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William C. Sopsher
Sep 21, 2014
William C. Sopsher, 73, of Hillsboro, TX and formerly of Bluefield, died September 21, 2014 in Hillsboro, Texas. Born June 10, 1941, he was the son of the late Pat Sopsher and Grace Sopsher Crotty. He graduated in 1959 from Gary High School. He is survived by a son William Chad Sopsher of Falls Mills, Virginia and a daughter Denise...
Thomas Arnold Lewis
Sep 20, 2014
Thomas Arnold Lewis, age 49, of Fox Ridge Apartments, Princeton, WV died on Saturday, September 20, 2014 at Charleston Area Medical Center. Born on June 9, 1965, in Mercer County, he was an adopted son of the late Harry Lewis, Sr. and Ruth Lambert Lewis. He was a graduate of Bramwell High School and had lived in Princeton for the...
Kelly Marie Mutter
Sep 19, 2014
Kelly Marie Mutter, 48, of Isaac Court, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Friday, September 19, 2014 at her home. Born on August 28, 1966 in Elkhart, IN, she was a daughter of the late Richard and Sheila Quesinberry Moore. She had been a lifelong resident of Bluewell and was a member of the Maple View Church of Christ. She was...
Dennis Alan Bell
Sep 19, 2014
Our beloved Dennis Alan Bell took Jesus hand on Friday, September 19, 2014 and joined family and friends in heaven, after a long illness. Dennis was a special loving son, brother, uncle and friend to many. We will cherish our memories and never get over the loss of Dennis. Dennis was born on September 19, 1969 he was the son...
Joe B. Austin
Sep 15, 2014
BLUEFIELD- Joe B. Austin, 82, of Wythe Avenue, Bluefield, passed away on Monday, September 15, 2014 at the Westwood Center in Bluefield, VA. “To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord.” A wonderful husband, father, grandfather, friend and so much more, who lived with love and kindness, Joe fought a courageous battle with Alzheimer’s Disease...
Evan Ray Burnopp
Sep 15, 2014
Evan Ray Burnopp 28 of Old Bramwell Road Bluefield, WV passed away on Monday, September 15, 2014. Evan was born on October 30, 1985 in Bluefield, WV. Evan was a 2004 graduate of Bluefield High School and served his country in the US Navy from 2005 until 2009. During his time with the US Navy he was station in Iraq...
Pauline Coe
Sep 15, 2014
Pauline (Hundley) Coe 91 of Conklintown, West Virginia went to be with the LORD on September 15, 2014 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center in Bluefield, West Virginia. Pauline was born on September 19, 1922 in Jenkinjones, West Virginia to the late William Harrison Hundley and Effie Mae (Taylor) Hundley. She was a long time member of the Conklintown Church of...
Cherrie Annette Spears
Sep 11, 2014
Cherrie Annette Spears, 74, of Arbor Ridge Drive, Bluefield, WV passed away on Thursday, September 11, 2014 at the Maples Nursing Home in Bluefield. Born on June 16, 1940 in Wagner, OK, she was a daughter of the late Marjorie Stowers. She was a former nursing home worker and was of the Pentecostal Holiness faith. In addition to her mother,...
Beulah May Yopp
Sep 8, 2014
Beulah May Yopp, 73, of Union Street, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Monday, September 8, 2014 at Charleston Area Medical Center. Born on April 18, 1941 in Coaldale, she was a daughter of the late Jones and Lettie Howard Call. She was a graduate of Bramwell High School and was a homemaker. She was of the Baptist faith. In addition...
Walter Lee Nicewander
Sep 7, 2014
Walter Lee Nicewander, 82, of Locust Grove Road, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Sunday, September 7, 2014 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center. Born on September 23, 1931 in Bluefield, he was a son of the late Earl and Hazel Fisher Nicewander. He had been a lifelong resident of Bluefield. He was a retired firefighter for the City of Bluefield, having...
