2/21/1935 Bluefield Daily Telegraph James L. De Wese, 65, who for many years had been prominently identified with the mining industry in the Pocahontas field, died at 9:25 yesterday morning at his home in Anawalt. Death was attributed to pneumonia. However, he had been in failing health for sometime and had not been actively engaged in the mining Industry for years. A native of Floyd county, Virginia, Mr. De Wese, came to the Pocahontas field when he was but twenty years old and had spent forty-live years of life life in the local coal fields. He was widely known and held in high esteem. For eleven years he was mine foreman for the American Coal company at McComas and was superintendent of Turkey Gap Coal and Coke company for about four years. He served several other companies in various official capacities. He is survived by his widow and the following children; James De Wese, of Anawalt; Mrs. Floyd Jones, of McComas; Mrs. Emmett Walls, of Logan; Miss Opal De Wese, of Anawalt; Reginold De Wese, Bishop and Thurman De Wese, ot Anawalt. He also leaves two sisters; Mrs. E. D. Whitenack, of Pilot, Va., and Mrs, J. H. Austin, of Simpson, Va. Funeral services will be conducted at the home in Anawalt Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock by the Rev. P. P. Taylor, of Jenkinjones and the Rev. A. B. Moore, of Athens. Burial Will follow at Woodlawn cemetery, Bluefleld-Bramwell road.