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Ruby Irene Mitchem
Nov 4, 2017
Ruby Irene Wright Mitchem, 97, of Asheboro, North Carolina formerly of Browning-Lambert Mountain passed away Saturday, November 04, 2017 at her residence. Ruby was born on January 24, 1920 in Rock, West Virginia to the late Marvin C. Wright and Hattie Shrader Wright. She had been a resident of Asheboro, North Carolina for the past thirty two years.In addition to...
Anna Lee Bowman
Nov 3, 2017
Anna Lee Bowman, 87, received her Heavenly call Friday, November 03, 2017 for a rejoicing meeting with the Lord and ending her time on earth where she exhibited genuine Christian values throughout her life. Anna Lee was born June 25, 1930 in Sandlick to the late Orbie Virgil Moye and Mary Ruth (Mamie) Surface Moye. She was a lifelong resident...
Johnnie F. Clower, Sr.
Nov 1, 2017
Johnnie Franklin (Cotton) Clower, Sr., 86, of Bluewell, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, November 1, 2017 at his home.He was born on March 6, 1931 in Crystal and was a son of the late Lon and Bessie Perkins Clower. He served in the US National Guard during the Korean Conflict. He was a carpenter, in which...
Carol Jean Watkins
Oct 31, 2017
PICTURE w. this obitCarol Jean Watkins, 60, of Index Lane, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Tuesday, October 31, 2017 at her home.Born on October 30, 1957 in Welch, she was a daughter of the late William JC and Gladys Skeens Keller. She had been a resident of Littlesburg Road for 20 years and was a homemaker. She attended Deliverance Temple...
Phyllis Pearcy
Oct 30, 2017
Phyllis Bailey Pearcy, 69, of Maybeury, passed away on Monday, October 30, 2017 at her home.Born on June 29, 1948 in Maybeury, she was a daughter of the late Frank and Della Woods Bailey. She had been a lifelong resident of Maybeury and was a homemaker. She was of the Baptist faith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...
Helen May Hayes Davis
Oct 29, 2017
Helen May Hayes Davis, 83, of Country Side Road Princeton, West Virginia passed away Sunday, October 29, 2017 at Princeton Community Hospital. Helen was born on March 12, 1934 in McDowell County, West Virginia to the late Wiley Haynes and Mildred Wooline Hayes. She had been a resident of Princeton for the past 34 years and was a member of...
Christopher "Chris" James
Oct 29, 2017
Christopher "Chris" James, 41 of Freeman WV., passed away on October 29, 2017. Born on January 27, 1976, he was the son of Randy and Hallie James of Freeman, WV. Chris was an excellent welder and fabricator, having last been employed by Ayers Engineering, of Bluefield, VA. . He is survived by his parents and his Grand Mother, Betty Blevins...
Dewey "Jimmy" B. Spears
Oct 28, 2017
Dewey B. (Jimmy) Spears, 76, of GlenWood Park Retirement Village, formerly of White Oak Estates in Green Valley, passed away Saturday, October 28, 2017.Born June 13, 1941 in Amonate, Virginia he was the son of the late Harlow and Ethel Spears.He worked many years in the coal industry before becoming an automotive technician at Ramey Auto Group where he worked...
Corale "LeeAnn" Brewster-Rutherford
Oct 26, 2017
Corale Ann (LeeAnn) Brewster, 43, peacefully passed away Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017, at her home in Princeton, WV. She is survived by her Mother Darlene Brewster of Smyrna, TN; her brother’s Terry Brewster of Odenton, MD; Michael Brewster of Bluefield, VA and her sister Kathleen Mercer of Suffolk, VA and many loving family members and caring friends. She was preceded...
Clovis Cox
Oct 26, 2017
In the early morning hours of October 26, 2017, Clovis Cox, 88, of Bluefield, WV, completed his journey here on Earth to meet his Savior in Heaven. Born in Montcoal, WV on October 2, 1929, he was a son of the late Don Lee and Velma America Cox. He was the eldest of nine children and his love for his...
