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Thomas Edward Marushia, Sr.
Sep 9, 2019
Thomas Edward Marushia Sr., 75, of Willow Bend Road Lindside, West Virginia passed away on Monday, September 09, 2019 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital.
Thomas was born on January 03, 1944 in Davy, West Virginia to the late Joe Marushia and Blanche Jewell Marushia. Thomas was a retired coal miner after 25 years underground and was a member of the UMWA....
Rhonda Diane Simpson
Sep 6, 2019
Rhonda Diane Simpson, 47, of Montcalm, West Virginia passed away on Friday, September 06, 2019 at WVU - Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, West Virginia.
Rhonda was born on March 31, 1972 in Bluefield, West Virginia to Judy Dyson and the late Jerry L. Clower.
Rhonda attended Montcalm High School, and later got her GED. She had been...
Shelby Jean Nichols
Sep 5, 2019
Shelby Jean Nichols, 81, of Bluefield, West Virginia passed away on Thursday, September 5, 2019 at Glenwood Nursing Home.
Shelby was born on December 24, 1937 in McComas, West Virginia to the late Charles Blake Farley and Georgie May Medwell Farley. She was a member of the Church of God Worldwide Ministries.
In addition to her parents she was preceded...
George Russell Garrett
Sep 3, 2019
George Russell Garrett passed away Monday, September 3 at his home. Born February 18, 1915 in Lebanon, VA, he was the son of the late George M. and Nannie Gibson Garrett.
Russell was a graduate of Lebanon High School and went on to graduate from Bluefield College in 1934. He began his employment at Pocahontas Fuel Company store in Amonate,...
Nancy Gail Copley
Aug 31, 2019
Nancy Gail Copley, 76 of Pinnacle View Road, Bluewell, WV, passed away on Saturday, August 31, 2019 at her residence surrounded by her family.
Born on March 11, 1943 in Iaeger, WV, to the late David and Virginia England Steele. She had been a resident of Bluewell, WV since 1966 and was a member of Edgemont Baptist Church in Bluefield,...
Barbara Ann Kade
Aug 30, 2019
After sharing her life with us for 81 years, 6 months, and 16 days, Barbara Ann Kade, of Paintsville, Kentucky, formerly of Bluefield, West Virginia, passed away peacefully at her sister’s home to be with the Lord on Friday, August 30, 2019 following a long illness.
Barbara was born February 14, 1938 at home on Kade Hollow Road, Bluefield, West...
Wade Lynn Wyatt
Aug 28, 2019
Wade Lynn Wyatt, 74, of Eades Mill Road, Princeton, WV, passed away on Wednesday, August 28, 2019 at Princeton Community Hospital.
Born on August 2, 1945 in Mullens, WV, he was a son of the late Granville and Mae Fair Wyatt. He was a member of Bluewell United Methodist Church and had previously worked in custodial maintenance. He had been...
Jensen Edward Gardner
Aug 26, 2019
Jensen Edward Gardner, infant son of Patience Sargent and Tyler Gardner of Bluefield, received his Angel Wings on Monday, August 26, 2019 at Cabell Huntington Hospital.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by a sister, Nevaeh Rose Gardner of Rock; paternal grandparents, Lynn Copley of Brushfork and Charles Gardner of Green Valley; maternal grandparents, Heather Williams of Kegley,...
Donald Eugene Burnopp
Aug 21, 2019
Donald Eugene Burnopp, 75, of Packing Plant Road, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Wednesday, August 21, 2019 at the home of his daughter and under hospice care.
Born on April 12, 1944 in Mercer County, he was a son of the late Edward and Mary Bailey Burnopp. He was a member of Sandlick Baptist Church and was the owner of...
Darrell Quizenbeury, Sr.
Aug 19, 2019
Darrell Warner Quizenbeury, Sr., 68, of Princeton, WV passed away at home on Sunday, August 18, 2019, surrounded by his devoted wife and children.Darrell was born on May 4, 1951, in Maybeury, WV, the son of the late Daniel Ward Quizenbeury, Sr. and Della Warner Quizenbeury. Darrell is survived by his loving wife of 27 years, Mary A. Meadows Quizenbeury;...
