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Charles Michael Woods
Jan 6, 2017
Charles Michael “Mike” Woods, age 62 of Old Linwood Road, Lexington passed away Friday, January 6, 2017 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mike was born in Mercer County, West Virginia on March 22, 1954 to Garnett Lewis Woods, Sr. and Mary O’Donnell Woods. He was employed with Davidson County Schools as a custodian with South Davidson School. He was preceded in...
Christopher "Shane" Scott
Jan 5, 2017
Christopher “Shane” Scott, 40, of Bryant St. Bluefield, WV passed away on Thursday, January 05, 2017 at Princeton Community Hospital in Princeton, WV. Shane was born on April 05, 1976 in Bluefield, WV to Dorothy Horton Scott Pennington and the late Jesse S. Scott, Jr. He had been a lifelong resident of Bluefield and was employed at United Exhaust as...
Louella Jane Barrett
Jan 4, 2017
**DUE to inclement weather, the funeral for SATURDAY has been rescheduled to Monday morning at 11:00. Friends may call from 10:00-11:00, prior to services. Louella Jane Barrett, 89, of Old Bramwell Road Bluefield, WV passed away on Wednesday, January 04, 2017 at the Maple Nursing and Rehab in Bluefield, WV. Louella was born on July 01, 1927 in Bluefield, WV...
Sheryl Jean Oiler
Dec 30, 2016
Sheryl Jean Oiler, 69, of Montcalm, WV went home to be with her Savior on Friday, December 30, 2016 after a short battle with cancer. Sheryl was born on July 6, 1947 and was the daughter of the late Vinson and Christine Epperson. Sheryl dearly loved her family, friends and her church family. Her home was always open to anyone...
Betty Jean Fagio
Dec 30, 2016
Betty Jean Fagio, 81, of Greenwood Road, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Friday, December 30, 2016 at the Bland County Nursing and Rehab Center. Born on September 3, 1935 in McDowell County, she was a daughter of the late William Wilhite, Sr. and Margaret Young Wilhite. She had lived mostly in McDowell but relocated to Bluefield twelve years ago. She...
Virginia "Sammy" C. Boyd
Dec 29, 2016
Virginia C. “Sammy” Boyd, 90, of Lancaster, PA and formerly of Bluewell and Bramwell, went to see her Lord on Thursday, December 29, 2016 at Mt. Joy Hospice. Born on October 19, 1926 in McComas, she was a daughter of the late Everett Reeves and Mary Alagria Coburn Cox. She had lived most of her life in Bluewell and the...
Beatrice Frances Robertson
Dec 29, 2016
Beatrice Frances Robertson, 79, Princeton, WV died on Thursday, December 29, 2016 at Charleston Area Medical Center. Born on April 10, 1937, in Premier, WV, she was a daughter of the late Scott and Maggie Vanover Steele. She had lived in Princeton for the past 28 years. She loved watching game shows and Jerry Springer, eating at Outback, Ryan’s and...
Ronald Dale Bailey
Dec 24, 2016
Ronald Dale Bailey, 81, of Jake Street, Montcalm, passed away on Saturday, December 24, 2016 at his home. Born on May 7, 1935 in McComas, he was a son of the late Charlie and Claudine Thompson Bailey. He had been a resident of Montcalm for 49 years and was a member of the Brushfork Church of Christ. He was a...
Tommy Lee Ray Addison
Dec 21, 2016
Tommy Lee Ray Addison, 56, of Ingleside Road, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Wednesday, December 21, 2016 at Princeton Community Hospital. Born on June 3, 1960 in Bluefield, he was a son of the late Raymond and Helen Honaker Addison Woody. He had been a lifelong resident of Bluefield and had worked for Danieley Mobile Home Movers. In addition to...
Howard Michael Fowler
Dec 21, 2016
Howard Michael Fowler, 54, of Bluefield, WV, passed away on Wednesday, December 21, 2016 at his home. He was born on July 6, 1962 in Welch and was a son of the late Bobby Ray and Elsie Miller Fowler. He had been a resident of Bluefield for two years and was of the Holiness faith. He was formerly of Gary...
