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Billy Joe Graham
Sep 23, 2020
Billy Joe Graham, Sr., 72, of Bluefield, WV, passed away Wednesday, September 23, 2020 at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WV. Born August 27, 1948 in Welch, WV, Billy was a son of the late Joseph and Bethel Mitchem Graham. He was a retired coal miner with 30 years of service and was a member of the UMWA. In addition...
Linda Allen Pennington
Sep 22, 2020
Linda Allen Pennington, 80, of Mt. View Road, Vinton, VA and formerly of Bramwell, WV, passed away on Tuesday, September 22, 2020 at her home.
Born on January 7, 1940 in Bramwell, she was a daughter of the late Tom and Ethel Byrd Allen. She had been a resident of the Roanoke area for 11 years and was retired from...
Thomas Brent Poff
Sep 21, 2020
Thomas “Brent” Poff, 47, of Bluefield, WV, passed away on Monday, September 21, 2020 at his home after a battle with cancer.
Born on October 14, 1972 in Bluefield, he was a son of Zelda and Timothy Meadows of Bluefield, WV, and Thomas (Eddie) Poff, III and companion Jeannie Pennington of Cool Ridge, WV. He was a graduate of Walter...
Vernia Yates
Sep 21, 2020
Vernia Marie Yates, 94, of Kernersville, N.C., formerly of Princeton, W. Va., passed away peacefully September 21, 2020 following an extended illness.
She was born July 26, 1926 in Leckie, W.Va., to William Avery Johnson and Nannie Osborne Johnson.
In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, Elbert James Yates; sisters, Viola,...
Darrell Fowler
Sep 19, 2020
Darrell I. Fowler,71, of Newton, NC formally of Thorpe, WV departed his earthly life to be transformed to his heavenly home on Saturday, September 19, 2020 at Carolina Rehabilitation.
Darrell, along with his twin brother Harold and five other siblings born to the union of Roy and Georgia Fowler, they have one surviving sibling, Goldie Hopkins, of Bluefield. Left to...
Steve W. Evans
Sep 18, 2020
Steve W. Evans died on September 18, 2020 due to complications from a car accident. He was born on March 25, 1966 in Roanoke, Va. and was a lifelong resident of Mercer County. Steve was preceded in death by his grandparents and a sister Lisa. Left to cherish his memory is his parents Albert and Mary Jane Woods Evans. Sister...
William Edgar Sheets
Sep 14, 2020
William Edgar “Bill” Sheets, 93, of Princeton, WV, passed away on Monday, September 14, 2020 at Princeton Community Hospital.
Born on January 25, 1927 in Elkhorn, WV, he was a son of the late Edgar and Bertha Mary Shage Sheets. He had been a resident of Princeton for 46 years and was a retired coal miner for Eastern Associated Coal...
James Howard Corder
Sep 12, 2020
James Howard Corder, 44, of Bluefield, WV, gained his wings on September 12, 2020. He was born on August 10, 1976. He never met a stranger and never let anyone stop him.
He was preceded in death by his father Howard Mont Corder, his mother in law, Billie Bright Dunford; his grandparents, James and Virginia Harrison and cousin, Andy Corder.
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Connie Poore
Sep 11, 2020
Connie Kirby Lusk Poore, 78 of Montcalm, WV, passed away surrounded by her family on September 11, 2020. She fought a good fight, finished her course, and now has received her Crown of Righteousness. She was born on July 11, 1942 to the late Walter and Gladys Dillon Kirby in Freeman, WV.
Connie sang gospel music with the Kirby Family...
James Allen Hodges, Sr.
Sep 11, 2020
James Allen Hodges Sr. passed away peacefully on September 11, 2020 at his home in Bluefield, WV at the age of 55.
Born February 12, 1965 in Bluefield, WV James was the son of Ray Hodges and Lucy O'donnell. He was preceeded in death by his father, Ray Hodges, brother Doug Hodges, brother Ronnie Hodges, nephew Ronnie Ray Hodges Jr.,...
Harold Joseph Cyr, Sr.