Dollie Mae Lawrence
Aug 18, 2019
Dollie Mae Lawrence, faithful servant, devoted wife and loving mother,91, of Rock River Road, Rock, WV, went to be with her heavenly Father on Sunday, August 18, 2019 at her home.
Born on May 12, 1928 in Rock, she was a daughter of the late Rev. William O. Keys and Mellie Archer Keys. She had been a lifelong resident of...
Clarence W. Stephenson, Jr.
Aug 18, 2019
Our precious dad, Clarence W. Stephenson, Jr., 89, went home to be with Jesus on Sunday, August 18 and left us all with broken hearts. He joined our precious mother Maxine (Tommy) and beloved son, Clarence, III and many loved ones and friends.
Timothy 2-: I have fought a good fight. I have finished my course and I have kept...
Mary Nell Jewell
Aug 16, 2019
Mary Nell Shoemaker Jewell, 89, passed away on Friday, August 16, at her home in Harmony, NC.
She was born on July 4,1930 in Gary, WV to Carrie Elizabeth and Charles Robert Shoemaker.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Charles Jewell, Sr., a daughter, Cheryl Jewell Flippo, and an infant son. Also...
Betty Lou Riggs
Aug 13, 2019
Betty Lou Riggs, 84, of Montcalm, West Virginia passed away on Tuesday, August 13, 2019 at her residence.
Betty was born on July 18, 1935 in McComas, West Virginia to the late Clarence and Zora Lusk Dunford. Betty had been a resident of Montcalm for the past 60 years and was a member of the Church of God. She was...
Evelyn Marie Cline Vance
Aug 12, 2019
Evelyn Marie Cline Vance, 98, of Carr Lane, Princeton, WV, passed away on Monday, August 12, 2019 at Princeton Heath Care.
Born on April 1, 1921 in Iaeger, she was a daughter of the late Ira and Mary Noe Cline. She had been a resident of Mercer County since 1967 and was a member of the Lorton Lick Baptist Church...
Rev. Richard Wayne Rash
Aug 11, 2019
Rev. Richard Wayne Rash, 86, of Lakeland Drive, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Sunday, August 11, 2019 at Nelson’s Homecare in Princeton.
Born on December 10, 1932 in Bluefield, he was a son of the late Thurman J. and Laura Bell Dooley Rash. He was a veteran of the US Air Force, serving in the Korean Conflict and was a...
Emma Faye Burkhart
Aug 10, 2019
Emma Faye Burkhart,55 of Bluefield WV passed away August 10,2019. Born June 29,1964 in Bluefield,WV to James and Freda Call. Preceded in death by her husband Eddie Burkhart, daughters Kayla Wall and Emily Burkhart parents James and Freda Call and a sister Sharon Roland Spencer. Survivors include her daughters Karie Hager (Roger), Heather Burkhart. One son Eddie Burkhart and sister...
Erma Gail Stock
Aug 8, 2019
Erma Gail Stock of Bluefield, West Virginia departed this life on Thursday, August 8, 2019 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Gail was 77 years old.
Gail was born on June 27, 1942, a native of Mercer County and daughter to the late Jeremiah “Jerry” Moody and Athlone McKenzie Moody. Gail was a 1960 graduate of Montcalm High School where she was...
Doris Mitchelson
Aug 7, 2019
Doris Mitchelson, 86, of Magnolia Street, Bluefield, WV, went to her Heavenly home on Wednesday, August 7, 2019.
Born on May 28, 1933 in Mudfork, she was a daughter of the late McKinley and Lou Wimmer Sluss. Doris worked at Bluefield Regional Medical Center for 25 years taking care of newborn babies and loved it dearly.
She is preceded in...
Ruth Surratt
Aug 6, 2019
Ruth Lauretta Blevins Surratt,88, of Bluewell passed away on Tuesday, August 6 at Bristol Regional Medical Center after a short illness.
Mrs. Surratt was born on December 28, 1930 in Elizabethton, TN to Emmett and Sarah Blevins. She graduated from Welch High School in 1949 and was an employee of GC Murphy until her marriage in 1950 to Cecil Walker...
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