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Laura Sue Mullins

Laura Sue Mullins

Apr 15, 2011

Laura Sue Mullins 59 of Rock, West Virginia passed away on Friday, April 15, 2011 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke, Virginia. Laura was born September 30, 1951 to the late Frank and Linda Morris. Laura was an active and beloved member of the Bluefield, WV congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses. She will be remembered as a kind, devoted, and industrious...

Iva Graves

Iva Graves

Apr 14, 2011

Iva Holland Graves, of Maybeury, WV answered the master’s call on April 14, 2011 surrounded by her family. Born May 1, 1929 in Maybeury WV, she was the daughter of the late Jess and Mary Woodson Holland. Iva was reared and educated in the McDowell County public school system of West Virginia. Iva Holland was united in holy matrimony to...

Jackie Randolph Harrold

Jackie Randolph Harrold

Apr 10, 2011

Jackie Randolph Harrold, age 69, of 394 Deerfield Road, Falls Mills, VA died on Sunday April 10, 2011 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center. Born on September 27, 1941 in Pageton, WV, he was a son of the late John Lester and Jessie Landreth Harrold. He had lived in Falls Mills for the past 47 years and was retired from Consolidated...

Juanita Rose Folks

Juanita Rose Folks

Apr 10, 2011

Juanita Rose Folks 71 of Justin, Texas formerly of Princeton, West Virginia passed away on Sunday, April 10, 2011 at the residence of her daughter. Juanita was born on January 09, 1940 in Pageton, West Virginia to the late James Rose and Martha Ann Parrish Rose. She had formerly worked as a waitress and was a devoted wife, mother and...

Clara Helen Lovelace

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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