad ties, Railroad track, Reba, record player, Regina Harmon, restaurant, Rich School, Roanoke Fashion, Robert Hottie, Ronnie, Roy Acuff, Roy Rogers, Ruben, Ruby, Santa Clause, Saw Mill, school house, service, seventh grade, show, shows, Shufflebarger’s Store, Shufflebargers, singer, sink, store, stoves, street, tables, tag, taxes, Tazewell, teachers, television, tomatoes, town, toys, trailer, train, trimming, Trina Jackson, Virginia, wash board, wash dishes, West Graham, West Virginia, Witcher Creek, wood stove, Wytheville
Lula Blankenship
Tags: 250, 4/7/99, Biographical interview conducted with Lula Blankenships, Biography, Bland, Bluefield, chores, Christmas, Courtney Simpkins, Courtney Simpkins & Laura Rife, Dismal Creek, Eleanor Johnson., Emory, Family/People, Farming, Ford, house, Kegley Manor, Laura Rife, Lula Blankenship, Lula K. Mitchell Blankenship, Mechanicsburg, Miller, Mitchell, Mr. Dodson, Robert Blankenship, School, Tap Piano, Trent’s, Virginia
Luther May Harless
Tags: 2/21/99, 242, Alaska, Arizona, Boise City, British, California, Camp Cook, Cape Drake Japan, Captain Brinkman, Chicago, Cleveland, Corporal Hartley, Everett Harless, Filipino, Fort Bellvore, Fort Bragg, Fort Jackson, Fort Knox, Fort Lawton, Fort Majuco, Fort Meade, General Ship Hissleman, George Harless, Greeks, Hokeito, Jeremy Harless, Jeremy R. Harless, Kentucky, Korea, Louisiana, Luther May Harless, MacArthur, Maryland, New York Central Railroad, North Carolina, Northern Japan, Ohio, opium, Orville Harless, Paul Harless, Pee Wee Smith, President Truman, Pu’san Harbor, Richmond, San Francisco, Seattle, Sergeant Baber, Sergeant Wigga, Sergeant Wolky, South Carolina, South Gap, Tadco, Tagus, Thailanders, Tokyo, U.S.N.S. Marine Atered, Virginia, War, Washington, West Virginia
Lyndsey Shrader Cochrane
Tags: 2/15/03, 399, Arvin Shrader, Bastian Union Church, Biographical, Blanche Shrader, Britany Bowling/Nikki McLeamore, Christmas, Daniel Shrader, Elis Shrader, Franklin Roosevelt, Halloween, Hazel Stowers, Hipe Crabtree, Joseph Shrader, Katherine Shrader, Kathy Billis, Leslie Cochran, Life in Bland County, Louise Compton, Lyndsey Shrader Cochrane, Mark Shrader, Mary Crabtree, Mike Shrader, Narrows, President Kennedy, President Nixon, Rocky Gap, Round Bottom, Round Bottom Methodist Church, Susan Crabtree, Unis Shrader, William Sharder Burton, Wolf Creek, World War II
M.H. Bowen Jr.
Tags: 0319, 12/29/00, 319, 4th of July, Biographical, Bland, Bland High School, Burkes Garden, Captain Sam Newberry, Chilhowie, Christmas, Clearfork, Easter, Eisenhower, FFA, Geraldine Scott Bowen, Ingrid Bergamn, Jeananne Hoge, Jeff Hoge, Jessica Bowen, Johnson: Nixon, Kennedy, Life in Bland County, Lucy Kidd Newberry, M.H. Bowen Jr, M.H. Bowen Jr., M.H. Bowen Sr, Mary Elizabeth, Maytag, Meek Hoge, Meek Hoge III, Mill Wall, Pearl Harbor, Roosevelt, Tazewell County, Theater Barber Shop, This is an interview with M.H. Bowen Jr. about his life in Bland County., Thompson Crockett Bowen, Tiffany Lee, Valentines, Virginia Newberry Bowen, William Allan Newberry, World War II