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Jessie G. Fly
Sep 19, 2016
Jessie G. Fly of Princeton, West Virginia and Spring Hill, Florida, passed away on September 19, 2016 at 90 years of age. The ones who think of her today are the ones who loved her best; and we will carry her in our hearts forever. She was born on April 06, 1926 in McDowell County, West Virginia. She was the...
Geraldine Wellman
Sep 19, 2016
Geraldine Wellman, 74, of Beckley Road Princeton, West Virginia passed away on Monday, September 19, 2016 at Princeton Community Hospital in Princeton, West Virginia. Geraldine was born on January 27, 1942 in Welch, West Virginia to the late Lawrence and Delpha Church Hale. She attended the Princeton Church of God and had been a resident of Princeton, West Virginia for...
Beryl Ann "Sissy" Pickett
Sep 18, 2016
Beryl Ann “Sissy” Pickett, 66, of Mya Road, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Sunday, September 18, 2016 at her home. Born on September 6, 1950 in Bluefield, she was a daughter of the late Johnny Clower and Charlotte Call Neel. She had been a resident of Bluefield for all of her life and was a homemaker. In addition to her...
William E. "Bill" Myers
Sep 18, 2016
Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted- Matthew 5:4. William E. Myers (Bill) of Bluefield joined his Heavenly Father on September 18, 2016 at Princeton Community Hospital following a short illness. Bill was a World War II veteran who was born on March 27, 1924 in Horsepen, Virginia. He was the son of Charles S. Myers and...
Rhonda Kay Dickerson
Sep 17, 2016
Rhonda Kay Dickerson, 43, of Princeton, passed away on Saturday, September 17, 2016 in Princeton. Born on November 8, 1972 in Mercer County, she was a daughter of Glen Lucas and Debbie Ward Lucas of Virginia Beach, VA. She is survived by her husband, Greg Dickerson; 2 sons, 8 grandchildren, 1 brother, and 3 sisters. Friends may call on Thursday...
Rennie Wilson, Sr.
Sep 14, 2016
SFC Rennie R. Wilson Sr, Ret. 74, of Bluewell, WV, went to his heavenly home on September 14, 2016 after fighting a courageous battle with cancer, heart disease, and diabetes. Rennie was born in Pocahontas, Va December 19, 1941 and was preceded in death by his parents, Carl and Jean Wilson, and his brother, Donnie Wilson. He served 20 years...
William Blackwell
Sep 14, 2016
William Junior Blackwell, of New Hope Road, Bluefield, WV, died Wednesday, September 14, 2016 at his home. Born July 8,1951 in Bluefield WV, he graduated from Montcalm High School and enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. He served in Vietnam, with the rank of sergeant. He worked for Mine Safety Appliances for 23 years and was the owner of...
Frances Finley
Sep 14, 2016
Frances Finley, 74, of Gary, departed to her Heavenly home on Wednesday, September 14, 2016. Born on May 18, 1942, she was a daughter of the late Fred and Hazel Lester. She had been a resident of McDowell Nursing and rehab in Gary. Before her illness, she enjoyed bowling and playing games, especially BINGO. Frances was preceded in death by...
Walter Lee Shrader
Sep 12, 2016
Walter Lee Shrader, 92, of Peppermint Street, Princeton, WV, passed away on Monday, September 12, 2016 at his home. Born on September 11, 1924 in Coopers, he was a son of the late Dave and Beulah Correlle Shrader. He had been a resident of Princeton for 41 years and was a member of the Willowbrook Baptist Church. He was a...
Joyce Bevins
Sep 12, 2016
Joyce Robinson Bevins, 82, of Skating Rink Hollow Road, Bluefield, finished her journey into eternal peace on September 12, 2016 at Country View Assisted Living in Peterstown. Born on January 9, 1934 in Goodwill, she a daughter of the late Mitchell and Della Mae Bailey Robinson. She and her late beloved husband of 45 years, Coy Bevins, Sr., primarily made...
