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Richard "Dickie" Wayne Barber
Dec 19, 2019
Richard “Dickie” Wayne Barber, 68, of Bristol, Virginia formerly of McDowell County, West Virginia passed away on Thursday, December 19, 2019 at Bristol Regional Medical Center in Bristol, Tennessee.
Richard was born on October 03, 1951 in McDowell County, West Virginia to the late Ernest Glen Barber, Sr. and Geneva Pearl Shafter Barber.
Richard had been a resident of Bristol,...
Betty Lou Teel
Dec 18, 2019
Betty Lou Teel, 82, of Crooked Creek Drive Northfork (McDowell), West Virginia passed away on Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at her residence.
Betty was born on September 22, 1937 in Elkhorn, West Virginia to the late Joe W. Graham and Bertha Virginia Finney Graham. Betty had been a resident of McDowell for the past thirty years and was a former...
Gaylon Dale Akers
Dec 17, 2019
Gaylon Dale Akers, 55, of Stoney Ridge Road; Bluefield, West Virginia went to sleep and woke in the arms of Jesus on Tuesday, December 17, 2019 at his residence.
Gaylon was born on October 05, 1964 in Princeton, West Virginia to the late James Akers and Norma Booher Akers. Gaylon, had been a resident of Mercer County for the past...
Robert Eric Baugh
Dec 14, 2019
Robert Eric Baugh, 41, of 3363 Maple Acres Road in Green Valley died suddenly Saturday, December 14, 2019. Eric was born February 2, 1978, in Bluefield, WV and was the son of Robert E. Baugh of Glenwood Park, and Connie Barrett Howell of Green Valley and was a lifelong resident of Mercer County. He was a 1996 graduate of Bluefield...
Alma Geraldine "Jerry" Easter
Dec 14, 2019
Alma Geraldine “Jerry” Easter, 87, of Bluewell, WV, passed away on Saturday, December 14, 2019 at the Princeton Health Care Center.
Born on April 9, 1932 in Chatam Hill, VA, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Virginia Carter Wilson. She had been a resident of Bluewell for 65 years and was a member of the Bluewell...
Polly Blevins
Dec 12, 2019
Doris Pauline “Polly” Blevins, 80, of Rock Road, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Thursday, December 12, 2019 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC.
Born on December 20, 1938 in McComas, she was a daughter of the late Pelby and Margaret Perdue Poff. She was the former vice-president of the Rock District Improvement Corporation and she had a...
Danny Nelson
Dec 12, 2019
Danny Lorenzo Nelson, 71, of Bluefield, WV, passed away on Thursday, December 12, 2019 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center.
Born on June 29, 1948 in Bluefield, he was a son of the late William L. and Edna Lambert Nelson. He had been a lifelong resident of Bluefield and was a member of the Calvary Messenger Ministries. He was retired from...
Howard Ross, Sr.
Dec 11, 2019
Howard Ross, Sr., 94, of Bluefield, WV, passed away on Wednesday, December 11, 2019 in Mill Creek, West Virginia.
Born on March 10, 1925 in Thorpe, he was a son of the late William A. and Sarah Adams Ross. He had lived in Bluefield for most of his life and was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of...
William Edward Carver, Sr.
Dec 9, 2019
William Edward Carver, Sr., 68, of Union Street Bluefield, West Virginia passed away on Monday, December 09, 2019 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center in Bluefield, West Virginia.
William was born on November 05, 1951 in Montcalm, West Virginia to the late Sherman Edward Carver and Iva Lee Tiller Carver. He had been a resident of Bluefield, West Virginia for the...
Lisa Gail Anderson
Dec 8, 2019
Lisa Gail Anderson, 52, of Abbs Valley Road, Bluefield, VA, passed away on Sunday, December 8, 2019 at 5:47 PM at the Bland Nursing and Rehab Center with her daughter by her side.
Born on March 14, 1967 in Beckley, she was a daughter of Shirley Dawson Anderson of Abbs Valley and the late Donnie Anderson, Sr. She had been...
