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Evelyn Williams
Jul 24, 2020
Evelyn F. Hurt Williams, 89 of Montcalm, WV, went to her heavenly home, Friday, July 24, 2020. She was a faithful member of South View Church from its plant in 2004. She worked hard for the Lord and she was ready to go home. Evelyn was born March 6, 1931 in Ohio to the late Claude A. Hurt and the...
Caroline Kay Dillon
Jul 23, 2020
Caroline Kay Dillon, 69, of Princeton, WV, passed away Wednesday, July 23, 2020 at her home. Born August 18, 1950 in Pageton, WV, she was a daughter of the late Vernal and Virginia Farmer. In addition to her parents, Caroline was preceded in death by her husband, William (Bill) Dillon.
Those left to cherish Caroline’s memory are two sons,...
Carolyn Ann Gipson
Jul 23, 2020
Carolyn Ann Gipson, 71, of Bluefield, VA, passed away Thursday, July 23, 2020 at her home. Born October 5, 1948 in Linville, NC, she was a daughter of the late Otis C. and Ola Mae Ward Thompson. Carolyn was a graduate of Bluefield High School and was a homemaker. She was a veteran of the United States Air Force. In...
Mark Alan Aust
Jul 20, 2020
Mark Alan Aust, 58, of Bluefield, WV, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, July 20, 2020 at his home.
Born on June 27, 1962 in Bluefield, he was a son of Beulah Mae Hilton Aust of Bluefield, and the late Arnold Edward Aust. He was a recent retiree of Mercer County Board of Education where he served the schools for 31...
Bonnie Phillips
Jul 19, 2020
Bonnie Jean O’Bryan Phillips, age 71,of Bluefield, VA, died unexpectedly on July 19, 2020. Bonnie died at Southeast Georgia Health Systems in Brunswick, GA, surrounded by her loving daughters and sons-in-law.
Bonnie was born on October 16, 1948 to Jack & Betty O’Bryan, now deceased. She was raised in Abbs Valley, Virginia and was a 1967 graduate of Pocahontas High...
Everette Mitchell East, Jr.
Jul 17, 2020
Everette “Jeep” Mitchell East, Jr., 78, of Bluewell, WV, passed away on Friday July 17, 2020 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center after a long illness.
Born on June 1, 1942 in McDowell, WV, he was a son of the late Everette M East Sr. and Mary H Crouch-East. He attended high school at Northfork-Elkhorn, where he played basketball and...
Diane L Gillespie Gills
Jul 16, 2020
Diane L. Gillespie Gills of 325 Third Street in Bluefield, WV went to be with the Lord on July 16, 2020 at the Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Diane was a life long resident of Bluefield, WV. She was a housekeeper for many years and was the personal housekeeper of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert of Bluefield, WV.
Diane...
Mary Ellen Cline
Jul 11, 2020
Mary Ellen Cline, 83, of Isaban, WV, went to her eternal home Saturday, July 11, 2020 after a long illness, surrounded by family at her home. Born October 5, 1936 at Tamcliffe, WV, she was a daughter of the late William H. and Martha Mae Gravely Taylor. Mary was a member of Isaban Baptist Church where she loved fellowshipping with...
Scott David Cline
Jul 10, 2020
Scott David Cline, age 55, of Bluefield, WV, died on Friday July 10, 2020 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center.
Born on October 10, 1964 in California, he was a son of the late Amel Briece Cline and Antoinette Sereno Cline of Kimball. He had lived in Bluefield for the past 14 years and was a member of the Deliverance Temple...
Agnes Marie Green
Jul 8, 2020
Agnes Marie Green, 82 of Welch, WV passed away on July 8, 2020 unexpectedly at Pikeville Medical Center, Ky. She was born to the late Dewey Knuckles and Mary Opal Cochran Knuckles, May 21, 1938 in Vivian, WV. Agnes was the lifelong “office manager” for the family business owned by her husband Philip Green. She was also a very talented...
