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James Edward Black
Apr 26, 2020
Rev. James Black, 75, of Bluefield WV, went peacefully to his Heavenly Home on Sunday Evening April 26, 2020 at Princeton Community Hospital.
James was born in Montcalm, WV on July 19,1944. He was the son of the late Walton E. Black and Mary Conlee Black of Bluefield, WV He was a Veteran serving with the US Navy 1963-1967. During...
James Edward Addair
Apr 25, 2020
James Edward Addair, 55, of Welch, WV, passed away on Saturday, April 25, 2020 at Welch Community Hospital.
Born on December 7, 1964 in Welch, he was a son of the late Bernard Addair and Lois Jean Lauderback Addair.
James was married to his loving wife Karen Lester Addair in 1990. They have a daughter, Dorothy Jean Campbell and husband...
Joan I. Pigg
Apr 25, 2020
Joan I. “Susie” Pigg, age 81, of Browning Lambert Mountain, Rock, WV died on Saturday, April 25, 2020 at her home with her family.
Born on June 16, 1938 in Mercer County, she was a daughter of the late Arthur and Stella Hogan Jackson. She had been a resident of Mercer County her entire life and was a former owner...
Sandra Kay Prasatek
Apr 24, 2020
Sandra Kay Ratliff Prasatek passed away at her home Friday morning April 24, 2020 at the age of 65. She was born February 11, 1955 at Bluefield Sanitarium. She was preceded in death by her father James Washington Ratliff and mother Mildred Lucinia Sadler, her brothers James Randall and Benny Ray Ratliff, her son Shawn Andrew Prasatek and daughter Alesha...
Danny Ray Crewey
Apr 24, 2020
Danny Ray Crewey, 48, of Falls Mills, Virginia, passed away Friday, April 24, 2020 at his home. Born September 8, 1971 in Bluefield, West Virginia, Danny was a son of William Crewey and the late Oralee Caldwell Crewey. Those left to cherish his memory are his wife, Rita Lane Crewey of the home; sons, Lane and Michael Crewey of Beckley;...
Emma Jean Boone
Apr 24, 2020
Emma Jean Boone, age 81, passed away on Friday, April 24, 2020 at her home in Pocahontas, VA. Born on January 19, 1939 in Pocahontas, she was the daughter of the late Reuben Daniel and Myrtle Jeffery Perry. Jean was raised in Nemours, WV before relocating to Pocahontas in 1968. She was a 1956 graduate of Bluefield High School.
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Donald Archie Perdue
Apr 22, 2020
Donald Archie Perdue, 83, of Kirby Addition Road, Princeton, WV, passed away on Wednesday, April 22, 2020 at his home.
Born on October 4, 1937 in Brushfork, he was a son of the late Clayton and Beulah Perdue. He had been a resident of Princeton for 47 years and was a retired car salesman for Ramey’s. He was a member...
Martin Vaughn, Jr.
Apr 21, 2020
Martin Vaughn, Jr., 71, of Durham, NC, passed away on Tuesday, April 21, 2020 in Durham, NC.
Born on July 18, 1948 in Eckman, WV, he was a son of the late Martin Vaughn and Madorah French Vaughn. Martin was a proud member of the US Air Force, serving from 1966-1972. Afterwards, he began his career with General Telephone Co....
Lois Thomas
Apr 17, 2020
Lois M. Thomas, 94, of Bulltail Hollow Road, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Friday, April 17, 2020 at GlenWood Retirement Village.
Born on September 23, 1925 in Davy, she was a daughter of the late George and Bertha Shelton McNew. She had been a resident of Bluefield for most o f her life and was a member of the First...
James Wesley Fagg
Apr 16, 2020
James (Jim) Wesley Fagg, 85, of Montcalm, WV, passed away on Thursday, April 16, 202 at the Maples Nursing Home in Bluefield.
Born on April 8, 1935 in Montcalm, he was a son of the late Walter and Pauline Billings Fagg. He was a retired coal at Crane Creek. He was a veteran of the US Army and was a...