Sep 11, 2020
Harold Joseph Cyr, Sr., 71, of Bluefield, West Virginia, formerly of Cambridge and Salisbury, MD died September 11, 2020 at his home.
Born November 14, 1948 in Fort Kent, Maine, Harold was blessed with two sets of parents; Rita Little, his Biological Mother of Connecticut and raised by Joseph A. Cyr and Agnes Jackson Cyr Wheatley of Dorchester County.
He...
Panzee Musick
Sep 9, 2020
Panzee Musick, 74, of Yukon Road, North Tazewell, VA, passed away on Wednesday, September 9, 2020.
Born on February 21, 1946 in Columbus, OH, she was a daughter of the late Harry and Virginia Baldwin.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Dale Musick, and a son, Dale Allen Musick.
Survivors include a daughter, Lisa (Bud) Goodman of...
Tessie Ann Johnson
Sep 8, 2020
Tessie Ann Johnson, 89, of Princeton, WV, passed away Tuesday, September 8, 2020 at her home. Born April 24, 1931 in Beartown, WV, Tessie was a daughter of the late Cager David and Thrissie Robertson Blankenship. She was a homemaker and a member of the Princeton Free Methodist Church. In addition to her parents, Tessie was preceded in death by...
Sharon Lynn Jones
Sep 7, 2020
Sharon Lynn Jones, age 63, of Welch, WV, passed peacefully on Monday, September 7, 2020 at her home after a 3-year battle with cancer. She was the daughter of the late Jack and Margaret Johnson of Burke Mt., Keystone, WV. She was a member of Big Jenny Freewill Baptist Church for 40 years where she served as the Children’s Sunday...
Gerald Keith Burchett
Sep 6, 2020
Gerald Keith Burchett, 71, of Montcalm, passed away on Sunday, September 6, 2020 at the home of his daughter, Amy Akers.
Born on September 23, 1948 in Montcalm, he was a son of the late Garland and Maxine Warden Burchett. He had been a lifelong resident of Montcalm and was a retired truck driver. He was a veteran of the...
Bonnie Arlene Hale
Sep 5, 2020
Bonnie Arlene Hale, 79, of Rock, WV, passed away Saturday, September 5, 2020 in Cabell-Huntington Hospital. Born June 13, 1941 in McDowell County, WV, Bonnie was a daughter of the late William Harvey and Edith Victoria Comer Parks. She was a homemaker and a member of the Church of God. In addition to her parents, Bonnie was preceded in death...
Frank Samuel Miles, Jr.
Sep 5, 2020
Frank Samuel Miles, Jr., age 57, of Lorton Lick Road, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Saturday, September 5, 2020.
Born on October 28, 1962 in Bluefield, WV, he was a son of the late Frank Samuel Miles, Sr. and Macile Riggs Miles. He was a graduate of Princeton High School and was a lifelong resident of Bluefield.
In addition to...
Billy Rose
Sep 5, 2020
Billy Rose, 79, of the Princeton Towers, Princeton, WV, passed away on Saturday, September 5, 2020 at the Bowers Hospice House in Beckley. Born on October 30, 1940 in Anawalt, he was a son of the late George Rose, Jr. and Sophia Mikels Rose. He was a US Army Veteran and work in the medical field for many years. In...
Larry Duaine Farmer
Sep 3, 2020
On September 3, 2020, Larry Duaine “Fink” Farmer, age 70, took his journey to his heavenly home. He passed away at his home surrounded by his loving wife and family. He was a life long resident of McDowell County where he made his home in Pageton for 47 years.
He was born in Welch, WV, February 19, 1950 to the...
Carolyn Marie Horne
Aug 28, 2020
Carolyn Marie Horne, 68, of Bluefield, WV passed away Friday, August 28, 2020 at Princeton Community Hospital, Bluefield. Born May 24, 1952 in Charlotte, NC, she was a daughter of the late Carl and Patricia Emerson Dixon. Carolyn had been a life-long resident of Bluefield and worked as a CNA. In addition to her parents, Carolyn was preceded in death...
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