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Maggie Hawley
May 3, 2015
Maggie E. Hawley, 78, Lorton Lick Road, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Sunday, May 3, 2015 at the Maples Nursing Home in Bluefield. Born on February 25, 1937 in Mercer County, she was a daughter of the late Charlie Poynter and Cholia LaRue Poynter. She had been a resident of Bluewell for 50 years and was a retired cook. Mrs....
Patricia A. Webb
May 3, 2015
Patricia A. (Patty) Repass Webb of Browning Lambert Mountain, went to be with the Lord on May 3, 2015, where she was surrounded by her family. She was currently living with her daughter Sandra and husband Danny Shott in Bluefield. Patty, was the daughter of the late Ernest and Rosie Martin Repass. She was preceded in death by her husband...
Franklin D. Beavers
May 2, 2015
Franklin D. Beavers, 81, of Pinnacle View Road (Bluewell), Bluefield, WV, passed away on Saturday, May 2, 2015 at Carolina Medical Center in Charlotte, NC. Born on June 14, 1933 in English, WV, he was a son of the late Aldie Beavers and Tracy Beavers Vitatoe. He had been a resident of Bluefield for most of his life and was...
Joe Edward Ashley
May 1, 2015
Joe Edward Ashley, 44, of Pleasant Valley Drive, Princeton, WV, passed away on Friday, May 1, 2015 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Born on January 25, 1971 in Welch, he was a son of Ruby Muncy Ashley Craft of Princeton and the late Joe Ashley, Jr. He had been a resident of Princeton for several years and had formerly worked for...
Margaret Ann Cheek
Apr 30, 2015
Margaret Ann Cheek, 83, of Highway 15 (Kirkley Court), Myrtle Beach, SC, and formerly of Bluefield, passed away on Thursday, April 30, 2015 at the home of her daughter in Piney Flats, TN. Born on July 13, 1932 in Freeman, she was a daughter of the late Otha Lee and Lilly Eugenia Hale Johnston. She had been a resident of...
Ethel Brown Grego Alger
Apr 30, 2015
Ethel Brown Grego Alger, 95, of High Point, NC, died peacefully in her sleep, Thursday, April 30, 2015, at her residence. Born January 31, 1920 in West Jefferson, NC. Ethel was the daughter of the late Emory and Eula Brown. She was preceded in death by husbands, Fortunato Grego and William “Al” Alger. six brothers; Edward, Gwin, Willard, Robert, Burman...
Violet Quesada Pinter
Apr 28, 2015
Violet Quesada Pinter, age 79, of Lakeland Drive, Bluefield, WV died on Tuesday April 28, 2015 at her home. Born on August 27, 1935 in Capels, WV, she was a daughter of the late Leonard and Refugia Esparsa Quesada. She had lived in Mercer County since 2010 and was a registered nurse. She had worked at Welch Emergency Hospital for...
Emma Jean "Tootie" Fitzko
Apr 24, 2015
Emma Jean "Tootie" Fitzko formerly of Freeman, WV residing in Walnut Cove, NC for the last 20 years, passed away peacefully in her North Carolina home on Friday, April 24, 2015 surrounded by her daughters and son in law. Emma was born August 13, 1931 in Coaldale, WV. She was the daughter of the late Walter Thomas Walker and Flora...
Carolyn Louise Walker
Apr 23, 2015
Carolyn Louise Halcomb Walker, 65, of Cooper Street, Bramwell, passed away on Thursday, April 23, 2015 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center. Born on February 25, 1950 in Ohio, she was a daughter of the late Vernon and Virginia Roberts Halcomb. She had been a resident of Bramwell for 16 years. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...
Larry Eugene Shrewsbury
Apr 21, 2015
Larry Eugene Shrewsbury, 50, of Walnut Street, Bluefield, passed away on Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at Princeton Community Hospital. Born on August 11, 1964 in Bluefield, he was a son of the Olivia “Libby” Shrewsbury Miller of Princeton and the late Thomas “Budgy” Shrewsbury. Larry was liked by all who ever met him. He always loved to party and play...
