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Virginia Faye Nemchick
Feb 13, 2013
Virginia Faye Nemchick, age 83, of Bland, VA, passed away on Wednesday, February 13 2013 at the Westwood Center in Bluefield, VA. Born on September 22, 1929, she was a daughter of the late James and Effie Kilgore Tolliver. She was a homemaker, loved doing crafts and was a member of the Elkhorn Methodist Church. In addition to her parents,...
William David Burnett
Feb 13, 2013
William David “Bill” Burnett, age 91, of Harry Heights Road, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center in Bluefield. Born on September 17, 1921 in Cedar Bluff, VA, he was a son of the late William Samuel and Mary Elizabeth Cordle Burnett. Bill was a descendent of John Burnett of Aberdeen, Scotland, who...
Harold Jackson Blevins
Feb 12, 2013
Harold Jackson Blevins, of Bluefield, passed away on Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center. Born in Goodwill, WV on August 30, 1929. He was the son of the late Oscar J. and Serilda Jane Taylor Blevins. Harold served in the US Army during the Korean War. He was a route man for Betsy Ross bakeries that later...
Elizabeth Kathleen Scott
Feb 10, 2013
Elizabeth Kathleen Hamblin Scott, age 89, of The Maples in Bluefield, WV, formerly of Rock, died on Sunday, February 10, 2013 at The Maples. Born on May 14, 1923 in Logan, she was a daughter of the late Ward and Mamie Munsey Hamblin. She lived in Rock for 70 years and was a member of the Montcalm Pentecostal Holiness Church....
Edward Lee Finney
Feb 7, 2013
Bluefield- Edward Lee Finney, 43, of 1584 Red Oak Ridge Road, Bluefield, WV, passed away Thursday February 7, 2013 in Sophia, WV as a result of a coal mining accident. Born September 12, 1969 in Bluefield, WV, he was a son of Troy and Violet Louise York Finney of Bluefield, WV. Edward attended the Deliverance Temple Church and had been...
Marsha Antoinette Hicks
Feb 4, 2013
Marsha Antoinette Hicks 43 of 171 Norwick St. Kegley, WV passed away on Monday, February 04, 2013 at her mother’s residence in Montcalm, WV. Born December 22, 1969 in Bluefield, WV to the Jerlean Jones Pennington and the late Hobart Ray Pennington. She had been a lifelong resident of Montcalm. Marsha was a member of the Montcalm Church of God....
Anita Faye Conley
Feb 1, 2013
Anita Faye Conley, age 56 of Route 1 Box 501, Lot 15, passed away on Friday, February 1, 2013 at her home. She will be sadly missed by her daughter, son and grandkids. Born on May 3, 1956 in Bluefield, she was a daughter of Edna Mae “Bootsie” Tooley Lynch of New Hope Road, Bluefield and the late Thomas Richard...
Hershel Cox
Jan 30, 2013
Hershel “Ray” Cox 61of 453 Jonah Ave. Bluefield, WV (Holly Hill Estates) passed away Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center. Mr. Cox was born March 27, 1951 to Betty Kelly Peak of Bluefield, VA and the late Hershel Cox. He had been a resident of Bluefield for the past 13 years and was formerly of Green Valley....
Juanita Mae Billings
Jan 29, 2013
Juanita Mae Billings, age 59, of 337 Borage Avenue, Princeton, WV died on Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center. Born on June 22, 1953, in Skygusty, she was a daughter of Viola Childs Wooldridge of Pageton and the late Hampton Wooldridge. She had lived in Mercer County for the past 30 years and worked as a radiology...
Josh Jared Smith
Jan 29, 2013
Josh Jared Smith 39 of Princeton, West Virginia passed away on Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at Princeton Community Hospital. Josh was born on June 06, 1973 in Princeton, WV to the late Joseph Ed Smith and Barbara Warden Smith. Josh was had been a lifelong resident of Princeton, WV and was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of...
