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Gladys Church

Gladys Church

Mar 8, 2010

Gladys Church, age 83, of 105 Davis Street, Lincolnton, NC and formerly of Bluewell, passed away on Monday, March 8, 2010 in Lincolnton. She was born on December 29, 1926 in Boissevain. She had been a resident of Lincolnton for 3 years and lived most of her life in West Virginia. She was a homemaker and was of the Church...

Sandy Kay Marcum

Sandy Kay Marcum

Mar 6, 2010

Sandy Kay Marcum, age 55, of Jones Hill Road, Lot 11, Freeman, WV, passed away on Saturday, March 6, 2010 at the Mercer Nursing and Rehab. Center in Bluefield. Born on October 14, 1954 in Bluefield, she was a daughter of the late Earl and Pearl Anders Duvall. She had been a Resident of Bramwell for 11 years and was...

Ruth Ann Jones

Ruth Ann Jones

Mar 5, 2010

Ruth Ann Pigg Jones, age 73, of Route 3 Box 535, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Friday, March 5, 2010 at a Bluefield hospital. Born on September 17, 1936 in Green Valley, she was a daughter of the late Lonnie and Carlie Phlegar Pigg. She had been a resident of Montcalm for most of her life and was retired from...

Ruby Ann Price

Ruby Ann Price

Mar 4, 2010

Ruby Ann Price, age 73, of Union Street, Bluefield, WV, went home to be with her Heavenly Father on Thursday, March 4, 2010 at a Bluefield hospital. Born on September 22, 1936 in McClure, VA, she was a daughter of the late Lum and Lydia Blankenship Stacy. She had been a lifelong resident of Bluefield and was a homemaker. In...

Ruth Elizabeth Morgan

Ruth Elizabeth Morgan

Mar 4, 2010

Ruth Elizabeth Hunt Morgan, 90, of 133 White Oak M.H.P. Bluefield, West Virginia formerly of Fort Pierce, Florida and Davy, West Virginia passed away on Thursday, March 04, 2010 at the Maples Nursing Home in Bluefield, West Virginia. She was born on July 10, 1919 in Marytown, West Virginia to the late Ben H. and Betty M. Prillaman Hunt. She...

Lawrence A. Chapman

Lawrence A. Chapman

Mar 4, 2010

Lawrence A. Chapman, 94 of Gary, West Virginia passed away Thursday, March 4, 2010 at the McDowell Nursing Home in Gary. Born in Saltville, Va, he was the son of the late Fred and Malenda Surber Chapman. He was a resident of Thorpe for the past 40 years. He attended the Wilcoe Church of God. He retired from US Steel...

Frances E. Cole

Frances E. Cole

Mar 3, 2010

Frances E. Cole, age 84, of Montcalm, passed away on Wednesday, March 3, 2010 at the Princeton Health Care in Princeton. Born on November 14, 1925 in Montcalm, she was a daughter of the late Roy and Ethel Faith Cole. She had been a resident of Montcalm for all of her life and was a member of the Bluefield congregation...

Eva R. Marrs

Eva R. Marrs

Mar 2, 2010

Eva R. Marrs was born May 26, 1914 in Gretna, Virginia to the late Bud and Mary Ramsey. She was the fourth of five children born into the family. Eva joined Tabernacle Baptist Church in her early youth and was a very active member. Mrs. Marrs departed this life on Tuesday, March 02, 2010 at 7:20 a.m. at South Pointe...

Hubert L. Smith

Hubert L. Smith

Mar 2, 2010

PRINCETON, WV--- Hubert L. “Bunk” Smith, age 74, of 161 Elkview Street, Princeton, WV, passed away Tuesday, March 2, 2010 at Princeton Community Hospital. Born April 3, 1935 in Boissevain, VA, he was the son of the late William Lacy and Lola Mae Price Smith. Mr. Smith was a retired welder, a Korean War Veteran having served with the 501...

Pearl K. Scoleri

Pearl K. Scoleri

Feb 28, 2010

Pearl K. Scoleri, 93, of Windermere, FL (formerly of Pocahontas, VA) passed away Sunday, February 28, 2010, at Florida Hospital, Altamonte Springs, FL. She was the daughter of the late Aaron and Julia Orban Kovach. She was preceded in death by her husband, Philip A. Scoleri; her four brothers, Kelly Kovach, Gaza Kovach, Frank Kovach, Bill Kovach and grandson Philip...

