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William Calvin "Bill" Brewer
Jan 24, 2020
Bill Brewer passed away while in the company of his family on 24 January 2020. Bill was 72 years old. Bill was born on 22 January 1948 and was raised in Rocky Gap Virginia. He is survived by all those that cared for him. This includes his grandchildren, Scott Duncan, Beth Viale Benfield, and Jocelyn Viale, his step son Joseph...
Lee Ann Meekins
Jan 16, 2020
Lee Ann Meekins, 93, of Grandbury, Texas formerly of McDowell County, West Virginia passed away on Thursday, January 16, 2020 at the home of her grandson.
Lee was born on December 14, 1926 in McDowell Co., West Virginia to the late Vernon Boyd Burks and Cynthia E. Burks. Lee was born a raised in McDowell Co., West Virginia and late...
Bernice Marie Hale
Jan 15, 2020
Bernice Marie Hale, 86 of Bluefield West Virginia, passed away on Wednesday, January 15, 2020. While she lived a few places over her lifetime, she loved West Virginia the most and always called it “home”.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, James Hale.
She was survived by her 6 children,...
Daniel "Adam" James
Jan 15, 2020
Daniel “Adam” James, 47 of Bluefield, West Virginia passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at his residence.
Adam was born on July 09, 1972 in Elkhart, Indiana. Adam, was a graduate of Princeton Senior High School in 1991 and was a former employee of WVDOH. He loved watching football, gardening, music, collectables and had a love for animals.
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Georgia Carroll Lester
Jan 15, 2020
Georgia Carroll Lester, 65, of Princeton, West Virginia passed away on Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at her residence.
Georgia was born on February 18, 1954 in Welch, West Virginia to the late Raymond and Anita Tabor Cooper. She had been a resident of Princeton for the past twenty years and was a Christian. Georgia was a retired RN.
She is...
Barbara Coffey Belcher
Jan 14, 2020
Barbara Coffey Belcher, age 84, of Huntington, WV passed away Tuesday, January 14, 2020.
Born on March 3, 1935, she was a daughter of the late Howard and Mary Coffey. She was raised in McDowell County and moved to Huntington in 1992. She was a member of the First Church of the Nazarene in Huntington, WV for over 20 years....
Kenneth Mitchem
Jan 12, 2020
Kenneth Mitchem, 72, of Bramwell, passed away on Sunday, January 12, 2020 at his home.
Born on February 3, 1947 in Eckman, he was a son of the late Robert and Fern Mitchem. He had been a resident of Bramwell for a few years but was originally from McDowell County. He attended the Full Gospel Holiness Church. He was a...
Violet Mary Baldwin
Jan 11, 2020
Violet Mary Baldwin, 79, went to be with her Lord on Saturday, January 11, 2020, Mansfield, TX.
Violet was born June 1, 1940 in Switchback, WV, to James and Mary Crockett. She married Carl Baldwin, Sr. and celebrated 59 years of marriage before his death. They had lived mostly in the Bluefield area, and moved to TX in 2015 to...
Wanda Jane Sells
Jan 11, 2020
Wanda Jane Sells, 61, of Green Spring Road, Abingdon, VA, passed away on Saturday, January 11, 2020 at her home.
Born on March 23, 1958 in Bluefield, she was a daughter of the late Edgar J. and Alice Louise Wimmer Holbrook. She was a graduate of Graham High School, had been a resident of Abingdon for 18 years and was...
Roger Wayne Bailey
Jan 10, 2020
Roger Wayne “Red” Bailey, 78 of McComas, WV passed away at home with his family by his side on Friday, January 10, 2020.
Born on December 3, 1941 in McComas, he was the son of the late Charlie and Elsie Huffman Bailey. Roger was a resident of McComas his whole life. He was a graduate of McComas High School. After...
Elizabeth Ann Adams
Jan 9, 2020
Elizabeth Ann Bell Adams, 84 of Brushfork WV, passed away on Thursday, January 9, 2020 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center.
