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Martha Kadana Blankenship
Feb 23, 2014
Martha Kadana Blankenship 75 of Bland St Bluefield, WV formerly of Nemours, WV passed away Sunday, February 23, 2014 at The Maples Nursing and Rehab in Bluefield, WV. Martha was born on January 11, 1938 in Nemours, WV to the late Bob Lee Wright and Frances Virginia Smith Wright. She had been a resident of Bluefield for the past 20...
Rhonda Sue Bailey
Feb 23, 2014
Rhonda Sue Bailey 42 of Princeton, WV passed away on Sunday, February 23, 2014 at Princeton Community Hospital in Princeton, WV. Rhonda was born on June 07, 1971 in Chicago, Ill to the late Robert O’Dell Atwood and Virginia Louise White. She attended Willowbrook Baptist Church and had been a lifelong resident of Princeton, WV. She was a 1989 graduate...
Vaughn Dean Pruitt
Feb 23, 2014
Vaughn lost his battle with a lung disease, on Sunday, February 23, 2014. He was born March 15, 1940 in Leckie, WV. He is survived by his wife, Nancy; of 48 years; son, James (Jim) Pruitt (Terri); grandchildren: Landon, Tyler and Sophie Pruitt, Paige Barr, of Tomball, TX; and Morgan Lavender of Charlotte, NC; daughter, Lavonne (Sis) Pruitt of Vinton,...
Patrick Eric Neal
Feb 20, 2014
Patrick Eric Neal, age 31, of Toledo Street, Bluefield, VA, died on Thursday, February 20, 2014 at Brushfork, WV following and accident on Stoney Ridge Road. Born on March 24, 1982 in Bluefield, he was a son of the late Rocky and Carol Thompson Neal. He had lived in the Bluefield area his entire life and had worked at ABB...
Billy "B.J." Joe Cook
Feb 19, 2014
Billy Joe “B.J.” Cook 77 of Abbs Valley Road Bluefield, VA went to be with his Savior on Wednesday, February 19, 2014 at his residence surrounded by his family. B.J. was born on Monday, November 09, 1936 in Hatcher, WV to the late Dr. Ted “T.R.” Cook and Lillian Cooke Cook. He was a member of the Abbs Valley Baptist...
Kenneth Knuckles
Feb 19, 2014
Kenneth “Kenny” Knuckles, 57, of Bluefield, WV passed on February 19, 2014. Kenny was born on September 13, 1956 in Welch, WV to Dewey and Opal Cochran Knuckles. Kenny was a former coal miner for Superior Mining International Corporation. He was a member of Baptist Falls Church. He is preceded by death by sisters Irene Moore and Bonnie Porterfield; brothers...
Willie "Ed" Hawkins
Feb 19, 2014
Willie "Ed" Hawkins, 62, of Poplar Street, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Wednesday, February 19, 2014 at his home. Born on October 8, 1951 in Tazewell, VA, he was a son of the late John and Laura Asbury Hawkins. He had been a resident of Bluefield since 1995 and was a former owner and operator of his own auto body...
Pearlie May Stafford
Feb 19, 2014
Pearlie May Stafford, age 58, of Prudich Street, Montcalm, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, February 19, 2014 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center. Born on September 14, 1955 in Tazewell, VA, she was a daughter of the late Jessie and Annie Salyers Asbury. She had been a resident of Montcalm for 18 years and attended the...
Robert Marvin Kelly
Feb 15, 2014
Montcalm- Robert Marvin Kelly, 64, of 246 Crystal Bottom Rd., Montcalm, WV, passed away Saturday February 15, 2014 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center. Born February 25, 1949 in Iaeger, WV he was a son of the late Cass and Verna Mullins Kelly. Robert was a member of the Church By Christ Jesus, was retired from the Department of Highways in...
Thomas Wayne Wall
Feb 14, 2014
Thomas Wayne “Tom” Wall, 59, of Harry Heitt Lane, Gore, WV, passed away on Friday, February 14, 2014 at his home. Born on September 19, 1954 in Bluefield, he was a son of Margaret Jones Wall of Lorton Lick Road, Bluefield and the late Jack A. Wall. He had been a resident of Gore, VA for 25 years. He was...
