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Patricia Ann Kennedy

Patricia Ann Kennedy

Nov 15, 2012

Patricia Ann Kennedy, age 65, of 173 Windmill Hill Road, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Thursday, November 15, 2012 at the home of her daughter in Athens. Born on May 21, 1947 in New Richmond, OH, she was a daughter of the late Fremont and Anna Abbott Decker. She had been a resident of Bluewell for 44 years and was...

Autumn & Summer Dunn

Autumn & Summer Dunn

Nov 15, 2012

Infant twins Autumn Lee Dunn and Summer Dawn Dunn daughters of Nicole Dunn and Josh Starling of 135 Josie Lane Bluefield, West Virginia 24701 passed away on November 15, 2012 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. Survivors Include: Parents: Nichol Dunn and Josh Starling of the home Grandmothers: April Sparks and Nichole Belvin Great Grandmothers: Linda Sparks and JoAnn...

Arthur Randolph Quillian

Arthur Randolph Quillian

Nov 13, 2012

Arthur Randolph Quillian our loving and devoted husband, father, son, pawpaw and friend went to be with his heavenly father on Tuesday, November 13, 2012 after battling a long illness. He was 85 years old and was at home in Montcalm with his loving wife and family by his side, where he had resided for the past 51 years. Randolph...

Gary Richard Lynch

Gary Richard Lynch

Nov 9, 2012

Gary Richard Lynch 54 went to be with the lord on November 09, 2012 at his residence on Lorton Lick Road where he resided for the past 20 years after suffering from a long illness. Mr. Lynch was born on July 10, 1958 in Mercer County, West Virginia to Edna Mae “Bootsie” Tooley Lynch of Bluefield, WV and the late...

Grace Bel Crigger

Grace Bel Crigger

Nov 6, 2012

Grace Bell Crigger 96 of 811 Thorn Street Princeton, West Virginia passed away on Tuesday, November 06, 2012 at Princeton Health Care in Princeton, West Virginia. . Mrs. Crigger was born on February 12, 1916 in Leckie, West Virginia she is the daughter of the late Frank Hanby and Mandie Bell Hanby. She had been a resident of Princeton, West...

Harley Jennings

Harley Jennings

Nov 2, 2012

Weyanoke, WV- Harley D. Jennings, 79, of Weyanoke, passed away Friday November 2, 2012 at the Raleigh Center in Daniels, WV. Born September 24, 1933 in Mercer County, he was a son of the late Hobert and Nannie Jennings. Mr. Jennings was a member of the New Vision Pentecostal Holiness Church, was a retired coal miner and member of U.M.W.A....

Robert Dewayne Kidwell

Robert Dewayne Kidwell

Nov 1, 2012

Robert Dewayne Kidwell, Sr. 55, of 613 Havaco Drive Welch, West Virginia passed away on Thursday, November 01, 2012 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke, Virginia. Robert was born on Monday, October 14, 1957 in McDowell County, West Virginia to the late Nancy Lockhart Kidwell and William Kidwell. He had been a resident of Welch for most of his life....

Lois L. Proffitt

Lois L. Proffitt

Oct 31, 2012

On October 31, 2012, Lois L. Nipper Proffitt, age 80, of 2427 Bull Tail Hollow Road, Bluefield, WV, was called home by God, after a short illness. She was surrounded by family and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, William J. and Sally J. Nipper; her husband, Wilson (Pug) Proffitt; her much loved son, Michael Proffitt; and...

Carolyn Cook

Carolyn Cook

Oct 30, 2012

Carolyn Cook, age 67, of Bluefield, WV, passed away on Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at her residence. Born on September 3, 1945 in Bluefield, she was a daughter of the late Charles Blake and Georgia Mae Meadwell Farley. She had been a resident of Bluefield for 24 years and was a former cashier at Go-Mart. In addition to her parents,...

Richard Neil Meredith

Richard Neil Meredith

Oct 26, 2012

Bluefield, VA- Richard Neil Meredith of Colonial Gardens apartments, Bluefield, VA, formerly of Union St., Bluefield and Northfork, WV, passed away Friday October 26, 2012 at Tazewell Community Hospital following an extended illness. Richard was the son of the late Walter R.”Buss” Meredith and Beulah Kemp Meredith, of Northfork, who preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death...