Roy Lee Nunn
Jan 28, 2013
Bluefield- Roy Lee Nunn, 75, of Rt. 3 Bluefield, WV, passed away Monday January 28, 2013 at a Roanoke hospital. Born September 17, 1937 in Bland County, VA, he was a son of the late Ronney Lee and Sallie Morehead Nunn. Mr. Nunn retired from the Lynchburg Foundry located in Radford, VA and had been a resident of Bluewell for...
Arnold Dayton Hamilton
Jan 27, 2013
Arnold Dayton Hamilton, II, age 37, of P.O. Box 286 Northfork, WV (Pearly Road, Elkhorn) died Peacefully in his sleep on Sunday, January 27, 2013 at his residence. Born on November 8, 1975 in Bluefield, he was a son of Diana Lambert Hamilton of Switchback and the late Arnold Dayton Hamilton. He had lived in Northfork his entire life and...
Ina Zaborsky
Jan 27, 2013
Petersburg, VA- Ina Billings Zaborsky, 90, of 590 Flank Road Petersburg, VA, passed away Sunday January 27, 2013 at a Petersburg, VA hospital. Ina was born to the late Winnie Cornett Billings and Daniel Billings on May 11, 1922 in Coeburn, VA. Ina received her LPN nursing license in Sykesville, MD, in 1942. She was married in South Carolina on...
Gladys Clendenen
Jan 27, 2013
BLUEWELL, Gladys Clendenen, 90, affectionately known as “Ninny” by those who loved her best, passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, January 27, 2013 surrounded by those who cared for her. Born on December 3, 1922 in Boissevain, VA, she was the daughter of the late Ollie and Mattie Dillon Compton. She had lived in Bluewell since 2004 and...
Nannie Lee Lowe
Jan 27, 2013
Bluefield- Nannie Lee Lowe, 90, of Bluefield, WV, went to be with the Lord after suffering from a long illness on Sunday January 27, 2013 while sleeping in her home. Born August 15, 1922 in Matoaka, WV, she was a daughter of the late Alex and Eula Mae Cecil. Mrs. Lowe was a devout member of The Church of Jesus...
Connie Louise Lewis
Jan 26, 2013
Connie Louise Lewis 57 of 107 Ada Road Bluefield, West Virginia passed away on Saturday, January 26, 2013 at her residence. Connie was born on August 26, 1955 in Bluefield, West Virginia to the late James Burl Roland and Margaret Louise Sexton Roland. She was a graduate of Beaver High School and was of the Baptist faith. Connie had been...
Phillip John Lawless
Jan 26, 2013
Phillip "John" Lawless of Green Valley, WV passed away Saturday, January 26 at his home. Born April 30, 1933 at Hemphill, WV, son of Pearl Jane Dove Lawless and the late Phillip "Buster" Lawless. John attended Welch High School and was an excellent softball pitcher. He joined the United States Marine Corp and served for 4 years. After returning he...
Andrew John Shulock
Jan 24, 2013
Andrew John Shulock, Jr., age 78, of 3690 Coal Heritage Road, apartment #9, died on Thursday, January 24, 2013 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center. Born on May 9, 1934, in Gary, he was a son of the late Andrew john Shulock, Sr. and Bessie Kish Shulock. He was a resident of Mercer County for the past 20 years after relocating...
Doris Elaine Shaffer
Jan 24, 2013
Doris Elaine Shaffer, age 83, of 260 Warden Avenue, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Thursday, January 24, 2013 at her home. Born on July 12, 1929 in Fairmont, she was a daughter of the late Benjamin and Hattie Hicks Thompson. She had been a resident of Bluewell since 1954 and was a member of the Bluewell United Methodist Church. She...
Robert Michael Alley
Jan 19, 2013
Robert Michael “Mickey” Alley, age 57, of 185 Airy Street, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Saturday, January 19, 2013 at the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC. Born on December 6, 1955 in Mercer County, he was a son of the late William “Richard” Alley, Sr. and Marie Flora Shumate Alley. He had been a resident of Brushfork...
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