Sidney Gerald Jennings
Oct 26, 2017
Sidney Gerald Jennings, 79, of Montcalm, passed away on Thursday, October 26, 2017 at the Maples Nursing Home in Bluefield. Born on June 11, 1938 in Weynoke, WV, he was a son of the late James Hobart and nannie Bell Groves Jennings. He had been a lifelong resident of Montcalm and McComas and attended the Church of God. He was...
Timothy Dean Day
Oct 26, 2017
Timothy Dean Day, 44, of Bluefield departed this life on Thursday, October 26, 2017.Born June 20, 1973 in Bluefield, he was the son of Ethel and Dale Davis of Nemours and the late Earl “Dean” Day. Timmy enjoyed playing in numerous sports growing up and enjoyed playing music on his guitar in his later years. In addition to his mother...
Goldie Pansy Sexton
Oct 23, 2017
Goldie Pansy Sexton, age 95, of 1600 Bland Street, went home to be with the Lord, Monday, October 23, 2017.Born on March, 29, 1922, Goldie was the daughter of the late Sylvester Preston Scott and Annie Laura Mills. She was a homemaker most of her life while working for Zenith Electronics in Chicago, IL. She was a member of Maybeury...
Karsyn Ruth Belt
Oct 23, 2017
BLUEFIELD-- Karsyn Ruth Belt was born on Monday, October 23, 2017. She conquered this world and was welcomed into the arms of Jesus the same day. Karsyn is the daughter of Louis and Kelly Belt and the twin sister of Layla Noelle Belt of Bluefield, WV. Karsyn was loved by many, including her maternal grandmother Nancy Ellison, paternal grandfather Jay...
Sergio Daniel Castillo
Oct 22, 2017
Sergio Daniel Castillo, 62, of Ivy Crest Street Bluefield, West Virginia (Green Valley) passed away on Sunday, October 22, 2017 at Princeton Community Hospital in Princeton, West Virginia. Sergio was born on July 21, 1955 in Monterrey, Mexico to the late Perfecto Castillo and Rosa Barajas Castillo. Sergio had been a resident of Bluefield for the past 28 years and...
Joy Ellen Shepard
Oct 19, 2017
Joy Ellen Shepard, 84, of Union Street, Bluefield, WV, passed away on October 19, 2017 in Pounding Mill, VA. Born on October 12, 1933 in Bramwell, she was a daughter of the late John C. and Caroline Lambert Lewis. She was of the Pentecostal Holiness faith and was a former nurse. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...
Louise Ann Collins
Oct 19, 2017
Louise Ann Collins, 72, of Dawson School Road, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Thursday, October 19, 2017 at home surrounded by her family after a courageous battle with cancer. Born on April 18, 1945 in Roanoke, VA, she was the daughter of the late Stanley Gray Rogers, II and Glenna Louise Patteson. Lou Ann was a 1963 graduate of Bluefield...
Roscoe Vinton Marshall
Oct 19, 2017
Roscoe Vinton Marshall, 96, of Arbor Ridge Drive Bluefield, West Virginia passed away on Thursday, October 19, 2017 at his residence. Roscoe was born on September 10, 1921 in Dugspur, Virginia to the late Ira S. Marshall and Mettie V. Turman Marshall. He had been a resident of Mercer County for the past twenty five years formerly living in Coalwood,...
Betty Jean Wimmer
Oct 18, 2017
Betty Jean Wimmer, 87, of 1800 Whitethorn Extension, Bluefield, WV, formerly of Bradshaw, WV, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, October 18, 2017. She passed away peacefully at Roanoke Memorial Hospital, Palliative Care Unit with family by her side.Betty was a former member of 42 years at the Bradshaw Church of God and current member of the East...
Roland "Wayne" Belcher, Sr.
Oct 18, 2017
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 2 Timothy 4:7 Roland “Wayne” Belcher, Sr. of Bastian, VA died October 18, 2017. He was born on November 25, 1936 to the late Elsie and Leonard Belcher of McComas, WV. He served his country proudly in the Navy. Wayne was self-employed with Belcher’s...
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