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Evonne Melody Davidson
Sep 12, 2021
Evonne Melody Davidson, 53, of Victor Lane, Princeton, WV, passed away on Sunday, September 12, 2021 at Princeton Community Hospital.
Born on May 31, 1968 in Bluefield, WV, she was a daughter of Mary A. “Nellie” Bevins Davidson of Princeton, WV and the late Howard D. Davidson, Sr. She was a school teacher at Kimball Elementary.
Survivors in addition to...
Gregory D. Keys
Sep 12, 2021
Gregory D. Keys, “Greg” 47 of Bluefield, WV died suddenly on Sunday September 12, 2021, due to complication to COVID- 19 at Bluefield Regional ER. Born May 9th, 1974, Greg was loyal and faithful servant of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Co-Pastor of Divine Hope Ministries of Glenwood WV. Graduate of Montcalm High School. He drove a special needs...
Bobby Joe Jennings
Sep 11, 2021
Bobby Joe Jennings, Sr., 70, of Montcalm, WV, passed away Saturday, September 11, 2021 at Princeton Community Hospital. Born May 16, 1951, he was a son of Florabelle Pennington Jennings and the late Albert Jennings. Bobby had been a resident of Montcalm since 1997 and was a General Superintendent building tunnels and bridges for over 40 years. Bobby loved his...
Kirby Dean Riggs
Sep 11, 2021
Kirby Dean Riggs, 62, of Hilltop Drive, Princeton, WV, passed away on Saturday, September 11, 2021 at Princeton Community Hospital.
Born on June 2, 1959 in Bluefield, he was a son of the late Ward and Betty Dunford Riggs. He had been a resident of Princeton for 32 years and was a retired auto mechanic.
Survivors include his wife, Emma...
Roger Lee Taylor
Sep 11, 2021
Roger Lee Taylor, 75, of Bluefield, WV, passed away Saturday, September 11, 2021 at his home. Born September 27, 1946 in Smokeless, WV, he was a son of the late Hubert Daniel and Thelma Farmer Taylor. Roger was a veteran and was self-employed in construction. In addition to his parents, Roger was preceded in death by his wife, Linda Sue...
Brandon Scott Graham
Sep 10, 2021
Brandon Scott Graham of Nemours WV formerly of Eckman WV born November 6th 1985 passed away suddenly on September 10th 2021. He was a former belt vulcanizer and eternal fan of the Dallas Cowboys.
He was the beloved son of Raymond (Bud) Graham and Deanna Lambert Graham of Bramwell Wv. He was the loving companion of Jacklynn Popp for the...
Danny Ray Parks, Jr.
Sep 9, 2021
Danny Ray “Huffy” Parks, Jr., 44, of Brushfork, WV, passed away on Thursday, September 9, 2021.
Born on June 30, 1977 in Bluefield, he was a son of the late Danny Ray Parks, Sr., and Brenda Roark Parks. He had been a lifelong resident of Bluefield and was a warehouse clerk at State Electric and also worked for Dollar General....
Heather Diane Proffitt
Sep 7, 2021
Heather Diane Proffitt 41 of Bluefield WV passed away Tuesday September 7th, 2021 at Reston Medical Center, Reston, VA, hospital following at short illness.
She was the daughter of Randal and Kathy Proffitt. Granddaughter of maternal grandparent of the late Wade Bishop and surviving wife Adelene, and paternal grandparents Ira and Polly Proffitt; brother James Proffitt and wife Amanda and...
Bertha Ann Belcher
Sep 5, 2021
Bertha Ann Belcher, 67, of Iaeger, WV passed away on Sunday, September 5, 2021 at Charleston Area Medical Center.
Born on April 6, 1954, she was the daughter of the late James Martin and Elizabeth Cline, She had been a resident of Iaeger for 39 years and was preceded in death by her first husband Carl Cline Jr.
Survivors include...
Bobbie Lee Dunford
Sep 4, 2021
Bobbie Lee Dunford, 81, of Falls Church, VA was received into the arms of his Heavenly Father on Saturday, September 4, 2021.
