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Connie Lee Doss
Jul 11, 2021
Connie Lee Doss, 71, of Bluefield, passed away on Sunday, July 11, 2021.
Born on March 25, 1950 in Bluefield, she was a daughter of the late Thomas and Laura Doby Ealy. She had been a lifelong resident of Bluefield and was a homemaker.
Survivors include her son, Mike Arthur; sisters, Linda Henegar of Bluefield, VA, Brenda Caldwell of NC;...
Donna Jean Gadd
Jul 9, 2021
Donna Jean Gadd, 62, of Bluefield, WV, passed away Friday, July 9, 2021 at her home. Born May 5, 1959 in McDowell county, she was the daughter of Lois Cox of Green Valley, WV and the late John Lawless, she was a resident of Bluefield for 25 years. Donna was a member of Cumberland Heights Church and a retired book...
James Sullivan, Jr.
Jul 1, 2021
James Sullivan, Jr., 86, of Union Street, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Thursday, July 1, 2021 at Princeton Community Hospital.
Born on March 17, 1935 in Bramwell, he was a son of the late Jim Sullivan and Marie Chilco. He was retired from the US Air Force then later Joy Manufacturing. He was an avid Bluefield Beaver football and basketball...
Cletus Ray Eller
Jun 29, 2021
Cletus Ray Eller, 76, of Montcalm, WV, passed away Tuesday, June 29, 2021 atStonerise Nursing Home in Glenwood, WV. Born May 30, 1945 in Montcalm, WV,Cletus was a son of the late Cletus Terrell Eller and Diane Johnson Eller. Cletuswas a retired Construction worker and owner of a restaurant in Chicago, IL. Inaddition to his parents, Cletus was preceded in...
Barbara Kay Music
Jun 28, 2021
Barbara Kay Music, 68, of Skygusty, WV, went to her Heavenly Home on June 28, 2021 at Carillion New River Valley Medical Center.
Born September 17, 1952 in Welch, West Virginia, she was a daughter of the late Boyd and Hattie Goins Fowler. She was a resident of Skygusty, WV for 50 years, a member of Conkilintown Church of God,...
Betty Harless
Jun 26, 2021
Betty “Bootie” Harless, 86, of Old Bramwell Road, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Saturday, June 26, 2021 at her home.
Born on October 18, 1934 in Crane Creek, WV, she was a daughter of the late Walter and Cora Collins Eller. She was a member of the Mid-Way Christian Church and was a retired inspector for Joyce Beverage/7-Up.
In addition...
Patricia Peters
Jun 26, 2021
Patricia Gale Cregger Peters, 77, Havaco, WV, passed away on Saturday, June 26, 2021 at her home.
Born on January 6, 1944 in Welch, she was a daughter of the late Andrew J. and Ada Keith Cregger. She had been a lifelong resident of Havaco and was a homemaker.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...
Rosaline "Rosie" Rowe
Jun 26, 2021
Rosaline “Rosa” Rowe of Charleston, WV passed on to the Lord peacefully on Saturday, June 26, 2021 while in the hospice care unit at Charleston Area Medical Center-Memorial Hospital with family by her side. She was born October 25, 1925 in Pocahontas, VA to the late Angelo Santolla and Martha Lewis Farley Santolla Williams. She was proud to be 95...
Pearl Magdalene Phipps
Jun 25, 2021
Pearl Magdalene Phipps, 90, of Bramwell, WV, went home to be with the Lord Friday, June 25, 2021. Born October 27, 1930, she was one of thirteen children of the late George and Bertha Head Dillon. She loved God with her whole heart and served God faithfully as a member of the Bramwell Wesleyan Church. In addition to her parents,...
Paulette Priscilla Epperson
Jun 24, 2021
Paulette Pricilla Epperson, 76, of Princeton, WV, passed away on Thursday, June 24, 2021 at Charleston Area Medical Center. Born June 24, 1945 in Bluefield, WV, she was a daughter of the late William Joe and Helen Dillon Edwards. She was a loving mother and wife to our father, Fount W. Epperson, who preceded her in 2019. She worked at...