Bonnie Hatfield
Sep 11, 2016
BLUEFIELD — Bonnie (Moore) Hatfield, 82, of 206 Captain Street, PO Box 3621, Bluefield, WV 24701, and formerly of Anawalt, WV, ended her journey in this life and went home to be an angel with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on September 11, 2016. Born August 6, 1934 in Pageton, WV, she was the daughter of the late Coley...
Arlene Kathleen Thompson
Sep 11, 2016
Arlene Kathleen Thompson, 90, of Rock, passed away on Sunday, September 11, 2016 at her home. Born on October 25, 1925 in Giatto, she was a daughter of the late Charlie and Emma Lou Pennington. She lived as a very strong willed independent mother of three sons who she cherished dearly. She will be missed by all of her family...
Steve Randle Brewster
Sep 11, 2016
Steve Randle Brewster, 70, of Falls Mills, Virginia passed away on Sunday, September 11, 2016 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center in Bluefield, West Virginia. Steve was born on August 11, 2 in McComas, West Virginia to the late Mack and Mollie Proffitt Brewster. He had been a resident of Falls Mills for the past four years. Steve was a former...
Lois Ann Brown
Sep 10, 2016
Lois Ann Brown, 69, of Kenwood Road Bluefield, WV passed away on Saturday, September 10, 2016 at Mercer Nursing and Rehab Center in Bluefield, WV. Lois was born on June 02, 1947 in Bluefield, WV to the late James and Flora Harry Larue. She had been a lifelong resident of Bluefield, WV and attended the Christian Mission Church on Littlesburg...
Howard Russell Morris
Sep 10, 2016
Howard Russell Morris, 61, of Bluefield, WV, passed away on Saturday, September 10, 2016 at Princeton Community Hospital. Born on March 26, 1955 in Bluefield, he was a son of Vera Louise Grose Morris of Rocky Gap, VA and the late Howard Luther Morris. He had been a resident of Bluefield for most of his life and was a former...
Lila L. Aker
Sep 9, 2016
Lila L. Aker, 81, of Augusta St. Ext. Bluefield, WV passed away at her residence on Friday, September 09, 2016. Lila was born on March 09, 1935 in McComas, WV to the late James and Nannie Perkins Clower. She had been a resident of Bluefield, WV for the past 50+ years and was a member of First Baptist Church; she...
Jetty Foy Kingrea
Sep 9, 2016
Jetty Foy Kingrea, 105 years old, passed away on Friday, September 9, 2016, at Forest Hill Health and Rehab, Forest Hill Maryland. Born in Goodwill, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Samuel W. and Lucinda Taylor Foy. Jetty has been a resident of Baltimore County Maryland for 65 years were she was a member of Tabernacle Baptist...
Vera Faye Hale
Sep 8, 2016
Vera “Faye” Hale of Bluewell, 88, of Bluewell, formerly of Martinsville, Virginia passed away on Thursday, September 8, 2016 at the Maples Nursing Home in Bluefield. Born on April 17, 1928 in McDowell County, she was a daughter of the late Carl D. and Hazel Shaffer. She was a member of Bluewell United Methodist Church and belonged to the United...
Belinda O'Bryan Davis
Sep 5, 2016
Belinda O’Bryan Davis passed away at her home in Abbs Valley on Labor Day. She is survived by her husband Eddie and her son Dustin. Also surviving are sisters Beverly Frowen of Manassas and Bonnie Phillips of Bluefield and brother Barry O’Bryan of Beckley and their families. Belinda was a lifelong resident of Abbs Valley. She loved and took care...
Risa Lou Furches
Sep 4, 2016
Risa Lou Furches, 61, of Pearl Street, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Sunday, September 4, 2016 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Born on October 20, 1954 in Bluefield, she was a daughter of Richard Holcomb and the late Rosaline Robins Holcomb. She had been a lifelong resident of Bluefield and formerly working in the nursing and medical field at Bluefield Sanitarium,...
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