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Norma J. Conley
Nov 16, 2022
Norma J. Richardson Conley, 89, of Frog Level Road (Coalwood), Welch, WV, passed away on Wednesday, November 16, 2022 at her home.
Born on August 24, 1933 in Coalwood, WV, she was a daughter of the late Grover and Dollie Quesenberry Richardson. She had been a lifelong resident of Coalwood and was a 74-year member of the Coalwood Methodist Church,...
Virgil Lee Underwood
Nov 16, 2022
Virgil Lee Underwood, 65, of Princeton, WV, passed away on Wednesday, November 16, 2022 at his home.
Born on October 3, 1957 in Richlands, VA, he was a son of the late Mack and Vicie Harman Underwood. He was a construction worker and had lived in Princeton for 24 years.
He was preceded in death by 2 sisters and 1...
Carol Jean Blackburn
Nov 16, 2022
In Loving Memory of Carol Jean Blackburn, 78, of Valley Vista Drive, Tazewell, VA, passed away on Wednesday, November 16, 2022 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital.
Born on May 3, 1944 in Bluefield, WV, she was a daughter of the late Roy Lee and Ona Wiles Evans. She had been a resident of Tazewell for 4 years and was a member...
Rachel Lee Kennett
Nov 10, 2022
Rachel Lee Welch Kennett, 84, of Bluefield, WV, passed away peacefully in her home with family by her side on Thursday, November 10, 2022. Rachel was born April 8, 1938 in McComas, WV to Charles Glenn Welch and Nora Lee Wolfrey Welch. Rachel was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, as well as a friend to many in her...
Harold Ellis Pigg
Nov 10, 2022
Harold “Sonny” Ellis Pigg, 89, of Rock, WV, passed away Thursday, November 10, 2022 at Stonerise Nursing Home in Beckley, WV. Born July 14, 1933 in Rock, WV, he was a son of the late Clifford and Loma Webb Pigg. Harold was a retired coal miner and a proud veteran of the United States Army having served during the Korean...
Ronda Arlene Bagar
Nov 10, 2022
Ronda Arlene Bagar, age 65, went peacefully, to be with her Lord on November 10, 2022.
Ronda was born July 15, 1957 in Dubuque, Iowa to the late Dorothy Vera Philips and Ronald Clem Revenig. She married the love of her life, John Bagar, on March 6, 1975.
Ronda devoted her life to the First Baptist Church of Bluewell, to...
Christie Nicole Whittaker
Nov 8, 2022
Christie Nicole Whittaker (Hodges), passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, at her home in Glenwood at the young age of 33.
She was born September 26, 1989 and is the daughter of Michael Hodges of Hillsville, VA and Sissy Hall of Brushfork. She was preceded in death by her loving grandma Helen Hall Pruitt, grandpa Ralph Bradley Pruitt,...
Richard "Rick" Bourne
Nov 4, 2022
Richard “Rick” Bourne, 66, of Bluefield, WV, passed away Friday, November 4, 2022 at Pikeville Medical Center in Pikeville, KY. Born July 21, 1956 in Bluefield, WV, he was a son of the late G. Steve and Lillian Richardson Bourne, Sr. Rick enjoyed all types of sports, was a member of Calvary Baptist Church and was retired from the railroad....
Dale Allen McCarty
Oct 31, 2022
Dale Allen McCarty, age 64, of Big Branch Road, Bluefield, VA, passed away on Monday, October 31, 2022 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital.
Born on January 13, 1958 in Norfolk, VA, he was a son of the late Robert and Betty Adkins McCarty. He had been a resident of Bluefield, VA for most of his life, was a graduate of Graham...
Barbara Ann Lamb
Oct 31, 2022
Barbara Ann Lamb, 65, of Rock, WV, passed away Monday, October 31, 2022 at her home. Born April 24, 1957 in Richlands, VA, she was a daughter of the late Raymond William Clifton, Sr. and Joyce Lenora Alexander Clifton. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two children, Michelle Lenora Carter and Robert Eugene Hancock; sisters,...
