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Billy F Hazelwood
Oct 15, 2022
Billy F. Hazelwood, 79, of East Bend, NC passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, October 15, 2022 after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Goodwill, WV, he was a son of the late Roma Bell Hazelwood and Sampson Edgar Hazelwood. After high school he enlisted in the U.S. Army and was stationed in Germany. After completion of his...
Merita Faye Dawson
Oct 14, 2022
Merita Faye Dawson passed away October 14, 2022 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital.
Merita was a former over the road Truck Driver but she was always happiest at her home in Rolfe WV with her Family. Merita was a person of faith she attended Old Fashioned Full Gospel Church in Northfork WV . She loved to sing in church along with...
Sara Kathryn Workman
Oct 12, 2022
Sara Kathryn Workman February 26, 1937 – October 12, 2022
Sara K. Workman, 85 of Bluefield, WV passed away from this world on Wednesday, October 12 at home, to her Heavenly home.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Aubrey W. Workman Jr, sister Mary Jane Spangler, parents Carl H. and Clarice Spangler.
Sara was born in Bluefield, WV...
Kenneth Ray Hager
Oct 12, 2022
Kenneth Ray Hager, Sr., 75, of E. Cumberland Road, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Wednesday, October 12, 2022, at the Bower’s Hospice House in Beckley, WV.
Born on May 24, 1947, he was a son of the late Robert Hager and Bertie Carrier Mitchell. He had been a lifelong resident of Bluefield and was a member of the Bluefield Eagles...
Larry Woodrow Smith
Oct 10, 2022
Larry Woodrow Smith, 47, of Bluefield, WV passed away Monday, October 10, 2022 at Princeton Community Hospital. Born March 18, 1975 in Beckley, WV, he was a son of Judy Coffman and the late Larry Russell Smith.
Those left to cherish Larry’s memory are his wife, Suzanne Rena Smith of Myrtle Beach, SC; mother, Judy Coffman of Bluefield, WV;...
David Wilton Farley
Oct 9, 2022
Pharoh's Army Got Drowned. David W. Farley of Princeton, West Virginia, died peacefully in his home on October 9, 2022, after a two year courageous battle with kidney disease he entered the land where we never grow old.
He was the son of the late Robert C. Farley, Sr and Hazel Agee Farley. David was born at the Bluefield Sanitarium...
Philip Green, Jr.
Oct 4, 2022
Philip Green, Jr., 93 of Welch, WV passed away on Oct. 4, 2022 in Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. He was born to the late Philip Green, Sr. and Edith Green, on Sept. 18, 1929 in Wyoming County, WV. He was the proud owner and operator of Greens Refrigeration Co. He continued to work until late August when he became ill....
James Douglas Cochran
Oct 2, 2022
James Douglas “Sonny” Cochran, 78, of Bluefield, WV, passed away on Sunday, October 2, 2022 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital.
Born on February 19, 1944 in McComas, WV, he was a son of the late Henry James and Frances East Cochran. He had been a resident of Bluefield for 50 years and was a retired coal miner.
He was preceded in...
Alice Faye Gilley
Oct 2, 2022
Alice Faye Gilley, 80, of Princeton, WV, passed away on Sunday, October 2, 2022 at her home in Princeton.
Born on May 25, 1942 in Nemours, WV, she was a daughter of the late Isaac Newton and Nannie Margaret Hellmandollar Sayers. She was homemaker, worked at Goodykoontz Drugstore and also volunteered at Princeton Community Hospital. She attended Ceres Baptist Church.
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Goldie Marie Hopkins
Oct 1, 2022
Goldie Marie Hopkins, 81, of Hidden Path Road, Bluefield, WV, passed away on October 1, 2022 at the home of her daughter in Princeton.
Born on March 11, 1941 in Gary, WV, she was a daughter of the late Roy and Georgie Mitchem Fowler. She had previously worked in Welch in retail.
She was preceded in death by her husband,...
