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Clara Helen Lovelace
Apr 9, 2011
Clara Helen Lovelace, age 76, of 536 Raines Road, Easley, South Carolina, formerly of Bluewell, died on Saturday, April 9, 2011 at her the residence of her son in Easley. Born on February 18, 1934 in Bluefield, she was a daughter of the late Joseph Watson and Brenda Victoria Perdue Neal. She was a member of the Providence Baptist Church...
Jarvis Larry "JL" King
Apr 7, 2011
Jarvis Larry “JL” King, age 79, of Route 5 Box 410 (Pinnacle View Road), Bluefield, WV, passed away on Thursday, April 7, 2011 at the GlenWood Park Retirement Village. Born on March 14, 1932 in McComas, he was a son of the late Dave and Maggie Shrewsbury King. He had been a resident of Bluefield for 58 years and formerly...
Carol Sue Cook
Apr 7, 2011
Carroll Sue Cook, age 64, of Bluefield, and formerly of Iaeger and Bluewell, passed away on Thursday, April 7, 2011 at a Bluefield Nursing Home. Born on November 6, 1946 in Iaeger, she was a daughter of the late James Oliver “Chap” Cook and Moss Kathleen Lockhart Cook. She was a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith. In addition...
Robert Floyd Thomas
Apr 7, 2011
ECKMAN, WV--- Robert Floyd Thomas, age 81, of PO Box 91 Eckman, WV passed away Thursday, April 7, 2011 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center. Born June 15, 1929 at Pocahontas, VA he was the son of the late Edward Lewis and Nellie Clark Thomas. He was preceded in death by Four sisters, Jean Thomas, Mary Thomas, Mona Thomas, and Cheermae...
Rudy Kelly
Apr 6, 2011
Rudy Kelly, age 91, of P.O. Box 83, Pageton, WV died on Wednesday, April 6, 2011 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center. Born on February 2, 1920 in Gary, he was a son of the late William H. and Cora Umbarger Kelly. He had lived in Pageton for the past 50 years and was a member of the Thorpe United Methodist...
Margaret Mae Murphy
Apr 5, 2011
Sweet spirit, gentle heart… Remembering all the times that you’ve brought joy to the world. Margaret Mae Murphy, age 83, of 212 Locust Street, Bluefield, passed away on Tuesday, April 5, 2011 at the residence of her daughter in Charlottesville, VA. Born on October 2, 1927 in Algoma, she was a daughter of the late Philip and Bessie Garrett Mason....
Mary Williams Shaw
Apr 5, 2011
Mary Williams Shaw, age 87, of 510 Gayle Street, Princeton, WV died on Tuesday April 5, 2011 at Princeton Community Hospital. Born on November 13, 1923 in Switchback, WV, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Lula Payne Williams. She had lived in Princeton for the past 43 years and was a member of the Fairview Christian Community...
Winfrede C. Sullivan
Apr 4, 2011
Mrs. Winifrede C. Sullivan, age 90, of Newark, DE, passed away on Monday, April 4, 2011, at Heartland Hospice House in Wilmington, DE. Mrs. Sullivan, a talented homemaker, was born in Hemphill, WV, on February 24, 1921, daughter of the late William B. Roach and Sally A. Cowan Roach. She is survived by her beloved sons, Richard G. Smiley and...
Hobert Roger Mullins
Mar 29, 2011
Hobert Roger Mullins, age 63, of Paul Heights, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Tuesday, March 29, 2011 at a Princeton hospital. Born on August 31, 1947 in Crumpler, he was a son of the late Eli and Martha Mullins Hicks. He had been a resident of Bluefield for 10 years and attended the Princeton Church of God. In addition to...
Beulah Mae Barber
Mar 29, 2011
Our beloved mother and grandmother, Beulah Mae Barber, age 87, of Route 1 Box 138-D, Bluefield, WV, went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, March 29, 2011. Born on November 9, 1923 in Vivian, she was the daughter of the late James J. and Ollie Nixon Gravely. She had lived a number of years in Crumpler with her late...
