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Linda Gail Watkins-Saddler

Linda Gail Watkins-Saddler

May 3, 2017

Linda Gail Watkins-Saddler, 72, of Princeton (Green Valley), West Virginia passed away on Wednesday, May 03, 2017 at her Residence in Green Valley, West Virginia.                 Linda was born on April 29, 1945 in McComas, West Virginia to the late Clarence Pennington and Geneva Gillespie Pennington. She had been a resident of Green Valley for the past two years and was...

Ava Joyce Stowers

Ava Joyce Stowers

May 2, 2017

Ava Joyce Stowers, 87, of Roma Road, North Tazewell, VA, passed away on Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center.   Born on October 9, 1929 in Raleigh County, she was a daughter of late Morris B. and Ethel Dalton Wimmer. She had been a resident of North Tazewell for 60 years and was a member of the Mt....

Clara Ruth Dinger

Clara Ruth Dinger

Apr 30, 2017

Clara Ruth Bailey Dinger, 92, of Goodwill Hollow Road (Duhring), Rock, WV, died from injuries sustained in a fall at her home in Duhring WV, on April 30, 2017 at 12:45pm.   Born April 28, 1925 in Buckeye WV, she was the daughter of the late Cletus E. Bailey and Lora J. Duncan Bailey. She had been a resident of Mercer...

Carolyn L. Neal

Carolyn L. Neal

Apr 28, 2017

                Carolyn L. Neal, 62, of Bluefield (Green Valley), West Virginia passed away Friday, April 28, 2017 at Princeton Community Hospital in Princeton, West Virginia.                 Carolyn was born on March 27, 1955 in Bluefield, West Virginia to the late Clifford Bailey and Clara May Cornett Bailey Sells. She had been a resident of Bluefield for the past 25 years and was...

Frances Priscilla Presley

Frances Priscilla Presley

Apr 28, 2017

Frances Priscilla Presley, age 89, of Ball Field Road, Anawalt, WV died on Friday, April 28, 2017 at her home.   Born on July 7, 1927, in Thorpe, she was a daughter of the late Tom and Fannie Adams Dinkins. She had lived in Anawalt for the past 66 years and was of the Methodist faith. She was a devoted wife,...

John Priestly Rose, Jr.

John Priestly Rose, Jr.

Apr 26, 2017

                John Priestly Rose, Jr., 83, of Tank Hollow Road Bluefield, West Virginia passed away on Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at his residence.                 John was born on December 27, 1933 in St. Charles, Virginia to the late John P. Rose, Jr. and Eva Whitt Rose. He had been a resident of Mercer County since 2001. He attended Southview Church and served...

Clarence Cataline

Clarence Cataline

Apr 26, 2017

Clarence Cataline, 60, of Brushfork Road, Falls Mills, VA, passed away on Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC.   Born on May 17, 1956 in Belle, CA, he was a son of Jesse Cataline of Cleveland, OH and Helen Gail Burnopp of Princeton. He had been a resident of Falls Mills for 30...

Rosa Compaleo

Rosa Compaleo

Apr 26, 2017

Rosa Mary Compaleo 80, passed away Wednesday April 26th at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown.  She was born in Wilco WV on September 7th, 1936 the daughter of the late Patsy and Carmella Compaleo. She worked for 20 years at Kroger's in Bluefield and Patsy's place in Keystone.  She was a faithful member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Powhatan...

Pansy Marie Vest

Pansy Marie Vest

Apr 24, 2017

Pansy Marie Vest, 70, of Matoaka Road, Rock, WV, passed away on Monday, April 24, 2017 at the Westwood Center in Bluefield, VA. Born on January 5, 1947 in McComas, she was a daughter of the late Wesley and Violet Marie Roark Taylor. She had been a resident of Rock for 8 years and was a former employee of Frankie’s...

Martha Williams

Martha Williams

Apr 24, 2017

Martha Johnson Williams, widow of Thomas Theodore (Ted) Williams, Sr., of Abbs Valley departed this life April 24, 2017.  She was born August 27, 1922, in Jenkinjones, West Virginia, and was the lone survivor of the eight children of Bertie and Willie Johnson. She is survived by son Thomas T. (Sonny) Williams, Jr. and wife Patricia of Richmond, VA. daughter...