Zonah Ilene Dooley
Sep 7, 2014
Zonah “Ilene” Dooley, 87, of Glenwood, went to be with her LORD on Sunday, September 7, 2014 from GlenWood Park Nursing Home. Born on September 30, 1927 in Oakvale, Ilene was a daughter of the late Cephus Boyd Harry and Willie Wimmer Harry. She was the wife of 60 years to the late Rev. Charlie G. Dooley, Jr. She was...
Roger Wayne Burnopp
Sep 5, 2014
Roger Wayne Burnopp 72 of Red Oak Ridge Bluefield, West Virginia passed away on Friday, September 05, 2014 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center in Bluefield, West Virginia. Roger was born on April 01, 1942 in Bluefield, West Virginia to the late Edward K. and Mary E. Bailey Burnopp. He has been a lifelong resident of Bluefield and attended Brushfork Baptist...
Freddie Gentry
Sep 5, 2014
Freddie Gentry, 77, of Crumpler, WV died peacefully on September 5, 2014 surrounded by his family. He was born in Crumpler, WV on September 23, 1936 and was the son of the late Roby S. and Daphna Gentry. Throughout his life he was known to his many friends as "Toe". Freddie was a veteran of the United States Army, after...
Shelby Jean Murray
Sep 1, 2014
Shelby Jean Murray, 77, of Autry Place, Princeton, went to be with her Lord and loved ones on September 1, 2014. Born on April 1, 1937 in Bluefield, she was a daughter of the late Thomas Hall McNeal and Lellier French McNeal. She was of the Baptist faith and had been a resident of Bluefield for most of her life....
Timothy Roy Johnson
Aug 22, 2014
Timothy Roy Johnson 45 of Middle Ave. Bluefield, West Virginia passed away on Friday, August 22, 2014 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Beckley, West Virginia. Timothy was born on Saturday, January 04, 1969 in New Martinsville, West Virginia to Helen (Workman) Johnson of Paden City, WV and the late Charles Johnson. Timothy was a graduate of Paden City High...
Barbara Waddell
Aug 21, 2014
Barbara A. Privett Waddell, 53, of Immanuel Lane, Bluefield, passed on Thursday, August 21, 2014 at Princeton Community Hospital. Born on Welch on December 23, 1960 she was a daughter of the late Charles Privett and Nancy Day Privett of Bluefield, WV. She was a graduate of Concord College at Athens, WV. She retired from the Mercer County School System...
Sharon Joy Issacs
Aug 20, 2014
Sharon Joy Isaacs, age 59, of Bluewell, WV died on Wednesday, August 20, 2014 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center. Born on November 26, 1954 in Bluefield, WV, she was a daughter of the late Charlie and Irene Collins Isaac. She had lived in the Bluefield area her entire life having been raised in Duhring on River Road. She was a...
Kenneth William Beard
Aug 20, 2014
Kenneth William Beard, 72, of W. Main Street, Princeton, and formerly of Bramwell, passed away on Wednesday, August 20, 2014 at the Christian Care of Winfrey Lane in Princeton. Born on November 4, 1941 in Welch, he was the only child of the late Bill Beard and Helen Evans Beard Collins. He is survived by his wife, Billie Jean Foster...
Cecile Alice Simpson
Aug 19, 2014
Cecile Alice Simpson, 76, of Simpson Court, Rock, passed away on Tuesday,August 19, 2014 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Born on February 26, 1938 in PA, she had been a resident of Rock for 35 years as a homemaker. Survivors include: Husband of 36 years: Perry C. "Butch" Simpson of the home 2 sons: William Smith, III of CA Jimmy T.W....
Sue Burkett
Aug 19, 2014
Sue Arvilla Burkett, 80, of Burke Mtn., Keystone, passed away on Tuesday, August 19, 2014 at Princeton Community Hospital. Born on August 25, 1933, she was a daughter of the late Edward Preston and Peggy Green Sizemore. She had been a resident of Burke Mtn. for all of her life and was a member of the Penridge Old Regular Baptist...
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