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James E. Little

James E. Little

Feb 9, 2010

PRINCETON — James E. Little, age 53, of 509 Village Glen, Princeton, W.Va., passed away after a long illness on Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at the Bowers Hospice House in Beckley. Born on June 15, 1956 in Bluefield, he was a son of the late Herbert Little and Margie Little Shrewsbury. He had been a resident of Princeton for 20...

Walter W. Clark, Jr.

Walter W. Clark, Jr.

Feb 8, 2010

BLUEFIELD — Walter W. Clark, Jr., 85, of 1019 Bramwell Road, Bluefield, W.Va., went to be with his Lord on February 08, 2010 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center. He was the son of the late Walter W. and Margaret T. Musick Clark, Sr. and was born October 17, 1924 in Ennis, W.Va. He was a disabled veteran who served his...

Rex E. Farmer

Rex E. Farmer

Feb 8, 2010

BLUEFIELD — Rex E. Farmer, age 61, of Route 3 Box 606 (Lorton Lick Road), Bluefield, W.Va., passed away on Monday, February 8, 2010 at the VA Medical Center in Pittsburgh with his wife and sister Sarah by his side. Born on December 10, 1948 in Goodwill, he was a son of Raymond and Nina Griffith Farmer of Bluefield. He...

Dennis Lee Frazier

Dennis Lee Frazier

Feb 7, 2010

Dennis Lee Frazier, age 49, of 136 North College Avenue, Bluefield, VA, passed away February 7, 2010 after bravely battling numerous illnesses. Born on October 16, 1960 in Blacksburg, VA, he was a son of Ernie Frazier of Blacksburg, VA and the late Linda Faye Kessinger. He had lived in Bluefield, VA for the past 18 years. In addition to...

Gladys Belcher Lane

Gladys Belcher Lane

Feb 5, 2010

We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord. 2nd Corinthians 5:8 On February, 5, 2010, God and his angels carried Mrs. Gladys Belcher Lane, age 83, of 144 Oak Ridge Place, Mt. Airy, NC, to her heavenly home from the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in...

Mary Ellen Sadler

Mary Ellen Sadler

Feb 5, 2010

Mary Ellen Aust Sadler, age 80, of Route 3 Box 193 (Bluewell), Bluefield, WV, passed away on Friday, February 5, 2010 at the home of her son in Princeton. Born on August 14, 1929 in McComas, she was a daughter of the late Rev. Harvey L. and Birtie Spicer Aust. She had been a lifelong resident of Mercer County and...

Lois Harlene Evans

Lois Harlene Evans

Feb 4, 2010

ANAWALT, WV---Lois Harlene Holleman Evans, age 73, of P.O. Box 94 Anawalt, WV passed away Thursday, February 4, 2010 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center following a short illness. Born November 7, 1936 at Pocahontas, VA she was the daughter of the late Beverly Jackson and Sallie Riffey Holleman. Lois lived the majority of her life in McDowell County and was...

Josephine Shutt

Josephine Shutt

Feb 2, 2010

Josephine Strock Shutt, age 78, of 453 Earls Branch Road, Pounding Mill, VA, and formerly of Third Street, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at her residence. Born on October 28, 1931 in Cranberry, she was a daughter of the late John and Mary George Strock. She had been a resident of Pounding Mill for 2 years...

Esther Louise Lilly

Esther Louise Lilly

Feb 2, 2010

Esther Louise Riggs Lilly, age 44, of Princeton, passed away on Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at her residence. Born on August 11, 1964 in Bluefield she was a daughter of Patricia O. McGrady Fitzko of Rt. 3, Bluefield and the late Donald W. Riggs. She had been a lifelong resident of WV and was a graduate of Montcalm High School....

Joe Daniel Ball

Joe Daniel Ball

Feb 2, 2010

Joe Daniel Ball, Sr., age 57, of PO Box 60, Montcalm, passed away on Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at a Bluefield hospital. Born on March 6, 1952 in Giatto, he was a son of the late Roy and Virginia Grose Ball. He had been a resident of Thornhill for 40 years. Survivors include: Wife: Ruth Epperson Ball of the home...

