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Linda Lou Harman

Linda Lou Harman

Apr 16, 2013

Linda Lou “Botch” Harman, 62, of Anawalt went to be with her Lord and Savior on April 16, 2013. Born March 15, 1951 in Skygusty, WV, she was the daughter of Blane Farmer of Pageton and the late Alma Farmer. She attended Gary High School, graduated from Little French Beauty Academy, and was a hairdresser for over twenty years. She...

Michael Duff Sharpe

Michael Duff Sharpe

Apr 15, 2013

Michael Duff Sharpe, age 62, met his heavenly Father on Monday, April 15, 2013. He was a dedicated employee of Lemon Bay Country Club for 23 years where he made his closest friends, Chip Copeman and Bruce Crocker, He appreciated the care and compassion of all his fellow employees. Michael grew up n Bramwell, West Virginia, and graduated from Bramwell...

Denver Kiser Alexander

Denver Kiser Alexander

Apr 13, 2013

Denver Kiser Alexander 70 of Carolina Ave. Bluefield, WV passed away on Saturday, April 13, 2013 at Westwood Medical Center in Bluefield, VA. Denver was born on April 16, 1942 in War, WV to the late Denver K. Alexander Sr. and Gertrude Crigger Alexander. He was a retired store clerk for Kroger’s. In addition to his parents, he was preceded...

Pauline Wolford

Pauline Wolford

Apr 13, 2013

Pauline Wolford, age 71, of PO Box 2263, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Saturday, April 13, 2013 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center in Bluefield. Born on February 13, 1942 in Mowhawk, WV, she was a daughter of the late Gid and Mollie Matney Bailey. She had been a resident of Bluefield for 30 years and was a of the Baptist...

Lowell Dewitt Taylor, Sr.

Lowell Dewitt Taylor, Sr.

Apr 8, 2013

Lowell Dewitt Taylor, Sr. 82 of Cherokee Road Bluefield, WV passed away on Monday, April 08, 2013 at the Westwood Center in Bluefield, VA. He was born on January 10, 1931 in Matoaka, WV to the late Philip and Bell Basham Taylor. Mr. Taylor was of member of the Bluewell Baptist Church. He served his county in the U.S. Navy...

William Eugene Gillenwater

William Eugene Gillenwater

Apr 7, 2013

William “Eugene” Gillenwater went home to be with the Lord and to join his late father William “Harvey” Gillenwater and daughter Evenlaneline “Angie” Gillenwater-Shultz on April 07, 2013 at his home in Lake Shawnee. Eugene was born August 28, 1954 in Bluefield, WV to Alma Jean Gillenwater and the late William “Harvey” Gillenwater. He served his county with the United...

Carl William Rose

Carl William Rose

Apr 7, 2013

Carl William Rose, Sr., formerly of Bluefield, WV, passed away on April 7, 2013, in Sun City Center, Florida on the 92nd anniversary of his birth. He was the son of Carl Ellis Rose and Margaret Saul, brother to Colin Rose (all deceased). He was born in Bluefield, West Virginia. He worked as a stone mason prior to joining the...

Helen Joyce Fowler

Helen Joyce Fowler

Apr 6, 2013

Helen Joyce Fowler, age 73, of 500 Ingleside Road, Bluefield, formerly of Thorpe, passed away on Saturday, April 6, 2013 at Princeton Community Hospital. Born on January 25, 1940 in Welch, she was a daughter of the late coy and Irma Fowler of Thorpe. She had been a resident of Ingleside Road for 9 years where she lived with her...

John Arthur Garay, Jr.

John Arthur Garay, Jr.

Apr 6, 2013

Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 10, 2013 for John Arthur Garay, Jr., 63, of Salisbury, NC, formerly of Skygusty, WV who was called home Saturday, April 6, 2013, at Carolinas’ Medical Center, Charlotte, NC. Born November 26, 1949 in Skygusty, John was the son of the late John Arthur Garay, Sr., and the late Betty...

