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Ralph Edward Lambert
Feb 4, 2020
“ I have fought a good fight, I have finished the race,
I have kept the faith.”
2 Timothy 4:7
Ralph Edward Lambert, 70, of Rocky Gap, Virginia passed away on Tuesday, February 4, 2020 at Salem, Virginia.
Ralph was born on July 16, 1949 in Bluefield, West Virginia to the late Clarence and Alice Larue Lambert. He was...
Vernon Randolph Sexton, Sr.
Feb 3, 2020
Vernon Randolph Sexton, Sr., 92, of Bluewell, West Virginia passed away on Monday, February 3, 2020 at Charleston Area Medical Center in Charleston, West Virginia.
Vernon was born on October 26, 1927 in Pageton to the late Gwyn and Ethel Taylor Sexton. He was a Veteran of the United States Navy and served his country proudly for twenty years. Upon...
Thelma Blankenship
Feb 2, 2020
Mary Thelma Blankenship, 87, of Thomas Jefferson Drive, Princeton, WV, passed away on Sunday, February 2, 2020 at her home.
Born on August 2, 1932 in McDowell County, she was a daughter of the late Fannie Hagerman and step-father, Ulyss Hagerman. She had been a resident of Princeton for 25 years and attended the Holiness Church of God. She was...
Eleanor Ann Wagers
Feb 2, 2020
Eleanor Ann Wagers, 89, of Gary, West Virginia passed away on Sunday, February 02, 2020 at McDowell Nursing and Rehab in Gary, West Virginia.
Eleanor was born on June 08, 1930 in Welch, West Virginia to the late Michael Krajc and Sophia Cvajniga Krajc. She was a lifelong resident of Welch, West Virginia and a member of Our Lady of...
Ronald Ray Purdy
Feb 1, 2020
Ronald Ray Purdy, 83, of Lorton Lick Road, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Saturday, February 1, 2020 at Raleigh General Hospital.
Born on April 29, 1936 in Bluefield, he was a son of the late Ruby Ray Purdy. He was a veteran of the US Army and was a retired truck driver. He attended the Church of God.
Survivors include...
Cathi Lynne Ellison
Jan 29, 2020
Cathi Lynne Ellison, 59, of Wytheville, VA, and formerly of Pisgah Road, Princeton, WV, passed away on Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at her home.
Born on August 18, 1960 in Bluefield, WV, she was a daughter of Mildred Yvonne Bowyer Barnette of Princeton and the late Roger Wayne Surface.
She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Bud Bowyer, Irene...
Anna Marie Murphy
Jan 27, 2020
Anna Marie Murphy, 73, of Dalton, GA, formerly of Bluefield, passed away on Monday, January 27, 2020 in TN. Cryptside services were conducted on Saturday, February 1, 2020 at 2:00 PM with Rev. James Milam officiating.
Cravens-Shires Funeral Home in Bluewell is serving the Murphy family.
Johnny "John" Michael Perry
Jan 26, 2020
Johnny (John) Michael Perry passed away suddenly at home at age 68 following a brief illness on Sunday, January 26, 2020. John has lived in Montcalm, WV since he was a teenager and most recently resides there with his son Justin Perry and wife Samantha. Everyone who knew John described him as a “Gentle Giant”. He was a very large...
George Harrison
Jan 26, 2020
George Harrison, 96, of Bluefield, West Virginia passed away on Sunday, January 26, 2020 at his residence.
George was born on July 03, 1923 in Freeman, West Virginia to the late Steve and Katherine Yonda Harrison. George had been a resident of Bluefield, West Virginia for the past seventy years and was a Charter Member of the First Baptist Church...
Marcia "Nicki" Spinella
Jan 25, 2020
Marcia “Nicki” Spinella, age 80, of Flat Top, WV died on Saturday, January 25, 2020 at Princeton Community Hospital.
Born on March 27, 1939 in Keystone, WV, she was a daughter of the late Nicholas and Florence Mann Mandakunis. She had lived in Flat Top since 2002 and was a member of the Calvary Assembly of God...
