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John Wayne Worley, Sr.
Mar 17, 2014
John "Buck" Wayne Worley Sr., age 50, of Beach St. Bluefield, WV passed away Monday, March 17, 2014 at 12:58 pm at Princeton Community Hospital in the company of his daughter Stephanie Worley. John was the first born son of Connie Carlene Kidd Worley and Vadis Shelton “Shorty” Worley on September 27, 1963 in Bluefield, WV. John...
Lorraine Lee Turner
Mar 16, 2014
Lorraine Lee Turner, age 84, of Wintercreek Drive, Bluefield, VA, formerly of Eckman, WV died on Sunday March 16, 2014 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center. Born on October 11, 1929 in McDowell County, she was a daughter of the late Dodge and Eva Coleman Copeland. She was a graduate of the McDowell County Vocational School having been in the...
Phyllis Miller
Mar 12, 2014
Phyllis Mae Miller, age 76, of Skating Rink Hollow, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Wednesday, March 12, 2014 at her daughter’s home in Abingdon, VA. Born on May 4, 1937 in Crystal, she was a daughter of the late Hobert and Ivory Blankenship Riggs. She attended the member of the Montcalm Church of God and lived in Coaldale most of...
William Hunter Thomas
Mar 10, 2014
William Hunter Thomas Sr, 78, of Littlesburg Road, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Monday, March 10, 2014 at the Maples Nursing Home in Bluefield. Born July 30th, 1935 was a son of the late John H Thomas and Eula Bircham Thomas. He was born in Abingdon, VA, was raised in Burkes Garden, VA and was a graduate of Burkes...
G. Steve Bourne
Mar 10, 2014
G. Steve Bourne, Sr., of Bluefield, WV, passed away Monday, March 10, 2014, at his home following a courageous battle with cancer. Born February 23, 1934, in Bluefield, WV, he was the son of the late Everett Bourne and Linda Stevens Bourne. In addition to his parents, he also was preceded in death by his brother, Richard A. Bourne, and...
Phyllis Lilly
Mar 9, 2014
Phyllis Ann Honaker Cowan Lilly, 51, Breeze Hill Street, Princeton, passed away on Sunday, March 9, 2014 at Princeton Community Hospital. Born on May 11, 1962 in Bluefield, she was a daughter of the late Carl and Bertha Horne Honaker. She was a former housekeeper for Ramada Inn and Holiday Inn in Bluefield. In addition to her parents, she was...
Evelyn Jones
Mar 8, 2014
Evelyn Rose Jones, 75, of Pageton, WV, passed away on Saturday, March 8, 2014 at her home. Born on July 15, 1938 in NY, she was a daughter of the late Edward and Catherine Flood Schrepper. She had been a resident of Pageton for 21 years. She was a member of the Gary #10 Pentecostal Holiness Church and was a...
Betty Jean Wilson
Mar 8, 2014
Princeton- Betty Jean Wilson, 78, of Glenwood Park Rd., Princeton, WV, passed away Saturday March 8, 2014 at Princeton Community Hospital. Born January 30, 1936 in Goodwill, she was a daughter of the late Toy Washington and Nora Perry Bowen. Mrs. Wilson was a member of the Skygusty Baptist Church and was a devoted housewife and had lived in Mercer...
Ila Jane "Janie" Stanley
Mar 7, 2014
Ila Jane “Janie” Stanley, 70, of Zircon Street, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Friday, March 7, 2014 at the Pine Lodge Nursing Home in Beckley. Born on February 16, 1944 in Bland, VA, she was a daughter of the late Rudolph and Ila Hart Conley. She had been a resident of Bluefield since 1973 and was a member of the...
Roy Jackson Smith
Mar 7, 2014
Roy Jackson (Bub) Smith, 82, of the Falls Mills Road, Falls Mills, VA, passed away on Friday, March 7, 2014 at his home. Born on October 20, 1931 in Brushfork, he was a son of the late George and Lottie Surface Smith. Roy retired from R&T Electric and his favorite pastime was hunting. He had a great love for the...