Bobbie was born August 14, 1940 in McComas to the late James and Gracie Lambert Dunford. Bobbie left WV as a young adult and found his place with the Arlington County School System where he worked and retired...
Julie Ann Cox
Sep 2, 2021
Julie Ann Cox, 29, of (Brushfork) Bluefield, WV, passed away on Thursday, September 2, 2021 at Inova Fairfax hospital.
Born on March 28, 1992 in Bluefield, she was a daughter of Mark and Dana Staples Cox. She had been a lifelong resident of Bluefield.
Survivors in addition to her parents include a son, Marcus Edwards; daughters, Skylar, Olivia and Julianna...
David A. Gilbert, Jr.
Sep 2, 2021
David Aaron Gilbert Jr, 75 of Bluefield WV passed away at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley WV on Thursday September 2, 2021. David was born on January 1st 1946. David served in the United States Army from January 8th 1963 until January 28th 1965 as a heavy machine operator while stationed in Europe. After leaving the Army, David returned to...
Scotty Daniel Warren
Sep 1, 2021
Scotty Daniel Warren, 50, of Max Meadows, VA, passed away on September 1, 2021. He was born on March 21, 1971. Scotty loved his family and friends and was loved by so many. He will be greatly missed.
Scotty is survived by his mom and dad, Samuel and Agnes Warren of Max Meadows, VA; his son, Daykoda Warren of Max...
Curtis Lester Bishop
Aug 30, 2021
Curtis Lester Bishop, 90, of Bramwell, WV passed away peacefully at home on August 30, 2021. Curtis, the eldest child from the union of Clarence Glenwood Bishop and Pansy Lester Oaks Bishop, was born on February 22, 1931 in Herndon, WV. He graduated from Matoaka High School in 1950. In the early 1950’s he entered college in the Corps of...
Rosemary Pizzini Jackson
Aug 28, 2021
Rosemary (Pizzini) Jackson, 74, of Montcalm, WV, passed away on Saturday, August 28, 2021 at Princeton Community Hospital.
The eldest of three children, Rosemary was born December 2, 1946 in Montcalm, WV to the late Pemel Mae (Lilly) Wysong and the late Antonio Pizzini.
Rosemary was a graduate of Montcalm High School and a member of the Deliverance...
Roger Leroy Shutt
Aug 28, 2021
Roger Leroy Shutt, 86, of Bluefield (Sandlick), WV, passed away on August 28, 2021, after a lengthy battle with Parkinson’s disease. Roger was born on January 17, 1935, to Harry and Janie Thomason Shutt in Sandlick, WV. After graduating from Bramwell High School in 1952, he went on to enlist in the United States Army in 1955. After an honorable...
Eric Scott Kidd
Aug 27, 2021
Eric Scott Kidd, 49, of Bluefield, WV, passed away on Tuesday, August 21, 2021 at his home. Eric has been cremated and there will be no public services.
Frederick Dot Richards
Aug 25, 2021
Frederick Dot Richards, 86, of Hardy, VA, passed away Wednesday, August 25, 2021 at his home. Born September 27, 1934, he was the son of the late Otto and Ethel Bell Farley Richards. He was a graduate of Iaeger High School, a resident of Hardy, VA for thirty years, was of the Baptist faith, and was retired from the Railroad...
Darless Lee Akers
Aug 23, 2021
Darless Lee Akers, 75, of Princeton was ushered into the arms of Jesus early morning, August 25, 2021, with her loving family by her side. Born April 28, 1946 in Lerona, Wva, she was the daughter of the late Clinton Edward and Katherine Frances Lawson Witt. She was a faithful member of Fairview Christian Church in Princeton. Darless Lee was...
Virginia McGrady
Aug 21, 2021
Virginia Byrd McGrady, 93, of 315 Courthouse Road, Princeton, West Virginia, passed away on Saturday August 21st, 2021 at Princeton Health Care Center following a long illness.
Born on June 4th, 1928 in Mercer County, she was a daughter of the late Romney and Belva Gregory Byrd. She had been a resident of Newark, Delaware since the early...
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