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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...
Mable Steele
Jan 17, 2013
Mrs. Mable West Steele, of Bluefield, WV and formerly of Iaeger, WV, departed this life on Thursday January 17, 2013 at Princeton Community Hospital. Born August 15, 1914 to the late Will and Elizabeth West in Kentucky, she was the last surviving member of her family. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by; her husband Estil...
Phyllis Lee Lindamood
Jan 16, 2013
Bluefield- Phyllis Lee Hypes Lindamood, 92, of Bluefield passed away Wednesday January 16, 2013 at Loving Hands Nursing Home in Bluefield, WV. Born August 20, 1920 in Bluefield, WV, she was a daughter of the late Floyd P. and Ida E. Broyles Hypes. Mrs. Lindamood was a life time member of Grace United Methodist Church and a lifelong resident of...
Maynard Basil Dillow
Jan 14, 2013
Maynard Basil Dillow, age 84, of Tabernacle Hill Road, Montcalm, WV went to be with the LORD on Monday, January 14, 2013 at his home. Born on March 16, 1928 in Montcalm, he was a son of the late John C. and Laura Mae Perkins Dillow. He had lived in Montcalm since 1980 and was a skilled heavy equipment operator....
Lavinia "Carol" Arbutus Rose
Jan 11, 2013
Lavinia Arbutus “Carol” Rose, age 64, of 911 Union Street, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Friday, January 11, 2013 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center in Bluefield. Born on January 25, 1948 in Tazewell, VA, she was a daughter of the Dorothy Hampton Nelson and the late Charles Thomas Hampton. She was a homemaker and was of the Holiness faith. She...
Loessie Taylor Doss
Jan 8, 2013
Loessie E. (Taylor) Doss, age 101, of 315 Tank Hollow Road, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at her home. Born on October 27, 1911 in Montcalm, she was a daughter of the late Isaiah and Mary Harman Hill. She had lived in Montcalm for 101 years and was a homemaker. In addition to her parents, she...
JoAnn Bailey
Jan 7, 2013
JoAnn Bailey, age 82, of Black Oak Road (Route 2), Rock, WV, passed away on Monday, January 7, 2013 at Mercer Nursing and Rehab. Born on June 24, 1930 in McDowell County, she was a daughter of the late Stanley W. and Ruth White Ratcliff. She had been a resident of Rock for 62 years and was of the Methodist...
Jason Persiani
Jan 6, 2013
Jason Ray Persiani, age 33, of 1600 Hill Avenue, Apt 30, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Sunday, January 6, 2013 in Beckley. Born on October 1, 1979 in Bluefield, he was a son of Danny Persiani of Hinton and Connie Jones of Bluefield. He was a store clerk. He was preceded in death by Louis and Marie Persiani and Payton...
Aubrey "Bill" William Wagner
Jan 5, 2013
Aubrey "Bill" William Wagner Bluefield, WV - Aubrey "Bill" William Wagner, age 69, of 340 Victory Road, Bluefield, WV passed away on January 5, 2013 at his residence. Born Nov. 19, 1943 at Maybeury, WV, he served in the US Army 509th Airborne Division for 3 yrs. He was a retiree from the United States Postal Service after 27 years...
Leslie Morgan Nelson
Jan 5, 2013
Leslie Morgan Nelson, age 19, of 563 Rustic Hill Drive, Princeton, WV, passed away on Saturday, January 5, 2013 at Princeton Community Hospital from natural causes. Born on December 2, 1993 in Princeton, she was a daughter of Jeffrey Steward Nelson of Princeton and Jeniffer Perkins Shrewsbury of Camp Creek, but was raised by her grandparents, David & Bonnie Lilly...
Earl W. Burgess
Jan 5, 2013
Earl W. Burgess, 80, of Sherando, VA, formerly of Coaldale, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 5, 2013 at Augusta Health after a long illness. He was born February 21, 1932 in Maybeury, West Virginia to the late George H. Burgess and the late Ida Wood Burgess. He was a member of the American Legion Post 340...
Mark David Williams
Jan 4, 2013
Mark David "Doc" Williams, 49, of Old Bramwell Rd, Bluefield, WV died Friday, Jan. 4, 2012 at his home. Born on September 3, 1963 in Welch, WV, he was a son of the late Dorothy P. Williams Graham and Harry Randall Williams. As a youth, he attended Bramwell High School and Bramwell Wesleyan Church. He was raised in the Coopers/Shinbrier...
Clarence David Music
Jan 3, 2013
Clarence David “Dean” Music, age 62, of 63 Houston Hill, Elkhorn (PO Box 26, Northfork), passed away on Tuesday, January 1, 2013 at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born on February 9, 1950 in Mingo County, he was a son of Cynthia Justus of Fairfield Lane and the late Clarence Lane Music. He was a retired coal miner and truck driver and...
Raymond Johnson Farmer
Jan 2, 2013
Raymond Johnson Farmer, age 88, of Route 3 Box 450 (116 Dahlia Street), Bluefield, WV, passed away on Wednesday, January 2, 2013 at Charleston Area Medical Center. Born on September 6, 1924 in Goodwill, he was a son of the late Thomas and Sarah Spencer Farmer. He had been a lifelong resident of Bluefield and was a member of the...
Michael David Stevens
Jan 1, 2013
Michael David Stevens, age 54, of 2521 Netherwood, Greensboro, NC and formerly of Bluefield, passed away on Tuesday, January 1, 2013 at his residence. Born on July 4, 1958, he was a son of David E. and Marquetta White Stevens of Bluefield. He was employed as an inside sales rep for State Electric in Greensboro. Survivors in addition to his...
Walter John Yinger
Dec 30, 2012
Walter Jon Yinger, Jr. Walter John Yinger, Jr. age 71, of the McDowell Nursing and Rehab. Center, Gary, WV, passed away on Sunday, December 30, 2012 at the Charleston Area Medical Center. Born on August 13, 1941 in Baltimore, MD, he was a son of the late Walter John Yinger, Sr. and Dorothy Poe Yinger. He had been a resident...
Betty Jean Blevins
Dec 30, 2012
Betty Jean Blevins, age 69, of 103 Village Glen, Princeton, WV, passed away on Sunday, December 30, 2012 at her sister’s home. Born on June 1, 1943 in Mercer County, she was a daughter of the late Bower Clyde and Ethel Dunford Farrington. She had been a resident of Princeton for 30 years and was a homemaker. In addition to...
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