Obituaries

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James David Warburton

James David Warburton

May 20, 2011

James David (J .D.) Warburton (83) of Route 3 (Lorton Lick Road), Bluewell, West Virginia departed this world on May 20, 2011 to be with his heavenly father and beautiful wife of over 62 years, Hazel. He was born December 30, 1927 in Pulaski Virginia to Charles Nimrod and Sarah Janet Warburton. He faithfully attended Bluewell United Methodist Church, which...

Betty Lou Eller

Betty Lou Eller

May 19, 2011

Betty Lou Eller, age 69, of Tabernacle Hill (PO Box 282), Montcalm, WV, passed away on Thursday, May 19, 2011 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Born on September 27, 1941 in Steubenville, OH, she was a daughter of the late John and Bertha Zilinski and Rizzute. She was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church. She formerly worked as a...

Ruth Ellen Patrick

Ruth Ellen Patrick

May 17, 2011

Ruth Ellen Patrick, age 82, of Ryan Village Apartments, Princeton, W.Va., died on Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at the home of her daughter, Dorothy Mitchem in Bluewell. Born on June 5, 1928 in Yards, Va., she was a daughter of the late Charles George and Nannie Fowler Patrick. She had lived at Glenwood for the past 10 years and attended...

Jackie Lee Overton, Sr.

Jackie Lee Overton, Sr.

May 13, 2011

Jackie Lee Overton, Sr., age 64, of Route 3 Box 840, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Friday, May 13, 2011 at a Princeton hospital. Born on March 6, 1947 in Bluefield, he was a son of the late Eugene (Peas) and Elizabeth Cecil Overton. He had been a resident f Bluefield for 6 years and was of the Pentecostal faith....

Opal Dane Stoker

Opal Dane Stoker

May 13, 2011

Opal Dane Holbrook Stoker died Friday, May 13, 2011 in Beckley, W.Va., just 23 days short of her 100th birthday. She had been a resident of Beckley since 1968. Born June 5, 1911, in Ashe County, N.C., she was the daughter of the late John and Cora Long Holbrook. She was preceded in death by her husband of 70 years,...

Roy Thomas Lambert

Roy Thomas Lambert

May 12, 2011

Roy Thomas “Tommy” Lambert passed away at his home on East Wayne Street Bluefield, West Virginia on Thursday evening, May 12, 2011. Tommy was born on April 10, 1947 in Bluefield, West Virginia to the late Emmett and Ora Beatrice Townley Lambert. Tommy was an accomplished carpenter and his work is still being appreciated in many Bluefield homes. Tommy enjoyed...

Ramona Carol Muncy

Ramona Carol Muncy

May 10, 2011

Ramona Carol Muncy, age 80, of 2332 Pisgah Road, Princeton, and formerly of McDowell County, passed away at Bailey’s Elder Care in Princeton on Tuesday, May 10, 2011. Born on April 9, 1931 in McDowell County, she was a daughter of the late Sherfield and Tish Sparks. She had been a resident of Princeton for 25 years and was of...

Hazel Walker

Hazel Walker

May 10, 2011

PRINCETON, WV--- Hazel Walker, age 85, of Beulaville, NC, formerly of Princeton and Twin Branch, WV, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday evening, May 10 ,2011 in Raleigh, NC. She was born on November 15, 1925 in Twin Branch and was the daughter of the late James Russell and Emma Knox Mowdy. She was the widow of Charles...

Alice Mae Sells

Alice Mae Sells

May 8, 2011

Alice Mae Sells, age 90, of Floyd, VA and forermly of Maybeury, departed this life on Sunday, May 8, 2011 at a Stuart, VA assisted living center. Born on February 10, 1921 in Anawalt, she was a daughter of the late Dora Knuckles. She was formerly employed at Sharpe Shoes in Northfork in her younger years and later worked at...

Fred Ray Nelson

Fred Ray Nelson

May 7, 2011

Fred Ray Nelson, age 68, of Princeton, slipped away to be with our Lord late in the evening of May 7, 2011 at his home after a long illness with family and friends by his side. He was the son of the late Doak Henry and Grace Sparks Nelson. He had been a resident of Mercer County for most of...

