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Mary Burgess Kitts
Feb 15, 2020
Mary Burgess Kitts died at her home in Bluefield, VA on February 15th at the age of 91. Born on October 27, 1928 in Pulaski, VA, she was the daughter of the late Mae and Lawrence Burgess. She spent most of her childhood in Mullens, WV and attended Mullens High School. She graduated from high school at the Emmanuel Academy...
Bradley Carl Sizemore
Feb 13, 2020
On Thursday, February 13, 2020, Bradley Carl Sizemore, loving husband, son, bother, father, and grandfather walked through the Gates of Heaven at the young age of 48. Brad was born on April 30, 1971 in Bluefield, WV. He was the son of Marsha Collins-Sizemore of Crumpler, WV.
Brad attended Herndon & Pineville High School. He worked for Flowers Bakery...
Dorothy Mae Shumate Turnell Copolo
Feb 12, 2020
Dorothy Mae Shumate Turnell Copolo of Spring Hill, TN formerly of Roanoke, VA, Bluefield, WV and Maybeury, WV completed her earthly journey today, February 12, 2020 at her home where she peacefully entered eternity to join a host of loved ones awaiting her arrival.
Dorothy “Dot” was born near Marion, VA on June 28,1925 to the late Daniel Estil Shumate...
Myrtle Price
Feb 12, 2020
Myrtle Maxine Angles Price, 86, of Falls Mills, VA, was born to the late George Stephen and Laura Mae Lawson Angles. Born on December 18, 1933 and entered her heavenly home on February 12, 2020 in Roanoke, VA.
Maxine was a devout Christian and lifelong servant of the Lord. She dedicated her life to God, the love of her Life,...
Clayton Edward Dillon
Feb 12, 2020
Clayton Edward Dillon, 83, of Lithia, Florida, formerly of Parma, Ohio, born on January 18, 1937 in Logan, West Virginia, entered into eternal rest on February 12, 2020. He retired from General Motors after 45 years as a Quality Control Inspector. He loved his family and enjoyed fishing. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Betty Dillon; daughter,...
Allen Wesley Perry, Jr.
Feb 8, 2020
Our beloved son, Brother Allen Wesley Perry, Jr., age 57, of Bluefield (Bluewell) WV passed away on Saturday February 8, 2020 at Charleston Area Medical Center after a long battle with cancer.
Born on August 27, 1962 in Chicago, IL, he was a son of Dana M. Rowe of Bluewell and the late Allen Wesley Perry, Sr. Allen had been...
Roger Franklin Whitt
Feb 6, 2020
Roger Franklin Whitt of Bluefield, W.Va., passed away on Feb. 6, 2020, at his home. He was 94 years old.
Roger was born in Bluefield, W.Va., and was the son of the late William Stone Whitt and Blanch Augusta Steele Whitt. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Ray Steele Whitt, and sister-in-law, Judith...
George Lee Davis
Feb 4, 2020
George Lee Davis, 94, of Green Spring Road, Abingdon, VA, and formerly of Anawalt, passed away on Tuesday, February 4, 2020 at his home.
Born on January 2, 1926 in Anawalt, he was a son of the late George Washington and Dora Alice Roark Davis. He was a retired coal miner with US Steel and was a Sunday school superintendent...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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