Curtis Spinella

Curtis Spinella

Apr 24, 2017

Curtis Ellwood Spinella, 80, of Flat Top, WV, passed away on Monday, April 24, 2017 after an extended stay at the VA Medical Center in Beckley.Born on March 22, 1937 in Switchback, he was a son of the late Joseph and Mary Martin Spinella. He had been a resident of Flat Top since 2005 and was a member of the...

Sue Smith

Sue Smith

Apr 23, 2017

Evangelist Sue G. Baber-Bohin-Gray-Smith, 90, of Bluefield, WV passed away Sunday, April 23, 2017 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center in Bluefield, WV.   Sue was born on December 06, 1926 in Banner, VA to the late Silas Baber and Eliza Compton Baber. She was an Evangelist for many years and the Pastor of Good News Chapel for three years. She was...

Lonnie R. Gentry

Lonnie R. Gentry

Apr 23, 2017

Lonnie R. Gentry, 71, of Crumpler, West Virginia passed away on Sunday, April 23, 2017 at his residence.                 Lonnie was born on October 11, 1945 in Crumpler, West Virginia to the late Roby S. Gentry and Daphna Reed Gentry.  He was a former coal miner and a member of Local Union #6033. He was of the Baptist faith.                 In addition...

Virgie Charlotte Riffe

Virgie Charlotte Riffe

Apr 21, 2017

Virgie Charlotte Riffe, 94, of Bluefield, WV, and formerly of Falls Mills, VA, entered eternal life on Friday, April 21, 2017 and rests in the arms of God.   Born on March 31, 1923 in Wyoming County, she was a daughter of the late Arthur and Elsie Lester Riffe. Charlotte was a devoted wife, mother, sister, daughter, and grandmother. She was...

William Foster Farley

William Foster Farley

Apr 20, 2017

 William Foster Farley, age 42, of Haynes Road, Bramwell, WV died on Thursday, April 20, 2017 at his home.   Born on May 9, 1974, in Bluefield, he was a son of Mary Jane Akers Farley of Princeton, WV and the late Billy P. Farley. He had been a resident of Bramwell for the past 14 years and was a truck...

Walter Edward Oiler, Sr.

Walter Edward Oiler, Sr.

Apr 18, 2017

                Walter Edward Oiler, Sr., 74, of Montcalm, West Virginia passed away on Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at Princeton Community Hospital.                 Walter was born on July 10, 1942 in Goodwill, West Virginia to the late Charles and Carrie Perkins Oiler. He had been a resident of Montcalm for the past 45 years and had been employed by Lusk Deposal as a...

Leonard "Shep" Monroe Thomason

Leonard "Shep" Monroe Thomason

Apr 16, 2017

                    Leonard Monroe “Shep” Thomason, Sr., 72, of Captain St. Bluefield, WV passed away on Sunday, April 16, 2017 at his residence.                 Shep was born on December 02, 1944 in Crumpler, West Virginia to the late Robert Lee Thomason and Willie Mae Simons Thomason. He had been a resident of Bluefield, WV for the past 29 years and was a retired...

Kenneth Wayne Powers

Kenneth Wayne Powers

Apr 15, 2017

Kenneth Wayne Powers, 64, of Collinsville, Illinois passed away on Saturday, April 15, 2017 at his residence.                 Kenneth was born on June 23, 1952 in Warrior Mines, West Virginia to Nellie Powers. He was a 1970 graduate of Big Creek High School. After high school Kenneth served his county in the United States Air force. Kenneth was employed as a...

Ernest Chizmar

Ernest Chizmar

Apr 14, 2017

Ernest Chizmar, 86, of Camilla Drive (Bluewell), (6/15/30 – 4/14/17) passed away Friday, April 14, 2017 at Bluefield Regional Hospital.  He was the son of John Andrew and Bertha Horvath Chizmar.  He was a graduate of Elkhorn High School and a veteran of the US Marines. He was a member of the Princeton Elks. He enjoyed his career with Consolidation...

Shirley Louise Harman

Shirley Louise Harman

Apr 14, 2017

Shirley Louise Harman of White Birch Lane, Bluefield WV passed away April 14, 2017 in St Joseph, MO surrounded by her children. Born April 22, 1940, she was a daughter of John and Cora Beckner. She was preceded in death her husband David M. Harman. Shirley was a homemaker and a loving Mother.  She was employed by the Mercer County...

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