Pearl Beatrice Brimm
Dec 21, 2016
Pearl Beatrice Brimm, 71, of Country Girl Road, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Wednesday, December 21, 2016 at her home. Born on July 2, 1945 in Radford, she was a daughter of the late William “Bill” Frost and Pansy Thomas Snow. She had lived in Bluefield most of her life and was a homemaker. In addition to her parents, she...
Michael Allen Kade
Dec 19, 2016
Michael Allen Kade, 70, of Buttermilk Junction Road, Montcalm, passed away on Monday, December 19, 2016 at Princeton Community Hospital. Born on October 16, 1946 in Helen, WV, he was a son of the late Carl and Goldie Young Kade. He had been a lifelong resident of Montcalm. He attended the Deliverance Temple Church in Brushfork and was a retired...
Eva Goforth Sutphin
Dec 19, 2016
Eva Goforth Sutphin, 97, of Deer Pine Road, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Monday, December 19, 2016 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center in Bluefield. Born on October 8, 1919 in Brushfork, she was a daughter of the late Thomas Monroe and Alpha Jane Perdue Goforth. She was a member of the Montcalm Primitive Baptist Church and when her health permitted,...
John "Johnny" Lacy Romans, Jr.
Dec 18, 2016
John “Johnny” L. Romans Jr., 70, of Bluefield, West Virginia went to be with the LORD on Sunday, December 18, 2016 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center in Bluefield, West Virginia. He was born on February 03, 1946 in Bluefield, West Virginia. He was the son of the late John Lacy Romans and Violet Turner Romans. He was retired from Appalachian...
Karen "Pug" Garris
Dec 18, 2016
Karen L. Carver Garris “Pug”, of Wintergreen Street, Bluefield, WV went into rest with her Savior, Jesus Christ on Sunday, December 18, 2016, at Princeton Community Hospital with her family and friends by her side. Karen was born on May 25, 1951, in Bluefield, WV to the late Porter and Viny Carver. She had lived in Bluefield most of her...
Deborah Shumate
Dec 17, 2016
Deborah “Debi” Joan Shumate, 61, of Bluefield, WV, passed away on Saturday, December 17, 2016 after her courageous battle with cancer. Born on August 16, 1955 in Bluefield, she was a daughter of the late Estel and Margaret Smith Shumate. Debi graduated from Northfork High School in 1973. She continued her education at Concord College, earning her Bachelor’s degree. Debi...
Anthony "Adam" Clower
Dec 17, 2016
Anthony "Adam" Clower, 42, of Lorton Lick Road, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Saturday, December 17, 2016 at his home. Born on November 25, 1974 in Roxboro, NC, but had lived most of his life in Montcalm. Adam was a loving son, father, brother, grandfather, & uncle. He was always the “life of the party” no matter where he was....
Gerlene G. Mills
Dec 14, 2016
Gerlene G. Mills, 73, of Pocahontas, VA, passed away on Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at the Westwood Center in Bluefield, VA. Born on December 29, 1942 in WV, she was a daughter of the late Luther and Mary Annie Matthews Grose. She had been a lifelong resident of the Abbs Valley area and was a homemaker. She was of the...
June Shoda
Dec 11, 2016
June Gilmore Shoda, 93, of Coal Heritage Road, Bluefield, passed away Sunday, December 11, 2016 at Princeton Community Hospital following a brief illness. Born October 20, 1923 in Montcalm, she was a daughter of the late Carl Gilmore and Flora Taylor M. Boyd. June was a school teacher for forty years and treasured the many students she taught throughout her...
Kathleen Marie Bircham
Dec 10, 2016
Kathleen Marie Burgess Bircham, 81, of York, SC, and formerly of Coke Plant Road, Bluewell, went to be with her Heavenly Father on Saturday, December 10, 2016 at her daughter’s home. She was born on June 22, 1935 in Maybeury. She was a daughter of the late Hector and Ida Woods Burgess. She was a loving mother, wife, and sister...
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