Jack Lee Bailey
Apr 14, 2020
Jack Lee Bailey, 86, of Bluefield, WV, passed away Tuesday, April 14, 2020 at the Veteran’s Hospital in Salem, VA. Born January 18, 1934, Jack was a son of the late German E. and Elsie Mae Lewis Bailey. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force from 1951-1956 and attended the Wesleyan Methodist Church. Jack was a retired...
Barbara Ann Poynter
Apr 11, 2020
Barbara Ann Poynter, 85, of Lorton Lick Road (Bluewell) Bluefield, WV, passed away on Saturday, April 11, 2020 at her home.
Born on December 4, 1934 in Maybeury, she was a daughter of the late Lyle Hubert and Ruby Mae Crockett Ratcliffe. She had been a resident of Bluewell for 62 years and attended the Church of God. She was...
Bobby Lee Helmandollar
Apr 10, 2020
Bobby Lee Helmandollar, age 87, of Bluefield, WV died on Friday April 10, 2020 at the Maples Health Care Center.
Born on March 13, 1933 in Montcalm, he was a son of the late Charlie and Sylvia Bowman Helmandollar. He lived in Bluewell most of his life and was retired from a trucking company. He was a member of...
David Allen Cowan
Apr 10, 2020
David Allen Cowan, 38, of Charleston, West Virginia, passed away Friday, April 10, 2020 at his residence. Born September 19, 1981 Princeton, WV, David was a son of David Cowan, Sr. and the late Phyllis Honaker Cowan. In addition to his mother, David was preceded in death by his brother, Jason Cowan; grandparents, Kathleen and Preston Sexton and Carl and...
Annie Mae Webb
Apr 8, 2020
Honor her for all that her hands have done and let her works bring her praise at the city gate.
-Proverbs 31:31
Annie Mae Taylor Webb, 88, of Lerona, WV, passed away on Wednesday, April 8, 2020 at the residence of her daughter in Rush, KY.
Born on October 27, 1931 in McComas, she was a daughter of the late...
Betty Sutherland
Apr 6, 2020
Betty Ratliff Sutherland, 95, of Rock, WV entered her eternal home on Monday, April 6, 2020 and is rejoicing in Heaven with her family.
Betty was born in Ashland, WV on December 6, 1924 to Stanley and Ruth White Ratliff. She lived in Ashland until 1970, until she and Bernard moved to Rock, WV.
In addition to her parents, she...
Judy Rae Brown
Apr 3, 2020
Judy Brown, 77, of Princeton, WV, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, on April 3, 2020, after a short illness. Judy was born to parents, Virgil Ray Shrader and Lena Mae Shrader of Sandlick, WV, on May 14, 1942. She attended high school at Montcalm High School.
Judy lived in South Carolina for 35 years...
Alex William Cordle
Apr 1, 2020
Alex William Cordle, 66, of Prince Street, Princeton, WV, went to meet his Lord on Wednesday, April 1, 2020 at his home.
Born on October 27, 1953 in Bluefield, he was a son of the late Herman J. and Dorothy Mitchem Cordle. He had been a resident of Princeton since 1992 and was a retired coal miner. He was a...
Brenda Lee Farthing
Mar 31, 2020
Brenda Lee Farthing, 70, of Dupont Street, Bluefield, WV, went home to be with her Lord on Tuesday, March 31, 2020 at her home surrounded by her loving husband of 40 years, Larry Farthing, best friend, Eva Nicewander and cousin Karen Bowling.
Brenda was bon on June 24, 1949 in Nemours and was preceded in death by her parents, Hobart...
Vanessa June Hicks
Mar 28, 2020
Vanessa June Hicks, 48, of Pecks Mill, WV, passed away of Saturday, March 28, 2020 at her home. Born on March 31, 1971 in Richlands, VA, she was a daughter of Bernard Eugene Bandy, Jr. of Lebanon, VA, and Sheila Gaye Smith of Green Valley, WV. She was a 1989 graduate of the Tazewell High School and had an associate...
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