Mary Darlene Luster
Oct 1, 2022
Mary Darlene Luster, 62, of Princeton, WV, passed away on Saturday, October 1, 2022 at Princeton Community Hospital.
Born on January 27, 1960 in Welch, WV, she was a daughter of the late Ronald L. and Shelby Key Bandy. She had been a resident of Princeton for 18 years and was a member of the Old Fashion Full Gospel Church...
Lewis Delano Eller
Sep 29, 2022
Lewis Delano “L.D”. Eller, 83, of Montcalm, passed away on Thursday, September 29, 2022, at CAMC Teas Valley in Hurricane, WV.
Born on May 16, 1939, in Montcalm, he was a son of the late Cletus Terrell and Vicie Johnson Eller. He had been a lifelong resident of Mercer County and was a welder for The Daniels Company in Bluefield....
Flora Ramona Nichols
Sep 25, 2022
Mrs. Flora Ramona (Mona) Nichols, 94, of Bluefield, WV passed away peacefully on September 25, 2022 at her home.
She was born in, Lowe, WV on September 7, 1928. She was the daughter of the late Dathan Clark and Ada Marian Fitzgerald Clark.
Mona is preceded in death by her parents, her husband Charles S. Nichols, Sr., sons Charles S....
Lacie Thelma Buchanan
Sep 23, 2022
Lacie Thelma Marchant Buchanan, 99, of Bluefield, VA passed away Friday, September 23, 2022, at Westwood Center in Bluefield, VA. Born June 13, 1923, in Marion, VA, she was the daughter of the late James Boyd and Sarah Winebarger Marchant. Lace was a dedicated homemaker and of the Christian faith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...
Dorothy Louise Bailey
Sep 18, 2022
Dorothy “Louise” Bailey, 79, of Bluefield, WV passed away Sunday, September 18, 2022 at Princeton Bluefield Regional E.R. Born November 21, 1942 in Bluefield, WV, she was the daughter of the late James Horton and Mary Marie Lynch Horton. She was a life long resident of Bluefield and a member of the Pine Grove Church of Christ and attended Falls...
Yvonne Wilson
Sep 16, 2022
On Friday, September 16, 2022, Clara Yvonne Wilson, 78, of Elliston, VA, went to be with the Lord.
Fondly known as “Yvonne”, she was born on May 23, 1944, in Bishop, VA, she was a daughter of the late Dale Vance and Oma Bowers. She was a 1961 graduate of Pocahontas High School. She met the love of her life,...
Curtis Eugene Vannoy
Sep 16, 2022
Curtis Eugene "Smokey" Vannoy, 85 of Airport Road, Bluefield, WV, passed away on September 16, 2022.
Born on May 18, 1937 in Northfork, he was a son of the late William J. and Hattie Javins Vannoy. He was a loving husband and wonderful father. He was married for 57 ½ years to Peggy Jean Sparks Vannoy and she survives him...
Christopher Todd Kessler
Sep 15, 2022
Chris (Christopher) Todd Kessler, 47, born to Joseph and Patricia Kessler on July 16, 1975, passed away on September 15, 2022.
Chris was welcomed in Heaven by both of his parents, his older brother David, and his in-laws William and Donna Cox who he deeply respected. Those left to honor his memory are wife of 30 years Rebecca Kessler, son...
Shirley Evans
Sep 13, 2022
Shirley M Evans passed away September 13, 2022 at her home in Princeton West Virginia.
Born on May 22, 1937 in McComas, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Minnie Gills. She was retired from Tultex Corporation with over 30 years of service. She was a big fan of country music and WVU football. She spent hours talking...
Thomas Wayne Perdue
Sep 12, 2022
Thomas Wayne Perdue Sr. (Tom), 70, of Brushfork, WV, passed away on Monday, September 12, 2022 at his home with his devoted wife by his side. Born on October 25, 1951 in Brushfork, he was the son of the late Clayton and Beulah Perdue. Tom worked for Norfolk Southern for twenty years and was a member of Brushfork Baptist Church....
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