Reginald Bailey
Mar 7, 2014
Reginald O. Bailey, age 88 of Winder, GA, passed away Friday, March 7, 2014. Mr. Bailey was preceded in death by his former wife and mother of their only child, Betty Burgess Bailey. He is survived by his son, Gary and his wife Jaquline Bailey; grandson, Shane and his wife Brandy Bailey, granddaughter, Christy Bailey; 3 great grandchildren, Kaylee-Ann Bailey,...
Ronald Dale Henry
Mar 7, 2014
Ronald Dale Henry, 67, of 415 Federal Street, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Friday, March 7, 2014 at the Maples Nursing Home in Bluefield. Born on October 23, 1946 in Everette, PA, he was a son of the late Lester and Goldie M. Imes Henry. He was a retired truck driver and was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include: Daughter:...
Lester Shrader
Mar 7, 2014
Lester Shrader, 85, of Moonlight Lane, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Friday, March 7, 2014 at his residence. Born on October 2, 1928 in Montcalm, he was a son of the late Henry and Lura Martin Shrader. He had been a resident of Bluewell for all of his life and was retired from Bluefield Supply and Rish Equipment, having worked...
Madison Jade Tiller
Mar 5, 2014
Madison Jade Tiller, 4 years old, of Montcalm, passed away on Wednesday, March 5, 2014 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Brushfork. Born on June 10, 2009 in Princeton, she was a daughter of Richard Tiller of Montcalm and Casandra Tiller of Montcalm. She was preceded in death by a sister who also passed away in the same...
William "Bill" Honaker
Mar 3, 2014
William Lee “Bill” Honaker, age 86, of Box 98, Montcalm, WV, passed away on Monday, March 3, 2014 at the Maples Health Care in Bluefield, WV. Born on December 21, 1927, in Montcalm, he was a son of the late Lacy Lee Honaker and Pearl Martin Honaker. He lived in Montcalm his entire life and was retired from Consolidated Coal...
Tonda Jenelle
Feb 26, 2014
Tonda Renee Jennelle 39 of 241 Estes Street Bluefield, WV passed away at her home on Wednesday, February 26, 2014. Tonda Renee was born on December 20, 1974 to her mom and dad, Judy and Lawrence Dyson of Bluefield, WV and her father James A. Thomason of Falls Mills, VA. She is survived by Husband Michael Akers of Bluefield, WV...
Mazie Mae Galliher
Feb 26, 2014
Mazie Mae Galliher, age 80, of Glen Daniels, WV, formerly of Bluefield, WV, died on Wednesday, February 26, 2014 at Raleigh General Hospital. Born on March 18, 1933 in Welch, she was a daughter of the late Harmon and Sarah Simpson Lowe. She had lived in Glen Daniels for the past 4 years with her daughter after moving from Bluefield....
Virginia Mae Gillenwater
Feb 26, 2014
Virginia N. Gillenwater, age 96, of Meadow Street, Bluefield, VA, passed away on Wednesday, February 26, 2014 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center. Born on February 19, 1918 in Raysal, WV, she was a daughter of the late Ernest Albert Yopp and Ellie Mae Six Yopp. She had lived in Bluefield, VA for the past 5 years with her daughter after...
Carolyn Thompson
Feb 26, 2014
Carolyn Cruise Smith Thompson, 78, of Kenwood Road, Bluefield, passed away on Wednesday, February 26, 2014 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center. Born on January 20, 1936 in Patrick County, VA, she was a daughter of the late Early and Susan Gunter Cruise. She had been a resident of Tazewell and Bluefield for most of her life and was a member...
Elbert E. "Cowboy" Combs
Feb 25, 2014
Elbert E. “Cowboy” Combs, Sr., age 68, of 150 Dairy Farm Road (Sandlick), Bluefield, WV, passed away on Tuesday, February 25, 2014 at Princeton Community Hospital. Born on January 20, 1946 in Bluefield (Sandlick), he was a son of the late Charles Edward “Cowboy” and Juanita Ball Combs. He had been a lifelong resident of Sandlick and was a former...
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