Obituaries

Local Cravens-Shires Funeral Home Obituaries

Robert McClure

Robert McClure

Nov 27, 2012

Robert William McClure, age 54, of 325 Pepper Ridge Avenue, Ridgeway, VA, passed away on Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at the UVA Medical Center in Charlottesville, VA. Born on January 29, 1958 in Welch, he was a son Christine Mullins McClure of Ridgeway, VA and the late Robert McClure. He had been a resident of Virginia for a year and...

Margaret Spence Graham

Margaret Spence Graham

Nov 26, 2012

Margaret Spence Graham, 93, of 161 Cane Place, Bluefield, WV went home to be with her Lord Monday, November 26,2012 at her home. She was born November 4, 1919 in Bluefield, WV, and was the oldest daughter of the late W.R. Spence and Clara B. Watson Spence. She was retired from Brushfork School, the last living member of the Quilting...

Charlie Marrs, Jr.

Charlie Marrs, Jr.

Nov 19, 2012

Charlie Marrs, Jr., age 74, of 336 Woodys Road (PO Box 273), Boissevain, VA, passed away on Monday, November 19, 2012 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center. Born on July 7, 1938 in Brewsterdale, WV, he was a son of the late Charlie and Daisy Gye Marrs. He was a member of the House of Prayer Holiness Church, where he also...

Ruby Muncy

Ruby Muncy

Nov 19, 2012

Ruby Coleman Muncy, age 78, of 701 ½ Rogers Street, Princeton, WV, passed away on Monday, November 19, 2012 at her home. Born on May 23, 1934 in Buchanan Co., VA, she was a daughter of the late John and Sarah Allen Coleman. She had been a resident of Princeton for 22 years and attended the Rogers Street Community Church...

Arnold Leon Sipp

Arnold Leon Sipp

Nov 18, 2012

Arnold Leon Sipp,Sr. age 77, of Brushfork Road, Falls Mills, VA died on Sunday, November 18, 2012 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center. Born on May 9, 1935 in Coopers, WV he was a son of the late Jessie Sipp and Ethel Virginia Honaker Sipp. He was a member of Liberty Chapel Church. He was formerly employed at Dunkirk Radiator Corporation...

Mary Elizabeth Conlee Black

Mary Elizabeth Conlee Black

Nov 17, 2012

Mary Elizabeth Conlee Black, “There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God. For anyone who enters Gods rest also rest from his work, just as God did from his.” Heb 4:9-10 Born January 10, 1920 in Maybeury, WV daughter of the late Charlie Conlee and Mollie Bennett Conlee. Entered her “heavenly rest” November 17, 2012 with her family...

Barry Michael Wimmer

Barry Michael Wimmer

Nov 17, 2012

Barry Michael Wimmer, age 56, of Rt. 4, Box 163, Bluefield, WV died on Saturday, November 17, 2012 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center. Born on January 15, 1956 in Bluefield, he was a son of the late Carl E. and Virginia Hager Wimmer. He lived in Bluefield his entire life and worked as a machinist. In addition to his parents,...

Louie Alvah Williams

Louie Alvah Williams

Nov 16, 2012

Louie Alvah Williams 63 of 1418 Packing Plant Road Bluefield, WV passed away on Friday, November 16, 2012 at his residence. Mr. Williams was born September 10, 1949 in Thornhill, WV to the late William C. “Jack” Williams and Eva M. Hodges Williams. He had been a resident of Bluewell, WV for this past 40 years and was retired from...

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...