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William "Bill" Dean Lineberry, II
Feb 1, 2016
William Dean “Bill” Lineberry II, 56, of Littlesburg Road, Bluefield, West Virginia passed away Monday, February 1, 2016 from injuries sustained in an accident involving an AEP tractor-trailer and a train in Roanoke County, Virginia. Bill was born on August 12, 1959 in Bluefield, West Virginia to the late William and Eloise Wilson Lineberry. He was a 1978 graduate of...
Claude Belcher
Feb 1, 2016
Claude Belcher 92 of Old Bramwell Road Bluefield, West Virginia passed away on Monday, February 01, 2016 at Westwood Medical Center in Bluefield, Virginia. Claude was born on December 27, 1923 in Capels, West Virginia to the late Robert Lee and Delia Greene Belcher. Claude had been a resident of Bluefield, West Virginia for the past 30 years and was...
Debra Jean Hines
Jan 30, 2016
Debra Jean Hines, age 52, of Branch Street, Crumpler, WV died on Saturday, January 30, 2016 at her home. Born on July 5, 1963 in Welch, she was a daughter of the late William T. and Violet Johnson Graham. She had lived in Crumpler for the past 28 years and was a devoted wife and mother. She was a member...
Dr. Marvin Wilson Tabor
Jan 27, 2016
Dr. Marvin Wilson Tabor passed away on January 27, 2016 at the age of 71, surrounded by his family. Dr. Tabor was born in Bramwell, West Virginia on November 24, 1944 to Marvin Alvin and Blanche Marie Tabor. His childhood home was close to train tracks and this fostered his lifelong love of trains. Dr. Tabor was a brilliant man...
Freddie Kyle Pannell
Jan 27, 2016
Freddie Kyle Pannell 77 of Hales Bottom Falls Mills, Virginia passed away on Wednesday, January 27, 2016 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center in Bluefield, West Virginia. Freddie was born on November 12, 1938 in Wise, Virginia to the late Hasgue and Blanche Stallard Pannell. Freddie was retired from the N&S Railroad and was a member of the Brushfork Baptist Church....
Basil Keith Phillips
Jan 26, 2016
Basil Keith Phillips, 68, of Cove Street, Princeton, passed away on Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at his home. Born on October 27, 1947 in Big Vein, VA, he was a son of the late George and Dixie Griffith Phillips. Basil served a tour in Vietnam with Army 101st Airborne. He worked in the coal mines at Eckman Pageton and Amonate...
Patsy Nelson
Jan 26, 2016
Patsy Ruth Nelson, 73, of Princeton Avenue, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center. Born on December 22, 1942 in Tip Top, VA, she was a daughter of the late Charles Thomas Hampton and Dorothy Hampton Nelson. She had been a resident of Bluefield for most of her life and was of the...
Franklin Martin
Jan 24, 2016
Franklin D. Martin, 73, of Spencer Curve, Anawalt, passed away on Sunday, January 24, 2016 at his home. He was born on August 2, 1942 in Pageton, WV. He was a retired coal miner for US Steel with 37.5 years and was a member of the UMWA. He was a past assistant Fire Chief and volunteer for the Anawalt Fire...
Michelle Sabo Fitzko
Jan 23, 2016
Michelle Sabo Fitzo, 42, of Simmons Avenue, Freeman, passed away on Saturday, January 23, 2016 at her home. Born on January 10, 1974 in Freeman, she was a daughter of James and Katherine Faulkner Sabo of Freeman and was a lifelong resident of Freeman and a graduate of Montcalm High School. She was currently an ATV resort manager in Bramwell....
James H. Blevins
Jan 22, 2016
James H. Blevins, 81, of Rock Road, Bluefield, passed away on Friday, January 22, 2016 at Princeton Community Hospital after a battle with dementia. Born on October 4, 1934 at Rock, he was a son of the late Charles and Edna Johnson Blevins. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Janice Blevins Pickett. James...