Aaron Dean Bandy
Apr 19, 2015
Aaron Dean Bandy, 17, of Pageton passed away on Sunday, April 19, 2015 at Charleston Area Medical Center due to a lifelong illness. Born on April 29, 1997 in Bluefield, he was a son of Ronald Dean and Kathy Smith of Pageton. He had been a lifelong resident of Pageton and was of the Holiness faith. He was preceded in...
Betty June Goins
Apr 19, 2015
Betty June Goins, 76, of Gary, passed away on Sunday, April 19, 2015 at her daughter Rena’s home where she had been living for the past 7 months. Born on May 19, 1938 in Gary, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Virginia Phillips Powell. She had been a resident of Gary since childhood. She formerly worked as...
Walter Lee Lockhart, Sr.
Apr 17, 2015
Walter Lee Lockhart, Sr., 86, of Laurel Drive, Gary, passed away on Friday, April 17, 2015 at Princeton Community Hospital. Born on March 21, 1929 in White Sulphur Springs, WV, he was a son of Wallace Lockhart and Mildred Kathleen Loomis Lockhart. He was a retired coal miner for US Steel #2 Mines with 42 years, retired UMWA member and...
Floyd "Ray" Helmondollar
Apr 15, 2015
Floyd Ray Helmondollar, 81, of Montcalm, WV received his final, ultimate reward as he took his last breath at Roanoke Memorial Hospital on Wednesday, April 15. Born on July 18, 1933 in Newhall, WV, Ray was the second son of the late Jim Ed and Ruby Shrader Helmondollar. He was a 1951 graduate of Bramwell High School and was also...
Effie Mae Warren
Apr 14, 2015
Effie Mae Warren, 89, of Max Meadows, Virginia formerly of Bluefield, Virginia passed away on Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at the home of her son. Effie was born on August 02, 1925 in Russell County, Virginia to the late George and Sarah Austin Salyers. She was a resident of McDowell County for 65 years and was of the Holiness faith....
Mildred Christine Lester Cregger
Apr 14, 2015
Mildred Christine Lester Cregger, 93, of Bluefield, WV, passed away peacefully at Princeton Community Hospital on April 14, 2015. She is finally with her beloved Lord. Mildred was born November 25, 1921 in Bluefield, WV to Joseph Walter and Bessie Helton Lester. Mildred attended the Wedding of the Bluefield’s when she was two years old, and attended the 90 year...
Nellie Onetha Mawalls
Apr 14, 2015
Nellie Onetha Mawalls, 86, of Groveland Drive Bluefield, West Virginia passed away on Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke, Virginia. Nellie was born March 31, 1929 in Coalwood, West Virginia to the late Myrtle Phillips. She had been a resident of Bluefield for the past 40 years and was of the Baptist faith, she was a...
Gladys Ruth Mitchem
Apr 14, 2015
Gladys Ruth Mitchem, 86, of Generosity Street, Anawalt, passed away on Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at Welch Community Hospital. Born on December 23, 1928 in McDowell County, she was a daughter of the late Walter and Eliza Mitchem Presley. She had been a lifelong resident of Anawalt and was formerly employed at the Beryl Shop, Cox’s Dept. Store and Franklin’s...
Gerry Ball
Apr 14, 2015
Gerry Ball, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and friend went to be home with the Lord on Tuesday, April 14, 2015 with her family at her side. Gerry was born on August 23, 1938 in Princeton, West Virginia to the late Winnie L. Wimmer Lynch. She was a graduate of Princeton Senior High School in Princeton, West Virginia. She was an...
James Carl Larson
Apr 13, 2015
James Carl Larson, 48, of Park Street, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Monday, April 13, 2015 at his home. Born on September 3, 1966 in New York, he was a son of the late Richard James and Sheila Cullen Larson. He had been a resident of Bluefield for 30 years and worked in construction. He attended The Bridge on Mercer...
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