William Dwight Mayhle
Mar 29, 2011
William Dwight “Billy” Mayhle, age 40, of 201 Tazewell Street, Apt. 1, Pearisburg, VA and formerly of Bluewell, passed away on Monday, March 29, 2011 at his residence following a long illness. Born on November 23, 1970 in Cleveland, OH, he was a son of William and Jo Ann Blizzard Mayhle of Clarksville, PA. He had formerly worked for 15...
Arie Rose Jennings
Mar 29, 2011
Arie Rose (Polly) Jennings, age 8, of Route 2 Box 300, Rock, WV, passed away on Tuesday, March 29, 2011 at a Bluefield hospital. Born on June 13, 1942 in Wytheville, VA, she was a daughter of the late Raymond and Elizabeth Kegley Corvin. She had been a resident of Rock for 35 years and attended the New Vision Pentecostal...
James Karl Shrewsbury
Mar 28, 2011
James Karl Shrewsbury, 67, of Douglasville, Georgia died Monday, March 28, 2011, at Kennestone Hospital in Marietta, Georgia. He was born June 29, 1943, in Montcalm, West Virginia to the late Thomas Wilson and Iva Loraine Sutphin Shrewsbury. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased in death by a brother Thomas “Budgie” Shrewsbury. Survivors are sons Richard Wayne Shrewsbury...
Mary Jane Lyall
Mar 28, 2011
Mary Jane Lyall, age 70, of 826 Harry Street, Bluefield, WV, and formerly of Anawalt passed away on Monday, March 28, 2011 at her residence. Born on April 22, 1940 in Gary, she was a daughter of the late Drewery and Leona Hart Rose. She had been a resident of Bluefield for a year. She attended the Church of God...
Edna Mae Hazelwood
Mar 25, 2011
Edna Mae Honaker Hazelwood, age 66, of Coaldale, went home to be with her Lord on Friday, March 25, 2011 at her home. Born in Ft. Smith, AR on May 12, 1944, Edna moved to WV at a young age and lived the majority of her life as a housewife and mother to five children. She attended Coaldale Freewill Baptist...
Deborah Kay Keen
Mar 25, 2011
Deborah Kay Keen, age 59, went home to be with her Savior on March 25, 2011 in Delaware, Ohio with family at her side. She was born November 21,1951 at Northfork, West Virginia to the late Kermit W. and Beulah L. Dillard. She attended Iaeger High School and Bluefield State College where she received a BA degree. She was a...
Edna Frances Ratcliff
Mar 22, 2011
Edna Frances Ratcliff, age 87, of 1912 Tazewell Avenue, Bluefield, VA, passed away on Tuesday, March 22, 2011 at a Bluefield hospital. Born on January 2, 1924 in Boissevain, VA, she was a daughter of the late Russell and Mary Yates Spangler. She had been a resident of Bluefield, VA for 11 years and was of the Baptist faith. She...
Betty Jean Underwood
Mar 22, 2011
Betty Jean Underwood, age 78, of 225 Royal Oak Road, North Tazewell, VA, passed away on Tuesday, March 22, 2011 at a Bluefield hospital. Born on March 18, 1933 in McDowell County, she was a daughter of the late Herbert and Hazel Marie Osborne Carrington. She had been a resident of North Tazewell for 8 years and attended the Ada...
Julia Barrett
Mar 22, 2011
Julia Sheppet Barrett, age 87, of Bluewell, passed away on Tuesday, March 22, 2011 at the Maples in Bluefield. Born on June 16, 1923 in McComas, she was a daughter of the late Techlo (Tilly) and Peter Sheppet. She was preceded in death by her sisters, Ann Steele and Helen Vrable; and a brother, Andrew Sheppet. She was a...
Vaughn Vincent Farmer
Mar 22, 2011
Vaughn Vincent Farmer, age 88, of Route 4 Box 43 (Old Bramwell Road), Bluefield, WV, passed away on Tuesday, March 22, 2011 at Castle’s Board and Care in Princeton. Born on January 16, 1923 in Anawalt, he was a son of the late Roscoe and Virdie Steelman Farmer. He had been a resident of Brushfork for 50 years and was...
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