Junior Charles Jones

Junior Charles Jones

May 3, 2011

Junior Charles Jones, age 84, of P.O. Box 193 Montcalm, WV (Cobb Avenue) died on Tuesday May 3, 2011 at Bluefield Regional Hospital. Born on January 12, 1927 in McComas, he was a son of the late Ernest Eugene and Minnie Perdue Jones. He had lived in Mercer County his entire life and was a retired coal miner with 35...

Loretta Elaine Duncan

Loretta Elaine Duncan

May 1, 2011

Loretta Elaine Duncan 63, of Rt. 5 Box 501 Bluefield, West Virginia passed away on Sunday, May 01, 2011 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center in Bluefield, West Virginia. She was born on May 08 1947 in Montcalm, West Virginia to Lorene Stowers Beggs Black of Lexington, North Carolina and the late Marvin Mason Beggs. Loretta had been a resident of...

Roger L. Chandler

Roger L. Chandler

May 1, 2011

Roger L. Chandler Sr. 75 of P.O. Box 715 Princeton, West Virginia (State Rt. 123) passed away on Sunday, May 1, 2011 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center in Bluefield, WV. Roger was born on July 11, 1935 in Bluefield to the late James and Virginia Sheppard Chandler. In addition to his parents Roger was preceded in death by his step...

Ronnie Estel Watkins

Ronnie Estel Watkins

Apr 29, 2011

Ronnie Estel Watkins “Buffalo”, age 53, of Woodbridge, VA, formerly of Montcalm, died on Friday, April 29, 2011 after battling an illness for two years. Born on September 30, 1957 in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Flossie Watkins of Montcalm and the late Bobby Watkins. He was a mechanic for classic show cars and a self-employed contractor. In...

Geneva Faye Smith Walker Fields

Geneva Faye Smith Walker Fields

Apr 27, 2011

Geneva Faye Smith Walker Fields, age 78, 901 Stafford Drive, Apt. 208, Princeton, WV, passed away on Wednesday, April 27, 2011 at a Princeton hospital. Born on March 10, 1933 in Logan County, she was a daughter of the late Herbert Messinger and Sappho Smith. She had been a resident of Princeton for 5 years and formerly lived in Bramwell....

Wilford Lester Harvey

Wilford Lester Harvey

Apr 27, 2011

Wilford Lester Harvey 74 of Lorton Lick Road Bluefield, West Virginia passed away on Wednesday, April 27, 2011 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center in Bluefield, West Virginia. Mr. Harvey was born on August 03, 1936 in McComas, West Virginia to the late Dayton Elmore Harvey and Goldie Walker Harvey. Wilford was retired (MRCS) from the US Navy with 20 years’...

Clifford Arthur Vance

Clifford Arthur Vance

Apr 24, 2011

PRINCETON, WV- Clifford Arthur Vance, age 90, of 182 Carr, Princeton, WV, passed away Sunday April 24, 2011 at his home. Born February 25, 1921 in Iaeger, WV, he was a son of the late Arthur and Lula Murphy Vance. Mr. Vance was a loving husband, father, and a good Christian man and was baptized on Easter Sunday night in...

Billy Edward Tiller

Billy Edward Tiller

Apr 22, 2011

Billy Edward Tiller, Sr., age 50, of P.O. Box 363 (Methodist Hill Road) Montcalm, WV passed away on Friday, April 22, 2011 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center. Born on May 29, 1960 in Bluefield, he was a son of Reta Faye Carver Tiller of Brushfork and the late Lewis Winton Tiller Jr. Billy was a caring and generous person and...

Lucille R. Wimmer

Lucille R. Wimmer

Apr 21, 2011

Lucille R. Wimmer, age 77, of Rt. 4, Box 174 YY, Bluefield, WV died on Thursday, April 21, 2011 at her home. Born on January 4, 1934 in Bluefield, she was a daughter of the late Clarence and Imogene Wimmer Robinette. She had lived in Bluefield her entire life and was retired from Nash-Finch Corporation. She was a member of...

John Carl Blaylock

John Carl Blaylock

Apr 20, 2011

John Carl Blaylock Sr. John Carl Blaylock Sr., 62, passed away on April 20, 2011 at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina after a long and brave fight against cancer. Born November 16, 1948, “Johnny” was the oldest child of Carl Buster Blaylock and Neville Mullens. Maternal grandparents were Rose and Kelly Mullens and paternal grandparents were...