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Pauline (Polly) Winebarger
Jan 28, 2017
Pauline (Polly) Olagay Winebarger of Max Meadows, VA, formerly of Leckie, WV. Pauline (Polly) Winebarger passed away at the home of her daughter, Agnes, on January 28, 2017 after suffering from alzheimer's for the past ten years. She is now at peace with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and in her "right mind" and for that "we are so...
Lois Jarvis
Jan 27, 2017
Mrs. Lois A. Jarvis of Titusville, Florida, formerly of Princeton, West Virginia went to be with the Lord, January 27, 2017. Born March 22, 1934 to Kelly and Debbie Davis of Pocahontas, Virginia. She is preceded in death by her husband and best friend, Albert Jarvis. Her sons, Larry and Leslie Franklin. Brothers Gaines, Defaw, Stanley and Jessie Davis. Sisters...
Gladys Lavone Powell
Jan 25, 2017
Gladys Lavone (Cox) Powell, 88, of Bluewell, gained her angel wings on January 25, 2017. Born on August 1, 1928 in Bluefield, she was a daughter of late Andrew and Lorena Niece Cox. Gladys was married to the late Dr. Rev. Kenneth R. Powell on June 25, 1947 and traveled the United States and Europe while Kenneth served his country....
Rhonda Gaye Sarver
Jan 25, 2017
Rhonda Gaye Sarver, age 53, of Sunrise Drive, Bluefield, WV died on Wednesday, January 25, 2017 at her home. Born on June 19, 1963 in Bluefield, WV, she was a daughter of Ronald Lee Sarver of Myrtle Beach, SC and the late Judith Simmons Sarver. She had lived in Bluefield for the past 10 years. Survivors include: Daughter: Emma Baker...
Larry James Carter
Jan 24, 2017
Larry James Carter, age 65, of Lavender Lane, Princeton, WV died on Tuesday, January 24, 2017 at his home with his family surrounding him. Born on May 27, 1951, in Welch, WV, he was a son of the late Charlie and Mary Blankenship Carter. He had lived in Princeton for the past 25 years. He was a coal truck driver. ...
Rev. Ray Merle Conrad
Jan 24, 2017
Rev. Ray Merle Conrad, age 78, of Cranley Road, Powell, TN, died on January 24, 2017 at the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville, TN. Born on June 4, 1938 in Monterville, WV, he was a son of the late George Glenn and Jessie Bonner Conrad. He was a faithful minister for the United Methodist Church having served at...
Tamra Jean Roland
Jan 20, 2017
Tamra Jean Roland, 52, of Old Hickory Road, Lancaster, SC, passed away on Friday, January 20, 2017 at Princeton Community Hospital. Born on August 1, 1964 in Bluefield, she was a daughter of the late Raymond and Shelby Jean Craft Blankenship. She had been a resident of Bluefield and Lancaster for the last 5 years and was a homemaker. Survivors...
Jettie Mae Nicewander
Jan 19, 2017
Jettie Mae Nicewander, 80, of Lorton Lick Road Bluefield, WV passed away on Thursday, January 19, 2017 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center in Bluefield, WV. Jettie was born on December 14, 1936 in Montcalm, WV to the late Mr. and Mrs. Elizabeth Hall Gearheart. She had been a resident of Bluefield for the past 20 years and attended Duhring Church...
Darrell Lee Caldwell
Jan 19, 2017
DARRELL LEE CALDWELL, 59, of Bluefield, West Virginia, went home to be with his Lord and Savior while surrounded by his loving family at his home on Thursday, January 19, 2017, after a long battle with brain cancer. Darrell was born on August 27, 1957 in Bluefield, West Virginia to John E. and Velma Lee Brooks Caldwell. He graduated from...
Terry Eugene Brewster
Jan 17, 2017
Terry Eugene Brewster, 59, of Sandlick Road Bluefield, WV passed away on Tuesday, January 17, 2017 at Princeton Community Hospital in Princeton, WV. Terry was born on August 25, 1957 in Bluefield, WV to the late Mack Brewster and Mollie Proffitt Brewster. He had been a resident of Sandlick for the past 29 years and was a proud Veteran of...
