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Robin Leigh Gallinger
Jan 22, 2022
On the morning of January 22, 2022, Robin Leigh Gallinger, 57, or Bluefield, VA, went to be with her heavenly father. She was surrounded by her loving family in her own home. Robin worked at Bluefield Hematology Oncology for 27 years. She loved her job and co-workers dearly. Robin coached basketball, loved watching sports and cherished her time and adventures...
Dennis Paul Pennington
Jan 22, 2022
Dennis Paul Pennington of Glenwood received his heavenly reward and was carried into the arms of Jesus January 22, 2022, at Princeton Health Care surrounded by family. Born January 28, 1961, in Princeton to Cecil (Gene) Pennington and Eula Pennington.
Dennis was preceded in death by his mother, Eula Pennington. He is survived by his father, Gene Pennington of Glenwood;...
Delton Stanley Sparks
Jan 20, 2022
DeIton "De" Stanley Sparks, II, of Bluefield, VA died on Thursday, January 20, 2022 at Tazewell Hospital.
Born on June 21, 1975 in Bluefield, WV, he was the son of Peggy Hutchens Sparks of Nemours, WV and the late DeIton Stanley "Hambone" Sparks. He had lived in Bluefield, VA for the past 9 years and was of the Roman Catholic...
Robert Charles Wilson
Jan 20, 2022
Robert Charles Wilson, 52, of Bluefield, WV passed away Thursday, January 20, 2022. Born January 14, 1970 in Heidelberg, Germany, he was a son of the late Otis and Marie Helen Boulanger Foote. Robert was a jack of all trades and could do anything he set his mind to. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by...
Joey Delbert Gills
Jan 19, 2022
Joey Delbert Gills, 75, of Rocky Gap, Virginia and formerly of Bluefield, WV passed peacefully on Wednesday, January 19, 2022.
Born on January 23, 1946 in Bluefield, West Virginia he was the son of the late Steward and Callie Scott Gills. Joey was a retired machinist for Pike and served with the National Guard. He was a resident of Rocky...
Darrell C. Belcher
Jan 19, 2022
It is with great sadness that we relay the passing of Darrell C. Belcher, MD, 81 of Bluefield, West Virginia, on January 19, 2022. He is survived by his partner of 28 years, Regina Gwinn Eckle of Green Sulphur Springs, WV, brother Danny Belcher, Burlington, NC, wife and mother of his children, Ollie B. Belcher (married 1961-1981) four children; Julia...
Bobby Ray Clark, Sr.
Jan 19, 2022
Bobby Ray Clark, Sr., 67, of Monroe, NC, passed away Wednesday, January 19, 2022. Born November 3, 1954, he was a son of the late Junior Lee and Lena J. Spicer Clark. He was a veteran of the United States Navy and worked for the Board of Education in Monroe, NC. In addition to his parents, Bobby was preceded in...
Earnest Dean Bailey, Jr.
Jan 19, 2022
Earnest Dean Bailey, Jr., 39, of Charlotte, NC, passed away Wednesday, January 19, 2022 after a long hard-fought battle with Leukemia. Born April 8, 1982 in Bluefield, WV, he was the son of Barbara Jo Walker Bailey and the late Earnest Dean Bailey. In addition to his father, JR was preceded in death by a sister, Belinda Gail Bailey. He...
Ida Mae Henderson
Jan 17, 2022
Ida Mae Henderson, 79, of Rock, WV passed away Monday, January 17, 2022 at Westwood Center in Bluefield, VA. Born June 15, 1942 in Braxton County, WV, she was a daughter of the late George and Sara Barker Skidmore. Ida was a member of Denver Wesleyan Church in Denver, NC and was retired from Home Health Care with Abernethy Center...
Vickie Elaine Williams
Jan 17, 2022
Vickie E. Wright Williams, 66, of Bluefield, WV, passed away on January 17, 2022 at her home.
Born on April 5, 1955 in Bluefield, she was a daughter of the late Wallace and Juanita Arrington Wright. She was a graduate of Bluefield High School and later became a beautician and hair stylist for 31 years before retiring. She was...
