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Bonita Lou Watkins
Jun 1, 2022
Bonita Lou Watkins, 67, of King George, VA passed away on June 1, 2022, at Mary Washington Hospital in Fredericksburg, VA.
Born on September 22, 1954, in West Virginia she was the daughter of the late Mae Harless. She had been a resident of King George, VA for 20 years and was of the Baptist faith.
In addition to her...
Angela Marie Cochran
May 27, 2022
Angela Marie Isom Cochran, 37, of Bramwell, WV passed away Friday, May 27, 2022 at Clinch Valley Medical Center. Born January 19, 1985 in Welch, WV, she was a daughter of Terry Mullins and the late Bonnie Isom Gravley. Angela was a homemaker. Her mom preceded her in death.
Those left to cherish Angela’s memory are her father, Terry...
Christopher Lont'e Watkins
May 27, 2022
Christopher Lont’e Watkins, 27, of Bluefield, WV passed away Friday, May 27, 2022. Born June 10, 1994 in Bluefield, WV, he was a son of Gary and Karen Dianne Gilley Watkins. Chris worked as a sandblaster for Eastern Tank and Utilities. He was preceded in death by paternal grandparents, Othelia Esters and Mose Holley; maternal grandparents, Elizabeth Taylor and Paul...
Newton Leonard Lambert
May 27, 2022
Newton Leonard Lambert, Jr, 93 of 37 Riddle Drive, Anawalt, WV passed away peacefully on Friday, May 27, 2022 at Clinch Valley Medical Center, Richlands, VA. Born on May 8, 1929 in Maybeury, WV, he was the only son of Cora May Billips Lambert and Newton Leonard Lambert, Sr. He attended McDowell County Schools and was a retired Coal Miner...
Jimmy Howard Overbaugh
May 24, 2022
Jimmy Howard Overbaugh, 77, of Kade Hollow Road, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at his home.
Born on December 12, 1944 in Welch, WV, he was a son of the late Elmer and Sally Ellen Presley Overbaugh. He was a graduate of Montcalm High School and was a retired machinist for Coppinger, EIMCO and JOY Manufacturing....
Archie Kegley Hunnell
May 21, 2022
Archie K Hunnell, 76 of Worth, WV passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones on May 21, 2022.
Born on December 09, 1945 in Elkhorn, WV he was the son of the late Ernest Paul Hunnell, Sr and Stella K Lowe Hunnell. He was a lifelong resident of McDowell County. He was a retired roof bolter with 30 plus years...
Patricia Ann Handy
May 18, 2022
Patricia “Pat” Perdue Handy of Princeton, WV was a caring wife, mother, grandmother, and friend. Pat passed away on May 16 2022, at the age of 83 surrounded by loved ones.
She was born to Clinton Perdue and Barbara Harrell Perdue on August 29, 1938. After graduating from Bluefield High School, Pat married the love of her life, James...
Danny Eugene Conley
May 17, 2022
After fighting a long battle of kidney disease, Heaven gained another Angel on May 17, 2022. Danny Eugene Conley, 54, of PO Box 372 Montcalm, WV, peacefully departed this life at his home with his family by his side.
Born on January 26, 1968, in Bluefield, WV he is the son of Mildred Johnson Conley of Sandlick Rd. Bluefield, WV...
Jane Harrell
May 15, 2022
HOUSTON, Texas – Jane McCormick Harrell 84, of Houston, TX and formerly of Bramwell, WV died on Sunday, May 15, 2022.
A devoted wife, mother and educator, Harrell was born on September 19, 1937, in Bramwell, WV and the only daughter to the late Dwight William and Martha Ellwood McCormick.
She graduated from Bramwell High School and Concord College....
Nola Zell Whittaker
May 15, 2022
Nola Zell Whittaker, 89 of Welch, WV passed away on Sunday, May 15, 2022 at Stonerise Nursing Home.