Mary Shumate
Jan 17, 2017
Mary Lashiw Shumate, 92 of Camellia Drive Bluewell, WV died at home on Tuesday, January 17, 2017. Born on December 27, 1924 in Berwick, PA. She was preceded in death by her husband of 68 years, Ray Luther Shumate, parents George and Tessie Watach Lashiw, brothers John, Andrew, and Mike and sister Diana (Annie). Mary was a resident of Bluewell...
Rodney Lee Hoback
Jan 16, 2017
Rodney Lee Hoback, Jr., 26 of Guinea Mountain Road Pearisburg, VA passed away on Monday, January 16, 2017 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke, VA. Rodney was born on August 21, 1990 in Bluefield, WV to the late Rodney Lee Hoback, Sr. and Martha Eldridge Hoback. He had been a resident of the Pearisburg, VA area for the past 10...
Alma Jean Gillenwater
Jan 16, 2017
Alma Jean Gillenwater, 82, of Matoaka Road (Lake Bottom), Rock, WV, passed away Monday, January 16, 2017 at his home. Born on June 10, 1934 in Oakvale, she was a daughter of the late Noah and Vergie Rosa Thomas. She had been a resident of Matoaka Road for 27 years and attended the Roger Street Community Church. She formerly worked...
Edith Elma Yates
Jan 15, 2017
Edith Elma Yates, 76, of New Haven Road, North Tazewell, VA, passed away on Sunday, January 15, 2017 at the Dogwood Crossing Nursing Home in North Tazewell, VA. Born on June 27, 1940 in Jenkinjones, she was a daughter of the late Rudy Paul and Dotty Catherine Dollinger Miller. She had been a resident of North Tazewell for 8 years...
Eleanor Chambers
Jan 13, 2017
Eleanor Chambers, 62, a loving wife, mother, and grandmother of Bramwell, WV passed away Friday, January 13, 2017 after a long courageous battle with cancer. Eleanor was born December 8, 1954, in Panther, WV to the late John and Goldia Bryant. She was a homemaker, a caregiver, she never met a stranger and opened her home to everybody. She was...
Mary Wood
Jan 10, 2017
Mary Coppino Wood, 84, of Brandywine Lane, Bluefield, passed away on Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at the Commonwealth Assisted Living in Christiansburg, VA. Born on October 7, 1932 in Northfork, she was a daughter of the late Gaetano Coppino and Georgia Henderson Null. She had been a resident of Bluefield for most of her life and was a graduate of...
Clara Mae Tabor
Jan 10, 2017
“I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.” 2 Timothy 4:7 Clara Mae Tabor, 96, of Packing Plant Road (Brushfork), Bluefield, WV, departed the world on Tuesday, January 10, 2017 to her heavenly home. Born on April 13, 1920 in Nemours, she was a daughter of the late Walter and Bessie Surface...
Adam Gray Smith
Jan 8, 2017
Adam Gray “AG” Smith, 84, of Summerfield Road, Princeton, WV, passed away on Sunday, January 8, 2017 at Mercer Nursing and Rehab in Bluefield. Although known for the courageous fighter he was, after a tiring battle with Alzheimer's at the ripe old age of 84, he decided to wave the white flag and surrender. His battle here on earth was...
Bobby Lee Perdue
Jan 7, 2017
Bobby Lee Perdue, 40, of Mountaineer Lane Bluefield, WV passed away Saturday, January 07, 2017 at his residence. Bobby was born on April 26, 1976 in Bluefield, WV to Michael Perdue of Bluefield, VA and Marlena Perry Moye of Spanishburg, WV. He had been a lifelong resident of Bluefield, WV. He was preceded in death by Bonnie Perdue, Harry &...
Queen Easter Greer
Jan 7, 2017
Queen Easter Greer, age 97 of Gray, Tennessee passed away Saturday, January 7, 2017 at Wellmont Hospice in Bristol. She was a daughter of the late Charles Raymond and Donie Emiline Conley Hart. She was a member of Rock Heritage Baptist Church. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, James Dexter Greer, Sr.; one...
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