Jeffrey Nelson Lambert
Jan 17, 2022
Jeffrey Nelson Lambert
Jeffrey Nelson Lambert, 47, of Anawalt, WV, died Monday, January 17, 2022. He was the loving son of Willard and Linda (Hess) Lambert of Anawalt, WV.
Born December 23, 1974, in Bridgeton, NJ, he moved to West Virginia as an infant and lived there throughout his life. He was a graduate of Mount View High School. He...
Nancy Lee Godfrey
Jan 16, 2022
Nancy Lee Godfrey, 90, of Bluewell, WV, and formerly of Maybeury, WV received her Heavenly Wings on Sunday, January 16, 2022 at her daughter Theresa’s home.
Born on December 12, 1931 in Maybeury, she was a daughter of the late James (Jim) and Frances CaCammo Coppola. Nancy was a homemaker and married to Dutch for 72 years. She never met...
Ralph Hunter Munsey Sr
Jan 14, 2022
Ralph Munsey Sr., 89, of Montcalm, West Virginia passed peacefully at his home with family by his side on January 14, 2022.
Ralph was born on September 8, 1932 in Mercer County to the late Walter Munsey Sr. and Helen Wallace Munsey. Ralph was a lifelong resident of Montcalm and worked alongside the Montcalm Volunteer Fire Department for 10 years....
Carolyn Hildred Hodges
Jan 12, 2022
Carolyn Hodges, 73 of Old Bramwell Road went to be with her Heavenly Father on January 12, 2022. Born September 6, 1948, in Bluefield, WV she was the daughter of the late Emma Viola French and Charles William Pokorney. Carolyn was a 1968 graduate of Bluefield High School and later attended Bluefield State College where she obtained her CNA. She...
Mary Hunley
Jan 12, 2022
Mary Hunley, 74, of Bassett, VA passed away on Wednesday, January 12, 2022.
Born on September 24, 1947 in Wilcoe, West Virginia she was a daughter of the late George and Evelyn Harman Rose. Formally of Jenkinjones, WV she had been a resident of Bassett, VA for the past 10 years and was a faithful homemaker. She was of the...
Betty Gene Shrader-Barker
Jan 11, 2022
Betty Gene Shrader Barker of Bluefield passed away peacefully on January 11, 2022, at Princeton Community Hospital surrounded by family and friends.
Born to Tyler Cecil and Anna Mae Bailey Shrader on August 26, 1935, in Freeman, West Virginia, Betty graduated Valedictorian from Bramwell High School in 1954. She went on to study at Bluefield Sanitarium School of Medical...
Michael Eugene Anderson
Jan 10, 2022
Michael Eugene Anderson, 67, of Bluefield, WV, passed away Monday, January 10, 2022 at Princeton Community Hospital. Born October 5, 1954 in Bluefield, WV, he was the son of the late S.E. “Stanley” and Geraldine Dotson Pruett Anderson. Michael was an avid horseman and was a retired corrections officer with the rank of Sergeant.
Those left to cherish Michael’s...
Anna Lee Shrader
Jan 9, 2022
Anna Lee Akers Shrader, 80, of Bluefield, WV, passed away at her home Sunday, January 9, 2022. Born August 25, 1941 in Princeton, WV, she was the daughter of the late Albert James and Lucille Katherine Tabor Akers. Anna was a member of the Ceres Baptist Church, a veteran of the United States Army, and a devoted housewife. In addition...
Bobby Joe Harris
Jan 9, 2022
Bobby Joe Harris, 71, of Broadview Heights, OH, passed away on Sunday, January 9, 2022 in Cleveland, OH.
Born on September 2, 1950 in Pocahontas, VA, he was a son of the late Sherman Edgar and Frances Cooper Harris. He had been a resident of Cleveland for 40 years and was a retired maintenance worker.
Survivors include his wife, Debra...
Harold Browning
Jan 3, 2022
Harold Browning, 74, of Bluefield, West Virginia passed away on Monday, January 3, 2022 at Princeton Community Hospital. Born on December 15, 1947 in Columbus, Ohio he was a son of the late Jennings and Mabel Clark Browning. Harold was a retired supervisor for the Ohio Department of Corrections and of the Presbyterian faith. He also served for the U.S....
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