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Kenneth Kirby
May 21, 2020
Kenneth Lee (Ken) Kirby, 79 of 334 Saunders Road Bluefield, WV went home to be with his Lord and Savior Thursday May 21, 2020 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born on June 29, 1940 to the late Walter L. and Gladys Dillon Kirby in Freeman, WV.
Ken attended Bramwell High School Class of 1959. He was...
Christine Phillips
May 20, 2020
Christine Phillips, 89, of 186 Winterhaven Ave., Princeton, WV, formerly of Kimball, WV, passed away Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born December 7, 1930 to the late Michael and Emma Barna Hallis in Elkhorn, WV where she was raised along with her five brothers and four sisters who all preceded her in...
James Andrew Willard
May 19, 2020
James Andrew Willard, 18, of Bluefield, WV, passed away Tuesday, May 19, 2020 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Born July 15, 2001 in North Carolina, James was the son of James Willard and the late Christine Perdue Willard. James was a resident of Bluefield for most of his life.
In addition to his mother, James was preceded in death by...
Carl Clifton Thomas, Jr.
May 19, 2020
2 Corinthians 5:8 "We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord."Our hero has gone to be with Jesus. Those of us who have accepted the gift of salvation will one day be reunited with him. His greatest joy was in serving the Lord and instructing his family...
Arlene Jackman
May 18, 2020
Arlene Jackman, 73, of Lebanon, Ohio, formerly of Northfork, passed away Monday, May 18, 2020 at Lebanon Health Care Center. Born October 30, 1946, Arlene was a daughter of the late Woodrow Crane and Mary Lou Wedgewood. She was the secretary for the Police Chief in Cincinnati, OH and was of the Baptist and Pentecostal faith. In addition to her...
Donald Eugene Henry
May 16, 2020
Donald Eugene Henry 45, of Bluefield WV, formerly of Wheeling WV passed away Saturday, May 16, 2020 at his home.
Donald was born September 24, 1974 in Wheeling WV, the son the late Donald E. Henry and Mary J. Miller Henry.
In addition to his parents Donald was preceded in death by one brother Danny G. Myers, two sisters Dessie...
Johnny Allen Pack
May 15, 2020
Johnny Allen Pack, age 77, of Anawalt, WV died on Friday, May 15, 2020 at his home surrounded by his family.
Born on February 17, 1943 in Anawalt, he was a son of the late Joe Pack, Jr. and Fannie Shelton Pack. He had lived in Anawalt his entire life and was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. He...
Samantha DeQuino
May 15, 2020
Samantha DeQuino, 48, of Bluewell, passed away on May 15, 2020 at her home.,
Born on May 12, 1972 in Bluefield, she was a daughter Robert Lee and Betty Jane Carter DeQuino. She had been a lifelong resident of Bluewell.
Survivors include her sister, Sherry Willer of Ft. Myers, FL and brother, Carl Russell Tabor.
She will be cremated and...
Billy Ray Dyson
May 13, 2020
Billy Ray Dyson, 79, of Bluewell, passed away Wednesday, May 13, 2020 at his home surrounded by his family.
Born on June 1, 1940 in Hemphill, WV, he was a son of the late Thomas Ray and Laura Bowman Dyson. He was a member of the New Salem United Methodist Church on New Hope Road. He was a retired truck...
Masel Scott Goins
May 12, 2020
Masel Scott Goins, 93 of Old Princeton Road, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at Princeton Health Care in Princeton.
Born on August 1, 1926 in Duhring, she was a daughter of the late Jacob and Edna Mullins Scott. She was a graduate of Bramwell High School and formerly worked as a nurse. She was a member...
Denise Lynette Day
May 10, 2020
Denise Lynette Day, 56, of Skygusty, WV, passed away Sunday, May 10, 2020 at Welch Community Hospital. Born December 9, 1963 in Harvey, IL, she was a daughter of Robert F. Day, Jr. and Josephine Constanazo Day of Skygusty, WV. Denise was a resident of Skygusty all her life and was a retired secretary for the McDowell County Board of...
William Edwin Coyer
May 8, 2020
William Edwin Coyer, 79, of Old Bramwell Road, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Friday, May 8, 2020 at Princeton Community Hospital.
Born on February 17, 1941 in McDowell County, he was a son of the late Carol and Della Coyer. He had been a resident of Bluefield since 1995 and was of the Christian faith. He was a graduate of...
Johnny Ray Finley
May 6, 2020
Johnny Ray Finley, age 62, of Mourning Dove Road, Bluefield, WV departed to his Heavenly Home on Wednesday, May 6,2020 at Charleston Area Medical Center.
Born on January 27, 1958 in Welch, he was the son of the late John Alexander and Alma Jean Finley. He was an avid outdoorsman. He loved hunting, fishing, gardening and 4-wheeling. He was of...
Shawn Aaron Smith
May 5, 2020
Shawn Aaron Smith, 33, of Bluefield WV passed away on Tuesday May 5, 2020.
Shawn had a wild and rambunctious spirit and infectious laughter. He had warm and friendly disposition and a genuine caring heart that could be felt by all who were in his presence. He was very talented, artistic, extremely funny, and intelligent and had a great work...
Myrtle Margaret Clower
May 4, 2020
Myrtle Margaret Clower, 64, of Draper, Virginia, passed away Monday, May 4, 2020 at Lewis Gale Medical Center in Salem. Born May 27, 1955 in Mercer County, WV, Myrtle was a daughter of the late Clayton and Ada O’Dell Hudgins. She was of the Baptist faith. In addition to her parents, Myrtle was preceded in death by her husband, Anthony...
Danny Ray Keller
May 4, 2020
Danny Ray Keller, 60, of Bastian, Virginia passed away Monday, May 4, 2020 at Bland County Nursing and Rehab Center. Born July 18, 1959 in Welch, West Virginia, Danny was a son of the late William J.C. and Gladys Skeens Keller. He was a member of the Church of Christ. In addition to his parents, Danny was preceded in death...
John Joseph Charles Powell
May 4, 2020
JohnJoseph Charles Powell born February 16, 2000 in Ludington Michigan went home to be with the lord on May 4, 2020. He is survived by his significant other Russell Shelton, his mother Melissa Morningstar Powell (Timothy Patrick Powell), and his father David Allen Powell (Jill Briggs Powell), his brothers Nathan Allen Powell, Memphis Zane Christian Keaton, Ashton Blake Keaton, and...
Doris Kelly Butt
May 2, 2020
Doris Kelly Butt, 94, of Arbor Ridge Drive, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Saturday, May 2, 2020 at Mercer Nursing and Rehab.
Born on June 22, 1925 in Jenkinjones, WV, she was a daughter of the late Ed Kelly and Estelle Robertson Addison. She was a homemaker and was of the Christian faith.
She was preceded in death by her...
Stephen Aaron Stassin
Apr 27, 2020
Stephen Aaron Stassin, 59, of Pulaski, VA, passed away on Monday, April 27, 2020 at his home surrounded by his family.
He was born on November 16, 1960. Stephen was a loving Son, brother, husband, father and was kind to all. He had a smile that would light up the room, and a laugh that could brighten anyone’s day. The...
Howard Curtis Perdue
Apr 26, 2020
Howard (Jack) Curtis Perdue, 95, of Cimarron Drive, Princeton, WV, went peacefully to his Heavenly home on Sunday morning, April 26, 2020, passing at home where he wanted to be.
Born in Bluefield, WV on March 20, 1925 he was the son of the late Giles S. and Sally Caldwell Perdue. He had been a resident of Princeton for 62...
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