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Betty Jo Woodie
Aug 16, 2020
Betty Jo Phelps Woodie
Bluefield, Va
Betty Jo passed away on August 16, 2020 at her home with loved ones by her side. She is now in heaven with her heavenly Father, her parents and many family members.
Betty Jo was born September 30, 1929 in Iaeger, WV. She was the daughter of the late Montie and Pauline...
Mary Largen
Aug 14, 2020
Mary Gray Mathis Largen, 79, of Bluefield, formerly of Ridgeway, Virginia, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 14, 2020. The youngest child of the late David and Mildred Gray Mathis, Mary was born on September 7, 1940. She graduated from Trigg County High School and completed several business courses before marrying the late Teddy Ray Largen on March 2, 1963....
Sybil Davis
Aug 12, 2020
Sybil Johnson Davis, age 86, of Rye Road, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at her home.
Born on February 6, 1934 in Havre de Grace, MD, she was a daughter of the late Shuby Johnson and Florence Weaver Allison. She was a member of Memorial Baptist Church in Bluefield, VA and had lived in Nemours for...
Eulah Hawley
Aug 4, 2020
Eulah Ree Hawley, 89, of Bluefield, WV, passed away on Tuesday, August 4, 2020 at the Princeton Health Care Center. Born on March 31, 1931 in Bluefield, she was a daughter of the late Burl and Laura Hicks Taylor. She was a member of the Immanuel Baptist Church in Princeton and was a graduate of the Little French Beauty Academy....
Carl Henry Adkins
Aug 4, 2020
Carl Henry Adkins, 78, of Brierwood Court, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Tuesday, August 4, 2020 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley.
Born on October 1, 1941 in Ada, he was a son of the late James and Maggie Bowling Adkins. He had been a resident of Bluefield for 16 years and was of the Baptist faith. He had worked...
William Edward Fowler
Aug 3, 2020
William Edward Fowler, 58, of Tazewell, VA, passed away Monday, August 3, 2020 at Tazewell Community Hospital. Born August 18, 1961 in Welch, WV, he was a son of the late Junior Edward and Nancy Lee Rife Fowler. In addition to his parents, William was preceded in death by a sister, Annette Campbell.
Those left to cherish William’s memory...
Carl Wesley Shrader
Aug 3, 2020
Carl Wesley Shrader, 71, of Sparrow Drive, Falls Mills, VA, passed away on Monday, August 3, 2020 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center.
Born on February 10, 1949 in Bluefield, WV, he was a son of the late Virgil and Lena Terry Shrader. He had been a resident of Falls Mills for 3 years and was of the Baptist faith. He...
Howard Perkins
Jul 31, 2020
Howard R. Perkins, Jr., 74, of (Bluewell), Bluefield, WV, passed away on Friday, July 31, 2020 at his home.
Born on July 23, 1946 in McComas, he was a son of the late Roscoe Howard Perkins, Sr. and Mary Brady Perkins. He had been a lifelong resident of Bluewell and was member of the Pine Grove Church of Christ since...
Steven Wayne Privett
Jul 30, 2020
Steven Wayne Privett, age 51, of Bluefield, WV passed away Thursday, July 30, 2020 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital.
Born on October 8, 1968, in Princeton, WV, he was the son of Nancy Day Privett of Bluefield and the late Charles Junior Privett. He worked in construction as a brick mason. In addition to his father, he was preceded in...
Jo Ann Wirt
Jul 28, 2020
Jo Ann Wirt, 82, of Bluefield, WV, passed away Tuesday, July 28, 2020 at the Maples Health Care. Born January 16, 1938 in Bluefield, VA, Jo Ann was a daughter of the late John and Audrey Maynard Alley. She was of the Baptist faith and a housewife. In addition to her parents, Jo Ann was preceded in death by her...
Josh Dean
Jul 27, 2020
Abraham (Josh) Dean 34 of Coeburn VA, formerly of Montcalm WV, passed away July 27th 2020 at his residence in Coeburn, VA.