Roger Earl Lambert
Dec 7, 2019
Roger Earl Lambert,72, of Bluefield, West Virginia went to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 7, 2019 at his home. He was born in Keystone, West Virginia on October 25, 1947 to the late Clyde Lambert Sr. and Sally (Williams) Lambert.
Beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend, Roger was known for his faith and strength in the Lord....
Walter Anderson Boyer, Jr.
Dec 7, 2019
Walter Anderson Boyer, Jr., 84, of Power House Road, Gary, WV, passed away on Saturday, December 7, 2019 at the McDowell Nursing and Rehab. In Gary.
Born on July 17, 1935 in Elbert, WV, he was a son of the late Walter Anderson Boyer, Sr. and Susie Ann David Boyer. He had been a lifelong resident of Gary. He was...
Ronald Wayne Wright
Dec 5, 2019
Bluefield, WV – Ronald “Ronnie” Wayne Wright, 60, of Bluefield, WV, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday December 5, 2019 in Bristol, TN.
Born March 26, 1959 in Tazewell Co., Virginia and raised in Abbs Valley; he was a son of the late Billy Joe Wright and Deanna Lee Reece Wright. He was a 1979...
Helen Williams
Dec 4, 2019
Helen Poff Williams, 93, of Princeton, West Virginia formerly of Bluewell, West Virginia, daughter of the late, Herbert B. Poff and Carrie Anderson Poff passed away on Wednesday, December 04, 2019 at the residence of her daughter. Helen was born in Thorpe, West Virginia on Wednesday, August 04, 1926.
Helen was a graduate of Gary High School, class of 1945....
Gary Michael Helmandollar
Dec 3, 2019
Gary Michael “Pork” Helmandollar, 70, of Lorton Lick Road, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Tuesday, December 3, 2019 at the Beckley VA Medical Center.
Born on October 16, 1949 in Canebrake, he was a son of the late Lawrence and Hester Bowen Helmandollar. He was a veteran serving in the US Army in Vietnam. He was retired from White Tire...
Eleanor Ruth Hedrick
Dec 3, 2019
Eleanor Ruth Hedrick, 83 of Red Oak Ridge Road, Bluefield, West Virginia entered her eternal resting place on Tuesday, December 03,2019 at Princeton, WV
Ruth was born on November 03, 1936 in Coopers, West Virginia to the late Arthur and Alice Mitchell Hedrick. Ruth was a homemaker and a loving caretaker to her family. She loved to read her Bible...
Ruben Setrakian
Nov 29, 2019
Ruben Setrakian, 87, of Princeton, WV, passed away on Friday, November 29, 2019 at his home.
Born on January 25, 1932 in Anawalt, he was a son of the late Samuel and Agnes Notalian Setrakian. He was a retired shop keeper and business owner. He had lived in Princeton for 21 years.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded...
Brondley Joe Pigg
Nov 26, 2019
Brondley Joe Pigg, 68, of Dairy Farm Road Bluefield (Sandlick), West Virginia passed away on Tuesday, November 26, 2019 at his residence.
Brondley was born on March 22, 1951 in Mercer County, West Virginia to the late Brondley Damon Pigg and Doris June Surface Pigg. He was a retired rural mail carrier for the United States Postal Service after 42...
Curtis John "Nick" Miller
Nov 25, 2019
Curtis John “Nick” Miller, 79, of Lombardy Road, VA, passed away on Monday, November 25, 2019 at the home of his son in Princeton.
Born on January 5, 1940 in Jenkinjones, WV, he was a son of the late Buster Lee and Mildred Johnson Miller. He had been a resident of Bluefield, VA for 56 years and was a member...
Margaret Kibler
Nov 24, 2019
Margaret Lettitia Smith Kibler, 71, of Bluefield, WV joined her beloved husband John in dancing before Jesus on November 24th, 2019. She was born in Appalachia, VA on January 19, 1948 to Betty Jane Humbert Smith and the late John Richard Smith, Sr. Margaret's daddy affectionately called his first born daughter Peejib, a family nickname that stuck with her through...
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