Peggy Ann Punturi
Jun 23, 2021
Peggy Ann Punturi, 89, of Bluefield, WV passed away Wednesday, June 23, 2021 at her home. Born August 10, 1931 in Maybeury, WV, she was a daughter of the late William Howard and Mildred Boley Pack. She was a resident of Skating Rink Hollow for 80 years. Peggy was of the Church of Christ faith and was a homemaker. In...
Shirley Yvonne Shrader Love
Jun 23, 2021
Shirley Yvonne Shrader Love, 75, of Midland, NC, passed away Wednesday, June 23, 2021 at her home. Born December 28, 1945 in Montcalm, WV, she was a daughter of the late George and Virginia Lusk Shrader. She was a member of Tabernacle Baptist Church and was a homemaker. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her...
Geneva Katherine Thompson
Jun 22, 2021
Geneva Katherine Thompson, age 81, of Falls Mills Road, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Tuesday, June 22, 2021 at Princeton Community Hospital. Born on October 28, 1939 in Pageton, she was a daughter of the late Vernon and Thelma Newsome Perdue. She had been a resident of Bluestone for 60 years and was a homemaker. She was a member of...
Joseph Miller, Sr.
Jun 21, 2021
Joseph Carroll Miller, Sr., age 81, of Princeton, WV, passed away on Monday, June 21, 2021 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital.
Born on May 9, 1940 in Jenkinjones, WV, he was a son of the late Joseph Lennie and Reesie Miller Miller. He was a retired auto mechanic.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife,...
Justin Lee Beck
Jun 20, 2021
Justin Lee Beck, 34, of Horton Road, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Sunday, June 20, 2021 from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident.
Born on October 1, 1986 in Bluefield, WV, he was a son of David and Betty Canter Beck of Bluefield. He had been a lifelong resident of Bluefield and was a graduate of Bluefield High School. He...
Helen Charlotte Beavers
Jun 18, 2021
Helen Charlotte Beavers, 89, of Bluefield, West Virginia passed Friday, June 18, 2021 at her home. Born August 31, 1931 in Yards, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late George and Nannie Fowler Patrick. She retired from the Hills Dept. Store, was a member of Pine Grove Church, and a life-long resident of Bluewell, WV. In addition to her...
Kathy Lou Brown
Jun 18, 2021
Kathy Lou Brown, 68, of Bluefield, VA went to her Heavenly Home on June 18, 2021. Born August 12, 1952 in Hensley, West Virginia, she was a daughter of the late Dennis and Zella Lester England. She was a resident of Bluefield, VA for 17 years, was a member of Deliverance Temple Church, and had retired as a cook at...
Lois Walker Bowles
Jun 18, 2021
Lois Walker Bowles, 76 of Henrico County, went to be with her Lord and Savior after a brief illness, on June 18, 2021, surrounded by family. She was born May 8, 1945, to the late Jasper and Ocie Bell Walker. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her sister, Judi Walker. Lois worked for Aramark for 30 plus...
Richard Gene McCroskey
Jun 17, 2021
Jenkinjones-WV Richard Gene McCroskey, 60, of Jenkinjones, WV passed away Thursday June 17, 2021 at Princeton Community Hospital.
Born August 25, 1960 in Bluefield, WV, he was a son of Betty Childress McCroskey and the late Alex “Herb” McCroskey. He was a former truck driver having last worked for 84 Lumber and Blizzard Mining Supplies.
In addition to his father...
David Andrew Hensley
Jun 16, 2021
David Andrew Hensley, 58, of Bluefield, WV passed away Wednesday, June 16, 2021 at his home. Born November 14, 1962 in Cleveland, OH, he was a son of the late James and Joann Layne Hensley. He was a resident of Bluefield for 36 years. In addition to his parents, David was preceded in death by brothers, Roger Hensley and James...
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