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Harold Mickey Fowler
Oct 30, 2015
Harold Mickey Fowler, Sr., age 66, of Thorpe, WV died on Friday, October 30, 2015 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center. Born on December 20, 1948 in McDowell County, he was a son of the late Roy and Georgia Mitchem Fowler. He had lived in McDowell County his entire life and was a retired disabled coal miner. He was a member...
Cathelene Mae Smith
Oct 27, 2015
Cathelene Mae Smith, 92, of Falls Mills, VA, went to be with her Savior on October 27, 2015 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC. Born on August 9, 1923 near Logan, in the small town of Niebert. She was the last of 12 children born to Albert Peyton and Lena Elizabeth Osborne Justice. A self-taught seamstress, she made clothing...
Virginia Attleen Scott
Oct 27, 2015
Virginia Attleen Scott, age 90, of Bluewell, WV went to her Eternal Home on Tuesday, October 27, 2015 in Roanoke, VA after a sudden illness. Born September 12, 1925 in West Jefferson, NC, Attleen was the daughter of the late R. L. “Fate” and Ella Mae Miller Elliott Hodges. Attleen was a member of Bluewell United Methodist Church since 1948,...
Arabella Walker
Oct 25, 2015
Arabella Walker, 100, of Caudill Court, Princeton, WV, passed away on Sunday, October 25, 2015 at her home. Born on July 26, 1915 in Mercer County, she was a daughter of the late Daniel B. and Louisi Ana Bailey McKenzie. She had been a resident of Princeton for 48 years and was a member of the New Hope United Methodist...
Olive Pennington
Oct 21, 2015
Olive Pennington, age 85, of Red Bud Drive, Bluefield, WV died on Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center. She was born on August 5, 1930 in Scotland. She had lived in Bluefield for the past 46 years and was a retired nurse at St. Luke’s Hospital in Bluefield. She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. In...
Rev. Albert Lee Jarvis
Oct 20, 2015
Rev. Albert Lee Jarvis 89 of Titusville, Florida formerly of Princeton, West Virginia passed away on Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at his residence. Rev. Jarvis was born on Friday, June 18, 1926 in Leckie, West Virginia to the late Rufus and Lula Bowles Jarvis. He was a graduate of Gary High School and a member of the Pentecostal of Holiness...
Ronald Wayne Gills
Oct 16, 2015
Ronald Wayne “Ronnie” Gills, age 67, of New Hope Road, Princeton, WV died on Friday, October 16, 2015 at Pittsburgh University Hospital in Pennsylvania. Born on April 8, 1948 in Princeton, he was a son of the late Roscoe and Geraldine Martin Gills. He had been a resident of Princeton for 5 years and attended the Deliverance Temple Church in...
Louise Bowlin Haynes
Oct 15, 2015
Louise Bowlin Haynes, age 86, of Quail Valley Drive, Princeton, WV, formerly of Welch, WV died on Thursday, October 15, 2015 at Princeton Community Hospital. Born on August 8, 1929 in Bramwell, WV, she was a daughter of the late James Frank and Della Mae Miller Bowlin. She was a 1947 graduate of Bramwell High School and was employed at...
Kole Deon Harrison
Oct 14, 2015
Kole Deon Harrison was stillborn on Wednesday, October 14, 2015 at Welch Community Hospital. Survivors include: Parents: Keith Devon Harrison and Amy Malinda Dillon Harrison of Welch, WV Brothers: Ke’Andre, Tanner, Taylor and Kane Harrison of the home Paternal Grandmother: Vera Harrison of Welch, WV Maternal Grandfather: William Dillon of Welch Maternal Grandmother: Debbie Dillon of Welch, WV Graveside services...
Melvin Edward Hendricks
Oct 13, 2015
Melvin Edward “Mel” Hendricks, 59, of Royal Palm Beach, FL and formerly of Pocahontas, VA, passed away on October 13, 2015 at the Palms West Hospital. Born on November 15, 1956 in Tazewell, VA, he was a son of Melvin Cox of Bluefield and Lynda Hendricks of West Palm Beach, FL. He was a mechanic and formerly worked at Cole...