Ruth Lewis

Ruth Lewis

Apr 5, 2013

Ruth Verena Lewis, 91, of Rogers street, Bramwell, WV, passed away Friday April 5, 2013 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center. Born October 17, 1921 in Bramwell, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Mattie Patrick Lambert. She had been a resident of Bramwell for fifty-three years, a member of the Bramwell United Methodist Church, and a devoted homemaker....

Albert Sturms

Albert Sturms

Apr 5, 2013

Albert Leon (Peanut) Sturms, age 76, of Freedom Road, Montcalm, passed away on Friday, April 5, 2015 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center.

Linda Harter

Linda Harter

Apr 3, 2013

Linda Jane (Bailey) Harter, of Bluefield, WV, passed away on Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at the age of 85. Linda was one often children born to Lora and Cletus Bailey on August 21, 1927 in Goodwill, WV. She graduated in 1945 and went to work for the Naval Academy enrollment department in Washington D.C. She met and married her children's...

Vickie Simons

Vickie Simons

Apr 3, 2013

Vickie J. Simons, age 60, of Packing Plant Road (Bluewell), Bluefield, passed away on Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at Carillon Tazewell Community Hospital in Tazewell, VA. Born in Wolfe West Virginia on January 9, 1953, she was the daughter of the late Bland and Grace Bise Hutchens. She attended Bramwell High School, and was member of the Christ Episcopal Church...

Woodrow Newton Neal

Woodrow Newton Neal

Apr 3, 2013

Woodrow Newton Neal, age 93, of PO Box 1353, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at Westwood Nursing and Rehab in Bluefield, VA. Born on April 15, 1919 in Mercer County, he was a son of the late Jess and Estiline Hall Neal. He had been a lifelong resident of Mercer County and was a retired caretaker....

Janet Gail Johnson

Janet Gail Johnson

Apr 3, 2013

Bluefield- Mrs. Janet Gail Johnson, 64, of Rt. 5 Box 451-A, Bluefield, WV, passed away Wednesday April 3, 2013 at Bluefield hospital. Born on June 16, 1948 in Bluefield, she was a daughter of the late Frank E. and Dorothy Irene Wright. She had been a lifelong resident of Bluefield and was a graduate of Bluefield High School. She was...

Rita Sadler

Rita Sadler

Apr 2, 2013

Leckie (Anawalt), WV - Rita Arlene Sadler, 66, of Leckie (Anawalt), WV passed away at Riverview Nursing Home in Richcreek, VA on Tuesday April 2, 2013. Born with Cerebral Palsy in Leckie on March 21, 1947, Rita was never able to enjoy the activites most of us took for granted but she always had a smile on her face. It...

Jesse Clarence Hawks

Jesse Clarence Hawks

Apr 2, 2013

Jesse Clarence Hawks, age 84, of Brushfork, went to be with his Lord and family on Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at Princeton Community Hospital. Born on December 7, 1928 in Ashland, WV, he was a son of the late Charlie Hawks, Sr. and Nannie White Hawks. He was a faithful member of the Brushfork First Church of God. Jesse was...

Shirley Mae Rose

Shirley Mae Rose

Apr 1, 2013

Shirley Mae Rose age 75 went to be with the Lord Monday, April 1, 2013 at her residence in Montcalm, WV. Shirley was born December 3, 1937 at home in Carswell Hollow McDowell County. She was the daughter of the late John Andrew Rose and Alice Cochran Rose. Shirley, confined to a wheelchair her whole life, she never took a...

Hershal Ivan Parker

Hershal Ivan Parker

Mar 31, 2013

Hershal Ivan Parker, age 89, of Warden Avenue (Bluewell), Bluefield, passed away on Sunday, March 31, 2013 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center. Born on August 31, 1923 in Montcalm, he was a son of the late Edgar and Gwen Lusk Parker. He had been a resident of Bluewell for most of his life and was a veteran of the US...

Dewey Lee Mullins

Dewey Lee Mullins

Mar 31, 2013

Dewey Lee Mullins, age 72, of Northfork, passed away on Sunday, March 31, 2013. Born on May 31, 1940 in War, he was a son of the late Wilson Thomas and Viller Miller Mullins. He had been a resident of McDowell County for most of his life and was a former construction worker. In addition to his parents, he was...

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