Born February 9, 1935, she was a daughter of the late Ella Mae Horton Bell and Winfred Bell of Coopers WV. Lizzie was born at home in Coopers, WV and graduated from Bramwell High School. She was a moral, loving...
Jerry Eli Mullins
Jan 9, 2020
Jerry Eli Mullins, 82, died Thursday January 9, 2020 at White Oak of Shelby in North Carolina following a long illness.
Jerry was born May 9, 1937 in McDowell County, West Virginia to the late Eli and Nancy Ella Mullins. He was the middle child of two sisters. His older sister has proceeded him in death.
Jerry was married 50...
Junior Key
Jan 8, 2020
Junior “June” Key, 88, of Crane Creek Road, Rock, WV, passed away on Wednesday, January 8, 2020 at Princeton Community Hospital.
Born on June 2, 1931 in Ashland, WV, he was a son of the late James Alfred and Dina Jane Cecil Key. He had been a lifelong resident of the McComas area and was a retired coal miner for...
Janice Jackson
Jan 8, 2020
Janice C. Jackson, 82, of Littlesburg Road, Bluefield, WV, passed away on Wednesday, January 8, 2020 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center.
Born on January 31, 1937 in Stanford, WV, she was a daughter of the late James Robert and Lillie Millsap Clendenen. She had been a lifelong resident of Bluefield and was a member of the Mid-Way Christian Church. She...
Danny Ray Rash
Jan 7, 2020
Mr. Danny Ray Rash, of Bluefield, WV, left us to be with the Lord on January 7, 2020. Danny will be loved and missed by his surviving mother, Wilma Cox; brothers Robert and Scott; his children Rachael, Devin, and Lily; grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; and his best friend, Jerry Lambert. After college, Danny explored his passion for cooking and...
Ella Mae Warden
Jan 5, 2020
Ella Mae Warden, 74, of Bluefield, WV, passed away on Sunday, January 5, 2020 at the Mercer Nursing and Rehab Center in Bluefield.
Born on February 28, 1945 in McDowell County, she was a daughter of the late Fred and Virginia Lawless Thomason. She had been a resident of Bluefield for 45 years and was retired from Rite-Aid in Bluewell.
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Lydia Rebecca Hall
Jan 2, 2020
Lydia Rebecca Marie Hall, 57, born on January 15, 1962, of Reese Harmon Ridge Rd. Lashmeet, WV went to be with the Lord on Thursday, January 2, 2020. Dedicated and Loving wife to Daniel Hall, Sr and proud mother to Daniel Hall Jr and wife Heather Hall, Joseph Hall and wife Kimberly Hall. Loving grandmother to Atalaya Hall and also...
Charles S. Thomason
Dec 31, 2019
Dr. Charles S. Thomason, 85, of Bluefield, VA went to be with his Lord and Savior on December 31, 2019, at the Charleston Area Medical Center.
Born in Sandlick, WV, he was the son of the late Robert Thomason and Ada Hall Thomason. He was also preceded in death by sisters: Janie Shutt, Trula Mumford, Elizabeth Farley, and Helen Blackburn....
Brenda Fowler
Dec 28, 2019
Brenda Fowler, 76, of Thorpe, passed away on December 28, 2019. She was born on September 2, 1943 and had been a lifelong resident of Thorpe.
Survivors include sons, Michael Fowler and Kyle Fowler, and a daughter, Tara Fowler.
Cryptside services will be conducted on Tuesday at 1:00 PM at Woodlawn Mausoleum with Rev. F.D. Sexton officiating.
Friends and...
Dennis Wesley Asbury
Dec 28, 2019
Dennis Wesley Asbury, 62, of Norfolk, Virginia passed away on December 28th, 2019.Dennis was born on December 21st, 1957 in Princeton, West Virginia to Bill Graham Asbury and Rita Delphine Jones.Dennis grew up the oldest of 6 children. His family followed his father's military career and moved around many times throughout his life. Dennis spent some of his childhood in...
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