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Earl Thomas Buckner
May 27, 2010
Reverend Earl Thomas Buckner, 92, of Route 4 Box 358-A, Bluefield, WV, beloved husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather went to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday May 27, 2010 after a short illness. Mr. Buckner, a lifelong resident of Bluefield, WV, was a distributor for the WT Rawleigh Company for many years and was also a newspaper...
Linda Hurst
May 26, 2010
Linda Sparks Hurst Bluefield, West Virginia – Linda Sparks Hurst, (67), of Route 5 Box 426 (Bluewell), Bluefield, WV, passed into eternal peace on Wednesday, May 26, 2010 with her family by her side. Born August 16, 1943- 5th child of Rufus and Edith Perkins Sparks. She was predeceased by her brother Rufus Blane Sparks, and her sister Dana Wilson....
Charles Ernest McGhee
May 26, 2010
Charles Ernest “Chuck” McGhee, Jr., age 33, of Route 1 Box 396-A, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Wednesday, May 26, 2010 in Georgia. Born on May 21, 1976, he was a son of Barbara Stacy McGhee and the late Charles E. McGhee. He had been a lifetime resident of Bluefield and was a graduate of Bluefield High School and Bluefield...
Pery Eugene Culbertson
May 24, 2010
Perry Eugene Culbertson, age 79, of Rt. 1, Box 101 A, Peterstown, WV died on Monday, May 24, 2010 at Princeton Community Hospital. Born on July 23, 1930 in Freeman, WV he was a son of the late Charles A. and Lillie Short Culbertson. He had resided at Springfield Center in Peterstown since February 14, 2007. He was retired from...
Robert Artemus Mullins
May 23, 2010
BLUEFIELD, WV--- Robert Artemus Mullins, age 80, of P.O. Box 3891 Sisters M.H.P. Bluefield, WV went to be with the Lord on Sunday, May 23, 2010 at his residence. Born May 18, 1930 in Grundy, VA he was the son of the late Drewry and Pearlie Mullins Mullins. Mr. Mullins grew up around Grundy, VA and then made his home...
William Ernest Sizemore
May 22, 2010
BLUEFIELD, WV--- William Ernest “Bill” Sizemore, Sr., age 85, of 389 Harry Heights Road, Bluefield, WV passed away Saturday, May 22, 2010 at MCV, Richmond, VA with his family at his bedside. Born November 17, 1924 at Pike Co. KY he was the son of the late Ellis B. and Myrtle Ellen King Sizemore. Mr. Sizemore was a resident of...
Gloria L. Steele
May 21, 2010
MULLENS,WV--- Gloria L. “Glo” Steele, age 54 of 916 McKinney St. Mullens, WV passed away Friday, May 21, 2010 at Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Beckley, WV. Mrs. Gloria “Glo” Steele received her treasures May 21 after following a long persecution. Now in Heaven with the Lord Jesus Christ, she shall “Glo” over the family she left behind. Born February 28, 1956...
Aaron Philip Hull
May 12, 2010
Welch – Aaron Philip Hull of St. Petersburg, Florida formerly of Welch, WV; died Wednesday, May 12, 2010 in Florida. He was born May 20, 1907 and would have been 103. Phil, as everyone knew him, was born in Dugspur, Carroll County, Virginia to Leon Dexter Hull and Nora Jane Worrell but lived most of his life in the Welch...
Teresa Ann Parton
May 12, 2010
Teresa Ann Parton, age 17, of Route 4 Box 287-A, Bluefield, WV, died on Wednesday, May 12, 2010. Born on November 11, 1992, she was a daughter of Rebecca Lynn Parton of Pocahontas, VA and the late Darren Kelly Parton. She was the beloved granddaughter of Billy Agee of Bluefield and Dona Jean Agee of Pocahontas, VA and Wanda Parton...
Rev. David Leon Robinson
May 12, 2010
MONTCALM,WV --- Rev. David Leon Robinson, age 78, of Methodist Hill Road Box 735 Montcalm, WV passed away Friday, May 14, 2010 at National Health Care Hospital, Bethesda, MD. Born March 28, 1932 in Huntington, WV he was the son of the late Etna and Mary Carpenter Robinsonson. Rev. Robinson has been a Pastor for the past 55 years. He...
