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Woodrow Wilson Nunn

Woodrow Wilson Nunn

Jan 28, 2012

Woodrow Wilson Nunn 87 of Hillcrest Drive Bluefield, Virginia passed away on Saturday, January 28, 2012 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke, Virginia. Mr. Nunn was born on October 08, 1924 in Switchback, West Virginia to the late Wilson A. Nunn and Alice Shaw Nunn. Woodrow had been a resident of Bluefield, Virginia for most of his life. He served...

John Wesley Rollins, Jr.

John Wesley Rollins, Jr.

Jan 28, 2012

John Wesley “River John” Rollins, Jr., age 63, of Route 3 Box 302, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Saturday, January 28, 2012 at Princeton Community Hospital. Born on October 19, 1948 in Red House, WV, he was a son of the late John Wesley Rollins, Sr. and Opal Lovejay Rollins. He had been a resident of River Road for 32...

Dalton Woodrow Turner

Dalton Woodrow Turner

Jan 25, 2012

Bluefield, VA- Dalton Woodrow Turner, 88, of 222 Wintercreek Drive, Bluefield, VA, passed away Wednesday January 25, 2012 in a Bluefield hospital. Born February 26, 1923 in Rich Creek, VA, he was the son of the late Charles Henry and Hattie Mae Blankenship Turner. Mr. Turner was of the Methodist faith and had been a resident of Bluefield, VA for...

Clarence Shinault

Clarence Shinault

Jan 24, 2012

Clarence Eugene "Gene" Shinault, a son given by the Lord to Clarence and Della (Robinette) Shinault, was born on November 30, 1931, and passed away peacefully in his home in Bluefield early Tuesday night, January 24, 2012, following a courageous battle with cancer. The span of his earthly pilgrimage was 80 years, 1 month and 24 days. In the days...

Kathy Lee Guilford

Kathy Lee Guilford

Jan 22, 2012

Pageland, SC- Kathy Lee Call Guilford, 55, 0f Pageland, SC formerly of Coaldale, WV, passed away Sunday January 22, 2012 at her home. Born August 1, 1956 in Coaldale, WV she was a daughter of the late Jones Hill and Lettie Kathleen Howard Call. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband; Daniel Guilford, and...

Oren P. Shrader

Oren P. Shrader

Jan 20, 2012

Bluefield- Oren P. Shrader, 90, of Rt. 1 Box 404 Littlesburg Rd., Bluefield, WV died Friday January 20, 2012 at a Princeton, WV hospital. Born December 2, 1921 Bluewell, WV, he was the son of the late Allen and Bertie Mae Mitchell Shrader. Mr. Shrader was a member of New Salem United Methodist Church and had been a resident of...

Sadie Marie King Carter

Sadie Marie King Carter

Jan 18, 2012

Sadie Marie King Carter 88 of Leesville, South Carolina formerly of McComas, West Virginia passed away on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at Lexington Medical Center in Lexington, South Carolina. Sadie was born on December 08, 1923 in McComas, West Virginia to the late Carla and Gertrude Wimmer King. She had been a resident of South Carolina for 29 years and...

Meagan Jayne Honaker

Meagan Jayne Honaker

Jan 18, 2012

Meagan Jayne Honaker, age 25, of 1104 Harrison Street, Princeton, WV formerly of 126 Bluestone Ave. Bramwell, West Virginia passed away on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 in Bluefield, WV. Born on August 18, 1986 in Las Vegas, Nevada, she was a daughter of Kenneth Honaker of Texas and Melissa Jane Comer of Princeton. She was a graduate of Bluefield High...

George Samuel Vaselaros

George Samuel Vaselaros

Jan 18, 2012

Bluefield- George Samuel Vaselaros, 68, of 5831 Airport Rd., Bluefield, WV, passed away Wednesday January 18, 2012 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Born January 19, 1943 in Anawalt, WV, he was the son of the late Costa and Vaynette McFarland Vaselaros. He was a retired construction worker and had been a resident of Bluefield for the past 18 years. Surviving Mr....

Barbara Kathleen Francis

Barbara Kathleen Francis

Jan 15, 2012

Barbara Kathleen Francis, Brushfork- The Loving hands of her husband and son reached down from Heaven and took the hand of their beloved wife and mother. Barbara Kathleen Francis, went to be home with them in Heaven on Sunday, January 15, 2012, while her loving daughters held her hands here on earth. Barbara was born on July 9, 1935 to...