Roy David Hill
Oct 11, 2015
Roy David Hill, known to most by Pinky, age 69, passed away on Sunday, October 11th 2015. He was born in Pocahontas, VA and currently resided in Bluefield WV. He was preceded in death by father Joseph Hill and mother Constance Hill, sister Margaret Conley and husband George and brother Joe Gratton Hill, survived by wife Cecilia. He was an...
Jessica Marie Wimmer
Oct 7, 2015
Jessica Marie Wimmer was still born on Wednesday, October 07, 2015 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center in Bluefield, WV Jessica is survived by her mother Casey Dawn Gray and father Joshua Lee Wimmer Sr. Two brothers; twin Brother Joshua Lee Wimmer Jr and Xavier Michael Gray. Maternal Grandparents Stephanie Bush and James Gray and step grandmother Virginia Gray. Paternal grandparents...
Dennis Lee Perkins
Oct 7, 2015
Dennis Lee Perkins, 57, of Warden Avenue (Bluewell), Bluefield, WV, passed away on Wednesday, October 7, 2015 at his home. Born on September 22, 1958 in Bluefield, he was a son of the late Sylvester and Thelma Taylor Perkins. He had been a lifelong resident of Mercer County. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a...
Andrew (Bootie) Bailey
Oct 7, 2015
Andrew J. Bailey, Sr. (Bootie) age 88 passed away at his daughter’s home in Morristown, TN on October 7, 2015. Born at home in Goodwill, WV on August 11, 1927, he was the last living heir of Ernest and Sadie Bailey. Andrew lived in the home place of his parents until 2012, before moving to TN with his daughter for...
Marshall Hedrick
Oct 7, 2015
Marshall James Hedrick, 92, of Trent Street, Princeton, passed away on Wednesday, October 7, 2015 at his home. Born on January 28, 1923 in Crumpler, he was a son of Oley and Elizabeth Hall Hedrick. He was a member of the Montcalm United Methodist Church. He was also a veteran of World War II. He was a retired coal miner...
James Alan Farmer
Oct 7, 2015
James Alan Farmer, 52, of Captain Lane, New Castle, VA, and formerly of Montcalm went to be with our Lord on Wednesday, October 7, 2015 at his home. Born on September 27, 1963 in Portland, OR, he was a son of Betsy Burris Farmer of Littleton, NC and the late Frank Farmer. He was a retired brick mason with Pistol...
Hershel (Tater) Hall, Jr.
Oct 6, 2015
Hershel (Tater) Hall, Jr., 79, of Heather Street, Falls Mills, VA, and formerly of McDowell County, passed away on Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at his home. Born on December 19, 1935 in Welch, he was a son of the late Hershel Hall, Sr. and Elizabeth Rose. He was a member of the Pure in Heart Ministries in Tazewell. He was...
Kenneth Ray Miller, Sr.
Oct 5, 2015
Kenneth Ray Miller, Sr., 72, of Sigmon Road, Camp Creek, WV, passed away on Monday, October 5, 2015 at his home. Born on March 4, 1943 in Jenkinjones, he was a son of the late Howard Joseph and Violet Pearl Miller Miller. He had been previously been a resident of Anawalt for 37 years and was a retired coal miner...
Ida Mae Clay
Oct 4, 2015
Ida Mae Clay, 81, of Jake Street, Montcalm, passed away on Sunday, October 4, 2015 at her home. Born on May 6, 1934 in Montcalm, she was a daughter of the late Samuel and Ellie Hamblin Sublett. She had been a lifelong resident of Montcalm and was retired from the housekeeping department at Bluefield Regional Medical Center. She was a...
June D. Walker
Oct 3, 2015
June D. Walker, age 71, of Grand Central Avenue, Ripley, WV died on Saturday, October 3, 2015 at Jackson General Hospital in Ripley. Born in Jenkinjones West Virginia on December 21, 1943 passed away on October 3, 2015 at 1pm. He was preceded in death by his father, John Ivory Walker, mother Della Lockey Walker, twin brother Raymond Walker, sister-in-law...
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