Charles LLM Perry
Jan 25, 2020
Charles LLM Perry, 24, of Bluefield, WV, passed away unexpectedly on January 25, 2020 in a Morgantown hospital.
Charles was born July 12,1995 in Bluefield WV and was the son of Wanda Perdue of Bluefield and Chucky Perry of Green Valley. Charles had an infectious smile about him that would light up a room. Charles had a passion for drawing...
Cassandra "Candi" Jo Greer
Jan 25, 2020
Cassandra “Candi” Jo Greer, 47, of Lenoir, North Carolina passed away on Saturday, January 25, 2020 at Caldwell Hospice House in Hudson, North Carolina.
Cassandra was born on August 31, 1972 in Bluefield, West Virginia to Wanda Warren Goodman and the late William Mack Goodman. She had been a resident of Lenoir, North Carolina for the past ten years and...
William Calvin "Bill" Brewer
Jan 24, 2020
Bill Brewer passed away while in the company of his family on 24 January 2020. Bill was 72 years old. Bill was born on 22 January 1948 and was raised in Rocky Gap Virginia. He is survived by all those that cared for him. This includes his grandchildren, Scott Duncan, Beth Viale Benfield, and Jocelyn Viale, his step son Joseph...
Lee Ann Meekins
Jan 16, 2020
Lee Ann Meekins, 93, of Grandbury, Texas formerly of McDowell County, West Virginia passed away on Thursday, January 16, 2020 at the home of her grandson.
Lee was born on December 14, 1926 in McDowell Co., West Virginia to the late Vernon Boyd Burks and Cynthia E. Burks. Lee was born a raised in McDowell Co., West Virginia and late...
Bernice Marie Hale
Jan 15, 2020
Bernice Marie Hale, 86 of Bluefield West Virginia, passed away on Wednesday, January 15, 2020. While she lived a few places over her lifetime, she loved West Virginia the most and always called it “home”.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, James Hale.
She was survived by her 6 children,...
Daniel "Adam" James
Jan 15, 2020
Daniel “Adam” James, 47 of Bluefield, West Virginia passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at his residence.
Adam was born on July 09, 1972 in Elkhart, Indiana. Adam, was a graduate of Princeton Senior High School in 1991 and was a former employee of WVDOH. He loved watching football, gardening, music, collectables and had a love for animals.
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Georgia Carroll Lester
Jan 15, 2020
Georgia Carroll Lester, 65, of Princeton, West Virginia passed away on Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at her residence.
Georgia was born on February 18, 1954 in Welch, West Virginia to the late Raymond and Anita Tabor Cooper. She had been a resident of Princeton for the past twenty years and was a Christian. Georgia was a retired RN.
She is...
Barbara Coffey Belcher
Jan 14, 2020
Barbara Coffey Belcher, age 84, of Huntington, WV passed away Tuesday, January 14, 2020.
Born on March 3, 1935, she was a daughter of the late Howard and Mary Coffey. She was raised in McDowell County and moved to Huntington in 1992. She was a member of the First Church of the Nazarene in Huntington, WV for over 20 years....
Kenneth Mitchem
Jan 12, 2020
Kenneth Mitchem, 72, of Bramwell, passed away on Sunday, January 12, 2020 at his home.
Born on February 3, 1947 in Eckman, he was a son of the late Robert and Fern Mitchem. He had been a resident of Bramwell for a few years but was originally from McDowell County. He attended the Full Gospel Holiness Church. He was a...
Violet Mary Baldwin
Jan 11, 2020
Violet Mary Baldwin, 79, went to be with her Lord on Saturday, January 11, 2020, Mansfield, TX.
Violet was born June 1, 1940 in Switchback, WV, to James and Mary Crockett. She married Carl Baldwin, Sr. and celebrated 59 years of marriage before his death. They had lived mostly in the Bluefield area, and moved to TX in 2015 to...
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