Jo Anne Foster
Jul 7, 2020
Jo Anne Foster, of Bramwell, WV, started her new life in Heaven on Tuesday, July 7, 2020 at her residence after a long battle with ALS. Born in Bluefield, WV, she was a daughter of the late Joe and Ann York Lambert. JoAnne was a member of Edgemont Baptist Church and she and her husband, Jack were retired owners of...
Misty Nicole Parks
Jul 7, 2020
Misty Nicole Parks, 34, of Maybeury, WV, passed away on Tuesday, July 7, 2020 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley. Born on May 7, 1986 in Bluefield, she was a daughter of William D. Parks, Jr. and Debbie Lunsford of Bluefield, WV. She had been a resident of Maybeury for 8 years. Survivors include her fiancé, Bryan Miller of Maybeury,...
Jerry Dean Payne
Jul 6, 2020
Jerry Dean Payne, 49, of Bluefield, VA, passed away on July 6, 2020 at his home. Survivors include his wife, Patricia, son, Jerry Payne, Jr.; daughter Erica Rotenberry; brothers Ronald Rose, James Rose and Lewis Warren Payne; and sisters, Frances Underwood, Michelle Caskey, Anny Rife, and Mary Bailey. He will be cremated and services will be held at a later...
James "Pete" Bayne Brooks
Jul 6, 2020
James Bayne (Pete) Brooks, Jr., 61, of Bluefield, WV, passed away on Monday, July 6, 2020 at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WV.
Born on December 11, 1958 in Bluefield, WV, he was a son of the late James B. Brooks, Sr. and Martha Beatrice Neal Brooks. He had been a lifelong resident of Bluefield and was self-employed. He...
James Shanklin Carter
Jul 6, 2020
James Shanklin Carter, 75, of Princeton, WV, passed away Monday, July 6, 2020 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center. Born April 14, 1945, James was a son of the late Paul and Hattie Nash Carter. James lived in Princeton for forty-four years. He was a United States Army Veteran having served in Vietnam, had retired from Lowes and the coal mines,...
Tonia Ann Munsey
Jul 5, 2020
Tonia Ann Anders 49 of Montcalm, WV had her chains of pain broken on July 5th by the greatest healer of all time, Jesus Christ.
Tonia was born on November 20, 1970 and is the daughter of Danny and Glenna Anders. She was a graduate of Montcalm High School and a long time dedicated member of the Montcalm Volunteer...
Mary Lou Rose
Jul 1, 2020
Mary Lou Rose
Pauley’s Island, SC – Mary Lou Rose, 94, died Wednesday morning, July 1, 2020 at the NHC Garden City. Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Gardens in Princeton, WV on Tuesday, July 7, 2020 at 11:00 A.M, with Cravens-Shires Funeral Home serving the family.
Mrs. Rose previously lived in Wilcoe and Bluefield, WV. She...
Randolph Harman Sexton
Jun 27, 2020
Randolph Harman Sexton was born on December 7, 1928 and passed away at the age of 91 on June 27, 2020, surrounded by his family. He was preceded in death by his parents Mason and Bertha Sexton; brothers and their wives, Reginald (Delilah, Kathleen) Ray (Red) and Frank (Ruth); sisters-in-law Betty and Dorothy; and parents-in-law, Bill and Pansy Neal.
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Richard "Jake" O'Donell
Jun 27, 2020
Richard “Jake” O’Donell, age 89, of Princeton, WV, passed away on June 27, 2020 at his home.
Born on September 24, 1930, he was a son of the late Willis and Elma Barker O’Donell. He had retired from General Telephone Company as a cable splicer. He had lived in Princeton most of his life and attended the Church of...
Troy Finney
Jun 25, 2020
Troy Finney, 91, of Red Oak Ridge Road, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Thursday, June 25, 2020 at English Meadows in Christiansburg, VA.
Born on October 11, 1928 in Keystone, WV, he was a son of the late Stafford and Nola Green Finney. He had been a lifelong resident of Bluefield and attended the Deliverance Temple in Brushfork. He was...
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