Donald Taylor

Donald Taylor

Jan 28, 2010

BLUEFIELD — Donald "Haskel" Taylor, age 55, of 3113 Bluefield Avenue, Bluefield, W.Va., passed away on Thursday, January 28, 2010 at his residence.Born on October 9, 1954 in Bluefield, he was a son of the late James and Clara Mae Thompson Taylor. He had been a lifelong resident of Bluefield and worked as a body shop mechanic and enjoyed working...

Marvin Eugene Martin

Marvin Eugene Martin

Jan 27, 2010

Marvin Eugene Martin, age 58, of 79 Gosling Circle East, Hendersonville, NC and formerly of Princeton, passed away on Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at his residence. Born on May 3, 1951 in Bluefield, he was a son of the late Archie Granville and Isabel Maloyed Martin. He was employed by Pardee Hospital in Hendersonville as the director of engineering and...

Barbara Hall

Barbara Hall

Jan 26, 2010

Barbara (Sissy) Hall, 77, of Sandlick, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, January, 26, 2010. She was currently a resident of Westwood Health Care in Bluefield, VA. She was a loving Mother and Grandmother and a member of Deliverance Temple Church. She was born July 9, 1932 in McComas and was the daughter of the late Everett Jones...

Ruby Jean Kinzer

Ruby Jean Kinzer

Jan 24, 2010

CONOVER, NC---Ruby Jean Taylor Kinzer, age 75, of Conover, NC formerly of Switchback, WV passed away Sunday, January 24, 2010 at Frye Regional Hospital in Hickory, NC. Born March 6, 1934 in Leckie, WV she was the daughter of the late John and Hallie Johnson Taylor. Mrs. Kinzer was longtime resident of Switchback, WV and a member of the Church...

Brenda C. Dillon

Brenda C. Dillon

Jan 24, 2010

Brenda C. Dillon, age 68, of Route 4 Box 104-A, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Sunday, January 24, 2010 at a Bluefield hospital. Born on April 7, 1941 in Goodwill, she was a daughter of the late Henry Tracy and Bertha Myers Dillon. She had been a lifelong resident of the Bluefield area and was a retired cashier from Kroger....

Frances McGuire Mitchell

Frances McGuire Mitchell

Jan 22, 2010

Frances McGuire Mitchell, age 88, of Littlesburg Road, Bluefield, WV, entered the gates of Heaven to meet her glorious Savior on Friday, January 22, 2010. Born on November 27, 1921 in Cedar Bluff, VA, she was a daughter of the late Baylor and Martha Louise Belcher McGuire. After graduation from Richlands High School, she attended West Virginia Business College. Upon...

Shirley Arnis Perkins

Shirley Arnis Perkins

Jan 21, 2010

MONTCALM,WV---Shirley Arnis Anderson Perkins, age 72 of Box 463 4th Street Montcalm, WV spread her angel wings and flew to Heaven on Thursday, January 21, 2010. She passed away peacefully at her home with her loving family at her side. Born November 25, 1937 in Rock, she was the daughter of the late Lacy and Ruth Thorne Anderson. She was...

Edna Madline Nelson

Edna Madline Nelson

Jan 21, 2010

BLUEFIELD,WV--- Edna Madline Nelson, age 80, of 109 Market Street of Bluefield, WV passed away Thursday, January 21, 2010 at her residence. Born May 25, 1929 in Bluefield, WV she was the daughter of the late Fred and Rosa Allen Lambert. Mrs. Nelson was lifelong resident of Bluefield where she was a homemaker and a member of the Midway Church...

Florence Mildred Vaughan

Florence Mildred Vaughan

Jan 20, 2010

Florence (Flo) Mildred O’Donnell Vaughan, age 87, of Route 1 Box 286, Bluefield, WV, went to be with the Lord and Savior surrounded by her family and friends after a long time of suffering on Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at her residence. She will be sadly missed and loved. Born on May 16, 1922 in Montcalm, she was a daughter...

Douglas Eugene Brimm

Douglas Eugene Brimm

Jan 18, 2010

Douglas Eugene Brimm, Sr., age 66, of GlenWood Park Road (PO Box 1815), Bluefield, WV, passed away on Monday, January 18, 2010 after a long battle with cancer, surrounded by his family at home. Born on July 23, 1943 in Pageton, he was a son of the late Henry Nicholas and Dicie Lorrain Brimm. He had been a resident of...

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