Born on October 6, 1932 in Hensley, WV she was the daughter of the late Ballard Preston and Nora Ellen England Burks. She had been a lifelong resident of Welch and was a faithful member of the Laurel Creek Church of God...
Ruth Ann Hawkins
May 12, 2022
Ruth Ann Hawkins, 79, passed away at the home of her daughter on the morning of Thursday, May 12th, 2022.
A talented quilter and proud child of God, Ruth’s life was a bold and loving patchwork of family, friends, and faith as colorful and distinct as any of her creations. Born on January 19, 1943, in the rolling hills of...
Etta Lee Shrader
May 12, 2022
Etta Lee Shrader, 89, of Countryside Road (Maple Acres), Princeton, WV, passed away on Thursday, May 12, 2022 at Shelby Nelson’s Board and Care.
Born on August 24, 1932 in Mercer County on the family owned Terry Farm, she was the daughter of the late Dewey and Nettie Holt Terry. She had been a lifelong resident of Mercer County and...
Goldie Joyce Church
May 12, 2022
Goldie Joyce Church, 65, of Anawalt, WV, passed away on Thursday, May 12, 2022.
She was a daughter of the late Roy and Lillian Parks Johnson.
Survivors include her husband, Gary M. Church, Sr.,; sons, Gary M. Church, Jr. and Roy Thomas Church; 1 grandson, Timothy Church; brothers, Kenneth, Jimmy and Claude Johnson; and sisters, Dorothy Johnson, Ellen...
Beverly Gay Matusevich
May 11, 2022
Beverly Gay Matusevich, 72, of Cliffmont Avenue, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Wednesday, May 11, 2022 at her home.
Born on November 28, 1949 in Welch, WV, she was a daughter of the late Grover and Mary Teasley Sanders. She worked in the healthcare industry specializing in nursing home eligibility.
Survivors include her husband, Mike Matusevich of the home; daughters,...
Deborah Lynn Glass
May 10, 2022
Deborah Lynn Glass, 73, of Bluefield, WV passed away Tuesday, May 10, 2022 at Charleston Area Medical Center General Hospital. Born August 21, 1948, she was a daughter of the late John and Mary Witt. Deborah was a member of Cumberland Heights Baptist Church and was a homemaker. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her...
Wendy Burks
May 10, 2022
Wendy Emazetta Burks, 53 of Kimball, WV 24853 went to be with the Lord on May 10th, 2022 after a long battle with cancer at home surrounded by her loved ones. Born October 22, 1968 in Welch, WV to the late Helen M.(Rhodes) Barber, Odham, and the late Dan Odham. She was proceeded in death by her mother and father,...
Bonnie Lou Fowler
May 9, 2022
Bonnie Lou Fowler, 91, of Princeton, WV, passed away on Monday, May 9, 2022, at her home.
Born on July 5, 1930, she was a daughter of the late Edgar and Bethel Knipp Lawson. She had been a resident of Mercer County for 38 years and was a homemaker.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Billy Lee...
Maxine Carter Thompson
May 4, 2022
Maxine Carter Thompson, 94, of Bluefield, WV went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, May 4, 2022, at her home surrounded by family.
Born on January 30, 1928, in Bluefield, WV she was a daughter of the late John and Nortie Lambert Carter. Maxine was a graduate of Beaver High School and a member of the Brushfork United Methodist...
Rosa Taylor
May 3, 2022
Rosa Danish “Tucker” Taylor, 96, of Sandlick, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, May 3, 2022 at her home.
Born on August 4, 1925 in Goodwill, WV, she was a daughter of the late James Edward and Collie May Taylor Tucker. Our Mother “What a Lady”. All of her life, she was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, great...
James Clifford Gallinger
May 2, 2022
James Clifford Gallinger, 83, of Bluewell, WV, went to be with the Lord on May 2, 2022 at home surrounded by his loving family and wife Janet Witt Gallinger of 54 years.
He was a dedicated, loving husband, father, brother, grandfather, brother in law, uncle and friend who will be greatly missed. Jim worked for Ginato-Pontiac in Welch and A&T...
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