Josh was born in Virginia Beach VA, and was raised in Montcalm WV. where attended Montcalm High School. He spent the last few years operating his own landscaping business.
He loved to fish, and spend time...
Ralph William (Will) Hanshaw
Jul 26, 2020
Ralph William Hanshaw (Will), 36, of Roanoke, VA passed away July 26, 2020 in Roanoke. Born January 26, 1984 in Mercer County, West Virginia, a son of Rachel Crabtree and Ralph Hanshaw, Jr. He was welcomed to the afterlife by his mother Rachel Crabtree, aunt Suzy Hartley, uncle Robert Crabtree, and many other family and friends. His memory will be...
Evelyn Williams
Jul 24, 2020
Evelyn F. Hurt Williams, 89 of Montcalm, WV, went to her heavenly home, Friday, July 24, 2020. She was a faithful member of South View Church from its plant in 2004. She worked hard for the Lord and she was ready to go home. Evelyn was born March 6, 1931 in Ohio to the late Claude A. Hurt and the...
Caroline Kay Dillon
Jul 23, 2020
Caroline Kay Dillon, 69, of Princeton, WV, passed away Wednesday, July 23, 2020 at her home. Born August 18, 1950 in Pageton, WV, she was a daughter of the late Vernal and Virginia Farmer. In addition to her parents, Caroline was preceded in death by her husband, William (Bill) Dillon.
Those left to cherish Caroline’s memory are two sons,...
Carolyn Ann Gipson
Jul 23, 2020
Carolyn Ann Gipson, 71, of Bluefield, VA, passed away Thursday, July 23, 2020 at her home. Born October 5, 1948 in Linville, NC, she was a daughter of the late Otis C. and Ola Mae Ward Thompson. Carolyn was a graduate of Bluefield High School and was a homemaker. She was a veteran of the United States Air Force. In...
Mark Alan Aust
Jul 20, 2020
Mark Alan Aust, 58, of Bluefield, WV, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, July 20, 2020 at his home.
Born on June 27, 1962 in Bluefield, he was a son of Beulah Mae Hilton Aust of Bluefield, and the late Arnold Edward Aust. He was a recent retiree of Mercer County Board of Education where he served the schools for 31...
Bonnie Phillips
Jul 19, 2020
Bonnie Jean O’Bryan Phillips, age 71,of Bluefield, VA, died unexpectedly on July 19, 2020. Bonnie died at Southeast Georgia Health Systems in Brunswick, GA, surrounded by her loving daughters and sons-in-law.
Bonnie was born on October 16, 1948 to Jack & Betty O’Bryan, now deceased. She was raised in Abbs Valley, Virginia and was a 1967 graduate of Pocahontas High...
Everette Mitchell East, Jr.
Jul 17, 2020
Everette “Jeep” Mitchell East, Jr., 78, of Bluewell, WV, passed away on Friday July 17, 2020 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center after a long illness.
Born on June 1, 1942 in McDowell, WV, he was a son of the late Everette M East Sr. and Mary H Crouch-East. He attended high school at Northfork-Elkhorn, where he played basketball and...
Diane L Gillespie Gills
Jul 16, 2020
Diane L. Gillespie Gills of 325 Third Street in Bluefield, WV went to be with the Lord on July 16, 2020 at the Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Diane was a life long resident of Bluefield, WV. She was a housekeeper for many years and was the personal housekeeper of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert of Bluefield, WV.
Diane...
Mary Ellen Cline
Jul 11, 2020
Mary Ellen Cline, 83, of Isaban, WV, went to her eternal home Saturday, July 11, 2020 after a long illness, surrounded by family at her home. Born October 5, 1936 at Tamcliffe, WV, she was a daughter of the late William H. and Martha Mae Gravely Taylor. Mary was a member of Isaban Baptist Church where she loved fellowshipping with...
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