Fred Speaks
Jan 22, 2016
Fred Alvin Speaks, 91, of New Hope Road, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Friday, January 22, 2016 at his home. He was born on September 1, 1924 and had been a resident of Bluefield for the past 16 years and was of the Methodist faith. He was a veteran of the US Navy and was a member of the VFW,...
Fred Alvin Speaks
Jan 22, 2016
Fred Alvin Speaks, 91, of New Hope Road, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Friday, January 22, 2016 at his home. He was born on September 1, 1924 and had been a resident of Bluefield for the past 16 years and was of the Methodist faith. He was a veteran of the US Navy and was a member of the VFW,...
Tina Loree Snyder
Jan 21, 2016
Tina Loree Snyder, 55 of Chapelview Road, Bluefield, WV went to be with the Lord on Thursday, January 21 at her residence. She was born in the Welch, West Virginia Hospital to Henry Lawson and Mable Lawson Whitt on December 31, 1960. Tina lived in Coalwood, West Virginia and attended Big Creek School, later attending Bluefield High School. She worked...
Harry Kenneth Estes
Jan 21, 2016
On Thursday, January 21, 2016, our precious husband and father, Harry Kenneth Estes of Littlesburg Road, Bluefield, was called home by his Lord and Savior, surrounded by his loving family at Princeton Community Hospital after a courageous battle with cancer. Born February 9, 1934, he was the son of Doran Blane Estes and Ethel Estes. Kenneth was veteran of the...
Luther Elwood McCroskey
Jan 20, 2016
Luther Elwood McCroskey, 75, of Hudson, NC passed away on Wednesday January 20, 2016 at Caldwell Memorial Hospital. Born February 16, 1940 in Jenkinjones WV, to the late Brady and Gladys McCroskey. He was a retired furniture worker and has resided in Hudson NC since 1993. Other than his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Donna and...
John B. Riley, Sr.
Jan 20, 2016
Well done, good and faithful Servant - John B. Riley Sr. 94, of Bluewell, WV joined his heavenly family on January 20, 2016. He was a proud US Navy Veteran serving on LST 358 during World War 2 in the European-African Middle East Campaigns. He was a charter member of the First Baptist Church of Bluewell and a true and...
Elizabeth Lovett
Jan 19, 2016
Mrs. Elizabeth Lovett, 92, passed away January 19, 2016 at Novant Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She was born November 26, 1923 in Welch, West Virginia to the late Loomis and Gladys Rees Haynes. Elizabeth graduated from Welch High School in 1941 and attended Marshall College and received her BA in 1945. In 1947 she was employed by...
Daniel Semonco
Jan 19, 2016
Daniel R. Semonco aged 76, of Berkley Springs, WV and Verona, VA passed from this life on January 19, 2016 after an extended illness. Mr. Semonco was born and raised in Elkhorn, WV. He attended Northfork-Elkhorn High School and served four years in the U.S. Marine Corps. He was the son of the late Andrew and Mary Semonco of Elkhorn....
Daniel Semonco
Jan 19, 2016
Daniel R. Semonco aged 76, of Berkley Springs, WV and Verona, VA passed from this life on January 19, 2016 after an extended illness. Mr. Semonco was born and raised in Elkhorn, WV. He attended Northfork-Elkhorn High School and served four years in the U.S. Marine Corps. He was the son of the late Andrew and Mary Semonco of Elkhorn....
Ronnie Dale Meadows
Jan 19, 2016
Ronnie Dale Meadows 70 of Skating Rink Hollow Road Bluefield, West Virginia passed away on Tuesday, January 19, 2016 at Westwood Nursing and Rehab in Bluefield, Virginia. Ronnie was born on October 23, 1945 in Bluefield to the late Cornice Meadows and Beulah May Meadows. Ronnie had been a resident of Skating Rink Hollow for the past 15 years. Ronnie...
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