Maxine Birdie Lee Sigmon

Maxine Birdie Lee Sigmon

Jan 15, 2012

Maxine Birdie Lee Sigmon 81 of Rt.1 Box 153 Bluefield, WV passed away on Sunday, January 15, 2012 at her residence. She was born March 01, 1930 in Durhing, WV to the late George and Etta Pierce Hurst. Maxine had been a resident of Rt. 20 for the past 21 years was a member of Pine Grove Church of Christ....

Alfred Hopkins

Alfred Hopkins

Jan 15, 2012

Alfred Hopkins, age 80, of PO Box 263, Montcalm, WV, passed away on Sunday, January 15, 2012 at his home. Born on January 31, 1931 in Montcalm, he was a son of the late Ermon and Ada Alice Clark Hopkins. He had been a resident of Montcalm for 80 years and was a retired motor winder from National Coil. In...

Roy Lee Meadows

Roy Lee Meadows

Jan 14, 2012

Roy Lee Meadows, age 70, of 321 Brierwood Lane, Bluefield, VA, passed away on Saturday, January 14, 2012 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center. Born on November 28, 1941 in Bluefield, he was a son of the late Roy Cornice and Beulah May Meadows. He had been a lifelong resident of Bluefield and was a member of the Main Street United...

Marjorie Eloise Wolfe

Marjorie Eloise Wolfe

Jan 14, 2012

BLUEFIELD- Marjorie Eloise Wolfe, 94 Went to be with her Lord January 14th, 2012 at her residence. Marjorie was born May 19, 1917 in Montcalm West Virginia. She was the daughter of the late James F. Watkins and Icie (Honaker) Watkins. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband and father of her children Lloyd...

Tennia Marie Litzau

Tennia Marie Litzau

Jan 13, 2012

Tennia Marie Litzau 49 of 137 Top Street Lot 12 Bluefield West Virginia went to be in the arms of her mother on Friday, January 13, 2012 at her home and was joined by the loving faces of her sister Diane and brother Eugene and sweet granddaughter Shaylyn Tennia was born on February 27, 1962 in Chicago, Illinois to the...

Jamie E. Overton

Jamie E. Overton

Jan 12, 2012

Jamie Overton 37 of Windmill Gap passed away on Thursday, January 12, 2012 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center in Bluefield, West Virginia. Jamie was born on August 12, 1974 in Bluefield, West Virginia to John L. Overton and the late Carolyn R. Overton. He had been a resident of Rock for the past five years was affiliated with the Maybeury...

Junior Thurmond Taylor

Junior Thurmond Taylor

Jan 9, 2012

Rev. Junior Thurmond Taylor 87 of Bluefield, West Virginia (Sandlick) went to be with Jesus on Monday, January 09, 2012 at his home in Sandlick. Mr. Taylor was born on Sunday, May 25, 1924 in McComas, West Virginia to the late Allen Taylor and Bertha Mae Lusk and Stepfather Robert Poore. He was a wonderful husband and a great father...

Geneva Ann Kowaleski

Geneva Ann Kowaleski

Jan 6, 2012

Geneva Ann (Suski) Kowaleski, age 89, of Switchback WV died Friday January 6, 2012 at Open Arms Hospice in Greenville SC. Born on July 8, 1922 in Gary WV, she was the daughter of the late Tony and Anne Suski. She lived in Switchback most of her life, spending the last 5 years with her son John and daughter Patricia...

Margaret June Hodges

Margaret June Hodges

Jan 6, 2012

Margaret June Hodges, age 88, of Route 3 Box 720, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Friday, January 6, 2012 at the Ridge Care Nursing Home in Princeton. Born on February 14, 1923 in Crystal, she was a daughter of the late Allen and Minnie Bryant Hicks. She had been a resident of Bluefield for 82 years and was a member...

Barbara Ann Hubble

Barbara Ann Hubble

Jan 5, 2012

Barbara Ann Hodges Hubble, age 69, of 1203 Augusta Street, Bluefield, WV, and formerly of Lorton Lick Road, passed away on Thursday, January 5, 2012 at Princeton Community Hospital. Born on April 24, 1942 in Mercer County, she was a daughter of Doris Hodges and was a graduate of McComas High School. She had been a lifelong resident of the...

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