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Larry Franklin Roberts
Nov 8, 2021
Larry Franklin Roberts, 80, of Rock, WV died Monday, November 8, 2021 at his home. He was born on March 23, 1941 in St. Joseph, MO, the son of William Francis and Lillian Brant Roberts and brother of Thomas Dale, Dorothy Nadine and Joan Margaret. Larry served in the United States Army from 1960-1963. He studied engineering at the University...
Daniel Wayne Bailey
Nov 6, 2021
Daniel Wayne Bailey, age 75, passed away on Saturday, November 6, 2021. Daniel was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and friend to all. He loved farm life and spending time with his family. He is preceded in death by his parents, Earnest (Si) Bailey and Virginia Coeburn; brother, Douglas Bailey; and sister, Janice Bowling.
Survivors include his loving wife of...
Larry Shannon Farmer, Sr.
Nov 5, 2021
Larry Shannon Farmer, Sr., 76, of Bluefield, WV, passed away on Friday, November 5, 2021 at Princeton Community Hospital.
Born on August 24, 1945 in Bluefield, he was a son of the late Lawrence and Ruby Farmer. He had been a lifelong resident of Bluefield and was the owner and operator of Larry’s Pneumatic Service in Bluefield.
In addition to...
Robert Allen Palmer, Sr.
Nov 4, 2021
Robert Allen Palmer, Sr., 66, of Anawalt, WV passed away Thursday, November 4, 2021 at Raleigh General Hospital. Born February 28, 1955 in Welch, WV, he was a son of the late James E. Palmer, Sr. and Juel L. Forrest Palmer. Robert worked in the coal mines and was a welder for W&B Fabricators and was a member of the...
Lola Marie McDowell
Nov 3, 2021
Lola Marie McDowell, 81, of Montcalm, WV passed away Wednesday, November 3, 2021, at Mercer Nursing and Rehab in Bluefield. Born September 25, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Len and Zelma Buckner. Lola was of the Pentecostal faith and was a homemaker. Those left to cherish Lola’s memory are her husband, James McDowell of the...
Shirley Jean Anderson
Oct 29, 2021
Shirley Jean Dawson Anderson, 78, of Abbs Valley, VA passed away Friday, October 29, 2021 at her home. Born December 13, 1942 in Big Vein, VA, she was a daughter of the late Christopher and Rosa Mae Atwell Dawson. Shirley had been a resident of Abbs Valley since 1978. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. In addition...
Sonny Wayne Carver
Oct 29, 2021
Sonny Wayne Carver, 70, of Princeton, WV passed away Friday, October 29, 2021 at Princeton Community Hospital. Born January 12, 1950 in Freeman, WV, he was a son of the late Rathfield and Maggie Mae Nicewander Carver. Sonny had been a resident of Princeton for twenty years and was of the Baptist faith.
Survivors include his daughter, Misty Carver...
Robert James Reynolds
Oct 28, 2021
Robert James “Bob” Reynolds, 94, of Princeton, WV passed away Thursday, October 28, 2021 at his home. Born March 22, 1927 in Wilco, WV, he was the son of the late Samuel Henry and Judy Lee Hooker Reynolds. Bob was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps having served during WWII and was a retired shop foreman for U.S....
Meadie Pannell
Oct 22, 2021
Meadie Marie Strickland Pannell, 79, of Falls Mills, VA passed away on Friday, October 22, 2021. Born on February 28, 1942 in Gary, West Virginia to the late Willie Clarence Strickland and Myrtle Blaylock Strickland. Meadie was a resident of Falls Mills, VA for 43 years and a homemaker. She was also a member of the Brushfork Baptist Church. In...
Randy Dale Jones
Oct 22, 2021
Randy Dale Jones, Sr., 67, of Raleigh, NC, formerly of Gary, WV and Bluefield, WV, passed away Friday, October 22, 2021 at Transitions LifeCare in Raleigh, NC. Born May 20, 1954 in Welch, WV, he was the son of the late George R. and Dorothy P. Burks Jones. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his...