Brenda Louise Beavers

Brenda Louise Beavers

Oct 24, 2012

Brenda Louise Beavers, age 57, of Route 4 Box 54-BB, Bluefield, WV, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at the home of her sister in Rocky Gap. She had lived there with Paula and Rick for the last 5 months and that made her happier than she had been in years. Born on June 24, 1955 in Hampton,...

Rev. Calvin Linwood O'Donnell

Rev. Calvin Linwood O'Donnell

Oct 22, 2012

Rev. Calvin Linwood O’Donell 73 of 409 Union Drive Princeton, WV passed away on Monday, October 22, 2012 at his residence. Rev. O’Donell was born on August 06, 1939 in McComas, WV to the late Willis and Elma Barger O’Donell. He was a minister for 46 years and was a pastor for churches in Princeton including Friendly Missionary Hall and...

Charlie Lee Jones

Charlie Lee Jones

Oct 21, 2012

Charlie Lee Jones, age 76, of Bluefield, passed away on Sunday, October 21, 2012 at the Westwood Health Care Center in Bluefield, VA. Born on February 25, 1936 in Crumpler, he was a son of the late Charles Bascum and Ibbie Erie Meadows Jones. He had been a resident of Bluefield for 55 years and was a retired accountant and...

Catherine Juanita Ingram

Catherine Juanita Ingram

Oct 18, 2012

Catherine Juanita Haynes Ingram, age 36, of Lewisburg, WV went home to with the LORD on Thursday, October 18, 2012 at the Greenbrier Valley Medical Center. Born on August 13, 1976 in Charles County, MD, she was a daughter of Danny and Doris Attison Haynes of Falls Mills, VA. She was a certified nursing assistant and was thrilled to be...

Bernard Emmett Arney

Bernard Emmett Arney

Oct 18, 2012

Bernard Emmett Arney, age 85, of 2439 Old Bramwell Road, Bluefield, WV died on Thursday, October 18, 2012 at the Golden Age Memory Care Center in Claypool Hill, VA. Born on September 5, 1927 in Bluefield, WV, he was a son of the late Dallas C. and Mary Cassel Arney. He attended public schools in Mercer County. He was a...

Michael Wayne Chapman

Michael Wayne Chapman

Oct 18, 2012

Michael Wayne Chapman, age 57, of Domingo Drive (PO Box 431), Anawalt, WV, passed away on Thursday, October 18, 2012 at Princeton Community Hospital. Born on November 18, 1954 in Welch, he was a son of Flossie Thompson Chapman of Anawalt and the late Kelly Stuart Chapman. He had been a resident of Anawalt for all of his life and...

Paul Dannie Combs

Paul Dannie Combs

Oct 15, 2012

Paul Dannie Combs, age 55, of Route 1 (Sandlick), Bluefield, WV, passed away on Monday, October 15, 2012 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Born on March 5, 1957, 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 retired coal miner. He loved the coalmines and...

Juanita Stepp

Juanita Stepp

Oct 14, 2012

Juanita Jane Stepp of Anawalt, formerly the Jenkinjones area, departed this life on Sunday, October 14,2012 at Wythe County Hospital in Wytheville, Virginia, following a long illness. Born on July 4, 1946 she was the daughter of the late Roy Stepp and Edna Harman Stepp. She was the oldest of three children. Juanita was a very devoted, caring, and loving...

Mary Elizabeth Hicks

Mary Elizabeth Hicks

Oct 14, 2012

Bluefield- Mary Elizabeth Hicks, 78, of Bluefield, WV, passed away Sunday October 14, 2012, at a Roanoke, VA hospital. Born May 16, 1934 in Mercer County she was a daughter of the Clarence and Thelma Thomas. Mrs. Hicks was of the Methodist faith and a devoted homemaker and wife. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by...

Kiera Jade Hudgins

Kiera Jade Hudgins

Oct 11, 2012

Kiera Jade Hudgins, 12 days old, of Route 2, Box 274, Rock, WV died on Thursday, October 11, 2012 at Bluefield Regional Hospital. She was a beloved daughter of Robert Gravley of Parrott, VA and Ashley Hudgins of the home. Preceding her in death was her maternal grandfather, Jeffery Hudgins; Paternal grandfather, Clarence Gravley; and uncle, Terry Gravley. In addition...

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