Irma Stacy Cook

Irma Stacy Cook

Feb 27, 2010

Irma Stacy Cook, 82, of 1 Price Street Bluefield, Virginia passed away on Saturday, February 27, 2010 at her home. Born on June 24, 1927 in McDowell County, West Virginia to the late James and Lydia Roberts Stacy. Mrs. Cook had been a resident of Bluefield, Virginia for the past 39 years and was a member of the Harbor Light...

Fred Stewart Asbury

Fred Stewart Asbury

Feb 26, 2010

Fred Stewart Asbury, 84, of Rt. 3 Bluefield, West Virginia (Bluewell) formerly of Coaldale, West Virginia died Friday, February 26, 2010 at the home of his daughter and son in law Rita & Darrell Poe with whom he and his wife made their home with since July 2009. Born on October 09, 1925 in Boissevain, Virginia to the late Walter...

Carolyn Crawford Thompson

Carolyn Crawford Thompson

Feb 25, 2010

Carolyn Crawford Thompson, 66, of P.O. Box 387-Z Bluefield, West Virginia passed away on Thursday, February 25, 2010 at Princeton Community Hospital in Princeton, West Virginia. Carolyn was born on August 30, 1943 in Bluefield, West Virginia to the late James and Dorothy Gullion Crawford. She had been a lifelong resident of Bluefield and was of the Baptist faith. She...

James Eugene Lewis

James Eugene Lewis

Feb 25, 2010

James Eugene “Jimmy” Lewis, age 62, of Rt. 4, Box 349, Bluefield, WV (Jimmy Lewis Lake Road) died on Thursday, February 25, 2010 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center. Born on March 6, 1947 in Bluefield, he was a son of Lena Broyles Lewis of Bluefield, WV and the late John William Lewis. He had lived in Bluefield for most of...

Effie 'Sis" Epperson

Effie 'Sis" Epperson

Feb 25, 2010

Effie “Sis” Viola Epperson, 67, of Rt. 5 Box 426-A Bluefield, West Virginia passed away on Thursday, February 25, 2010 at her residence. Effie was born on August 02, 1942 in McDowell County, West Virginia to the late Arnold Pitts and Grace Davis Pitts. Effie was a member of Edgemont Baptist Church and also attended Cumberland Heights Baptist Church and...

Kathleen Virginia Sexton

Kathleen Virginia Sexton

Feb 23, 2010

Kathleen Virginia (Palco) Sexton, age 85, was ushered in the presence of our Lord, Jesus Christ, on Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at Loving Hands in Green Valley, West Virginia. She was born on August 7, 1924 in Freeman, WV, the daughter of the late George Matthew Palco, Jr. and Bertha Mae (Harman) Palco. She graduated Bramwell High School in 1942....

Roy Lee Boyd

Roy Lee Boyd

Feb 21, 2010

Roy Lee Boyd, age 38, of 311 Rogers Street, Bluefield, WV, was taken home to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, February 21, 2010 from injuries sustained from a motor vehicle accident. Born on March 29, 1971 in Bluefield, he was a son of Mike and Janice Sawyers Boyd of Falls Mills, VA. He had been a lifelong...

Irene E. Johnson

Irene E. Johnson

Feb 21, 2010

Irene E. Johnson, age 73, of PO Box 184, Maybeury, WV, passed away on Sunday, February 21, 2010 at a Bluefield hospital. Born on March 1, 1936 in Leslie, KY, she was a daughter of the late A.M. and Rachel Brock Simpson. She had been a resident of Maybeury for 17 years and was a member of the Bramwell Church...

Kenneth Ray Osborne

Kenneth Ray Osborne

Feb 20, 2010

MONTCALM, WV---Kenneth Ray” Little Kenny” Osborne, 24, of P.O. Box 417, Montcalm, WV, passed away February 20, 2010. Born January 20, 1986, he was a son of the late Betty Jean Osborne and Danny Osborne of Matoaka, WV. In addition to his mother he was preceded in death by a brother; Jody Osborne of Roderfield, Paternal Grandparents; Darrell and Lola...

Margaret Ruth Tiller

Margaret Ruth Tiller

Feb 19, 2010

BLUEFIELD, WV--- Margaret Ruth Tiller, age 89, of Maples Nursing Home Bluefield, WV, formerly of 410 Cimarron Drive, Princeton, WV passed away Friday, February 19, 2010 at Maples Nursing Home, Bluefield, WV. Born December 14, 1920 at McComas, WV she was the daughter of the late Allen and Lula Havens Nicewander. Prior to moving to Bluefield, Mrs. Tiller was resident...

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