William Robert Bowman
Feb 13, 2014
William Robert Bowman, age 60, of Warden Avenue, Bluefield, WV (Bluewell) died on Thursday, February 13, 2014 at Princeton Community Hospital following as long illness. He was born on June 12, 1953 in Bluefield, WV to the late Robert Kelly and Okie Mae Powers Bowman. He served his country in the US Army for four years and was retired from...
Minnie Mae Shrader
Feb 13, 2014
Minnie Mae Shrader, age 83, of Peppermint Street, Princeton, WV died on Thursday, February 13, 2014 at her home. Born on February 25, 1930 in Christiansburg, VA, she was the daughter of the late Jessie and Zethel Lovern Fagg. She had lived in Princeton for the past 35 years and was a member of the Willowbrook Baptist Church....
Jerry Douglas Herndon
Feb 13, 2014
Jerry Douglas Herndon 75 of Napoleon Lane Princeton, WV passed away on Thursday, February 13, 2014 at Princeton Community Hospital in Princeton, WV. Jerry was born on November 12, 1938 in Bluefield, VA to the late Henry Hite and Mildred Kitts Herndon. He had been a resident of Princeton for the past 8 months and was of the Pentecostal faith....
Jessie Lee Brummett
Feb 11, 2014
Jessie Lee Osborn Brummett, age 81, of Jones Hill, Bramwell, WV, passed away on Tuesday, February 11, 2014 at her home. Born on October 11, 1932 in Goodwill, she was a daughter of the late Charlie and Flora McMillan Osborn. She had been a resident of Bramwell for 51 years and was a member of the Bramwell Church of...
Alice Chastity Kittle
Feb 10, 2014
Alice Chastity Kittle 42 of Thor Lane Bluefield, WV passed away Monday, February 10, 2014 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke, VA. She had been a resident of Bluefield for the past 30 years. Alice was born on February 14, 1972 in Gary, WV to Bradley and Sandra Kittle of Tazewell, VA. Left to cherish her memory is: Her husband...
Mary Louise Gaither
Feb 9, 2014
Mary Louise Gaither 78 of New Hope Road Princeton, WV passed away on Sunday, February 09, 2014 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center in Bluefield, WV. Mary was born on April 11, 1935 in Mercer County, WV to the late John M. and Ida Bell Bowen Wall. She had been a resident of Princeton, WV for the last 54 years and...
Angelia Garland
Feb 8, 2014
Angelia Dawn Lewis Garland, age 47, of 30 Elm Drive, Rocky Gap, VA, passed away on Saturday, February 8, 2014 at her home from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Born on October 31, 1966 in Bluefield, she was a daughter of Gay French, of Abbs Valley, VA and was raised by the late Harry E. Lewis, Sr. and Ruth...
Marvin David Gore
Feb 7, 2014
Marvin David “J.D.” Gore, age 70, of Lorton Lick Road, Montcalm, WV died on Friday, February 7, 2014 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center. Born on August 24, 1943 in Princeton, WV, he was a son of the late Joe David and Quilay Gore. He was a retired plumber and construction worker and was of the Baptist Faith. He...
Virginia "Ginny" Whitt
Feb 7, 2014
Virginia "Ginny" Whitt, 96, of 165 Osprey Place (Quail Valley), Princeton, WV, died peacefully at her home on Friday, February 7, 2014. She had lived there for twenty-two years, having moved there from Ft. Myers, FL. Ginny was born January 24, 1918 in Franklin Township, OH to the late Dudley L. and Elsie McWilliams Miller. Other than her husband of...
Ruby Hinegar
Feb 6, 2014
Ruby Louise Hinegar 76, of Sandlick Road passed away at her home on February 6, 2014. She was born on May 2. 1937 tc Willis and Elma O'donnell. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Buford Hinegar ; two sisters Kathleen Asmus and Shirley O'donnell and two brothers Ray O'donnell and Calvin O'donnell, one...
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