Paul Edward "Eddie" Baker, Jr.
Oct 21, 2021
Paul E. “Eddie” Baker, Jr.,54, of Boissevain, VA, passed away at his home on Thursday, October 21, 2021 surrounded by his family. Born on February 10, 1967 in Bluefield, WV, he was a son of Rev. Paul E. Baker, Sr. and Rose Mary Breese Baker of Boissevain, VA. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, James and Annie...
Charlene Belva Mitchem
Oct 21, 2021
Charlene Belva Mitchem, 52, of Kimball, WV, passed away on Thursday, October 21, 2021 at Charleston Area Medical Center.
Born on April 14, 1969 in Welch, she was a daughter of the late Glenn and Virginia Lane Eldridge. She had been a lifelong resident of Kimball.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Grover...
Darla Watkins
Oct 21, 2021
Darla Marshall Watkins, 43, of Bluefield, WV, passed away on Thursday, October 21, 2021 at her home.
Born on July 15, 1978 in Bluefield, she was a daughter of Sharon Lambert Baldwin of Hot Springs, VA and the late Curtis Marshall.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Thurman Dale Watkins.
Survivors in addition to her mother include a...
David Carrington Nester
Oct 20, 2021
David Carrington Nester, 60, of Bluefield, WV passed away Wednesday, October 20, 2021 at Lewis Gale Montgomery Hospital in Blacksburg, VA. Born March 19, 1961 in Bluefield, WV, he was a son of Rachel Spangler Nester and the late William Henry “Buddy” Nester. David was a lifelong Bluefield resident, a driver for Bluefield Area Transit and was a veteran of...
Rondie Earl Hicks
Oct 17, 2021
Rondie Earl Hicks, 80 yrs. old of Shumate Farm Lane, Bluefield, WV, died Sunday, October 17, 2021 peacefully at his residence surrounded by his family. Born in Dante, Virginia (Russell County) on July 23, 1941, he was the son of the late Adam Bloom and Martha Nellie (Holbrook) Hicks. He was preceded in death by his brothers Vernie and Allen...
Devon Wesley Farmer, Jr.
Oct 9, 2021
Devon Wesley Farmer Jr, 70, of Skygusty, West Virginia left his earthly home for his heavenly home on Saturday, October 9, 2021. He had been a resident of McDowell County for the last 50 years.
He was born to Devon Wesley Farmer Sr and Betty Imogene Kirby Farmer on January 28, 1951 in New York. He was raised in Bluefield...
Patricia Ann Honaker
Oct 7, 2021
Patricia Ann Honaker
May 27, 1943 to October 7, 2021
Montcalm WV----Patricia Ann Honaker, 78, of Montcalm WV gained her wings Thursday, October 7, 2021 at Raleigh General Hospital after an extended illness.
She was born in Jenkinjones, WV to the late Dora Ethel and Charles Henley. Patricia worked hard to get her GED and was very...
Raymond Michael Hale
Oct 5, 2021
Raymond Michael Hale went to be with the Lord on October 5, 2021 at the age of 68. Born on March 9, 1953 in Welch, WV, he was the son of the late Mary Wampler Hale Baldwin and late Earnest Cecil Hale. Raymond was of the Catholic faith but held his Pentecostal roots dear. He loved culinary arts and he...
Ashley Dawn Price
Oct 5, 2021
Ashley Dawn Price, 37, of Bluefield, WV went to her heavenly home on Tuesday, October 5, 2021. Born October 27, 1983, she is the daughter of Darrell Wayne Price and the late Melissa Faye Price. She was a life-long resident of the Bluefield area, and a graduate of Tazewell High School. Ashley was a precious young lady who loved to...
Rita Darlene Poe
Oct 5, 2021
Rita Darlene Asbury Poe, 63, passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, October 5, 2021, with her husband and loved ones by her side.
Born on March 9, 1958, in Ohio, Rita is the daughter of the late Fred Asbury and Carlene Bailey Asbury. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her granddaughter, ShaylahMia Grace...
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