Viola Kennedy Jones
Oct 30, 2022
Viola Kennedy Hall Jones, 79, of Bristol, TN, passed away Sunday, October 30, 2022, at Bristol Regional Medical Center. Born August 30, 1943, in Welch, WV, she was a daughter of the late Mitchell and Vesta Lee Bowling Hall. She was a homemaker.
In addition to her parents, Viola was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas L. Jones, and...
Donna Loretta Caves
Oct 30, 2022
Donna Loretta Caves, 42, of Crumpler, WV, went home to be with the Lord peacefully at her home on Sunday, October 30, 2022. Born March 1, 1980 in Bluefield, WV, she was a daughter of the late Carl Rose, Sr. and the late Dathel Loretta Green Rose. She was a member of the Eckman Trinity Pentecostal Holiness Church and was...
Marilyn Charlene Lindamood
Oct 28, 2022
Marilyn Charlene “Mert” Elmore Lindamood, 67, of Montcalm, WV, passed away on Friday, October 28, 2022 at her home.
Born on June 3, 1955 in Charleston, WV, she was a daughter of the late Clifford and Elizabeth Cardwell Elmore. She had been a resident of Montcalm for 48 years and attended the Salvation Through Christ Church. She was a homemaker...
Linda Sue Simpson
Oct 28, 2022
Linda Sue Allen Simpson was long time resident of Bluefield WV died Thursday October 27, 2022. She was born May 21, 1947, to the late Aaron and Lillian Allen.
Linda is survived by her loving husband of 56 years, Terry Dale Simpson of Bluefield WV; two children, Kelli Tabor of Simpsonville Ky, and Terry Dale Simpson II of Ladson SC....
Christopher Alan Thompson
Oct 28, 2022
Chris Thompson gained his heavenly wings with his “five girls” surrounding him on October 28, 2022 at the age of 57 after a sudden illness.
Chris was born in Chicago, Illinois on August 27, 1965 to Roger and Mary Thompson, Brushfork, WV. He graduated from Bluefield High School in 1983 and received a double-major in English and Math from Bluefield...
Mary Elizabeth Evans
Oct 27, 2022
Mary Elizabeth Evans, 92, of Bramwell, WV, passed away on Thursday, October 27, 2022 at her home.
Born on October 28, 1929 in Coaldale, she was a daughter of the late Hobart and Effie Woods Belcher. She was a retired dietician.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Roy Evans, Sr.
Survivors include her daughters, Karen Sayers of Bramwell,...
Audie Edward Walker
Oct 25, 2022
Audie Edward Walker, 64, of Bluefield, WV, passed away peacefully at Princeton Community Hospital on Tuesday, October 25, 2022. Born July 29, 1958 in Bluefield, WV, he was the son of the late Lloyd and Geneva Messinger Walker.
Those left to cherish Audie’s memory are his daughter, Christina (Travis) Davis of Columbus, GA; sister Ruth “Sissy” Fitzko Kelly of Bluefield,...
Angela Renee Justice
Oct 24, 2022
Angela Renee Justice, 48, of Princeton, WV passed away Monday, October 24, 2022 at Princeton Community Hospital. Born February 12, 1974 in Princeton, WV, she was a daughter of Connie Akers Cook and the late Randal Cook. In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by her grandparents, Clinton and Oma Akers; father-in-law, Jack Justice; and sister-in-law, Rachel...
Frances Elizabeth Stevenson
Oct 22, 2022
Frances Elizabeth Stevenson, 68, died peacefully at the Lewis Gale Medical Center in Salem, VA on Saturday, October 22, 2022. After years of treatment for kidney failure, God called her home. Her husband of forty-five years and son were by her side to the end.
She was born in Welch, WV to the parents of Marvin J. Finley and...
Niki Stiltner
Oct 16, 2022
Niki Lee Blevins Stiltner Swartz was born in Columbus, Ohio on October 15, 1973, to Roger (Pistol) Blevins and the late Sandra June Stevenson Blevins.
Her husband Eric Swartz, MIL-Irene Swartz and BIL- Fred Swartz also surviving her is her first husband and father of her girls and grandfather of her grandbabies, Joseph Stiltner. Their girls Savanna Stiltner and...
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