Joseph John Padovano
May 8, 2010
BLUEWELL — Joseph John Padovano, 87, of Route 3, Box 763, (Lorton Lick Road), Bluewell, died Saturday, May 8, 2010 at Chester County Hospital in West Chester, Pa. He was born in Boonton, N.J. on November 22, 1922. After retirement in 1989, he and his wife, Louise Mary (Carosi) Padovano, moved to their residence on Lorton Lick Road where he...
Douglas Burton Riggs
May 8, 2010
Douglas Burton Riggs, age 59, of Rt. 2, Box 140, Rock, West Virginia died on Saturday, May 8, 2010 at his home. Born on August 2, 1950 in Bluefield, he was a son of June Gilmore Shoda of Bluewell and the late Albert Riggs. He had lived in Mercer County his entire life and was a member of the Voice...
Harvey Lee Proffitt
May 4, 2010
Harvey Lee Proffitt, 46, of Browning-Lambert Mountain Montcalm, West Virginia went to be with the LORD on Tuesday, May 04, 2010 at his home with his loving Fiancée by his side. He was the son of the late Jack Proffitt and Violet Dillow Proffitt. Left to cherish his memory is his fiancée Kristie Bowman of Montcalm, West Virginia; Two sisters...
Fred Lee Dinger
May 2, 2010
Rev. Fred Lee Dinger, age 86, of Rt. 1, Box 438 (Littlesburg Road) Bluefield, West Virginia died on Sunday, May 2, 2010 at Tazewell Community Hospital. Born on February 16, 1924 in Bluefield, he was a son of the late Elbert and Ellen Hall Dinger. He had lived on Littlesburg his entire life and had retired from the Bluefield Sanitarium...
Eulalia Yost Smith
May 2, 2010
Eulalia Yost Smith, age 96, of 1600 Bland Street, Bluefield, WV, formerly of Bramwell, died on Monday May 3, 2010 at The Maples. Born on January 25, 1914 in Duhring, she was a daughter of the late Harry E. and Della Mullin Yost. She had lived in Iaeger for 29 years before moving to Bramwell where she had lived 35...
Chester R. Foy
May 2, 2010
BLUEFIELD, WV--- Chester R. Foy, age 86, of RT 3 Box 375, (Duhring) Bluefield, WV passed away Sunday, May 2, 2010 at the Westwood Center, Bluefield, VA. Born April 10, 1924 in Goodwill, WV he was the son of the late Samuel W. and Lucinda Taylor Foy. He was a resident of Duhring for 54 years. He was a member...
Ronnie Ray Hodges
May 1, 2010
Ronnie Ray Hodges, age 58, of Route 2 Box 532, Rock, WV, passed away Saturday, May 1, 2010 at a Charlottesville, VA hospital. Born on October 23, 1951 in Bluefield, he was a son of the Lucy O’Donnell Hodges of Princeton and the late Ray Hodges. He had been a resident of Rock for 32 years and was a mechanic....
David Lindsey Martin
Apr 26, 2010
David Lindsey Martin, 55, died Monday, April 26,2010 in Bluefield, Va. at his home. He was predeceased by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel T. and Frances Minnix Martin. Mr. Martin was born on July 28, 1954 in Roanoke, Va. and attended several schools there: Belmont Elementary, Stonewall Jackson Junior, and Jefferson Senior High (class of 1972). He then attended...
Gary Lee Freeman
Apr 23, 2010
Gary Lee Freeman, age 54, of 107 Ramey Street, Bramwell, WV went home to be with his LORD on Friday, April 23, 2010 at Bluefield Regional Hospital. Born on July 13, 1955 in Tampa, Florida, he was a son of Yvonne Whitehead Freeman of Tampa and the late Arlie Freeman. He had lived in Bramwell for the past 3 years...
Patricia Lou Rose
Apr 23, 2010
Patricia Lou Rose, age 65, of Bramwell, WV, went home to be with the LORD on Friday, April 23, 2010 at her residence. Born on February 11, 1945 in Maybeury, she was a daughter of the late Quincy L. and Cora Suzanne Taylor Perry. She had been a lifelong resident of Bramwell and attended the Southern Baptist church. She was...
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